BETA

Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER

Plenary speeches (262)

Enlarged Europe and its neighbours
2016/11/22
Charging HGVs for infrastructure
2016/11/22
Social legislation relating to road transport
2016/11/22
Third report on economic and social cohesion
2016/11/22
Enlargement / Candidate countries (continuation)
2016/11/22
Development of the trans-European transport network
2016/11/22
Failure to consult Parliament in connection with the TEN Quick Start projects
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Implementation of Directive 96/71/EC
2016/11/22
Services of general interest
2016/11/22
Electronic road toll systems
2016/11/22
A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours
2016/11/22
Arms exports
2016/11/22
Cohesion policy
2016/11/22
New Neighbours Initiative and The Wider Europe (continuation)
2016/11/22
Preparation for the EU-Russia summit
2016/11/22
Enlargement
2016/11/22
Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 21-22 March, 2003)
2016/11/22
The neighbours of the enlarged Europe: a new framework for relations with the neighbours to the east and south
2016/11/22
EU-Belarus relations
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
EBRD activities
2016/11/22
EBRD activities
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Preparation of the Copenhagen European Council (Copenhagen, 12-13 December 2002)
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Progress report on enlargement
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
First progress report on economic and social cohesion
2016/11/22
Preparatory work for the European Council in Brussels on 24-25 October
2016/11/22
CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy)
2016/11/22
General debate on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003
2016/11/22
Floods in Europe
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Enlargement of the Union
2016/11/22
Trans-European transport network
2016/11/22
Division of competences between the EU and the Member States
2016/11/22
EU/Russia Summit – 28 May 2002
2016/11/22
Moldova
2016/11/22
Situation in Chechnya
2016/11/22
Taiwan
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Enlargement
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Economic and social cohesion
2016/11/22
Cluster bombs
2016/11/22
Conflict prevention
2016/11/22
Passenger transport by rail, road and inland waterway
2016/11/22
Enlargement
2016/11/22
EBRD: Community contribution to Chernobyl Shelter Fund
2016/11/22
Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)
2016/11/22
VOTE
2016/11/22
Arms exports
2016/11/22
Future of cohesion policy
2016/11/22
VOTE
2016/11/22
VOTE
2016/11/22
Progress of the 12 candidate countries in 2000 (continuation)
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Human rights in the world and EU fundamental rights
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Uncontrolled trade in light weapons
2016/11/22
Conflict prevention and crisis management
2016/11/22
Common strategy on Ukraine
2016/11/22
Situation in Chechnya
2016/11/22
Economic and social cohesion
2016/11/22
Rapid reaction facility
2016/11/22
Guidelines for innovative ERDF measures
2016/11/22
Common strategy towards the Russian Federation
2016/11/22
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the Republic of Croatia
2016/11/22
Common foreign and security policy – Afghanistan
2016/11/22
Afghanistan
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries
2016/11/22
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries
2016/11/22
Racism
2016/11/22
Nuclear submarine accidents
2016/11/22
EU external action priorities (continuation)
2016/11/22
Agenda
2016/11/22
Structural Funds (1998)
2016/11/22
Basic freedoms in Serbia and Kosovo
2016/11/22
Security and defence
2016/11/22
Trans-European networks (1998 Annual Report)
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Statement by the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Cyprus and Malta
2016/11/22
Sustainable urban development – rural development – EQUAL initiative
2016/11/22
Chechnya
2016/11/22
Resumption of the session
2016/11/22
Structural Funds – Cohesion Fund coordination
2016/11/22
Annex: Inauguration ceremony for the Louise Weiss Building
2016/11/22
Preparation of European Council of 10-11 December 1999 in Helsinki
2016/11/22
Human Rights
2016/11/22
Human Rights
2016/11/22
Vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
EC-Russia summit in Helsinki
2016/11/22
Assessing the Community’s humanitarian actions and looking to the future
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
Granting of supplementary macro-financial assistance
2016/11/22
Financial crisis in Russia
2016/11/22
Dagestan
2016/11/22
Organisation of working time (debate)
2016/11/22
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0170(NLE)
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0140(APP)
ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0232(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 1998/0304(CNS)
Bi-annual evaluation of the EU-Belarus dialogue (debate)
2016/11/22
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2130(INI)
Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0252(CNS)
Risk to close down the company QIMONDA in Germany and Portugal and the loss of thousands of jobs in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Organisation of working time (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0209(COD)
European Works Council (Recast version) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0141(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0272(COD)
European Union Solidarity Fund: obstacles for its reform (debate)
2016/11/22
Challenges to collective agreements in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2085(INI)
Reform programme of the Polish shipyards (debate)
2016/11/22
Temporary workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2002/0072(COD)
Situation in Belarus (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2640(RSP)
Social package (First part) (debate)
2016/11/22
Special Report from the European Ombudsman following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2264(INI)
Employment Policy Guidelines for Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0300(CNS)
Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2202(INI)
Revision of Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council (debate)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)
2016/11/22
Cost of obtaining a visa for Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens (debate)
2016/11/22
4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2148(INI)
Belarus
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2534(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0032(COD)
The demographic future of Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2156(INI)
Population and housing censuses (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0032(COD)
Common principles on flexicurity (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2209(INI)
Forest fires in Greece, their consequences and conclusions to be drawn for prevention and preparedness measures (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2605(RSP)
EURES activity report 2004-2005: Towards a single European labour market (debate)
2016/11/22
Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2176(INI)
Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2023(INI)
Posting of workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Portability of supplementary pension rights (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0214(COD)
Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2108(INI)
Social services of general interest (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2134(INI)
Economic policy guidelines for 2007 – Member States’ employment policies (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0271(CNS)
Establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0033(COD)
Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007 (debate)
2016/11/22
Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2646(RSP)
Posting of workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2038(INI)
Services of general interest (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2101(INI)
ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) – Establishment of a Cohesion Fund – European Social Fund – European Regional Development Fund – European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0165(COD)
Sustainable development strategy (debate)
2016/11/22
Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0033(COD)
Natural disasters – environmental aspects (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2192(INI)
Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument – Instrument for Stability – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0220(COD)
Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2086(INI)
Elections in Belarus (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2546(RSP)
Guidelines for Member States’ employment policies – Broad economic policy guidelines for 2006 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2047(INI)
Transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on EU labour markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2036(INI)
Amended proposal for a directive on services in the internal market and Communication on Directive 96/71/EC (posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services) (debate)
2016/11/22
Belarus – the political situation after the elections (debate)
2016/11/22
Human rights in Moldova and in Transnistria in particular (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2545(RSP)
Restructuring and employment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2188(INI)
Relocation in the context of regional development (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2254(INI)
Free movement of workers and transition periods (debate)
2016/11/22
Belarus in the run-up to the presidential elections on 19 March (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2526(RSP)
Services (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0001(COD)
State aid reform (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2165(INI)
Homophobia in Europe
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2666(RSP)
Informal meeting of the European Council
2016/11/22
Latest statements by Mr McCreevy on the Vaxholm case
2016/11/22
Belarus
2016/11/22
Screening of the legislative proposals pending before the legislator
2016/11/22
Health and safety at work: Exposure to optical radiation
2016/11/22
Structural Funds
2016/11/22
Members' Statute
2016/11/22
Policy challenges and budgetary means
2016/11/22
Economy, Employment, Social Policy
2016/11/22
Organisation of working time
2016/11/22
Social protection and good quality healthcare
2016/11/22
Integrated package: BEPGs and Employment guidelines
2016/11/22
Regional policy
2016/11/22
Belarus
2016/11/22
Social situation in the European Union
2016/11/22
Elections in Moldova
2016/11/22
Green Paper on admission for employment
2016/11/22
Financial perspective (continuation)
2016/11/22
Financial perspectives
2016/11/22
Result of the referendum and elections in Belarus
2016/11/22
Forthcoming elections in Ukraine
2016/11/22
Situation in Belarus
2016/11/22
European Union Solidarity Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0248(COD)
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0061(COD)
Implementation of the Youth Guarantee (debate)
2016/11/22
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0340(COD)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment (debate)
2016/11/22
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2128(INI)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2960(RSP)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0117(COD)
Programme for social change and innovation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0270(COD)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0268(COD)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0268(COD)
Decision on urgent procedure
2016/11/22
EU citizens' mobility and Member States' welfare systems (debate)
2016/11/22
Technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations (debate)
2016/11/22
Recent floods in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0295(COD)
Regional State Aid (debate)
2016/11/22
Regional State Aid (debate)
2016/11/22
Regional State Aid (debate)
2016/11/22
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2528(RSP)
Youth guarantee (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0322(NLE)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Towards a job-rich recovery (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2647(RSP)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Risk sharing instruments for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0283(COD)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Reprogramming of the structural funds to better combat youth unemployment and help SMEs (debate)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Surge in job dismissals in Europe as a result of the economic crisis in particular at Arcelor and Nokia (debate)
2016/11/22
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2067(INI)
Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2272(INI)
Future of the European Globalisation Fund - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0147(COD)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2155(INI)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2155(INI)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2239(INI)
Implementation of the EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
2016/11/22
Situation in Belarus
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2514(RSP)
Territorial, social and economic cohesion - Good governance and EU regional policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2231(INI)
An agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
2016/11/22
Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy (A7-0234/2010, Elisabeth Schroedter) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2010(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0005(COD)
Floods in Central European countries, in particular Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2713(RSP)
The organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0195(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2099(INI)
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2235(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Europe 2020 - new European Strategy for Jobs and Growth (debate)
2016/11/22
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
2016/11/22
General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0107(COD)
General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0107(COD)
General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0107(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0091(COD)
The cohesion policy after 2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0096(COD)
European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0096(COD)
The ratification and implementation of the updated ILO conventions (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2775(RSP)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
2016/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Belgium - textile industry; Ireland - Dell - Relocation of undertakings in the EU and the role of EU financial instruments (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2135(BUD)

Reports (12)

Report on Agenda 2000, Part one, Chapter II, Economic and Social Cohesion - Committee on Regional Policy PDF (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 1997/2185(COS)
Documents: PDF(70 KB)
Report on the comprehensive monitoring report of the European Commission on the state of preparedness for EU membership of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (301 KB) DOC (176 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2003/2201(INI)
Documents: PDF(301 KB) DOC(176 KB)
Recommendation on the application by the Republic of Latvia to become a member of the European Union - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (181 KB) DOC (48 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2003/0901C(AVC)
Documents: PDF(181 KB) DOC(48 KB)
Report on Enlargement : Progress report - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (271 KB) DOC (220 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2002/2160(INI)
Documents: PDF(271 KB) DOC(220 KB)
Report on the first progress report from the Commission on economic and social cohesion - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (171 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2002/2094(COS)
Documents: PDF(171 KB) DOC(88 KB)
Report on the state of enlargement negotiations - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (518 KB) DOC (475 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2002/2023(COS)
Documents: PDF(518 KB) DOC(475 KB)
DOC (115 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 1997/2176(COS)
Documents: DOC(115 KB)
PDF (46 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 1997/2176(COS)
Documents: PDF(46 KB) DOC(74 KB)
PDF (112 KB) DOC (193 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 1999/2127(COS)
Documents: PDF(112 KB) DOC(193 KB)
REPORT Report on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers PDF (199 KB) DOC (135 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2006/2038(INI)
Documents: PDF(199 KB) DOC(135 KB)
REPORT on the local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids PDF (238 KB) DOC (128 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2013/2128(INI)
Documents: PDF(238 KB) DOC(128 KB)
REPORT Report on developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy PDF (368 KB) DOC (252 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2010(INI)
Documents: PDF(368 KB) DOC(252 KB)

Shadow reports (17)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund PDF (170 KB) DOC (89 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2013/0271(COD)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(89 KB)
REPORT on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 PDF (3 MB) DOC (6 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0276(COD)
Documents: PDF(3 MB) DOC(6 MB)
REPORT on the implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under Cohesion Policy PDF (216 KB) DOC (135 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2013/2038(INI)
Documents: PDF(216 KB) DOC(135 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services PDF (697 KB) DOC (1 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/0061(COD)
Documents: PDF(697 KB) DOC(1 MB)
REPORT on regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes PDF (265 KB) DOC (168 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2013/2104(INI)
Documents: PDF(265 KB) DOC(168 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 PDF (792 KB) DOC (1 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2011/0268(COD)
Documents: PDF(792 KB) DOC(1 MB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to risk-sharing instruments for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability PDF (302 KB) DOC (379 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0283(COD)
Documents: PDF(302 KB) DOC(379 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards repayable assistance and financial engineering PDF (216 KB) DOC (175 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0210(COD)
Documents: PDF(216 KB) DOC(175 KB)
REPORT on demographic change and its consequences for the future cohesion policy of the EU PDF (230 KB) DOC (132 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2010/2157(INI)
Documents: PDF(230 KB) DOC(132 KB)
REPORT on the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs PDF (350 KB) DOC (225 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2011/2067(INI)
Documents: PDF(350 KB) DOC(225 KB)
REPORT on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 PDF (325 KB) DOC (205 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2272(INI)
Documents: PDF(325 KB) DOC(205 KB)
REPORT on the Commission’s fifth Cohesion Report and the strategy for post-2013 cohesion policy PDF (349 KB) DOC (248 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/2035(INI)
Documents: PDF(349 KB) DOC(248 KB)
REPORT Report on atypical contracts, secured professional paths, flexicurity and new forms of social dialogue PDF (211 KB) DOC (128 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2009/2220(INI)
Documents: PDF(211 KB) DOC(128 KB)
REPORT Report on the implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked Funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development in cities and regions as well as in the Member States and the Union PDF (236 KB) DOC (141 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2009/2243(INI)
Documents: PDF(236 KB) DOC(141 KB)
REPORT Report on the contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU2020 objectives PDF (188 KB) DOC (106 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2009/2235(INI)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(106 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management PDF (333 KB) DOC (592 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2009/0107(COD)
Documents: PDF(333 KB) DOC(592 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress Microfinance Facility) PDF (304 KB) DOC (436 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2009/0096(COD)
Documents: PDF(304 KB) DOC(436 KB)

Opinions (4)

OPINION on the demographic future of Europe
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(77 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Documents: PDF(268 KB) DOC(148 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(103 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Documents: PDF(319 KB) DOC(531 KB)

Shadow opinions (29)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0303(COD)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(572 KB)
OPINION on: Are tools in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers? (Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/2173(INI)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(181 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0157(COD)
Documents: PDF(207 KB) DOC(402 KB)
OPINION on the European Commission’s 7th and 8th progress reports on the EU Cohesion Policy and the Strategic Report 2013 on programme implementation 2007-2013
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/2008(INI)
Documents: PDF(113 KB) DOC(213 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0029(COD)
Documents: PDF(251 KB) DOC(504 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0028(COD)
Documents: PDF(257 KB) DOC(511 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0271(COD)
Documents: PDF(105 KB) DOC(62 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/0340(COD)
Documents: PDF(227 KB) DOC(390 KB)
OPINION on Eco-innovation – Jobs and Growth through environmental policy
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/2294(INI)
Documents: PDF(114 KB) DOC(215 KB)
OPINION on improving private international law: jurisdiction rules applicable to employment
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/2023(INI)
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(337 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2011/0276(COD)
Documents: PDF(737 KB) DOC(1 MB)
OPINION on the impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women’s rights
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/2301(INI)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(91 KB)
OPINION on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/2042(INI)
Documents: PDF(122 KB) DOC(95 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0268(COD)
Documents: PDF(304 KB) DOC(708 KB)
OPINION on optimising the role of territorial development in cohesion policy
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2011/2312(INI)
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(91 KB)
OPINION on attractiveness of investing in Europe
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/2288(INI)
Documents: PDF(112 KB) DOC(89 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/0209(COD)
Documents: PDF(237 KB) DOC(564 KB)
OPINION on a resource-efficient Europe
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/2068(INI)
Documents: PDF(107 KB) DOC(86 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast)
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/0383(COD)
Documents: PDF(143 KB) DOC(430 KB)
OPINION on the Agenda for new skills and jobs
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/2067(INI)
Documents: PDF(110 KB) DOC(92 KB)
OPINION on the EC 5th Cohesion Report and the Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2011/2035(INI)
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(104 KB)
OPINION Demographic change and its consequences for the future Cohesion policy of the EU
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2157(INI)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(98 KB)
OPINION on energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/2034(INI)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(97 KB)
OPINION on European Broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2010/2304(INI)
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(93 KB)
OPINION on Innovation Union: Transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2010/2245(INI)
Documents: PDF(115 KB) DOC(95 KB)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative - Innovation Union
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2245(INI)
Documents: PDF(128 KB) DOC(98 KB)
OPINION on the Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2139(INI)
Documents: PDF(124 KB) DOC(99 KB)
OPINION on developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2010/2010(INI)
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(95 KB)
OPINION on the Commission White Paper entitled ‘Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action’
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2009/2152(INI)
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(89 KB)

Written declarations (2)

Written declaration on the need to confront job insecurity, poverty and unemployment among young workers

Written declaration on the detrimental impact of the European Court of Justice rulings in the Viking, Laval and other cases which are now being used by racist and xenophobic parties to undermine workers’ rights across the EU

2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(81 KB) DOC(36 KB)
Authors: Glyn FORD, Caroline LUCAS, Stephen HUGHES, Luisa MORGANTINI, Elisabeth SCHROEDTER

Amendments (2167)

Amendment 1 #

2013/2173(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas population ageing, incentives for early retirementchanging workplaces and working conditions, the financial crisis and changes in production patterns require strong responses to enable older workers to remain active in the labour market by choice;
2013/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2013/2173(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the European Social Fund (ESF) is a key financial instrument intended to help Member States achieve EU employment policy and social inclusion objectives, and reliable data are necessary to assess how effectively ESF resources are spent;
2013/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2013/2173(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States, for the next programming period, to apply and complement as appropriate the common indicators provided for in the ESF Regulation in order to establish how many older workers have gained new qualifications, improved their situation on the labour market or found a job after having benefited from projects financed by the ESFparticipated in ESF measures with a focus on workplace adaptation, acquisition of skills, improved labour market situation for the individual, or finding a job;
2013/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2013/2173(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to rely more on quantitative and quality data when analysing the socioeconomic situation of older workers and to provide for a causal link between actions identified within operational programmes and the objectives pursued;
2013/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors could create five million jobs by 2020, as forecast by the Commission1; thus calls for three binding targets for emissions reduction, renewable energy share, and energy savings; points out that the transition to a low-carbon economy is expected to have very diverse effects in terms of the overall levels of skills required; recalls that the potential for green jobs is not only in new high- skilled sectors, but through-out the economy and in all skill levels; __________________ 1 Communication entitled ‘Towards a job- rich recovery’ (COM(2012)0173).
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for measures to be taken to meet and match the skills composition needed in the newly created jobs and to meet new challenges in existing jobs that change their profile towards greener jobs; underlines that active labour market policies have to be targeted and designed to meet the need of the worker and the labour demand needs, in order to avoid the lack of qualified labour in emerging low- carbon technologies;
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to address in the new framework the consequences of the economic crisis as regards the affordability of energy for final consumers – households and businesses; recognises that an ambitious energy savings target can lower energy bills for both households and businesses; and that an ambitious implementation of the Energy Efficiency of Buildings Directive could generate new employment in retrofitting existing buildings to ensure on-going benefits: urges Member States to use available EU funding for such purposes;
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes a paradigm shift for the regions in the way energy is produced and consumed, moving from an inflexible traditional model, which functions on a ‘base load logic’, to variable, decentralised and local production, integrating a high share of small-scale renewable energy with flexible and responsive demand and distributed storage; stresses that a smart grid is essential for such a paradigm shift and that smart grid implementation must be embedded in a cross-sectoral approach to regional development in order to maximise benefits for the reg(Does not apply to English versions;)
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States and the region, regional and local authorities to invest as early as possible in local smart grids by boosting investments using the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), including financial instruments to leverage private investment, taking into account the environmental, economic, social and territorial needs of the specific region, as there is no single solution for all regions; calls for a flexible approach at local level to reduce the barriers to combining measures for energy production, storage and efficiency, and to work with other sectors such as the information and communication technology (ICT) and transport sectors;
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the deployment of smart grids requires a stable, long-term policy framework; calls on the Commission to propose ambitious, binding targets for 2030 for energy efficiency and renewable energies as well as for greenhouse gas emissions, in order to give future certainty to investors and interconnected industries and to facilitate a smart energy system;(Does not apply to English version)
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the role that smart meters have in enabling two-way communication, allowing for accurate billing for consumers and increasing demand-side participation, where consumers adjust their habits according to peaks and troughs in energy production; stresses that citizens must receive the full benefits of a smart energy system and that citizen ownership increases behavioural efficiency and thus overall greater energy saving; emphasises the need for high standards for smart meters in terms of data protection, data privacy, and for enabling citizens to decide and control the data which is given to the network operators; highlights the crucial role of DSOs who have the ultimate responsibility in guaranteeing network security and stability, and therefore must have direct access to consumption and production data in order to ensure efficient, safe and secure smart grid operations;
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the ICT sector has a crucial role in a smart energy system grid, as in real-time digital communication between all elements of the smart grid, from production to transmission to the end- user, ICT allows the bi-directional flow of information in a grid; calls, therefore, on the regions to include the development of different commercially attractive, interoperable ICT technologies for the creation of a smart energy system in order to maximize energy savings in regional planning involving smart grids;
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly encourages all regions and local authorities to invest in smart energy systems as a potential source of local and sustainable jobs; highlights that the construction industry is one of the main areas where jobs will be created, not only through direct investments in smart energy grids, but also through investments in energy efficiency measures and renovations, for instance in the housing sector;
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that regions which successfully implement a smart energy system can attract further jobs to the region in the form of specialised training through setting up technical universities and colleges expert in this area; calls on regions to cooperate on smart specialisation and welcomes schemes where knowledge is shared between regions and across borders;
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 55 #

2013/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need for improved data protection and privacy regulation and practice when smart metering systems are installed; emphasises that guaranteeing data protection and data privacy for all individuals and households connected to the grid is imperative to the functioning and deployment of smart grids; stresses that data gathered must only be used to ensure the security of electricity supply; calls on Member States to enforce data protection rules and to uphold individuals’ rights in this area; emphasises that citizens shall keep the ownership of their data and have full control as to whom they grant access to this data;
2013/11/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in a time of increasing demand for social services, financial pressure on regional and local authorities due to financial constrains may have a negative effect on social cohesion and employment,sustainable employment, making it harder for regional and local authorities to tackle problems like poverty and social exclusion and therefore preventing the achievement of the Europe 2020 goals;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the simplification of procedures and increased accessibility of the European Social Fund, in particular for smaller projects at local level, which allows for a better and faster response to the challenges posed by the current economic situation; highlights in this context the importance of the new instrument for community led local actions, which would allow action groups at local level to create and implement local employment strategies; calls upon Member States to provide this opportunity in the ongoing programming process in order to make use of the great potential for innovation of local action groups;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the special role of the ESF in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular by contributing to high levels of employment, productivity andsustainable employment, combating poverty and social exclusion and increasing social cohesion;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that cohesion policy is an important factor boosting public and private investment, thus contributing to economic growth in the Union as a whole and not only in the regions directly benefitting from it for sustainable development and social cohesion; calls on Member States to ensure that local actors are, even in times of crisis, still provided with the necessary financial resources in order to be able to use EU Structural Funds;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that local economy is a key factor for recovery for communities, which is important in the current situation of crisis; highlights in this context particularly the economic and social effects of the social economy for improving the social cohesion at local level; calls upon Member States to provide funding opportunities for the social economy in the Structural Funds for the period 2014-2020;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the role that local and regional authorities could play in enhancing sustainable growth and job creation, restoring the social fabric and promoting renewable energy sources, smart grids and sustainable mobility;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that EU economic governance should be flexible enough to allow for the pro-sustainable growth and job- creating investments supported by cohesion policy, in order to tackle the enormous rate of youth unemployment and fight poverty and social exclusion;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the necessity of increasing the participation of local and regional authorities and other partners in programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Funds, which would guarantee a better link between EU, national and regional strategies;
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2013/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for further simplification of rules and increased flexibilittransparency in Structural Funds programming and management, which would allow for better implementation of projects as well as quicker and more adequate responses to social challenges and threats.
2013/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas investment in EE canwill bring extensive economic, social and environmental returns;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas a timely and effective implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive can significantly reduce energy consumption, restrictdecrease dependence on imports of fossil fuels, encourage energy independence, create new jobs, provide social protection and eradicate energy poverty;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in the current period of crisis and where the Union imports over 50% of its energy needs, improving EE can prove to be a decisive means of boosting competitiveness of the Union and the creation of jobs and growth at local and regional level, and represents a win- win and no regrets option in the fight against climate change;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the EU's commitment to achieve the objective of increasing EE by 20 % until 2020; notes with concern that current estimates of energy saving efforts undertaken or announced by Member States show that only a 9 % improvement can be reached; urges, in this regard, the Member States to put further efforts towards achieving the EU2020 objective, and to pave the way for further savings beyond this date;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of cohesion policy, and of the financial resources allocated to it, for the full development of smart grids and intelligent networks which result in more efficient energy systems across the regions, reducing energy consumption and energy loss;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that currently over 9 % of EU citizens cannot keep their homes adequately warm; notes that fuel poverty is particularly severe in new Member States and is in most cases due to poorly performing homes; calls on the Commission to examine in detail the link between EE promotion, fuel poverty and vulnerable consumers; stresses that savings made through EE measures must be passed on to consumers in their final bills;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the 2009 relaxation of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) regulations regarding energy efficiency, making housing eligible for support in all parts of EU, with a cap of 4 %; notes with concern that, in practice, in many Member States this policy action has not resulted in a substantial increase of funds diverted to this objective; notes that some Member States reject this opportunity in principal, whereas in others a significant correlation has been found between low absorption of funds and weak administrative functions; points at the importance of legal clarity regarding EE measures before the start of the new programming period 2014-2020;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 69 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly maintains its position in the ongoing negotiations on the ERDF regulation regarding the earmarked percentages to be used on specific thematic objectives for each category of regions, which would guarantee an important increase in the EE allocations and renewable energy resources; recalls that earmarking isambitious minimum shares are crucial for easier mobilisation of local actors and helps create stable, long-term renovation programmes;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to align their national, regional and local energy and climate strategies with EU long-term climate objectives; specifically, encourages the Member States to strengthen relations between their respective National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and the OPs with a view to ensuring that European Structural and Investment Funds will be part of a coherent strategy while still responding to territorial needs; points out that this could be enhanced within the new framework of ex- ante conditionalities;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 105 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the importance of the use of innovative financial instruments as a way to fully leverage investments in EE in private housing, in particular on the use of financial instruments in housing to combine the aim of energy efficiency with the social dimension;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 110 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights with concern that the current economic and financial crisis, and the extensive austerity measures implemented across the EU, have made it increasingly difficult for the Member States to find the funding needed to co-finance Cohesion Policy programmes related to EE; finds it essential, in this regard, that new innovative ways of financing EE projects are founddeveloped; calls on Member States to remove existing barriers on access to finance and to create new targeted financial instruments within the Cohesion Policy, such as microcredits, and give the opportunity to combine it with other budget lines under the IEE programme to fully leverage investments in EE;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to improve further the targeted financial support of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Council of Europe Development Bank and the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) for EE projects; calls on the EIB, the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and the EBRD to form a joint working group to study alternatives for new FI, which can be made available to the Member States together with or through their National Energy Efficiency Funds to stimulate additional private sector investment;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 137 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Takes note of the latest Court of Auditors report on the cost-effectiveness of cohesion policy investments in EE; highlights the Court's recommendation of using transparent and stricter selection criteria for projects both at the EU and Member State level; agrees with the Court's conclusion that assessment criteria used to make an investment decision must be clearer and more precise as regards to how EE aspects are to be considered in order to prevent investments being made on general modernisation instead of targeted EE measures;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 138 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Notes, however, that the Court's assessment is rather restrictive in terms of a sample and payback periosize across four operational programmes in three Member States, payback period, dates of the projects, making it difficult to extrapolate to the policy as a whole; highlights that energy efficiency policy has developed significantly in recent years since the audited programmes were negotiated; stresses that the Cohesion Policy is an integrated policy and, thus, that a comprehensive approach, based on life- cycle cost analysis, needs to be adopted when carrying out assessments of projects;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes the reply of the Commission to the findings of the Court of Auditors, in particular the conclusion that there might be a conflict of interest between the results of a 'needs assessment' and a 'cost-effectiveness' approach, and that an assessment of needs might lead to a different prioritisation, that it is important to take an integrated approach for investment in public buildings and that deep renovations may need longer pay back times;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that energy consumption in buildings constitutes the largest share – 40 % – of total final energy consumption in the EU and produce 36% of the Union's CO2 emissions; regrets that most Member States fall short when it comes to making full use of the energy saving potential of buildings; calls on the Commission to find ways to guarantee that the greatest energy saving potential will not remained untapped;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 145 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Notes that energy saving potential, which largely depends on the condition of existing building stock, is not equally spread among the Member States; calls on the Member States to refine their definition of 'decent housing' to include energy-efficiency standards;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 147 #

2013/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Highlights the importance of energy efficiency in social housing; calls on Member States to permit energy savings to be made through the modernisation of social housing stock which will combat energy poverty; advocates making priority investment in energy efficiency and in the use of renewables in social and affordable housing; urges Member States to adopt integrated measures, based on local energy audits, both in the private and public sector, in particular through the use of the use of effective, long-term financial leverage to make residential buildings more energy efficient, in both urban and rural areas, while ensuring that this does not lead to a significant increase in housing costs for tenants once energy savings have been taken into account; calls on the Commission to coordinate these efforts and to examine the possibility of introducing incentive measures;
2013/06/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2013/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stress that GDP should remain one of the main criteria for determining eligibility for regional policy assistance, but that this must be complemented by other indicators for identification of the most vulnerable regions; underlines that GDP alone does not have the capacity to provide a comprehensive picture of regional development and social cohesion as it fails to take account of relevant social factors such as income disparities and unemployment.
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2013/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the high proportion of early school-leavers in some regions is significantly above the target of 10 % and that early school-leavers must receive an offer answering their needs, be it education, training or work; refers in this context to the importance of the Youth Guarantee for early-school leavers; stresses that in order to reduce the number of early school leavers is it important that the education system is inclusive, offering equal chances to all young people; stresses that a solution must therefore be found to the problem of integrating poorly-trained young people into the labour market, taking into account the fact that the lack of qualifications leads tocan increase the risk of unemployment, which in turn results inincreases the poverty risk;
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2013/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that employment in some regions remains below 60 % and that some regions are missing their national targets by a factor of 20-25 %, which is having a particularly adverse effect on young people, women, old people and people with disabilities; keeping such people stresses that certain crisis measures have an adverse effect on cohesion and fundamentally increased inequalities in the EU; stresses that keeping high risk groups in employment or creatin g employment options for them requires specialtargeted measures, particularly as addressing job creation, training opportunities and job retention; stresses that unemployment has been a feature of somecertain isolated settlements for generations, and this poses a particular threat to marginalised communities;
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2013/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises with regard to the 'urban paradox' that the number of families on the brink of poverty, suffering material deprivation, environmental degradation and poor housing conditions, having very low work intensity and threatened by exclusion – primarily single-parent families, carers of disabled family members or older people close to retirement for whom access to equal opportunities must be particularlyand energy poverty is in many cases higher in the regions around capital cities which, according to the indicators, are classified as developed; deems important in this regard to taken into account, including the issue of physical accessibility and access to information and communication media, the achievement of which must be assessed using objective, comparable indicators, taking into account the demographic challenges – is in many cases higher in the regions around capital cities which, according to the indicators, are classified as developed.;
2013/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2013/0390(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Under Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Parliament and the Council may, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, adopt, by means of directives, minimum requirements for gradual implementation aiming at improving working conditions, the protection of workers where their employment contract is terminated, information and consultation of workers and the working environment to protect workers’ health and safety. Such directives must avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way that would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings.
2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2013/0390(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Directive 2008/94/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. Where such provision already applies in their national legislation, Member States may continue to exclude domestic servants employed by a natural person from the scope of this Directive.’deleted.
2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2013/0390(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Directive 2002/14/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Member States may derogate fromimplement this Directive through particular provisions applicable to and adapted to the need of the crews of vessels plying the high seas, provided that such particular provisions guarantee an equivalent level of protection of the right to information and consultation and its effective exercise by the employees concerned. Member States are obliged to inform the concerned Social Partners and the European Commission about these provisions.
2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2013/0390(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point 3
Directive 98/59/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
When projected collective redundancies of members of a crew, are carried out in connection with or deriving from a transfer of a seagoing vessel, Member States may, after consulting the social partners, grant the competent public authority the power to derogate, in full or in part, from the period provided for in paragraph 1 in the following circumstances: (a) the object of the transfer consists exclusiimplement this Directive through particular provisions applicable to the crews of vessels plying the high sea, provided that such particular provisions guarantee an equivalent levely of protectione or more seagoing vessels, (b) the employer only operatf the rights of the employees cone seagoing vesselcerned.
2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2013/0390(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/23/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 (new)
(3) The following paragraph 4 is added: ‘4. Member States may, after consulting the social partners, provide that Chapter II of this Directive does not apply in the following circumstances: (a) the object of the transfer consists exclusively of one or more seagoing vessels, (b) the undertaking or business to be transferred operates only one seagoing vessel.’deleted
2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2013/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) In connection with the modernisation and restructuring of the fleets, social measures, including early and preventive measures, should be envisaged to help workers who wish to leave the inland waterway industry or to retrain for jobs in another sector, together with measures to encourage the establishment of groupings of undertakings, improve operators' skills and promote the adaptation of vessels to technical progress.
2014/01/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2013/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 should therefore be complemented by measures aimed at establishing training or retraining schemes for crew other than those who qualify as ‘workers’ leaving the industry, encouraging operators to join trade associations, strengthening professional associations and encouraging the innovation of vessels and their adaptation to technical progress as regards the environment and climate protection and be amended accordingly,
2014/01/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2013/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 718/1999
Article 8 – indent 1
– make it easier for inland waterway carriers leaving the industry to obtain an early retirement pension or to transfer to another economic activityactivity, by providing comprehensive information, among other measures,
2014/01/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2013/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 718/1999
Article 8 – indent 3
– improve skills among actors especially employees and operators in inland navigation in order to safeguard the development and future of the profession,
2014/01/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2013/0303(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 718/1999
Article 8 – indent 6
– encourage innovation of vessels and their adaptation to technical progress as regards the environment and climate protection.
2014/01/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2013/0157(COD)

Draft opinion
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Transport and Tourism, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following amendments into its report:propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and environmentally sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited toinclude at least a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required iensofar asuring that these requirements are transparent, non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port service.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The recourse to public service obligations leading to a limitation in the number of providers of a port service should only be justified for reasons of public interest in order to ensure the accessibility of the port service to all users, the availability of the port service all year long or the affordability of the port service to certain category of users.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Member States should retain the full power to ensure an adequathe level of social protection for the staff of undertaking providing port services in full autonomy and line with subsidiarity. This Regulation shall not affect the application of thcurrent or future social and labour rules of the Member States. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, it should be possible for the competent authorities to ask the chosen service operator to apply thethe competent authorities are invited to advocate to the chosen service operator the full application of the relevant provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11. __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16. OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) Port labour relations have a large influence on the working of the ports. Therefore the sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for ports gives the social partners a framework to establish results regarding work organisation and working conditions, health and safety, training and qualifications, EU policy on low sulphur fuels, improving diversity by increasing attractiveness of the sector to underrepresented groups such as young workers and female workers. The Commission should facilitate the negotiations, support and monitor them closely. If no clear agreement is reached by 2016, the Commission should consider whether it is appropriate to come forward with a legal proposal.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The minimum requirements provided for in paragraph 1 may only relate, where applicable, to:
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the professional qualifications of the port service provider, its personnel or the natural persons who effectively and continuously are managing the activities of the port service provider;
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the compliance with requirements on the maritime safety or the safety and security of the port or access to it, its installations, equipment and persons, including the provisions on health and safety at work which apply to the port concerned;
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 (new)
If it cannot be shown that Article 4(2)(c) is being complied with, this shall be a sufficient ground for rejection.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the availability and quality of the service without interruption during the day, the night, the week and the year;
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the current or future social and labour rules of the Member States.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to national and Union law including collective agreements between social partners, the managing bodies of the port mayshall require the designated provider of port services appointed in accordance with the procedure established by Article 7, in the case where this provider is different from the incumbent provider of port services, to grant staff previously taken on by the incumbent provider of port services the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC.
2013/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area establishes a single European railway area with common rules on the governance of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers, on infrastructure financing and charging, on conditions of access to railway infrastructure and services and on regulatory oversight of the rail market. With all these elements in place, it is now possible to complete the opening of the Union railway market and reform the governance of infrastructure managers with the objective of ensuring equal access to the infrastructure in order to improve the quality of rail services Europe-wide while safeguarding social standards and employment conditions.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Granting Union railway undertakings the right of access to railway infrastructure in all Member States for the purpose of operating domestic passenger services may have implications for the organisation and financing of rail passenger services provided under a public service contract. Member States should have the option of limiting such right of access where it would compromise the quality of the service and the availability also in remote areas or the economic equilibrium of those public service contracts and where approval has been given by the relevant regulatory body.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to determine whether the quality of a service provided in the framework of the public service contract would be compromised by a freely provided service in the same network, the control bodies need to take into consideration the effects on the network, the maintenance of the connections, punctuality, availability, affordability and accessibility of the services provided for in the framework of the public service contract.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In order to increase the attractiveness of railway services for passengers, Member States should be in a position to require railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services to participate in a common information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through-tickets and reservations. If such a scheme is established, it should be ensured that it does including all social requirements. The ticket-service should not create mbarket distortion or discriminate between railway undertakingsriers for people with disabilities, elderly people, families or people which need special support.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The opening-up of the market for passenger rail services and the development of a Single European Railway Area should under no circumstances lead to a deterioration in working conditions in the sector or social dumping. With that in view, conditions governing the opening-up of the markets, in particular the requirement that Member States must conclude collective agreements applicable throughout their territory, should be laid down.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In order to determine whether the economic equilibrium and the availability and quality of a public service contract would be compromised, the relevant regulatory body or bodies referred to in Article 55 shall make an objective economic analysis, social and environmental analysis, including an analysis of the employment conditions, and base its decision on pre-determined criteria. They shall determine this after a request from any of the following, submitted within one month from the information on the intended passenger service referred to in Article 38(4):
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 – point 1
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU , Member States mayshall require railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services to participate in a common information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through- tickets and reservations or decide to give the power to competent authorities to establish such a scheme. If such a scheme is established, Member States shall ensure that it does not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings and that it is managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating passenger services.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Where an applicant intends to request infrastructure capacity with a view to operating a passenger service, it shall inform the infrastructure managers and the regulatory bodies concerned no less than 18 months before the entry into force of the working timetable to which the request for capacity relates. In order to enable regulatory bodies concerned to assess the potential economic, social and environmental impact on existing public service contracts, regulatory bodies shall ensure that any competent authority that has awarded a rail passenger service on that route defined in a public service contract, any other interested competent authority with the right to limit access under Article 11 and any railway undertaking performing the public service contract on the route of that passenger service is informed without undue delay and at the latest within five days.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The Union market for international passenger transport services by rail has been opened to competition since 2010. In addition, some Member States have opened their domestic passenger services to competition, by introducing open access rights or tendering for public service contracts or both, while respecting the Protocol No26 of the TFEU.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) When competent authorities organise their public passenger transport services they need to ensure that public service obligations and the geographical scope of public service contracts are appropriate, necessary and proportionate to achieve the objectives of the public passenger transport policy in their territory, and that the social objectives of the TEU, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Protocol No26 of the TFEU as well as the UN- Convention on the rights of people with disabilities are respected. This policy should be set out in multimodal public transport plans leaving scope for market based transport solutions based on the needs of users, including families, elderly and disabled people. The process of defining such multimodal public transport plans and public service obligations should integrate an economic, social and ecological dimension and be made transparent to relevant stakeholders including potential market entrants.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To ensure sound financing to meet the objectives of public transport plans, competent authorities need to design public service obligations to attain public transport objectives in a high-quality and cost-effective manner taking account of the compensation for the net financial effect of those obligations and they need to ensure long- term financial sustainability of public transport provided under public service contracts.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) It needs to be ensured that cost- effectiveness is not reached at the expense of the quality of the service provided or on the expenses of the working conditions of the employees; in order to ensure this, social criteria need to be included in the tendering process.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) It is particularly important that competent authorities comply with these criteria for public service obligations and the scope of public service contracts if the market for public passenger transport by rail is to run smoothly and shall meet the needs of its customers, while at the same time respecting the rights of employees in the sector, because open access transport operations need to be well coordinated with those under public service contract. For this reason, the independent rail regulatory body should ensure that this process is correctly applied and transparent.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Certain upper limits for the direct award of public service contracts need to be adapted for rail transport to the specificocial and territorial requirements of services of general interest and the economic conditions under which tender procedures take place in this sector.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The establishment of an Internal Market for passenger transport services by rail requires common rules on competitive tendering for public service contracts in this sector which respect also the social objectives and the services of general interest obligations set out in the TEU and the TFEU, to be applied in a harmonised manner in all Member States.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In view of creating framework conditions for enabling all members of society to fully reap the benefits of effective opening of the marketfrom a high-quality offer for domestic passenger transport services by rail that are in line with the social objectives set out in the TEU and the objectives regarding services of general interest as set out in the Protocol No26 of the TFEU, it is important that Member States ensure an adequate guarantee a high-level of social protection and good working conditions for the staff of public service operators, respecting collective agreements in the sector.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Consistent with the internal logic of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, it should be made clear that the transitional period until 2 December 2019 refers only to the obligation to organise competitive tendering procedures for public service contracts. The transitional period will allow Member States to ensure that tendering processes respect the social objectives, as well as social and territorial cohesion as set out in the TEU and the Protocol No 26 of the TFEU.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Preparing railway undertakings for mandatoryoptional competitive tendering for public service contracts and ensuring adequate level of social protection and good working conditions for the staff of public service operators in the concerned Member State requires some extra time to allow effective and sustainable internal restructuring of companies to which such contracts were directly awarded in the past. Transitional measures are thereforin any case necessary for contracts directly awarded between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and 3 December 2019.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Once opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail is achieved, as competent authorities may need to take measures to ensure a highn adequate level of competition by limiting the number of contracts that it awards to one railway undertaking, adequate provisions should be provided for.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) In order to take full advantage of the benefits of fair and equal competition in passenger transport and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, it is essential that the Member States ensure that the social dimension of the rail services offered is taken into account so as to eradicate any social dumping which would jeopardise the quality of the rail services offered on their territory. By establishing national collective agreements for the rail sector, but also by ensuring that staff are taken over under contract award procedures, the competent authorities will enable a high-quality social framework to be put in place.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 1 – point b
basic requirements to be fulfilled by public transport offer such as accessivailability, accessibility, affordability, territorial connectivity, security, modal and intermodal interconnections at main connecting hubs, offer characteristics such as times of operation, frequency of services and minimum degree of capacity utilisation;
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 1 – point c
quality standards related to items such as equipment features of stops and of rolling stock, punctuality and reliability, cleanliness, customer service including services for children, families and elderly people, support and information, complaint handling and redress, monitoring of service quality and all necessary services to ensure the accessibility in line with the UN-Convention for people with disabilities;
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 1 – point d
principlethe standards of tariff policy and the standards of health and safety at the work place;
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 1 – point e
operational requirements such as transport of bicycles, prams, wheel chairs, luggage as well as traffic management, contingency plan in case of disturbances.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The competent authorities shall adopt the public transport plans after consultation of relevant stakeholders and publish them. For the purpose of this Regulation, relevant stakeholders to be taken into consideration are at least transport operators, infrastructure managers if appropriate, and representative passenger and employee organisations and organisations representing people with disabilities and elderly people.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 4 – point a
achieve the objectives of the public transport plan in the most cost-effective mannerefficient manner at high-quality, including the accessibility in social und territorial terms;
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 4 – point b
financially sustain the provision of public passenger transport in accordance to the requirements laid down in the public transport plan in the long term and in an integrated approach.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 2a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority shall in an appropriate manner consult relevant stakeholders such as a minimum, transport operators, infrastructure managers if appropriate and representative passenger and employee organisations and organisations representing people with disabilities and elderly people on these specifications and take their positions into consideration.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
In the case of public service contracts not awarded according to Article 5(3), these parameters shall be determined in such a way that no compensation payment may exceed the amount required to cover the net financial effect on costs incurred and revenues generated in discharging the public service obligations, taking account of revenue relating thereto kept by the public service operator and a reasonable profit and the amount necessary for investments needed to improve the availability, accessibility and the quality of the passenger services;
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Where competent authorities, in accordance with national law, shall require public service operators to comply with certain quality and social standards or establish social and qualitative criteria, thes, social and environmental standards. According to national law, social, environmental and qualitative standards and criteria shall be included in the tender documents and in the public service contracts.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point ba (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 6a (new)
(ba) on the basis of a detailed technical report drawn up no later than 24 months before the end of the current contract, sent to the independent national regulatory authority, and covering the following criteria: - network complexity requiring a global multimodal approach owing to the density of the railway system in the geographic area concerned and the frequency of services or owing to the railway system having technical specifications which differ considerably from traditional standards; - an economic dimension which enables the viability of a public service contract to be justified by balancing profitable areas against non-profitable ones and/or productivity gains and operator performance improving in line with the competent authority's expectations; - greater customer satisfaction with the current public service contract as set out in the annual report referred to in Article 7(1) of this Regulation. The independent national regulatory authority shall rule on the validity of the competent authority's request on receipt of this report. The opinion of the independent national regulatory authority shall be binding and immediately applicable.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Competent authorities may decide that, in order to increase competition between railway undertakings, contracts for public passenger transport by rail covering parts of the same network or package of routes shall be awarded to different railway undertakings. To this end the competent authorities may decide before launching the tender procedure to limit the number of contracts to be awarded to the same railway undertaking. However, this may not have the effect of making the services less accessible to passengers, of creating or aggravating any barriers or of reducing the scope of the services.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5a – paragraph 1
Member StatThe competent authorities shall in compliance with State aid rules take the necessary measures to ensure effective and non-discriminatory access to suitable rolling stock for public passenger transport by rail for operators wishing to provide public passenger transport services by rail under public service contract.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – paragraph 4
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 5a – paragraph 4
By [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt measures setting out the details of the procedure to be followed for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9a(2).deleted
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Each competent authority shall make public once a year an aggregated report on the public service obligations for which it is responsible, the starting date and duration of the public service contracts, the selected public service operators and the compensation payments and exclusive rights granted to the said public service operators by way of reimbursement. The report shall assess performance in terms of compliance and specify all transport service indicators, including punctuality, reliability, cleanness, user satisfaction as measured by public opinion polls, and the minimum capacity utilisation rate. The report shall distinguish between bus transport and rail transport, allow the performance, quality and financing of the public transport network to be monitored and assessed and, if appropriate, provide information on the nature and extent of any exclusive rights granted. Member States shall facilitate central access to these reports, for instance through a common web portal.
2013/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
– having regard to the judgment of the European Union Court of Justice in Joint Cases T-443/08, T-455/08T, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen and Flughafen Leipzig/Halle v Commission,deleted
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission on “Think Small First”- A “Small Business Act” for Europe, (COM(2008)0394),
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the legal basis for the new proposals, as stipulated by Article 109 TFEU, provides only for consultation of Parliament, not the ordinary legislative procedure; whereas Parliament has no say in the adoption of the guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the most common forms of State support schemes take the form of grants and subsidies, tax deductions, waivers, incentive awards, soft loans, guarantees, preferential borrowing rates, and equity participation granted by national, regional and local government as well as by publicly controlled entities and through an increasing number of forms of public-private partnership;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2013/0000(INI)

1. Takes the view that the implementation of both the Cohesion Policy and the rules on State support schemes to reinforce local and regional investments are of key importance for promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, regional and local development, industrialsmart, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation; is, however, concerned about whether the State aid rules are coherent with the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the State aid rules, as well as the Cohesion Policy objectives, should lead to improving the situation of the less-developed regions, and that the SAM process must reflect the objectives of cohesion throughout the EU; believes that the modernisation of competition rules must be based on understanding the impact of these rules at sub-national level on one hand and prevent subsidy races of businesses on the other hand;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s aim in the SAM process to make the principles clearer, more straightforward and easier; takes the view that these principles should be both well coordinated with other EU policies and sufficiently clear, predictable and flexible to meet the needs of certain Member States and their regions facing a time of crisis and severe economic hardship; reiterates its recognition of the role played by State aid in addressing the crisis; expresses its concern that the proposal, as published for consultation, is not sufficiently evidence-basedcomplementary to Cohesion Policy in particular in relation to the rules for preventing relocation and will go against the objective of simplification;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the geographical zoning of the new Guidelines on Regional State Aid 2014-2020 (RSAG) should not be reduced, and that decreasing the aid intensity should be reconsidered, taking into account the political, economic and social situation in the Member States; points out that, in the global context, the EU economy could be placed at a disadvantage relative to third countries benefitting from looser employment schemes or lower costs;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 90 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the application of State aid rules within Cohesion Policy programmes could be better achieved by focussing on large-scale aid, simplifying rules, increasing the de minimis ceiling, and extending the horizontal categories in the Enabling Regulation and the scope of the block exemption rules in the General Block Exemption Regulation;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that application of the State aid rules within the Cohesion policy programmes in infrastructure projects exploited for economic activities, namely after the above-mentioned ruling of the Court of Justice in joint cases Mitteldeutsche Flughafen and Flughafen Leipzig/Halle v Commission, may lead to a greater administrative burden being imposed on local and regional authorities and/or their public entities; stresses that the implementation of these projects may be jeopardised by the demanding financial management rules, including the de- commitment rules pertaining to the Cohesion Policy and the complaint practice in the State aid procedure;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 107 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that certain, newly proposed rules in the draft RSAG for 2014-2020 – such as counterfactual scenarios, clear evidence that the aid has an impact on the investment choice, or the condition that work on the project must not start before a decision to award aid is taken by public authorities – which the Commission would like to impose in the coming period – both on companies applying for incentives and on the Member States and their sub- national government structures – go against the principle of simplification and ‘debureaucratiswill improve the capacity for selection of operations as promoted in the Cohesion Policy and other EU and national policies; reiteratnd the effectiveness of spending; recognises that such rules may mean that certain projects will be excluded from investment aid;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 116 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Is of the opinion that excluding large enterprises companies from State aid rules in areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU is not justified given their contribution to employment, the supply- chains that they create with SMEs, their common involvement in research and development, and the role they play in the economic crisis; takes the viewworth being considered given the lack of incentive effect for large enterprises as evidence suggests; recalls, however, that the presence of large undertakings is often key to the success of SMEs that benefit from clusters led by large companies and from their sub- contracting activities; underlines that such a decision may lead to job losses and reduced economic activity in the regions and to the relocation of companies to other regions either within and outside the EU;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 128 #

2013/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the eligibility of large enterprises for State aid incentives should be determined not only on the basis of the size of the enterprise or the sector in which it operates but also on the basis of the number of jobs that could be created under the incentive, the quality and the sustainability of these jobs or the sustainability of the project as a whole including the long term effects for the development of the concerned region; stresses that, in compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, decisions to determine which particular projects have the highest potential to achieve the objectives of EU policies should be left to the Member States, the regions concerned and local governments;
2013/05/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 21 October 2008 on monitoring the application of Community law – 24th annual report from the Commission (2008/2046(INI)),
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, due to the financial and structural crisis in Europe, the level of unemployment among many groups, in particular young people, including those with disabilities, and older peoplediscrimination against people on account of their religion or conviction, disability, age or sexual identity is increasing with unacceptable speed, threatening social peace, and solidarity in many countrieswhereas this cannot be accepted, for reasons of international human rights law and in the interests of respect for the dignity of every human being;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas Union law does not coveron discrimination effectively in most arurgently needs to be supplemented, particularly by means of Union competence with regard to the different grounds of discrimination and the diverse situations of the people concerneda directive affording legal protection on the basis of the four grounds of discrimination religion or conviction, disability, age or sexual identity, including outside employment and occupation, because discrimination for example in the field of mobility or the right to housing also adversely affects occupation and employment;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas other distinguished studies and publications show that, despite basically coveringhow very prevalent direct and indirect discrimination arising from the four grounds of discrimination (religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation), the Directive has so far mainly been referred to in cases of age-related discrimination is and what material and financial consequences this has for the persons concerned and for society, particularly because discrimination impairs career opportunities and moreover can also harm health;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, while more in-depth analysis and robust, recent data are currently not available, the latest surveys on the perception of discrimination in the European Union confirm that discrimination in the field of employment is considered to be more widespread than in other areas of life8; calls on the Commission, in its report, to analyse in depth the shortcomings in the transposition of Directive 2000/78/EC in the Member States and to penalise those Member States which display no readiness to fully transpose the directive on protecting victims of discrimination;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that human rights serve the interests of all people and are the safeguards not only of peace, harmrecognition of human rights and active participation in society by everybody serve the interests of all people; observes that, in times of democratic change, the European Union cannot afford to exclude people from the labour market ony and justice in society, but also of a much stronger and flexible European Union in the future, with higher levels of employment and more sustainable population change and consumption patternsccount of their personal characteristics; observes that businesses whose business plan promotes diversity derive an economic advantage from this; calls, therefore, on all businesses in the EU to adhere to this exemplary practice;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the general principle of transfer of the burden of proof in favour of victims of discrimination, which is provided for in Directive 2000/78/EC, has not been fully transposed in all EU States; calls on the Commission, in its report, to undertake an in-depth analysis of the extent to which this principle has been transposed in the Member States and calls on the Commission to insist that Member States transpose it fully, or otherwise to consider the possibility of penalising Member States which refuse to transpose it fully;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Observes that, in some Member States, the possibility provided for in Directive 2000/78/EC for associations and organisations to engage in any judicial and/or administrative procedure or to support a victim of discrimination is only being transposed in a dilatory manner, which means that the protection of victims in the Directive is being implemented inadequately; calls on the Commission, in its report, to analyse precisely the issue of the involvement of associations and organisations and to report on it to the European Parliament;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the social partners to do more to protect employees against discrimination in the workplace and in training, and to adopt stronger preventive measures to protect them against discrimination in employment;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2012/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that the European Commission reconsider having a general but legally not universal argument and measure to be applied in different cases for different people in order to ensure the consistency of equal rights in reflecting diversity instead of enforcing the same rights regardless of the differences there may be between people due to their real characters based on nature, (dis)abilities, capacities and skills; again carry out a public campaign to make people in the EU more aware of the advantages of the EU directive against discrimination; calls on the Commission to create greater opportunities for NGOs which represent the rights and interests of the persons concerned to work together at European level and thus give them the opportunity to exchange experiences; observes that the diversity of personal characteristics of people is an asset to society, that each individual possesses special abilities and skills which he or she can contribute to the community and that therefore one aim of the EU should be to create an inclusive society;
2013/06/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the broad dimension of the eco-innovation concept, given that it is defined as any form of innovation aiming at progress towards the goal of sustainable development, through reducing impacts on the environment or, achieving a more efficient and responsible use of resources or improving the ecological performance of production, products and services; draws attention to the job potential in a sustainable economy;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy now, to make economic growth less dependent on consumption of resources and energy, to reduce climate- damaging emissions and thus to act against global warming; welcomes the intention to align legal framework conditions, market economy incentive instruments, subsidies and public procurement with that objective;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the untapped environmental- benefit potential of eco-innovation, given that it is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through, inter alia, increased use of recycled materials and production of quality products with less impact on the environment and the facilitating of more environmentally friendly production processes and services; points to the benefits for fiscal policies when the potentials of eco-innovation are exploited to the full and efficiency gains can be realised not least in budgetary terms; stresses the need to target actions on bottlenecks and barriers in the way of the commercialisation of eco-innovation, and the internationalisation of these products and services;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that more should be done to internalise external costs; calls on the Commission to use existing policy tools – or develop new tools if necessary – to attribute costs, and to ensure that future policy proposals reflect its findings;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to determine environmental standards and financial incentives creating reliable framework conditions for at least 10 years, and thereby creating legal and planning certainty which is a prerequisite for exploiting the growth opportunities of eco-innovation;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the change towards a more sustainable economy has different positive effects on different sectors, namely, whereas jobs are created, replaced, or partially cease to exist; whereas all jobs should be adapted to sustainable, resource-efficient production and working methods, and the greatest need for adaptations therefore arises in existing employment relationships, with flexible employment relationships being desirable,
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that eco-innovation should benefit from the emerging EU financial instruments and vehicles of the Innovation Union and Resource-Efficient Europe Flagships, as well as the post-2013 Cohesion Policy and Horizon 2020; underlines the need for mainstreaming the eco-innovation concept in all policy fields;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas this change has the potential to stabilise employment and to increase the number of jobs, with considerable spill-over effects, whereas, where reliable framework conditions have been introduced, a constant rise in employment possibilities and job security can be noted, which is stabilised by increasing exports,
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the potential for direct and indirect job creation through full implementation of the EU 2020 strategy and the transition to a sustainable economy; welcomes the Commission's promotion of an integrated strategy for green growth under the 'Innovation Union' flagship initiative and in particular the Eco- Innovation Action Plan; welcomes the intention to align legal framework conditions, market economy incentive instruments, subsidies and public procurement with that objective.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, while eco-industries today provide 3.4 million jobs and an estimated annual turnover of EUR 319 billion, the potential for creating regional growth, employment opportunities and environmental benefits remains largely untapped, and recalls, in this connection, that the cost of inaction will be high;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. recommends promoting the creative and innovative potential of young people for contributing to sustainable development, and improving their access to funding;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Stresses that targeted investment for the ecological transformation of the EU's disadvantaged regions is one of the most useful instruments for achieving the strategic objectives of regional convergence and territorial cohesion;
2013/05/31
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the wide spectrum of employment opportunities at varying skills levels opened up by eco-innovation and the bioeconomy, particularly with regard to recycling/reuse processing, eco-design, and investment in the knowledge sector; notes that, in order to reach the EU 2020 strategy's employment targets and make use of the job potential of a new sustainable economy, there is a need to increase the energy efficiency of housing and construction, the share of renewable energies, environment technologies, sustainable transport and mobility, sustainable agriculture, forestry and fishery and advice through environmental services, as well as recycling/reuse processing, low-resource production processes and closed loop material cycles, eco-design, and investment in the knowledge sector; notes that the service sector and the social economy sector also bear considerable green employment potential;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is firmly convinced that market- economy based environmental policy can become the engine of growth and employment in all branches of the economy, and stresses that predictable, investment-friendly framework conditions are the basis that will allow innovative businesses to make the best possible use of these opportunities for the benefit of the environment and of employees;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that the Member States must adapt their training and education systems and devise and implement targeted action plans for retraining workers in sectors which will be affected by the transformation of local economies towards a new sustainable economy, to ensure that they have access to new green sustainable jobs, to ensure that the workforce can adjust their skills to the labour-market needs of a more sustainable economy founded on competence-based training concepts; welcomes, in this context, the Commission's 'New Skills for New Jobs' initiative and acknowledges cooperation with the EU Member States as a step in the right direction; points out, however, that this initiative must be more closely linked to the objectives of the Council Decision on sustainable development and taken further with tangible measures both at EU level and in the EU Member States;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that eco-innovation presents clear opportunities for new niche businesses, offering opportunities for SMEs, self-starters and the self-employed to benefit from new markets, business models as well as revitalising existing traditional economic sectors;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends promoting the creative and innovative potential of young people for contributing to sustainable development, and improving their access to funding;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that entrepreneurs play a very important role in spreading eco- innovation more widely; notes, in this regard, that informing entrepreneurs about new business opportunities will be crucial to the success of a strategy aimed at developing resource-efficient economies and sustainable industries;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the dual environmental and economic benefits of transition to a biogreen sustainable economy, in terms of creating sustainable jobs both in the EU and in the developing world through increased participation in innovative fuel and material production, as well as the employment opportunities resulting from the processing and distribution of biofuels and biomaterials for business, public, private and domestic consumers;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that a stable, long-term, ambitious regulatory framework is a prerequisite for achieving the full potential of green employment; calls on the Commission and Member States to determine environmental standards and financial incentives creating reliable framework conditions for at least 10 years, and thereby creating legal and planning certainty; demands that existing financial instruments should be used to promote sustainability and that increasing sustainability of economic activity and production should be inserted into the financial perspective of various funds, including the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund, as one of the promoted objectives;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2012/2294(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the complex challenges arising for food security, climate change, soil quality, raw material scarcity, transformation towards renewable energy systems and energy efficiency and so on; recognises that eco- innovation can solve many of these challenges; reiterates that such a transition requires a holistic approach incorporating education, training, skills development, research and innovation, private sector investment and infrastructure development, all of which contribute to diverse and sustainable employment opportunities.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions (EPSCO) 17423/11 adopted on 1 December 2011,
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the number of European transnational company agreements has increased significantly and whereas this indicates that labour relations in large transnational companies in Europe are becoming increasingly integrated;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the legal status of these agreements at European level and in relation to national legal orders is unclear and this leads to legal uncertainty for both sides of industry;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas each EU Member State has its own system of relations between social partners, based on different historical developments and traditions, which has to be respected and does not require harmonisation but does need stronger coordination in the interest of workers across the EU;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas cross-border partnerships between social partners have proven to be good practices to promote free movement of workers and promote their respective rights across borders; whereas EU support for such cross-border partnerships is vital;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas all actors - the EU, the Member States and the Social Partners - need to adapt their practices to ensure adequate representation of Social Partners at the European level especially in relation to economic governance, to ensure the autonomy of the Social Partners and to avoid counter effects that might appear where Social Partners and Labour Markets are organized at sectoral, regional or national level while measures impacting on these are taken at European level;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas it is a particular feature of the European Social Dialogue that it promotes the preservation and growth of employment, improvements in working conditions and thus greater prosperity for employees of transnational undertakings by innovative means while preserving national autonomy in collective bargaining;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas there are borders in the EU where wages differ highly between one Member State and the other, even though the two bordering regions form a common economic region;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas a stable economic and monetary union requires addressing large macro-economic imbalances among Member States as a result of differences in business cycles, price and wage dynamics; whereas wages are not merely macro-economic adjustment variables but also the main source of income that people need for a decent living;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas despite efforts social partners have taken to coordinate their actions across borders, these initiatives have not been sufficient to prevent the emergence of serious imbalances and have now led to the undesirable situation where economic adjustment including on wages is enforced by public authorities in the context of the European Semester and Troika-programmes without proper social partner involvement, in a asymmetric non-transparent manner and at high social costs;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
G d. whereas a stronger European social dialogue and transnational collective bargaining could contribute to pro- actively avoiding the emergence of large macro-economic and social imbalances, including wage competition, in particular among EMU Member States;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
G e. whereas the Macroeconomic Dialogue currently consists of a confidential exchange of policy information which lacks ownership, transparency and is not effectively taken into account in collective bargaining processes at national or other relevant levels thereby failing to bring about timely adjustment in case of large wage divergences, in a socially responsible manner;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)
G f. whereas businesses increasingly operate on a European level while the representation of workers is predominantly organised along national lines; whereas this asymmetry is negatively impacting the representation of workers interests and puts workers at risk of being played out against each other and being forced to agree to lower wages, worse working conditions or other downward adjustments;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that this resolution is concerned withHighlights the need to strengthen European and transnational company agreements concluded by European trade union federations and European employers or employers' federations, generallysocial dialogue and cross border collective bargaining where it is currently underdeveloped, establishing new channels for its development and develop balanced cross-border industrial relations; further stresses that transnational social dialogue can provide at sectoral level, andtting for more efficient cross border collective bargaining; notes that theis resolution does not concern international transnational company agreements (ITCA) signed by international trade union federations with undertakings;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that in the medium term an optional European legal framework should be adopted for these European transnational company agreementsCalls on the Commission to present a proposal for an optional European legal framework for European transnational collective bargaining before 2014;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading -1 (new)
Strengthening European social dialogue
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on Social Partners, Commission, Council, and ECB as a matter of urgency to reform the Macroeconomic Dialogue with the aim of effectively preventing wage competition and excessive wage divergence in particular among EMU Member States and enabling social partners to play their full role in a reinforced economic governance structure;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Is of the opinion that a reformed macro-economic dialogue needs to be transparent and public, and that a broad general debate about appropriate wage policies should be launched that sets clear signals to the public and feeds into the European Semester process; suggests that the Macro-Economic Dialogue takes place in the European Parliament in the presence of relevant committees;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that agreement on coordination achieved in the reformed Macro- Economic Dialogue is properly taken into account before the presentation of the Annual Growth Survey as well as before country specific recommendations are addressed to the Member States;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Stresses that the current over-focus on unit labour cost as a key indicator of the scoreboard for macro-economic imbalances has proven to be too one-sided and that governance based on it risks negatively impacting domestic demand, income security, and increasing poverty and inequality; highlights that when addressing diverging competitiveness in a reformed macro-economic dialogue and in the European Semester, account needs to be taken of capital and resource efficiency developments besides productivity and unit labour costs developments;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the social partners, to develop a comprehensive vision on the strengthening of the coordination of transnational sectorial dialogue, including between sectors and addressing the crucial differences between the tradable and non-tradable sectors;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Calls on the Commission to support Social Partners to take up a more important role at the European level amongst others through coordination, technical and financial support including translation, implementation guides, awareness-raising, continuous learning processes, monitoring and reporting;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2 g. Calls on the European social partners to work with their national affiliates to achieve better gender balance in both participation rates and representation on the boards of committees;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Optional legal framework for European transnational companyllective agreements
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes that the social partners take as their basis an optional European legal framework in order, even before negotiations at European level, to eliminate certain potential problems at source and in order to have their attention drawn toto take advantage of regulatory solutions which have proved useful and effective;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the application of such an optional legal framework should be optional for the social partners;deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends, in the medium term, in view of the increasing transnationalisation of industrial relations, to task the Social Partners with assessing the long-term need of establishing over the next few years an independent three-tier system of European labour courts;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to create the framework conditions that allow for the establishment of transnational industrial relations in border regions;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends the establishment of fundamental criteria for European transnational company agreements which the negotiating parties should discuss and whose outcome they should record in writing in order to prevent problems of subsequent interpretation and application; notes that the following points, in particular, should be covered: the mandating procedure, i.e. clarification of the legitimacy and representativeness of the negotiating parties between which agreements are concluded, the place and date of conclusion of an agreement, substantive and geographical scope, the most favourable clause and the non- regression clause, the period of validity, the preconditions for denouncing the agreement and the dispute settlement procedures; stresses that workers representatives entering into such negotiations should at least be given comparable rights given to European Works Councils under the European Works Councils Directive;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to Complaint No 85/2012, which is pending before the European Committee of Social Rights, in the Laval case, and calls for the right to implementation of cross-border collective measures to be granted; stresses that the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) has found the legislation that Sweden adopted as a result of the EU Court of Justice's ruling in the Laval case to be in violation of fundamental trade union rights;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2012/2292(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recalls in this context the good experiences made with cross-border partnerships between social partners and calls upon the European Commission and Member States to secure EU support for such cross-border partnerships in the future;
2013/05/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that if Member States are to deliver on the targets for an innovative, smart and inclusive Europe contained in the EU 2020 targetsstrategy, SMEs and microbusinesses must be taken into account;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that SMEs are the main actors in bringing together the objectives of innovation and sustainability, but that they need a stable, long-term and ambitious regulatory framework as a prerequisite to fully exploiting the potential for employment offered by a sustainable economy and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to define long-term environmental standards and financial incentives and thus to establish a secure climate for investment;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recognises that SMEs play an important role in achieving social stability, cohesion and integration, particularly in areas that are faced with negative effects in their demographic development; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to support SMEs in establishing a working atmosphere that will encourage workers to comply with the standards of labour law, worker protection and health protection, thus also contributing to social prosperity and the fight against poverty;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the barriers to the start-up and development of SMEs are access to and cost of financerestricted access to finance and loans, a lack of transparency and openness in the management of EU funds in the Member States, burdensome regulations, indirect labour costs, access to export markets and the capacity to develop them, average payment times and skill shortages; emphasises that female entrepreneurs, in particular, are not offered the right start-up support for their projects in many programmes and for this reason calls for the development of start- up programmes tailored to the specific start-up patterns found among women (microbusinesses, little seed capital, unwillingness to take risks);
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes support for SMEs through initiatives such as PSCI, COSME and Horizon 2020 and the future ESF regulation; stresses that such measurthe Member States must not create additional red tape, must demonstrate added EU value and value for money, and must complement Member Statso that the founders of microbusinesses from socially disadvantaged sections of the population in particular can gain access to appropriate financial instruments; in this context calls on the Commission to include special information on cooperatives initiatives the financial instruments managed by the European Investment Fund;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the ‘Think Small First’ principle; recognises the benefits of e- commerce in providing opportunities for SMEs to access the single market and reduce costs; calls on the Commission also to take steps to ensure that the European Observatory for SMEs also includes the voluntary/non-profit sector in its investigations;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that developing e-government and one stop shops will reduce administrative procedures and create new business opportunities, particularly when, in the case of cross-border services, the one stop shop, working in close cooperation with the social partners, also provides comprehensive information about the working conditions in the destination country where services are to be provided, as exemplary pilot projects have shown; notes that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking their potential for job creation;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Within the framework of fitness checks, calls for the identification of areas in which there are excessive burdens, inconsistencies or ineffective legislation in the field of employment that have an adverse impact on SMEs; calls on the Commission to consider a ‘one in, one out rule’ that allows the objectives of health, safety and equality provisions to be maintained and safeguards the principle of subsidiarity, however, to ensure that such measures do not lead to a reduction in labour and health protection provisions in the workplace and that labour and equality rights are fully preserved;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that the reduction of the administrative burden should not lead to a situation where the ILO standards and the ILO Decent Work Agenda are not adequately implemented in SMEs and micro-enterprises;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises that a ‘comply and explain’ approach similar to the corporate governance provisions is inappropriate in the context of administrative burdens; Member States must not be prevented from applying higher standards at the national level that go beyond minimum standards agreed within the EU;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2012/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Notes and strongly supports the focus on micro-enterprises in a strengthened SME test (see COM(2011)0803) through which all available possibili, however calls for the EU directives such as exclusion from the scope, individual provisions, extended transition periods or lighter regimes are systematically assessed.in relation to fundamental EU labour and health protection and the fundamental protection of seasonal workers and posted workers also to be retained for SMEs and micro- enterprises, so as to ensure fair competition in the European internal market;
2012/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to enhance the use of financial instruments (FI) in the next programming period (2014- 2020); stresses that at a time of heavy fiscal constraint and reduced lending capacity on the part of the private sector, the increased use of innovative FI can foster public-private partnerships, achieve a multiplier effect with the EU budget, open up alternative sources of finance and guarantee an important financing stream for strategic regional investments; believes that, if used for appropriate projects, FI could, as a complement to grants, evolve to become an important aspect of the EU’s regional growth strategies; states that FI are appropriate if, as a result of the support provided, a project generates income and profits, so that credit and loans can be paid back;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Urges a legal definition of FI to be included in the upcoming revised Financial Regulation and to become a coherent reference in all legislative acts dealing with FI; stresses the importance of guaranteeing clarity, simplicity and transparency of the FI legal framework in a timely manner and before the start of the next programming period, so as to ensure that FI are attractive to public and private investors and, at the same time, that democratic control over EU resources is ensured;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of the ex ante assessment in identifying situations of market failure or sub-optimal investment; calls on the Commission to introduce relevant requirements regarding the role and application of the ex ante assessment into the relevant regulation as part of the basic act; states that these requirements include compliance with EU law and national law at least, as well as compliance with the transparency requirements for public monies;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the application of FI being extended under the cohesion policy to all thematic objectives and all CSF funds ,or to those projects and project groups or parts of programmes that will generate income and profits and that are therefore appropriate for financial instruments, in the next programming period; stresses, nevertheless, that a better overview of applied FI is necessary in order to mitigate the risk of a lack of coordination and overlapping of different schemes;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the application of FI being extended under the cohesion policy to all thematic objectives and all CSF funds ,or to those projects and project groups or parts of project programmes that will generate income and profits and that are therefore appropriate for financial instruments, in the next programming period; stresses, nevertheless, that a better overview of applied FI is necessary in order to mitigate the risk of a lack of coordination and overlapping of different schemes;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. BelievesConsiders it necessary that adequate monitoring, reporting and auditing and the application of EU transparency rules for the portion of EU resources in the financial instruments are of the utmost importance in order to ensure that EU resources are being used for the purpose intended; calls on the Commission to strengthen the reporting requirements for managing authorities during the programming period, introduce sufficiently frequent audits and deliver to the European Parliament an annual synthesis report on the use and effectiveness of FI across the various CSF funds, thematic objectives and Member States;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the limited institutional capacity of the Commission to accommodate the projected increased role of FI; believes that know-how and the technical capacity for using and managing FI should also be strengthened at the level of managing authorities, financial intermediaries and banks; stresses that better knowledge of FI among those responsible for implementation of public policies is vital in order to remove constraints of a cultural nature and promote the success of FI, while at the same time ensuring democratic control;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2012/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the increased role for cities in the programming and implementation of CSF funds in the next programming period; calls, therefore, on the Commission to further clarify the procedural and practical implications of the stronger role for cities in the development and implementation of FI and, at the same time, to ensure use of public participatory processes for these projects too;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Web-accessibility refers to principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites in order to render the content of these websites accessible to all users, in particular people with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities as well as elderly people. The content of websites includes textual as well as non-textual information, and also the downloading of forms and two-way interaction, e.g. the processing of digital forms, authentication, and transactions like case handling and payments as well as methods to protect users' data.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Commission's eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 calls for action to develop eGovernment services that ensure inclusiveness and accessibility. At the same time, more efforts are needed for the effective implementation of the e- Inclusion policy, which aims at reducing gaps in ICT usage and promoting the use of ICT to overcome exclusion.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) In its CommunicFor the Implementation of ‘A Digital Agenda for Europe’ the Commission announced that public sector websites and websites providing services of general interest to cititzens should be fully accessible by 2015.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme support research on and the development of technological solutions to accessibility problems whereas within the Framework Programmes 6 and 7 the Commission has been funding research into Free/Libre and Open Source software (FOSS).
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The European Disability Strategy 2010- 2020,which aims at breaking down any barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating in society on an equal basis, builds on the UN Convention and contains actions in several priority areas, including web accessibility, with the objective ‘to ensure accessibility to goods and services including public services and assistive devices for people with disabilities.’
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The approximation of national measures at Union level, based on an agreement on accessibility requirements for public sector bodies' websites as well as websites of bodies providing services of general interest to citizens for the public, is necessary in order to put an end to fragmentation. It would reduce uncertainty for web-developers and would foster interoperability. By using accessibility requirements which are technology neutral, innovation will not be hampered and may possibly even be stimulated.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The web–accessibility requirements defined in this Directive are technology neutral. They only indicate which basic functionalities have to be fulfilled for the user to perceive, operate or, understand and interact with a site and its content. They do not specify how this has to be achieved or what technology should be selected for a particular site, on-line information or application. As such they do not hamper innovation and account for permanent technological and societal dynamics concerning the use of web contents, e.g. the broadening utilization of hand-held devices.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Interoperability related to web- accessibility should be based on commonly adopted and used specifications that maximize the compatibility of the web- content with current and future user agents and assistive technologies in a variety of software environments, including FOSS. More specifically, web-content should provide user agents with a common internal encoding of natural language, structures, relations, and sequences, as well as data of any embedded user-interface components. Interoperability thus benefits the users, allowing them to employ their user agent, which can be supported by the promotion of FOSS solutions, thus benefits the users, allowing them to employ a variety of user agents and devices meeting their needs ubiquitously to access websites: they might also benefit from greater choice and reduced prices across the Union. Interoperability would also benefit the suppliers and buyers of web-accessibility related products and services.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) The Directive should aim at ensuring that certain types of public sector bodies' websites that are essential to the public are made fully accessible according to common requirements. Such types were identified in the 2001 E-government benchmarking exercise25 and have been used as a basis for the list in the Annexto persons with disabilities so that they are enabled to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life as stated in the UNCRPD. The identification of such websites should include websites providing services of general interest.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) The conformity with web-accessibility requirements should be continuously monitored from the initial construction of the public sector bodies' website to all subsequent updates of its content. A harmonised monitoring methodology would cover a way of verifying, on a uniform basis in all Members States, the degree of compliance of the website with the requirements for web-accessibility, the collection of representative samples and the periodicity of the monitoring.. Member States should report annually on the outcome of the monitoring and more generally on the list of actions taken in application of this Directive. Those reports should be made available to the public.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive aims at approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States related to the accessibility of the content of public sector bodies' websites to all users, in particular people with functional limitations including persons with disabilities and elderly people.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. It lays down the rules according to which Member States shall make accessible the content of websites belonging to public sector bodies, the types of which are specified in the Annexincluding those which provide services of general interest.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 'Web accessibility' means principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites in order to render the content of these websites in such way as that all users, in particular persons with disabilities, as well as elderly persons, can fully perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with web contents.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
(2) 'Content of websites' means informationall textual and nontextual information associated with a website to be communicated to the users by means of a user agent, including code or mark-up that defines the content's structure, presentation, and interactions, as well as functions of downloading and/or uploading and processing of digital documents, forms and implemented or related methods of authentication, identification, transactions, payments, security, e.g. encryption of data transmission, protection of user data and Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA).
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 8
(8) 'Public sector body' means the State, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law as defined in Article 1 (9) of Directive 2004/18/EC, and associations formed by one or several such authorities or one or several such bodies governed by public law and bodies providing services of general interest and/or general economic interest.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in a consistent and adequate way for users’ perception, operation and understanding, including adaptability of content presentation and interaction, when necessary, providing an accessible electronic alternative;
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in a way which facilitates interoperability with a broad variety of user agents, devices and assistive technologies at Union and international level.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8, to specify further, where appropriate, the requirements for web- accessibility referred to in paragraph 1, which shall go in line with principles of technology neutrality and facilitate the use and development of FOSS.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall report annually on the outcome of the monitoring carried out according to paragraph 4 including the measurement data and, where appropriate, the list of the websites referred to in Article 1(3). Those reports shall be made available to the public.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 3 and 5 shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of timehree years from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall carry out a review of the application of this Directive within three years from its entry into force and shall make the findings of this review public.
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – heading 1
Types of public sector bodies' websitesList of Websites concerned
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 1
(1) Income taxes: declaration, notification of assessmentWebsites of the authorities as defined in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC and Article 2(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 2
(2) Job search services by labour officesWebsites delivering services listed in Annex II to Directive 2004/18/EC
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 3
(3) Social-security benefits: unemployment benefits, child allowances, medical costs (reimbursement or direct settlement), student grants.Websites delivering services listed in Articles 3 to 6 of Directive 2004/17/EC
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 4
(4) Personal documents: passports or driving licensWebsites which are partially or fully funded by authorities referred to in point 1 above
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 5
(5) Car registrationdeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 6
(6) Application for building permissiondeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 7
(7) Declaration to police, e.g. in case of theftdeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 8
(8) Public libraries, e.g. catalogues and search toolsdeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 9
(9) Request and delivery of birth or marriage certificatesdeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 10
(10) Enrolment in higher education or universitydeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 11
(11) Notification of change of residencedeleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2012/0340(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 12
(12) Health-related services: interactive advice on the availability of services, online services for patients, appointments.deleted
2013/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Member States choosing to participate in the programme should designate a managing authority, a certifying authority and a functionally independent auditing authority of a CSF- Fund (1) for their operational programme. To provide flexibility for Member States in the set-up of control systems, it is appropriate to provide the option for the functions of the certifying authority to be carried out by the managing authority. The Member States should also be allowed to designate intermediate bodies to carry out certain tasks of the managing authority or the certifying authority. The Member States should in that case lay down clearly their respective responsibilities and functions. ((1) The name "CSF-Fund" should then be changed into the new name "ESI-Fund" (European Structural- and Investment Funds).)
2013/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 281 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
2. Management and control systems shall provide for:
2013/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 282 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall designate a managing authority, a certifying authority and a functionally independent auditing authority of a CSF-Fund (1) for their operational programme. ((1) The name "CSF-Fund" should then be changed into the new name "ESI-Fund" (European Structural- and Investment Funds).)
2013/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Having regard to the current economic crisis, in order to strengthen the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union, and as a contribution to the special effort needed to address the specific situations of unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, and of poverty and social exclusion in these Member States, the European Social Fund allocations to those three Member States and to Member States which are facing serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability for the year 2013 should be increased.
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be EUR 308 542 55169 826 107 at 2004 prices in accordance with the annual breakdown shown in Annex I.
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 19 – introductory part
Overall resources for the Convergence objective shall amount to 81,53 % of the resources referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 251 543 76065 591 146) and shall be distributed between the different components as follows:
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 19 – point a
(a) 70,50 % (i.e. a total of EUR 177 338 88060 711 991) for the financing referred to in Article 5(1), using eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Overall resources for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective shall amount to 15,96 % of the resources referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 49 239 33744 781 841) and shall be distributed between the different components as follows:
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 20 – point a
(a) 78,91 % (i.e. a total of EUR 38 854 0318 613 211) for the financing referred to in Article 6, using eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate and population density as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State; and
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 20 – point b
(b) 21,09 % (i.e. a total of EUR 10 385 3066 168 630) for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(2), using eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State."
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
ANNEX I – table – column 7 – row 2
45 843 55170 826 107
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2012/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Annex II – point 32
"32. For the year 2013, an additional envelope of EUR 125 513 290 under the ESF will be allocated as follows: EUR 83 675 527 will be allocated to France, EUR 25 102 658 will be allocated to Italy and EUR 16 735 105 will be allocated to Spain." Additional EUR 11 290 000 will be allocated to Greece, additional EUR 10 541 000 will be allocated to Portugal, additional EUR 4 582 000 will be allocated to Ireland and additional EUR 862 000 will be allocated to Cyprus."
2013/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 59 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 3(3), and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 26(2), Article 45, Article 46, Article 53(1) and Article 62 thereof,
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The free movement of workers gives every citizen the right to move freely to another Member State to work and reside there for that purpose and protects them against discrimination as regards employment, remuneration and other working conditions in comparison to nationals of that Member State. It needs to be distinguished frombalanced with the freedom to provide services, which includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, for which they may send ('post') their own workers temporarily to carry out the work necessary to provide these services there. This posting has to happen without violating non- discrimination provisions for both undertakings and workers as set out in Article 45(2) and 49 TFEU.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) A genuine posting situation requires that the worker is habitually employed with the service provider prior, during and after the period of posting and not hired solely for the posting.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Based on Art. 3(6) of Directive 96/71/EC, if one posted workers replaces another or if the same position is repeatedly filled with a posted worker by the same services providers in a short/quick succession, and if these succeeding contracts add up to 12 month, the assumption that it is not a posting situation is justified.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) With respect to workers temporarily posted to carry out work in order to provide services in another Member State than the one in which they habitually carry out their work, Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services establishes a core set of clearly defined terms and conditions of work and employment which must be complied with by the service provider in the Member State to which the posting takes place to ensure the minimum protection of the posted workers concerned. This Directive and Directive 96/71/EC do not prevent legal or collectively agreed standards from providing the posted workers with more favourable conditions, as long as equal treatment and non-discrimination of local and foreign companies and workers is ensured. This Enforcement Directive aims at improving the implementation of the Directive 96/17/EC in full respect of Article 53(1) and 62 Art. 45(1), 45(2) and Art. 26(2) TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) This directive aims at better enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC. Therefore, the provision laid down in this directive shall be applicable without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) In order to prevent, avoid and combat circumvention and/or abuse of the applicable rules by companies taking improper or fraudulent advantage of the freedom to provide services enshrined in the Treaty and/or the application of Directive 96/71/EC the implementation and monitoring of the notion of posting should be improvedmust be enforceable and should be improved and any circumvention of the rules must be sanctioned, especially regarding all terms and conditions of employment.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In case of non-compliance such as when a worker is found not to be genuinely posted, an undertaking shall be covered by the relevant legislation applicable in the country of service provision, and all persons posted by the undertaking concerned shall be deemed workers exercising their freedom of movement within the Union.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Therefore, the constituent factual elements characterising the temporary nature inherent to the notion of posting, which implies that the employer should be genuinely established in the Member State from which the posting takes place, as well as the relationship between Articles 45, 46, 49 TFEU, Directive 96/71/EC and Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (hereinafter the 'Rome I Regulation')need to be further clarified.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) As is the case with Directive 96/71/EC, this Directive should not prejudice the application of the law which, under Article 8 of the Rome I Regulation, applies to individual employment contracts, or the application of Regulation No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation No 987/2009of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems or Article 45 and 46 TFEU. The provisions in this Directive are without prejudice to Member States providing for and enforcing more favourable conditions for posted workers.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Respect for the diversity of national industrial relations systems as well as the autonomy of social partners is explicitly recognised by the Treaty. This respect has to be transferred into provisions which enable Member States to use a wide range of arrangements in line with their national law and practice for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of 96/71/EC and this Directive.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Trade unions play an important role in the context of the posting of workers for the provision of servicehis Directive and Directive 96/71/EC respect the different national industrial relations systems and recognise the important role of collective bargaining. This since social partners may, in accordance with national law and/or practice, determine the different levels (alternatively or simultaneously) of the applicable minimum rates of pay ludes the right of trade unions to engage in judicial and administrative proceeding on behalf of the worker and where applicable to control and enforce working conditions.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Adequate and effective implementation and enforcement are key elements in protecting the rights of posted workers, whereas poor enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the Union rules applicable in this area. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States is thereforeMember States and supported by the Commission is essential, without neglecting the important role of labour inspectorates and the social partners in this respect.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Posted workers shall not be used to replace striking workers.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Competent authorities shall make an overall assessment of all factual elements in order to determine if an undertaking is performing a genuine activity. If proof cannot be produced it shall be presumed that the undertaking is established in the country where it provides the service.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) Member States are entitled to perform any controls needed in order to fully comply with Article 5 in 96/71/EC and the provisions in this Directive. Strong, regular and flexible inspections in the Member States are essential and adequate funding must be provided in order for the competent authorities to detect and combat circumvention.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to facilitate better and more uniform application of Directive 96/71/EC, it is appropriate to provide for an electronic information exchange system to facilitate administrative cooperation and competent authorities should use the Internal Market Information System (IMI) as much as possible. However, this should not prevent the application of bilateral agreements or arrangements concerning administrative cooperation as these established mechanisms of cooperation have proven fruitful.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Member States obligations to make information on terms and conditions of employment generally available and to provide effective access free of charge to it, not only to service providers from other Member States, but also to the posted workers concerned, should be further concretised. Non-compliance must be sanctioned as it seriously hinders enforcement and undermines fair competition in the Single Market.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Posted workers have a right to information and advice regarding the relevant working and employment conditions. It is up to the Member States, to establish such information and advice centres that posted workers can turn to and provide financial support for them.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In order to improve and facilitate mutual assistance and crossborder cooperation between the competent authorities in the Member States, an EU- wide notification or registration system based on and compatible with existing systems in Member States should be developed in accordance with the rules on the protection of personal data. In order for such a system to be in line with the principle of non-discrimination and fair competition, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council an impact assessment regarding the feasibility of such a system.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) It is of paramount importance that the host Member State continues to control and monitor as outlined in Article 5 Directive 96/71/EC. In order to ensure the correct application of, and to monitor compliance with, the substantive rules on the terms and conditions of employment to be respected with regard to posted workers, Member States shouldall apply only certainnecessary control measures or administrative formalities to undertakings posting workers for the provision of services. Such measures and requirements may only be imposed provided that the competent authorities cannot carry out their supervisory task effectively without the requested information and the necessary information cannot be obtained easily from the employer of posted workers or the authorities in the Member State of establishment of the service provider within a reasonable delay and/or less restrictive measures would not ensure that the objectives of the national controls measures deemed necessary are attained.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Any risk assessment should aim at identifying the sectors of activity in which the employment of workers posted for the provision of services is concentrated on their territory. When making such risk assessment, the special problems and needs of specific sectors, the past record of infringement, the information provided by social partners on the ground, the practices of circumvention as well as the vulnerability of certain groups of workers should be taken into account.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to combat circumvention and bogus self-employment, the Commission shall examine the possibility to set up a European register ("black list") for companies who repeatedly have violated the rules laid down in this Directive and Directive 96/71/EC. The purpose of such a black list should be to ensure fair competition among companies.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 160 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) In order to cope in a flexible way withrespect the diversity of labour markets and industrial relations systems, by way of exception,Member States are, in line with their national law and practice, entitled to task other actors and/or bodies maywith monitoring certain terms and conditions of employment of posted workers, provided these offer the persons concerned an equivalent degree of protection and exercise their monitoring in a non- discriminatory and objective manner.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 162 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) To facilitate the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC and ensure more effective application of it, effective complaint mechanisms should exist through which posted workers may lodge complaints or engage in proceedings either directly or through relevant designated third parties, such as trade unions or other associations as well as common institutions of social partners. Associations, organisations and other legal entities which have a legitimate interest in the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC may engage in any judicial and administrative proceeding on behalf of the worker. This should be without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) In view of the prevalence of subcontracting in the construction sector,With a view to reducing abuses in subcontracting situations and in order to protect posted workers' rights, it is necessary to ensure that in suchall sector at least the contractor of which the employer is a direct subcontractor can be held liable to pay to posted workers the net minimum rates of pay due, any back- payments of outstanding remuneration and/or contributions due to common funds or institutions of social partners regulated by law or collective agreement in so far as these are covered by Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC in addition to or in place of the employer. The contractor shall not be held liable if he/she has undertaken due diligence. The latter may imply preventive measures concerning proof provided by the subcontractor, including where relevant based upon information emanating from national authoritiess, all contractors down the chain can be held liable for paying to the posted workers all entitlements due to them.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 183 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) In specific cases, other contractors may, in accordance with national law and practice, be also held liable for failure to comply with the obligations under this Directive, or their liability may be limited, after consultation of the social partners at national or sectoral level.deleted
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 196 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) The obligation to impose a liability requirement on the contractor where the direct subcontractor is a service provider, established in anotherExisting systems of supply chain compliance already in place in Member State,s postroviding wforkers is justified in the overriding public interest of the social protection of workers. Such posted workers may not be in the same situation as workers employed by a direct subcontractor established in the Member State of establishment of the contractor with regard to the possibility to claim outstanding pay or refunds of taxes or social security contributions unduly withheld better conditions and protection for workers shall in no way be restricted by the provisions in this Directive.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) The disparities between the systems of the Member States for enforcing imposed administrative fines and/or penalties in cross-border situations are prejudicial to the proper functioning of the internal market and risk making it very difficult, if not impossible, to ensure that posted workers enjoy an equivalent level of protection throughout the Union. Where such fines and penalties are imposed due to non-compliance with the employment conditions established by labour courts or collective agreements, these must be enforceable.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 210 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) Member States should take appropriate measures in the event of failure to comply with the obligations laid down in this Directive, including administrative and judicial procedures, and should provide for effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties for any breaches of the obligations under this Directive. Insufficient cooperation between Member States remains unfortunately a problem in enforcing Directive 96/71/EC and hinders the creation of a level playing field for companies and the protection of workers.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably protection of personal data (Article 8), the freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work (Article 15), the freedom to conduct a business (Article 16), the right to collective bargaining and action (Article 28), fair and just working conditions (Article 31), and the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial (Article 47) and the relevant ILO Conventions and has to be implemented in accordance with those rights and principles.
2013/01/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 219 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a general common framework of appropriateset of specific provisions, measures and control mechanisms necessary for better and more uniformso as to aid Member States in the implementation, application and enforcement in practice of Directive 96/71/EC, including measures to prevent and sanction any abuse and circumvention of the applicable rules and without prejudice to the scope of Directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 222 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This Directive aims to guarantee respect for an appropriate level of minimum protection of the rights of posted workers for the cross-border provisIn accordance with Art. 3 of the Directive 96/71/EC, this Directive sets out implementation instruments needed for the equal treatment of posted workers as regards the terms and conditions of services, while facilitatemployment which apply ing the exercise of the freedom to provide services for service providers and promoting fair competition between service providersplace where the service is to be performed, as defined by national law or practice of Member States and therefore contributes to fair competition in the Single Market.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 229 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not affect in any way the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in Member States and by Uninternational law, ILO Conventions and the Fundamental Rights Charter including the right or freedom to strike or to take other action covered by the specific industrial relations systems in Member States, in accordance with national law and practices. Nor does it affect the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law and practices.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where there is conflict between Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive the principles of Directive 96/71/EC shall prevail.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 234 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. This directive aims to support the functioning of the internal market and improve implementation of Directive 96/71/EC. A Member State shall take all action required to enforce the terms and conditions of employment at the place where the service is performed and to abolish any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 235 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. This Directive does not affect in any way the competences of the Member States to define mandatory labour standards and working conditions for all workers pursuing labour on their territory (as formulated by Article 3(10) of Directive 96/71) as long as these standards are not protectionist or discriminatory.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'competent authority' means any body or authority designated by a Member State to perform functions under this Directive; or under Directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 243 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'requesting authority' means the competent authority of a Member State which makes a request for assistance, information, notification or recovery concerning a penalty or fine as referred to in Chapter VI;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 251 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Preventing abuse and circumventionMinimum set of enforcement measures for implementation and monitoring
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 256 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of implementing, applying and enforcing Directive 96/71/EC the competent authorities shall take into account factual elements characterising the activities carried out by an undertaking in the State in which it is established in order to determine whether it genuinely performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management and/or administrativan undertaking posting workers shall supply to the competent authorities upon request proof that it genuinely performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management activities, in the territory of the Member State of establishment. The competent authorities shall take into account all factual elements characterising these activities. Such elements may include: but are not limited to:
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 271 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the place where the undertakingcountry of establishment is the place where it performs its substantial quantifiable business activity and has its registered office and administration, uses office space, pays taxes, and pays taxes and social contributions and has a professional licence or is registered with the chambers of commerce or professional bodies,
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 280 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the place where posted workers are recruited and where they are habitually employed,
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the law applicable to the contracts concluded by the undertaking with its workers, on the one hand, and withclients and proof that the law of the country of establishment its clients, on the other handapplicable to the contracts concluded with its workers,
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the abnormally limited number of contracts performed and/or size of turnover realised in the Member State of establishment or the place where the majority of contracts with clients are performed.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 307 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The assessment of these elements shall be adapted to each specific case and take account of the nature of the activities carried out by the undertaking in the Member State in which it is established.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 313 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Activities of purely administrative nature or undertakings only holding personnel in the host member state fall outside the scope of directive 96/71/EC or this directive.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 315 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In order to better implement Articles 3 and 5 of Directive 96/71/EC and to assess whether a posted worker temporarily carries out his or her work in a Member State other than the one in which he or she normally works, all factual elements characterising such work and the situation of the worker shall be examined by the competent authorities.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 319 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 - introductory part
Such elements may include, but are not limited to:
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 332 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the work of the posted workers is carried out for a limited period of time in another Member State than the one in which the employee normally carries out his work and starts on a specified day; In accordance with Art 3(6) of Directive 96/71/EC, for the calculation of this limited time, account shall be taken of any previous periods for which the post has been filled by a posted worker;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 336 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) The posting takes place from the Member State in or from which the employee normally carries out his work;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 345 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the posted worker returns or is expected to resume working to the Member State from which he/she is posted after completion of the work ois habitually employed during the period of posting, and is employed with the undertaking prior to and after the perovisiond of services for which he or she was posteding;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 351 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) the posted worker has a valid A1 form to certify which social security legislation applies; the A1 form is solely an informative indicator for the social security status of the worker. It shall not be retroactive and must be provided from the beginning of the posting period and prior to any inspections;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 365 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) any repeated previous periods during whichthat the post was not filled by the same or another (posted) worker during repeated previous periods.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 381 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
All the factual elements enumerated above are indicative factors in the overall assessment to be made and may not therefore be considered in isolation. The criteria shall be adapted to each specific case and take account of the specificities of the situation. Art 3(6) of the Directive 96/71/EC need to be taken into account when evaluating whether a posting is temporary or not.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 387 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The absence or lack of document(s), such as the document(s) referred to in Article 3 of Directive 91/533 or the certificate concerning the social security legislation (form A1 as prescribed for posted workers by Regulation 883/2004 and its implementing Regulation 987/2009) which applies to him/her, having been issued is an indication that the situation should not be characterised as one of 'temporarily posting' to another country than the one in which the worker concerned habitually works.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 389 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 b (new)
For the purpose of implementing, applying and enforcing Directive 96/71/EC, the competent authorities shall make an overall assessment of all factual elements relevant for assessing the posting, the establishment of the undertaking and the status of the worker. In case of non-compliance for any one of the above-mentioned criteria, further verification by the concerned Member State is obligatory.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 390 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 c (new)
The list of criteria is non-exhaustive. The Member States have the right to stipulate other binding elements. The assessment of these elements shall be adapted to each specific case.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 391 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 d (new)
In accordance with Article 4 of the Directive 96/71/EC and in the context of the administrative cooperation the Member States of establishment shall provide upon request the relevant information to the requesting authority.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 399 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Non-compliance and applicable law 1. Where it is not established that an undertaking performs genuine substantial activity in the Member State of establishment in accordance with Article 3.1, the undertaking shall be considered to be established in the Member State where it provides the service. 2. Where it is not established that a posted worker is only temporarily carrying out work in a Member State other than the one in which he normally works in accordance with Article 3.2, the habitual place of employment, and thus the applicable terms and conditions of employment, shall be those of the Member State where the service is provided. 3. Terms and conditions of employment, as provided for in the national laws and collective agreements of the Member State of establishment and/or the Member State where the service is provided, which are more favourable to workers shall apply.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 408 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Role of competent authorities and liaison offices
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 409 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
In accordance with Directive 95/46/EC, Member States shall remain ultimately responsible for safeguarding data protection and the legal rights of affected persons and shall put in place appropriate mechanisms in this respect.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 411 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Contact details of the competent authorities shall be communicated to the Commission and the other Member States and be available to the public. The Commission shall publish and regularly update the list of the competent authorities and liaison offices. Other Member States and EU institutions shall respect each Member State's choice(s) of competent authorities.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 414 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that the information on the terms and conditions of employment referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC which are to be applied and complied with by service providers are made generally available in a clear,free of charge in a clear, transparent comprehensive and easily accessible way at a distance and by electronic means, in formats and by web standards that ensure access to persons with disabilities and to ensure that the liaison offices or the other competent national bodies referred to in Article 4 of Directive 96/71/EC are in a position to carry out their tasks effectively.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 418 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to bring about further improvements with respect to access to information, Member States shall in accordance with the principles established in Article 4 of Directive 96/71/EC:
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 423 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure that bodies are tasked by the Member State with providing posting undertakings and posted workers with all required information relating to their rights and obligations under Directive 96/71/EC. According to national traditions, also social partners can be tasked entirely or partially, or can support the tasked bodies;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 426 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) take the necessary measures to make generally available on internet sites and by other means information on which collective agreements are applicable (and to whom), and which terms and conditions of employment have to be applied by service providers from other Member States in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC, whereby, where possible, links to existing internet sites and other contact points, in particular the relevant social partners, shall be provided;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 430 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) make the information available to workers and service providers in languages other than the national language(s) of the country in which the services are provided, if possible in summarised leaflet form indicating the main labour conditions applicablthe most relevant languages, the choice being left to the host Member State, if possible in summarised leaflet form indicating the main labour conditions applicable as well as describing the procedures to lodge complaints and the judicial proceedings and sanctions applicable in case of non- compliance and upon requests in formats accessible to persons with disabilities;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 438 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) further detailed information on labour and social conditions including Health and Safety at the workplace shall be easily made available by different means of communication including contact points;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 444 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) inform about and provide resources for other contact points such as provided by the social partners;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 445 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission under supervision of Council and the European Parliament shall continue to support the Member States in this area.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 447 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Where, in accordance with national law, traditions and practices and with full respect for the autonomy of social partners, the terms and conditions of employment referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC are laid down in collective agreements in accordance with aArticle 3 paragraphs 1 and 8 of that Directive, Member States shouldall ensure that the social partners shall identify these and make tse terms and conditions are made available in an accessible and transparent way to service providers from other Member States and to posted workers, and may involve the social partners in this respect. The relevant information should, in particular, concerningver the different minimum rates of pay and their constituent elements, the method used to calculate and/or classify the remuneration due and the qualifying criteria for classification in the different wage categories, , available in an accessible and transparent way for service providers from other Member States and posted workersvailable to the competent authorities. Terms and conditions of employment should be made available in an accessible and transparent way.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The cooperation of the Member States shall in particular consist in replying to reasoned requests for information and to carry out checks, inspections and investigations from competent authorities with respect to the situations of posting referred to in Article 1 (3) of Directive 96/71/EC, including investigation of any abuses of applicable rules on the posting of workers or possible cases of unlawful transnational activities.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 469 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The cooperation of the Member States may, also include the sending and service of documents of the requesting authority.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 471 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of responding to a request for assistance from competent authorities in another Member State, Member States shall ensure that service providers established in their territory supply their competent authorities with all the information necessary for supervising their activities in compliance with their national laws and Directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 476 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. In the event of difficulty in meeting a request for information or in carrying out checks, inspections or investigations, the Member State in question shall rapidly inform the requesting Member State with a view to finding a solution. Any permanent refusal to provide the requested data constitutes an infringement to the EU law, as defined in TFEU Articles 258 and following.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 477 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any long-term refusal to supply the data requested shall entitle the requesting Member State to draw up a publicly accessible list of authorities that have refused to cooperate and to inform the Commission thereof. The Commission shall set up a publicly accessible list of those authorities reported to have not been willing to cooperate.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 481 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
A specific urgency mechanism shall be used for special situations where a Member State becomes aware of particular circumstances requiring urgent action. In such circumstances, the information shall be submitted within 24 hours. This urgency mechanism shall be used in case the criteria in Article 3 lead to the suspicion that the posted worker is employed by a non-genuine company or is not a worker or is not genuinely posted. This shall not preclude the national authorities and/or inspectorates of the host country to take immediate measures preventing, investigating and sanctioning social fraud.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 489 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure the confidentiality of the information which they exchange. Information exchanged shall be used only in respect of the matter(s) for which it was requested, in accordance with European law and national law and practices.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 492 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. TIn accordance with the principle established in Article 4 of Directive 96/71/EC, the Commission and the competent authorities shall cooperate closely in order to examine any difficulties which might arise in the application of Article 3(10)implementation of Directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 494 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. To facilitate mutual assistance and crossborder cooperation, the Commission shall within 2 years from entry into force of this directive present to the European Parliament and the Council an impact assessment on the feasibility of an EU- wide notification or registration system based on and compatible with existing systems in Member States.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 497 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – title
Role of the Member State of establishments
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 498 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. In accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of the Directive 96/71/EC, inspection of the working conditions to be complied with is the responsibility of the authorities of the host Member State and that Member state shall therefore continue to control, monitor and take all the necessary supervisory or enforcement measures, in accordance with its national law and/or practice and administrative procedures, with respect to workers posted to its territory. The competent authorities can, on their own initiative, undertake factual checks and are not bound by any results of checks carried out by the authorities of the Member State of establishment.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 501 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of establishment of the service provider shall continue to control, massist the Member State to which the posting takes place to ensure compliance with the conditor and take the necessary supervisory or enforcement measures, in accordance with its national law, practice and administrative procedures, with respect to workers posted to another Member Stateions applicable under Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive by providing in due time information on whether posting undertakings fulfil the minimum criteria outlined in Art. 3 of this directive and in directive 96/71/EC. This responsibility shall not in any way reduce the possibilities of the Member State to which the posting takes place to monitor, control and take any necessary supervisory or enforcement measures in accordance with this Directive and Directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 503 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In the circumstances referred to in Article 3 (1) and (2) and Article 9(1), the Member State of establishment of the service provider shall assist the Member State to which the posting takes place to ensure compliance with the conditions applicable under Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive. The Member State of establishment of the service provider shall, on its own initiative, communicate to the Member State to which the posting takes place any relevant information as specified in Articles 3 (1) and (2) and 9(1), where the Member State of establishment of the service provider is aware of specific facts which indicate possible irregularitiThe Member State of establishment of the service provider shall immediately, on its own initiative, or on demand of the host Member State communicate to the latter any relevant information as specified in this directive or needed for compliance with Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC. Competent authorities may request information for any overriding reason of public interest.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 506 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities of the host Member State may equally ask the competent authorities of the Member State of establishment, for each instance where services are provided or for each service provider, to provide information to verify full compliance with both Directive 96/71/EC and this directive, including as to the legality of the service provider's establishment, the service provider's good conduct, and the absence of any infringement of the applicable rules. . The competent authorities of the Member State of establishment shall provide this information in accordance with Article 6.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 509 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The obligation laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not entail a duty on the part of the Member State of establishment to carry out factual checks and controls in the territory of the host Member State where the service is provided. Such cChecks and controls shall, if need be, be carried out by the authorities of the host Member State at the request of the competent authorities of the Member State of establishment, in accordance with Article 10 and in conformity with the powers of supervision provided for in the host Member State's national law, practice and administrative procedures and which respect Union law.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 515 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, with the assistance of the Commission, take accompanying measures to develop, facilitate and promote the exchange between social partners, officials in charge of the implementation of administrative cooperation and mutual assistance, as well as monitoring the compliance with and enforcement of the applicable rulesto ensure that organisations providing information to posted workers are supported.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 519 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The competent authorities in the member state of establishment and the host member state collect the data registered regarding the posting process and evaluate them. Member States need to regularly report to the European Commission. The European Commission compiles the information and regularly publishes reports .
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 521 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the necessity forensure adequate financial support in order to further improve administrative cooperation and increase mutual trust through projects, including promoting exchanges of relevant officials and training, as well as developing, facilitating and promoting best practice initiatives, including those of social partners at Union level, such as the development and updating of databases or joint websites containing general or sector- specific information concerning terms and conditions of employment to be respected.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 535 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may only impose the following administrative requirements and control measures:In order to improve the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC, Member States, fully respecting the principle of non- discrimination, may control all elements necessary to verify compliance with Articles 3 and 5 of Directive 96/71/EC and Art. 3 of this Directive.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 538 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an obligation for a service provider established in another Member State to make a simple declaration to the responsible national competent authorities at the latest at the commencement of the service provision, whereby the declaration may only cover the identity of the service provider, the presence of one or more clearly identifiable posted workers, their anticipated number, the anticipated duration and location of their presence, and the services justifying the posting;deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 554 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an obligation to keep or make available and/or retain copies in paper or electronic form of the employment contract (or an equivalent document within the meaning of Directive 91/533, including, where appropriate or relevant, the additional information referred to in Article 4 of that Directive), payslips, time- sheets and proof of payment of wages or copies of equivalent documents during the period of posting in an accessible and clearly identified place in its territory, such as the workplace or the building site, or for mobile workers in the transport sector the operations base or the vehicle with which the service is provided;deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 566 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a translation of the documents referred to under (b), may be justified provided these documents are not excessively long and standardised forms are generally used for such documents;deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 580 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an obligation to designate a contact person to negotiate, if necessary, on behalf of the employer with the relevant social partners in the Member State to which the posting takes place, in accordance with national legislation and practice, during the period in which the services are provided.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 602 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the procedures and formalities relating to the posting of workers can be completed easily by undertakings, at a distance and by electronic means as far as possible.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 605 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the necessity and appropriateness of the application of national control measures shall be reviewed in the light of the experiences with and effectiveness of the system for cooperation and exchange of information, the development of more uniform, standardised documents, the establishment of common principles or standards for inspections in the field of the posting of workers as well as technological developments, with a view to proposing, where appropriate, any necessary amendments or modifications.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 618 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – title
IControls and inspections
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 629 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that appropriate checks and monitoring mechanisms are put in place and that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory in order to control and monitor compliance with the provisions and rules laid down inIn order to improve compliance with Art. 3 and 5 of Directive 96/71/EC and to guarantee its propereffective application and enforcement. Such inspections shall be based primarily on a risk assessment to be drawn up regularly by the competent authorities. The risk assessment shall identify the sectors of activity in which the employment of workers posted for the provision of services is concentrated on their territory. When making such risk assessment the realisation of big infrastructural projects, the special problems and needs of specific sectors, the past record of infringement, as well as the vulnerability of certain groups of workers shall be taken into account., host Member States shall ensure that effective checks and monitoring mechanisms are put in place and that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory. In order to make effective checks and controls possible, Member States may in particular impose the following requirements:
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 630 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) an obligation for a service provider established in another Member State to make a declaration in paper or electronic form in the language of the host Member State to the responsible national competent authorities prior to the commencement of the service provision, whereby the declaration must at least provide the necessary information in order to allow factual controls at the working place. This includes in particular information that allows doubtless identification of the service provider, the designated contact person referred to under (e), the posted workers as well as information regarding the beginning and the anticipated duration of the posting, the location of their working place and the services justifying the posting; information if the posted worker has been assigned by his employer to another undertaking in the Member State of establishment in particular in the event of transfers of undertakings or mergers needs to be included. Subsequent changes concerning these data have to be declared without delay; these duties shall also apply to enterprises within the meaning of Art. 1 3c) of directive 96/71/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 631 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) an obligation to keep or make available and/or retain copies in paper or electronic form of the necessary employment documents, in order to allow factual controls at the working place. This includes in particular the employment contract (or an equivalent document within the meaning of Directive 91/533, including, where appropriate or relevant, the additional information referred to in Article 4 of that Directive), payslips, time- sheets stating the beginning, end and duration of the daily working time, the A1 form as proof of social security coverage in the home member state, documents on health and safety at work, including the required assessment of the risks to safety and health at work in accordance with 89/391/EC, where the posted worker is a third country national, copies of the work permit and of the residence permit and proof of payment of wages or copies of equivalent documents during the period of posting in an accessible and clearly identified place in its territory, such as the workplace or the building site, or for mobile workers in the transport sector the operations base or the vehicle with which the service is provided;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 632 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) an obligation to deliver, at the request of the authorities of the host Member State, and within a reasonable period of time after the posting, the documents referred to under (b);
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 633 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) a translation of the documents referred to under (b) into the language of the host Member State;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 634 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e (new)
(e) an obligation to designate a legal or mandated representative to negotiate and where required conclude, if necessary, on behalf of the employer with the relevant social partners in the Member State to which the posting takes place, in accordance with national legislation and practice, or with the relevant public authorities and/or who can be contacted by the competent authorities of the host Member State and who is authorized to receive service;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 635 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f (new)
(f) other administrative requirements and control measures without which the competent bodies in the Member States cannot carry out their supervisory task effectively and where the task could not be fulfilled using less restrictive measures.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 636 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that inspections and controls of compliance with Directive 96/71/EC are not discriminatory and/or disproportion shall allocate the necessary resources to ensure inspections and controls; they shall ensure that the procedures and formalities relating to the posting of workers can be completed by undertakings, at a distance and by electronic means as far as possible and that all administrative requirements are publicly available to the service providers and regularly updated.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 645 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the necessity, appropriateness and sufficient effectivity of the application of national control measures shall be reviewed in the light of the experiences with and effectiveness of the system for cooperation and exchange of information, the development of more uniform, standardised documents, the establishment of common principles or standards for inspections in the field of the posting of workers as well as technological, social and economic developments of posting, with a view to proposing, where appropriate, any necessary amendments or modifications to ensure effective controls of employment conditions by the competent authorities of the host Member State.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 646 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. During the period of posting a worker the inspection of the working conditions lies within the responsibility of the authorities or body in charge of the host Member state. They can carry out factual checks and controls on their own initiative and are not bound to any results of checks or controls carried out by the Member State of establishment.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 647 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Inspection methods and mechanism that aim to control the rules laid down in Directive 96/71 and to detect breaches of the posting rules or the abuse for other purposes than the free provision of services, belong to the core part of the public policy provisions, as formulated in declaration 10 of the Council. Mandatory rules of the Member States to fight against undeclared labour and to avoid social dumping, related to cross border labour recruitment, cannot be restricted solely because these rules could hinder the free provision of services.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 649 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In accordance with the rules on administrative cooperation the Member State of establishment has an obligation to deliver required information. Continuing non-compliance with this will be treated as infringement under EU-law.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 654 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In Member States where, in accordance with national law and practice, the setting of the terms and conditions of employment of posted workers referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC, and in particular the minimum rates of pay, including working time, is left to management and labour they may, at the appropriate level and subject to the conditions laid down by the Member States, also the monitor the application of the relevant terms and conditions of employment of posted workers, provided that an adequate level of protection equivalent to that resulting from Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive is guaranteed.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 657 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Member States where labour inspectorates have noIn competeliance with respect to the control and monitoring of the working conditions and/or terms and conditions of employment of posted workers may, by way of exception, after consulting the social partners at national level, establish or maintain arrangements guaranteeing the respect of these terms and conditions of employment, provided that the arrangements offerArt. 5 of 96/71/EC and in full respect of different labour market models, Member States are entitled to use a wide range of arrangements in line with their national law and practice to ensure compliance with 96/71/EC so as to guarantee the persons concerned an adequate degree of protection equivalent to that resulting fromas defined by Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 660 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. For the enforcement of the obligations under Article 6 of Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive, Member States shall ensure that there are effective mechanisms for posted workers to lodge complaints against their employers directly, as well as the right to institute judicial or administrative proceedings, alsobe it in the Member State in whose territory the workers are or were posted, where such workers consider they have sustained loss or damage as a result of a failure to apply the applicable rules,of establishment of the undertaking or the host Member State even after the relationship in which the failure is alleged to have occurred has ended.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 670 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that trade unions and other third parties, such as associations, organisations and other legal entities which have, in accordance with the criteria laid down by their national law, a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions of this Directive and Directive 96/71/EC are complied with, may engage, on behalf or in support of the posted workers or their employer, with their approval in any judicial or administrative proceedings provided for with the objective of implementing this Directive and/or enforcing the obligations under this Directive.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 672 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 3 shall apply without prejudice to national rules on prescription deadlines or time limits for bringing similar actions and to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts, if they are more favourable than the stipulation in point a) and to national provisions according to which the parties to the collective agreements enforce these agreements.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 676 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Posted workers taking judicial or administrative proceedings shall not receive any unfavourable treatment by the employer. Posted workers of third national countries shall be given the right to reside in the EU until proceedings are terminated.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 678 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the necessary mechanisms are in place to ensure that posted workers are able to receiveor bodies acting on their behalf are able to claim and receive any entitlements due to him/her including but not limited to:
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 685 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) any outstanding remuneration which, under the applicable terms and conditions of employment covered by Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC, would have been dueand related benefits, social security payments etc. including interest;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 707 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. With respect to the construction activities referred to in the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC, for all posting situations covered by Article 1(3) of Directive 96/71/EC, theEach Member States shall ensure on a non– discriminatory basis with regard to the protection of the equivalent rights of employees of direct subcontractors established in its territory, that the contractor of which the employer (service provider or temporary employment undertaking or placement agency) is a direct subcontractor cantake the necessary measures to ensure that an undertaking which appoints another undertaking to provide services is liable, in addition to and/or in place of the employer, be held liable by the posted worker and/or common funds or institutions of social partners for non-payment offor the obligations of that undertaking or subcontractor or hirer of labour appointed by that undertaking regarding the following:
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 722 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) any outstanding net remuneration corresponding to the minimum rates of pay and/or contributions due to common funds or institutions of social partners in so far as covered by Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC;
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 732 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This shall not in any way preclude the application of already existing more stringent rules on national level nor the introduction of those.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 738 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The liability referred to in the present paragraph shall be limited to worker's rights acquired under the contractual relationship between the contractor and his subcontractor.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 746 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide that a contractor who has undertaken due diligence shall not be liable in accordance with paragraph 1. Such systems shall be applied in a transparent, non discriminatory and proportionate way. They may imply preventive measures taken by the contractor concerning proof provided by the subcontractor of the main working conditions applied to the posted workers as referred to in Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC, including pay slips and payment of wages, the respect of social security and/or taxation obligations in the Member State of establishment and compliance with the applicable rules on posting of workers.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 757 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may, in conformity with Union law, provide for more stringent liability rules under national law on a non-discriminatory and proportionate basis in regard to the scope and range of subcontractor liability. Member States may also, in conformity with Union law, provide for such liability in sectors other than those contained in the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC. Member States may in these cases provide that a contractor that has undertaken due diligence as defined by national law shall not be liable.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 767 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the Commission shall,uncil and the European Parliament in consultoperation with the Member States andCommission and after consultation of the social partners at EU leveshall, review the application of this Article with a view to proposing, where appropriate, any necessary amendments or modifications.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 769 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Existing systems of supply chain compliance already in place in Member States providing for better conditions and protection for workers shall in on way be restricted by the provision in this Directive.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 773 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The requesting authority may, in accordance with the laws, regulations and administrative practices in force in its own Member State, request the competent authority in another Member State to recover a penalty or fine or notify a decision imposing a penalty or a fine, in so far as the relevant laws, regulations and administrative practices in force in the requested authority's Member State allow such action for similar claims or decisionsretroactive social security contributions in accordance with 987/2009/EC or notify a decision imposing a penalty or a fine or retroactive social security in accordance with 987/2009/EC.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 782 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority in the requesting Member State shall ensure that the request for recovery of a penalty or a fine or notification of a decision imposing a penalty or fine is made in accordance with the rules in force in that Member State, whereas the competent requested authority shall ensure that such recovery or notification in the requested Member State is effected in accordance with the national laws, regulations and administrative practices in force in the latter.deleted
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 784 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The requesting authority may notshall have to justify makeing a request for recovery of a penalty or a fine or retroactive social security contributions or notification of a decision imposing a penalty or fine if and as long as the fine or penalty, as well the underlying claim and/or the instrument permitting its enforcement in the requesting Member State, are contested in that Member State, except if execution is possible in the requested Member State.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 787 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The requesting authority may however request the precautionary freezing and confiscation of assets to limit the risk of non-recovery before the decision is final in accordance with Directive (...) on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union. The host Member States may additionally allow for an automatic affiliation of concerned workers into the social security system of the host Member State.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 789 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Further to the request by the requesting authority for recovery of a penalty or a fine or notification of a decision imposing a penalty or fine, the requested authority shall without delay provide any information and mutual assistance which would be usefulrequested to the requesting authority in the recovery of a fine and/or penalty, as well as, to the extent possible, for the underlying claim.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 793 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of recovery of a penalty or fine or retroactive social security contributions or notification of a decision imposing a penalty or fine in the requested Member State, any fine or penalty in respect of which a request for recovery or notification has been made shall be treated as if it were a fine or penalty of the requested Member State.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 796 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The requested authority shall promptly inform the requesting authority of the action taken on its request for information, notification or recovery and, more specifically, of the date on which the instrument or decision was forwarded or notified to the addressee.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 797 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The same shall apply if there are substantial obstacles to the request being successfully processed.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 798 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The provisions on recovery of fines or penalties shall also apply to fines imposed as part of enforceable statutory decisions by labour courts.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 801 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. If, in the course of the recovery or notification procedure, the fine, penalty and/or underlying claim is contested by the service provider concerned or an interested party, the cross-border enforcement procedure of the fine or penalty imposed shall be suspended pending the decision of the appropriate national authority in the matter. The requesting authority shall without delay notify the requested authority of the contestation. The requesting authority may however request the precautionary freezing and confiscation of assets to limit the risk of non-recovery before the decision is final in accordance with Directive (...) on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union".
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 804 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article -17 (new)
Article -17 1. This Directive and Directive 96/71/EC are without prejudice to the Member States' right to apply or introduce legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions, which are more favourable to workers or to promote or permit collective agreements, concluded between the social partners, which are more favourable to workers. 2. The implementation of this Directive shall under no circumstances constitute sufficient grounds for justifying a reduction in the general level of protection of workers in the fields covered by this Directive and Directive 96/71/EC. This is without prejudice to the rights of Member States and/or management and labour to lay down, in the light of changing circumstances, different legislative, regulatory or contractual arrangements to those prevailing at the time of the adoption of this Directive, provided always that the minimum requirements laid down in this Directive are respected.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 813 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The administrative cooperation and mutual assistance between the competent authorities of the Member States provided for in Articles 6, 7, 10(3), 13, 14 and 15 shall be implemented through the Internal Market Information System (IMI), established by [reference to IMI Regulation]89 as far as possible and be accompanied by other established means of cooperation such as bilateral agreements.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 814 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The mutual assistance between the competent authorities of the Member States provided for in the relevant article of this Directive and Directive 96/71/EC shall be implemented via the existing established means and be complemented where possible with use of the Internal Market Information System (IMI), established by [reference to IMI Regulation]
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 815 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may continueIn accordance with the principles established in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 96/71/EC Member States are at freedom to apply bilateral arrangements concerning administrative cooperation and mutual assistance between their competent authorities as regards the application and monitoring of the terms and conditions of employment applicable to posted workers referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/EC, in so far as these arrangements do not adversely affect the rights and obligations of the workers and companies concerned.enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 822 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. In the context of bilateral agreements referred to in paragraph 2, competent authorities of the Member States shall use IMI as much as possible. In any event, where a competent authority in one of the Member States concerned has used IMI, it shall be used for any follow-up required and shall take precedence over the mechanism(s) foreseen in such a bilateral agreement with respect to administrative cooperation and mutual assistance.
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 826 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a EU wide blacklist for serious violations Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the Commission shall present to the Council and the European Parliament an impact assessment for the feasibility of an EU wide blacklist for natural and legal persons repeatedly seriously violating the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 827 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – title
Transposition and non-compliance
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 828 #

2012/0061(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where Member States do not transpose the provisions of this directive, the Commission shall launch an ordinary infringement procedure or be tasked by the European Parliament to consider and where justified launch the infringement procedure
2013/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2012/0003(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
In Article 13(1) of Directive 2004/40/EC the date ‘30 April 2012’ is replaced by ‘30 April 20143’.
2012/02/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that employment and social policies play an important role infor a sustainable and socially balanced territorial development and have much to contribute to achieving the cohesion policy objectivereducing regional disparities, improving well-being of and providing equal opportunities to all citizens;
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that a territorial approach can be an effective mechanism for promoting development, efinal delivery and effective imployement, education and poverty reduction, which are core objectives of the Europe 2020 strategyation of policies promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in order to meet the Europe 2020 goals such as employment, education and poverty reduction;
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that indicators on the social and employment situation, such as the adjusted disposable income after social transfers, should complement the GDP criteria of eligibility for structural funds, including the ESF, as the current indicator does not always adequately reflect specific needs on a regional level, especially on NUTS 2 level;
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that an integrated territorial approach for the ESF is vital for implementation of the subsidiarity principle through multilevel governance and underlines the importance of ensuring adequate capaunderlines the importance of ensuring adequate capacity and ownership at local and regional NUTS 2 level, ensures the involvement of social and civil society at local and regional levelpartners as regions play a prominent role in the partnership;
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that there are considerable employment and social disparities both between and within regions; which cannot always be reflected by the current indicator GDP/inhabitant; therefore believes that programmes have to be tailored toespecially to support the most needy regionals and sub-regional needsocially excluded people by taking into account indicators reflecting the social and employment situation and considers that the ESF has to continue supporting the development of local approaches in the field of employment and social inclusion while acknowledging the added-value of a cross-sectoral approach;
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important that partnership contracts and operational programmes provide a comprehensive analysis of the disparities and development needs of territories andidentified by indicators reflecting the social and employment situation and that integrated strategies to address the specific needs of those geographical areas most affected by unemployment and poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities;
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2011/2312(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure an open dialogue with the interested parties for the preparation of partnership contracts and all operational programmes; believes that, in order to efficiently use the territorial approach for actions funded from the ESF, it is essential to build mutual trust between stakeholder as laid down in the ‘Commission Staff Working Document on the partnership principle in the implementation of the Common Strategic Framework Funds - elements for a European Code of Conduct on Partnership’ (SWD(2012) 106 final); believes that, in order to efficiently use the territorial approach for actions funded from the ESF, it is essential to build mutual trust between stakeholders and to guarantee consultation and involvement in programming of non-governmental organisations representing civil society, particularly in areas such as environment, social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities.
2012/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2011/2293(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to ensure legal certainty for volunteers so that different regimes in different Member States do not constitute barriers to cross-border volunteering and also to ensure better provision of information to volunteers in connection with their rights and the regulatory and institutional arrangements pertaining in the various Member States; requests Member States to examine their cross-border tax and social security arrangements in connection with cross- border volunteering to ensure they do not present additional barriers to such activity and that cross-borders volunteers are able to receive the social security benefits to which they are entitled in accordance with Regulation 2004/883;
2012/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2011/2288(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the EU's cohesion policy makes an important contribution to the European economy and is the Community's largest source of investment to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion by reducing regional disparities and to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2012/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2011/2288(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in most European countries, large firms generate a substantive part of the business sector value added, and insists that for geographically targeted support, the size of the enterprise should not matter as the only criterion should be the quality and required sustainabihowever concludes that about 20.8 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create over 87.46 million working places in the EU; recognises that the average height of subsidies for creating a new working place in SMEs is ten points less than in big companies, as shown by implementation reports on Structural funds; therefore supports the Commission proposals on the package of the Future of Cohesion Politcy of the project; to concentrate the ERDF on enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs;
2012/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2011/2288(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in the world of global competition, an option of cohesion policy support provides added value for companies when deciding in which world region to develop their operation capacities and where to transfer their knowhowEU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union should be ruled out, also by fixing the durability of operations at 10 years, and pleads for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments including the exclusion of large enterprises from direct subsidies;
2012/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2011/2288(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Endorses the economic rationale of a place-based development policy rooted in the fundamental logic that the interest of the Union's less-developed regions is likely to increase, should they be able to offer competitive comparative advantages as well as firm sets of incentives; in this context requests the Commission to support Member States and regions to pursue their own investment incentives policie particularly with a highly-skilled workforce; therefore requests the Commission to support the MS for adapting their training and education systems to ensure that the workforces can adjust their skills to the labour-market needs of a more sustainable economy founded on competence-based training concepts;
2012/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2011/2288(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that high taxes and publiclevels of public and private debt are among the key concerns identified by companies investing in Europe; would be particularly concerned by any effort to harmonise corporation tax conditions inevitably giving rise to higher fiscal burden in some Member States, and would deny individual regions to remain fiscally competitive;
2012/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2011/2288(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the EU has an enormous strength in its cities, and that major urban infrastructure projects, and innovative business parks, provide the strongest appeal for they can contribute a great share to a low carbon economy; regards as essential, that cities should be recognised as essential partners to achieve the EU- targets on climate protection, therefore underlinvestment; urges the Member States to provide large-scale investments in infrastructure and technology that the support through the ERDF should guarantee an integrated approach for sustainable urban development, which includes investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transport and social inclusion; in order to enhance the liveability and in the same time to achieve competitiveness of Europe's cities.
2012/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the flagship initiative on resource efficiency and points to its crucial influence on sustainable development of territories and on the quality of life for present and future generation and their growing needs due to the demographic change; underlines the importance to focus investment on sustainable development with an emphasis on a resource efficient and low-carbon economy in order to better use the great potential of green jobs which will have a positive impact on the employment situation on local and regional level;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to focus investments on energy efficiency, renewable energies, energy efficiency of buildings and clean transport as well as on regional infrastructure for renewable energies, especially in disadvantaged regions; invites Member States to reinforce the contribution of structural funds to sustainable growth in the current programming period and asks the Commission to assess the modified operational programmes in an unbureaucratic and quick way;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for grater synergies between cohesion policy and neighbourhood policy for co-financing cross-border energy infrastructure projects;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that preserving regional ecosystems leads to sustainable jobs and socio-economic development, therefore calls for more investment in natural capital as a source of regional economic development; calls upon regions and Member States to use the possibility to refocus operational programmes on natural risk prevention and green infrastructure such as eco-corridors, coastal zones, forests and rivers;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises that eco-innovation can bring improved resource efficiency and new jobs in all economic sectors and needs support from structural funds by supporting local and regional clusters and SMEs in the green technology field;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Recalls that sustainable development has to be mainstreamed into the conception, implementation and evaluation of regional development projects and needs a set of sustainable development indicators that can be developed by national and regional authorities; emphasises that regions and cities should make more use of green public procurement;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in order to achieve a resource-efficient Europe, increased coordination and synergies between a wide range of policy areas and their various instruments should be implemented at regional, national and EU level with a view to ensuring their effectiveness; points out that regional policy already has a coordinated and integrated approach in place; notes that trade-offs between certain policy areas exist, and these need to be addressed; calls for a mainstreaming of climate protection in the future cohesion policy by using the NECATER tool which has been developed in France;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial role of regional policy in supporting initiatives aiming at efficient use of resources, owing to its long-term development programmes, decentralised administration system and the incorporation of the EU's priorities for sustainable development and the valuable involvement of partners under the partnership principle which needs appropriate funding under technical assistance, capacity building of the partners and an upgrade in the context of simplification;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasizes that resource efficiency should be addressed at regional and local level, – taking into account the particularities and different development levels of European regions – and regional and local authorities and partners should be directly involved in the planning and implementation of relevant measures, including projects for energy efficiency in housing, construction and sustainable mobility; this would lead to a greater feeling of responsibility for the goals of resource efficiency at all levels;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that transparency in respect of cohesion policy and its programming cycle, allocation of expenditure and access to information for potential beneficiaries of the structural funds are key prerequisites for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy; calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investment is subjected to local democratic scrutiny and in accordance with the needs of users;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the ERDF must continue to meet the complementary goals of efficient use of resources and the fight against energy poverty;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses the need to promote the financial engineering tool JESSICA for energy infrastructure and energy efficiency projects in urban areas.
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 6 December 2010 on ‘Employment policies for a competitive, low-carbon, resource-efficient and green economy’,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP ‘Skills for Green Jobs’, 2010,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Agenda for new skills and jobs as part of the 2020 strategy, pointing out that only a workforce that is skilled is of fundamental importance for the development of a competitive, sustainable and innovative economy, underlines that the promotion of a resource-efficient, ecological, competitive and social economy is one of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its entry into force in the Union on 21.01.2011, according to the Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[1] , [1] OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the communication from the Commission of 21 September 2010 on Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015 (COM(2010)0491),
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 7 March 2011 on the European Pact for gender equality for the period 2011-2020[1], [1] Council of the European Union Council Conclusions on the European Pact for Gender Equality for the period 2011-2020, 3073th Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 7 March 2011
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the more effective use of funds for the development of new skills and the creation of new jobs, including in the burgeoning ‘green economy’; this involves principally the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Lifelong Learning programme and the Progress programme; in this regard highlights the contribution of Cohesion Policy to the resource efficient Europe flagship initiative and its potential for sustainable growth to be considered; underlines the potential of a new sustainable economy and the specific need to develop green skills in order to allow workers to profit by this potential and to use the knowledge of civil society stakeholders on ecological and environmental issues by involving them in the drafting, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the National Reform Programmes;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the promotion of a social, resource-efficient, ecological and competitive economy is one of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the service sector, such as sales, security, cleaning, catering and caringoften characterised by low quality jobs and highly feminised, is still expected to provide most job growth between now and 2020 and could be the fastest growing area; whereas work in the services sector is characterised by high turnover both as regards workplaces and staff; whereas the sector needs to ensure better working conditions so that both workers and employers can profit from further job creation and maintenance,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with enhancing the impact of the cohesion policy instruments, including the ESF, by focusing on concentrating financial resources on a smaller number of priorities, strengthening conditionality for institutional reforms, reinforcing the partnership principle, emphasising clear and measurable targets and establishing development and partnership investment contracts between the Commission and the Member States;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Supports policies designed to promote job creation taking into account the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, which provide two thirds of all jobs in the private sector; calls on the Member States and the Commission to address in particular women's entrepreneurship which has remained stagnant over the last decade, to provide them with a friendly environment for job creation and safeguarding of jobs and to improve their access to finance;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the long term sustainability of training and higher education depends on various things, such as the state of public finances and, individual perceptions and the availability of care services, particularly child-care and dependent persons care,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Attaches importance to effective incentives and cost-sharing schemes with the aim of increasing public and private investment in the systematic training of workers and in Lifelong Learning focusing on ICT and digital literacy; underlines the importance to improve the access of people to ICT independent from their place of residence and social situation;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the number of jobs demanding higher qualifications is expected to rise and additional new sustainable qualifications will be needed for all skill segments,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the exchange of experience and the creation of networks between higher education institutions, research establishments and business centres as well as public institutions and local authorities is important for raising skills levels and adapting to the needs of the labour market; calls on local and regional authorities to promote the European Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS) and to encourage all economic sectors to strive to achieve EMAS registration; calls for the setting up of vocational guidance programmes for local and regional administrations in order to increase the general knowledge on ecological and environmental issues with a view to promote the development of a sustainable economy;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas migration, within, as well as into and out of, the EU, will increasingly influence the future size and composition of the working population in Member States and has important implications for skill demand and supply; whereas the competences and skills of workers with a migration background and of migrant workers are neither properly recognised nor exploited to the full at the workplace, since a disproportionately high number of such workers are employed in jobs for which they are greatly over-qualified,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to promote European centres of excellence within new academic specialisations for tomorrow’s jobs; underlines that, especially in urban areas, regional and local authorities are the best positioned and most capable of creating the conditions necessary for the growth of clusters of innovative enterprises; points out that such clustering can act as a decisive spur to local economic development and can create new jobs in regions;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to adopt measures to remove administrative and legal obstacles in order to increase labour mobility, both in the recognition of qualifications and in the portability of supplementary pension rights; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to reform the European Employment Services EURES network in order to improve services for mobile workers and jobseekers particularly in border regions; stresses that EURES has a key role in advising mobile workers and jobseekers as regards their rights and that this helps to deliver on a true internal market; underlines the important role of social partners regarding advice for workers in cross- border partnerships in order to improve the economic situation in border regions.
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 61 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the European Commission with the New Skills and Jobs communication has missed the opportunity to address the potential of a new sustainable economy and the specific need to develop green skills in order to allow workers to profit from this potential; whereas the European Parliament and the European Council have repeatedly stressed the opportunities of a transition to a more sustainable economy for employment in Europe; whereas the recent study by CEDEFOP provides ample evidence of the importance and the need of new skills for green jobs in the future European labour market,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas gender gaps still remain in EU labour markets, including gender pay gap, gaps in part-time versus full time rates, gaps in employment rates, gap regarding the effect of parenthood on employment rates, gender pension gaps; whereas gender roles and labour market segregation in employment are a major obstacle to the functioning of EU labour market; whereas a new sustainable economy will take shape in an ageing society with a shrinking workforce, making it necessary to attract more women to perform paid labour by adapting work organisation and preparing employers in all sectors for a more diverse workforce,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas targeted and adapted up- skilling is essential to help people acquire new skills so that they can profit from the transition towards a more sustainable economy; whereas there are convincing economic arguments for up-skilling, labour market integration and social inclusion; whereas reducing investment in up-skilling will create a negative long- term impact,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas the proliferation of atypical employment contracts in most Member States has tended to aggravate labour market segmentation and to reduce the security of the most vulnerable; whereas there is a need for enhancing decent work and quality employment when investing in new jobs,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Regrets that the Commission Communication ‘New Skills and Jobs’ does not deliver on its promises but simply tries to regroup old solutions in a new format; regrets that the Communication does not address the job creation potential of the Green Economy, ignores the urgent challenges related to precarious work, unemployment and poverty and does not cover the gender dimension; calls on the European Commission to make a fresh and powerful effort to finally deliver on the key challenges of a Social Europe such as addressing inequalities, the risk of exclusion and poverty and a true improvement of working and living conditions; stresses that economic governance needs to go hand in hand with sound employment and social policies, installing minimum standards for workers across the EU;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, within the Europe 2020 strategy, Member States agreed on an employment target of 75% for the 20-64 years age group by 2020 and are requested to address barriers to women’s participation in the labour-market when implementing the Strategy[1]; calls on all stakeholders to intensify their efforts to make the Europe 2020 strategy a success;mplement the inclusion priority of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the integrated guidelines 7 to 10, involving civil society stakeholders in the drafting, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the National Reform Programmes; stresses that most National Reform Programmes fall short of meeting both the employment and the poverty target; [1] See paragraph 5 of the Council Conclusions on the European Pact for Gender Equality for the period 2011- 2020,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the Commission has ignored the European Parliament's and European Council's conclusions on the potential of a new sustainable economy as well as the CEDEFOP analysis of the need for new skills for green jobs in the future; calls on the Commission to remedy this shortcoming by presenting a more integrated approach to new green skills in the planned communication on jobs in the new sustainable economy; calls on the European Commission to ensure that the environmental experts within the Commission are fully involved in this process;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the employment rate is closely linked toand economic performance are mutually reinforcing; strongly recommends that the Member States follow the guidelines for employment policies togetherjointly with broad economic policy guidelines in order to promote the creation of quality employment;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a better coordination and the promotion of sustainable development of economic policies between; urges Member States in order to avoid unfair competition and market distortion; urges Member States to respect the rules on budgetary discipline in order to diminish the risk of falling into excessive deficit and calls on the Commission for an effective budgetary surveillance; and the EU to deliver on the social impact assessments as required in Art. 9 TFEU across all relevant policy fields and to take the social costs of rigid budgetary discipline and austerity measures into consideration, which risk jeopardising the necessary investments in skills development and new quality jobs;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative within the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy and urgently awaits action from the European Commission to deliver on the employment side of promoting the flagship initiative of a more sustainable economy; points out that the European Commission's performance regarding this flagship initiative can only be assessed by taking the employment perspective into account;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change and changes in production chainrecent economic and labour market developments calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimiimprove the working and living conditions in the EU, create new decent work, universal access to lifelong learning, qualification and skills, upgrading or re-skilling and effective combating of discrimination on the labour market; stresses the loss of human capital and create new job possibilitiesat targeted and adapted up-skilling is essential to help people acquire the necessary skills to profit from the transition towards a more sustainable economy; stresses the economic arguments for up-skilling, labour market integration and social inclusion;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that migrant workers, while strongly contributing to our productivity and economic growth, are particularly vulnerable and require special attention in terms of decent working and living conditions as well as access to social and health services, education and training; welcomes with regard to this the agenda’s key action 7 announcing the launch of a New Agenda for Integration of third country nationals, aiming, inter alia, at the mainstreaming of integration priorities of the Member States in all relevant policy areas;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that national flexicurity arrangements must be strengthened and adapted to the new socio-economic contexts of each individual Member Starebalanced by adapting social security schemes that enhance active inclusion by guaranteeing an individually granted, in accordance with poverty-proven minimum income, access to decent work and to affordable qualitsy specific needs, in orervices of general interest; considers to ensure a flexible and active labour market, efficient training and secure social security systemhat adequate social protection is a prerequisite for: - a sustainable social market economy, - an integrative and flexible labour market, - enabling people to alternate in a more flexible way between periods of employment and unemployment, training and re-skilling, - enabling business to adapt to new demands; warns against one-size-fits-all solutions;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that for many workers the reconciliation of work and family life remains a difficult task, which mainly hinders women from equal participation in the labour market; calls on the Member States to give all parents, especially single- parent families, opportunities for integration not only into working life but also into lifelong learning processes; encourages Member States to work towards a fair share of unpaid work between women and men by ensuring paid parental leave measures and the development of paid leave for care responsibilities; calls on the Commission to complement the existing legal framework on work/life balance, including provisions on paternity leave and leave for dependants other than children; calls on the Council to approve the draft legislative proposal regarding pregnant workers[1] (Maternity directive), [1] European Parliament legislative resolution of 20 October 2010 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, P7_TA(2010)0373
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that the Commission ignores the urgent need to overcome the shortcomings in European labour law which lead to a continuous violation of the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same workplace; deplores that instead of strengthening the equal pay principle both in relation to free movement of workers and to gender inequality, the Commission introduces a new concept of inequalities with its proposal for a ‘single open-ended contracts’ that would give young workers considerable less rights at the beginning of their working career; stresses that research indicates clearly that reducing rights does not help job creation but that a stable set of rights is a pre-requisite for flexible labour markets;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to produce an EU Skills Panorama and to reform the European Employment Services EURES network in order to improve transparency for jobseekerservices for mobile workers and jobseekers; stresses that EURES has a key role in advising mobile workers and jobseekers as regards their rights and that this helps to deliver on a true internal market; underlines the important role of social partners regarding advice for workers in cross-border partnerships; stresses that EURES as a best practice for promoting fair mobility needs to be given the necessary resources to answer to the challenges of the European Labour Market and also in future support the important work of social partners in border regions;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 153 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for better monitoring of the upcoming skill demand in Europe and for an immediate transposition of the findings into education and the lifelong learning policies as well as budgetary policy of the Member States; considers that a ‘knowledge alliance’ that brings together business, social partners, associations and education institutions would be an useful instrument in addressing innovation and skills gaps;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the number of early school-leavers still remains high; calls on the Member States to implement policies to prevent early school leaving and to offer learning and training alternatives to students with learning difficulties; and to develop a coherent, holistic, long term approach to early childhood education and care as proposed in the relevant Commission’s Communication[1] [1] European Commission Early Childhood Education and Care: Providing all children with the best start for the world of tomorrow, COM(2011)66
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to promote European centres of excellence within new academic specialisations for tomorrow's jobs; underlines that, especially in urban areas, regional and local authorities are the best positioned and most capable of creating the conditions necessary for the growth of clusters of innovative enterprises; points out that such clustering can act as a decisive spur to local economic development and can create new jobs in regions;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 185 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages Member States to integrate ICT competences, digital literacy and transversal key competences such as communication in foreign languages, as well as entrepreneurship, into their vocational training and lifelong learning polictransversal key competences for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship and employment, creativity, cultural awareness and intercultural capacities, mobility, social and democratic competences, into their vocational training and lifelong learning policies; stresses in this regard the importance of promoting and recognising both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills to improve people’s employment opportunities;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 195 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages Member States to implement a dual system of education/training in order to introduce young people to the labour market from the earliest stage; calls, furthermore, calls on relevant stakeholders to ensure thate quality of traineeships and apprenticeships which should be an educational experience and lead to the provision of new jobs;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the expected skills shortage in the field of informatics and engineering; calls for a specific EU initiative to attract girls to the MINT professions (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences and technology) and to combat the stereotypes that still dominate these professions; stresses that the role of the media and education is key in combating such stereotypes;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it necessary to improve mutual recognition of competences, diplomas and skills at EU level, including those acquired in non-formal and informal education with the same recognition being extended to workers from third countries;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 228 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to stimulate creation of small and medium-sized enterprises, to provide them with a regulatory friendly environment and to address in particular women’s entrepreneurship which has remained stagnant over the last decade, to provide them with a friendly environment for job creation and safeguarding of jobs and to improve their access to finance; recalls that 85% of jobs in the EU are provided by SMEs; urges all relevant stakeholders to remove barriers to business creation and its free movement;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 234 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to officially recognise the contribution made by social economy enterprises to the EU 2020 objectives, particularly in the area of increasing employment and reducing social exclusion, and to establish a legal framework characterising mutual societies, associations and foundations by their aims and distinctive form of social economic actors;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 247 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a barrier-free and competitive single market has to be completedgo hand in hand with labour legislation that creates a level playing field, strong social security schemes, portability of rights and benefits in order to facilitate free movement of workers; in this regard, calls on the Commission and Member States to work closely with social partners and to encourage sharing of best practice and experience in this area and to ensure the portability of social rights for all workers;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 256 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns undeclared work which endangers both society and workers; calls on the Member States to carry out regular checks and to initiate information campaigns in order to raise awareness of the rights of workers and the long-term disadvantages for workers employed in the black economy; calls on Member States to create incentives for employers to offer legal employment opportunities and to reduce incentives for precarious work or false self-employment such as lower social security contributions or tax cuts;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 262 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the health-care sector has a critical role to play in achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy; furthermore considers that, because of demographic change, the health and social care sector is an important employer, whose significance is likely to grow and a key contributor to social inclusion; calls on the European Commission to support and implement the (expected) ILO convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers in order to improve the often inhuman working conditions for workers in this sector; calls on the Commission to initiate a study on care assistants employed in clients' homes in order to establish whether EU legislation provides sufficient social protection for this category of workers which are primarily women;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 267 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the potential of social, health, care and education services to create new employment and demands a strong and sustainable investment in these key services and infrastructures as well as for decent working conditions to support quality service provision; looks forward to the Commission’s action plan to address the gap in the supply of health workers;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 281 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. NotCriticises that flexicurity policies of the 20th century are put at the centre of the Agenda, andNew Skills and Jobs Agenda; shares the Commission's assessment that the crisis has put national flexicurity arrangements to a serious test showing often its failures especially as regards young workers;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 290 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses, however, that flexicurity alone cannot remedy the crisis and calls on the Commission, Member States and the social partners to pay special attention to workers fromvulnerable and disadvantaged groups, such as young people, low-skilled workers and workers with disabilities;workers,
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 311 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that, in order to emerge stronger from the economic crisis, to become more competitive and convergent, with higher levels of growth, and to secure our welfare systems in the long term, Europe needs toand to improve both the labour market and the fight for social inclusion, Europe needs to make better use of its labour force potential and to address the needs of workers so that the labour marke full use of its labour force potentialt creates the working conditions which allow individuals to remain active along the working biography;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 322 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the importance of mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the Agenda, as well as in all aspects of the Europe 2020 strategy; calls upon the Commission to take appropriate measure to promote development of and access to universally designed goods and services as enshrined in Article 29 of the UN CRPD, including exchange of best practices;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 325 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points to the economic arguments for anti-discrimination besides the human rights dimension; calls on Member States to take the necessary steps to swiftly conclude agreement and adopt the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; calls on the Commission to continue supporting overcoming technical difficulties within the Council in order to reach such agreement as a strong EU anti-discrimination policy will underpin the 2020 strategy;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 338 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that better and stronger EU policies promoting gender equality and the reconciliation of work, family and private life canshould contribute to increased participation of women and men in the labour market;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that pursuing the objective of full employment has to be complemented by strengthened efforts to improve the job quality, working and living conditions and pay particularly in light of the persistent gender pay gap of all employees;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 351 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that job quality has to be promoted as a multidimensional concept, covering both employment relations and work itself; calls on the Commission to accept that economic governance without employment and social governance will not function; calls on all actors at EU level to cooperate in creating a joint European approach to Decent Work and Job Creation by ensuring a safety net of minimum standards, adequate health and safety protection and properly implemented labour law; calls on the Commission to step up efforts to review the EU definition and common indicators of job quality, to make them more operational for the evaluation and benchmarking of Member States' policies; considers that social dialogue plays an important role in promoting decent work and quality employment and thus calls on involving key stakeholders in the field of industrial relations in such a review;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 356 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises the importance of integrating stakeholders' efforts to improve job quality and the use of appropriate policy instruments, including legislation, policy coordination, strengthening the exchange of good practice and autonomous agreements of the social partners;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 359 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that adequate social protection should be at the core of employment quality and thus also of the job quality concept; considers that poverty-preventing social protection should be at the core of quality employment and thus of the concept of job quality;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 361 #

2011/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Encourages the Commission to strive for a more ambitious Agenda on New Skills and Jobs addressing areas with true job potential such as the green sustainable economy as well as current key challenges of labour law; deplores the current lack of drive and action especially as regards challenges relating to sustainable green jobs; stresses that the EU will lose leadership regarding exploiting the job potential of the new sustainable economy to emerging economies and the United States if the matters of up-skilling, innovation, investments in sustainable economy and high quality social security systems underlining decent work are not addressed; encourages the Commission to complete its pre-legislative activities and put forward the legislative proposals announced in the Agenda, fully respecting the outcome of its economic and social impact assessment and the autonomy of the social partners; welcomes the Commission's plans to review the effectiveness of the legislation concerning job quality and working conditions, taking due account of developments;
2011/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 (new)
– having regard to Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and Article 3(3), second paragraph TEU, which underlines equality between women and men as a fundamental principle of the European Union and also an objective of the Union,
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 3 (3) first paragraph of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU) which underlines that the EU shall work for a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission Europe 2020 - A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (COM(2010)2020) and its targets and Flagship initiatives,
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which underlines that the Union shall pursuit the objective of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources as well as the fight against climate change on regional and international level,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the communication from the Commission on "The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: A European framework for social and territorial cohesion" (COM (2010)758),
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to Article 2, Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and Article 3(3), paragraph 2 of the TEU which underline equality between women and men as a fundamental principle of the European Union and also an objective of the Union,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and its entry into force on 21.01.2011, according to the Council Decision of 26 November 2009 on the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2010/48/EC),
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 6 December 2010 "Employment policies for a competitive, low-carbon, resource-efficient and green economy",
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 July 2010 on "How to foster efficient partnership in the management of cohesion policy programmes, based on good practices from the 2007-2013 cycle" (ECO/258),
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 September 2010 on the European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (P7_TA- PROV(2010)0341),
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
– having regard to the study from 24 January 2011 published by the European Commission, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities on "Evaluation of the European Social Fund’s support to Gender Equality",
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document "Regions 2020 - an Assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions" (SEC(2008)2868),
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 g (new)
– having regard to the work of European Community of Practice on Gender Mainstreaming, funded by the European Commission and dedicated to integrating the gender dimension into the European Social Fund programmes,
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, which proposes directions that policy in this area might take in the future, in particular, linking it to the Europe; stresses that the ESF is the most important instrument for the implementation of the social dimension of the EU 2020 Strategy and that the ESF can contribute significantly to the fulfilment of the central priorities of the EU 2020 sStrategy, with a common strategic framework which would translate the Europe 2020 objectives into investment priorities; namely employment, transformation to a sustainable economy, reducing the number of school drop-outs and the fight against poverty, discrimination and social exclusion; stresses that therefore a wide range of actions and measures must be eligible under the ESF, so that the instrument can contribute to the maximum to the fulfilment of the EU 2020 objectives in each Member State, finding answers to the different social situations people find themselves in; stresses in this context that GDP alone does not have the capacity to display a thorough and adequate picture of regional development, disregarding relevant social factors such as income disparities and unemployment; therefore calls for the integration and evaluation of additional social indicators in the SWOT analysis and that the amount of ESF contribution needs to be decided in the framework of the DIC;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the communication from the Commission on "The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: A European framework for social and territorial cohesion" (COM (2010) 578),
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the European Council (October 29th/30th, 2009) referring to the need to reduce emissions of at least 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of February 4th, 2011 which reconfirmed this need,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee from 14 July 2010 on "How to foster efficient partnership in the management of cohesion policy programmes, based on good practices from the 2007-2013 cycle" (ECO/258),
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Approves the intention of developing new macro-regional strategies and calls for steps to be taken to identify and combat regional disencourages the European Commission and Member States to take greater account of the territorial dimension of the ESF, in parities, such as incular with regard to access to employment and education;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas EU cohesion policy has contributed greatlyis a modern and a long-term policy in favour of regional development of all regions, which contributes to the overall EU objectives; whereas this policy has contributed greatly to facilitate sustainable development and to the increased productivity achieved by all regions of the Union during the previous and current funding periods; whereas it is striking that ex-post evaluation has also shown a significant narrowing of the economic, social and regional divide; whereas these developments do not always have equally positive effects on social security and on inveare partly not consistment inwith the protection of the environmentEU goals for climate protection and preservation of biodiversity,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas gearing the Structural Funds to the Lisbon Strategy objectives has proved effective, as is evident from the impressive commitment rates for the Convergence and the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, although it is regrettable that only 20% of projects under the heading of Territorial Cooperation accord with the Lisbon aimEuropean objectives leads to an added- value for the regions; whereas further concentration of funds in more developed regions on a limited number of objectives will only deliver results if a bottom-up approach ensures sufficient flexibility for tailor-made regional solutions to achieve targets,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the partial failure of the Lisbon Strategy is due not to the inadequate implementation of cohesion policy but rather to the lack of multi-level governance and of ownership of this strategy by the regional and local level, the effects of the financial crisis, imperfect implementation of the single market, slack budgetary discipline and inadequate macroeconomic framework conditions in individual Member States; whereas cohesion policy is not a mere delivery instrument of the EU 2020 Strategy but a permanent EU Treaty objective,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the fact that the ESF provides crucial support for the employment market policies and plays an important part in boosting social inclusionobjectives of the EU 2020 Strategy and the employment guidelines and plays an important part in boosting social inclusion; stresses that in order to link the EU2020 objectives and the employment guidelines to the ESF, the future regulations need to ensure that the operational programmes can be adapted to the employment guidelines without bureaucratic efforts; calls on the Commission in order to facilitate this programme adaption, to establish simple and effective procedures of cooperation between the political departments and the budget control departments;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers the fight against discrimination in the labour market, whether related to gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, disability or place of residence crucial for the promotion of genuine equality of opportunities; notes that increasing the employment rate of women is crucial for reaching the employment target of the EU 2020 Strategy and that therefore barriers to women’s labour market participation must be fully addressed; emphasises that the ESF should provide adequate resources to tackle gender inequalities in the labour market and that the European Regional Development Fund must provide adequate financing for care infrastructure;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the existing system of cohesion and structural policy objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), combined with a multi-level governance approach, horizontal objectives and security to plan on the basis of reliable funding and an agreed time frame (seven years), has basically proved its worth, but whereas there have been considerable delays in programme planning as a result of protracted financial and legislative negotiations,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the effectiveness of the ESF to be increased through more results-oriented action and to this end considers that ex ante setting of clear and measurable targets and outcome indicators is needed; supports the proposal of the European Commission to make the allocation of ESF money dependant on ex-ante conditionality, including a precondition regarding the transposition of EU legislation and EU objectives which are indispensable for the success of ESF measures as well as structural reforms and adequate capacities in the administrations;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that still today the invaluable experience of the community initiative EQUAL is relevant, especially regarding the combination of local and regional measures and the EU-wide exchange of best practices; is therefore of the opinion that the activities of the ESF need to take this experience into account, with special emphasis on the following aspects: participation of target groups, integration of migrants, including asylum seekers, combating discrimination, identification and integration of relevant political challenges, innovative and experimental methods, procedures for transnational cooperation as well as administration under the leadership of non-governmental actors;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the necessity of integrating gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting as horizontal principles of all structural funds and investments; states that therefore gender related statistics should be a prerequisite of future funding and clearly fixed in the DIC;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a comprehensive European cohesion policy continues to be essential, given the significant imbalances between regional economies and in social terms, as well as specific structural problems and, geographical disadvantages and challenges which European regions are facing and which are linked to Cohesion Policy (globalisation, demography, climate change, energy, social inclusion and poverty), and it is also a requirement under the Lisbon Treaty,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to improve the visibility of ESF action and to make the ESF more accessible and capable of providing more support for the most vulnerable for integration into the job market, particularly by settproviding training upand lifelong training to help workers adapt their skills to the needs of the job marketpromote a better match between skills of people and actual needs to access sustainable and quality jobs; stresses the urgent need for adequate resources for measures aimed at improving school performance and labour market access, combating unemployment, discrimination and social exclusion;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the values and principles of the European Union as enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon (including democracy, human rights, solidarity, equality between women and men and social justice) should set the framework for cohesion policy and be reflected in programming and evaluation,
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 68 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. CSupports the proposal of the European Commission to leave the ESF under the cohesion policy and in one budget line with the ERDF; considers that better harmonisation between the various Structural Funds should be achieved and that in particular the synergies between the ESF and the ERDF should be improved; stresses however that the ESF is the most important instrument regarding employment policies and the promotion of social cohesion in all regions; underlines that this cannot be achieved by governmental agencies alone, but that non-governmental actors, including the social economy, play a key role; stresses in this respect also the importance of the local and regional dimension and of innovative approaches such as the territorial employment pacts;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises, too, that European funding adds value where projects supported at regional level contribute to the achievement of pan-European objectives in the fields of economic growth, research, environmental and climate protection, resource management, demographic change, energy supply sustainability, social cohesion or cross-border development and this would not have been realised without the European stimulus;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Sees the achievement of European objectives in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance as one of the major advantages of cohesion policy and thus as a form of added value in itself; calls for this partnership principle to be further strengthened, therefore the European Commission should ensure that the multi-level governance principle will be implemented systematically and that local and regional authorities will be involved in preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; recognises that principles such as bottom-up approach, public participation and integrated approach contribute to a successful implementation of Cohesion Policy; calls for the partnership principle to be made legally binding and further strengthened also through appropriate funding under technical assistance, capacity building of the partners and an upgrade in the context of simplification; calls for clear guidance and effective controls by the Commission to assure full compliance with the binding requirements of the partnership principle which necessarily involves local and regional authorities and, in accordance with the Treaty, social partners, environmental partners and those responsible for gender mainstreaming;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that cross financing has proven its worth for the integrated strategies for local development and should therefore be continued;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that particular attention should be paid to reducing the bureaucratic burden for the beneficiaries and developing innovation and the capacity to create SME projects, which are some of the main job creators; amongst all actors, including SMEs which are some of the main job creators; stresses in this context the impact of successful partnerships including social partners, civil society organisations representing vulnerable groups, social service providers and those responsible for gender mainstreaming and that innovation and capacity should going hand in hand with training and empowering of “actors of change”; calls on the Commission to include a fixed contribution to technical assistance for the empowerment of partners in each DIC;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that gender mainstreaming is a horizontal principle of all structural funds and investments, therefore its implementation is a prerequisite of future funding and has to be fixed in the programme documents;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure more capacity building measures, including gender mainstreaming, and to put in place guidance and simple streamlined procedures for the relevant administrative authorities, including those that act on the level of project selection, to assess the gender impact of projects;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, despite the trend towards a narrowing of inter-regional disparities, major imbalances still exist – and in some Member States are actually growing – so cohesion policy must continue to concentrate on evening outreducing differences between regions' levels of development and on integrated sustainable development;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 88 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member StatesRecalls that unlike other structural funds, the specificity of the ESF is that it is closely linked to the target groups it supports and that it needs to be shaped in a way that allows for many small-scale locally based projects; calls on the Commission and the Member States when fixing control- and audit obligations to take the principle of proportionality regarding time and efforts and financial contribution into account and to simplify procedures and reduce excessive administrative costs and the number of other obstacles to the benefit of the projects and the beneficiaries, with an view on achieving the EU's objectives for growth and job creation.; calls on the Commission to increase the choice for management authorities and beneficiaries as regards financing options; calls on the Commission to propose the possibility of standard cost options alongside traditional accounting;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes note of the fact that due to very low implementation rates, the evaluation of transnational measures is insufficient and critical; concludes from the evaluation that there is a need for an innovation fund on European level to be able to intensively foster the exchange of best practice examples amongst local and regional actor; calls for a renewed innovation fund for the fight against poverty, antidiscrimination, social inclusion and employment of the European Commission;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2011/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen both sanctions and positive incentives for Member States to implement Article 16 of Council Regulation 1083/2006(EC) and to respect its legally binding requirements; to reinforce anti-discrimination provision in the future Cohesion Policy 2014-2020; to monitor and assess correct implementation of the European funding programmes and use of European Social Fund;
2011/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions);
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 103 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises the special status of outermost regions whose structural social and economic situation is compounded by their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products as it is defined by the Treaty;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 105 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises the specific needs of regions particularly disadvantaged in their development by virtue of demographic change; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of that type of region;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 107 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Union will be able to hold its own in the face of global competition only if its cohesion policy can tapcan only meet the challenges of the double crisis - the economic crisis and the climate crisis - if economic, social and territorial cohesion is achieved in all regions of the EU; emphasises that cohesion policy has to make use of the development potential of all the regions in response to the challenand only in that way it can significantly contribute to achieve the targets of the EU 2020 strategy;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 122 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that cohesion policy must continue to focus on regional (territorial) cohesion and points out that the Lisbon Treaty added the objective of territorial cohesion to those of economic and social cohesion; affirms that this aim remains indissociable from the challenges of economic and social cohesion and strengthens the European added-value of cohesion policy;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 125 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need for a more territorialised and integrated approach to unleash development potential on subregional and local level, to improve synergies and to address marginalised communities; calls for a common framework for local development approaches which achieves complementarities among the existing funds by allowing the local action groups to draw down funds from multiple sources with a territorial perspective and make better use of global grants;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 145 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whetherRecognises that specific operational programmes for functional geographical entities such as metropolitanurban areas, urban-rural partnership regions or sea or river basins will yield additional benefits; is particularly aware, in relation to such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls insteadcalls for closer coordination of macroregional or natural-environment strategies at inter-governmental levelsmong the Member States, regions and municipalities concerned;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 158 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the key role of towns and cities in achieving the economic, environmental and social EU 2020 objectives; calls for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated local development plans, and for the upgrading of urban-rural linksfostering polycentric development and upgrading of urban-rural links in the respect of the regional strategy and taking into account the specificities of periurban areas; underlines that cross-sectoral local actions groups of public authorities, civil society and private enterprises have the knowledge and potential to develop an integrated strategy for local services, markets, employment opportunities and local solutions for social inclusion and thus have to be involved;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 172 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Rejects the use of quotas in particular for national allocations under ESF/ERDF programmes, for urban development, for the countryside or otherwise according to categorisation on the basis of population density or territorial functioncognises that the national allocation for ESF can only be examined ex-post; might consider to review this approach for future programming; also regards as questionable the requirement to specify already at operational programme level which urban and other areas are to be eligible for support, and calls for the Member States and regions to be allowed to organise competitive selection procedures in this respect as well;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 187 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that urban problems, whether related to environmental and living conditions degradation, social exclusion, or the lack of economic attractiveness, deserve a particular response and a direct involvement of the level of governments directly concerned; Underlines that the bottom-up approach also has to apply for actions focused on deprived areas in order to reduce disparities, tackle poverty and discriminations within a community, and desegregate deprived neighbourhoods; Recommends that local actors will be given more responsibility to prepare and implement the necessary measures with particular focus on actions in the field of energy efficiency in housing and construction and sustainable urban mobility;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 191 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that support from the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds must be more strongly oriented towards the educational and socio-political challenges of the EU 2020 strategy; takes the view, however, that across-the-board ‘Europeanisation’ of the relevant policy areas would be a doomed endeavour purely on financial grounds; calls, therefore, for the further development of approaches that could serve as models, while retaining existing national and regional competences including social inclusion and accessibility of goods and services; asks Member States to use the potentials and synergies of structural funds in order to realise the reforms that are necessary to meet the goals of the EU 2020 strategy;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 209 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Sees scope under the Structural Funds for specifically supporting investment in energy infrastructureIs convinced that the energy share in the next period of cohesion policy programming should increase; believes that new and renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and energy saving policies should remain key priorities of Cohesion policy interventions; Sees scope under the Structural Funds for specifically supporting investment in energy infrastructure in order to allow for integration of renewable energies and the establishing of decentralised, smart energy grids, although such support must be available only in regions where political or geographical constraints significantly hamper the ability of the market to meet energy-supply needs; calls, too, for support from the Structural Funds to be made contingent in all cases on the adoption of a commercial approach and of compliance with the principle of multi- level governance;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 215 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesidevelopment as long and that development of TEN infrastructure and designated E-roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions; suggests that ‘s they are coherent with the concept of sustainability and cohesion; Calls for a review of financing transport infrastructure, to be oriented towards EU targets on climate change, oil dependency and accidents reduction, environmental protection legislation and a ceiling for road infrastructure to be accorded more importance as a category of project eligible for support infixed at a maximum of 20% of total co-funding for transport infrastructure; Emphasises to focus on existing and cross-border rail connections with the third objective of European Territorial Cooperationpriority for new Member States;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 229 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the core components of the EU 2020 strategy (innovation, education and training, energy, environmentsustainable development, energy, environment, climate protection, employment, competitiveness, skills and combating poverty) are already integral to cohesion and structural policy; takes the view that the EU 2020 challenges can be integrated very easily into the system of three objectives (Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment, and European Territorial Cooperation), which has proved its effectiveness;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 235 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the development of basic infrastructure and support for conventional forms of energy should also be regarded as compatible with EU 2020, because only when they have competitive transport, energy and communications networks and waste-disposal infrastructure will the convergence regions be in a position Underlines the urgent need to modernise and upgrade the European energy infrastructure, to develop smart grids and build interconnections which are necessary for realising the internal energy market, enhancing security of supply, and to meet energy and climate targets; takes the view that substantial investments could be needed in this field and the Cohesion policy funding is an appropriate to contribute matching these needs; recalls the need to accurately ascertain infrastructure requirements and avoid lock-in to surplus capacity by taking the cost-effective energy efficiency potential fully into accountribute to achieving the EU 2020 objectives – and that is precisely why the weaker and neediest regions must be given some leeway to interpret those ob; emphasises the need to maximise the impact of European funding and the opportunity offered by innovative financial instruments to funding key European priority clean energy infrastructure projectives;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 242 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in theshould remain one of the main criteria for determining the eligibility for regional policy assistance but has to be complemented by other indicators for identification of the most vulnerable regions; emphasises that GDP alone does not have the capacity to provide a comprehensive picture of regional development disregarding relevant social factors such as income disparities and unemployment; suggests to retain the threshold for definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the; proposes a modulation between 50% and 75% of co-financing from EU-funds according to the region's distance to EU average); points out that the competent national authorities must continue to have scope for the use of additional indicators at the relevant decision-making levels;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 262 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a dependable and appropriate phasing-out arrangement for areas formerly eligible for maximum support under the Convergence objective (convergence regions); and also an phasing-in for regions particularly affected by economic crises and other social-economic problems like demographic change; therefore supports the Commission's proposal for an intermediate category of eligibility above 75% of the EU average of GDP and below that average; Underlines the necessity of a differentiated approach within this category concerning the co- financing rate and the number of spending priorities which have to be fulfilled; Underlines the character of the intermediate region as transitional arrangement and calls on the Commission to ensure a degressive approach for all regions within this category taking also into account the necessity of complementing GDP by social criteria to provide information about the real socio- economic situation;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 269 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for Objective 2 (Regional Competitiveness and Employment), which is based on a cross-cutting approach, to be upgradedsupports the proposal of the Commission for intervention of structural funds in “more developed regions”, the former Objective 2 (Regional Competitiveness and Employment), which is based on a cross-cutting approach to achieve results on a limited number of EU priorities, such as support for SMEs, green innovations, climate mitigation, local economies, access to labour market, education and training, social inclusion including active integration policy, access to services of general interest, biodiversity and green infrastructure, sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, renewable energies and energy supply including smart, decentralised energy infrastructure, resource efficiency (in particular waste and water), cultural heritage and diversity; stresses that the proven system of innovation clusters for transformation towards a sustainable economy and competition for funding needs to be developed further;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 276 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls to ensure that more developed regions are able to modernise their social and economic capital and to address specific pockets of deprivation and of lack of economic development;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 278 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a general new funding category based on GDP/PE between the 75% and 90% rates would be at odds with the tried and tested principles of EU cohesion policy (to support the weakest and pool the inherent potential of the wealthier regions, taking a cross- cutting approach), and therefore rejects this intermediate category;deleted
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 289 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the unequivocal view that efforts under Objective 3 (European Territorial Cooperation) represent the strongest European added-value and thus need to be stepped up at all EU internal borders and at all three levels of such cooperation (cross-border, inter- regional and trans- national) and calls for the relevant share of the Structural Funds to be increased to 7%; stresses the importance of the border regions for the in terms of achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; considers there is a need for closer linkage with the TEN networks – in line wigration of the European Union and strengthening of cohesion beyond national borders; stresses the importance of the closures of gaps in sustainable modes of infrastructure for the achievement of the European priorities – and with cross- border infrastructure, and calls for aU 2020 goals; calls for a co-financing rate of all funds in all programmes which is by 10 percentage points higher as promotional bonus for territorial corrhespionding increase in funding for all border regions due to additional costs of complex decision-making procedures for multi- lateral projects; stresses the added-value of EGTCs and supports their development;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 308 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the ESF, as a component of cohesion policy, to continue to foster social integration, economic growth and employment; regards the ESF as the Union's most important labour-market and employment-policy tool; attaches particular importance to developing skills and mobility, enhancing equality of opportunity between the sexes, integrating people who are disadvantaged and supporting SME to remain under the umbrella of cohesion policy; indicates its special role as most important instrument for labour-market and employment policies and for social cohesion of all regions, especially due to its contribution to social integration and promotion of employment, education, training and life long learning, transformation towards sustainable economies and combating poverty; underlines that this can not be achieved by public authorities alone, but that especially non-public actors including companies of the social economy play a central role in the report on social integration; asks for a greater account of a territorial approach in order to increase effectiveness and visibility of its interventions;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 319 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Draws attention to the synergies achievable through integrated approaches, notably linking the ESF and the ERDF, and calls for the option of cross-financing between these funds – specifically with a view to place-based integrated development planning – to be facilitated;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 334 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Suggests, in this context, that reintegration of the regionally oriented EAFRD (Axes 3 and 4) programmes be considered, and calls for binding targets to be set for the Member States and the regions in order to establish more standardised arrangements for administering the EU Structural Funds and the regionally oriented rural development programmes;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 352 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the objectives of the development and investment partnership contracts between the EU and the Member States, which the Commission is proposing in place of the strategic framework plans previously prepared for individual Member States; calls for investment priorities geared to the implementation of the EU 2020 strategy and the achievement of other cohesion policy and structural policy objectives to be set at this stage; considers that the allocation of responsibilities between the various levels involved needs to be clarified, and calls for national and/or regional and local competences to be retained in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls for a clear commitment for an appropriate involvement of partners in the development and investment contracts;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 357 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the mandatory involvement of federal Länder and regionregional and local authorities in drawing up development partnerships and operational programmes; considers it essential to make appropriate provision for this in the regulations governing the Structural Funds; underlines the necessity of participation of regional and local authorities through a detailed and legally binding definition of the partnership principle including specific criteria to guarantee that partners can effectively participate in all stages of programming; points out that regional and local authorities and not only the central government must be included in the Development and Investment Contracts (DIC); considers that only the agreement of all partners concerned provide the DIC a broad and sustainable basis;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 377 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls, in the event that binding priorities are set for all Member States, for these to cover innovation, infrastructure and resource management and transformation towards a sustainable economy, sustainable and climate- resilient infrastructure and climate protection, resource management and biodiversity, climate protection and energy efficiency and to be tailored in each case to regions' specific needs; stresses that it must be possible to suggest and pursue additional priorities on a voluntary basis and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls for suggested priority areas to include energy, education and training, and combating poverty;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 385 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for delays in launching programmes to be avoided and for decision-making and evaluation processes to be expedited as a matter of course; calls, too, for the technical equipment, capacity building measures, guidance and simple and innovative forms available to the relevant administrative authorities including interlocutory bodies to be improved and for them to be more closely networked, for disclosure requirements to be reduced, and for a significant shortening of deadlines for putting the necessary expert reports out to tender and for their delivery; underlines the impact of successful partnership for reducing red tape of beneficiaries and that this should go hand in hand with training and empowering of “actors of change”; in this context underlines the importance of exchange of best practise among the regions;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 405 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses that gender responsive budgeting will make EU spending more effective; invites the European Commission to propose a procedure for introducing gender budgeting methods in the design and management of structural fund programmes beyond 2013 and to increase the gender competence of administrations on all relevant levels by promoting capacity building;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 411 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a stronger focus on results, to be achieved through the ex-ante establishment of appropriate objectives and indicators; stresses that such indicators must be few in number, that they must all be clearly defined, measurable and related directly to the impact of the funding, and that they should be established by agreement with the regions/Member States; recommends to improve project selection while building on experience gained in the regions/Member States also by introducing support tools such as NECATER that was developed by the French government and aims at reducing carbon emissions of projects and improving local and regional carbon accounting;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 415 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Considers that transparency in respect of cohesion policy and its programming cycle, allocation of expenditure and access to information for potential beneficiaries of the Structural Funds are key prerequisites for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy, and that transparency should therefore be introduced as a guiding cross-sectoral principle in the cohesion programming and decision-making processes in the next funding period; underlines that the disclosure of the list of beneficiaries should be continued, notably online, as it is an efficient tool to improve transparency;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 418 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for the indicators to concentrate on areas of impact with European added value (increases in productivity, research, transport services, regional growth and relevant environmental improvements); calls for quantitative targets to be eschewed when measuring progress in areas where responsibility rests largely with national authorities (i.e. on educational standards, poverty thresholds and integration)taking also into account the monitoring progress for EU 2020; calls for quantitative targets to be calculated cautiously and as potential contribution to achieve quantifiable targets based on the financial contribution by structural funds and for assessment, instead, of projects' potential as models and of the degree of innovation they display;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 428 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Regards co-financing as one of the basic principles of cohesion policy; calls for a review of the percentage ceiling for EU funding – which should take more account of regional development levels, European added value and the types of measure funded and should be raised or lowered accordinglin a differentiated way;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 435 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the maximum level of support must not exceed 75%, otherwise applications will be driven less by the case for the projects than by the prospect of the funding they can attract; calls for it to be made easier for regions to use private co- financing and market-oriented credit options to cover their share of project financingSupports the Commission in its proposals to lower the co-financing rate; Considers that the maximum level of support must not exceed 75%, as it contributes to a thorough examination and better performance of projects; considers the opening of different options for co-financing desirable;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 441 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Supports the proposal of the Commissions to establish a performance reserve, which is to be spent on achieving particular results on the agreed priorities in the development and investment contract (DIC) calculated as potential contribution to achieve quantifiable results which are linked to EU targets; after approval in the midterm review the Commission will evaluate and reward the money to all those regions who have well met the targets as fixed in the OPs or even overachieved the priorities foreseen in the OPs; underlines that the DIC needs to define a correction mechanism in case of unexpected crisis which might impede to meet the targets;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 448 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Calls, in the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, for it to be recognised that cohesion policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly bigger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect), and calls, therefore, for support for undertakings to focus on investment in research and development or for it to be provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing; also calls for clear provisions to be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds ruling out EU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union also by fixing the durability of operations at 10 years, and for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments including the exclusion of large enterprises from direct subsidies;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 455 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Recognises the leverage effect of new financial instruments and their potential to mobilise investment, supports increased financing from credit in principle, and calls for the use of revolving financial instruments to be extended to morthose areas eligible for funding (including research and infrastructure)which prove to be appropriate; calls for procedures to be simplified to that end and for a greater degree of legal certainty throughout the entire funding period; takes the view that at the end of a funding period, at the latest, responsibility for how the funds are spent should transfer to national level or project level;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 465 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Considers that the EIB must assume a stronger role in the financing of TEN infrastructure; calls for more emphasis to be placed on self-suppclimate friendly sustainable European transport systems infrastructure; calls for more caution when calculating the value-for- money for the public sectort ing public- private partnerships and to ensure democratic scrutiny; considers, as a matter of principle, that the European Parliament has a major responsibility in this regard for ensuring transparency including transparency on public budgetary burdens, and in relation to decision- making and supervision;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 480 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Emphasises, nonetheless, that the EU budget as currently structured, underpinned by the regulations governing the various funds, has proved effective in the implementation of cohesion and structural policy in particular,taking into account the proposals of the Commission for harmonisation of rules for all funds available for regional development; underlines that this should not increase the burden for beneficiaries, particularly not for those, who have a small structure and limited capacity; calls on the Commission to keep the specific character of the different structural funds and changes should therefore be made only where procedures have not worked or where the arrangements are at odds with the Financial Regulation; calls for the utmost caution to be exercised when making even the most minor adjustment to established, tried and tested structures;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 487 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Regards post-2013 cohesion and structural policy as the decisivone policy arena for cross-sectoral implementation of the EU 2020 strategy ; strategy and therefore calls for it to be treated at least as generously in budgetary terms it has been as in the current planning periodthat a successful and strengthened cohesion policy needs that the amounts allocated to it in the budget year 2013 should be at least maintained during the next financial programming period; reiterates, in this context, its strong request to ensure that, in the next MFF, the unspent or decommitted resources of cohesion funds remain in the cohesion budget and not be returned to the Member States;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 500 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Calls, in respect of Member States that are falling significantly short of the EU stability criteria requirements and also have a poor record on the use of monies from thehave a poor record on the use of monies from the Structural Funds or that violated EU law in implementation of Structural Funds, for a proposal for the automatic application of more stringent rules in order to monitor the use of such monies in accordance with the law and the relevant objectives;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 514 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Envisages that the Commission will, in future, have a greater responsibility for the improvement of national administrative procedures; takes the view, therefore, that it will be incumbent on the Commission to implement accreditation procedures for national or federal-state administrative and auditing bodies; envisages linkage between, on the one hand, successful accreditation and a reduction in the error rate and, on the other, entitlement to simplified and less frequent reporting; proposes in order to prevent mismanagement of structural funds that the effective functioning of the management and control systems should be verified and in return the number of on-the-spot audits by the Commission be increased; recommends to introduce a "Cohesion Ombuds Centre" by the Commission for an additional source of information on both best practice and possible misuse of funds;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 554 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
57. Emphasises the importance in terms of cohesion policy of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) promoting cross-border cooperation with states outside the EU; sees infrastructure (transport and energy) links with neighbouring countries as having particularly positive effects on the European border regions; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs in relation to energy and to transport infrastructure; underlines the role that macroregions can play in this context;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 561 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Draws attention – with up-to-date figures in support of its contention – to the extremely severe financial consequences for cohesion policy of the accession of new Member States11 ; emphasises that, from a cohesion policy point of view, the Union's capacity to absorb new members would, on the basis of these figures, be severely overstretched; calls for use of the IPA to be extended to special preliminary forms of EU neighbourhood status or membership and reiterates its call for graduated cohesion policy arrangements for large candidate countries such as Turkey; __________________ 11. Croatia, which are currently in accession negotiations, receive support during the 2007-2013 programming period at the same average per capita level as the new Member States (the EU 12), the total financial requirement would be EUR 132.5 billion, of which Turkey's share would be EUR 124.9 billion (94.3%) and Croatia's 7.6 billion (5.7%). If support were given at a rate equivalent to the average (2006) level of EU transfers to the new Member States as a proportion of GDP, the additional financial requirement would total EUR 109.1 billion, of which Turkey's share would be EUR 99.8 billion and Croatia's EUR 9.3 billion. (Untiedt, G. (2011) Das Volumen und die Verteilung der EU-Strukturfondsmittel für die Förderperiode von 2007 bis 2013 unter Berücksichtigung der Türkei und Kroatiens, opinion of Professor G. Untiedt, GEFRA GbR, commissioned by Dr Markus Pieper, MEP).deleted On the assumption that Turkey and
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure, particularly of smart, decentralised energy infrastructure, coupled with the promotion of energy efficiency, are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in sustainable planning, the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that secure, sustainable and competitive energy represents one of the main future challenges for EU regions; calls on the Commission to take into account the objective of reducing by at least 20% energy consumption by 2020 in setting priorities for investment in energy infrastructures for 2020 and beyond; points the significant role of Cohesion Policy at local and regional level to improve energy efficiency and to achieve the Union's renewable energy targets;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that developing heating and cooling infrastructure (i.e. district heating) and retrofitting fossil fuel based heating infrastructure systems into renewable energy based infrastructure would significantly help to address the EU’s energy supply and greenhouse gas reduction objectives, in particular in urban areas; therefore, calls on the Commission to present an ambitious strategy for the heating and cooling sector;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights the huge economic potential for regional development in the field of production of renewable energies according to the region's specificities; proposes to prioritise future funding opportunities for decentralised, smart energy infrastructure in order to ensure energy transport and access to interconnected electricity grids and storage; encourages grid connections with hydrostorage facilities in the Alpine region and in Nordic countries in this respect;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cooperation between municipalities and regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro- regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on relevant partners in the framework of planning processes for sustainable urban development to better promote and profit from the benefits JESSICA can provide for urban energy infrastructure and energy efficiency projects; points out the potential of cross- border funding with neighbouring countries in the framework of the ENPI;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Given the importance of the regions' sustainable energy strategies for their development potential, stresses the need to establish a platform for exchange of good practises acquired in the regions taking into account successful examples of municipalities and regions that have specialised on renewable energies, energy saving and efficiency;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need to develop technical assistance and financial engineering at local and regional authority level in order to support local players in setting up projects of energy efficiency – e.g. by harnessing the EIB’s ELENA technical assistance facility and the experience of ESCO in case energy efficiency infrastructure is concerned;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2011/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based and subjected to democratic scrutiny and in accordance with the needs of users, provided, however, that public interest – especially at local and regional level – is also safeguarded.
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an increase in the payment appropriations for the European Social Fund and the creation of a new category of intermediate regions; calls also for a strengthening of the technical assistance under the ESF in order to allow partners to be involved in the planning of the next funding period, in accordance with Article 5 of the ESF Regulation;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the strengthening of the capacities of the social partners in the context of the flagship initiative on new skills and would like the budget to acknowledge their role in industrial policy; stresses that EURES has a key role in advising mobile workers and job-seekers on their rights and that this helps to deliver on a true internal market and underlines the important role of social partners regarding advice for workers in cross-border partnerships; stresses that EURES as a best practice for promoting fair mobility needs to be given the necessary resources in the budget to respond to the challenges of the European labour market and to support the important work of social partners in border regions;
2011/08/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for better use of PROGRESS so as to enhance how public employment services functionand strengthened financial support of PROGRESS so as to enhance the fight against poverty and social exclusion through the support of civil society organizations providing tailor-made solutions on the ground and transnational cooperation and exchange of best practices with regard to active labour- market measuresintegration measures as Progress is the main instrument for the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination, and points out that, as agreed under the microfinancinge facility agreement, the budget for PROGRESS must be topped up; by at least 10 million EUR to ensure the originally foreseen budget for the programme;
2011/05/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2011/0283(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) The Member State making a request to the Commission to benefit from the risk-sharing instrument should clearly specify in its written request why it considers that it falls under one of the eligibility conditions of Article 77(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 and it should attach to its request all the necessary information, required by this Regulation in order to prove the specified eligibility condition. For all operations that have not been subject to a Commission decision under Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the Member State shall include in its request the information as required under Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 . Requests or parts of requests concerning operations that do not fall under one or more existing operational programmes co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund shall be drawn up in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 . The requesting Member State in its request should also identify the programmes (while submitting the concrete list of proposed projects and funding needs), co- financed by Cohesion policy instruments and the part of the 2012 and 2013 allocations to such programmes that it wants to allocate to the risk-sharing instrument. It is necessary, therefore, that the request of the Member State is transmitted to the Commission by 31 August 2013 at the latest with a view to the adoption of a Commission decision on the participation of the requesting Member State in a risk-sharing instrument by 31 December 2013 at the latest. It is also necessary that following the decision of the Commission on the Member State request, the related operational programmes under the ERDF and the CF be revised and amended, in accordance with Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) 1083/2006.
2012/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2011/0283(COD)

(16c) Selected operations, eligible under a risk-sharing instrument, should be either major projects that have already been subject to a Commission decision under Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 or other projects, co-financed by the ERDF or the CF and falling under one or more of their operational programmes, in cases, where these projects face a lack of finance regarding the investment costs to be borne by private investors. Moreover, selected operations could also be operations which contribute to the objectives of the national strategic reference framework of the requesting Member State and of the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion and which can by virtue of their character contribute to support growth and strengthen the economic recovery subject to availability of funds under the risk- sharing instrument. Finally, the risk sharing instrument could also be used to finance operations resulting from the re- programming of parts of or whole operational programmes co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the investment opportunities laid down in Regulation (EC) No 397/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing and in line with Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities. The financial allocations available to operations not falling under one or more existing operational programmes co- financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund should be limited to the amounts left after financing the operations that are part of such operational programmes.
2012/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2011/0283(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 16 e (new)
(16e) The Commission should verify whether the submitted information by the requesting Member State is correct and thus the Member State request is justified, and should be empowered to adopt a decision within four months on the concrete terms and conditions of the participation of the requesting Member State in the risk-sharing instrument. It should be ensured, however, that only projects with demonstrable positive impacts on local economies and labour markets, and for which a favourable financing decision has been taken either by the European Investment Bank or by the national or international public sector bodies or bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, as the case may be, should be made eligible for financing from an established risk- sharing instrument. The Commission decision, for the sake of transparency and legal certainty should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2012/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2011/0283(COD)

(16g) In line with Regulation (EC) No 397/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing, and in line with Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities, and also in the light of point 1.1.3. of Council Decision 2006/702/EC on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion, projects consisting of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities and projects to promote energy efficiency, for example in buildings, the dissemination of low energy intensity development models and renewable energies, which can give the concerned Member States a leading edge and thus strengthen their competitive position while contributing to the achievement of the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, should be given preferential access to financing through a risk-sharing instrument.
2012/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2011/0283(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 36 - paragraph 2a
(2) In Article 36, the following paragraph 2a is inserted: "2a. Member States meeting one of the conditions set out in Article 77(2), may contribute a part of the financial allocations indicated in Article 19 and Article 20 to a risk sharing instrument, to be established by the Commission in agreement with the European Investment Bank, or in agreement with national or international public sector bodies or bodies governed by private law with a public service mission providing adequate guarantees as referred to in Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, under similar terms and conditions to those applied to and by the European Investment Bank, to cover the provisioning and capital allocation of guarantees and loans, as well as other financial facilities, granted under the risk sharing instrument. Such risk sharing instrument shall be used exclusively for loans and guarantees, as well as other financial facilities, to finance operations co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund, regarding expenditure which is not covered by Article 56. The risk sharing instrument shall be implemented by the Commission within the framework of indirect centralised management in accordance with Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. Payments to the risk sharing instrument shall be made in tranches, in accordance with the scheduled use of the risk sharing instrument in providing loans and guarantees financing specific operations. The Member State concerned shall address a request to the Commission who shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, describing the system established to guarantee that the amount available is used for the exclusive benefit of the Member State which provided it within its cohesion policy financial allocation pursuant to Article 18(2), as well as the terms and conditions applicable to such risk sharing instrument. These terms and conditions shall at least address the following: (a) traceability and accounting, information on the use of the funds and monitoring and control systems; and (b) structure of the fees and other administrative and management costs. The financial allocations to the risk-sharing instrument shall be strictly capped and shall not create contingent liabilities for the Union budget or the Member State concerned. Any amount left-over after the completion of an operation covered by the risk sharing instrument may be reused, at the request of the Member Sate concerned, within the risk-sharing instrument, if the Member State still meets one of the conditions set out as specified in Article 77(2). If the Member State no longer meets those conditions, the amount left-over shall be considered as assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 18 of the Financial Regulation. At the request of the Member State concerned, additional commitment appropriations generated by this assigned revenue shall be added the following year to the cohesion policy financial allocation of the Member State concernedThe following Article is inserted: "Article 36a Risk sharing instrument 1. For the purpose of this Article a risk- sharing instrument means a financial instrument (loans, guarantees, as well as other financial facilities) which guarantees the total or partial coverage of a defined risk, where appropriate in exchange for an agreed remuneration. 2. Member States meeting one of the conditions set out in Article 77(2)a, b and c, may contribute a part of the financial allocations indicated in Article 19 and Article 20 to a risk-sharing instrument, which shall be established by means of a cooperation agreement, to be concluded by the Commission either with the European Investment Bank, or with national or international public sector bodies or bodies governed by private law with a public service mission providing adequate guarantees as referred to in Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, under similar terms and conditions to those applied to and by the European Investment Bank (hereinafter: contracted implementing body), to cover the provisioning and capital allocation of guarantees and loans, as well as other financial facilities, granted under the risk-sharing instrument. 3. The cooperation agreement, referred to in paragraph 2, shall contain rules in particular on the following: (a) the total amount of the Union contribution and the schedule about how it will be made available; (b) the trust account conditions to be set up by the contracted implementing body; (c) the eligibility criteria for the use of the Union contribution, the details of the exact risk-sharing (including the leverage ratio), to be ensured and the guarantees to be provided by the contracted implementing body; (d) the pricing of the instrument, based on the risk margin and the coverage of all the administrative costs of the instrument; (e) the application and approval procedure of the project proposals, covered by the instrument, including a cost-benefit analysis that comprises a risk assessment and the foreseeable impact on the sector concerned and on the socio- economic situation of the Member State and/or the region; (f) the period of availability of the instrument and the reporting requirements. The exact risk-sharing (the leverage ratio), which shall be undertaken in the cooperation agreement by the contracted implementing body, shall as an average aim at being at least 1,5 times the amount of the Union contribution to the risk- sharing instrument. Payments to the risk sharing instrument shall be made in tranches, in accordance with the scheduled use of the risk sharing instrument in providing loans and guarantees financing specific operations. 4. The risk-sharing instrument shall be used to finance operations co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund, regarding, by way of derogation from Article 54(5), investment costs which cannot be taken into account as eligible expenditure pursuant to Article 55 or as public expenditure as defined in Article 2(5), pursuant to the EU rules on state aids. It may also be used to finance operations, which contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the national strategic reference framework of the requesting Member State and the Community strategic guidelines on Cohesion1, and bring the greatest added value to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It may also be used to finance operations resulting from the re-programming of a whole operational programme or parts of an operational programme co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the investment opportunities laid down in Regulation (EC) No 397/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing and in line with Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities. 5. The risk sharing instrument shall be implemented by the Commission within the framework of indirect centralised management in accordance with Article 54 and Article 56(1) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. 6. An eligible Member State seeking to benefit from a risk-sharing instrument shall submit a written request to the Commission not later than 31 August 2013. In its request, the Member State shall provide all the information necessary to establish: (a) that it meets one of the conditions referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) of Article 77(2), by providing a reference to a Council Decision or other legal act proving this fact; (b) the list of programmes co-financed either by the ERDF or by the CF and the part of the 2012 and 2013 allocations to such programmes that it wants to reallocate to the risk-sharing instrument; (c) the list of proposed projects pursuant to paragraph 4 and the part of the 2012 and 2013 allocations that it wants to reallocate to the risk-sharing instrument; (d) the amount available for its exclusive benefit within its cohesion policy financial allocation pursuant to Article 18(2) and an indication of the amount, which could be earmarked for the objectives of the risk-sharing instrument exclusively from the EU budget commitments which remain to be effected in years 2012 and 2013 pursuant to Article 75(1); e) for all operations that have not been subject to a Commission decision under Article 41, the information as required in Article 40; f) for requests or parts of requests concerning operations that do not fall under one or more operational programmes co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund, a demonstration that the request has been drawn up in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 11. 7. The Commission - after verifying in the light of the information submitted by the Member State that the request is justified - shall adopt within four months a decision by means of an implementing act describing the system established to guarantee that the amount available is used for the exclusive benefit of the Member State which provided it within its cohesion policy financial allocation pursuant to Article 18(2), as well as on the concrete terms and conditions of the participation of the requesting Member State in the risk sharing instrument. The concrete terms and conditions shall in particular include the following: (a) traceability, democratic scrutiny and accounting, information on the use of the funds, payments conditions and monitoring and control systems; (b) the structure of the fees and other administrative and management costs; (c) an indicative list of eligible projects for financing and (d) the maximum amount of the Union contribution that can be allocated to the risk-sharing instrument from the Member State allocations available, and the instalments for practical implementation. The Commission decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. When deciding on the Member State request, the Commission shall ensure that only projects with demonstrable positive impacts on local economies and labour markets, and for which a favourable financing decision has been taken either by the EIB or by a national or international public sector body or body governed by private law with a public service mission, shall be accepted as eligible for being financed from an established risk-sharing instrument. 8. The Commission decision, referred to in paragraph (7) shall be preceded by the revision of the operational programmes concerned under the ERDF and the CF in accordance with Article 33(2). 9. The financial allocations to the risk- sharing instrument shall be strictly capped and shall not exceed 10% of the indicative total allocation for the requesting Member State for the years 2007-2013 regarding the ERDF and the CF, which was approved in accordance with Article 28(3)b. The financial allocations available to the projects in paragraph 4, subparagraph 2 of this article are limited to the amounts left after financing the operations mentioned in paragraph 4, subparagraph 1. Beyond the total Union contribution to the risk- sharing instrument, endorsed in the decision, referred to in paragraph (7), the Union participation in a risk-sharing instrument shall not create any further contingent liabilities either for the Union budget or for the Member State concerned. 10. Any amount left-over after the completion of an operation covered by the risk sharing instrument may be reused, at the request of the Member State concerned, within the risk-sharing instrument, if the Member State still meets one of the conditions set out in Article 77(2)a, b and c. If the Member State no longer meets any of those conditions, the amount left-over shall be considered as assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 18 of the Financial Regulation. At the request of the Member State concerned, additional commitment appropriations generated by this assigned revenue shall be added the following year to the cohesion policy financial allocation of the Member State concerned. _______________ 1 See: Council Decision No. 2006/702/EC of 6 October 2006 on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion, OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p.11."
2012/03/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) The LEADER approach for local development has, over a number of years, proven its utility in promoting the development of rural areas by fully taking into account the multi-sectoral needs for endogenous rural development through its bottom-up approach. LEADER should therefore be continued in the future and its application should remain compulsory for all rural development programmes. Already existing LEADER groups should be qualified as local action groups provided that these groups fulfil all requirements laid down in Articles 28, 29 and 30 of the Regulation [CPR].
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 145 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Local action groups comprise also existing LEADER-groups already qualified under Leader II1 or Leader+2 or Article 62 of COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1698/2005 (EAFRD)3 provided that these groups fulfil all requirements laid down in Articles 28, 29 and 30 of the Regulation [CPR]. ______________ 1 Commission notice to the Member States laying down guidelines for global grants or integrated operational programmes for which Member States are invited to submit applications for assistance in the framework of a Community initiative for rural development (Leader II) (OJ C 180,1.7.1994, p. 48). 2 Commission notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community initiative for rural development (Leader+) (OJ C 139, 18.5.2000, p. 5). Notice as last amended by Commission communication amending the notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community Initiative for rural development (Leader+) (OJ C 294,4.12.2003, p. 11). 3 Council Regulation (EC) No1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting gender equality and non- discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors, as well as non- governmental organisations promoting social inclusion and organisations active in the areas of culture, education and youth policy. Specific attention should be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may have difficulties to influence them. The cooperation with the partners should follow the best practices. Each Member State should ensure an adequate level of technical assistance in order to facilitate their involvement and participation in all stages of the programming process. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. Therefore the partners should represent the different territorial levels in accordance with the institutional structure of the Member States. The partners should select and appoint their members representing them in the monitoring committee. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In the context of its effort to increase economic, territorial and social cohesion, the Union should, at all stages of implementation of the CSF Funds, aim at eliminating inequalities and promoting equality between men and women, as well as combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. taking into account the EU gender equality strategy1, the pact for gender equality2 and implementation acts and further policies on EU, - national and regional level implementing Article 8 of the Treaty, as well as combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation, and disability, in particular taking into account the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which is in force since 3 May 2008 and EU policies to implement the UN Convention. 1 (COM(2010)0491 final) 2 European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the Council on 7 March 2011.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission, eEach Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners, particularly those laid down in Article 5(1), and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translateselect the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework and put them into the national context, and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Territorial cohesion has been added to the goals ofis the main instrument to achieve economic and social cohesion as provided for by the Treaty, and it is necessary to address the role of cities, urban areas, functional geographies and sub-regional areas facing specific geographical or demographic problems. To this end, to better mobilise potential at a local level, it is necessary to strengthen and facilitate community-led local development by laying down common rules and close coordination for all CSF Funds. Responsibility for thherefore, the integrated territorial approach as laid down in Article 99 of this Regulation should be the main tool to achieve a successful sustainable development of such areas and to promote iempleoymentation of l, social development strategies should be given to local action groups representing the interests of the community, as an essential principleinclusion and prosperity of citizens living in those areas.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to better mobilise potential at a local level, it is necessary to strengthen and facilitate community-led local development by laying down common rules and close coordination for all CSF Funds. Responsibility for the implementation of local development strategies should be given to local action groups representing the interests of the community, as an essential principle. Existing LEADER-groups should be recognized.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) In order to improve the quality and design of each programme, and verify that objectives and targets can be reached, an ex ante evaluation of each programme should be carried out. For each programme, the ex-ante evaluation should include an evaluation of the horizontal principles relating to compliance with Union and national law, promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination, and sustainable development, as defined in this Regulation.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) It is useful to specify the types of action that may be undertaken at the initiative of the Commission and of the Member States as technical assistance with support from the CSF Funds. Member State should ensure that an adequate level of technical assistance is allocated to partners referred to in Article 5(1)(a), (b) and (c) in order to facilitate their involvement and participation in the preparation and implementation of the Partnership Contracts and in the whole programming process. Technical assistance managed by the Commission should support thematic umbrella organizations and non-governmental organizations, socio-economic partners and networks and associations representing local, urban and regional authorities, working at EU -level on cohesion policy.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
(58a) The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, should undertake a review of the performance of the programmes in each Member State in 2017 and 2019, examining the achievement of the milestones of the programmes at the level of priorities.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 b (new)
(58 b) On the basis of the performance review in 2019, the Commission should allocate to each Member State the share of its performance reserve that corresponds to the share of programmes and priorities having attained their milestones in the total allocation of the Member State for the concerned Fund or Funds. Thereby, the Commission should take duly into account whether unforeseeable external factors on which the concerned programme had no influence have caused failures to attain milestones. The Member States should attribute the performance reserve equally to all programmes and priorities having attained their milestones.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
(61) It is necessary to lay down additional provisions concerning the programming, management, monitoring and control of operational programmes supported by the Funds. Operational programmes should set out priority axes corresponding to thematic objectives and to the horizontal principles relating to compliance with Union and national law, promotion of equality between men and women and non- discrimination, and sustainable development, as defined in this Regulation, elaborate a consistent intervention logic to tackle the development needs identified, and set out the framework for performance assessment. They should also contain other elements necessary to underpin the effective and efficient implementation of these Funds.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) ‘programming’ means the process of organisation, decision-making and allocation of financial resources in several stages, with the involvement of partners and in line with the multi-level governance approach in accordance with Article 5, intended to implement, on a multi- annual basis, the joint action by the Union and the Member States to achieve Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18
(18) 'Partnership Contract' means the document prepared by the Member State with the involvement of partners in line with the multi-level governance approach as laid down in Article 5 of this Regulation, which sets out the Member State's strategy, priorities and arrangements for using the CSF Funds in an effective and efficient way to pursue the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while recognizing the different needs of the regions, and guarantees the necessary flexibility for the sustainable regional development, and which is approved by the Commission following assessment and dialogue with the Member State;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as well as to fulfil the specific missions of the Funds pursuant to their Treaty-based objectives, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that support from the CSF Funds is consistent with the relevant policies and priorities, including the horizontal targets, of the Union and complementary to other instruments of the Union.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Arrangements for the implementation and use of the CSF Funds, and in particular the financial and administrative resources required for the implementation of the CSF Funds, in relation to the reporting, evaluation, management and control shall take into account the principle of proportionality having regard to the level of support allocated and the size of the beneficiary.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure the effectiveness of the CSF Funds, in particular through monitoring, reporting and evaluation, informing the potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities and making publicly known the role and the achievements of cohesion policy.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 156 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting gender equality and non-discrimination. , non-governmental organisations promoting social inclusion and organisations active in the areas of culture, education and youth policy.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 158 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A Member State shall include in the partnership those institutions, organisations and groups that might influence or might be affected by the implementation of the programmes. Specific attention shall be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may face difficulties to influence them, in particular the most vulnerable and marginalised groups.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 160 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners representing the different territorial levels in accordance with the institutional structure of the Member States shall be involved by Member States in all stages of in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in all stages of the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, following comprehensive consultation of the partners referred to in paragraph 1 at Union level, delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to provide for a European code of conduct, based on best practices, that lays down objectives and criteria to support the implementensure the implementation of partnership during the preparation, implementation monitoring and evaluation of pPartnership Contracts and programmes, and to facilitate the sharing of information, experience, results and goodbest practices among Member States.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the coherent integration of the gender perspective is promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmes. nto all stages of the preparation, programming and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the CSF Funds with methods of the gender budgeting assessment. Member States shall further allow for a balanced participation of women and men in the management and implementation of operational programmes at local, regional and national level and report on progress in this matter.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Article 174 of the Treaty provides that, in order to strengthen its economic, social and territorial cohesion, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, particular attention shall be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border and mountain regions.. Article 175 of the Treaty requires that the Union would support the achievement of these objectives by action it takes through the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Investment Bank and other instruments.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 175 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes while paying particular attention to those who face multiple discriminations. The accessibility for disabled persons shall be one of the criteria to be observed in defining operations co-financed by the Funds and shall be taken into account during the various implementation stages.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 182 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting gender equality and non- discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors, as well as non- governmental organisations promoting social inclusion and organisations active in the areas of culture, education and youth policy. Specific attention should be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may have difficulties to influence them. The cooperation with the partners should follow the best practices. Each Member State should ensure an adequate level of technical assistance in order to facilitate their involvement and participation in all stages of the programming process. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. Therefore the partners should represent the different territorial levels in accordance with the institutional structure of the Member States. The partners should select and appoint their members representing them in the monitoring committee. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 183 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) promoting quality employment and supporting labour mobility;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 184 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) promoting social inclusion ands well as combating poverty and discrimination;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in education, skills, training and lifelong learning;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 192 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient and participative public administration and promoting capacity building for social partners, nongovernmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders in particular those partners as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...].
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 194 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In the context of its effort to increase economic, territorial and social cohesion, the Union shouldall, at all stages of implementation of the CSF Funds, aim at eliminating inequalities and promoting equality between men and women, as well as combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in form of a twofold approach, both through systematic integration of gender aspects into all stages of the programming and the implementation process and through additional specific actions. Methods of Gender-budgeting assessment should be used to include the horizontal principal of gender equality in the preparation and implementation of programmes of all Funds.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 196 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 10
In order to promote the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the Union, a Common Strategic Framework shall translate the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth into keya menu of recommended actions for the CSF Funds.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 197 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In the context of its effort to increase economic, territorial and social cohesion, the Union should, at all stages of implementation of the CSF Funds, aim at eliminating inequalities and promoting equality between men and women, taking into account the EU gender equality strategy1, the pact for gender equality2 and implementation acts and further policies at Union, national and regional level implementing Article 8 of the Treaty, as well as combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation, and disability, in particular taking into account the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which is in force since 3 May 2008 and EU policies to implement the UN Convention. _________ 1 COM(2010)0491 final. 2 European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the Council on 7 March 2011.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 202 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle and minimising future external costs. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission by implementing act.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 203 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up, at all stages of its preparation, by Member States in close cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 205 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to achieve the targets and objectives of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the CSF Funds should focus their support on a limited number of common thematic objectives. The precise scope of each of the CSF Funds shouldall be set out in Funds- specific rules and may be limited to only some of the thematic objectives defined in this Regulation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 208 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) an analysis of disparities and sustainable development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key, to the horizontal principles set out in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation and the recommended actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework and, taking into account the targets set in the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 208 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF Funds, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regionsa Common Strategic Framework contains a non-exhaustive menu of recommended actions supported by each CSF Fund for the funding period 2014-2020, which helps Member States to achieve the objectives of the Union, to ensure coherence and consistency of programming under the CSF Funds with the economic and employment policies of the Member States and the Union, while acknowledging the different needs of regions ensuring the necessary flexibility for their development. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial and coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and, including multifund-approaches and integrated territorial approaches, and coordination with other relevant Union policies and instruments.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 212 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The Common Strategic Framework should therefore establish the key areas of support, territorial challenges to be addressed, policy objectives, priority areas for cooperation activities, coordination mechanisms and mechanisms for coherence and consistency with the economic policies of Member States and the Union.Deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 216 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an integrated sustainable approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 218 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the way in which the CSF Funds will contribute to the delivery of integrated national anti-poverty strategies detailed in the National Reform Programs promoting the inclusion of all groups facing or at risk of poverty and social exclusion, underpinned by National Social Reports;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 219 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission, eEach Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation, and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate thecontain selected elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework and put them into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 221 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) the actions taken to involve the partnersmplement the multilevel governance approach and to involve the partners referred to in Article 5 and their role of the partners in the preparation of the Partnership Contract and the progress report as defined in Article 46 of this Regulation, and in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the programmes, in accordance with the European Code of Conduct referred to in Article 5(3), including a list of the partners involved, description of the way they have been selected and of their responsibilities, as well as their views on the content of the Partnership Contract and on the implementation of the partnership principle;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 224 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iv a) an identification of the legal and administrative barriers to the implementation of partnership in the national context and actions envisaged to address those obstacles;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv b (new)
(iv b) an identification of relevant existing national, regional and local partnerships and multilevel governance structures and ways they will be taken into account;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex needs for sustainable development. Relevant ex-ante conditionalities should be defined to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 226 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) an assessment of whether there is a need to reinforce the administrative capacity of the authorities and, where appropriate, beneficiaries beneficiaries and partners referred to in Article 5(1) (a), (b) and (c), and actions to be taken for this purpose;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 230 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi- country character,The Commission shall allocate to each Member State there should be noare of its performance reserve for ‘European Territorial Cooperation’ programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones othat corresponds to the share of successful programmes in the total allocation of the Member Stargets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient wayte. Thereby, the Commission shall take duly into account whether unforeseeable external factors on which the concerned programme could not take influence have caused failures to attain milestones. The Member States shall attribute the performance reserve equally to all programmes having attained their milestones. Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 231 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. The assessment shall be based on a common methodology and involve the partners referred to in Article 5.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action.deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 246 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Territorial cohesion has been added to the goals ofis the main instrument to achieve economic and social cohesion as provided for by the Treaty, and it is necessary to address the role of cities, urban areas, functional geographies and sub-regional areas facing specific geographical or demographic problems. To this end, to better mobilise potential at a local level, it is necessary to strengthen and facilitate community-led local development by laying down common rules and close coordination for all CSF Funds. Responsibility for thherefore, the integrated territorial approach as laid down in article 99 of this regulation should be the main tool to achieve a successful sustainable development of such areas and to promote iempleoymentation of l, social development strategies should be given to local action groups representing the interests of the community, as an essential principleinclusion and prosperity of citizens living in those areas.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 249 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 4 – title
Macroeconomic conditionaliPayments for Member States with temporary budgetary difficulties
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 249 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) In order to better mobilise potential at a local level, it is necessary to strengthen and facilitate community-led local development by laying down common rules and close coordination for all CSF Funds. Responsibility for the implementation of local development strategies should be given to local action groups, including existing LEADER- groups, representing the interests of the community, as an essential principle.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 253 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 21
[...]deleted
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 254 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Financial instruments supported by the CSF Funds should be used to address specific market needs in a cost effective way, in accordance with the objectives of the programmes, and should not crowd out private financing. The decision to finance support measures through financial instruments should be determined therefore on the basis of an ex ante analysis and be subject to democratic scrutiny at the appropriate level.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 264 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Programmes shall be drawn up by Member States or any authority designated by them, in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5(1). The cooperation with the partners shall follow the best practices forming the basis for the Code of Conduct laid down in Article 5(3).
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 265 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) In order to improve the quality and design of each programme, and verify that objectives and targets can be reached, an ex ante evaluation of each programme should be carried out. For each programme, the ex-ante evaluation should include an evaluation of the horizontal principles relating to compliance with Union and national law, promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination, and sustainable development, as defined in this Regulation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 267 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) It is useful to specify the types of action that may be undertaken at the initiative of the Commission and of the Member States as technical assistance with support from the CSF Funds. Member States should ensure that an adequate level of technical assistance is allocated to the partners referred to in Article 5 in order to facilitate their involvement and participation in the preparation and implementation of the Partnership Contracts and in the whole programming process. Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission should support thematic umbrella organizations, non-governmental organizations, social and economic partners and networks and associations representing local, urban and regional authorities working at EU-level on cohesion policy.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 269 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Each priority shall set out measurable, qualitative and quantitative indicators to assess progress of programme implementation towards achievement of objectives as the basis for monitoring, evaluation and review of performance. These shall include:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 271 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) indicators relating to the horizontal principles set out in Articles 7 and 8.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Each programme, except those which cover exclusively technical assistance, shall include a description of themeasurable qualitative and quantitative targets and milestones for the indicators relating to the horizontal principles set out in Articles 7 and 8, which shall, where appropriate, be added to the programme-specific indicators and specific actions to be taken into account order to comply with the principles set out in Articles 7 and 8.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 274 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In order to be in compliance with the Union law as laid down in Article 6, each programme shall meet the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2001/42/EC)1, the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive (92/43/EEC)2, the Water Directive (2000/60/EC)3 and the Directive on Wild Birds (2009/147/EC)4. In addition, planed major projects referred to in Article 90 shall be subject to assessment of their effects on the environment based on Council Directives 85/337/EEC5 and 97/11/EC6. 1 OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30. 2 OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. 3 OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1. 4 OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7. 5 OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40. 6 OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 276 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of programmes with this Regulation, the Fund-specific rules, their effective contribution to the thematic objectives and the Union priorities specific to each CSF Fund, the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, taking account of the ex ante evaluation. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the programme strategy, the corresponding objectives, indicators, targets and the allocation of budgetary resources.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 277 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Requests for amendment of programmes submitted by a Member State shall be duly substantiated and shall in particular set out the expected impact of the changes to the programme on achieving the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, on sustainable development and the specific objectives defined in the programme, taking account of the Common Strategic Framework and the Partnership Contract. They shall be accompanied by the revised programme and, where appropriate, a revised Partnership Contract.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment of programmes shall be made according to the requirements set out in Article 24, in particular those related to the horizontal principals, including the partnership principle and multi-level governance approach. Requests for amendment of programmes shall be also based on revised programmes and, where appropriate, a revised Partnership Contract. In the case of amendment of programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal, the relevant Partnership Contract shall not be amended.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The EIB may, at the request of Member States, participate in the preparation of the Partnership Contract, as well as in activities relating to the preparation of operations, in particular major projectslarge- and small-scale projects which offer significant potential for innovation, financial instruments and public-private partnerships.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 282 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) designed taking into consideration local needs and potential, and include innovative and socio-cultural features in the local context, networking and, where appropriate, cooperation.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Local sustainable development strategies shall be selected by a committee set up for this purpose by the relevant managing authorities of the programmes. The partners referred to in Article 5 shall be appropriately represented in this committee.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 287 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 30 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) drawing up a gender-equity based, non- discriminatory and transparent selection procedure and criteria for the selection of operations, which avoid conflicts of interest, that shall ensure that at least 50% of the votes in selection decisions are from the non public sector partners, providing for the possibility of appeal against selection decisions and allowing selection by written procedure;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 289 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Financial instruments may be combined with grants, interest rate subsidies, microcredits and guarantee fee subsidies. In this case, separate records must be maintained for each form of financing.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 290 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 laying down detailed rules concerning the ex ante assessment of financial instruments, the combination of support provided to final recipients through grants, interest rate subsidies, guarantee fee subsidies, microcredits and financial instruments, additional specific rules on eligibility of expenditure and rules specifying the types of activities which shall not be supported through financial instruments.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 293 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the capital resources and gains and other earnings or yields attributable to the support from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are used in accordance with the aims of the programme for a period of at least 10 years after the closure of the programme. The amount left over after 10 years after the closure of the programme shall be transferred to the budget of the European Union.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 293 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
(55 a) The modulation of the co-financing rate from the Funds to a priority axis shall take into account the coverage of areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, of island Member States eligible under the Cohesion Fund and other islands except those on which the capital of a Member State is situated or which have a fixed link to the mainland, of mountainous areas as defined by the national legislation of the Member State, and of sparsely and very sparsely populated areas and other areas with severe demographic handicaps.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 294 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) Objective criteria should be fixed for designating eligible regions and areas for support from the Funds. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) .It shall be possible to adapt this classification for specific areas such as island regions.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 297 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The monitoring committee shall be composed of representatives of the managing authority and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners. Each member of the monitoring committee shall have a voting right referred to in Article 5, with particular consideration given to the partners involved in the preparation of the concerned programmes. Each member of the monitoring committee shall have a voting right. The Member State shall ensure that the monitoring committee is gender balanced.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 298 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The partners shall select and appoint their members representing them in the monitoring committee.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
The list of members of the monitoring committee shall be published.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 301 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 1
1. The monitoring committee shall meet at least ontwice a year and shall review implementation of the programme and progress towards achieving its objectives and the implementation of the horizontal principles as set out in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation. In doing so, it shall have regard to the financial data, common and programme- specific indicators, including changes in result indicators and progress towards quantified target values, and the milestones defined in the performance framework.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 303 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. The monitoring committee shall examine in detail all issues that affect the performance of the programme, including the performance review.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 305 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The monitoring committee shall approve the annual reports on the implementation of the programmes referred to in Article 44 and the progress reports referred to in Article 46.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 309 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The annual implementation report shall assess the role of the partners referred to in Article 5 in the implementation of the programme, and shall include a list of the partners involved, their responsibilities and the opinions they expressed regarding the implementation of the programme and the partnership principle, and the way their views have been taken into account.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 310 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) progress towards achievement of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular in respect of thmeasurable qualitative and quantitative milestones set out for each programme in the performance framework including for the indicators relating to the horizontal principles set out in Articles 7 and 8 and the support used for climate change objectives;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 314 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the role of the partners referred in Article 5 in the implementation of the Partnership Contract, including a list of the partners involved, their responsibilities and their views on the implementation of the programme and the partnership principle, as well as the way that their views have been taken into account.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 316 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 5
5. In 2018 and 2020, the Commission shall include in its Annual Progress Report to the spring meeting of the European Council a section summarising the strategic report, in particular with regard to progress made towards Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the targets of the flagship initiatives within the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 316 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
(61) It is necessary to lay down additional provisions concerning the programming, management, monitoring and control of operational programmes supported by the Funds. Operational programmes should set out priority axes corresponding to thematic objectives and to the horizontal principles relating to compliance with Union and national law, promotion of equality between men and women and non- discrimination, and sustainable development, as defined in this Regulation, elaborate a consistent intervention logic to tackle the development needs identified, and set out the framework for performance assessment. They should also contain other elements necessary to underpin the effective and efficient implementation of these Funds.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 317 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes, as well as to assess their effectiveness, efficiency and impact. Impact of programmes shall be evaluated in accordance with the mission of the respective CSF Funds in relation to the targets for the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth33 as well as in relation to the climate targets, to the horizontal indicators, to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and to the unemployment, where appropriate. and qualitative jobs, where appropriate. Member States may use other social and environmental indicators, in addition to the GDP/inhabitant indicator, in order to have a more social vision of the well being situation in the evaluated region or Member State.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 321 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the contribution to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, having regard to the selected thematic objectives, the horizontal principles as set out in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation and priorities, taking into account national and regional needs;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 322 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) With a view to strengthening accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities and project beneficiaries, and explaining more clearly the thinking behind the European integration process in the areas of regional development and cross- sectoral action, in each Member State a single website or website portal using clear and comprehensible language and providing information on all the operational programmes, including the lists of operations supported under each operational programme, should be made available.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 323 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the consistency of the selected thematic objectives, the priorities and corresponding objectives of the programmes and the horizontal principles set out in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation, with the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract and the country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 324 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the relevance and clarity of the proposed programme indicators; horizontal indicators and the adequacy of planned specific actions to promote equal opportunities between men and women and to prevent discrimination in accordance with the principles set out in Article 7 of this Regulation, including measures to remove barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 326 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point l
(l) the adequacy of planned measures to promote equal opportunities between men and women and to prevent discrimination including measures to remove barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 330 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point m a (new)
(ma) the adequacy of planned or measures put in place to involve partners referred to in Article 5 in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the Partnership Contract and the programmes.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 333 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 50
The ex post evaluations shall be carried out by the Commission or by the Member States, in close cooperation. Ex post evaluations shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the CSF Funds and their contribution to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the targets of the flagship initiatives within the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in accordance with specific requirements established in the Fund-specific rules. Ex post evaluations shall be completed by 31 December 2023.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 336 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) actions to disseminate information, support networking, carry out communication activities, raise awareness and promote cooperation and exchange of experience, in particular among civil society organisations, including with third countries. To bring about greater efficiency in communication to the public at large and stronger synergies between the communication activities undertaken at the initiative of the Commission, the resources allocated to communication actions under this Regulation shall also contribute to covering the corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union as far asprovided that theyse are related to the general objectives of this Regulation;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 337 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) assistance provided to thematic umbrella organizations and non- governmental organisations, social partners and networks and associations representing local, urban and regional authorities, working at Union level on cohesion policy for the networking with national and regional partners working in the Monitoring Committee and promotion of a structured dialogue among them and with the Commission on cohesion policy; support to the partners working on specific themes, to exchange of views and cooperation in existing and new thematic networks.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 339 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j b (new)
(jb) assistance to support exchange of views and cooperation in existing and new thematic networks of local actions groups referred to in Article 30 of this Regulation for the design and implementation of local development strategies.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 340 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the CSF Funds may support actions for preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and communication, networking, complaint resolution, and control and audit. The CSF Funds may be used by the Member State to support actions for the reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries, including electronic data exchange systems, and actions to reinforce the capacity of Member State authorities and, partners referred to in Article 5, in order to promote the exchange of views and the best practice among local action groups referred to in Article 30 at national level, and of beneficiaries to administer and use the CSF Funds. These actions may concern preceding and subsequent programming periods.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 342 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall ensure that an adequate level of technical assistance in its operational programmes is allocated to partners referred to in Article 5, paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c) in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation and implementation of the Partnership Contracts and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 351 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 353 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
An operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment shall repay the contribution from the CSF Funds if within fiveten years from the final payment to the beneficiary or within the period of time set out in the State aid rules, where applicable, it is subject to:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 354 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Operations supported by the ESF and operations supported by the other CSF Funds that are not investment in infrastructure or productive investments shall repay the contribution from the Fund only where they are subject to an obligation for maintenance of investment under the applicable State aid rules and where they undergo a cessation or relocation of a productive activity within the period laid down in those ruleen years.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 355 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to contributions to or by financial instruments or to any operation which undergoes cessation of a productive activity due to a non- fraudulent bankruptcy.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 360 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) 'Common Strategic Framework' (CSF) means the document translating the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth into key actions for the CSF Funds, establishing for each thematic objective the key actions to be supported by each CSF Fund and theAnnex to this Regulation containing a non-exhaustive menu of recommended actions supported by each CSF Fund for the funding period 2014- 2020, which help Member States to achieve the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and particularly the thematic objectives laid down in Article 9 of this Regulation. The document also contains mechanisms forthat help ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming ofunder the CSF Funds with the economic and employment policies of the Member States and of the Union; the Union with other relevant Union policies and instruments, and coordination among the CSF Funds. In recognition of the different needs of regions and in order to ensure the necessary flexibility for regional sustainable development, the selection of actions from the proposed non-exhaustive menu of recommended actions should be the responsibility of the Member States and regions.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 361 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) ‘programming’ means the process of organisation, decision-making and allocation of financial resources in several stages, with the involvement of partners and in line with the multi-level governance approach in accordance with Article 5, intended to implement, on a multi- annual basis, the joint action by the Union and the Member States to achieve Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 366 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The following criteria shall be used for the breakdown by Member State, based on gender-related statistics:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 367 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity, net adjusted disposable income per inhabitant, and unemployment rate for less developed regions and transition regions;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 368 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 16
(16) 'local development strategy' means a coherent set of operations to meet local objectives and needs and aims at an integrated sustainable development at local level, which contributes to meeting the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and which is implemented in partnership at the appropspecific sub- regional territoriatel levels;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 369 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational levelducational level, net adjusted disposable income per inhabitant, social fragility, demographic vulnerability and population density for more developed regions;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 373 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18
(18) 'Partnership Contract' means the document prepared by the Member State with the involvement of partners in line with the multi-level governance approach as laid down in Article 5 of this Regulation, which sets out the Member State's strategy, priorities and arrangements for using the CSF Funds in an effective and efficient way to pursue the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while recognizing the different needs of the regions, and guarantees the necessary flexibility for the sustainable regional development, and which is approved by the Commission following assessment and dialogue with the Member State;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 379 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as well as to fulfil the specific missions of the Funds pursuant to their Treaty-based objectives, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 381 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that support from the CSF Funds is consistent with the policierelevant policies including the horizontal targets and priorities of the Union and complementary to other instruments of the Union.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 385 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and the bodies designated by them for that purpose shall be responsible for preparing and implementing programmes and carrying out their tasks under this Regulation and the Fund-specific rules at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the institutional, legal and financial framework of the Member State and subject to compliance with this Regulation and the Fund-specific rules.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 387 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – title
Content and, adoption and amendment of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 387 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Arrangements for the implementation and use of the CSF Funds, and in particular the financial and administrative resources required for the implementation of the CSF Funds, in relation to the reporting, evaluation, management and control shall take into account the principle of proportionality having regard to the level of support allocated and the size of the beneficiary.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 388 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis shall concern one Fund and one for a category of region and shall correspond, without prejudice to Article 52, to a thematic objective and comprise one or more investment priorities of that thematic objective, in accordance with the Fund- specific rules. For the ESF, aA priority axis may combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes, in duly justified circumstances.where necessary to increase impact and effectiveness in a thematically coherent integrated approach to pursuing the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 390 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) concern more than one category of region;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 391 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) combine one or more complementary investment priorities from the ERDF, CF and ESF under one thematic objective;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 392 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives up to 20 % of the EU contribution to an operational programme, in particular in case of the contribution to the integrated approach for territorial development;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 393 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) for the ESF, combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 394 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point e (new)
(e) Member States may set up a single priority axis in an operational programme for the Technical Assistance as described in Article 52. The provisions set out in Article 87 paragraph 2 (b) (i), (ii), (iv), (c) (ii) - (vi), (d), and (e) (i) and (ii) shall not apply to technical assistance programmes.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 394 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure the effectiveness of the CSF Funds, in particular through monitoring, reporting and evaluation, informing the potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities and making publicly known the role and the achievements of cohesion policy.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 395 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may combine two or more of the options under (a) to (d).
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 398 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) the investment priorities and corresponding specific objectives including the options set out in paragraph 1 of this Article: (a) categories of regions, (b) multifund approach, (c) integrated approach, and (d) thematic objectives of ESF;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 399 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) where appropriate, a planned integrated approach to the territorial development of urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28 and 29 and the mechanisms contributing to integrated territorial investment (ITI) referred to in Article 99 of this Regulation, including those defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation... [ESF], and the indicative annual allocation of each Fund's support for integrated actions;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 405 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the contribution to the integrated approach set out in the Partnership Contract to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, and the indicative financial allocation;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 408 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point e – point iii
(iii) the actions taken to involve the partners in the preparation of the operational programme, and the role of the partners in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the operational programme, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the operational programme in accordance with the European Code of Conduct referred to in Article 5, including a list of the partners involved, information on how they have been selected, their responsibilities and their views;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 409 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point f – point i
(i) the planned use ofoption in paragraph 1(e) of using the technical assistance including, the actions to reinforce the administrative capacity of authorities and beneficiaries, beneficiaries, and the partners referred to in Article 5 (a), (b) and (c) in accordance with the European Code of Conduct, with the relevant information referred to in paragraph 2 (b) for the priority axis concerned;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 410 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point f – point ii
(ii) an assessmentthe actions planned to achieve a reduction of the administrative burden for beneficiaries and the actions planned to achieve a reduction accompanied by targets;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 411 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
(ii) a table specifying, for the whole programming period, for the operational programme and for each priority axis, the amount of the total financial appropriation of the support from the Funds and the national co-financing. For priority axes which concern more than one category of region, the table shall specify the different amounts from each Fund and the respective co-financed amounts for each category of region. For priority axes which combine one or more complementary investment priorities from the ERDF, CF and ESF, the table shall specify the amounts from each Fund. Where the national co-financing is made up of public and private co-financing, the table shall give the indicative breakdown between the public and the private components. It shall show, for information purposes, the envisaged participation from the EIB;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 414 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
(ii) a description of the specific actions to promote equal opportunities and prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender identity during the preparation, design and implementation of the operational programme and in particular in relation to access to funding, taking account of the needs of the various target groups at risk of such discrimination and in particular the requirements of ensuring accessibility for disabled persons;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 416 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii
(iii) a description of its contribution to the promotion of equality between men and women and, where appropriate, the arrangements to ensure the integration of gender perspective at operational programme and operation level and a description of the specific actions put in place to promote equality between men and women.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 417 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non- governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting gender equality and non-discrimination, and non- governmental organisations promoting social inclusion and organisations active in the areas of culture, education and youth policy.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 418 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall submit an opinion of the national equality bodies and partners referred to in Article 5 (a), (b) and (c), on the measures set out in points (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, together with the proposal for an operational programme under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 422 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 5 %10 % in cases referred to in Article 87 (1) (b) (new), and 20 % in cases referred to in Article 87 (1) (c) (new), of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 422 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A Member State shall include those institutions, organisations and groups in the Partnership that might influence or might be affected by the implementation of the programmes. Specific attention shall be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may suffer difficulties to influence them, in particular the most vulnernable and marginalised groups.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 425 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners representing the different territorial levels in accordance with the institutional structure of the Member States shall be involved by Member States in all stages of the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in all stages of the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 428 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) an analysis of the effects of the joint action plan on the promotion of equality between men and women and the prevention of discrimination as set out in Article 7;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 430 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) measures taken or planned in order to involve the partners, referred to in Article 5, in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the joint action plan, as part of or out of the Monitoring Committee.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 431 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) review progress towards achieving the milestones, outputs and results of the joint action plan and transmit the results to the monitoring committee;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 432 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) consider and approve any proposal to amend the joint action plan in order to take account of any issues affecting its performance and transmit the results to the monitoring committee.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 433 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, following comprehensive consultation of the partners referred to in paragraph 1 at Union level, delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to provide for a European code of conduct, based on best practices, that lays down objectives and criteria to support the implementaensure the implementation of partnership during the preparation, implementation monitoring and evalution of pPartnership Contracts and programmes, and to facilitate the sharing of information, experience, results and goodbest practices among Member States.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 435 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
1. Where an urban development strategy or other territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation... [ESF] requires an integrated approach as referred to in Article 87 (1) (b) (new), (c) (new) or (d) (new) involving investments under more than onone or more priority axis of one or more operational programmes, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an 'ITI').
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 436 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant operational programmes shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to eachwithin each priority axis or within the priority axis involved to the planed ITI.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 441 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the implementation of financial instruments.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 446 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the coherent integration of the gender perspective is promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmesnto all stages of the preparation, programming and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the CSF-Funds using methods of the gender budgeting assessment. Member States shall further allow for a balanced participation of women and men in the management and implementation of operational programmes at local, regional and national level and report on progress in this matter.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 451 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 January, 30 April, 31 July0 April and 31 October, the managing authority shall transmit electronically to the Commission for monitoring purposes, for each operational programme and by priority axis:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 451 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender identity during the preparation and implementation of programmes by paying particular attention to those who face multiple discriminations. The accessibility for disabled persons shall be one of the criteria to be observed in defining operations co-financed by the Funds and to be taken into account during the various implementation stages.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 456 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) informing the public about the timelines for programming and about the expected timelines of all related public consultation processes at all stages of the preparation of the Partnership Contract and the programmes;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 457 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EU institutions and the advisory bodies shall organise awareness raising actions in order to explain how cohesion policy works.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 458 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 109 – paragraph 2
2. Technical assistance shall take the form of a mono-fundpart of a priority axis or a priority axis within an operational programme or of a specific operational programme.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 459 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission decision adopting an operational programme shall fix the co- financing rate and the maximum amount of support from each Funds for each priority axis.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 461 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 8 – paragraph 1
The objectives of the CSF Funds shall be pursued in the framework of integrated sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment, as set out in Articles 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle and minimising future external costs for the European society.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 462 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures and filling in missing cross-border links;
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 463 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 8 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall, based on existing environmental legislation, ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and ecosystem-based disaster resilience and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of Partnership Contracts and included as objectives in the programmes. Member States shall provide information on the support for climate change and biodiversity objectives using the methodology adopted by the Commission. The Commission shall adopt this methodology by means of an implementing act. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3). Sustainability shall also be ensured in terms of maintaining and creating employment.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 467 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the importance of the priority axis for the delivery of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, having regard to the specific gaps to be addressedand the aims of the flagship initiatives of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 472 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) other areas with severe demographic handicaps.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 472 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund- specific rules.deleted
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 473 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 7
7. The Member State or the managing authority may entrust the management of part of an operational programme to an intermediate body by way of an agreement in writing between the intermediate body and the Member State or managing authority (a 'global grant’)'), including local authorities, regional development bodies, or non-governmental organizations. With a view of facilitating access to Structural Funds for small non-governmental organizations, the management authority shall promote the use of small and tailor- made global grants. The intermediate body shall provide guarantees of its solvency and competence in the domain concerned, as well as its administrative and financial management.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 474 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. in accordance with their institutional and legal framework and in the context of the establishment of the Partnership Agreement and programmes whether the ex ante conditionalities laid down in the respective fund-specific rules and the general ex-ante conditionalities set out in Section 2 of Annex V are applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of their programmes and whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. Ex ante conditionalities shall apply only to the extent and provided that the definition laid down in Article 2 is complied with regarding the specific objectives pursued under the priorities of the programme. The assessment of applicability shall in accordance with Article 4(5) take account of the principle of proportionality having regard to the level of support allocated. The assessment of fulfilment shall be limited to the criteria laid down in the fund-specific rules.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 475 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support the work of the monitoring committee, and provide itin particular ensure that the partners referred to in Article 5 (a), (b) and (c) have the capacity necessary to participate in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Partnership Contract and the programmes, in accordance with the European Code of Conduct referred to Article 5 (3), and provide the monitoring committee with the information it requires to carry out its tasks, in particular data relating to the progress of the operational programme in achieving its objectives, financial data and data relating to indicators and milestones;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 475 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. WThere ex ante conditionalities Partnership Agreement shall set out a summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of the applicable ex ante conditionalities at national level and for those which, pursuant to the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, are not fulfilled at the date of transsubmission of the Partnership Contract, Member States shall set out in the Partnership Contract a summary of the actions to be taken at national or regional level and the timetable for their implementation, to ensure their fulfilment not later thAgreement, the priorities affected, the responsible bodies, actions to be taken to fulfil the ex ante conditionality, and the timetable for such actions. Each programme shall, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, indicate the applicable ex ante conditionalities which, pursuant two years after the adoption of the Partnership Contract or by 31 December 2016, whichever is earlierthe assessment referred to in paragraph 2, are not fulfilled at the date of submission of the Partnership Agreement. Member States shall fulfil these ex ante conditionalities not later than 31 December 2016 and report on their fulfilment not later than in the annual implementation report in 2017 or the progress report in 2017 in accordance with Article 44 (5).
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 476 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) together with the Monitoring Committee draw up and, once approved, apply appropriate selection procedures and criteria that:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 477 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes.deleted
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 478 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall assess the consistency and the adequacy of the information provided by the Member State on the applicability of ex ante conditionalities and on the fulfilment of applicable ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Agreement and/or programmes. This assessment of applicability shall, in accordance with Article 4(5), take account of the principle of proportionality having regard to the level of support allocated. This assessment of fulfilment shall be limited to the criteria laid down in the fund-specific rules, and shall respect national and regional competences to decide on the specific and adequate policy measures including the content of strategies.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 479 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In case of disagreement between the Commission and a Member State on the applicability of an ex ante conditionality to the specific objective of the priorities of a programme or its fulfilment, both the applicability in accordance with Article 2 and the non-fulfilment shall be proven by the Commission.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 480 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) supporting the shift towards a low- carbon economy in all sectors; climate- compatible, energy-saving economy in all sectors including urban development
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 481 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the relevant priority of this programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfilreferred to in paragraph 3 where necessary to avoid significant prejudice to the effectiveness and ex ante conditionalityfficiency of the achievement of the specific objectives of the priority concerned. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an applicable ex ante conditionality which has not been fulfilled at the date of submission of the respective programme, by the deadline set out in the programme paragraph 3, shall constitute a basis for suspending interim payments by the Commission to the affected priorities of the programme. In both cases, the scope of suspension shall be proportional taking into account the actions to be taken and the funds at risk.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 482 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The provisions of paragraph 5 shall not be applicable in case of agreement between the Commission and the Member State on the non-applicability of an ex ante conditionality or on the fact that an applicable ex ante conditionality has been fulfilled, as indicated by the approval of the programme and the Partnership Agreement, or in the absence of Commission observations within 60 days of the submission of the report referred to in paragraph 3.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 483 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The Commission shall without delay lift the suspension of interim payments for a priority where a Member State has completed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities applicable to that programme and which had not been fulfilled at the time of the decision of the Commission on the suspension. It shall also without delay lift the suspension where following an amendment of the programme related to the priority concerned the ex ante conditionality concerned is no longer applicable.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 484 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. Paragraphs 1 to 5b shall not apply to programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal.
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 484 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) promoting ecosystem-based climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 485 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
5% of the resources allocated to each CSFthe ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund aund Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the European territorial cooperation goal,er the Investment for growth and jobs goal referred to in Article 81(2)(a), as well as to the EAFRD and to Title V of the EMFF shall constitute a performance reserve, which shall be established in the partnership agreement and programmes in accordance with the framework set out in Annex II and allocated to specific priorities in accordance with Article 20. The following resources are excluded for the purpose of calculating the performance reserve: (a) Resources allocated to the Youth Employment Initiative, and to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shall constitute a performance reserve to be allocateds defined in the operational programme in accordance with Article 15 iii of Regulation (2013/....) ESF; (b) Resources allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission in accordance with Fund- specific rules; (c) Resources transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility from the Cohesion Fund in accordance with Article 84(4); (d) Resources transferred to the Fund for European Aid for the most deprived in accordance with Article 84(5); (e) Resources allocated for innovative actions for sustainable urban development in accordance with Article 2084(7).
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 487 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) protecting the environment and, biodiversity and ecosystems, promoting resource efficiency; and cultural resources.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 492 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) promoting intermodal sustainable transport and mobility, while focusing on improving existing infrastructure, removing rail bottlenecks in key network infrastructures and filling in missing trans-border links;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 493 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.1 – column 3 – indent 2
- Employment services have set up networks with employers and education institutes, also crossing the sectors.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 494 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 2
8.2 Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation and business transfer: the existence of a comprehensive strategy for inclusive start- up support in accordance with the Small Business Act1 and in coherence with the Employment guidelines and the Broad Guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union2, regarding the enabling conditions for job creation.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 495 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3 a (new)
- Actions for information and awareness raising at secondary education level;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 495 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) promoting quality employment and supporting labour mobility;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 496 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3 b (new)
- Advice and preparation of new business start-ups;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 497 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3 c (new)
- Measures intended for the preparation and for the follow-up of business transfer.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 499 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.4 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 2
- a Member State has measures in place to promote active ageing and to reduce early retirement.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 500 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) promoting social inclusion ands well as combating poverty and discrimination;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 504 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.1 – column 3 – indent 2 – sub-indent 4
- cuts across-sectors, and involves and coordinates all policy sectors and stakeholders, including the areas of culture, arts and sport, that are relevant to address ESL.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 505 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 1 – sub-indent 2
- increase higher education participation among low income groups and other under-represented groups, with special consideration for the most vulnerable groups.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 506 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in education, skills, training and lifelong learning;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 507 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.3 a (new)
Thematic Ex ante conditionality Criteria for fulfilment objectives 9.3a Vocational - Recognition of vocational education and education and training - training as engine for sustainable The existence of national development and inclusive growth; or regional strategies for - Measures to improve the quality and a modern vocational efficiency of initial and continuous education and training. vocational training; - Measures to promote vocational education and training.
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 509 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.1 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 2
- is in accordance withlays out concrete proposals designed to work towards the achievement of the national poverty and social exclusion target (as defined in the National Reform Programme and National Social Reports), which includes the extension of quality employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 509 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) eEnhancing institutional capacity and an efficient and participative public administration and promoting capacity building for social partners, non- governmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders, in particular the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...].
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 511 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.1 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 4
- demonstrates that social partners and relevant stakeholders are involved in the design ofat all stages (design, implementation and evaluation) of the national anti-poverty strategies and active inclusion;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 514 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.1 – column 3 – indent 2 – sub-indent 2
- is coherent with the National Reform Programme and National Social Reports;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 517 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 1
- Contains coordinated measures to improve access to quality health servicand affordable health services aiming at tackling the social determinants of health inequalities;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 520 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 10 – paragraph 1
In order to promote the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the Union, a Common Strategic Framework shall translate the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth into keya non-exhaustive menu of recommended actions for the CSF Funds.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 521 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 1
11. Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient and participative public administration and promoting capacity building for social partners, nongovernmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders, in particular the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...] (referred to in Article 9(11) ) )
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 522 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 3 – indent 1
- A strategy for reinforcing a Member State's regional and local administrative efficiency is in place and in the process of being implemented1. The strategy includes:
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 522 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for each thematic objective, the key actions to be supported by each a non- exhaustive menu of recommended actions for the CSF Fund;s.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 525 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub- indent 6 a (new)
- strategies of the effectiveness of the partnership principle including a financial concept for an sufficient capacity building of the partners referred to Article 5 paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c).
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 527 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 1 – column 2
The existence of a mechanism which ensures effective implementation and application of Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation and Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin and of Article 5 of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 530 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) priority areas for cooperation activities for each of the CSF Funds, where appropriate, taking account of macro- regional and sea basin strategies;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 531 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 3 – column 3 – point 1 – sub-point 1
- Implementation of measures in line with Article 9 of the UN Convention to prevent, identify and eliminate obstacles and barriers to accessibility of persons with disabilities to all domains including infrastructure, services and goods;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 532 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 3 – column 3 – point 1 – sub-point 2
- institutional arrangements for the implementation and supervision of the UN Convention in line with Article 33 of the Convention and the involvement of disability representative organisations in the design and implementation of these arrangements;
2012/05/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 535 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I
4 OJ ref.......Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 5 OJ L 290, 6.11.2010, p. 39–48 2010/670/EU: Commission Decision of 3 November 2010 laying down criteria and measures for the financing of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2010/670/EU) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32–46. 6 “Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system” COM 2011) 144 final Annex -I Common Strategic Framework The purpose of this framework is to serve, in accordance with Article 10, as a means of coordinating, integrating and balancing the objectives of different policies in specific regional contexts, and, in particular, as a means of coordinating and balancing investment priorities with the thematic objectives set out in Article 9. In addition to the framework contained in this Annex, the Commission should support Member States and regions by adopting a non-exhaustive menu of recommended actions for the CSF Funds in the form of a delegated act in accordance with Article 142. This non- exhaustive menu, as part of the CSF, should provide Member States and regions with guidance on how they can translate the thematic objectives laid down in Article 9 of this Regulation into programming, considering the different needs, challenges and opportunities of regions and the necessary flexibility for regional sustainable development. 1. Horizontal Principles and cross-cutting challenges 1.1 Partnership and multi-level governance 1.1.1 The principle of multi-level governance requires coordinated action carried out in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, and in partnership. It also must take the form of operational and institutionalised cooperation, in particular with regard to the drawing-up and implementation of the Union's policies. Explicit reference to the principle of multi-level governance in this Regulation represents a reinforcement of that principle and provides an added value for cohesion policy itself. 1.1.2 The principle of multi-level governance must be respected in order to facilitate achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion and delivery of the Union's priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. 1.1.3. In accordance with Article 5, Member States shall organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting gender equality, non- discrimination and non-governmental organisations promoting social inclusion and organisations active in the areas of culture, education and youth policy. Specific attention shall be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may have difficulties to influence them. 1.1.4 In order to ensure effective multi- level governance Member States and regions must carry out the following actions: a) implement partnership according to the European code of conduct as referred to in Article 5; b) establish coordination mechanisms between the different levels of governance in accordance with the respective constitutional powers systems; c) report regularly on the implementation of partnership. 1.1.5 At all stages of the implementation of the Funds covered by the CPR, partnership must be organised so as to directly involve regional and local authorities in the preparation of Partnership Contracts, and of programmes and also in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of those programmes. Social and economic partners, other public authorities, as well as bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination must also be included in order to ensure partnership in all phases of policy implementation. The partnership shall be organised as follows: a) The partners should represent the different territorial levels in accordance with the institutional structure of the Member States and the partnership shall be established respecting the following minimal requirements: (i) the representation of the different partners is based on their respective responsibilities during the implementation of the programmes, (ii) partners select and appoint their own members of the monitoring committees and other consultative bodies and working groups established within the framework of the CSF funds, (iii) monitoring committees are gender- balanced and diverse in their composition, (iv) the list of members of the monitoring committees and other working groups are made public, (v) each selected partner is aware of his duties related to confidentiality and conflict of interest due to specific training and a formalisation of his duties in a signed statement. b) The partners shall be directly involved in the preparation of Partnership Contracts, and into all stages of the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes. 1.1.6 The cooperation with the partners shall follow best practices. Each Member State shall ensure an adequate level of technical assistance in order to facilitate the partners' involvement and participation at all stages of the programming process. 1.1.7 Member States shall establish a partnership respecting the following minimal requirements in terms of procedure: (i) timely disclosure of information during debates on strategic documents, (ii) sufficient time for stakeholders to analyse, consult their members and constituencies and give feedback on documents, (iii) appropriate channels for stakeholders to ask questions or make suggestions and comments, (iv) transparency on the way proposals and comments by partners have been taken into account, including an explanation in case of rejection of comments; and (v) dissemination of the outcome of consultations. 1.1.8 Moreover, accessibility for persons with disabilities to this process both in terms of physical environment provided should be taken into consideration. 1.2 Sustainable development 1.2.1 The principle of sustainable development, as laid down in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), relates to a concept of progress according to which social, economic and environmental considerations are to be integrated when considering well-being and a better quality of life for the present and future generations. 1.2.2 Sustainable Development considerations as well as the polluter pays principle must, therefore, be an integral part of every plan, from design to delivery, and monitoring to evaluation. Non- application of the polluter pays principle may be permitted only in exceptional cases and provided that clear mitigating measures are in place. 1.2.3 In order to tackle the complex challenges they face, Member States and regions must deploy all available Union policy instruments. In particular, for the purposes of tackling climate change, resources must be focused on preventative and mitigating measures. Any new investment made with the support of the Funds covered by the CPR must be of a nature such that it is inherently resilient to the impact of climate change and natural disasters. 1.2.4 The ERDF and CF must continue to make major investments in Member States' and Regions infrastructures to meet the requirements of the water framework4 and other relevant directives. Technological solutions, aimed at contributing to sustainable actions, exist and new ones are emerging, the ERDF must therefore continue to provide support to research in this area. Such support must aim to complement measures covered by Horizon 2020. Finance for biodiversity actions may be made available through the EAFRD and the EMFF. The EAFRD may also be used to provide support to land managers where mandatory environmental requirements lead to area-specific disadvantages. 1.2.5 Pursuing sustainable development must not be a technical exercise. In order to ensure that this goal is mainstreamed in the operation of the Funds covered by the CPR on the ground, managing authorities must have due and consistent regard to this goal throughout the programme lifecycle, and must take a more active approach in reducing environmentally harmful effects of interventions by, inter alia, taking the following actions: a) directing investments towards the most resource-efficient options, b) carefully weighing the need for investments where those investments have a significant negative environmental impact, c) taking a long-term perspective when ‘life-cycle’ costs of alternative methods of investment are compared, d) using green public procurement. 1.3 Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination 1.3.1 Member States and regions should take appropriate steps to eliminate inequalities and to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, at all stages of the implementation of the Funds covered by the CPR. 1.3.2 Member States and regions must pursue the objective of equality between men and women and must take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination during the preparation implementation, monitoring and evaluation of operations in the programmes co-financed by the Funds covered by the CPR and clearly state the actions to take into account this principle in the programmes. 1.3.3 Member States and regions should pursue the objective of equality between men and women as set out in Article 8 of the TFEU and ensure its mainstreaming in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of actions under all CSF Funds and the integration of the gender perspective as binding principle. ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund programmes should explicitly specify the expected contribution of these Funds to gender equality, by setting out in detail objectives and instruments. Gender analysis should be included in the analysis of the objectives of the intervention. Monitoring systems and data collection are also essential to provide a clear picture of how programmes are meeting gender equality objectives. Progress shall be demonstrated by applying horizontal indicators. The participation of the relevant bodies responsible for promoting gender equality in the partnership should be ensured. It is strongly recommended to organise permanent structures or explicitly assign a function to existing structures to advise on gender equality in order to provide the necessary expertise in the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the CSF Funds. Higher participation of women in the labour market, both as employers and employees, would invigorate the Union’s economy. Unblocking the potential for such an increase in activity, by increasing the female employment rate is crucial for reaching the Europe 2020 employment targets of 75% employment for women and men. Barriers to women’s labour market participation, must, therefore, be fully addressed through, inter alia, reduction of labour market segmentation by occupation and sector by, amongst others, encouraging a better participation of women in the field of R&D and including female workers into training and vocational training in 'green jobs'. Member States and regions must ensure with specific actions that in addition to the ESF, the ERDF, the CF, the EMFF and the EAFRD also finance activities that promote women's economic independence, contribute to attaining an appropriate balance between work and family life, and that advance women's opportunities as entrepreneurs. 1.3.4 Monitoring and evaluating programmes will help to measure the impact of the expected contribution of the Funds covered by CPR to gender equality. 1.3.5. The opinion issued by the equality bodies on the programmes for the ESF, ERDF and Cohesion Fund aims to ensure that all necessary provisions are in place. In addition, the involvement of equality bodies or other organisations active in combating discrimination is strongly recommended in order to provide the necessary expertise in the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the Funds. 1.4 Accessibility 1.4.1 All products and services that are offered to the public and are co-financed by the Funds covered by the CPR must be accessible. In particular, accessibility to the built environment, transport, information and communication technologies, is essential for the purposes of inclusion for disadvantaged groups, including persons with reduced mobility and persons with disabilities, in particular taking into account the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in force since 3 May 2008 and EU policies to implement the UN Convention. 1.4.2 It is crucial to appropriately address the needs of those who are furthest from the labour market, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, homeless people, and other groups at risk of poverty, children and young people, elderly people, ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups in order to allow them to better integrate into the labour market, and to fully participate in society. 1.4.3 Member States and regions must continue to promote social cohesion, on an equal footing to economic and territorial cohesion, across all EU regions, if the EU 2020 Strategy is to achieve its targets. A minimum share for the ESF for each category of regions is established in accordance with article 84 paragraph 3 of Regulation (EU) No (...CPR), resulting in a minimum overall share for the ESF of 25% of the budget allocated to cohesion policy (excluding Connecting Europe Facility). 1.5 Demography 1.5.1 Adapting to demographic change is one of the core challenges facing Member States and regions in the decades to come. The combination of a smaller working population and a higher share of retired people will place additional strains on Member States' welfare systems and thus on the Union’s economic competiveness. 1.5.2 Demographic change gives rise to new challenges. Such demographic developments must be studied and met at regional and local level in particular, wherever different development trends become apparent. Member States and regions must rely on the Funds covered by the CPR to develop tailor-made strategies to tackle demographic problems and to create opportunities for developing the ‘silver economy’. 1.5.3 Enhancing job opportunities for the elderly will bring about a multitude of benefits to people, societies and public budgets. Member States and regions must use the Funds covered by the CPR to take action to facilitate inclusion of all age groups. Making the best use of all existing human resources, including by making efforts to tackle youth unemployment, reflects one of the immediate tasks for the Funds covered by the CPR in contributing to maximising the potential of all of the Union's population. This will be achieved through improving access to, minimum levels and quality of, education and enhancing social support structures. Investments in health infrastructures would also serve the goal of a long and healthy working life for all of the Union’s citizens. 1.5.4 In drawing up their programmes, Member States and regions must take account of the long-term challenges of demographic change. In those regions most affected by demographic change, they must identify measures to: a) support demographic renewal through better conditions for families and an improved balance between working, private and family life; b) boost employment; raise productivity and economic performance through investing in education and research; c) focus on the adequacy and quality of education and social support structures; and d) ensure cost-effective provision of health care and long-term care including investment in infrastructure. 1.6 Integrated approach 1.6.1 An integrated territorial approach is fundamental to respond effectively to the challenges Member States and regions are confronted with. Those challenges are related to the impacts of: globalisation; environmental and energy concerns; ageing-related problems and demographic change; technological transformation and innovation demands; and income inequality and social segregation. The complex and interrelated nature of these issues means that solutions must be integrated, multi-sectoral and multi- dimensional in nature in order to succeed. 1.6.2 In this context, the Funds covered by the CPR make it possible to combine the power of different EU funds into integrated packages which are tailor- made to fit local and regional specific needs. 1.6.3 When developing their strategies and programmes with a view to identifying the most appropriate interventions, Member States and regions must pay particular attention to predominant territorial, structural and institutional features, such as connectivity of the region in question, employment patterns and labour mobility; rural-urban linkages; the local interdependencies between different sectors; cultural heritage; ageing and demographic shifts etc. 1.6.4 Member States and regions must analyse what the major societal challenges they face are. In response to those challenges, they must also consider the question as to what are the particular aspects of the well-being of their citizens that they wish to influence and enhance by means of the policy, and how the policy is to be designed and delivered in the particular context of the Member State or region in question. 1.6.5 So as to foster good policies which are tailored to specific regional needs, Member States and regions must further develop an integrated territorial approach to policy design and delivery. The method of integrated territorial investment should be the main tool to achieve balanced sustainable development, with the potential to promote employment, social inclusion and prosperity, taking account of relevant contextual aspects but focusing on the basis of the following central elements: a) an evaluation of the region’s Europe 2020 development potential and capacity; b) an assessment of the development challenges facing the region and its ability to address them; c) consideration of the appropriate territorial scale and context for policy design and delivery, according to the subsidiarity principle; d) combination of one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives in one priority axis or within one programme; e) design of the multi-level governance arrangements necessary to ensure effective policy delivery; f) the choice of appropriate result and outcome indicators, to be used for policy monitoring and evaluation. 2. Synergies and coordination of Funds covered by the CPR with instruments of other EU policies 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 With a view to achieving optimal results for sustainable growth and development on the ground, it is important to coordinate all Union policies and related instruments which play a role in achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion and a better balanced territorial development in the EU. This must also be reflected in better coordination between the Union budget and the Member States’ national and sub- national budgets in financing common political priorities as well as in improved vertical cooperation between the EU and national and regional entities. 2.1.2 Synergies and coordination do not imply one size-fits-all solutions. In this context, it is necessary to undertake a closer analysis of the impact of Union policies in the regions and on cohesion with a view to fostering effective synergies and to identifying and promoting the most suitable means at European level of supporting local and regional investment. 2.1.3 Member States and regions must ensure consistency at programming and implementation stages between interventions supported by the Funds covered by the CPR and the objectives of other EU policies. To this end, they must seek to: a) Identify and exploit complementarities between different Union instruments at national and regional level, both in the planning phase and during implementation. b) Optimise existing structures and where necessary establish new ones that facilitate the strategic identification of priorities for the different instruments and structures for coordination at national level, avoid duplication of effort and identify areas where additional financial support is needed. c) Make full use of the potential to combine support from different instruments to support individual operations and work closely with those responsible for implementing other national instruments to deliver coherent and streamlined funding opportunities for beneficiaries. 2.2 Horizon 2020 2.2.1 It is crucial to strengthen synergies and complementarities between cohesion Policy and Horizon 2020, while establishing a clear division of areas of intervention between them. 2.2.2 In particular, Member States and regions must develop a national or regional research and innovation (R&I) strategy for ‘smart specialisation’ in line with the National Reform Program. These strategies must be developed through close collaboration between national or regional managing authorities and the authorities directly concerned by Horizon 2020, but also involving stakeholders such as universities and higher education institutions, local industry and social partners. Those innovation strategies must take into account both upstream and downstream actions to and from Horizon 2020. 2.2.3 Upstream actions to prepare regional R&I players to participate in Horizon 2020 projects ("stairways to excellence") will be developed through capacity building. Communication and cooperation between Horizon 2020 national contact points and managing authorities of the Funds covered by the CPR must be strengthened, in particular regarding any Horizon 2020 shortlisted projects which have not been funded due to lack of resources. 2.2.4 Downstream actions must provide the means to exploit and diffuse R&I results, stemming from Horizon 2020, into the market, and may include: pilot plants and demonstration sites, proof of concept and early stage financing, incubation facilities, applied research, specific industrial and technology transfer capabilities and cluster support. 2.2.5 Joint support must be provided to national and regional authorities for the design and implementation of such innovation strategies, which may include: support to identify opportunities for joint financing of R&I infrastructures of European interest, the promotion of international collaboration, methodological support through peer reviews, exchange of good practice, and training across regions. 2.2.6 Member States and regions should consider the following additional measures aimed at unlocking their potential for excellence and innovation, in a manner that is complementary to and creates synergies with Horizon 2020: a) linking emerging centres of excellence, and innovative regions in less developed Member States to leading counterparts elsewhere in Europe; b) building links with innovative clusters and recognising excellence in less developed regions; c) establishing "ERA Chairs" to attract outstanding academics; and d) supporting access to international networks for researchers and innovators. 2.3 LIFE 2.3.1 Synergies with Union policy instruments (both funding and non- funding instruments) serving climate change mitigation, environmental protection and resource efficiency must be exploited where possible. 2.3.2 As programmes will contribute to the goals of sustainable growth through stronger thematic focus and by a reinforced sustainable development principle, the synergies referred to in 2.3.1 are inherent in the regulatory framework of the Funds covered by the CPR. 2.3.3 Synergies with LIFE, in particular with integrated projects in the areas of nature (such as ecosystem services and biodiversity), water, waste, air, climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation must be pursued. Coordination with LIFE must be ensured through supporting projects that are of a complementary nature, as well as by promoting the use of solutions, methods and approaches validated under the LIFE Programme. 2.3.4 The use of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs), Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and other relevant instruments must be promoted in order to take account of biodiversity loss and the effects of climate change in territorial planning (including macro-regional strategies) and regional and local decision-making. 2.3.5 Member States and regions must promote green infrastructure, eco- innovation and the adoption of innovative technologies in order to create a greener economy. 2.3.6 Capacity building is a prerequisite to deliver on these activities, and it must enhance potentials and develop skills both in local and regional authorities and partners. 2.3.7 Given that environmental challenges do not respect administrative boundaries, cross-border, interregional and transnational cooperation among European, national, regional and local authorities with regard to protecting biodiversity and natural resources across regions is of utmost importance. Better use of the potential of territorial cooperation and exchanges of information, experience and good practice would contribute significantly to achieving environmental and climate- related objectives. 2.3.8 In addition, financing from the Funds covered by the CPR must be coordinated with the support from the NER 300 Programme, which uses revenue from auctioning allowances under the European Emissions Trading Scheme.5 2.4 ERASMUS for All 2.4.1 The synergies between the Funds covered by the CPR and the ‘Erasmus for All’ programme must be ensured increased in order to maximise the efficiency of the tools developed and the social and economic impact of investment in people. 2.4.2 That synchronised investment will crucially benefit both individuals and society as a whole by contributing to growth and prosperity, providing a better intercultural understanding, giving access to a wide range of education and training actions, both formal and informal, and giving impulses to youth initiatives, citizens actions and directed to all generations. 2.4.3 The new education programme as proposed by the Commission ‘Erasmus for All’ supports mainly transnational projects, whereas cohesion Policy has a more pronounced regional and national dimension. 2.4.4 Member States and Regions are encouraged to test tools and methods resulting from transnational cooperation through ‘Erasmus for All’ and then to implement them on their territory through Funds covered by the CPR. 2.4.5 The Commission and Member States must ensure effective coordination between cohesion policy and ‘Erasmus for All’ through a clear distinction in the types of investment and target groups supported. 2.4.6 ‘Erasmus for All’ shall focus its support on transnational projects including the mobility of students, youth and staff; on strategic partnerships between organisations and institutions across Europe and on actions supporting policy development and implementation. 2.4.7 The primary investment priority targets for cohesion policy will be: education (support of infrastructures of kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, universities), labour market training (to make sure all adults in search for work or a change in their career can be supported, (like it used to be under the sub-programme Leonardo da Vinci, action PLM People in the Labour Market) and adult learners in general. 2.4.8 Furthermore, enhanced results will be achieved in adding up funds for mobility and activities that mainstream best practices and innovative projects identified at EU level under the new programme for education, youth and sports’, making sure a real, transparent and easily accessible communication towards the citizens is taken care of, at EU, national and regional level. 2.5 Programme for Social Chance and Innovation (PSCI) 2.5.1 The synergies between the Funds covered by the CPR and the European Union Programme for Social Chance and Innovation (PSCI) should be increased, aiming to contributing to the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, its headline targets, flagship initiatives, Integrated Guidelines and the Youth Opportunities Initiative by providing financial support in order to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty, improving working conditions and improving the employment and educational situation of young people. 2.5.2. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall ensure that activities carried out in the framework of the structural funds, especially the ESF, and the PSCI are consistent with and complementary to other Union action in areas such as social dialogue, justice and fundamental rights, equal opportunities, education, vocational training, children's rights and well-being, youth policy, migration policy, research and innovation, entrepreneurship, health, working conditions, enlargement and external relations, and general economic policy. 2.5. 3.In border regions, EURES cross- border partnerships play an important role in developing a genuine European labour market. EURES cross-border partnerships should therefore continue to be supported through horizontal Union activities, which could be complemented by national resources or by the ESF. 2.5.4 In order to ensure complementarity, actions under PSCI should be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy. Member states should coordinate corresponding actions under the CSF Funds, in particular under the ESF and the ERDF, with actions of the PSCI-Axis on microfinance and social entrepreneurship, which aim at increasing access to and the availability of microfinance to persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs, or having difficulties in entering or re-entering the labour market, as well as to persons who are at risk of social exclusion and vulnerable persons in disadvantaged positions with regard to access to the conventional credit market and wishing to start up or develop their own micro- enterprises, including self-employment, as well as to micro-enterprises, especially in the social economy, and micro- enterprises which employ persons in a disadvantaged labour market position. 2.5.5 At the initiative of the European Parliament, a ’Youth Initiative axis’ within the PSCI supports actions for people aged under 25 years, inter alia actions to prevent early-school leaving especially through reintegration into training, to develop skills that are relevant to the labour market to bring together more closely the worlds of employment, education and training, to support a first work experience and on-the-job training in order to offer the opportunity to young people to acquire both the relevant skills and work experience and quality of traineeships and apprenticeships and to support their access to the labour market. In order to strengthening these actions, Member States and regions should set up corresponding actions in the programmes under the CSF Funds. 2.6 CEF + TENs, energy and telecommunications networks 2.6.1 In order to maximise European added value, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, Trans-European Networks and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) must be planned in close cooperation, so as to ensure that optimal links of different types of infrastructure (in Transport, Energy and Telecommunications) at local, regional and national levels, and across the Union are provided for. Maximum leverage of funds must be ensured for projects with a European and Single Market dimension, in particular priority transport, energy and digital networks. 2.6.2 Just as national infrastructure needs to be planned coherently, both by taking into account the development of Union cross border links, and by developing links across regions within a Member State, plans must be based on real and projected transport demand and identify missing links and bottlenecks. Investment in regional connectivity to the comprehensive network and to the core Trans European Network of transport infrastructure (TEN-T) network must ensure that urban and rural areas benefit from the opportunities created by major networks. 2.6.3 Prioritisation of investments which have an impact beyond a certain Member State, must be coordinated with TEN-T planning so that investments by the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund in transport infrastructure are fully in line with the TEN-T Guidelines, which define the Union’s transport priorities, including: addressing the climate change challenge, the future development of an integrated TEN-T network, and the multimodal corridor concept. 2.6.4 The Commission’s White Paper on Transport6 sets out a vision for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system, highlighting that a significant reduction in greenhouse gases is required in the transport sector. For the Funds covered by the CPR, this means focusing on sustainable forms of transport and investing in areas that offer the greatest European added value, for example Trans-European Networks. Once identified, investments must be prioritised according to their contribution to mobility, sustainability, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and to the Single European Transport Area. 2.6.5 Member States and regions must focus investments on building new infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of existing infrastructure through substantial upgrading. 2.6.6 With regard to maritime transport, ports must be developed as efficient entry and exit points through full integration with land infrastructure. Priority must be given to projects concerning port access and hinterland connections. The development of inland waterways must reinforce their contribution to sustainable European freight transport networks. 2.6.7 In particular, complementarity must be sought between infrastructure investments by the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, under shared management, and by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which is a directly managed facility with competitive project selection. The CEF will fund projects on the core network (the strategically most important parts of the comprehensive network) that have the highest European added-value and appear to be the most complex with regard to the TEN-T in terms of implementation: cross-border missing links, key bottlenecks and multimodal modes. The Cohesion Fund will concentrate on high European added- value projects to remove bottlenecks in transport networks by supporting TEN-T infrastructure, for both the core and the comprehensive network. 2.6.8 Cohesion and Structural Funds will deliver the local and regional infrastructures and their linkages to the priority Union networks in the energy and telecommunication areas also. 2.6.9 The CEF is complementary to the Cohesion and Structural Funds since it contributes to the achievement of regional and local development goals in terms of infrastructure, in order to deliver maximum added value for a functional, integrated Single Market and for social, economic and territorial cohesion. 2.7 IPA, ENPI, EDF 2.7.1 Increasing synergies between external instruments and cohesion policy must be sought, to improve effectiveness in achieving multiple Union policy objectives. In particular, synergies and complementarities must be built upon with regard to the European Development Fund, the Pre Accession Instrument and the European Neighbourhood Instrument. 2.7.2 Providing for deeper territorial integration, synergies between territorial cooperation activities under cohesion policy and the European Neighbourhood Instruments must be capitalised upon. The potential for creating complementarities between these instruments is strongest with regard to cross border cooperation activities. Member States and regions must, therefore, ensure that existing activities are associated with newly created European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation, having special regard to coordination and exchange of best practices. 3. Coordination mechanism among Funds covered by the CPR 3.1 Member States and regions must ensure that the interventions financed through the Funds covered by the CPR create synergies and that streamlining leads to a reduction of administrative cost and burden on the ground. 3.2 Ministries and managing authorities responsible for the implementation of the Funds covered by the CPR must work closely together in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In particular, they must: a) identify areas of intervention where the Funds covered by the CPR can be combined in a complementary manner to achieve one or more thematic objectives set out in this Regulation; b) promote the involvement by managing authorities responsible for one of the Funds covered by the CPR of other managing authorities and relevant ministries in the development of support schemes to ensure synergies and avoid overlaps and to promote a multi-fund approach; c) establish joint monitoring committees for programmes implementing Funds covered by the CPR, and the development of other joint management and control arrangements to facilitate coordination between authorities responsible for the implementation of Funds covered by the CPR; d) make use of joint eGovernance solutions aimed at applicants and beneficiaries and "one-stop shops" for advice on the opportunities of support available through each Fund of the Funds covered by the CPR. 4. Priorities for territorial coordination (cross-border, transnational and interregional) 4.1 Great potential for regional development, job creation and cohesion lies in cooperation that goes beyond administrative borders and attempts to overcome the natural ones. Co-operation based on a shared need in a shared territory is often the most effective one. 4.2 Cross-border cooperation derives from an understanding that many challenges do not stop at administrative borders. An effective response requires joint, cooperative action and sharing of knowledge at the appropriate territorial level. 4.3 Furthermore, the embedded potential of border regions may be tapped through locally oriented support measures. 4.4 The two existing macro-regional strategies have paved the way for organising the interested parties into joint actions at the suitable territorial level. The strategies have increased the understanding of the necessity of cooperation in tackling problems which cannot be solved by one Member State only, such as for example, cleaning of the Baltic Sea or the Danube. Macro-regional strategies and other forms of territorial cooperation may be supported from both ERDF and ESF and the specific conditions for support for macro-regional strategies must be outlined in the programmes. 4.5 Overcoming barriers needs to be part of the programming of the Funds covered by the CPR – the objectives of the existing macro-regional strategies must be reflected in the needs analysis and goal setting for the relevant operational programmes from the planning phase on. Those strategies will not have served their purpose unless the objectives of the macro-regional strategies form part of the strategic planning in cohesion policy programmes in the regions and Member States concerned. 4.6 At the same time, Member States and regions must ensure that territorial cooperation programmes make an effective contribution to the Europe 2020 objectives. Member States and regions can thus foster cooperation as well as test, pilot and introduce new solutions, making sure that cooperation is organised in support of the wider policy goals. Where needed, territorial cooperation must be used to bring together policy-makers from across borders to work towards overcoming common problems. 4.7 Member States and regions must view the territorial cooperation programmes primarily as useful tools in overcoming barriers to co-operation, which would in turn support national and regional policy goals with impact beyond the programme area. (Throughout the Annex, the form "must" should be replaces with "should", except for references to the partnership in accordance with the Article 5, where the form "shall" should be used.)
2012/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 538 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – title
Adoption and review
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 542 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 142 on the Common Strategic Framework within 3one months of the adoption of this Regulation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 543 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 2
Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission shall review and, where appropriate, adopt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Framework.deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 548 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 3
Within 6 months of adoption of a revised Common Strategic Framework, Member States shall propose amendments, where necessary, to their Partnership Contract and programmes to ensure their consistency with the revised Common Strategic Framework.deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 559 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up, at all stages of its preparation, by Member States in close cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 563 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall transmit its Partnership Contract to the Commission within 36 months of the adoption of the Common Strategic Frameworkentry into force of this Regulation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 570 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) an analysis of disparities and sustainable development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key, to the horizontal principles laid down in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation and the recommended actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework and, taking into account, the targets set in the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 581 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level for each of the CSF Funds, as well as the total indicative amount of support foreseen for climate change and biodiversity objectives;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 590 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) the main priority areas for cooperation, taking account, where appropriate, of macro-regional and sea basin strategies;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 594 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) an integrated approach to sustainable territorial development supported by the CSF Funds setting out:
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 603 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the sustainable territorial development of urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28, 29 and 99 accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of the cities to participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation;.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 615 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an integrated sustainable approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 622 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the way in which the CSF Funds will contribute to the delivery of integrated national anti-poverty strategies detailed in the National Reform Programs promoting the inclusion of all groups facing or at risk of poverty and social exclusion, underpinned by National Social Reports;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 623 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) a consolidated table of measurable qualitative and quantitative milestones and targets established in programmes for the performance framework referred to in Article 19(1), together with the methodology and mechanism to ensure consistency across programmes and CSF Funds;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 628 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) the actions taken to involve the partnersmplement the multilevel governance approach and to involve the partners referred to in Article 5 and their role of the partners in the preparation of the Partnership Contract and the progress report as defined in Article 46 of this Regulation and in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the programmes, in accordance with the European Code of Conduct, including a list of the partners involved, description of the way they have been selected and of their responsibilites, as well as their views on the content of the Partnership Contract and on the implementation of the partnership principle;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 634 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iv a) an identification of the legal and administrative barriers to the implementation of partnership in the national context and actions envisaged to address these obstacles;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 636 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv b (new)
(iv b) an identification of relevant existing national/regional/local partnership and multilevel governance structures and ways to take them into account;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 639 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) an assessment of whether there is a need to reinforce the administrative capacity of the authorities and, where appropriate, beneficiaries, beneficiaries and partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation, and actions to be taken for this purpose;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 648 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State experiences temporary budgetary difficulties or a severe economic downturn, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to assess whether reviewing and amending its Partnership Contract is appropriate and necessary for achieving the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the fund-specific missions pursuant to their Treaty-based objectives.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 651 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value while minimising future external costs for the European society in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, addressing the challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into account national and regional needs and the horizontal principles.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 664 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. The assessment shall be based on a common methodology and involve the partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 701 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1
5% of the resources allocated to each CSF Fund and Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the European territorial cooperation goal and to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shall constitute a performance reserve to be allocatedremain with the Commission and to be allocated to the Member States in accordance with Article 20.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 716 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Where the review of performance undertaken in 2017 reveals that a priority within a programme has not attained its milestones set for the year 2016, the Commission shall make recommendations to the Member State concerned, taking duly into account whether unforeseeable external factors on which the concerned programme could not take influence, such as an unexpected severe economic downturn, have caused the failure to attain the milestones of the concerned priority or priorities. Where necessary, the Commission shall initiate technical support for the managing authorities.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 717 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the review undertaken in 2019, the Commission shall adopt, by 30 June 2019, a decision, by means of implementing acts, to determine for each CSF Fund and Member State the programmes and priorities which have attained their milestones. The Member State shall propose the attribution ofCommission shall allocate to each Member State only the percentage of its performance reserve corresponding to the share of the concerned successful programmes and priorities in the total allocation of a Member State for the concerned Fund or Funds. The Member State shall attribute the performance reserve for theequally to all programmes and priorities set out in thate Commission decision. The Commission shall approve the amendment of the programmes concerned in accordance with Article 26. Where a Member State fails to submit the information in accordance with Article 46(2) and (3), the performance reserve for the programmes or the priorities concerned shall not be allocated.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 719 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the review undertaken in 2019 reveals that a priority of a programme has failed to attain its milestones set for the year 2018, the Commission shall duly consider whether this failure was caused by unforeseeable external factors on which the concerned programme could not take influence, such as an unexpected severe economic downturn, in which cases the performance reserve shall not be retained but allocated to the Member State on whose territory the concerned programme is carried out. The Member State shall attribute the performance reserve then either to the concerned priorities, provided that these are still viable, or, with a due justification, to other priorities of the concerned programme or other programmes.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 720 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Where there is evidence resulting from a performance review that a priority has failed to achieve the milestones set out in the performance framework, the Commission may suspend all or part of an interim payment of a priority of a programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Fund-specific rules.deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 723 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Commission, based on the examination of the final implementation report of the programme, establishes a serious failure to achieve the targets set out in the performance framework, it may apply financial corrections in respect of the priorities concerned in accordance with Fund-specific rules. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to establish criteria and the methodology for determining the level of financial correction to be applied. .Deleted
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 727 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 4 – title
Macroeconomic conditionaliPayments for Member States with temporary budgetary difficulties
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 732 #
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 736 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 22 – title
Increase in payments for Member States with temporary budgetary difficulties and experiencing a severe economic downturn as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 and Regulation (EC) No 1467/97.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 738 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Where the Member State concerned experiences a situation of severe economic downturn as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 and Regulation (EC) No 1467/97
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 741 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Programmes shall be drawn up by Member States or any authority designated by them, in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation. This cooperation shall follow the best practices forming the basis of the European Code of Conduct referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 5.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 751 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Programmes shall be submitted by the Member States at the same time aswithin three months of the adoption of the Partnership Contract, with the exception of European territorial cooperation programmes, which shall be submitted within sixnine months of the approval of the Common Strategic Framework. All programmes shall be accompanied by the ex ante evaluation as set out in Article 48.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 761 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Each priority shall set out measurable qualititative and quantitative indicators to assess progress of programme implementation towards achievement of objectives as the basis for monitoring, evaluation and review of performance. These shall include:
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 764 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For each CSF Fund, the Fund-specific rules shall set out common measurable qualitative and quantitative indicators and may provide for programme-specific indicators.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 765 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. indicators referring to the horizontal principles in Article 7 and 8
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 766 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Each programme, except those which cover exclusively technical assistance, shall include a description of themeasurable qualitative and quantitative targets and milestones for the indicators relating to the horizontal principles set out in Articles 7 and 8, which shall, where appropriate, be added to the programme-specific indicators and specific actions to be taken into account order to comply with the principles set out in Articles 7 and 8.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 768 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Each programme shall set out the actions taken to involve the partners referred to in Article 5 at all stages of the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the programme, in accordance with the European Code of Conduct referred to in Article 5, including a list of the partners involved, how they have been selected, their responsibilites and the views they expressed regarding the content of the programme and regarding the implementation of the partnership principle;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 770 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Each programme shall set out evidence that the competent regional and local authorities and the population on whose territory the programme is carried out have been closely involved into the preparation and approval of the programme, their opinions regarding the content of the programmes have been duly considered and a substantiated justification is provided for in cases where the programme is submitted despite serious concerns raised by one or more of the concerned regional, local authorities or the civil society of this territory.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 771 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. In order to ensure compliance with Union law in accordance with Article 6, each programme shall meet the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2001/42/EC), the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive (92/43/EEC), the Water- Directive (2000/60/EC), the Directive on wild birds (2000/147/EC). In addition to this, major projects referred to Article 90 shall be assessed on their effects on the environment in accordance with Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 772 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each programme, except those where technical assistance is undertaken under a specific programme, shall set out the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change objectives be based on a carbon-proofing assessment, in accordance to the targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The Commission shall define a common methodology for these assessments according to the procedure indicated in Article 143.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 776 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Each programme, plan and project related to transport and mobility shall be based on an assessment of the effects on safety and on the avoidance of accidents in accordance with the EU's target to reduce heavy accidents by 50% by 2020.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 779 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of programmes with this Regulation, the Fund-specific rules, their effective contribution to the thematic objectives and the Union priorities specific to each CSF Fund, the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, taking account of the ex ante evaluation. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the programme strategy, the corresponding objectives, indicators, targets and the allocation of budgetary resources.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 784 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Requests for amendment of programmes submitted by a Member State shall be duly substantiated and shall in particular set out the expected impact of the changes to the programme on achieving the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and sustainable development and the specific objectives defined in the programme, taking account of the Common Strategic Framework and the Partnership Contract. TheyRequests shall be accompanied by the revised programme and, where appropriate, a revised Partnership Contractmade according to the requirements laid down in Article 24, in particular those related to the horizontal principals including the Partnership principle and the multi-level governance approach referred to in Article 5.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 789 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The EIB may, at the request of Member States, participate in the preparation of the Partnership Contract, as well as in activities relating to the preparation of operations, in particular major projectslarge and small-scale projects which offer significant potential for innovation, financial instruments and public-private partnerships.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 791 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may request the EIB to examine the technical quality and economic and, financial viability and sustainability of major projects and to assist it as regards the financial instruments to be implemented or developed.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 799 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) community-led, by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local socio-economic interests, where at the decision-making level neither the public sector nor any single interest group shall represent more than 49 % of the voting rights; local action groups include existing LEADER-groups already qualified under Leader II1 or Leader+2 or Article 62 of COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1698/2005 (EAFRD)3; _____________ 1 Commission notice to the Member States laying down guidelines for global grants or integrated operational programmes for which Member States are invited to submit applications for assistance in the framework of a Community initiative for rural development (Leader II) (OJ C 180, 1.7.1994, p. 48). 2 Commission notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community initiative for rural development (Leader+) (OJ C 139, 18.5.2000, p. 5). Notice as last amended by Commission communication amending the notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community Initiative for rural development (Leader+) (OJ C 294, 4.12.2003, p. 11). 3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 804 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) carried out through integrated and multi-sectoral area-based local sustainable development strategies taking into account the long term effects;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 805 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) designed taking into consideration local needs and potential, and include innovative and socio-cultural features in the local context, networking and, where appropriate, cooperation.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 809 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A local sustainable development strategy shall contain at least the following elements:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 816 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a description of the strategy and its objectives, a description of the integrated and innovative character of the strategy and a hierarchy of objectives, including clear and measurable targets for outputs or results. The strategy shall be coherent with the relevant programmes of all the CSF Funds involved and with the horizontal targets laid down in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 820 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall define criteria for the selection of local sustainable development strategies. The Fund-specific rules may set out selection criteria.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 822 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Local sustainable development strategies shall be selected by a committee set up for this purpose by the relevant managing authorities of the programmes. The partners referred to in Article 5 shall be appropriately represented in this committee.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 823 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 4
4. The selection and approval of all local development strategielocal sustainable development strategies designed and implemented by existing local action groups shall be completed by 31 December 2015 at the latest, the selection and approval for local development strategies proposed by newly established local action groups shall be completed by 31 December 20156 at the latest.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 825 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The decision to approve a local sustainable development strategy by the managing authority shall set out the allocations of each CSF Fund. It shall also set out the roles of the authorities responsible for the implementation of the relevant programmes for all implementation tasks relating to the strategy.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 829 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Local action groups shall design and implement the local sustainable development strategies.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 837 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 30 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) drawing up a gender equality-based, non-discriminatory and transparent selection procedure and criteria for the selection of operations, which avoid conflicts of interest, that shall ensure that at least 50% of the votes in selection decisions are from the non-public sector partners, providing for the possibility of appeal against selection decisions and allowing selection by written procedure;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 839 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 30 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) ensuring coherence with the local sustainable development strategy when selecting operations, by prioritising them according to their contribution to meeting the strategies' objectives and targets;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 848 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Financial instruments may be combined with grants, interest rate subsidies, microcredits and guarantee fee subsidies. In this case, separate records must be maintained for each form of financing.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 851 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 laying down detailed rules concerning the ex-ante assessment of financial instruments, the combination of support provided to final recipients through grants, interest rate subsidies, guarantee fee subsidies, microcredits and financial instruments, additional specific rules on eligibility of expenditure and rules specifying the types of activities which shall not be supported through financial instruments.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 860 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) invest in the capital of existing or newly created legal entities, including those financed from other CSF Funds or other EU instruments, dedicated to implementing financial instruments consistent with the objectives of the respective CSF Funds, which will undertake implementations tasks; the support to such investments shall be limited to the amounts necessary to implement new financial instruments consistent with the objectives of this Regulation; or
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 920 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the capital resources and gains and other earnings or yields attributable to the support from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are used in accordance with the aims of the programme for a period of at least 10 years after the closure of the programme. The amount left over after 10 years after the closure of the programme shall be transferred to the budget of the European Union.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 926 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 1 (new)
- (d) identification of the beneficiaries and the amount of public funding allocated to them;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 931 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The specific report shall be made public in its entirety.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 934 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The monitoring committee shall be composed of representatives of the managing authority and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 5, in particular considering partners involved in the preparation of the concerned programmes. Each member of the monitoring committee shall have a voting right. Member states shall ensure the gender equality at this body.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 942 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The partners shall select and appoint their members representing them in the monitoring committee.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 943 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The list of members of the monitoring committee shall be published.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 946 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 1
1. The monitoring committee shall meet at least once twice a year and shall review implementation of the programme and progress towards achieving its objectives and the implementation of the horizontal principles laid down in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation. In doing so, it shall have regard to the financial data, common and programme- specific indicators, including changes in result indicators and progress towards quantified target values, and the milestones defined in the performance framework.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 948 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. The monitoring committee shall examine in detail all issues that affect the performance of the programme, including the performance review.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 953 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The monitoring committee shall approve the annual reports on the implementation of the programmes referred to in Article 44 and the progress reports referred to in Article 46.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 959 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 2
2. Annual implementation reports shall set out information on implementation of the programme and its priorities by reference to the financial data, common and programme-specific indicators and quantified target values, including changes in result indicators, and the milestones defined in the performance framework. The data transmitted shall relate to values for indicators for fully implemented operations and also for selected operations. All personal data has to be broken down by gender. They shall also set out actions taken to fulfil the ex-ante conditionalities and any issues which affect the performance of the programme, and the corrective measures taken, and actions taken for administrative simplification.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 965 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The annual implementation report shall assess the role of the partners referred to in Article 5 in the implementation of the programme, including a list of the partners involved, their responsibilities and the opinions they expressed regarding the implementation of the programme and of the partnership principle and how these views have been taken into account;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 971 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 8
8. A citizen's summary of the contents of tThe annual and the final implementation reports shall be made public in their entirety.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 978 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) progress towards achievement of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular in respect of the measurable qualitative and quantitative milestones set out for each programme in the performance framework including for the indicators referring to the horizontal principles laid down in Articles 7 and 8 and the support used for climate change objectives;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 989 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the role of the partners referred in Article 5 in the implementation of the Partnership Contract. , including a list of the partners involved, their responsibilities and their view on the implementation of the programme and of the partnership principle and how these views have been taken into account;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 994 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission determines, within threone months of the date of submission of the progress report that the information submitted is incomplete or unclear, it may request additional information from the Member State. The Member State shall provide to the Commission the information requested within three months and, where appropriate, shall revise the progress report accordingly.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 996 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 5
5. In 2018 and 2020, the Commission shall include in its Annual Progress Report to the spring meeting of the European Council a section summarising the strategic report, in particular with regard to progress made towards Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the targets of the flagships within the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 998 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes, as well as to assess their effectiveness, efficiency and impact. Impact of programmes shall be evaluated in accordance with the mission of the respective CSF Funds in relation to the targets for the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth33 as well as in relation to the climate targets, to the indicators relating to horizontal principles, to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and unto the employment, where appropriate. and qualitative jobs targets, where appropriate. Member States may use additional indicators, including indicators related to the social or environmental impact of programmes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1011 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the contribution to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, having regard to the selected thematic objectives, the horizontal principles laid down in Articles 6, 7, 8 of this Regulation and priorities, taking into account national and regional needs;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1014 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the consistency of the selected thematic objectives, the priorities and corresponding objectives of the programmes withand the horizontal principles laid down in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation, the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract and the country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1021 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point l
(l) the adequacsuitability of planned measures to promote equal opportunitiesity between men and women and to prevent discrimination, including measures to remove barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1025 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point m
(m) the adequacsuitability of planned measures to promote sustainable development and the prevention of additional future external costs to the European society in accordance with Article 8 of this Regulation.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1027 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point m a (new)
(ma) the suitability of planned or taken measures to involve partners referred to in Article 5 in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the Partnership Contract and the programmes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1029 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 4
4. The ex-ante evaluation shall incorporate, where appropriate, the requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment set out in implementation of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment34 and shall include assessments of the effects of programmes on climate change..
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1035 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 50 – paragraph 1
The ex post evaluations shall be carried out by the Commission or by the Member States, in close cooperation. Ex post evaluations shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the CSF Funds and their contribution to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in accordance with the targets of the flagships of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the specific requirements established in the Fund-specific rules. Ex post evaluations shall be completed by 31 December 2023.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1039 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) actions to disseminate information, support networking, carry out communication activities, raise awareness and promote cooperation and exchange of experience, including civil society organisations, including with third countries. To bring about greater efficiency in communication to the public at large and stronger synergies between the communication activities undertaken at the initiative of the Commission, the resources allocated to communication actions under this Regulation shall also contribute to covering the corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union as far asprovided that theyse are related to the general objectives of this Regulation;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1044 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
(j a) assistance to thematic umbrella organizations and non-governmental organizations, economic and social partners and networks and associations representing local, urban and regional authorities, working at EU-level on cohesion policy, to support the networking with national and regional partners in the monitoring committee and to promote a structured dialogue among them and with the Commission. Moreover, the assistance may include the promotion of exchanges of views and of cooperation between partners working on specific themes issues in existing and new thematic networks.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1045 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j b (new)
(j b) assistance to support exchanges of views and cooperation in existing and new thematic networks of composed by local actions groups referred to in Article 30 of this Regulation.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1049 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the CSF Funds may support actions for preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and communication, networking, complaint resolution, and control and audit. The CSF Funds may be used by the Member State to support actions for the reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries, including electronic data exchange systems, and actions to reinforce the capacity of Member State authorities, partners referred to in Article 5 and beneficiaries to administer and use the CSF Funds. Moreover, the exchange of views and of best practices amongst local actions groups referred to in Article 30 shall be promoted at national level. These actions may concern preceding and subsequent programming periods.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1052 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall ensure that an adequate level of technical assistance in its operational programmes is allocated to partners referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1 a), b) and c) of this Regulation in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation and implementation of the Partnership Contracts and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1057 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) calculation of the current value of the net revenue of the operation, taking into account the appinternalicsation of theexternal social and environmental costs for all modes of transport and polluter- pays principle and, if appropriate,s well as considerations of equity linked to the relative prosperity of the Member State concerned.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1077 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 57 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Amongst enterprises, only small and medium-sized enterprises shall be eligible for grants.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1094 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1100 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the total amount allocated under the programme to operations located outside the programme area does not exceed 10 % of the support from the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and EMFF at the level of the priority, or 35% of the support from the EAFRD at the level of the programme;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1105 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
An operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment shall repay the contribution from the CSF Funds if within fiveten years from the final payment to the beneficiary or within the period of time set out in the State aid rules, where applicable, it is subject to:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1109 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Operations supported by the ESF and operations supported by the other CSF Funds that are not investment in infrastructure or productive investments shall repay the contribution from the Fund only where they are subject to an obligation for maintenance of investment under the applicable State aid rules and where they undergo a cessation or relocation of a productive activity within the period laid down in those ruleten years.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1110 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 61 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to contributions to or by financial instruments or to any operation which undergoes cessation of a productive activity due to a non- fraudulent bankruptcy.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1196 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The three categories of regions are determined on the basis of how their GDP per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2006 to 2008the latest available three-year period of Union figures, relates to the average GDP of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1201 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Cohesion Fund shall support those Member States whose gross national income (GNI) per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2007 to 2009the latest three-year period Union figures, is less than 90 % of the average GNI per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1210 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 83 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, setting out the annual breakdown of the global resources by Member State under the Objective "Investment for growth and employment", without prejudice to paragraph 3 of this Article and Article 84(7), and by cooperation programme under the Objective "Territorial Cooperation".
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1246 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The following criteria shall be used for the breakdown by Member State, based on gender-related sensitive statistics:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1249 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity, net adjusted disposable income per inhabitant, and unemployment rate for less developed regions and transition regions;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1260 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational levelducational level, net adjusted disposable income per inhabitant, social fragility, demographic vulnerability and population density for more developed regions;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1316 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 8
8. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,487 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 (i.e., a total of EUR 11 700 000 004)XX XXX XXX XXX). These resources will be deducted from the overall resources allocated to cohesion policy on the basis of a breakdown by cooperation programmes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1341 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis shall concern one Fund for aand one category of region, and shall correspond, without prejudice to Article 52, to a thematic objective and comprise one or more investment priorities of that thematic objective, in accordance with the Fund- specific rules. For the ESF, aA priority axis may combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes, in duly justified circumstances., where necessary to increase impact and effectiveness in a thematically coherent integrated approach to pursuing the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1347 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) concern more than one category of region;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1348 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) combine one or more complementary investment priorities from the ERDF, CF and ESF under one thematic objective;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1349 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives up to 20 % of the EU contribution to an operational programme, in particular for those parts of the contribution that are dedicated to an integrated approach of territorial development;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1350 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) For the ESF [...] combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes [...].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1351 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – point e (new)
(e) Member States may set up a single priotity axis in an operational programme for the Technical Assistance as described in Article 52; these priority axis shall not apply to paragraph 2(b)(i), (ii), (iv), (c) (ii) - (via) and (e) (i)-(iia) of this Article;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1352 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States may combine two or more of the options a)-d).
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1354 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) an identification of needs addressing the challenges identified in the country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendationand the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendations and guidelines which the Member States shall take into account in their employment policies adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty, andin particular taking into account the Integrated Guidelines and nationalneeds for sustainable development of the concerned Member States and/or regional specificities;s.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1357 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) a justification of the choice of thematic objectives and corresponding investment priorities, having regard to the Partnership Contract and the results of the ex ante evaluation, according to the sustainable development needs of the Member States and/or regions, where appropriate;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1361 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) the investment priorities and corresponding specific objectives, in accordance with the different options laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1363 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) the contribution to the integrated approach for territorial development set out in the Partnership Contract, including:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1366 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
(i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the CSF-Funds, the EAFRD, the EMFF within one or in more than one priority axis and the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds and other Union and national funding instruments, and with the EIB;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1369 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) where appropriate, a planned integrated approach to the territorial development of urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28 and 29 and the mechanisms contributing to integrated territorial investment (ITI) referred to in Article 99 of this Regulation, including those under Article 12 Par.1 of Regulation (EU) No [ESF] including the indicative annual allocation of each Fund to integrated actions;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1372 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) the list of citiesfunctional urban areas, where integrated actions for sustainable, inclusive urban development will be implemented, in accordance with article 7 of Regulation (EU) No (ERDF), provided that the local authorities or existing bodies managing the functional urban areas where the integrated actions are to be implemented have given their consent; the indicative annual allocation of the ERDF support for these actions, including the resources delegated to cities for management under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No […] [ERDF] and the indicative annual allocation of ESF support for integrated actions shall be added;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1379 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iv
(iv) the identification of the areas in which community-led local development will be implemented and of the implementation arrangements for Articles 28 and 29, including the indicative annual allocation of each Funds for integrated actions;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1381 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi
(vi) where appropriate, the contribution of the planned interventions towards all forms of macro regional strategies and sea basin strategies;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1385 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi a (new)
(vi a) the contribution to the integrated approach set out in the Partnership Contract to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, and the indicative financial allocation;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1386 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the contribution to the integrated approach set out in the Partnership Contract to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, and the indicative financial allocation;deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1392 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i a (new)
(i a) the results of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the operational programme carried out in accordance with the Directive 2001/42/EC;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1394 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point e – point iii
(iii) the actions taken to involve the partners in the preparation of the operational programme, and the role of the partners in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the operational programme, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the operational programme in accordance with the European code of conduct referred to in Article 5, including a list of the partners involved, information on how they have been selected, their responsibilites and their views;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1397 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point f – point i
(i) the planned use of the option laid down in paragraph 1 (e) of this Article on technical assistance including, and planned actions to reinforce the administrative capacity of authorities and beneficiaries, beneficiaries and partners referred to in Article 5 in accordance with the European code of conduct, with the relevant information referred to in paragraph 2 (b) for the priority axis concerned;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1399 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point f – point ii
(ii) an assessmentthe actions planned to achieve a reduction of the administrative burden for beneficiaries and the actions planned to achieve a reduction accompanied by targets;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1403 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
(ii) a table specifying, for the whole programming period, for the operational programme and for each priority axis, the amount of the total financial appropriation of the support from the Funds and the national co-financing. For priority axes which concern more than one category of region, the table shall specify the different amounts from each Fund and the respective co-financed amounts for each category of region. For priority axes which combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different CSF Funds, the table shall specify the amounts from each Funds. Where the national co-financing is made up of public and private co-financing, the table shall give the indicative breakdown between the public and the private components. It shall show, for information purposes, the envisaged participation from the EIB;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1409 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) a description of specific actions to take into account environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, biodiversity protection, ecosystem-based climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster resilience and risk prevention and management, in the selection of operations;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1413 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
(ii) a description of the specific actions to promote equal opportunities and prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender identity during the preparation, design and implementation of the operational programme and in particular in relation to access to funding, taking account of the needs of the various target groups at risk of such discrimination and in particular the requirements of ensuring accessibility for disabled persons;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1418 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii
(iii) a description of its contribution to the promotion of equality between men and women and, where appropriate, the arrangements to ensure the integration of gender perspective at operational programme and operation level and a description of the specific actions put in place to promote equality between men and women.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1423 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall submit an opinion of the national equality bodies and partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation, on the measures set out in points (i), (ii) and (iii), toghether with the proposal for an operational programme under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1426 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 510% of Union funding for a priority axis of an operational programme in cases where the priority axis corresponds to the option laid down in paragraph 1 (b) of Art. 87 and to a limit of 20 % of Union funding for each a priority axis of an operational programme in cases where the priority axis corresponds to the option laid down in paragraph 1 (c) of Article 87, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1440 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) information on the feasibility studies carried out, including the options analysis, the results, and independent quality review, the long-term social impact, the long-term impact for public budgets and coherence with regional und local sustainable development;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1441 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) a cost-benefit analysis, including an economic and a financial analysis, an analysis of the application of the polluter- pays principle and of the internalisation of external environmental and social costs, and a risk assessment;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1442 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) an analysis of the environmental impact in accordance with Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC, taking into account climate change adaptation and mitigation needs, biodiversity protection, resource efficiency and disaster resilience;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1446 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) a description of how and to what extent the partners referred to in Article 5 are involved in the decision on major projects, including a list of the partners involved, how they have been selected, their responsibilites and their views on the content of the programme and on the implementation of the partnership principle;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1447 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i b (new)
(i b) a description of how and to what extent the public has been consulted on the preparation and implementation of the major project.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1463 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 2
2. The public support allocated to a joint action plan shall be a minimum of EUR 10 000 000 or 20 % of the public support of the operational programme or programmes, whichever is lower. The public support allocated to one joint action plan per Member State may be a minimum of EUR 5 000 000.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1470 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 94 – paragraph 2
2. A joint action plan shall cover the entire programming period or part of the period between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2022. The outputs and results of a joint action plan shall give rise to reimbursement only if attained after the date of the decision of approval of the joint action plan and before the end of the implementation period defined.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1475 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) an analysis of the effects of the joint action plan on the promotion of equality between men and women and the prevention of discrimination; referred to in Article 7
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1478 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) an analysis of the effects of the joint action plan on the promotion of sustainable development, where appropriate referred to in Article 8;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1481 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9 a) measures taken or planned in order to involve the partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the joint action plan, including in their role as members monitoring committee.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1488 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) review progress towards achieving the milestones, outputs and results of the joint action plan and transmit the results to the monitoring committee;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1489 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) consider and approve any proposal to amend the joint action plan in order to take account of any issues affecting its performance and transmit the results to the monitoring committee.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1491 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 98 – paragraph 2
2. The financial management, control and audit of the joint action plan shall aim exclusively at verifying that the conditions for payments defined in the decision approving the joint action plan have been fulfilled. Besides that, concerned Member States or regions concerned may decide about stages of fulfillments of the requirements of a joint action plan and an annual or multiannual period for payments.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1497 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
1. Where an urban development strategy or other territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation...[ESF] requires an integrated approach as referred to in Art. 87 paragraphs 1 (b), (c) and (d), involving investments under more than onone or more priority axis of one or more operational programmes, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an 'ITI').
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1501 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant operational programmes shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative financial allocation from eachwithin each priority axis or within the priority axeis to eachinvolved to the planned ITI.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1507 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State or the managing authority may designate one or more intermediate bodies, including local authorities, regional development bodies, or non-governmental organisations or local action groups referred to in Article 30, to carry out the management and implementation of an ITI. The coherence of the ITI with regional sustainable development strategies at regional level has to be ensured.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1510 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 4
4. The Member State or the relevant managing authorities shall ensure that the monitoring system for the operational programme provides for the identification of operations and outputs of a priority axis contributing to an ITI.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1514 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) actions to promotensure equality between men and women, equal opportunities, and non- discrimination, including accessibility for disabled persons;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1519 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the implementation of financial instruments.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1520 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the annual and final implementation reports and the progress reports in 2017 and 2019;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1537 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) progress in the implementation of measures to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities including, where appropriate, the financial resources used;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1569 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) informing the public about the timelines for programming and about the expected timelines of all related public consultation processes at all stages of the preparation of the Partnership Contract and the programmes;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1571 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EU institutions and the advisory bodies shall organise raising awareness actions in order to explain how cohesion policy works.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1590 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 109 – paragraph 2
2. Technical assistance shall take the form of a mono-fundpart of a priority axis or a priority axis within an operational programme or of a specific operational programme.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1593 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission decision adopting an operational programme shall fix the co- financing rate and the maximum amount of support from each Funds for each priority axis.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1601 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 75% for the less developed regions of Member States other than those referred to in points (b) and (c), and for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75% of the GDP average of the EU-27;deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1623 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 5
5. The maximum co-financing rate under paragraph 3 at the level of a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, where the whole of a priority axis is delivered through financial instruments, or through community-led local development.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1625 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 7
7. AOnly in cases referring to Article 22 a separate priority axis with a co- financing rate of up to 100% may be established within an operational programme to support operations implemented through financial instruments set up at Union level and managed directly or indirectly by the Commission. Where a separate priority is established for this purpose, the support under this axis may not be implemented by any other means.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1628 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the importance of the priority axis for the delivery of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, having regard to the specific gaps to be addressedin achieving the targets of the flagships initiatives of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1634 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(c a) other areas with severe demographic handicaps.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1664 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 7
7. The Member State or the managing authority may entrust the management of part of an operational programme to an intermediate body by way of an agreement in writing between the intermediate body and the Member State or managing authority (a 'global grant’)'), including local authorities, regional development bodies or non-governmental organisations. With the view of facilitating access to Structural Funds for small non- governmental organisations, the management authority shall promote the use of small and tailor-made global grants. The intermediate body shall provide guarantees of its solvency and competence in the domain concerned, as well as its administrative and financial management.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1670 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support the work of the monitoring committee and provide itin particular ensure that the partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation, in accordance with the European code of conduct, have the necessary capacity to participate in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Partnership Contract and the programmes, and provide the monitoring committee with the information it requires to carry out its tasks, in particular data relating to the progress of the operational programme in achieving its objectives, financial data and data relating to indicators and milestones;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1671 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ensure that the data referred to in point (d) is collected, entered and stored in the system, and that data on indicators is broken down by gender where required by Annex I of the ESF Regulation.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1673 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) together with the monitoring committee, draw up and, once approved, apply appropriate selection procedures and criteria that:
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1676 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) put in place effective and proportionate anti-fraud measures taking into account the risks identified, such as an independent office receiving information by whistle blowers;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1708 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in 2015: 13 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1715 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) in 2016: 13 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1721 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 126 – paragraph 5
5. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make thput in place effective and proportionate ianterim payment no later than 60 days after the date on which a payment application is registered with the Commission.i-fraud measures taking into account the risks identified, such as an independent office receiving information by whistle blowers;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1755 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) there is evidence resulting from a performance review that a priority axis has failed to achieve the milestones set out in the performance framework;deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1761 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the Member State fails to respond or does not reply satisfactorily under Article 20(3).deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1808 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – indent 2
– transparent, easily understandable, with objectively verifiable targets and the source data identified and publicly available;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1809 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities –point 4 – sub-point 4.1 – column 3 – indent 2
– Adoption of measures necessary to establish a system of certification of the energy performance of buildings in accordance with Article 119.3 (B), Article 11 and Article 18 of Directive 2010/31/EU;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1810 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 4 – sub-point 4.1 – column 3 – indent 5 a new
– National Energy Efficiency Action Plans which translate energy saving objectives into concrete and coherent measures have been submitted in accordance with Directive 2006/32/EC, or equivalent reporting documents in application to the Directive on Energy Efficiency when it will be repealing Directive 2006/32/EC.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1811 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 4 – sub-point 4.1 – column 2 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Transposition into national law, once adopted, of the Energy Efficiency Directive (COM(2011)370 final).
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1812 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 4 – sub-point 4.1 – column 2 – subparagraph 4 b (new)
Transposition into national law of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (recast).
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1813 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 4 – sub-point 4.2 – column 3 – indent 1 a new
– A Member State has put in place support schemes for the three renewable energy sectors until 2020: electricity, heat and transport;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1815 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 4 – sub-point 4.1 – column 3 – indent 5 b new
– Market surveillance mechanisms in place in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2009/125/EC are in place.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1816 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – sub-point 6.1 – column 3 – indent 1
– A Member State has ensured contribution of the different water uses to the recovery of the costs of water services by sector in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC, guaranteeing equal, universal access to this common good.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1817 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – sub-point 6.2 a (new)
6.2a Biodiversity The Member State has submitted, and together with the European Commission has adopted a multi-annual plan for prioritization and budgeting of investments for Natura 2000 sites (Prioritised Action Framework) in accordance with Article 8 of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1818 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – sub-point 6.2 a (new) – column 3 – indent 1 (new)
– The Member States has adopted a multi- annual plan for prioritization and budgeting of investments in accordance with Article 8 of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (National Prioritised Action Frameworks for financing Natura 2000), including: 1.A list of priority measures in Natura 2000 sites and respective EU co-financing needs; 2. an analysis of co-financing sought from different EU funds to realise those measures;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1819 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – sub-point 6.2 b (new)
6.2b. Cultural heritage sector: Development of projects to safeguard, pass on, promote and develop tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1820 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – sub-point 6.2 a (new) – column 3 – indent 1 (new)
– Effective instruments are available at national, regional and local level , in particular in regions with specific characteristics;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1821 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 6 – sub-point 6.2 b (new) – column 3 – indent 2 (new)
– Measures designed to exploit cultural and linguistic diversity and all aspects of the living heritage of the Union are developed.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1822 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7.1
7.1. Road: The existence of a comprehensive national transport plan which contains an appropriate prioritisation of investments in the core Trans European Network of Transport Infrastructure (TEN- T) network, in the comprehensive network (investments other than the core TEN-T) and in secondary connectivity (including public transport at regional and local level). Transposition and application of Directive 2011/76/EU on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1823 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7.1 – column 3 – sub- indent 5 a new
– National road user charging systems in place, in line with the provisions of 2011/76/EU, including recovery of costs for infrastructure, noise and air pollution, applied on all motorways since the beginning of their operation.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1824 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – subindent 2
3. a strategic environmental assessment fulfilling the legal requirements for the transport plan, including an assessment of the overall greenhouse gas impacts of implementation of the plan to 2030 and 2050, including, if appropriate an assessment of the trans-border section;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1825 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7. 2 a new
7.2a. Transport maritime Incorporation of sea routes (‘motorways of the sea’ and maritime cabotage) into the comprehensive regional, trans- regional, national and transnational transport plan, with particular reference to the transport of goods.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1826 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7. 2 a new – column 3

– indent 1 (new)
– A chapter on the development of maritime transport within the comprehensive transport plan is in place that contains:
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1827 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7. 2 a new – column 3

– indent 2 (new)
–a realistic and mature project pipeline (including a budgetary framework);
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1828 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7.2 a new – column 3

– indent 3 (new)
– a strategic environmental assessment fulfilling the legal requirements for the transport plan;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1829 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 7 – sub-point 7.2 a new – column 3

– indent 4 (new)
– measures to strengthen the capacity of intermediary bodies and beneficiaries to deliver the project pipeline.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1830 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.1 – column 3 – indent 2
– Employment services have set up networks with employers and education institutes, also crossing the sectors.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1831 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 2
8.2. Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation and business transfer: the existence of a comprehensive strategy for inclusive start- up support in accordance with the Small Business Act and in coherence with the Employment guidelines and the Broad Guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union, regarding the enabling conditions for job creation.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1832 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3a (new)
– Actions for information and awareness raising at secondary education level;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1833 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3b (new)
– Gender-related advice and preparation of new business start-ups;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1834 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.2 – column 3 –
– Measures intended for the preparation and for the follow-up of business transfer.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1835 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 8 – sub-point 8.4 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 2
– a Member State has measures in place to promote active ageing and to reduce early retirement.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1837 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.1 – column 3 – indent 2 – sub-indent 4
– cuts across-sectors, and involves and coordinates all policy sectors and stakeholders, including the areas of culture, arts and sport, that are relevant to address ESL.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1838 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 1 – sub-indent 2
– increase higher education participation among low income groups and other under-represented groups, with special consideration for the most vulnerable groups.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1840 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3
gender-sensitive measures to increase employability and entrepreneurship that:
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1843 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.3 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 4
– measures to improve the relevance of education and training and to adapt it to the needs of identified target groups;, including the knowledge of regional, official and non-official languages.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1844 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.3a (new)
9.3a Vocational education and training - The existence of national or regional strategies for a modern vocational education and training.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1845 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.3a (new) – column 3

– indent 1 (new)
- Recognition of vocational education and training as engine for sustainable development and inclusive growth;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1846 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.3a (new) – column 3

– indent 2 (new)
– Measures to improve the quality and efficiency of initial and continuous vocational training;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1847 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 9 – sub-point 9.3a (new) – column 3

– indent 3 (new)
- Measures to promote vocational education and training.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1848 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.1 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 2
is in accordance withlays out concrete proposals designed to work towards the achievement of the national poverty and social exclusion target (as defined in the National Reform Programme and National Social Reports), which includes the extension of quality employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1849 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.1 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 4
– demonstrates that social partners and relevant stakeholders are involved in the design ofat all stages (design, implementation and evaluation) of the national anti-poverty strategies and active inclusion;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1852 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.1 – column 3 – indent 2 – sub-indent 2
– is coherent with the National Reform Programme and National Social Reports;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1855 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 10 – sub-point 10.2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 1
– Contains coordinated measures to improve access to quality health servicand affordable health services aiming at tackling the social determinants of health inequalities;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1857 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 1
11. Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient and participative public administration and promoting capacity building for social partners, nongovernmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders, in particular the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...] (referred to in Article 9(11) )
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1858 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 3 – indent 1
- A strategy for reinforcing a Member State's administrative efficiencyregional and local authorities' administrative efficiency and their skills to implement participative methods is in place and in the process of being implemented1. The strategy includes:
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1859 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub- indent 5
– the development of skills at all levels, including acquisition of methods ensuring participation of civil society in the decision making processes;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1860 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub- indent 6a (new)
– a strategy for capacity building for social partners, non-governmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1861 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Thematic ex ante conditionalities – point 11 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub- indent 6b (new)
– a strategy of the effectiveness’s of the Partnership principle including a financial concept for sufficient capacity building for partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1862 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 1 – column 2
The existence of a mechanism which ensures effective implementation and application of Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation1 and Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin and of Article 5 of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1863 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 1 – column 3 – indent 1
– Effective implementation and application of the EU Directive 2000/78/EC and Directive 2000/43/EC on non- discrimination is ensured through: and of Article 5 of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1864 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 1 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent
– institutional arrangements for the implementation, application and supervision of the EU directives on non- discrimination and of Article 5 of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1865 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 1 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3
– Measures to strengthen administrative capacity for implementation and application of the EU directives on non- discrimination. and of Article 5 of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1866 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 2 – column 2
The existence of a strategy for the promotion ofachieving the EU gender equality objectives and a mechanism which ensures its effective implementation through gender mainstreaming and other specific actions.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1867 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 2 – column 3 – indent 1
Effective implementation and application of an explicit strategy for the promotion ofachieving the EU gender equality objectives is ensured through:
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1868 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 2
– a plan and ex-ante criteria for the integration of gender equality objectives through gender equality standards and guidelines; for all CSF-funds;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1869 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 2 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 3
– implementation mechanisms including involvement of a gender body or gender experts and the relevant expertise to draft monitor and evaluate the interventions.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1870 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 3 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent
– Implementation of measures in line with Article 9 of the UN Convention to prevent, identify and eliminate obstacles and barriers to accessibility of persons with disabilities to all domains including infrastructure, services and goods;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1871 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 3 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 2
– institutional arrangements for the implementation and supervision of the UN Convention in line with Article 33 of the Convention; and the involvement of disability representative organisations in the design and implementation of these arrangements;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1874 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – General ex-ante conditionalities – point 4 – column 3 – indent 1 – sub-indent 5 a (new)
– a strategy for allowing and incentivising the development of Green Public Procurement (GPP).
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1875 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Information and communication on support from the Funds – part 1 –

paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Beneficiary name (only legal entities; no natural persons shall be named, including legal entities operating with financial instruments as laid down in Article 33);
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1876 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Information and communication on support from the Funds – part 2 - section 2.1 – paragraph 2– point d a (new)
da. publishing at least the percentage corresponding to the European Union's share in the amount of total funding attributed to publications about a funded project or funded action;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1878 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new)
All wording of "must" should be changed into "should". Except rules regarding the partnership (according to Art. 5), there "shall" should be kept. (overall amendment, that should be applied to the whole text of the CSF)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1881 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Introductory part – Paragraph 1 a (new)
In addition to the framework contained in this Annex, the Commission should support Member States and regions by adopting a non-exhaustive menu of recommended actions for the Funds covered by the CPR in the form of a delegated act in accordance with Article 142. This non-exhaustive menu, as part of the CSF, should provide Member States and regions with guidance on how they can translate the thematic objectives laid down in Article 9 of this Regulation into programming, considering the different needs, challenges and opportunities of regions and the necessary flexibility for regional sustainable development. (to Introduction, Purpose of CSF)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1883 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.1 – Paragraph 1.1.2a (new)
1.1.2a In accordance with Article 5, Member States shall organise a partnership with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting gender equality, non- discrimination and non-governmental organisations promoting social inclusion and organisations active in the areas of culture, education and youth policy. Specific attention shall be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may have difficulties to influence them.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1889 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.1 – Paragraph 1.1.4
1.1.4 At all stages of the implementation of the Funds covered by the CPR, partnership must be organised as following: The partners shall represent the different territorial levels in accordance with the institutional structure of the Member States and the partnership shall be established respecting the following minimal requirements:_ (i) the representation of the different partners is based on their respective responsibilities during the implementation of the programmes, (ii) partners select and appoint their own members representing them in the monitoring committees and other consultative bodies and working groups established within the framework of the funds, (iii) monitoring committees are gender-balanced and diverse in their composition, (iv) the list of members of the monitoring committees and other working groups are made public, (v) each selected partner is aware of his duties related to confidentiality and conflict of interest due to specific training and a formalisation of his duties in a signed statement. The partners shall be directly involved in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and into all stages of the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes. (changes and erasing parts of 1.1.4)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1890 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.1 – Paragraph 1.1.4a (new)
1.1.4a The cooperation with the partners shall follow best practices. Each Member State shall ensure an adequate level of technical assistance in order to facilitate the partners' involvement and participation at all stages of the programming process.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1891 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.1 – Paragraph 1.1.4 b (new)
1.1.4b Member States shall establish a partnership respecting the following minimal requirements in terms of procedure: (i) timely disclosure of information during debates on strategic documents (ii) sufficient time for stakeholders to analyse documents, consult their members and constituencies and give feedback (iii) appropriate channels for stakeholders to ask questions or make suggestions and comments, (iv) transparency on the way proposals and comments by partners have been taken into account, including an explanation in case of rejection of comments; and (v) dissemination of the outcome of consultations. Moreover, accessibility for persons with disabilities to this process in terms of physical environment should be ensured.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1892 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.1
1.2.1 The principle of sustainable development, as laid down in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), relates to a concept of progress according to which social, economic and environmental considerations are to be integrated when considering well-being and a better quality of life for the present and future generations. Sustainable development requires compliance with the environmental acquis. Moreover, it should be demonstrated that overall investment results in net benefits for society. (Addition of the second phrase to Art. 1.2.1 at the end.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1893 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.2
1.2.2 Sustainable Development considerations as well as the polluter pays principle must, therefore, be an integral part of every plan, from design to delivery, and monitoring to evaluation. Member States and regions should provide timely and comprehensive information on the amount of climate related expenditure in accordance with the methodology set out in the Common Provisions Regulation. Member States and regions should track biodiversity- related expenditure based on the proposed reporting arrangements. Progress in the implementation of the horizontal principles laid down in Article 8 of this Regulation should be demonstrated by applying horizontal indicators. As a general rule, those who cause environmental damage should bear the costs of avoiding it or compensating for it, and funding should not be used to meet the costs of complying with existing legislation. (Addition of the second block of text to 1.2.2 and deletion of the last sentence of the original Rapporteurs' text.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1896 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.3
1.2.3 In order to tackle the complex challenges they face, Member States and regions must deploy all available Union policy instruments. In particular, for the purposes of tackling climate change, resources must be focused on preventative and mitigating measures, while minimising external costs. Any new investment made with the support of the Funds covered by the CPR must be of a nature such that it is inherently resilient to the impact of climate change and natural disasters. (Add last four words to the second sentence in paragraph 1.2.3 of the Rapporteurs text.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1901 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.4
1.2.4 If the ERDF and CF support major investments in Member States' and Regions infrastructures, these investments shall meet the requirements of the water framework and other relevant directives. The polluter pays principle also applies to funding provided for potentially environmentally harmful activities, particularly to the financing of infrastructure. In such cases, funding should be provided only if user charging and the internalisation of externalities do not cover the cost of the investment and the cost of any harm caused.[1] OJ ref.......Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000. (Changes and additional phrase to 1.2.4)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1907 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.5 – point d
d) the use of green public procurement. (The word "increasing" erased in Paragraph 1.2.5, point d))
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1910 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.3 – Paragraph 1.3.1
1.3.1 Member States and regions should take appropriate steps to eliminate inequalities and to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation or gender identity, at all stages of the implementation of the Funds covered by the CPR. (Changes to 1.3.1)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1913 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.3 – Paragraph 1.3.3
1.3.3 Member States and regions should pursue the objective of equality between men and women as set out in Article 8 of the TFEU and ensure its mainstreaming in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of actions under all Funds covered by the CPR and the integration of the gender perspective as binding principle. ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund programmes should explicitly specify the expected contribution of these Funds to gender equality, by setting out in detail objectives and instruments. Gender analysis should be included in the analysis of the objectives of the intervention. Monitoring systems and data collection are also essential to provide a clear picture of how programmes are meeting gender equality objectives. Progress shall be demonstrated by applying horizontal indicators. The participation of the relevant bodies responsible for promoting gender equality in the partnership should be ensured. It is strongly recommended to organise permanent structures or explicitly assign a function to existing structures to advice on gender equality in order to provide the necessary expertise in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. Higher participation of women in the labour market, both as employers and employees, would invigorate the Union’s economy. Unblocking the potential for such an increase in activity, by increasing the female employment rate is crucial for reaching the Europe 2020 employment targets. Barriers to women’s labour market participation, must, therefore, be fully addressed. Member States and regions must ensure that in addition to the ESF, the ERDF, the CF, the EMFF and the EAFRD also finance activities that promote women's economic independence, contribute to attaining an appropriate balance between work and family life, and that advance women's opportunities as entrepreneurs. (Addition of the first block of sentences at the beginning of 1.3.3)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1914 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.3 – Paragraph 1.3.3
1.3.3 Higher participation of women in the labour market, both as employers and employees, would invigorate the Union's economy. Unblocking the potential for such an increase in activity, by increasing the female employment rate is crucial for reaching the Europe 2020 employment targets of 75% employment rate for women and men. Barriers to women's labour market participation, must, therefore, be fully addressed through, inter alia, reduction of labour market segmentation by occupation and sector by, amongst others, encouraging a better participation of women in the field of R & D and including female workers into training and vocational training in 'green jobs'; Member States and regions must ensure with specific actions that in addition to the ESF, the ERDF, the CF, the EMFF and the EAFRD also finance activities that promote women's economic independence, contribute to attaining an appropriate balance between work and family life, and that advance women's opportunities as entrepreneurs. (Changes to the second part of paragraph 1.3.3.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1918 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.3 – Paragraph 1.3.4 a (new)
1.3.4a The opinion issued by the equality bodies on the programmes for the ESF, ERDF and Cohesion Fund should aim at ensuring that all necessary provisions for the promotion of gender equality are in place. In addition, the involvement of equality bodies or other organisations active in combating discrimination is strongly recommended in order to provide the necessary expertise in the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the Funds.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1919 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.4 – Paragraph 1.4.1
1.4.1 All products and services that are offered to the public and are co-financed by the Funds covered by the CPR must be accessible. In particular, accessibility to the built environment, transport, information and communication technologies, is essential for the purposes of inclusion for disadvantaged groups, including persons with reduced mobility and persons with disabilities, in particular taking into account the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in force since 3 May 2008 and EU policies to implement the UN-Convention. (Changes and additions to 1.4.1)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1920 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.4 – Paragraph 1.4.2
1.4.2 It is crucial to appropriately address the needs of those who are furthest from the labour market, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, homeless people, and other groups at risk of poverty, children and young people, elderly people, ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups in order to allow them to better integrate into the labour market, and to fully participate in society. (Changes to 1.4.2)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1922 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.4 – Paragraph 1.4.3
1.4.3 Member States and regions must continue to promote social cohesion, on an equal footing to economic and territorial cohesion, across all EU regions, if the EU 2020 Strategy is to achieve its targets. A minimum share for the ESF for each category of regions is established in accordance with article 84 paragraph 3 of Regulation (EU) No (...CPR), resulting in a minimum overall share for the ESF of 25% of the budget allocated to cohesion policy (excluding Connecting Europe Facility). (Addition of the last sentence at the end of the paragraph 1.4.3)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1930 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.5 – Paragraph 1.5.4
1.5.4 In drawing up their programmes, Member States and regions must take account of the long-term challenges of demographic change. In those regions most affected by demographic change, they must identify measures to: a) support demographic renewal through better conditions for families and an improved balance between working and private life; b) boost employment; raise productivity and economic performance through investing in education and research; c) focus on the adequacy and quality of education and social support structures; and d) ensure cost-effective provision of health care and long-term care including investment in infrastructure. (Change of words in paragraph 1.5.4 point a))
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1937 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.6 – Paragraph 1.6.3
1.6.3 When developing their strategies and programmes with a view to identifying the most appropriate interventions, Member States and regions must pay particular attention to predominant territorial, structural and institutional features, such as connectivity of the region in question, employment patterns and labour mobility; rural-urban linkages and sustainable development; the local interdependencies between different sectors; cultural heritage; ageing and demographic shifts,; etc. (Changes to 1.6.3.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1942 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.6 – Paragraph 1.6.4
Community-led local development (based on the experience of LEADER under rural development) can complement and enhance the delivery of public policies for all CSF Funds. It aims at increasing effectiveness and efficiency of territorial development strategies by delegating decision-making and implementation to a local partnership of public, private and civil society actors. Community-led local development should be implemented in the context of a strategic approach followed by public policy-makers, to ensure that the 'bottom- up' definition of local needs takes into account priorities set at higher levels. Member States, in close cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 5 of this Regulation, will therefore have to define their approach to community-led local development across the CSF Funds. Under the EAFRD, LEADER will continue to be a compulsory element in each rural development programme. Existing LEADER groups should be able to continue successful development strategies. (Add the second block of sentences at the end of 1.6.4)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1947 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.6 – Paragraph 1.6.5
1.6.5 So as to foster good policies which are tailored to specific regional needs, Member States and regions must further develop an integrated territorial approach to policy design and delivery. The method of integrated territorial investment should be the main tool to achieve balanced sustainable development, with the potential to promote employment, social inclusion and prosperity, taking account of relevant contextual aspects but focusing on the basis of the following central elements: (Changes to 1.6.5)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1948 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.6 – Paragraph 1.6.5 – point c a (new)
(ca) the possibility to combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives in one priority axis or within one programme; (Add to 1.6.5 a new ca))
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1962 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.2 – Paragraph 2.2.4
2.2.4 Downstream actions must provide the means to exploit and diffuse R&I results, stemming from Horizon 2020, into the market and into the wider research community, and may include: pilot plants and demonstration sites, proof of concept and early stage financing, incubation facilities, applied research, specific industrial and technology transfer capabilities and cluster support. (Changes to 2.2.4)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1963 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.2 – Paragraph 2.2.5
2.2.5 Joint support must be provided to national and regional authorities for the design and implementation of such innovation strategies, which may include: support to identify opportunities for joint financing of R&I infrastructures of European interest, the promotion of international collaboration, methodological support through peer reviews, open access strategies for publications and research data, exchange of good practice, and training across regions. (Changes to 2.2.5)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1972 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.3 – Paragraph 2.3.8
2.3.8 In addition, financing from the Funds covered by the CPR must be coordinated with the support from the NER 300 Programme, which uses revenue from auctioning allowances under the European Emissions Trading Scheme, in order to boost renewable energy sources and energy saving measures .[1] [1] OJ L 290, 6.11.2010, p. 39–48 2010/670/EU: Commission Decision of 3 November 2010 laying down criteria and measures for the financing of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2010/670/EU) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32–46. (Changes to 2.3.8)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1973 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4
2.4. New education programme - "ERASMUS for All".
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1975 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4 – Paragraph 2.4.1
2.4.1 The synergies between the Funds covered by the CPR and the ‘Erasmus for All’ programme must be ensured in order to maximise the efficiency of the tools developed and the social and economic impact of investment in people. That synchronised investment will benefit both individuals and society as a whole by contributing to growth and prosperity, providing a better intercultural understanding, giving access to a wide range of education and training actions, both formal and informal, and giving impulses to youth initiatives, citizens actions and directed to all generations. The new education programme as proposed by the Commission ‘Erasmus for All’ supports mainly transnational projects, whereas cohesion Policy has a more pronounced regional dimension. Member States and Regions are encouraged to test tools and methods resulting from transnational cooperation through ‘Erasmus for All’ and then to implement them on their territory through Funds covered by the CPR.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1976 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4 – Paragraph 2.4.2
2.4.2 The Commission and Member States must ensure effective coordination between cohesion policy and ‘Erasmus for All’ through a clear distinction in the types of investment and target groups supported. ‘Erasmus for All’ shall focus its support on transnational projects including the mobility of students, youth and staff; on strategic partnerships between organisations and institutions across Europe and on actions supporting policy development and implementation. The primary investment priority targets for cohesion policy will respond to the need to ensure a complementary action to 'Erasmus for all" in the fields of: education (support of infrastructures of kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, universities), labour market training (to make sure all adults in search for work or a change in their career can be supported, (like it used to be under the sub-programme Leonardo da Vinci, action PLM People in the Labour Market) and adult learners in general.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1978 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4 – Paragraph 2.4.3
2.4.3 Furthermore, enhanced results will be achieved in adding up funds for mobility and activities that mainstream best practices and innovative projects identified at EU level under the new programme for education, youth and sports’, making sure a real , transparent and easily accessible communication towards the citizens is taken care of, at EU, national and regional level.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1979 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4a (new) – Paragraph 2.4 a 1 (new)
2.4a Programme for Social Chance and Innovation (PSCI) 2.4a.1 The synergies between the Funds covered by the CPR and the European Union Programme for Social Chance and Innovation (PSCI) should be increased, aiming to contributing to the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, its headline targets, flagship initiatives, Integrated Guidelines and the Youth Opportunities Initiative by providing financial support for the European Union's objectives in terms of promoting a high level of high-quality employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty, improving working conditions and improving the employment and educational situation of young people.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1980 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4a new – Paragraph 2.4. a 2 (new)
2.4a 2 Member States should use the opportunity and deliver on complementary actions under the European Social Fund (ESF) consistent with activities carried out under the PSCI in areas such as social dialogue, fundamental rights, equal opportunities, education, vocational training, children's rights and well-being, youth policy, migration policy, research and innovation, entrepreneurship, health, working conditions, enlargement and external relations, as well as general economic policy.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1981 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4a new – Paragraph 2.4a 3(new)
2.4a 3 In border regions, EURES cross- border partnerships play an important role in developing a genuine European labour market. EURES cross-border partnerships should therefore continue to be supported through horizontal Union activities, which could be complemented by national resources or by the ESF.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1982 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4a new – Paragraph 2.4a 4 (new)
2.4a 4 In order to ensure complementarity, actions under PSCI should be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy. Member states should coordinate corresponding actions under the CSF Funds, in particular under the ESF and the ERDF, with actions of the PSCI-pillar microfinance, which aim at increasing access to and the availability of microfinance to persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs, or having difficulties in entering or re-entering the labour market, as well as to persons who are at risk of social exclusion and vulnerable persons in disadvantaged positions with regard to access to the conventional credit market and wishing to start up or develop their own micro- enterprises, including self-employment, without any discrimination regarding age, as well as to micro-enterprises, especially in the social economy, and micro- enterprises which employ the furthest persons from the labour market.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1983 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.4 a new – Paragraph 2.4a 5 (new)
2.4a 5 At the initiative of the European Parliament, a 'Youth Initiative axis' within the PSCI supports actions for people aged under 25 years, inter alia actions to prevent early-school leaving especially through reintegration into training, to develop skills that are relevant to the labour market to bring together more closely the worlds of employment, education and training, to support a first work experience and on-the-job training in order to offer the opportunity to young people to acquire both the relevant skills and work experience and quality of traineeships and apprenticeships and to support their access to the labour market. In order to strengthening these actions, Member States and regions should set up corresponding actions in the programmes under the CSF Funds.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1986 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 j (new)
2.5.2 Just as national infrastructure needs to be planned coherently, both by taking into account the development of Union cross border links, and by developing links across regions within a Member State, plans must be based on real and projected transport demand and identify missing links and bottlenecks. Investment in regional connectivity to the comprehensive network and to the core Trans European Network of transport infrastructure (TEN-T) network must ensure that urban and rural areas benefit from the opportunities created by major networks and missing links of sustainable transport modes in trans-border connections. (Changes to 2.5.2.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1989 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.5 – Paragraph 2.5.4
2.5.4 The Commission's White Paper on Transport[1] sets out a vision for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system, highlighting that a significant reduction in greenhouse gases is required in the transport sector. For the Funds covered by the CPR, this means focusing on sustainable forms of transport and investing in areas that offer the greatest European added value, for example Trans-European Networks. Once identified, investments must be prioritised according to their contribution to mobility, sustainability, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to safety, to noise reduction and to the Single European Transport Area. [1] "Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system" COM 2011) 144 final (Changes to 2.5.4.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1992 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.5 – Paragraph 2.5.5
2.5.5 Member States and regions must focus investments enhancing the capacity of existing infrastructure through substantial upgrading and, where appropriate, through building new infrastructure. There should also be action to the effect of using the potential of primary infrastructure upgrades and maintenance in order to prepare or facilitate the deployment of fibre networks, both reaching into the rural areas and for the investment in fibre to the home. (Changes to 2.5.5.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1994 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 2 – Section 2.5 – Paragraph 2.5.6
2.5.6 With regard to maritime transport, ports must be developed as efficient entry and exit points through full integration with land infrastructure. Priority must be given to projects concerning port access and hinterland connections. The development of short sea shipping and of inland waterways must reinforce their contribution to sustainable European freight transport networks. (Changes to 2.5.6.)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2003 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 3 – Paragraph 3.2 – point a
a) identify areas of intervention where the Funds covered by the CPR can be combined in a complementary manner to achieve one or more the thematic objectives set out in this Regulation; (Changes to 3.2. a)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2005 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 3 – Paragraph 3.2 – point b
b) promote the involvement by managing authorities responsible for one of the Funds covered by the CPR of other managing authorities and relevant ministries in the development of support schemes to ensure synergies and avoid overlaps and to promote a multifunds approach; (Change to 3.2. b)
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2008 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 4 – Section 4.3 – Paragraph 4.3 a (new)
4.3a. Cross-border Community-led local development (based on the experience of LEADER under rural development and the former "Small Project Fund") may complement and enhance the delivery of a successful territorial cooperation, aiming at increasing effectiveness and efficiency of cross-border programmes by delegating decision-making and implementation to a local partnership of public, private and civil society actors.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 59 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to address the specific needs of the ERDF, and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy12 that cohesion policy should support the need to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growthdevelopment, it is necessary to set out within each thematic objective laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] the ERDF-specific actions as ‘investment priorities’.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and, climate change mitigation and protection of the environment including the promotion of resource efficiency. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.nd the need to achieve the EU 2020 climate and energy targets which are included in the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF under the investment for growth and jobs goal should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigationinformation and communication technologies (ICT), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and promoting a low carbon economy. This concentration should be attained at national level allowing for flexibility at the level of operational programmes and in different categories of regions and should be adjusted, if appropriate, to take into account Cohesion Fund resources allocated to supporting the investment priorities referred to in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CF]. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region, the contribution of Cohesion Fund resources if applicable, as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period, regions designated with the phasing-out status in the 2007- 2013 period and NUTS 2 level regions consisting solely of islands which are situated in Member States which receive support from the Cohesion Fund or which are outermost regions.
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 d (new)
(5d) In order to promote sustainable regional or local mobility or to reduce air and noise pollution, it is necessary to promote healthy, sustainable and safe modes of transport. It is necessary to ensure that investments in airport infrastructure supported by the ERDF promote environmental benefits inter alia when enhancing regional and local mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure, including through multimodal nodes.
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social challenges affecting urban areas and to define a procedure to establish the list of citie, cultural, social, employment and demographic challenges affecting urban and peri-urban areas and to set out, in the operational programes, functional urban areas covered by such actions and the financial allocation set aside for such actions.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Criteria for selecting urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented and indicative amounts for those actions should be set out in the Partnership Agreement with a minimum of 5% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level for that purpose. The scope of delegation to urban authorities should at least involve the selection of operations or, where appropriate, a global grant and be decided by the managing authority in close cooperation with the urban authority.
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Building on the experience and strengths of the integration of measures in the field of sustainable urban development into operational programmes supported by the ERDF during the 2007-2013 period, a further step should be taken at Union level by establishing anthe Commission shall promote networking, cooperation between local authorities and exchange of experience on urban policy at Union level in areas related to the investment priorities of the ERDF and to sustainable urban development platform.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in airport infrastructure other than those with demonstrable benefits for the environment.
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to identify or test new solutions to issues relating to sustainable urban development which are of relevance at Union level, the ERDF should support innovative actions in the field of sustainable urban development, including the development of peri-urban areas and actions promoting bottom-up participative solutions to structural challenges such as the revitalisation of deprived urban neighbourhoods.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) at least 202% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ;
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 99 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) in transition regions: (i) at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to two or more of the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CPR]; and (ii) at least 17% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CPR];
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 105 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By derogation from point (a) and (aa), all NUTS 2 level regions consisting solely of islands which are situated in Member States which receive support from the Cohesion Fund, or which are outermost regions, shall be considered as less developed regions for the purpose of this Article.
2013/06/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 108 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of the list of cities to participate in the urban development platform. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control, by Member States, of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.deleted
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional and infra- regional imbalances through support for the sustainable development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 134 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productivtangible and intangible investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment exclusively in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, including those of the social economy;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 158 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in accessible social, health and, educational infrastructure, cultural and sport infrastructure as well as affordable housing and sustainable tourism;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 179 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) support and assistance for and services to enterprises, in particular SMEsall categories of SMEs, including micro-enterprises, including those of the social economy;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 193 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between regions, towns,local and regional authorities and relevant social, economic and environmental actors, including non- governmental organisations;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 219 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT, except in the areas of green infrastructures, ecosystem services, biodiversity, green ICT and environment- friendly transport solutions for the promotion of walking, cycling, car- sharing, car-pooling and local public mobility. Moreover, by derogation from the above, the ERDF shall support infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the area of ICT, including high speed networks, within more developed regions in those areas that are confronted with severe and permanent natural handicaps as referred to in Article 111 (4) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR].
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 228 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the decommissioning and the construction of nuclear power stations;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 232 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in all installations falling under Annex I of the Directive 2003/87/EC;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 239 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) large road projects without trans- border connection, airports in distance to each other of less than 200 km and not cooperating on the use of infrastructure capacities;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 240 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(d b) the development of genetically modified organisms for deliberate release into the environment, food or feed and related research activities and infrastructure;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 247 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) in more developed regions and transition regions:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 254 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3, 4 and 46 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ; and
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 264 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) at least 240% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] , where investments under this objective outside transport sector shall represent at least 30% of the total ERDF resources at national level;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 273 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) in transition regions: (i) at least 60 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 , 4 and 6 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR]; and (ii) at least 40 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR] where investments under this objective outside the transport sector shall represent at least 30 % of the total ERDF resources at national level;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 284 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 560% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3, 4 and 46 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 293 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) at least 620% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] where investments under this objective outside transport sector shall represent at least 15% of the total ERDF resources at national level..
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 303 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].deleted
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 318 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The ERDF shall support the following investment priorities within theall 11 thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], listed below accordingly in (1)-(11), in accordance with regional needs and potentials described in the Partnership Contracts:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 328 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) strengthening research, technological development and sustainable innovation:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 338 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovationeco-efficient innovation, social innovation, cultural and creative industries and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 369 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing widespread access to and use and quality of ICT:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 374 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) strengthening ICT applications for e- government, e-learning, e-training, e- culture, e-inclusion and e- health;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 380 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) strengthening ICT applications for energy system management and control;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 385 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
(c b) promoting the accessibility of ICT products and services for disadvantaged groups of people.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 389 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 399 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, in particular in areas confronted with major societal challenges such as urban deprived neighbourhoods and by developing synergies with the ESF, as well as promoting eco-tourism projects and sustainable tourism;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 409 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) developing new business models for SMEs, in particular forcluding for the development of eco-businesses, for accessing local markets and internationalisation;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 418 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) promoting provision of business support services in particular in support of eco-innovation, resource efficiency and environmental performance management;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 433 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) supporting the shift towards a low- carbon economy in all sectorsclimate compatible, energy-saving economy in all sectors including urban development by:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 443 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in SMEexclusively in SMEs and micro-enterprises;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 454 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructures and, primarily in the housing sector in order to support social cohesion and responsible consumption, and to reduce energy poverty and lacks of decent and healthy housing;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 468 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbonclimate compatible and energy-saving strategies for urban areas;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 494 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) promoting eco-system based climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 495 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) supporting dedicated investment for eco-system based adaptation to climate change;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 497 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring eco-system based disaster resilience and developing eco- system based disaster management systems;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 502 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) protecting the environment, biodiversity and ecosystems and promoting resource efficiency and cultural resources:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 507 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
(a) addressing the significant needs for investment in the waste sector to meet the requirements of the environmental acquis, with a priority on activities higher up the waste hierarchy such as waste prevention and increasing re-use and recycling capacities;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 509 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(b) addressing the significant needs for investment in the water sector to meet the requirements of the environmental acquis and to promote a healthy affordable water for all, as well as the reduction of leakage in the water distribution network, re-use of grey water and collection of rain water;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 524 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point d a (new)
(d a) developing and supporting provision of environmental services promoting eco- innovation and improvement of environmental performance and resource efficiency in the public sector;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 529 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
(e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sitesvitalisation of deprived urban neighbourhoods, creation and extension of green spaces, regeneration of brownfield sites, rehabilitation of cultural infrastructure and reduction of air pollution;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 546 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) promoting intermodal sustainable transport and mobility, while focusing on improving existing infrastructure, removing rail bottlenecks in key network infrastructures and filling in missing trans-border links:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 553 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing within the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) network while focusing on the efficiency of existing infrastructure in the short term and avoiding the reliance on the long term realisation of very large projects;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 566 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
(c) developing and improving environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems and promoting sustainable urban mobility; , safe, low-noise and renewable-energy based transport and mobility systems and promoting sustainable urban, local and regional mobility, in particular for opening up urban neighbourhoods;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 576 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
(d) developing comprehensive, high quality and interoperable railway system, including the deployment of the ERTMS and rail freight noise-reduction measures at the source;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 582 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(d a) promoting sustainable waterborne transport;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 594 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d b (new)
(d b) enhancing regional mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 597 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) promoting quality employment and supportingin particular the development of green jobs and supporting voluntary labour mobility:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 601 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) supporting the development of business incubators and investment support for self- employment and business creation, with a focus on micro-enterprises, especially in the social economy;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 614 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
(b) supporting local development initiatives and aid for structures providing neighbourhood services to create new jobs, where such actions are outside the scope of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [ESF];
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 616 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c
(c) investing in infrastructure for public employment services, including professional learning centers and career counselling services;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 621 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c a (new)
(c a) investing in infrastructure for community and care services that improve employment opportunities;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 623 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination:
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 629 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
(a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community- based services, in particular for vulnerable groups including those in situations of homelessness and housing exclusion;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 641 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
(b) support for physical, social, environmental and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communitieareas, including by combating social exclusion while ensuring universal access to affordable energy efficient and quality housing, in particular for marginalized communities and low-income households;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 649 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
(b a) support for the adaptation of housing to meet the requirements of people with special needs, including the disabled and elderly;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 653 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b b (new)
(b b) promoting an accessible physical environment for disabled persons;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 657 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
(c) support for social enterprisethe social economy and social enterprises, the socio-cultural and creative sectors and non-governmental and cooperative organisations;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 661 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in affordable quality childcare, education, skills, training and lifelong learning by developing infrastructure for education and, training infrastrucand culture;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 666 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient and participative public administration by strengthening of institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to, and promoting capacity building for social partners, non-governmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholders, in particular the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administration supported by the ESF.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 674 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable and inclusive urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social, cultural, social, employment and demographic challenges affecting urban and peri-urban areas.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 687 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall establish in its Partnership Contract a list of citieoperational programme shall set out, in accordance with Article 87 paragraph 2 (c) (iii) of the Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], the functional urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable, inclusive urban development are to be implemented and anwill be implemented, provided that the local authorities or existing bodies managing the functional urban areas where the integrated actions are to be implemented have given their consent. The indicative annual allocation for these planned actions at national level shall be added, including the resources delegated to the functional areas under subparagraph 2 of this paragraph, and the indicative annual allocation of ESF support for these integrated actions.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 699 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
At least 5% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development delegated to citiesthe local authorities or existing bodies managing the functional urban areas where the integrated actions are to be implemented for management through Integrated Territorial Investments referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], in accordance with Articles 113 (6) and (7), while the local authorities or existing bodies managing the functional urban areas retain the right to decide to what extent they assume tasks for management of the integrated actions.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 712 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission, in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], shall promote capacity- building and networking between local authorities and exchange of experience on urban policy at Union level in areas related to the investment priorities of the ERDF and to sustainable urban development
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 713 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The Commission shall also support networking between all local authorities which undertake innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 716 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8 Urban development platform 1. The Commission shall establish, in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], an urban development platform to promote capacity-building and networking between cities and exchange of experience on urban policy at Union level in areas related to the investment priorities of the ERDF and to sustainable urban development. 2. The Commission shall adopt a list of cities to participate in the platform on the basis of the lists established in the Partnership Contracts, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 14(2). The list shall contain a maximum number of 300 cities, with a maximum number of 20 per Member State. Cities shall be selected based on the following criteria: (a) population, taking account of the specificities of national urban systems; (b) the existence of a strategy for integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social challenges affecting urban areas. 3. The platform shall also support networking between all cities which undertake innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission.deleted
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 738 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of the Commission, the ERDF mayshall support innovative actions in the field of sustainable urban development, including the development of peri-urban areas and, where appropriate, corresponding to actions supported by other CSF funds, in particular the ESF, subject to a ceiling of 0,25% of the total annual ERDF allocation. They shall include studies and pilot projects, including bottom-up participative solutions, and studies to identify or test new solutions to issustructural challenges relating to sustainable and inclusive urban development which are of relevance at Union level, such as the revitalisation of deprived urban neighbourhoods. The Commission shall ensure the close involvement of the partners referred to in Article 5 of the Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], including local, regional and civil society partners into all stages of the preparation and implementation of the actions.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 766 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) freight transportsustainable transport and mobility services and start-up aid for transporthese services;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 772 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the specific opportunities of sustainable tourism projects, based on the protection of natural, cultural, historic and social heritage;
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 775 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
At least 50% of the specific additional allocation shall be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost regions, with a particular focus on the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2 and 3 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]in line with sustainable territorial development.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 784 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Amongst enterprises, exclusively SMEs and micro-enterprises may benefit from the specific additional allocation and from any investment financed under the ERDF.
2012/06/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 791 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 3 - column 3
Number of enterprisesSMES receiving grants and type of activity supported
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 792 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 4 - column 3
Number of enterpriseSMEs receiving financial support other than grants and type of activity supported
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 793 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 5 - column 3
Number of enterpriseSMEs receiving non- financial support and type of activity supported;
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 794 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 6 - column 3
Number of new enterprises supported in which: number of new enterprises supported in deprived urban areas; in which number of social economy enterprises supported
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 799 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 9 - column 3
Number of jobs created in assisted SMEs in which: share of jobs created in environmental goods social economy and services sector
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 800 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 10
UNIT NAME Tourism visits Number of visits to supported attractions EUR Volume of investments made to improve the accessibility to tourism services for persons with reduced mobility (PRMs) EUR Volume of investments into cycling networks EUR Volume of investments into natural, cultural, industrial and historical heritage
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 801 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 11 - column 3
Population covered by broadband access of at least 30 Mbps Number of persons from disadvantaged groups of people able to access ICT products and services due to co-funded measures; in which: number of persons from marginalized communities
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 802 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 13 - column 3
UNIT NAME Railway km Total length of new railway line of which: TEN-T km Total length of reconstructed or upgraded railway line number newly built, reconstructed or upgraded cross-border sections of which: TEN-T
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 804 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 14
UNIT NAME Roads km Total length of newly builtTons of CO2 Contribution of newly equivalent built, reconstructed or upgraded roads to of which: TEN-Tdecreasing greenhouse gas km Total length of emissions number newly built, re-constructed or upgraded or upgraded cross-border roads sections of which: TEN-T mio of tons Change of greenhouse gas of CO2 emissions resulting from equivalent co-funded measure(s)
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 806 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 15
UNIT UNIT NAME Urban transport and passenger Increase of passenger trips mobility trips using supported urbanlocal urban public transport service percentage Change in modal share of public transport and non- motorised mobility such as walking and cycling
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 808 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 16
UNIT NAME Inland waterways tonne-km Increase of cargo transported on improved inland waterways Tons of CO2 Contribution of improved eq. inland waterways to decrease GHG emissions
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 809 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 16 a (new)
UNIT NAME Waterborne Tons of CO2 Contribution of transport eq. sustainable modes of waterborne transport to decrease GHG emissions
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 810 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 18
UNIT NAME Solid waste tonnes Additional waste recycling capacity persons Additional population served by public schemes for waste separation at source and recycling Kilograms Household waste per per capita person
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 811 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 19
UNIT NAME Water supply persons Additional population served by improved water supply m3 Additional grey-water re- used and rain water collected
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 812 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 20 a (new)
UNIT NAME Environmental number Number of SMEs and Services public authorities benefiting from environmental performance services
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 813 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 22
UNIT NAME Risk prevention and persons Population benefiting from management flood protection measures hectares Area of land with increased capacity to prevent and mitigate floods and extreme weather conditions Persons Population benefiting from forest fire protection and other protection measures hectares Area of land with increased capacity to prevent and resist forest fires
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 816 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 25
UNIT NAME Nature and hectares Surface area of habitats inmarine and biodiversity better conservation statu land habitats in better conservation status hectares New green infrastructure m2 New green spaces in urban areas
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 817 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 28 - column 3
Number of enterprises, including share of SMEs, cooperating with assisted research institutions
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 820 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 34
UNIT NAME Renewables MW Additional capacity of renewable energy production Percentage Change in share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption resulting from co-funded measures
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 822 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 35
UNIT NAME Energy efficiency Households Number of households with improved energy consumption classification and reduced costs
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 823 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 36
UNIT NAME kWh/year Decrease of primary energy consumption of public buildings buildings Tons of oil Change in gross energy equivalent consumption per sector
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 824 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 40 - column 3
Service capacity of supported childcare or education infrastructure Persons benefitting from supported childcare, training for childcare or education infrastructure; persons newly entering or re-entering the educational system due to support
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 825 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 41 - column 3
Capacity of supported health services Persons benefitting from supported health services of which at-risk-groups and disadvantaged groups, detailed by age and gender
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 826 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 42
UNIT NAME Housing Households Number of households benefiting from improved housing conditions detailed by household size Persons Number of people facing poverty and social exclusion benefitting from improved housing conditions Persons Reduction in number of persons experiencing homelessness
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 827 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 45 - column 3
Population living in areas with integrated urban development strategies in which: population living in deprived urban areas
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 828 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 46 - column 3
New open space in urban areas in which: in deprived urban areas
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 829 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 47 - column 3
New public or commercial buildings in urban areas in which: in deprived urban areas
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 830 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 48 - column 3
New decent housing in urban areas in which: in deprived urban areas
2012/06/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 126 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a European Union Programme for Social ChangeProgress, Solidarity, Employment and Innovation
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In line with the Commission Communication ‘A budget for Europe 2020’4 , which recommends rationalising and simplifying the Union's funding instruments and sharpening their focus both on Union added value and on impacts and results, this Regulation establishes a European Union Programme for Social ChangeProgress, Solidarity, Employment and Innovation (hereinafter ‘the Programme’) to provide for the continuation and development of activities carried out on the basis of Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – Progress5 , Regulation No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union6 and Commission Decision 2003/8/EC of 23 December 2002 implementing Regulation No 1612/1968 as regards the clearance of vacancies and applications for employment7 and Decision No 283/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2010 establishing a European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion8 (hereinafter ‘the Facility’).
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with Article 148(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Council adopted guidelines for employment policies on 21 October 2010, which, together with the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union adopted in accordance with Article 121 of the Treaty, comprise the Europe 2020 integrated guidelines. The Programme should contribute to applying the Europe 2020 integrated guidelines, and in particular Guidelines 7, 8 and 10, while supporting implementation of the flagship initiatives, with special regard to the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion, an Agenda for New Skills and Jobs, and Youth on the Move, as well as the Youth Opportunities Initiative.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion and the Innovation Union flagship initiatives identify social innovation as a powerful tool for addressing the social challenges arising from population ageing, poverty, unemployment, new work patterns and life styles, and citizens' expectations regarding social justice, education and health care. The Programme should support action to step up social innovation in policy areas falling within its scope in the public, private and third sectors, taking due account of the role of regional and local authorities. In particular, it should help identify, evaluate and scale up innovative solutions and their practiceal implementation through social experimentation to assist the Member States more effectively in reforming their labour markets and social protection policies. It should also act as a catalyst for transnational partnerships and networking between public, private and third-sector actors as well as supporting their involvement in designing and implementing new approaches to tackling pressing social needs and challenges.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Programme should pursue a coherent approach to promoting employment and combating social exclusion and poverty. Its implementation should be rationalised and simplified, notably through a set of common provisions including, inter alia, general objectives, typology of actions, monitoring and evaluation arrangements. The Programme should also focus on large projects with clear EU added value in order to reach critical mass and reduce administrative burden for both the beneficiaries and the Commission. In addition, greater use should be made of simplified cost options (lump-sum and flat- rate financing) in particular for the implementation of mobility schemes. The Programme should be a one-stop shop for microfinance providers, providing financing for micro-credit, capacity building and technical assistance. Lastly, the Programme should provide for budgetary flexibility through the establishment of a reserve to be allocated on an annual basis in order to respond to policy priorities.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Civil society organisations active at various levels cincluding social partners play a key role in promoting quality employment and combating social exclusion and play an important role in meetingoverty as well as in fighting unemployment, and should be closely associated in all actions designed to meet the objectives of the Programme. Civil society organisations active at various levels should be fully involved in order to reach the objectives of the Programme, by. Therefore, they shall participatinge in the policy- making process and contributing to social innovation. development, monitoring, evaluation, field testing, dissemination and mutual learning of new policies. High-quality partnerships should be forged at all levels. The partnership principle should be strengthened and extended as the guiding principle to all sections of the Programme.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to capitalise on the experience of international financial institutions, and in particular the European Investment Bank Group, action involving microfinance and social entrepreneurship should be implemented by the Commission indirectly by entrusting budget implementations tasks to financial institutions in accordance with the financial regulation. Using Union resources concentrates leverage from international financial institutions and other investors, unifies approaches and thus improves access to finance for micro- enterprises, including and the outreach of microfinance to particular at- risk groups and young people. It further self-employed and social enterpriseupports the development of entrepreneurship, the social economy and micro-enterprises which have no or insufficient credit standing and have no or insufficient capital resources and therefore no access to credits. The Union contribution thus assists in the development of the emerging social business sector and the microfinance market in the Union and encourages cross- border activities.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 175 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In line with the Europe 2020 strategy, the Programme should tackle the problem of youth unemployment. Despite some positive signs of recovery in 2009, the employment growth was too weak to produce a steady reduction in the high unemployment rate. The average unemployment spells have lengthened, and youth unemployment figures have risen in many Member States, reaching more than 40% in some of them. Although the situation in European countries differs considerably, the average youth unemployment rate in the EU is more than twice as high as the adult unemployment rate. Moreover there are large regional disparities. Especially in rural areas, youth unemployment is raising. Young people aged under 25 years should therefore be given a future and the perspective to play a key role in developing society and economy in Europe, which is of particular importance in this time of crisis.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Tackling youth unemployment and the precariousness of young workers would not only reduce societal costs but also promote social inclusion. Therefore, the Programme should put a special focus on youth employment, by introducing a Youth Initiative axis, which aims at improving the transition from education to decent employment as well as working conditions of young people and reduce early school leaving.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a new
(17a) The microfinance facility should have a long-lasting impact, reach to the potential beneficiaries and serve as a proactive element for both economic and local development policies. The actions involving microfinance and social entrepreneurship should be accompanied with mentoring and training programmes in order to maximise the chances of creating viable micro-enterprises. For this purpose a clear part of the budget needs to be assigned to such measures.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The Commission and the Member States should take a rights-based approach to training and employment. The qualitative aspect of decent work for young people, including remuneration for internships and apprenticeships should not be compromised , and the core labour standards and other standards related to the quality of work, such as working time, wage, social security, and occupational health and safety, should be central considerations in the efforts that are made.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 c (new)
(17c) Actions of the Programme should support the Member States in creating efficient incentives, such as employment subsidies or insurance contributions for young people that will guarantee decent living and working conditions. Such incentives should encourage public and private employers to hire and train young people, to invest both in quality job creation for young people and in continuous training and upgrading of their skills during employment, and to support entrepreneurship as choice among youth. The Programme should also point to the special role and importance of small enterprises regarding training, expertise and traditional know- how, as well as ensure that young people have access to microfinance. The Programme should facilitate the exchange of best practice between the Member States in all these areas.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 d (new)
(17d) Actions of the Programme should support the Member States and labour market actors to implement the Youth Guarantee ensuring that young people are either in a job, education or (re-)training within four months of leaving school, especially for early leavers from education and training and other vulnerable youth. The Programme should facilitate the exchange of best practice between the Member States in this area.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 181 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty, the Programme should support the mainstreaming of gender equality and anti-discrimination objectives in all its activitiesensures that the implementation of its priorities contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men. Evaluations have shown the importance of taking the gender aspect into account in all dimensions of the Programme, while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which gender equality and anti- discrimination issues are addressed in the Programme's activities.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 183 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Pursuant to article 10 of the Treaty, the Programme should ensure that the implementation of its priorities contributes to combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and fulfil the obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work and employment and accessibility. The Programme should contribute to EU strategies implementing these principles. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which anti-discrimination issues are addressed in the Programme's activities.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 184 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty and the Article 24 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Programme shall ensure the protection of children's rights.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a European Union Programme for Social ChangeProgress, Solidarity, Employment and Innovation (hereinafter ‘the Programme’) which aims to contribute to the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, its headline targets and Integrated Guidelines, flagship initiatives, Integrated Guidelines and the Youth Opportunities Initiative by providing financial support for the European Union's objectives in terms of promoting a high level of high-quality employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and, improving working conditions and improving the employment and educational situation of young people.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘Social enterprise’ means an enterpriseoperator in the social economy whose primary objectivegoal is to achieve social impactobjectives rather than generateing profit for its owners, members and stakhareholders. It operates in the market through the production of goods and services in an entrepreneurial and innovative way, and uses surpluses mainlymainly reinvests profits to achieve its social goalobjectives. It is managed in an accountable and transparent way, in particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 205 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'Microfinance' includes guarantees, counter-guarantees, microcredit, equity and quasi-equity extended to persons and micro-enterprises, which have no or insufficient credit standing and have no or insufficient capital resources and therefore no access to credits.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 210 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall be made up of the following threefour complementarity axes:
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 211 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The Progress axis, which shall support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Union policy in the fields of employment and, social policy and legislation onrotection, social inclusion, combating poverty and working conditions legislation and shall promote evidence-based policy- making and innovationsocial progress, in partnership with the social partners, civil society organisations and other interested parties;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 218 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis, which shall facilitate access to finance for entrepreneurs, especially those furthest from the labour market, and social enterpriseshelp increase access to, and availability of, microfinance for persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their job, or who have difficulties entering or re-entering the labour market, as well as persons who are facing the threat of social exclusion or vulnerable persons who are in a disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional credit market, and for micro-enterprises which employ those persons, as well as enterprises in the social economy.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 221 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Youth Initiative axis, which shall improve the employment and educational situation of young people, in particular those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 222 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Youth Initiative axis, which shall improve the employment and educational situation of young people, in particular those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 223 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The common provisions laid down in Articles 1 to 14 shall apply to all threefour axes set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (c a) of paragraph 1, to each of which specific provisions shall also apply.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Support the development of adequate, decent, accessible and efficient social protection systems and labour markets and facilitate policy reform, by promotingin order to ensure social inclusion and a high level of high-quality employment and facilitate policy reform where necessary, by promoting participation of all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations and vulnerable people such as those experiencing poverty and social exclusion, disabled people, migrants and ethnic minorities, as well as good governance, mutual learning and social innovation;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Modernise Union law in line with the Smart Regulation principles and ensurenitor the progress on the social objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and the EU policies as well as thate Union law on matters relating to working conditions is effectively applied;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 243 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Combat poverty and social exclusion by supporting the activities of civil society organisations, social partners, social enterprises and social economy organisations, and public bodies.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 245 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Ensure a good transition from education to decent employment, prevent early-school leaving and promote quality of traineeships and apprenticeships.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) Ensure a good transition from education to decent employment, prevent early-school leaving and promote quality of traineeships and apprenticeships.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 247 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Promote equality between women and men andby gender mainstreaming, implementing positive action to promote gender equality, combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and fulfil the obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work and employment and accessibility;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Partnership principle To ensure that the Programme meets beneficiaries' needs and requirements and in order to promote good governance, mutual learning and social innovation, the Commission and the Member States shall apply the partnership principle throughout the lifecycle at all levels of the Programme. To that end, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure that civil society organisations, including social partners, which represent the target groups of the Programme are involved in strategic decisions, the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of the Programme's axes. A sufficient amount of financial resources shall be allocated to the effective application of the partnership principle, as well as to the capacity- and competence building activities of the social partners and of civil society organisations which represent the target groups of the Programme.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 258 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 60% to the Progress axis, of which at least 1750% shall be allocated to promoting social experimentation as a method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a view to scaling them upsocial protection, social inclusion and the reduction and prevention of poverty;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 1520% to the EURES axis, of which at least 40% shall be allocated to targeted mobility schemes, at least 20% to cross- border partnerships, and at least 15% to the training and qualification of EURES personnel;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 265 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2015% to the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 266 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
25% of the budget for this Programme shall be allocated to promoting social policy experimentation and at least 10% to fighting youth unemployment and exclusion; funding shall be made available to small, medium-sized and large projects alike;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 269 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In addition to the financial appropriations mentioned in paragraph 1, funding shall be provided for the Youth Initiative axis set out in Article 3 (1) (ca). Over the Programme period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 financial appropriations dedicated to this axis shall amount to [EUR XXX] million.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 270 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In addition to the financial appropriations mentioned in paragraph 1, funding shall be provided for the Youth Initiative axis set out in Article 3 (1) (ca). Over the Programme period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 financial appropriations dedicated to this axis shall amount to [EUR XXX] million.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 276 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Monitoring of the impact of implemented policies with regards to the most vulnerable groups;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 277 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d b (new)
(db) Monitoring of the impact of implemented policies with regards to improving working conditions;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 283 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) Training of legal and policy practitioners, and EURES advisers and actors of the EURES Cross-Border partnerships;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 291 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Capacity-building of social partner organisations, Non-Governmental Organizations and actors of the social economy;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 294 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) Networking and cooperation among specialist bodies, national, regional and local authorities, civil society and social partner organisations and employment services at European level;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 296 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. Actions to promote mobility of individuals in the Union, in particular the development of a as a choice and to remove mobility obstacles for citizens deciding to move: (a) Information and counselling of jobseekers, mobile workers, cross-border workers as well as organisations representing their interests, and employers; training for those administering cross-border benefits; (b) Advancement of the multilingual digital platform for the clearance of job vacancies and applications, and targeted mobility schemes to fill vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified and/or to help specific groups of workers such as young people.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 305 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. Support to microfinance and social enterprises, and support to persons who have no or insufficient credit standing and have no or insufficient capital resources and therefore no access to credits, in particular through the financial instruments provided for under Title VIII of Part one of Regulation XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation] on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union, and grants.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 311 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, in line with the partnership principle, shall ensure that activities carried out under the Programme are consistent with, and complementary to other Union action, in particular under the European Social Fund (ESF) and in such areas as social dialogue, justice and fundamental rights, equal opportunities, education, vocational training, children's rights and well-being, and youth policy, migration policy, research and innovation, entrepreneurship, health, working conditions, enlargement and external relations, and general economic policy.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 315 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The activities supported by the Programme shall comply with Union and national law, including state aid rules, and ILO Conventions.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 316 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The actions implemented shall further comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 323 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. A mid-term evaluation of the Programme in cooperation with the Strategic Advisory Board referred to in article 26d shall be carried out by the end of 2017 to measure progress made in meeting its objectives, to determine whether its resources have been used efficiently and to assess its Union added value. The Strategic Advisory Board referred to in article 26d shall be involved in the whole evaluation process.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 326 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a Thematic Sections The pluriannual working programme of the Progress axis should support actions in one or more of the following thematic sections: a) Employment; b) Social protection, social inclusion and the reduction and prevention of poverty; c) Working conditions and health and safety at work; Moreover, it should include the following horizontal priorities : a) Social policy experimentation; b) Fighting youth unemployment and exclusion; c) Promoting equal opportunity between women and men; d) Combating discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and fulfil the obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; e) Protecting children's rights and well- being.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In addition to the general objectives set out in Article 4, the specific objectives of the Progress axis shall be to support the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy, the European Platform Against Poverty and other relevant Flagships Initiatives and the engagement in the reinforced social OMC. The specific objectives shall:
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 328 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Develop and disseminate high-quality comparative analytical knowledge in order to ensure that Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislationpolicy in the fields of employment, working conditions, social protection, social inclusion and combating discrimination and multiple discrimination, combating poverty and housing exclusion, combating youth unemployment and youth poverty, poverty amongst migrants and ethnic minorities, child poverty, energy poverty as well as legislation in those areas are based on sound evidence and are relevant to needs,people's needs, social challenges and social conditions in the individual Member States and the other participating countries;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 331 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislation, within the framework of the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination in the field of social protection and inclusion and by networking amongst specialised bodies, including the social partners and civil society organisations, on Union policy in the fields of employment, social protection, social inclusion, working conditions legislation, combating discrimination and multiple discrimination, combating poverty and housing exclusion, protecting children's rights and well-being, combating youth unemployment and youth poverty, helping the integration of migrants and the improvement of the situation of asylum- seekers at Union, national and international level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in developing their policies and in implementing Union law;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 334 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Support for active engagement of all relevant actors in the follow up of already agreed Union priorities, such as active inclusion, combating discrimination and multiple discrimination, combating homelessness and housing exclusion, child poverty, energy poverty, youth poverty and unemployment, and poverty amongst migrants, improving the situation of asylum seekers and ethnic minorities, implementing the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Joint Action on Mental Health and Joint Action on Health Inequalities.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 335 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) Fostering the prevention culture in the field of health and safety at work and promotion of both mental and physical health within a work setting.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 345 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Thematic Sections Article 19a Thematic sections The EURES axis shall include actions in the following fields: (a) Information services, counselling and job-matching for mobile workers and employers; (b) Targeted mobility schemes; (c) Transnational, sectoral and cross- border cooperation; (d) Evaluation of activities and placements, as a cross-cutting section; (e) Your first EURES-job for young job- seekers.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Ensure that job vacancies and applications, and any related information are transparent for the potential applicants and the employers, and provide mentoring to empower people, especially the low skilled; this shall be achieved through their exchange and dissemination at transnational, interregional and cross- border level using standard interoperability forms;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 351 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Develop a targeted job mobility scheme for the transnational recruitment and job placements in order to help young people find a job in another Members State (action "Your first EURES job") through the clearance of job vacancies and applications at European level; this shall cover all phases of placement, ranging from pre-recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance with a view to the applicant's successful integration into the labour market;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 360 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs, or who have difficulty in entering or re-entering the labour market, personsas well as persons who are at risk of social exclusion and vulnerable persons who are in a disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional credit market and who wish to start up or develop their own micro-enterprises, including self- employment, without any discrimination regarding age;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 364 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) micro-enterprises, especially thosein the social economy, as well as micro- enterprises which employ persons as referred to in point (a);
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 369 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure complementarity, these actions will be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 372 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. To reach out to the final beneficiaries and create competitive, viable micro- enterprises, public and private bodies that carry out activities as referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall cooperate closely with organisations, including civil society organisations, representing the interests of the final beneficiaries of microcredit and with organisations, in particular those supported by the ESF, which provide mentoring and training programmes to such final beneficiaries.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 380 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III a (new)
Chapter III a (new) Youth Initiative Axis
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 382 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Thematic sections and financing 1. The Youth Initiative axis for people aged under 25 years shall support actions in one or more of the thematic sections listed in points (a), (b) and (c). Over the entire period of the Programme, the breakdown of the allocation referred to in Article 5(2a) between the different sections shall respect the following lower limits: a) Preventing early-school leaving especially through reintegration into training: 30%; b) Developing skills that are relevant to the labour market in order to bring together more closely worlds of employment, education and training: 20%; c) Supporting a first work experience and on-the-job training in order to offer the opportunity to young people to acquire both the relevant skills and work experience: 20%; d) quality of traineeships and apprenticeships: 20%.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 383 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new) Thematic sections The Youth Initiative axis for people aged under 25 years shall include actions in following fields: a) Preventing early-school leaving especially through reintegration into training, b) Developing skills that are relevant to the labour market in order to bring together more closely worlds of employment, education and training, c) Supporting a first work experience and on-the-job training in order to offer the opportunity to young people to acquire both the relevant skills and work experience, d) Access to the labour market: getting a (first) job;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 384 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b Specific objectives In addition to the general objectives set out in Article 4, the specific objectives of the Youth Initiative axis shall be to: (a) Support the creation of specific innovative programmes in order to fight youth unemployment and promote the transition of young people from education to decent employment in particular in deprived areas and regions with exceptionally high youth unemployment; in this context special attention shall be paid to young people with fewer opportunities, including young women, young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) and young people from ethnic minorities, who might all face multiple discrimination; (b) Support the exchange of best practice and mutual learning in the field of fighting youth unemployment, including the possibility of introducing a youth guarantee which would offer every young person in Europe a job, further education or work-focused training at the latest four months after leaving education or after becoming unemployed; improving the quality of traineeships and apprenticeships and reducing early school leaving; (c) Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and labour market policy approaches designed to fight youth unemployment, to promote the transition of young people from education to decent employment, improve the quality of traineeships and apprenticeships, reduce early school leaving and make the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible; (d) Provide Union, national and regional organisations with financial support to step up their capacity to develop, promote and support activities in order to fight youth unemployment, to promote the transition of young people from education to decent employment, improve the quality of traineeships and apprenticeships, reduce early school leaving and make the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible.
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 385 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b (new) Specific objectives In addition to the general objectives set out in Article 4, the specific objectives of the Youth Initiative axis shall be to: (a) Support the creation of specific innovative programmes in order to fight youth unemployment and promote the transition of young people from education to decent employment in particular in deprived areas and regions with exceptionally high youth unemployment; in this context special attention shall be paid to young people with fewer opportunities, including young women, young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) and young people from ethnic minorities, who might all face multiple discrimination; (b) Support the exchange of best practice and mutual learning in the field of fighting youth unemployment, improving the quality of traineeships and apprenticeships and reducing early school leaving, by exchanging best practice experiences of existing projects in the participating countries; (c) Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and labour market policy approaches designed to fight youth unemployment, to promote the transition of young people from education to decent employment, improve the quality of traineeships and apprenticeships, reduce early school leaving and make the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible; (d) Provide Union, national and regional organisations with financial support to step up their capacity to develop, promote and support activities in order to fight youth unemployment, to promote the transition of young people from education to decent employment, improve the quality of traineeships and apprenticeships, reduce early school leaving and make the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible;
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 386 #

2011/0270(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26 c Participation 1. Participation in the Youth Initiative axis shall be open to the following countries: (a) The Member States; (b) The EFTA and EEA member countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement; (c) The candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with them on their participation in Union programmes. 2. The Youth Initiative axis shall be open to all public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, and in particular: (a) National, regional and local authorities; (b) Public employment services; (c) The social partners; (d) Youth organisations and other non- governmental organisations at all political levels; (e) Higher education institutions and research institutes; (f) Experts in evaluation and in impact assessment; 3. For the purpose of the implementation of the Youth Initiative axis, the Commission shall establish cooperation with the EU Agencies referred to in Article 16(2a). The Commission may also establish cooperation with international organisations referred to in Article 16(3) and with third countries not participating in the Programme as provided for in Article 16(4).
2012/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In compliance with the Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, the scope of the EGF should be broadened to facilitate the adaptation of farmers to a new market situation resulting from international trade agreements in the agricultural sector and leading to a change or a significant adjustment in the agricultural activities of the affected farmers so as to assist them to become structurally more competitive or to facilitate their transition to non- agricultural activities.deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when the number of redundancies reaches a minimum threshold. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, and in exceptional circumstances, applications may be submitted for a lower number of redundancies. As regards farmers, the necessary criteria should be determined by the Commission in relation to the consequences of each trade agreement.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Redundant workers should have equal access to the EGF independently of their type of employment contract or employment relationship. Therefore, workers with fixed term contracts and temporary agency workers made redundant as well as owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed wself-employed workers or workers who would like to establish a new undertaking or take over an existing one in orkders who cease their activities and farmers who change or adjust their activities to a new market situation following trade agreements, to generate a new source of income or those who cease their activities should be regarded as redundant workers for the purposes of this Regulation.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Regarding farmers, the scope of the EGF should include beneficiaries affected by bilateral agreements concluded by the Union in accordance with Article XXIV of the GATT or multilateral agreements concluded within the World Trade Organisation. This covers farmers changing or adjusting their previous agricultural activities within a period starting upon initialling of such trade agreements and ending three years after their full implementation.deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Financial contributions from the EGF should be primarily directed at active labour market measures aimed at reintegrating redundant workers rapidly into employment, either within or outside their initial sector of activity, including the agricultural sector. The inclusion of pecuniary allowances in a coordinated package of personalised services should therefore be restricted.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) To facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, expenditure should be eligible either from the date on which a Member State incurs administrative expenditure for implementing the EGF or from the date on which a Member State starts to provide personalised services or, in the case of farmers, from the date set in a Commission act in accordance with Article 4(3).
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to cover the needs arising during the final months of each year, it is necessary to ensure that at least one quarter of the annual maximum amount of the EGF remains available on 1 September. Financial contributions made during the remainder of the year should be allocated taking into account the overall ceiling laid down for support to farmers in the Multiannual Financial Framework.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 48 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
The aim of the EGF shall be to contribute to social and territorial cohesion, economic growth and employment in the Union by enabling the Union to show solidarity towards workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, trade agreements affecting agriculture, or an unexpected crisis, and to provide financial support for their rapid reintegration into employment, or for changing or adjusting their agricultural activities.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, demonstrated, in particular, by a substantial increase in imports into the Union, a rapid decline of the Union market share in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non- member countries, where these redundancies have a significant adverse impact on the local, regional or national economy;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) workers changing or adjusting their previous agricultural activities during a period starting upon initialling of the trade agreement by the Union containing trade liberalisation measures for the relevant agricultural sector and ending three years after the full implementation of these measures and provided that these trade measures lead to a substantial increase in Union imports of an agricultural product or products accompanied by a significant decrease in prices of such products at the Union or, where relevant, the national or regional level.deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘a worker’ means owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed workers (including farmers) and all members of the household active in the business, provided that, if farmers, they were already producing the output affected by the relevant trade agreement before the measures concernself-employed workers and workers who would like to establish a new undertaking or take over an existing one in order to generate a new source of income and all members of the household active ing the specific sector were implementedbusiness.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 60 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. As regards farmers, when, after a trade agreement is initialled and on the basis of the information, data and analyses available to it, the Commission considers that the conditions for support in accordance with Article 2(c) are likely to be met for a significant number of farmers, it shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 designating the eligible sectors or products, defining the affected geographical areas where appropriate, setting a maximum amount for potential support at Union level, setting reference periods and eligibility conditions for farmers and eligibility dates for expenditure as well as establishing the deadline by which applications must be submitted and, if necessary, the content of these applications in accordance with Article 8(2).deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self- employed wself-employed workers or workers who would like to establish a new undertaking or take over an existing one in orkders change or, in the case of farmers, to generate a new source of income have to change or readjust their previous activities, such situations shall be considered as redundancies for the purposes of this Regulation.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) For owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self- employed workers (including farmers)self-employed workers and workers who would like to establish a new undertaking or take over an existing one in order to generate a new source of income, the redundancy shall be counted either from the date of cessation of the activities caused by any of the conditions set out in Article 2, and determined in accordance with national law or administrative provisions, or from the date specified by the Commission in the delegated act adopted in accordance with the Article 4(3).
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 69 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) farmers changing or adjusting their previous agricultural activities following the initialling by the Union of a trade agreement referred to in the delegated act taken in accordance with Article 4(3).deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A financial contribution may be made for active labour market measures that form part of a coordinated package of personalised services, designed to facilitate the re-integration of the targeted redundant workers into employment or self- employment or, in the case of farmers, to change or adjust their previous activities. The coordinated package of personalised services may include in particular:
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) job-search assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for self-employment and business start-up or for changing or adjusting activity (including investments in physical assets), co-operation activities, tailor-made training and re-training, including information and communication technology skills and certification of acquired experience;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, employers' recruitment incentives, mobility allowances, subsistence or training allowances (including allowances for carers or farm relief services), all of which limited to the duration of the documented active job search or life-long learning or training activities;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The cost of investments in physical assets for self-employment and business start-up or for changing or adjusting activity may not exceed EUR 35 000.deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a reasoned analysis of the link between the redundancies and the major structural changes in world trade patterns, or the serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crisis, or the new market situation in the agricultural sector in the Member State and resulting from the effects of a trade agreement initialled by the European Union in accordance with Article XXIV of the GATT or a multilateral agreement initialled within the World Trade Organisation as per Article 2(c). This analysis shall be based on statistical and other information at the most appropriate level to demonstrate the fulfilment of the intervention criteria set out in Article 4;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) where the company continues its activities after lay-offs, it should provide a detailed explanation of the legal obligations it is under and of the measures that it has taken in order to take care of redundant workers;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the procedures followed for consulting the social partners or other relevant organisations on national and on regional level as applicable;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) information as to whether the undertaking has been a beneficiary of previous funding with Union Cohesion or Structrual Funds or obtained indirectly from Union Support Programmes viah funding for infrastructure and projects related to the company's or its workers' activities in the preceding 10 years;
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Support for redundant workers shall complement and not replace actions of the Member States at national, regional and local level.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The financial contribution shall be limited to what is necessary to provide solidarity and support for individual redundant workers. The activities supported by the EGF shall comply with Union and national law, including state aid rules and they shall not replace actions for which Member States or companies are responsible .
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 0,51 % of the annual maximum amount of the EGF, the EGF may be used to finance the preparation, monitoring, data gathering and creation of a knowledge base relevant to the implementation of the EGF. It may also be used to finance administrative and technical support, information and communication activities, as well as audit, control and evaluation activities necessary to implement this Regulation.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 88 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission's technical assistance shall include the provision of information and guidance to the Member States for using, monitoring and evaluating the EGF. The Commission mayshall also provide detailed information on using the EGF to the European and national social partners.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 8(3), particularly taking into account the number of targeted workers, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose as quickly as possible the amount of a financial contribution, if any, that may be made within the limits of the resources available. The amount may not exceed 50 % of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 8(2)(e) or 65 % of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level is eligible under the ‘Convergence’ objective of the Structural Funds. The Commission, in its assessment of such cases, will decide whether the 65 % co-funding rate is justified, by taking into account indicators of the social and employment situation, such as adjusted disposable income after social transfers.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Expenditure shall be eligible for a financial contribution from the dates set out in Article 8(2)(h) on which the Member State starts the personalised services to the targeted workers or the administrative expenditure to implement the EGF in accordance with Article 7(1) and (3) respectively. In the case of farmers, expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the date set in the delegated act taken in accordance with Article 4(3).
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 August of every second year year, and for the first time in 2015, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a quantitative and qualitative report on the activities under this Regulation and Regulation 1927/2006 in the previous two years. The report shall focus mainly on the results achieved by the EGF and shall in particular contain information relating to applications submitted, decisions adopted, actions funded, including their complementarity with actions funded by other Union Funds, notably the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and the winding-up of financial contributions made. It should also document those applications that have been rejected or reduced owing to a lack of sufficient appropriations or to non- eligibility.
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
Financial management of support to farmers By way of derogation from Articles 21 and 22, support for farmers shall be managed and controlled in accordance with Regulation (EC) No………… on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy.deleted
2012/05/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #

2011/0269(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade pattereconomic transitions due to e.g. globalisation, demonstrated, in particular, by a substantial increase in imports into the Union, a rapid decline of the Union market share in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non-member countriestechnological change and innovation, single market integration, where these redundancies have a significant adverse impact on the local, regional or national economy;
2012/07/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Members States should have the opportunity to use ESF-resources so as to complete the actions of the EGF in cases workers made redundant as a result of serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crises or as result of a rapid declining in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non EU member states with a significant adverse impact on the local, regional or national economy;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The ESF should aim to promote quality employment with particular attention to those who are the furthest from the labour market and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promote social inclusion and, combat poverty and discrimination. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular, support European Employment Services (and related EURES activities) especially the EURES cross-border partnerships in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross- border level, taking into account particularly cross border workers.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In addition to these thematic priorities, in the less developed of Article 9 in the Regulation [...] [CPR], in regions and Member States, and with a view to increasing economic growth and employment opportunities, the efficiency of public administration on the national and regional level and the ability of a public administration to act in a participative matter should be improved and the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education, socio-cultural and social policies should be strengthened.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the on-going development and competitiveness of European micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, including cultural and creative undertakings, in order to create quality jobs, and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobs, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union's intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20%, with contributions from different policy fields.ESF should also contribute to cultural and creative skills in order to increase job opportunities.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against poverty and social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of 17 June 2010 called for all common policies, including cohesion policy, to support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth'12 . In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF with the objectives of this strategy, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against poverty, discrimination and social exclusion, the ESF should support Member States in implementing the Council recommendations on broad guidelines for economic policies of the Member States and the Union and the Council decisions on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States adopted in accordance with Articles 121 and 148(4) of the Treaty. It should also contribute to the implementation of the flagship initiatives, with special regard to the 'Agenda for New Skills and Jobs'13 , 'Youth on the Move'14 , 'Youth Opportunities Initiative' and the 'European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion'15 . It will also support the activities in the 'Digital Agenda'16 and the 'Innovation Union'17 initiatives and further strategies of implementation.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, taking into account those who act at the regional and local levels, in particular the involvement of social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that by granting them a defined part of allocation which may take the form of a global grant. Member States encouragshall ensure the participation and activation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF. Besides that, Member States shall allocate an appropriate level of financial allocations of Technical Assistance of the ESF in Article 52 of the Regulation [...] [CPR] directly to all the partners of Article 5 in the Regulation [...] [CPR], in particular to social partners and civil society organisations, in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations and to support their capacity building in accordance with the European Code of Conduct on Partnership.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The Members States should have the opportunity to use ESF resources so as to complete the actions of the EGF in cases of workers made redundant as a result of serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crisis or as result of a rapid declining in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non EU member states with a significant adverse impact on the local, regional or national economy.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The ESF should aim to promote quality employment with particular attention to those who are the furthest from the labour market and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promote social inclusion and, combat poverty and discrimination. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular, support European Employment Services (EURES activities) and related EURES activities especially the EURES cross-border partnerships in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross-border level, in particular taking into account cross-border workers.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The mobilisation of regional and local stakeholders is necessary to deliver the Europe 2020 Strategy and its headline targets. Territorial pacts, local initiatives for employment and social inclusion, community-led local development strategies and sustainable urban development strategies may be used and supported to involve more actively regional and local authorities, cities, social partners and non-governmental organisations in the preparation, implementation of programmes. , monitoring and evaluation whenever part of Operational Programmes. A Member State shall include those institutions, organisations and groups in the Partnership that represent the territorial level concerned and that might influence or that might be affected by the implementation of the Operational programmes. Specific attention shall be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may suffer difficulties to influence them, in particular the most vulnerable and marginalised groups. The cooperation with the partners shall follow the best practices forming the basis of the code of conduct referred to in Article 5 (3). At least 5% of the ESF-resources allocated at national level shall be allocated for actions under the Integrated territorial Investments (ITI) as it is lay down in Article 99 of the Regulation [...] [CPR].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 73 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Member States and regions should be encouraged to leverage the ESF through financial instruments in order to support for example students, job creation, mobility of workers, social inclusion and social entrepreneurshipf this helps to increase the effectiveness of actions or completes actions of other EU- instruments such as PSCI, the EGF and the ERDF.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In addition to these thematic priorities, in the less developed of article 9 in the Regulation (EU) No (CPR...), in regions and Member States, and with a view to increasing economic growth and employment opportunities, the efficiency of public administration on national and regional level as well as the ability of a public administration to act in a participative matter should be improved and the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education, socio-cultural and social policies should be strengthened.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the on-going development and competitiveness of European micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, including cultural and creative undertakings, in order to create quality jobs and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobs, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union's intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20%, with contributions from different policy fields. The ESF should also contribute to cultural and creative skills in order to increase job opportunities.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. A minimum share for the ESF for each category of regions is established in accordance with article 84 paragraph 3 of the Regulation (EU) No...(CPR...), resulting in a minimum overall share for the ESF of 25% of the budget allocated to cohesion policy (excluding Connecting Europe facility). i.e. EUR 84 billion. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation of 20% of the whole ESF-resources of each Member State. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote high levels of employment, job creation and job quality, facilitate their adaptation to change, support the voluntary geographical and occupational mobility of workers, facilitate their adaptation to change, provide support for workers made redundant, encourage a high level of education and training, promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non- discrimination, enhance social inclusion and combat poverty, thereby contributing to the priorities of the European Union as regards strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure closer monitoring and improved assessment of the results achieved at European level by actions supported by the ESF, a common set of output and result indicatorsas well as hard and soft indicators linked to the qualitative and quantitative targets and broken down by gender should be established.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants and those who are furthest from the labour market, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, homeless people, and other groups at risk of poverty, children and young people, elderly people, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities or communities at risk of marginalisation and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, to microenterprises and to cooperative enterprises which promote the interests of their members and users as well as solutions to societal challenges, and are in the social economy. The ESF shall also provide support to organisations, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, educsocio- cultural and cultural activity, employment, education, non- discrimination and social policies.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 91 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, taking into account those who act at the regional and local levels, in particular the involvement of social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that by granting them a defined part of allocation which may take the form of a global grant. Member States encouragshall ensure the participation and the activation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF. Besides that, Member States shall allocate an appropriate level of financial allocations of Technical Assistance of the ESF in Article 52 of the Regulation [...] [CPR] directly to all the partners of Article 5 in the Regulation [...] [CPR], in particular to social partners and civil society organisations, in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations and to support their capacity building in accordance with the European Code of Conduct on Partnership.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Under the thematic objectives listed below, and in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]in Article 9 paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11) of Regulation (EU) No [...],listed accordingly below in (a), (b), (c) and (d), and in accordance with its mission, the ESF shall support the following investment priorities:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 101 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that the implementation of the priorities financed by the ESF contribute to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 of the Treaty. Evaluations have shown the importance of taking the gender aspectequality objectives into account in all dimensions of programmes, while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality. The ESF should promote the implementation of relevant EU-policies, such as the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015[1] and its further development. ESF actions should be regularly assessed by methods of the Gender budgeting assessment ____________ 1 COM(2010)0491.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty, the implementation of the priorities financed by the ESF should contribute to combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender identity by paying particular attention to those facing multiple discriminations. The ESF should support the fulfilment of the obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work and employment and accessibility. The ESF should also promote the implementation of the relevant EU-policies and the transition from institutional to community-based care.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) Equality between men and women in the labour market and equality in career progression, economic independence of women and men and reconciliation between work and private life;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 109 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Support for social innovation is crucial for making policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative social enterprises. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions. Particular attention should be paid to the participation of vulnerable groups including migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The ESF should encourage and support projects taken on by non- governmental organisations, innovative social and socio-cultural enterprises and other actors within the social economy. In particular, identifying policy issues, testing and evaluating innovative solutions, innovating and experimental techniques, methodologies and their subsequent mainstreaming including the transnational cooperation before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The mobilisation of regional and local stakeholders is necessary to deliver the Europe 2020 Strategy and its headline targets. Territorial pacts, local initiatives for employment and social inclusion, community-led local development strategies and sustainable urban development strategies may be used and supported to involve more actively regional and local authorities, cities, social partners and non-governmental organisations in the preparation, implementation of programmes. , monitoring and evaluation whenever part of Operational Programmes. A Member State shall include those institutions, organisations and groups in the Partnership that represent the territorial level concerned and that might influence or that might be affected by the implementation of the operational programmes. Specific attention shall be paid to groups that might be affected by the programmes and may suffer difficulties to influence them, in particular the most vulnerable and marginalised groups. The cooperation with the partners shall follow the best practices forming the basis of the code of conduct referred to in Article 5 (3). At least 5% of the ESF-resources allocated at national level shall be allocated for actions under the Integrated territorial Investments (ITI) as in Article 99 of the Regulation [...] [CPR].
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) Active and healthy ageing for workers by improvement of the working conditions and environment, occupational health and actions of promoting elderly workers;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 119 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Member States and regions should be encouraged to leverage the ESF through financial instruments in order to support for example students, job creation, and mobility of workers, social inclusion and social entrepreneurshipf this helps to increase the effectiveness of actions or completes actions of other EU- instruments such as PSCI, the EGF and the ERDF.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
(vii) Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions, including actions to enhance transnational labour mobilityorganisations, promotion of partnerships, pacts and initiatives through networking of relevant stakeholders, such as social partners and non-governmental organisations at the transnational, regional and local level in order to strengthen labour market inclusiveness, support of actions to enhance transnational labour mobility and to improve information services, counselling and job- matching for employers and mobile workers, including cross-border workers, seasonal workers, posted workers regardless of their status;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 126 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Investing in education, skills, training and life- long learning through:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 131 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, upgrading and retraining the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systemspersons and increasing their informal as well as non-formal learning as well as increasing the labour market relevance of training systems; promoting the transition between education, training and employment;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 133 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote high levels of employment, job creation and job quality, support the voluntary geographical and occupational mobility of workers, facilitate their adaptation to change, provide support for workers made redundant, encourage a high level of education and training, promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non- discrimination, enhance social inclusion and combat poverty, thereby contributing to the priorities of the European Union as regards strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination through:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. It shall do so by supporting Member States in strengthening social cohesion and pursuing the priorities and headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The ESF shall support the design and implementation of policies and actions, taking account of the integrated guidelines for the economic and employment policies of Member States19 and the Council Recommendations on the National Reform Programmes and the strategies as well as progress reflected in the National Social Reports.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants and those who are furthest from the labour market, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, homeless people and other groups at risk of poverty, children and young people, elderly people, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities or communities at risk of marginalisation and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, to microenterprises and to cooperative enterprises which promote the interests of their members and users as well as solutions to societal challenges, and are in the social economy. The ESF shall also provide support to organisations, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, educsocio- cultural and cultural activity, employment, education, non- discrimination and social policies.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient and participative public administration and promoting capacity building for social partners, non- governmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholder in particular those partners as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...], through:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 154 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
(i) Investment in institutional capacity, and in the efficiency of public administrations and public services including local and regional level with a view to reforms, better regulation and good governance;to increase their ability of good governance; This investment priority is only applicable throughout the territory of the Member States which have at least one NUTS level 2 region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No [...] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 156 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
(i a) Investment in institutional capacity on local and regional level with a view to reforms for increasing their ability of good governance;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 157 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) Capacity building for stakeholders, in particular social partners and non- governmental organisations including socio-cultural and environmental organisations, in the implementation of operational programmes which delivering employment, education, social and socio- cultural policies ands well as sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform at national, regional and local level.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 160 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Under the thematic objectives listed below, and in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]in Article 9 paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11) of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...], listed accordingly below in (a), (b), (c) and (d), and in accordance with its mission, the ESF shall support the following investment priorities:
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 162 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Promoting quality employment and supporting labour mobility through:
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 162 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new)
(ii a) Investment in the partnership principle and in the capacity building for those partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...], in order to ensure the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 166 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access to employment for job-seekers, long-term unemployed people with particular attention to those who are the furthest from the labour market and inactive people, including local employment initiatives and support for voluntary labour mobility;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 167 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Strengthening research, technological development and innovation including innovatory networks in the socio-cultural and creative sector, through the development of post-graduate studies, the training of researchers, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 168 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital, increasing the investment in human capital and strengthening the inclusive labour market including the accessibility for people with disabilities, enhancing the training and learning schemes of SMEs, in particular for young people, promoting small and medium-sized cooperative enterprises, systems and structures which provide solutions to societal challenges.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 177 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation with focus on micro- enterprises, especially in the social economy, as well as micro-enterprises which employ persons who are at risk of social exclusion and vulnerable persons who are in a disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional credit market;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. At least 20 % of the total ESF resources in each Member State shall be allocated to the thematic objective promoting social inclusion and, combating poverty and discrimination set out in Article 9(9) of Regulation (EU) No [...].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 181 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) Equality between men and women in the labour market and equality in career progression, economic independence of women and men and reconciliation between work and private life;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) accompanying actions and relevant support, community and care services that improve employment opportunities;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 188 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) For more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 80 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 192 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v a (new)
(va) Active labour measures in form of a coordinated packages of personalised services, designed to facilitate the integration of redundant workers into employment;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) For transition regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 70 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 196 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) Active and healthy ageing for workers by improvement of the working conditions and environment, occupational health and actions of promoting elderly workers;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 60 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 200 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
(vii) Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions, including actions to enhance transnational labour mobility; organisations, promotion of partnerships, pacts and initiatives through networking of relevant stakeholders, such as social partners and non-governmental organisations at the transnational, regional and local level in order to strengthen labour market inclusiveness, support of including actions to enhance transnational labour mobility and to improve information services, counselling and job-matching for employers and mobile workers, regardless of their status;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 207 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Investing in education, skills, training and life- long learning through:
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 208 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Common indicators as set out in the Annex to this Regulation and programme specific indicators shall be used in accordance with Article 24(3) and 87(2)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. All indicators shall be expressed in absolute numbers and all data has to be broken down by gender.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 209 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) Reducing early school-leaving and promoting equal access to good-quality early-childhood, primary and secondary education as well as to informal and non- formal learning;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 210 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Common and programme specific hard and soft output indicators relate to partially or fully implemented operations. Where relevant to the nature of the operations supported, cumulative quantified target values shall be fixed for 2022. Baseline indicators shall be set at zero.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 212 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations taking into account such, which act at the regional and local levels, in the implementation of operational programmes, also such partners as referred to in Article 5 under a), b) and c) of Regulation (EU) No […], may...], take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify thone part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 213 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) Improving the quality, efficiency and opennaccess of tertiary and equivalent educationprofessional training facilities with a view to increasing participation and attainment levels;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 217 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. To encourage adequate participation of the social partners in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resourcesshall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources, minimum 2% of the total ESF resources in each Member State is allocated to capacity-building activities, in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by the social partners.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 220 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, upgrading and retraining the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systemspersons and increasing their informal as well as non-formal learning as well as increasing the labour market relevance of training systems; promoting the transition between education, training and employment;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 220 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. To encourage adequate participation of and access by non-governmental organisations to actions supported by the ESF, notably in the fields of social and socio-cultural inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resourcesshall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources, minimum 2% of the total ESF resources in each Member State, is allocated to capacity-building and networking for non- governmental organisations.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 226 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equality between men and women through mainstreaming as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [...] and specific targeted actions as referred to in Article 3(1)(a)(iv), in particular with the aim of increasing the sustainable participation and progress of women in employment, reducing gender-based segregation in the labour market, combating gender stereotypes in education and training and, promoting reconciliation of work and personal life for men and women, addressing the feminisation of poverty by promoting equal share of care responsibility between men and women. The Member States shall ensure that gender equality and equal opportunities are promoted in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of operational programmes with methods of the Gender budgeting assessment. Member States shall further allow for a balanced participation of women and men in the management and implementation of operational programmes at local, regional and national level and report on progress in this matter.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 229 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, including accessibility for disabled persons through mainstreaming the principle of non-discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [...], and through specific actions within theall relevant investment priorities as defined in Article 3, and by paying particular Article 3(1)(c)(iii)attention to those who face multiple discriminations. Such actions shall target people at risk of discrimination and people with disabilities, with a view to increasing their labour market participation, in particular improving the accessibility for the concerned of the labour market, enhancing their social inclusion, reducing inequalities in terms of educational attainment and health status and facilitating the transition from institutional to community-based care.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 232 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote social innovation within all areas falling under the scope of the ESF, as defined in Article 3 of this Regulation, in particular with the aim of testing, evaluating and scaling up innovative solutions including bottom up solutions to address social needs.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 233 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall identify themes for social innovation, corresponding to their specific needs in their operational programmes, including matters relating socio-cultural innovation and corresponding to actions of other CSF funds, in particular the ERDF.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 236 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) Active iInclusion;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 238 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination through:
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 242 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners , referred to in Article 5 of the of Regulation (EU) No [...),.from at least two Member States.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 244 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
(ia) Combat against poverty of persons at risk regardless of their age with the focus on prevention and early identification
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 245 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i b (new)
(ib) Promotion of children rights and well-being so as to protect children at risk and combat child poverty;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i c (new)
(ic) Promotion of active ageing without poverty, with particular regard to women;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 247 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list after consultation with the partners proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 248 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall facilitate transnational cooperation on the themes referred to in paragraph 2 through mutual learning and coordinated or joint action. In particular, the Commission shall operate an EU-level platform to facilitate the exchange of experience, capacity building and networking, as well as dissemination of the relevant outcomes. Member States shall be encouraged to build up social inclusion networks at transnational level including relevant stakeholders of the civil society. In addition, the Commission shall develop a coordinated implementation framework, including common eligibility criteria, types and timing of actions, and common methodological approaches for monitoring and evaluation, with a view to facilitating transnational cooperation.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 249 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) Combating all forms of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender identity;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 256 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health, care, community-based services and social services of general interest;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 110 109(3) of Regulation (EU) No [...], the maximum co-financing rate for a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, but not exceeding 100%, where the whole of a priority axis is dedicated to social innovation or to transnational cooperation, or a combination of both or refer to Article 6, paragraph (1).
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 259 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) Promoting the social economy and social enterprises as well as the socio- cultural and creative sectors and non- governmental and cooperative organisations;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF may support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [...], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, as well as including youth employment, education, social inclusion including promotion of regional cultures and languages. The ESF may be used as "lead" Fund for integrated social inclusion projects under Article 3 (c) combined with investment priorities or actions of the ERDF. At least 5% of the ESF shall support Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […]....]
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 266 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient and participative public administration and promoting capacity building for social partners, non- governmental organisations, regional and local authorities and other stakeholder in particular those partners as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...], through:
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 266 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Complementing ERDF interventions as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [ERDF], the ESF may support sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental and soci, social and cultural challenges affecting urban areas of cities which are listed in the partnership contract.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 267 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
(i) Investment in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administrations and public services including local and regional level with a view to reforms, better regulation and to increase their ability of good governance;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 269 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) Investment in institutional capacity on local and regional level with a view to reforms for increasing their ability of good governance
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 270 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) Capacity building for stakeholders, in particular for social partners and non- governmental organisations including socio-cultural and environmental organisations, in the implementation of operational programmes which delivering employment, education, social and socio- cultural policies ands well as sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform at national, regional and local level.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 270 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall provide support for eligible expenditure, which, notwithstanding Article 109 110(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No [...], may include any financial resources collectively constituted by employers and workers.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 271 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. As established by article 52 (2) of the Regulation [...] [CPR], Member States shall allocate an appropriate level of financial allocation of Technical Assistance of the ESF directly to all the partners referred to in article 5 of the Regulation [...] [CPR], in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations and to support their capacity building in accordance with the European Code of Conduct on Partnership.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 275 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new)
(ii a) Investment in the partnership principle and in the capacity building for those partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR...], in order to ensure the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No [...], the ESF may support actions and policies falling within its scope through financial instruments, such as risk- sharing schemes, equity and debt, guarantee funds, holding funds, and loan funds and microcredits and -facilities.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 279 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
ESF may be used to enhance access to capital markets for public and private bodies at national and, regional and local levels implementing actions, in particular microcredits and -facilities. and policies falling within the scope of the ESF and the operational programme through 'ESF policy-based guarantees' subject to Commission approval.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 280 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Strengthening research, technological development and innovation including innovatory networks in the socio-cultural and creative sector, through the development of post-graduate studies, the training of researchers, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises;
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and, increasing thed investment in human capital and strengthening the inclusive labour market including the accessibility for people with disabilities, enhancing the training and learning schemes of SMEs, in particular for young people, promoting cooperative enterprises, systems and structures which provide solutions to societal challenges.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – indent 1 (new)
- workers made redundant as a result of serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crises or as result of a rapid declining in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non EU- member countries
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 288 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 1 (new)
- inactive and furthest from the labour market
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 289 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – indent 1 (new)
- vulnerable persons who are in a disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional credit market
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 290 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – indent 1 (new)
- person below 25 years, either being in a job, education or (re-)training within four months after leaving school
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 291 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the strategy and actions set out in the Operational Programmes, in the National Social Reports are consistent and focused on addressing the challenges identified in the National Reform Programmes and the relevant Council Recommendations made under Article 148(4) of the Treaty, in order to contribute to achieving the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy on employment, education and poverty reduction.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 293 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 1 (new)
- persons above 54 years suffering from severe material deprivation
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 295 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
· migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, people with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma)**
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 296 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – indent 1 (new)
- persons at risk of poverty
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 297 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – indent 2 (new)
- persons suffering from severe material depriviation
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 298 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. At least 20 % of the total ESF resources in each Member State shall be allocated to the thematic objective promoting social inclusion and, combating poverty and discrimination set out in Article 9(9) of Regulation (EU) No [CPR…].
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 298 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – indent 3 (new)
- persons below 18 years living in households of long-term unemployed
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 299 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – indent 4 (new)
- Single parents
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 300 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – indent 5 (new)
- Homeless people
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 301 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) For more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 80 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 305 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 1
· number of projects fully or partially implemented by social partners or non- governmental organisations or other stakeholders
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 306 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) For transition regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 70 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 306 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2
· number of projects targeting public administrations or public services on national, regional and local level
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 307 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 3
· number of supported micro, small and medium- sized enterprises supported, cooperative enterprises and enterprises of the social economy
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 308 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 3 – indent 1 (new)
- number of supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperative enterprises, enterprises of the social economy which are under female leadership or having a majority of women in the executive or supervisory board
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 309 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
These data are to be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 44(1) and (2) and Article101(1) of Regulation (EU) No […]. All data without specific gender relevance shall also be broken down by gender.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 310 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 60 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 310 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 1 (new)
- women remaining in precarious job situations
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 311 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 2 (new)
- women becoming economically independent
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 312 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 3 (new)
- increase of the number of women in the MINT-sectors
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 313 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 4 (new)
- participants involved in voluntary work upon leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 314 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 5 (new)
- participants lifted above the relative poverty line
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 315 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 6 (new)
- participants lifted out of severe material deprivation
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 316 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 7 (new)
- percentage of participants, service users from disadvantaged groups of people in education, training, gaining qualification, in employment upon leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 317 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Common indicators as set out in the Annex to this Regulation and programme specific indicators shall be used in accordance with Article 24(3) and 87(2)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. All indicators shall be expressed in absolute numbers and all data has to be broken down by gender.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 317 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 8 (new)
- participants' assessments of the value of the intervention (in terms of increasing their emotional well-being, developing their skills...), rating of consultation process around the intervention
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 318 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Common and programme specific hard and soft output indicators relate to partially or fully implemented operations. Where relevant to the nature of the operations supported, cumulative quantified target values shall be fixed for 2022. Baseline indicators shall be set at zero.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 318 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 9 (new)
- percentage of disabled participants in employment after getting support
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 319 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 – indent 10 (new)
- percentage of disabled participants successfully transfered from institutional to community-based care
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 322 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
These data are to be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 44(1) and (2) and Article 101(1) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. All data are to be broken down by gender. and should depend of the expected result of the investment priority show, if the persons or participants are below 25 years between 25 and 54 years and above 54 years old*
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 323 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1 – introductory part
· participants in full-time employment 6 months after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 324 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations taking into account such, which act at the regional and local levels, in the implementation of operational programmes, also such partners as referred to in Article 5 under a), b) and c) of Regulation (EU) No [...], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify thone part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 326 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1 – indent 1 (new)
- participants in part-time employment 6 months after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 328 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1 – indent 2 (new)
- participants in full-time employment 6 months after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 329 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3
· participants with an improved labour market situation 6 months after leaving (nature of employment – full or part time, wages compared to minimum or national level, nature of contracts)
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 330 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. To encourage adequate participation of the social partners in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resourcesshall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources, minimum 2% of the total ESF resources in each Member State, is allocated to capacity-building activities, in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by the social partners.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 332 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 1 (new)
- participants in full-time employment 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 333 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 2 (new)
- participants actively involved in community and social networks
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 334 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. To encourage adequate participation of and access by non-governmental organisations to actions supported by the ESF, notably in the fields of social and socio-cultural inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resourcesshall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources, minimum 2% of the total ESF resources in each Member State, is allocated to capacity-building and networking for non- governmental organisations.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 334 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 3 (new)
- participants in part-time employment 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 335 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 4 (new)
- participants in self-employment 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 336 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 5 (new)
- participants with an improved labour market situation 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 337 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 6 (new)
- Participants lifted and living above the relative poverty line 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 338 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 7 (new)
- Participants lifted out of severe material deprivation remaining out of severe material deprivation 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 339 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 8 (new)
- women remaining in precarious job situation 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 340 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 9 (new)
- women becoming economically independent 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 341 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 10 (new)
- increase of the number of women in the MINT-sectors 1 year after leaving
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 342 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 11 (new)
- percentage of disabled participants in employment after 1 year of getting support
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 343 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 12 (new)
- percentage of not any longer existent institutional based care in comparison to the original total number at the beginning of the measurement period
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 344 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 13 (new)
- percentage of persons below 18 years living in households of long-term unemployed
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 345 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equality between men and women through mainstreaming as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […] and specific targeted actions as referred to in Article 3(1)(a)(iv), in particular with the aim of increasing the sustainable participation and progress of women in employment, reducing gender-based segregation in the labour market, combating gender stereotypes in education and training and promoting reconciliation of work and personal life for men and women, addressing the feminisation of poverty by promoting equal share of care responsibility between men and women. The Member States shall ensure that gender equality and equal opportunities are promoted in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of operational programmes with methods of the Gender budgeting assessment. Member States shall further allow for a balanced participation of women and men in the management and implementation of operational programmes at local, regional and national level and report on progress in this matter.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 345 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 14 (new)
- percentage of persons above 54 years suffering from severe material depriviation
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 346 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 – indent 15 (new)
- reduction of number of cases of discrimination registered by the designated body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons without discrimination at work and occupation and in expected result of the investment priority in fields outside work and occupation
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 348 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1
These data are to be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 44(4) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. They are to be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each priority axis or sub-priority. Internal validity of the sample should be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of priority axis or sub-priority. All data are to be broken down by gender. and should depend on the expected result of the investment priority, show if the persons or participants are below 25 years between 25 and 54 years and above 54 years old*
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 350 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, including accessibility for disabled persons through mainstreaming the principle of non-discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [...], and through specific actions within theall relevant investment priorities as defined in Article 3, and by paying particular Article 3(1)(c)(iii)attention to those who face multiple discriminations. Such actions shall target people at risk of discrimination and people with disabilities, with a view to increasing their labour market participation, in particular improving the accessibility for the concerned of the labour market, enhancing their social inclusion, reducing inequalities in terms of educational attainment and health status and facilitating the transition from institutional to community-based care.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 356 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote social innovation within all areas falling under the scope of the ESF, as defined in Article 3 of this Regulation, in particular with the aim of testing, evaluating and scaling up innovative solutions including bottom up solutions to address social needs.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 361 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall identify themes for social innovation, corresponding to their specific needs in their operational programmes, including matters relating socio-cultural innovation and corresponding to actions of other CSF funds, in particular the ERDF.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 368 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners, referred to in Article 5 of the of Regulation (EU) No [...], from at least two Member States.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 372 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list after consultation with the partners proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 376 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall facilitate transnational cooperation on the themes referred to in paragraph 2 through mutual learning and coordinated or joint action. In particular, the Commission shall operate an EU-level platform to facilitate the exchange of experience, capacity building and networking, as well as dissemination of the relevant outcomes. Member States shall be encouraged to build up social inclusion networks at transnational level including relevant stakeholders of the civil society. In addition, the Commission shall develop a coordinated implementation framework, including common eligibility criteria, types and timing of actions, and common methodological approaches for monitoring and evaluation, with a view to facilitating transnational cooperation.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 381 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 87(1) of Regulation (EU) No [...], operational programmes may set out priority axes for the implementation of social innovation and transnational cooperation as referred to in Articles 9 and 10. Social innovation and transnational cooperation actions of the ESF can also be part of a multifunds- priority-axis.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 383 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 110(3) of Regulation (EU) No […], the maximum co-financing rate for a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, but not exceeding 100%, where the whole of a priority axis is dedicated to social innovation or to transnational cooperation, or a combination of both or refer to Article 6, par.1.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 389 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF may support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [...], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, as well as, such as socio-cultural initiatives, for employment including youth employment, education and social inclusion. The ESF may be used as "lead" Fund for integrated social inclusion projects under Article 3 (c) combined with investment priorities or actions of the ERDF. At least 5% of the ESF shall support Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No [...].
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 391 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Complementing ERDF interventions as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [ERDF], the ESF may support sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental and soci, social and cultural challenges affecting urban areas of cities which are listed in the partnership contract.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 394 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As established by article 52 (2) of the Regulation [...] [CPR], Member States shall allocate an appropriate level of financial allocation of Technical Assistance of the ESF directly to all the partners referred to in article 5 of the Regulation [...] [CPR], in order to facilitate the involvement and participation of these partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and operations and to support their capacity building in accordance with the European Code of Conduct on Partnership.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 405 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No […], the ESF may support actions and policies falling within its scope through financial instruments, such as risk- sharing schemes, equity and debt, guarantee funds, holding funds, and loan funds and microcredits and -facilities.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 408 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
ESF may be used to enhance access to capital markets for public and private bodies at national and, regional and local levels implementing actions, in particular microcredits and -facilities and policies falling within the scope of the ESF and the operational programme through 'ESF policy-based guarantees' subject to Commission approval.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 410 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
workers made redundant as a result of serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crisis or as result of a rapid declining in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non EU member countries
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 411 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
inactive and furthest from the labour market
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 412 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
vulnerable persons who are in a disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional credit market
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 413 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
persons below 25 years, who are either in a job, education or (re-)training within four months after leaving school
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 414 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
persons above 54 years suffering from severe material deprivation
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 416 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
· migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, people with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma)**
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 423 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Persons at risk of poverty
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 424 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Persons suffering from severe material deprivation
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 425 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
Persons below 18 years living in households of long-term unemployed
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 426 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 d (new)
Single parents
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 427 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 e (new)
Homeless people
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 428 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 1
· number of projects fully or partially implemented by social partners or non- governmental organisations or other stakeholders
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 429 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2
· number of projects targeting public administrations or public services on national, regional and local level
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 430 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 3
· number of supported micro, small and medium- sized enterprises supported, cooperative enterprises and enterprises of the social economy
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 432 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 3 a (new)
Number of supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperative enterprises, enterprises of the social economy which are under female leadership or having a majority of women in the executive or supervisory board
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 433 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
These data are to be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 44(1) and (2) and Article101(1) of Regulation (EU) No […]. ...]. All data without specific gender relevance shall also be broken down by gender.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 437 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 a (new)
Women remaining in precarious jobs situation
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 438 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 b (new)
Women becoming economically independent
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 439 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 c (new)
Increase of the number of women in the MINT-sectors
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 440 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 d (new)
Participants involved in voluntary work upon leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 441 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 e (new)
Participants lifted above the relative poverty line
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 442 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 f (new)
Participants lifted out of severe material deprivation
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 443 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 g (new)
Percentage of participants, service users from disadvantaged groups of people in education, training, gaining qualification, in employment upon leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 444 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 h (new)
Participants' assessments of the value of the intervention (in terms of increasing their emotional well-being, developing their skills...), rating of consultation process around the intervention
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 445 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 i (new)
Percentage of disabled participants in employment after getting support
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 446 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 4 j (new)
Percentage of disabled participants successfully transferred from institutional to community-based care.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 447 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
These data are to be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 44(1) and (2) and Article 101(1) of Regulation (EU) No […]. All data are to be broken down by gender and should depend on the expected result of the investment priority show, if the persons or participants are below 25 years, between 25 and 54 years and above 54 years old.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 454 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
· participants in full-time employment 6 months after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 455 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1 a (new)
participants in part-time employment 6 months after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 456 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3
· participants with an improved labour market situation 6 months after leaving (nature of employment – full or part time, wages compared to minimum or national level, nature of contracts)
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 458 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 a (new)
Participants in full-time employment 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 459 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 b (new)
Participants actively involved in community and social networks
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 460 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 c (new)
Participants in part-time employment 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 461 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 d (new)
Participants in self-employment 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 462 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 e (new)
Participants with an improved labour market situation 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 463 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 f (new)
Participants lifted and living above the relative poverty line 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 464 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 g (new)
Participants lifted out of severe material deprivation remaining out of severe material deprivation 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 465 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 h (new)
Women remaining in precarious jobs situation1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 i (new)
Women being economically independent 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 467 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 j (new)
Percentage of not any longer existent institutional based care in comparison to the original total number at the beginning of the measurement period.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 468 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 k (new)
Percentage of persons above 54 years suffering from severe material deprivation
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 469 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 l (new)
Reduction of number of cases of discrimination registered by the designated body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons without discrimination at work and occupation and in expected result of the investment priority in fields outside work and occupation
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 470 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 m (new)
Increase of the number of women in the MINT-sectors 1 year after leaving
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 471 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 n (new)
Percentage of disabled participants in employment after 1 year getting support
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 472 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 o (new)
Percentage of not more existent institutional based care in comparison to the original total number at the beginning of the measurement period.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 473 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3 p (new)
Percentage of persons below 18 years living in households of long-term unemployed
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 474 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1
These data are to be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 44(4) of Regulation (EU) No [...]. They are to be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each priority axis or sub-priority. Internal validity of the sample should be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of priority axis or sub-priority. All data are to be broken down by gender and should depend on the expected result of the investment priority, if the persons or participants are below 25 years, between 25 and 54 years and above 54 years old.
2012/06/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2011/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to enhance transparency regarding use of the Funds, the list of beneficiaries, the names of the operations and the amount of public funding allocated to the operations should be published, electronically or otherwise.
2011/10/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2010/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that cable connections should, without exception, be the priority solution for all new telecommunications networks, and that existing WiFi, WiMAX and LTE (long-term evolution) hotspots should be replaced with broadband cable connections wherever possible;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2010/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that local people should be consulted on the installation of all new WiFi, WiMAX and LTE networks and that wireless-free zones should be maintained around sites used by sensitive population groups, such as schools and hospitals;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2010/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that European law on aid, as it currently stands, frequently leads in practice to legal uncertainty, hampering planned investment; calls, therefore, on the Commission to examine to what extent the rules could be simplified and made more investment-friendly; calls on the Commission and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), in consultation with public authorities, to facilitate public-private partnerships and employ other European sources of financing, not least ERDF, EIB, and EBRD funds;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2010/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the definition of basic provision will have to be adjusted in future in line with changed requirements; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in view of the likely failure of the market to supply rural areas with NGA networks, to incorporate new organisational models, including citizens’ networks and publicly run networks or those acquired using public funds, for the provision and financing of high-speed and ultra-high- speed networks, as an option into the broadband guidelines in order to ensure that urban and rural areas will be treated equally and coverage can extend to thinly populated areas and to guarantee the same standards as regards quality, access, and pricing;
2011/03/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 108 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Acknowledges and stresses the importance of public employment services, and in particular the EURES system and network, for promoting labour mobility across the EU by providing information on job vacancies, education and vocational training opportunities, working and living conditions; emphasises the special role played by social partners in advising employees in cross-border partnerships; stresses that EURES should remain a means of promoting fair mobility and therefore calls on the Commission to continue to provide financial resources to support the work of the social partners in border regions;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2010/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that information to EU workers about the benefits, rights and obligations deriving from labour mobility should be further improved; calls on the Commission to coordinate its action with national authorities and make better use of EURES and the SOLVIT online problem- solving network; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up multilingual advisory agencies for posted workers and migrant workers, particularly in places where many of these workers are employed, just as advisory agencies for entrepreneurs have been set up as part of the implementation of the Services Directive;
2011/03/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and its entry into force on 21.01.2011, according to the Council Decision of 26 November 2009 on the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2010/48/EC),
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Europe 2020 - A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth COM(2010) 2020, its targets and Flagship initiatives,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 April 2009 on the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426 – C6-0291/2008 – 2008/0140(CNS)),
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Commission Communication of 26 August 2010 ‘A digital Agenda for Europe’ COM(2010) 245 final,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission "The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: A European framework for social and territorial cohesion" (COM (2010)0758 final),
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Decision of 21 October 2010 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2010/707/EU),
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the framework agreement on inclusive labour markets, concluded by the European social partners on 25 March 2010,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas over 80 million people or around 16 % of the European Union's total working population are disabled – including people with autism – and whereas the rate of unemployment remains unacceptably high, since, being twice as high as among people without disabilities, i; whereas unemployment can cause social exclusion,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas people with disabilities in need of high levels of support are among the most excluded in society, whereas women with disabilities are generally amongst the more vulnerable and marginalised of society and experience discrimination, exclusion from participation in education, employment and social life,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas social policies aimed at disabled people often fall within the competence of Member States and are therefore based on national heritage and social customs as well as on economic development and the economic situation,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas there is a strong relationship between (physical) modisability and (social) inclusion, especially with regard to freedom of (means and accessibility of) communication as well as sign languages and freedom of movement in all fields of life aiming at full participation in societyand access to communication, freedom of movement in all fields of life and access to services, whereas full participation in all aspects of society needs to be promoted,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas disability is an evolving concept that results from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the most marginalised groups in society are those hardest hit by crisis, whereas people with disabilities are one of the groups most affected by the impact of the financial crisis in Europe,
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that there is an intrinsic solidarity in European societies which fully acknowledges the need for adaptationand stresses the need to guarantee individualised measures for peoplersons with mild disabilities; stresses however that people with severe or multiple disabilities need more help in who require more intensive support, as well as the possibility of free choice therms of human rights and dignityeof;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a new efficient approach to disability starting from the creation of aEuropean Disability Committee as well as national task forces to ensure more effective mechanisms to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the EDS;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the full respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the notion of Design for all;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to promote the development of and access to universally designed goods and services as enshrined in Article 29 of the UN CRPD, including exchange of best practices;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that people with mental disabilities are particularly exposed to the risk of abuse and violence, and calls on the Member States to adopt a developed control mechanism to guarantee the respect of human rights and freedoms of people in residential institutions, with special regard to disabled women and to take measures to promote the transition from institutional to community-based care; calls on Member States to guarantee priority access to women with disabilities who fall victim to violence to social housing, grants for adapting the home environment, home support and public services attending to cases of gender violence;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing and ensuring equal participation in political and public life, including the right to vote, to stand for elections and to hold office, in accordance with Article 29 of the UN CRPD;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that, at present, consistent gender specific data on disability issues and disability-related services in Member States, including specific indicators and information regarding the number and quality of residential houses, are currently lacking or limited;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses disappointment with lack of transparency and the limited involvement of persons with disabilities in data collection and consultation and considers that 336the Commission should encourage the participation of persons with disabilities to consultation procedures that must be fully accessible, designed in a way to allow articulated comments and supported by effective information campaigns; states that. replies by civil society on the Commission's consultation, which was held on the Commission's central consultation website in 2009, shows that the information campaign did not reach targeted groups; calls on Member States to ensure that in all implementation processes on all levels people with disabilities and their organisations should be included in the process ( as set out in Article 33 of the UNCRPD);
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Commission to gear up the cooperation between Member States, especially with respect to the gathering of comparable gender specific data; stresses that measuring disability should not be based only on medical aspects but should also include social and environmental aspects;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that demographic changes can also contribute to the situation of people with disabilities, as services and solutions for the elderly are to a great extent indispensable for the people with should lead to the development and design of services and solutions that benefit both persons with disability an elderly people with and without disabilities;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider and evaluto strengthen both sanctions and positive incentives for Member States the application ofo implement Article 16 of DirectiveRegulation 1083/2006/EC as well as the efforts on accessibility in light of the contribution that could be made by using the European Structural Funds, especiallynd to respect its legally binding requirements; calls on the Commission to reinforce anti- discrimination provision in the future Cohesion Policy 2014-202 and to monitor and assess correct implementation of the European funding programmes and use of the European Social Fund;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that free movement is a fundamental right within the European Union; stresses that it positively influences the quality of life and participation in society of people with disabilities; underlines that, in order to ensure the fundamental right to free movement within the EU for people with disabilities from all Member States, it is crucial that their right to assistance, care and health care products is guaranteed in all EU Member States without limitations;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Observes that a mutually-recognised parking card for people with disabilities and a unified EU charter for travellers' rights are relevant for the inclusion of people with disabilities in society; calls for the reduction of barriers to freedom of movement of people with disabilities, by adopting a European Mobility Card, based on mutual recognition of disability benefits;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the use of European Structural Funds, especially the European Regional Development Fund to improve accessibility of goods and services and built environment by using European funds; calls on the Commission and Member States to gear up the accessibility of services via free patents, standardisation mandates and low- priced software, including EU2020 flagships initiatives in order to reach the objectives of EU2020;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 167 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls for a twin-track approach, whereby binding legislation and standards are seen as complementary instruments necessary to achieve accessibility; states that the legislation should lay down a framework which is sustainable given the rapid developments in the ICT sector and those standards should be evolving tools that can ensure implementation of the legislation;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 175 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms that people with different disabilities should be able to have inherently-adjusted means enabling them to purchase goods and services; e need to guarantee universal, effective non-discriminatory access for persons with disabilities to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing, telecommunication and electronic communications, information including information provided in accessible formats, financial services, culture and leisure, buildings open to the public, modes of transport and other public areas and facilities;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Reaffirms that products, goods and services, including their modified versions, should not be discriminative and therefore cannot have alternative pricings, especially for disabled people; furthermore,calls for the revision of the European public procurement legislation should be reviewedin order to include selection criteria aimed at promoting social inclusion, innovation and accessibility for people with disabilities;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 182 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing and ensuring equal access to public information with special regard to the public management of natural and man-made disasters in accordance with Article 21 of the UN CRPD;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that sheltered workshops and integrated workplaces could be equally valuable solutions to employingaccompany and support people with different disabilities in accordance with applications of reasonable accommodationthe transition towards an open labour market;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the need to ensure the correct implementation of Article 5 (reasonable accommodation) of Directive 2000/78;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for closing the existing gap in the current EU legislation on discrimination concerning protection on the grounds of disability, which is currently limited to employment, occupation and vocational training (2000/78/EC); calls on Member States to take the necessary steps to swiftly conclude the agreement and adopt the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; calls on the Commission to continue supporting overcoming technical difficulties within the Council in order to reach such an agreement;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. States that the present education and training systems in general do not prevent a high drop-out rate of people with disabilities; stresses that this leads to intensified social and employment disadvantages among disabled people, especially during the present economic crisis, therefore mainstream of antidiscrimination in the Europe 2020 Strategy and its Flagship initiatives is needed;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. CStresses that all children, including those with disabilities, need to be guaranteed the right to universal access to all sectors and levels of education in all institutions; calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify the general information provided for parents withfamilies of disabled children in order to include early recognition and support and open up possible solutions for their needs;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 251 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses that women with disabilities should have the opportunity to receive effective training, enabling them to find a satisfactory and financially rewarding job, guaranteeing their independence and equal opportunities and using each person’s capabilities to the full;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. States that, compared to the average, people with disabilities have more chance of being poor; around 80 million people with disabilities are poor, including one million deaf persons with disabilities are at high risk of social exclusion and poverty and highlights that the poverty rate of persons with disability is 70% higher than the one of non-disabled people;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on the Commission to secure adequate financial support for the EU umbrella representative organisation of persons with disabilities as well as other European impairment specific disabled people’s organisations, in order to enable full participation in the policy-making and implementation of legislation developing the commitments of the EDS as well as the UN CRPD and in other decision-making processes concerning issues relating to persons with disabilities;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 291 #

2010/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to present its European Accessibility Act in 2011 as promised in its EDS;
2011/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that innovation should be used to solve society's problems, stresses the importance of the pilot partnership in the field of active and healthy ageing, considers that similar innovation partnerships should also be developedchallenges, such as climate change, resource and energy efficiency, health and demographic change; stresses the importance of synergie effects between innovative employment policies and skill development for innovation in a sustainable economy in order to prevent and remedy other crucial health and social problemsocietal challenges, and recommends taking advantage of the various Member States capacity to initiate innovative partnerships more swiftly than others, such as the Finnish example of the pilot partnership in the field of active and healthy ageing;
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that decision-takers at regional level must be fully aware of the potential for economic growth and employment that research and innovation activities offer all regions; notes in this regard that even regions without universities and research centres should be able to develop their own innovation capacities; stresses the importance to provide predictable and investment- friendly framework conditions for innovative businesses at regional level and to create incentives for them for investment for the benefit of employees and of the environment;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) in all innovative activity, recommends promoting the widespread use of ICT, promoting R&D in this field, favouring open-source codeproviding training and lifelong learning offers to ensure that also vulnerable groups cand thus facilitating greater participation by citizens and SMEs in the development of applications and new services fully exploit the potential of information and communications technology (ICT);
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends involving all citizens in innovation and empowering them to innovate, supports the Commission's proposal for a European social innovation pilot project and its proposal that social innovation should become a central priority of European Social Fund (ESF) programmes; calls for a second priority in the ESF regarding the need to invest in skills, employment, training and retraining activities with the aim of creating more and better jobs in a more sustainable economy, taking energy and resource efficiency into account.
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to work more closely with the Member States in order to draw up medium- and long-term forecasts regarding the skills required by the employment market and to encourage partnerships between universities and the business sector in order to foster the transition of young people to the employment market while helping to create an innovative knowledge-based society, develop applied research and create better employment market prospects for graduates;
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that in times of crisis, it is essential to attract young people to the new type of green jobs and to ensure that skill programmes promote the access of young people to the labour-market, so that young people can profit from the job potential, to combat high unemployment among citizens under 25 years of age and in order to capitalise on the young generation's skills in using new technologies;
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers it very important to support public research and make research results accessible in a simple and unbureaucratic way so that all companies, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, can make changes with respect to energy efficiency, the use of new energy sources, new production processes and recycling and the better use of resources, and create jobs with rights;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for regional clustering by bringing together research, innovation and infrastructure locally in the context of new technologies, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency; points out that such clustering can act as a decisive spur to local economic development and can create new jobs in the regions;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of raising the level of lifelong learning, and developing training activities for all to enhance eco- innovativeness and entrepreneurship and to ensure that the workforce can adjust their skills to the labour-market needs of a more sustainable economy founded on competence-based training concepts; calls on the Member States, employers and employees to recognise skills management, training and lifelong learning for innovation as a shared responsibility, as acknowledged in the social partners’ 2002 framework agreement on lifelong learning; calls on the Commission to incorporate a ninth key competence relating to the environment, climate change and sustainable development – which is essential in a knowledge society – into the framework for lifelong learning;
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for a specific EU initiative to attract girls to the MINT professions (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences and technology) and to combat the stereotypes that still dominate these professions; stresses that the role of the media and education is key in combating such stereotypes;
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that innovation should also be promoted by means of joint cross- border public-sector projects, by coordinating EU, Member States‘ and regional public funding better than hitherto and reducing the associated bureaucracy, and by means of measures to promote venture capital investment in businesses with growth potentialto make full use its potential to increase employability and meet the demands of businesses in a new sustainable economy.
2011/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy now, to make economic growth less dependent on consumption of resources and energy, to reduce climate- damaging emissions and thus to act against global warming; takes the view that significantly more research is needed to measure the impact of environmental and climate change policies on net employment creation on regional level; calls on the Commission to make this area a priority under the 8th Framework Programme;
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2010/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the full innovation potential of EU regions must be mobilised in order to meet the Europe 2020 objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and points out that future regional policy must treat this challenge as a major priority; calls for industry to be involved in eco-innovation, since entrepreneurs have a very important role to play in spreading eco-innovation more widely on regional level; notes, in this regard, that informing entrepreneurs – by demonstrating new business opportunities – will be crucial to the success of a strategy aimed at developing resource- efficient economies and sustainable industries.
2011/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the increased importance of cohesion policy following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, and to the fact that a third pillar – territorial cohesion – has been added to it, and notes that the regions are best placed to implement that policy on an active basis and that sectoralisation is therefore counterproductive and would not be consistent with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that cohesion policy is an important component of the EU 2020 strategy and that a sound, fully developed cohesion policy is the prerequisite for successful joint action by the EU;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the success of economic and social cohesion policy can be clearly seen in the 271 regions of the 27 Member States and notes that the subsidiarity and partnership principles and multilevel governance are fundamental prerequisites for that success; emphasises that direct management of funds by the regions will help to improve effectiveness; reaffirms its position on best practice, as set out in its resolution of 24 March 2009 on best practices in the field of regional policy and obstacles to the use of the Structural Funds;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – point v a (new)
(va) the fight against climate change,
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 – point v b (new)
(vb) recognising the promotion of biodiversity and cultural heritage as aspects of regional development;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Points outTakes the view that all forms of territorial cooperation and the budgets allocated to them must be strengthened;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Insists, in keeping with a spirit of solidarity, on specific support for the EU- 27's most disadvantaged regions; sStresses, at the same time, the need for a powerful Objective 2 and sound transitional rulesto adapt to the new reality of Europe's regions by giving consideration to establishing, alongside Objective 1, which should be retained for the most disadvantaged regions, and Objective 2, under which all the regions of the European Union would be eligible for funding, an intermediate objective for regions whose GDP is below the EU average, but above 75% of that average;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that a successful, strengthened cohesion policy needs commensurate funding, which cannot in any circumstances be less than in the current 2007-2013 funding period;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that funds must be spent transparently and efficiently in the regions, on the basis of rules that are as simple as possible, publication of the names of the recipients and sound management;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Insists that, in future, expenditure control should be more result-oriented; considers, with that aim in view, that a performance reserve will make it possible to strengthen the regional programmes which make the greatest contribution to achieving the priorities laid down in the development contract;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Proposes the establishment of a ‘Cohesion policy mediation centre’ which would be set up by the Commission and would enable every member of the public freely to submit any information or complaint concerning the implementation of cohesion policy on the ground should suspicions arise concerning the inadequate or inappropriate use of cohesion funds;
2010/12/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas a local-development-based approach can contribute significantly to the efficiency and effectiveness of cohesion policy, and while an exclusive emphasis on urban issues and the role of cities within cohesion policy could lead to imbcohesion policy remains the key instrument in tackling the challenges particular to urban areas, the development of which must be linked to that of rural ance in the development of urban and rural areasd suburban areas through synergies between the Structural Funds and the EAFRD, particularly within the common strategic framework,
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the goal of cohesion policies should be sustainable economic growth evenly spread both territorially and socially, job creation and the implementation of the European social model, which constitutes a factor of cohesion and competitiveness for the European economyworker training for new jobs in the field of environmental transformation; notes that this will not automatically restore cohesion between different social groups and that ESF measures are necessary in order to dovetail social and territorial cohesion and guarantee social inclusion; notes that only in this way can the European social model be realised;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on partnership contracts for development and investment aimed at improving coordination between community funds and national financing for objectives and programmes; underlines the need to involve local and regional authorities in drawing up and implementing these contracts; calls for these contracts to be coordinated with national reforms of sectoral policies with territorial impact (e.g. transport and R&D infrastructure);
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the Cohesion Fund should be gradually phased out and eventually integrated in the ERDF for convergence regions whilst maintaining the investment priorities in areas linked to sustainable development;
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers cohesion policy to be a pillar of the EU’s economic policy anguarantee of support for less favoured regions and groups, leading to balanced and harmonious development for the European Union; notes that the European added value resides in the fact that all are able to benefit from the EU's economic successes; advocates accordingly that cohesion policy be maintained long- term investment strategy an independent basis with substantial funding;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, to ensure the success of the Europe 2020 strategy, EU social and territorial cohesion policieinstruments should be closely interconnected within a new joint framework establishing strong synergies between EU policies and all the structural funds; stresses that each instrument requires specific rules and objectives in order to secure properly tailored support; stresses that the European Social Fund is the only instrument specifically aimed at the labour market and social inclusion and that it therefore needs to be strengthened; social inclusion as such needs to be strengthened in order to achieve the Europe 2020 objectives; considers the existing overlap rule between the ERDF and ESF to be eminently suitable for the purpose of simplifying fund deployment, in particular for local integrated projects, and for strengthening synergies;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that synergies might be relevant for the objective of territorial cooperation between the ERDF and pre- accession and neighbourhood instruments in the context of cross-border projects;
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in order to be used profitably, the ESF must focus on investing in not only skills, ongoing training and retraining, the proper functioning of the labour market and social conditions, with a view to promoting employability, productivity, growth and employment in Europebut also measures to combat poverty and achieve social inclusion;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that common rules on the management, eligibility, auditing and reporting of projects financed by the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund, the EAFRD and the EFF (especially concerning measures to support the economic diversification of rural and fisheries areas) would not only play a key role in enhancing and facilitating more effective implementation of cohesion policy programmes but would also crucially assist simplification efforts; considers, moreover, that this would simplify both the use of funds by beneficiaries and the management of funds by national authorities, reducing the risk of error while providing differentiation, as needed, to reflect the specificities of policies, instruments and beneficiaries, and also facilitating participation in cohesion policy programmes by smaller stakeholders, as well as easier absorption of available funding, provided this simplification is backed up by sufficient funding for technical assistance;
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses, at the same time, the importance of increasing administrative capacity in the Member States, at regional and local level as well as among stakeholders, by means of easy access to technical assistance, in order to overcome barriers to effective synergies between structural funds and other funds and to support effective policy design and implementation; insists on the essential role the Commission has to play in this regard;
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to increase the ESF’s contribution in the context of the future architecture of the Structural Funds; considers that the ESF should be brought under a regulation and a basic strategic framework laying down general provisions on the cohesion funds, while maintaining its own rules, and operational and funding arrangements; urges the Commission to seek increased funding for ESF operational programmes in future;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to examine the most effective ways of increasing synergies on the ground; suggests, in this respect, that consideration be given to the possibility of allowing the Member States to choose to have a single operational programme per region, or a multi-regional operational programme in the framework of micro-regional strategies encompassing different funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EFF) with a single managing authority;
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2010/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the value added by cross- financing between the ERDF and the ESF in terms of flexibility for social inclusion projects and integrated urban development strategies; calls on the Commission to publish a guide for management authorities detailing the opportunities provided by this tool and the rules in force;
2011/03/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2010/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the uneven impact of the economic crisis on the EU’s territory and population; believes that the new strategy for the use of funds will be more effective if it involves regional and local levels of governance, social partners, advisers on gender-related issues and non- governmental organisations, which are capable of applying the strategic objectives to local conditions, inter alia through a structured dialogue with all stakeholders;
2010/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that demographic projections on old-age dependency ratios indicate increasing polarisation between regions, as by 2020 there will be 40 regions where the ratio is at least 25% above the EU average, creating serious challenges with regard to care of the elderly, the adequacy and training of the workforce, and many other social concerns; notes that studies and analyses of regions experiencing net outward migration, which at the same time face a high level of unemployment, show that up to 25% more young women than men are moving away and that this is primarily due to discrimination against young women in terms of access to good training places, jobs and career opportunities;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas demographic change in the EU and worldwide is a fact and handling it constitutes one of the core tasks for the future,
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that prolonged life expectancy is a positive factor and should be considered in this way; therefore asks the EU to ensure that Member States guarantee that pensioners, especially those at risk of poverty, unable to afford a home or to care for themselves, do not fall into poverty and can end their lives in dignity;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recognises, however, that migration offers, in particular to regions experiencing net outflows, the opportunity to stem the negative impact of demographic change, and calls therefore on the Member States to recognise the integration of migrants as a strategically important policy measure;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the ageing of Europe’s populationdemographic change creates new work for the regions, but should be seen as an opportunity rather than as a threat,
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the study entitled ‘Regions 2020’ by the Commission’s DG Regio has identified demographic change as a central challenge,
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that indicators of demographic change, and most importantly the old-age dependency ratiotogether with social indicators, should supplement GDP – currently the best available yardstick – as criteria for the allocation of funds under the future cohesion policy of the EU, in order to respond to these challenges more effectively;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas rural areas in particular face major challenges but urban areas also have to deal with new challenges such as a rise in average age, and the need for gooinnovative and decentralised infrastructure and services of general interest is not decreasing but, rather, subject to qualitative changes in both rural and urban areas,
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the ESF's importance in cohesion policyat all regions, including regions of net emigration, have specific potential in a variety of fields; calls on the Member States within their set of measures, to priorities strategies that allow such regions to fully exploit their own development potential, since experience shows that this can stimulate local and regional economic and social actors, thereby making regions with net outward migration more attractive again and reverse migration trends; notes the ESF’s importance in this context and calls for integrated programmes at regional level so that the ERDF and the ESF work better together and also with the CAP, with a results-oriented focus on sustainable development, poverty eradication, competitiveness, employment and other Europe 2020 Strategy targets; calls for cohesion policy to be conditional on results and to set measurable targets and outcome indicators to permit ongoing evaluation;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. proposes that greater use should be made of the opportunities offered by the ESF in order to make local social capital available for local services located close to the people, so as to take account of the particular needs of elderly people and enable them to lead an independent life for as long as possible; points out, in addition, that regions experiencing net outward migration need to take measures to maintain to a large extent a natural population mix, including, in particular, guaranteeing childcare provisions, attractive educational infrastructure and universal access to other services of general interest;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that demographic change has very different effects from region to region depending on whether the region concerned is a region of net immigration or of shrinking population and therefore requires different adjustment strategies; notes that quality of life is defined differently in regions of shrinking population, which are mostly rural regions, from the way in which it is defined in regions with a growing population, and therefore considers that different support strategies are needed;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. CNotes that in regions with net outward migration innovative and decentralised social infrastructure concepts, together with a high degree of active citizenship, improve the quality of life and are factors which strengthen economic stability, also among young people; considers that those regions where population ageing will be most rapid could be used as test grounds for experimenting with and funding innovative solutions to regional problems caused by rapid demographic change, bearing in mind that innovation is needed in many areas, for example:
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that all regions, including regions of net emigration, have specific potential in a variety of fields; calls for the regions to be given help in developing that potential to the full in the interests of their regional prosperity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to allow specific integrated development strategies in such regions, since experience shows that this type of stimulus to local and regional economic activity can make shrinking regions more attractive;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
supporting families with a view to reversing the decline in the birth rate,reconciliation of family life and work, including financial and adequate infrastructure support, as well as recognition of care work;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee a universal basic service in regions of net emigration, together with a high level of services of general interest (e.g. education including pre-school and child care, welfare and health services, postal services) and accessibility (e.g. of public transport, transport infrastructures and telecommunications networks) and to safeguard economic participation and skills (e.g. through training including methods of lifelong learning and use of and investment in new technologies); calls for the practical framework for fulfilment of these tasks to be adapted to local needs and local actors and to improve their adaptability;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. notes that studies and analyses of regions experiencing net outward migration, in which at the same time there is a high level of unemployment, show that up to 25% more young women than men are moving away and that this is primarily due to discrimination against young women in terms of access to good training places, jobs and career opportunities;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
– ensuring an adequate workforce to care for the elderly, , high-quality universal provision of basic services of general interest, including care services for the elderly, as universal access to social services is a fundamental right and the principle of solidarity must be maintained also when facing demographic imbalances;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a political framework for gender equality can help face demographic challenges; requests, therefore, that the issue of gender equality should be taken into consideration in all debates on demographic issuesthe structural funds through gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
– increasing productivaccessibility in healthcare and care for the elderly by using ICT,
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
keeping the ageing population healthy, active and capable of living at home,safeguarding economic participation and skill development (e.g. through training) of an ageing population through a thorough reform of career management for senior employees from the age of 50, who are currently often penalised by discrimination in recruitment procedures, inadequate access to training including on new skills and technologies and the absence of recognition of acquired experience;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
responding to the phases of deterioration in the condition of elderly people; ensuring that vulnerable groups such as migrants, the disabled and elderly people can participate in trainings to improve their access to ICTs.
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the regions to also consider demographic indicators and other social indicators when allocating and distributing EU structural funds, and in particular to take account of them in the SWOT analysis;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to reform their tax systems so as to ensure that people with interrupted employment histories due to care responsibilities for children or for the elderly are not put at a disadvantage in terms of old-age pension and social security provision;
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include demographic change as one of the ‘thematic priorities’ which it will use to shapea horizontal objective in the future cohesion policy; also calls on the Commission to insist on the inclusion of this issue when concluding investment partnerships with Member States;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2010/2157(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a cohesion policyfuture ESF rules that isare simpler to manage and more transparent so that it will be easier to develop innovation and to increastherefore allow small organisations to better benefit from the fund and develop and manage social innovative projects; calls on the Commission to increase within the future ESF the fund for transnational pilot projects on EU level for social and employment matters in order to facilitate innovative regional, cross- border and macro-regional cooperation in order to meet common challenges arising from demographic change.
2011/02/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States and regions to pay greater heed than in the past to demographic change and its effects as a horizontal priorityobjective in their operational programmes;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Urban development/iInfrastructure
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the regions to use the structural funds to address demographic challenges and remain attractive to residents, as that can stem depopulationby promoting the specific potential of each region and strengthening the factors that make people want to stay;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 60 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that, if depopulation is to be prevented, then child- and family-friendly towns and cities and rural areas need to be developed, one feature of which is that everything is close at hand, with workplaces, housing and recreational areas being close together; calls on the regions to ensure, in the field of urban planning, that residential, commercial, service and green areas are alternated; notes that small towns in regions of net emigration have a particularly important role to play as service centres; calls for this anchor function to be taken into account in the future structural funds, particularly by improving the integration of the EAFRD with the ERDF and the ESF;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that ERDF funds can be used to avoid the social exclusion of the elderly, for example by building infrastructure suitable for the elderly and ensuring accessibility for all;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 67 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, in areas with a dwindling population, financial support should also be provided for urban renovation and redevelopmentadaptation strategies; believes that urban and regional planning must take changing infrastructure uses into greater account, including by revitalising and restructuring inner cities;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that the constantly growing population of older people, with their specific needs in terms of goods and services, can provide a fresh economic impetus for regional development, which can in turn unlock new potential for regions with growing numbers of older people; points out that this situation can be seen as an opportunity for new jobs in a growing market for new products and services which improve the quality of life of older people, for economic growth and for improving the EU's competitiveness, this being the so-called ‘silver economy’ approach;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Warns of the danger of specific regional difficulties in providing services of general interest, in particular a lack of skilled workers in care-related professions; believes that the regions should use ESF funds to train care workers in order to ensure a high quality of caredevelop specific regional responses to needs and difficulties of service provision;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 101 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that in shrinking regions the voluntary sector and social networking make a significant contribution to meeting the needs of local people but cannot replace the essential role played by the public authorities in providing services of general interest in the regions; considers that this active citizenship must be recognised and the bodies involved supported as regional policy partners; stresses that this sets in motion learning processes that enable a region to meet the challenges of demographic change;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 123 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to agree on a common migration strategy, since Europe is reliant uponstrategy for legal migration, not least because Europe can benefit from the immigration of skilled workers for demographic reasons;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 130 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that more fWelcomes the proposal for the establishment of a European Integration Fund ing should be provided order to provide funding for the integration of immigrants in order to dispel prejudices, and that; calls on the competent national, regional and local authorities responsible for drawing up and managing Cohesion Policy and Rural Development Policy to work even more closely together to encourage people to move to rural regions with a shrinking population, by improving the living and working conditions in these regions; notes that measures to dispel prejudices, such as training and communal events to encourage exchanges c, should be promoted;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 158 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that demographic developments in the regions should be statistically measured with gender-specific data; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to make local, regional and national databases on demographic development comparable, so that data can be evaluated at European level;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 166 #

2010/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Proposes to the Commission that it should promote, as part of territorial cooperation, EU-wide networks in which regional and local authorities and civil society actors can learn from one another about tackling the problems resulting from demographic change;
2011/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund, in particular Article 7,
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 397/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing,
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to the regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities,
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee from 14 July 2010 on "How to foster efficient partnership in the management of cohesion policy programmes, based on good practices from the 2007-2013 cycle" (ECO/258),
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document "Regions 2020 - an Assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions" (SEC(2008)2868),
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission "Regional Policy Contributing to Sustainable Growth in Europe 2020" (COM(2011)17),
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategic report on the implementation of the cohesion policy programmes cofinanced by the Structural Funds (2007-2013) (COM(2010)110); considers, however, that in the aftermath of the global economic recession, the Commission’s report should provide a more thorough updated evaluation of the impact of the projects selected, in terms of creating new jobs, reducing socioeconomic disparities, enhancing social inclusion and improving human capital; regrets that gender budgeting is not being satisfactorily implemented by the Member States, and the Commission also neglects gender mainstreaming when evaluating implementation; stresses that gender budgeting can ensure the proper use of resources and thereby make a fundamental contribution to gender equality;
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas globalisation, demographic change, climate change and energy issues have been identified as major challenges which need urgently to be addressed to avoid negative impacts on regional development,
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates Member States on their efforts to prepare their first national strategic reports, which have proved to be a valuable source of information on implementation;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that, when implementing programmes, the Member States have transferred resources to the benefit of the ERDF and the detriment of the ESF; regrets that, de facto, this results in fewer ESF resources reaching citizens, and the visibility of the EU's commitment to a social Europe is consequently reduced;
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not provided information on the implementation of horizontal objectives such as sustainable development and gender mainstreaming;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Endorses the Commission's recommendation that the fight against poverty must be stepped up; points out in this connection that promoting flanking measures relating to the 'social integration' priority (Article 3(1)(c)(i) of the ESF Regulation) has proved effective in supporting the social integration of particularly disadvantaged people; therefore calls for such flanking measures to remain a key element of the European Social Fund;
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that transparency in the allocation of funds fosters correct implementation and is a key precondition for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy and as such needs to be reinforced; strongly believes that the disclosure of the list of beneficiaries is an efficient tool for implementation that should be continued while endorsing good governance through coherence with Community priorities; takes the view that setting Community guidelines and introducing strategic reporting as a new instrument have contributed to increased accountability in delivering policy objectives;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with satisfaction that a total of EUR 63 billion is reported as allocated to Lisbon earmarking projects and that project selection under Lisbon earmarking is at the same level or slightly faster than selection for other actions;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to reduce excessive administrative costs and obstacles that hamper policy goals regarding access to employment, combating poverty and development of skills; recognisnotes that ‘earmarking’ discipline has improved implementation of the programmesmay prevent the flexible use of resources, particularly in a crisis; welcomes the fact that the Commission will in future base support more on targeting than on earmarking;
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that projects were supported which do not comply with the Community acquis, and that the Commission did not pay sufficient attention to this;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the inclusion of expenditure for investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy in housing construction and housing projects for marginalised communities in the programme, which is successfully being implemented in many regions; recommends that the Commission continue with this approach;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to boost the effectiveness of the ESF in guaranteeing opportunities for European citizens to make themselves employable and adaptablintegrate and participate and in generating the conditions for sustainable growth;
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes that the Commission sets out how national, regional and local authorities can realign current Regional Policy programmes to EU 2020 sustainable growth objectives and facilitate the development of a resource efficient, low carbon, climate resilient competitive economy; Calls on Member States to act without delay, invest more in sustainable development and use funds more effectively;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Bearing in mind that the ESF is a basic tool against poverty, social exclusion and unemployment, calls on the Commission to strengthen the ESF’s potential, financial autonomy and flexibility and to simplify procedures, follow-up and controlsject management, and to improve follow-up and controls; points to the positive experiences that project organisers have gained with global grants and welcomes the positive assessment of global grants in the Ecosoc report on efficient partnership (Jan Olsson, ECO/258);
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Deplores that little evidence has been brought up on the implementation of the partnership principle which is a key strategic factor for the ownership of the policy on the ground; Calls on the Commission to analyse and assess the quality of partner involvement taking also into account the work done by the European Economic and Social Committee on efficient partnership in Cohesion Policy; Reminds the Member States and regions that partnership leads to simplification, particularly in the project selection procedure;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the fact that the strategic report (COM (2010)110) places greater emphasis on results-based implementation of the Structural Funds; supports ideas being put forward by the Commission aimed at placing greater emphasis on results-based implementation of the Structural Funds and creating financial incentives for Member States that meet the targets set, thereby rewarding the successful implementation of programmes; welcomes the fact that this will help ensure that money is properly targeted at those affected;
2010/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Shares the view of the Council expressed in the Council Conclusions on the Strategic Report 2010 on the real added value generated by one strategic approach and common implementation rules for the ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund; recalls that each fund needs its own rules for successful interventions on the ground in specific situations; stresses, as well, the need in the post-crisis era to consolidate public budgets and increase synergies and the impact of all available funding sources (EU, national, EIB instruments) through effective coordination;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the particular added value of more synergies between ERDF and ESF, since experience clearly proves that successful performance of ESF-financed programmes is essential in order to maximise the effectiveness of ERDF funding for economic actions; Stresses the potential of cross-financing which is not yet fully exploited;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2010/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that only 19 Member States reported on core indicators and therefore at this stage it is impossible to have a first clear EU-wide picture of the impact of the policy on the ground; strongly encourages Member States to use core indicators in the next round of the strategic reporting exercise in 2012-2013; Calls on the Commission to step in and provide support for Member States and regions to produce timely, coherent and complete data;
2011/02/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2010/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that one of the greatest obstacles to realising energy savings at local and regional level is the need to invest upfront; is convinced that any measure taken at EU level should take due account of the implications for, and budgetary restrictions of, municipalities and regions;therefore the EU should stimulate investments by financially promoting them with the structural funds and the emission trading system (ETS).
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2010/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to develop technical assistance and financial engineering at local and regional authority level in order to support local players in setting up projects – e.g. by harnessing the EIB’s ELENA technical assistance facility and the experience of ESCOS;
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges to fully utilize the green sustainable job potential of increased energy efficiency in housing and construction by creating long term framework conditions for green jobs in order to stimulate the local economy;
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2010/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Supports a multi-level, decentralised approach to energy policy and energy efficiency, including the Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities Initiative; underlines the importance of the bottom-up EU energy policy approach for cities and regions that aims to promote clean, energy-efficient investment; stresses that aligning the future Cohesion Policy with the Europe 2020 Strategy would provide a key delivery mechanism thatmote local and regional development and would bring about smart, sustainable growth in the Member States and regions.
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2010/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to introduce measures to combat energy poverty, which in Europe affects the poorest households, and actively to support the implementation and financing of energy efficiency in housing.
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas GDP, while an important indicator of economic growth, is totally inadequate as an instrument for guiding policy to meet the challenges of the 21st century, not least as it is insufficient to assess economic and social cohesion,
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to engage society in order to build a consensus which can provide the legitimacy that is necessary to develop a shared view of societal goals; reiterates that the condition of natural environments, environmental sustainability, fairness and social integration are just as important for well- being of societies as the economy, underpinning the European model for sustainable development;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the European Commission as a matter of priority and urgency, to introduce indicators for social and environmental issues in addition to GDP, as GDP only relates to economic aspects of development, with a view to establishing a more comprehensive picture of well-being and cohesion;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2010/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the European Commission in the long run to replace GDP as the most important indicator used as a basis of decision making with an alternative indicator which allows for a more appropriate and comprehensive concept of well-being;
2010/10/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines (COM(2010)0193),
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to Commission's initiatives in the field of anticipating and managing change and restructuring, such as Restructuring Toolkit and Checklist on Restructuring Processes,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'New Skills for New Jobs - Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs' (COM(2008)0868), and the report by the Expert Group on 'New Skills for New Jobs: Action Now' of February 2010,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. considers that EU cohesion policy plays a crucial role in developing the job potential of a sustainable economy, as it helps eliminate regional differences and create a society with full employment; stresses that regions should use the European Structural Funds can encourage the regions to take initiatives to create new, sustainable jobs;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. stresses, in this connection, the importance of the concept of integrated urban development; the sustainable redevelopment of disadvantaged urban areas could assume a beacon role and show how environmental goals can be promoted jointly with social and economic objectives; considers that a prerequisite for this is a clear policy framework, including maintenance of the promotion of the urban dimension in the Structural Funds and the continued promotion of energy efficiency in social housing construction;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. recognises the important role of local and regional authorities in theschool education and training of young people, which forms the basis for the acquisition of further, future-oriented skills; points out that the general conditions governing education and further training in many countries are the responsibility of the regional authorities; therefore encourages the regions to use the Structural Funds to createfor educational infrastructure, especially in disadvantaged urban areas and regions and to make comprehensive and inclusive school education possible using this support; points to the significant (educational and training) potential offered by networking between local and regional authorities and firms and associations, in terms of creating sustainable jobs in the fields of local transport, urban mobility and education;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the transformation towards a more sustainable economy will affect the unskilled labour force to a greater extent, and whereas skilled occupations might more easily find new opportunities,
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. stresses the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for regional clustering by bringing together research, innovation and infrastructure locally in the context of new technologies, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency; points out that such clustering can act as a decisive spur to local economic development and can create new jobs in the regions;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. stresses the importance of the geographical mobility of workers in accordancpoints out that individual motor vehicle transport accounts for 30% of CO2 emissions and pollutes a healthy environment, especially in large wcith the Treaties; recogniies and economic centres; stresses that an improvement in mobility through good local transport increases access to job opportunities; therefore encourages the regions to use resources from the Structural Funds ford local transport reduces pollution and simultaneously increases access to job opportunities; points out that at the same time this creates new jobs in public transport, bicycle services and other service and production sectors; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use resources from the Structural Funds to promote environmentally friendly transport and transport infrastructure measures;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that most new green jobs are concentrated in certain sectors such as construction, renewable energies, environment technologies, sustainable mobility (transport by bicycle, freight and passenger rail transport), recycling, sustainable agriculture, forestry and fishery and environmental services; notes that the service sector and the social economy sector also bears considerable green employment potential;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. calls on the responsible authorities in the Member States and the Commission to pay greater attention to the sustainability of jointly financed measures, as provided for in the General Regulation (1083/2006); urges the responsible authorities to ensure that resources from the Structural Funds remain committed in the long term and that companies that might transfer jobs are not funded unless they have been inspected;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the development of a European job strategy for a sustainable economy, aiming at optimising job potential whilst paying special attention to decent work, skills needs and a socially just transition; stresses that a sustainable economy combines social and ecological objectives; stresses that a sustainable employment strategy such as this should be a central component of the employment policy guidelines;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. calls upon regions and cities to adopt ambitious sustainable public procurement policies which play a key role in maximising the job potential by creating economic demand and supporting the sustainable economic sector; calls upon the European Commission to encourage regions and cities to introduce sustainable procurement procedures through e.g. exchange of best-practice examples, training courses and awareness-raising campaigns;
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. reiterates its support for the pilot project ‘Erasmus for elected local and regional representatives’, which could help local and regional authorities to exchange best- practice models and could also have a multiplier effect in the area of labour market policy.
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to ensure that everyone across the EU benefits from a sustainable jobs strategyan employment strategy for a sustainable economy benefits everyone across the EU; calls for attention to be focused in the employment policy guidelines and the Commission’s ‘New Skills for New Jobs’ programme on people furthest from the labour market, the most vulnerable and low-skilled workers;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. calls on the Member States to deploy part of the revenue generated through the Emission Trading System for climate measures at local level, as this will boost job creation at the local level and will help Member States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2010/05/12
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Commission overestimates the job potential for highly qualified employees in the sustainable economy, and thus loses sight of the many jobs in the middle and lower qualification bands; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take particular account of this fact in the Employment Policy Guidelines; calls on the Member States to enhance the status of jobs in the middle and lower training bands and to ensure good working conditions in those jobs;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 87 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the Member States must adapt their training and education systems to ensure that the workforce can adjust their skills to the labour-market needs of a sustainable economy founded on competence-based training concepts; welcomes in this connection the Commission’s ‘New Skills for New Jobs’ initiative and acknowledges cooperation with the EU Member States as the first step in the right direction; points out, however, that this initiative must be more closely linked to the objectives of the Council Decision on sustainable development and taken further with tangible measures both at EU level and in the EU Member States;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that in times of crisis, ensuring that skill programmes promote the access of young people to the labour-market is key so that they can profit from the job potential;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Call on the EU and the Member States to create framework conditions for a socially fair transformation which minimises the risks of change and optimises gains for all employees; emphasises that socially just transformation is a basic component of sustainable development and an essential prerequisite if people in Europe are to give transformation their support;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2010/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Call on the EU and the Member States to create framework conditions for a socially fair transformation which minimises the risks of change and optimises gains for all employees; notes that social standards of a just transition need to include standards regarding remuneration policies;
2010/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Title 1 – title
Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Year ofor Active Ageing (2012and Solidarity between Generations (2012) (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) The growing proportion of older people in Europe makes it more importantnecessary than ever to promote healthy ageing. Healthy ageing can help raise labour market participation of older people, enable them to be active in society for longer, improve their individual quality of life andeserve solidarity between generations. This solidarity must be founded on improvements in social and inter-generational cohesion and the promotion of a good quality of life in order to combat social exclusion. Guaranteeing older people access to the labour market, if they wish it, may help promote social inclusion, as their participation can create a positive image and in some cases make it possible to curb the strains on health and social care systems.
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
(10) The Commission emphasised it its Communication on ‘Europe 2020 — A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ the importance to the European Union of promoting a healthy and active ageing population in the interests of social cohesion and higher productivity. It proposed a flagship initiative ‘An agenda for new skills and jobs’, under which Member States should notably promote active ageing policies, and a flagship initiative on a ‘European Platform against Poverty’. Achieving these policy goals requires action from all levels of government and various non- governmental stakeholders; they can in turn be supported, at the Union level, by European Year activities aimed at raising awareness and fostering the exchange of good practice. National coordinators should see to it that national action is coordinated and is consistent with the overall objectives of the European Year. The participation of other institutions and stakeholders is also planned.
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1
The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (hereafter referred to as "the European Year"). (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Active ageing means, by concrete measures, better inclusion in society for the population in their late 50s and above, in view of the economic, social and cultural role they can play in preserving solidarity between generations. Promoting the inclusion of older people in society should take account of their specific needs, following a residential approach. To that end, it is essential that the European Year should support and exploit local and regional projects in order to promote age diversity, proper adaptation of the living environment, and access to public services and care, making the necessary adjustments to take account of the urban or rural location and demographic trends of the area. Together with the creatingon of better opportunities and working conditions, tohese measures will form the basis for enableing older workerspeople to play their part in the labour market and volunteering activities, combating social exclusion by fostering active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageing. On this basis, the objectives shall be:
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) to raise general awareness of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contribution older persons make to society and the economy by passing on their knowledge and skills, to promote active ageing and, to do more to mobilise the potential of older persons; combat isolation, deprivation and social exclusion and encourage the inclusion of solidarity between generations on the political agenda of stakeholders at national, regional and local level;
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) to stimulate debate, encourage support and develop mutual learning between Member States and, stakeholders at all levelsnd civil society in order to promote active ageing policies more effectively, to identify and disseminate good practice and to encourage cooperation and synergies;
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) to offer a framework for commitment and concrete action to enable Member States and, stakeholders and civil society at all levels to develop policies through specific activities and to commit to specific and achievable objectives related to active ageing.
2010/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) European mining regions should be able to use the funding sources available to ensure sustainable structural change; State aid to subsidise active labour market measures should be regarded as compatible with the internal market, as they serve to mitigate the social impact of closures in the coal industry;
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to mitigate the negative environmental impact of aid to coal and coal imports, the Member State should provide a plan of appropriate measures, for example in the fields of energy efficiency, and renewable energy or carbon capture and storage.
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In line with the 'polluter pays' principle and the necessity of the internalisation of external costs, undertakings should be obliged to cover the costs of remedying the short- and long-term environmental damage caused by their activities.
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) "active labour market measures" means measures for the benefit of the workers affected such as job-search assistance, occupational guidance, tailor- made training and re-training, certification of acquired experience, entrepreneurship promotion or aid for self-employment, measures such as job- search allowances, mobility allowances or allowances to individuals participating in lifelong learning and training activities and measures to enable particularly disadvantaged or older workers to stay in, or resume, employment.
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the Member State must provide a plan to take measures aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of the use of coal, for example in the fields of energy efficiency, and renewable energy or carbon capture and storage. The inclusion of measures constituting State aid within the meaning of Article 107 (1) in such a plan is without prejudice to the notification and standstill obligations imposed on the Member State with respect to these measures by Article 108 (3) TFEU, and to the compatibility of these measures with the internal market."
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. State aid granted to undertakings which carry out or have carried out an activity in connection with coal production to enable them to cover the costs arising from or having arisen from the closure of coal production units or those of contributing to the alleviation of the social consequences thereof through active labour market policies and which are not related to current production, may be considered compatible with the internal market provided that the amount paid does not exceed such costs. Such aid may be used to cover:
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #

2010/0220(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) costs related to active labour market measures and social plans.
2010/10/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 79(2)(a) and (b) and Article 79(5) thereof,
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 15(3), 27, 28, 31, 33 thereof,
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to Convention 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards) of the International Labour Organisation,
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 c (new)
– having regard to Convention 118 on Equality of treatment (Social Security) of the International Labour Organisation,
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 d (new)
– having regard to Convention 143 on Migrant Workers of the International Labour Organisation,
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 e (new)
– having regard to Convention 97 on Migration for Employment of the International Labour Organisation,
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Communication from the Commission entitled "Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth sets the objective of the Union becoming an economy based on knowledge and innovation, reducing the administrative burden on companies and better matching labour supply with demand. Measures to make it easierimprove procedures and set a common framework for equal rights for third-country managers, specialists or graduate trainees to enter the Union in the framework of an intra- corporate transfer shcould be seen in this broader context.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Third-country nationals who are authorised to work in the territories of the Member States are entitled to working conditions equivalent to those of citizens of the Union.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The set of rules established by this Directive ismight also be beneficial to the migrants’ countries of origin as this temporary migration could under well-set conditions fosters transfers of skills, knowledge, technology and know-how.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) This Directive should be applied without prejudice to the principle of Union preference as regards access to Member States’ labour market as expressed in the relevant provisions of Acts of Accession. According to that principle, the Member States should, during any period when national measures or those resulting from bilateral agreements are applied, give preference to workers who are nationals of the Member States over workers who are nationals of third-countries as regards access to their labour market. While safeguarding the principle, this may not be used to deviate from the principle of equal pay for equal work, as regards both workers from Member States and third- country nationals. This Directive should be applied in full respect of the principle of free movement of workers within the Union, abolishing any discrimination based on nationality as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Directive should set conditions and rights for third-country national workers in the framework of an intra- corporate transfer in full respect of the relevant ILO conventions.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) For the purpose of this Directive, intra-corporate transferees encompass managers, specialists and graduate trainees with a higher education qualification. Their definition builds on specific commitments of the Union under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and bilateral trade agreements. Those commitments undertaken under the General Agreement on Trade in Services do not cover conditions of entry, stay and work. Therefore, this Directive complements and facilitates the application of those commitments. However, the scope of the intra-corporate transfers covered by this Directive is broader than that implied by trade commitments, as the transfers do not necessarily take place within the services sector and may originate in a third country which is not party to alinks to the European Qualifications Framework, which sets out a European reference framework to assess qualifications in a comparable and transparent manner while being compatible with the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and bilateral trade agreements.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Intra-corporate transferee workers should benefit from the same working conditions as posted workers whose employer is established on the territory of the European Union, as defined by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of service given at least equal treatment with nationals of the host Member States as regards their working conditions. Thatese requirement iss are intended to protect workers and guarantee fair competition between undertakings established in a Member State and those established in a third country, as it ensures that the latter will not be able to benefit from lower labour standards to take any competitive advantage.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Working conditions in this Directive are to be understood to cover at least pay and dismissal, health and safety at the workplace, working time and leave, family and professional life, taking into account collective agreements in force.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure that the skills of the intra-corporate transferee are specific to the host entity, Member States mayshould require the transferee to have been employed within the same group of undertakings for at least 12 months prior to the transfer.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) As intra-corporate transfers consist of temporary migration, the applicant should provide evidence that the work contract of the third-country national will be valid also after the end of the transfer and the worker will be able to transfer back to an entity belonging to the same group and established in a third country at the end of the assignment. That evidence may consist of the relevant provisions under the work contract. An assignment letter should be produced providing evidence that the third- country national manager or specialist possesses the professional qualifications needed in the Member State to which they have been admitted to occupy the post or the regulated profession.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Member States should provide for appropriate penalties, such as financial penalties, to be imposed in the event of failure to comply with the conditions laid down in this Directive. The penalties could be imposed on the host entity as well as the necessary labour inspection to ensure compliance. The penalties could be imposed on the host entity. All sanctions should be adequate, proportionate and dissuasive. The worker and his or her family have the right to stay in the host Member State until the end of such proceedings.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) This Directive should not affect conditions for the provision of services in the framework of Article 56 of the Treaty. In particular, this Directive should not affect the terms and conditions of employment which, pursuant to Directive 96/71/EC, apply to workers posted by an undertaking established in a Member State to provide a service in the territory of another Member State. This Directive does not apply to third- country nationals posted by undertakings established in a Member State in the framework of a provision of services in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC. As a result, third- country nationals holding an intra- corporate transferee permit cannot avail themselves of the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services. This Directive should not give undertakings established in a third country any more favourable treatment than undertakings established in a Member State, in line with Article 1(4) ofcovered by Directive 96/71/EC.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Equal treatment should be granted under national law in respect of those branches of social security defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems. Since this Directive is without prejudice to provisions included in bilateral agreements, the social security rights enjoyed by third country national intra- corporate transferees on the basis of a bilateral agreement concluded between the Member State to which the person has been admitted and his or her country of origin could be strengthened compared to the social security rights which would be granted to the transferee under national law. This Directive should not confer more rights than those already provided for in existing Union legislation in the field of social security forAdequate social security coverage for intra-corporate transferees and their family members is a key element of this Directive and important for ensuring decent working and living conditions while staying in the Union. Equal treatment should be granted to third- country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer. Special attention should be given to provisions ensuring equal treatment as regards social security under national law in respect of those branches of social security defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems. Without prejudice to bilateral agreements providing better social security coverage, this Directive should establish mechanisms which ensure the effective coverage under social security during the stay and the mechanisms for exporting acquired rights where applicable. Any restrictions to the equal treatment in the field of social security under this Directive should be without prejudice to the rights conferred in application of Regulation (EU) No1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third- country nationals who have cross-border interests between Member States. ies who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality¹. ____________ ¹ OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p.1.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the relevant ILO Conventions, such as Convention 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards), Convention 118 on Equality of treatment (Social Security), Convention 143 on Migrant Workers and Convention 97 on Migration for Employment of the International Labour Organisation.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Whatever the law applicable to the employment relationship, at least the laws, regulations and provisions of the place of work should apply.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point a
(a) the conditions of entry to and residence for more thanup to three monthyears in the territory of the Member States of third-country national workers and of their family members in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point b
(b) the conditions of entry to and residence for more than three months of third- country national workers, referred to in point (a), in Member States other than the Member State which first grants the third- country national worker a residence permit on the basis of this Directive.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to third- country nationals who reside outside the territory of a Member State andorkers who apply to be admitted to the territory of a Member State in the framework of an intra- corporate transfer.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) third-country nationals carrying out activities on behalf of undertakings established in another Member State in the framework of a provision of services within the meaning of Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including those posted by undertakings established in a Member State in the framework of a provision of services in accordance withcovered by Directive 96/71/EC.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘intra-corporate transfer’ means the temporary secondment of a third-country national worker from an undertaking established outside the territory of a Member State and to which the third- country national worker is bound by a work contract with a minimum previous existence of one year before the transfer, to an entity belonging to the undertaking or to the same group of undertakings which is established inside this territory;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point c
(c) ‘intra-corporate transferee’ means any third-country national worker subject to an intra- corporate transfer;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point e
(e) ‘manager’ means any personworker with qualifications equivalent to at least Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework working in a senior position, who principally directs the management of the host entity, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or equivalent; this position includes: directing the host entity or a department or sub-division of the host entity, supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees, having the authority personally to hire and dismiss or recommend hiring, dismissing or other personnel actions;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point f
(f) ‘specialist’ means any personworker with qualifications equivalent to at least Level 5 of the European Qualifications Framework possessing uncommon knowledge essential and specific to the host entity, taking account not only of knowledge specific to the host entity, but also of whether the person has a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring specific technical knowledge;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point g
(g) ‘graduate trainee’ means any personworker with a higher education qualification equivalent to at least level 5 of the European Qualifications Framework, with a trainee agreement including a description of the training programme and its duration who is transferred to broaden his/her knowledge of and experience in a company in preparation for a managerial position within the company;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point n
(n) ‘universally applicable collective agreement’ means a collective agreement which must be observed by all undertakings in the geographical area and in the profession or industry concerned. In the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements of universal application, Member States may base themselves on collective agreements which are generally applicable to all similar undertakings in the geographical area and in the profession or industry concerned, and/or collective agreements which have been concluded by the most representative employers and labour organisations at national level and which are applied throughout national territory.deleted
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 10, a third- country national who applies to be admitted under the terms of this Directive and /or his or her employer shall:
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide evidence of an employment contract within the same group of undertakings, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the date of the intra-corporate transfer, if required by national legislation, and that he or she will be able to transfer back to an entity belonging to that group of undertakings and established in a third country atand valid after the end of the assignment;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the remuneration granted during the transfer, including overtime pay, benefits, boni and benefits in kind;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) present documentation certifying that he or she fulfils the conditions laid down under national legislation for citizens of the Union to exercise the regulated profession which the transferee will work in;, and as set out in the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications¹; ____________ ¹ OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p.22.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require that all conditions in the law, regulations or administrative provisions and/or universally applicable collective agreements applicable to posted workers in a similarcollective agreements in a comparable situation in the relevant occupational branches at the place of work are met with regard to the remunerationworking conditions including benefits and pay granted during the transfer.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Any modification during the stay that affects the conditions for admission set out in this Article shall be notified to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned and shall be in compliance with Art. 5 (1) to (4) and Article 14.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) wherever the conditions laid down in Articles 5 and 14 were not met or are no longer met;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – title
Penalties and inspections
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may include other penalties such as:(a) exclusion from entitlement to public benefits or aid;(b) exclusion from participation in a public contract for up to five years;(c) temporary or permanent disqualification from the practice of agricultural, industrial or commercial activities;(d) placing under judicial supervision or (e) a judicial winding-up order. In respect of infringement of the employer relating to remuneration, taxes and social security contributions Member States shall ensure that the employer pays:(a) any outstanding remuneration to the third-country national coming in the framework of the intra-corporate transfer;(b) any outstanding taxes and social security contributions, including relevant administrative fines. Member States shall provide for effective mechanisms through which third-country nationals can lodge complaints against their employers, directly or through designated third parties.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – title
AccessRight to information
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Access to information Access to information Member States shall take the necessary measures to make available information on entry and residence, including rights, and all documentary evidence needed for an application, as well as rights regarding working conditions, social security and enforcement and complaint mechanism to all applicants and admitted transferees and workers in the host country.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The application shall be lodged to the authorities of the Member State whereof the first place of employment of the intra- corporate transfer mainly takes placee; conditions set out in Articles 5 and 14 have to be controlled by each admitting Member State.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Under the heading ‘type of permit’, the first host Member States shall enter ‘intra- corporate transferee’ and the name of the group of undertakings concerned. The first host Member States shall issue to the holder of an intra- corporate transferee permit an additional document containing a list of the entities authorised to host the third-country national and revise it whenever that list is modifiedfter control by each admitting Member State according to the conditions set out in Articles 5 and 14 and revise it whenever that list is modified in agreement with the relevant Member States.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whatever the law applicable to the employment relationship, at least the laws, regulations and provisions of the place of work shall apply.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 153 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – introductory part
Whatever the law applicable to the employment relationship, intra-corporate transferees shall be entitled to at least equal treatment with nationals of the host Member State as regards:
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 1 – subparagraph 1
the terms and conditions of employment applicable to posted workers in a similar situation, as laid down by law, regulation or administrative provision and/or universally applicable collective agreements inat the Member Statworking place to which they have been admitted pursuant to this Directive.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2 – introductory part
at least equal treatment with nationalresidents of the host Member State as regards:
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 169 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2 – point c
(c) without prejudice to existing bilateral agreements providing for better conditions, provisions in national law regarding the branches of social security defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004. In the event of mobility between Member States and without prejudice to existing bilateral agreements, providing for better conditions, Regulation (EC) No 1231/10 or where still applicable Council Regulation (EC) No 859/200315 shall apply accordingly;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) third-country workers moving to a third country, or the survivors of such workers residing in a third-country deriving rights from the worker, shall receive, in relation to old-age, invalidity and death, statutory pensions based on the workers’ previous employment and acquired in accordance with the legislation set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, under the same conditions and at the same rates as the nationals of the Member States concerned;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 174 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) non-discriminatory access to the social security system of the place of work similar to other EU citizens working in this Member states under Regulation (EC) N° 883/2004;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 175 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2 – point c c (new)
(cc) entitlement to benefits which may be due in respect of any employment injury suffered, to compensation in lieu of any holiday entitlement acquired but not used and to reimbursement of social security contributions which have not given and do not give rise to rights under national laws or regulation or international arrangement, when moving to a third country;
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Third-country nationals who have been granted an intra-corporate transferee permit in a first Member State, who fulfil the criteria for admission as set out in Article 5 and who apply for an intra-corporate transferee permit in another Member State shall be allowed to work in any other entity established in that Member State and belonging to the same group of undertakings and at the sites of clients of that host entity if the conditions set out in Article 13(4) are fulfilled and admission criteria according to Articles 5 and 14 are checked by all permitting Member States, on the basis of the residence permit issued by the first Member State and the additional document provided for in Article 11(4), provided that:
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 187 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the applicant has submitted to the competent authority of the other Member State, before his or her transfer to that Member State, the documents referred to in Article 5(1) (2) and (3) relating to the transfer to that Member State and the conditions have been checked to be compatible with the conditions in another Member State and has provided evidence of such submission to the first Member State.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 188 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the principle of equal treatment at the place of work is not violated.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2010/0209(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The host Member State’s principle stating that the conditions at the place of work need to be respected must be safeguarded also in the context of mobility of Intra-corporate transferees between Member States.
2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 222 #

2010/0115(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote productivity and employability through an adequate supply of knowledge and skills to match current and future demand in the labour market. The necessary shift towards a more sustainable economy will need a permanent skill development. Member States must therefore adapt their training systems to ensure that the workforce can adjust their skills to the labour-market needs of a sustainable economy founded on competence-based training concepts. Quality initial education and attractive vocational training must be complemented with effective incentives for lifelong learning, second-chance opportunities, ensuring every adult the chance to move one step up in their qualification, and by targeted migration and integration policies. Member States should develop systems for recognising acquired competencies, remove barriers to occupational and geographical mobility of workers, promote the acquisition of transversal competences and creativity, and focus their efforts particularly on supporting those with low skills and increasing the employability of older workers, while at the same time enhance the training, skills and experience of highly skilled workers, including researchers.
2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 235 #

2010/0115(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Models of sharing the responsibility for ongoing skill development between the state, employers and employees need to be developed. In cooperation with social partners and business, Member States should improve access to training, strengthen education and career guidance combined with systematic information on new job openings and opportunities, promotion of entrepreneurship and enhanced anticipation of skill needs. Creating the conditions for women and girls to enter into sectors where women are heavily under-represented and to combat stereotypes that still dominate these professions is key in ensuring both gender equality and labour market supply. Investment in human resource development, up-skilling and participation in lifelong learning schemes should be promoted through joint financial contributions from governments, individuals and employers. National budgets and the EU budget including the European Social Fund and the European Globalisation Fund should be coordinated and geared to prepare the workforce for a sustainable economy. To support young people and in particular those not in employment, education or training, Member States in cooperation with the social partners, should enact schemes to help recent graduates find initial employment or further education and training opportunities, including apprenticeships, and intervene rapidly when young people become unemployed. Regular monitoring of the performance of up-skilling and anticipation policies should help identify areas for improvement and increase the responsiveness of education and training systems to labour market needs. EU funds should be fully mobilised by Member States to support these objectives.
2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 251 #

2010/0115(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 8 a (new)
Guideline 8a: Sustainable job creation and a strategy for sustainable, green jobs In order to achieve a smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive economy the EU needs a green jobs strategy that delivers on skills, workplace adaptation and transformation of society. Such a strategy should include smart investment to create new green jobs; incentives to transform existing jobs into green jobs; investment in training and lifelong learning to support workers in developing and enable workers to move into new jobs where necessary; a framework agreement on transition security, including the right to training and sufficient social security in times of job transition; an agreement between social partners on the right to lifelong learning and training in the workplace; and support for the adaption of skills and workplace organisation across the board; Member States and the EU should focus their job creation efforts on supporting transition for enterprises and workers of outgoing areas of industry to workplaces in sectors where new and sustainable jobs are being created; creating support infrastructure for new areas of the economy that have the potential of creating sustainable jobs; investment in training, innovation and research especially for SMEs as major labour market drivers; strengthening the job potential of Services of General interest, linking the job creation goal with the positive active inclusion aspects; aligning public investment towards sustainable quality work
2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 258 #

2010/0115(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 9 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure access to quality education and training for all and to improve educational outcomes, Member States should invest efficiently in education and training systems notably to raise the skill level of the EU's workforce, allowing it to meet the rapidly changing needs of modern labour markets. Action should cover all sectors (from early childhood education and schools through to higher education, vocational education and training, as well as adult training) taking also into account learning in informal and non-formal contexts. Reforms should aim to ensure the acquisition of the key competencies that every individual needs for success in a green and knowledge- based economy, notably in terms of employability, further learning, or ICT skills. In this context, the sustainable dimension should not be restricted to training in environment-related jobs, but needs to be incorporated into all training programmes and at all levels of education and made a prerequisite for funding. The Member States and the social partners should confront the responsibilities of preventive transformation management together. Steps should be taken to ensure learning mobility of young people and teachers becomes the norm. Member States should improve the openness and relevance of education and training systems, particularly by implementing national qualification frameworks enabling flexible learning pathways and by developing partnerships between the worlds of education/training and work. The teaching profession should be made more attractive. Higher education should become more open to non-traditional learners and participation in tertiary or equivalent education should be increased. With a view to reducing the number of young people not in employment, education, or training, Member States should take all necessary steps to prevent early school leaving.
2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2010/0115(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Member States" efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting decent working and living conditions, full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health carein the social, employment, health and housing fields. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people's lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare thus providing social cohesion whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, migrants, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable. Member States should guarantee high minimum standards for job quality so as to eradicate poverty among employed people.
2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need for an integrated multi-level governance approach to specific policies in the EU; stresses that a functional multi-level governance system is a precondition for settdefining and implementing earmarking objectives efficientlyputting into practice efficiently the relationship between cohesion policy and support for R&D;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that, through the earmarking provisions for 2007-2013, cohesion policy is better geared to create synergies with research and innovation policiein its objectives, cohesion policy encourages the relationship between R&D and regional economic policy and thereby makes an essential contribution to innovative regions, and at the same time the territorial dimension has become increasingly important in FP7 and CIP; calls for consideraton all regions to be given to a tightened earmarking mechanism with a stronger thematic focus allowing for appropriate policy responses to the new challengeslearn from the good examples set by innovative regions and to place greater thematic emphasis on R&D;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to promote and apply successful models in the knowledge triangle, in the relations between enterprises, research centres, universities and public authorities; highlights the potential of regional clusters in mobilising regional competitiveness and welcomes the inclusion of cluster development in both CIP and FP7 (Regions of Knowledge action in FP7); notes that knowledge exchange in regional clusters can also be facilitated by structural funds; emphasises that such clusters represent a major opportunity for disadvantaged regions in particular;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the emphasis in the draft EU 2020 strategy on the interdependence between policies, the importance of policy integration and the need for better synergies and stronger partnership in the design and delivery of public policies; calls for consideration to be given to the need expressed by regions for a more comprehensive framework in the three policy areas and for territorial cohesion to play a special role in this regard;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that a strong and well- financed EU regional policy which benefits all EU regions is a precondition for delivering the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy, as well as for achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that territorial cohesion has a horizontal, multi-sectoral character and therefore Union policies have to contribute to its achievementenhancing it by incorporating the urban dimension, given that 80% of Europe’s population lives in towns, which is also where the greatest social disparities are to be found; reiterates that this concept is not limited to the effects of regional policy, but also focuses on coordination with other Union policies;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need for place-based policies and considers that regions should pursue smart and green specialisation by, particularly in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as defining a few innovation priorities based on the EU objectives and on their needs, and concentrate earmarked EU resources on these identified prioritiesthat this area must therefore also remain an objective of EU regional policy in future;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need for place-based policies and considers that regions should pursue smart and green specialisation by defining a few innovation priorities, in particular in the energy efficiency and renewable energies field, based on the EU objectives and on their needs, and concentrate earmarked EU resources on these identified priorities;
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2009/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that both shared and centralised management require specific rules, underlines, however, the need to harmonise the rules governing different instruments; calls on the Commission to explore possibilities to that end, without prejudice to competences of Member States and regions under shared management;deleted
2010/03/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that when the partnership principle has been applied in the Lisbon Strategy, it has increased the sense of ownership of the objectives by the local and regional authorities, as well as by the economic and social stakeholders, and ensured higher sustainability of the interventions; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the partnership principle in the Member States more effectively;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends enhancing synergies between National Strategic Reference Frameworks and the National Reform Programmes through stronger and regular dialogue fostered at all levels, including the Community level, amongbetween administrations responsible for the cohesion policy and the Lisbon Strategy and the thematically relevant partners;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission proposal on the future EU2020 strategy; stresses the long-term nature of this strategy that aims to create framework conditions for stable growth in Europe, and agrees with the priorities identifiedmake the transition to a sustainable economy now by decoupling economic growth from the consumption of resources and energy;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the new strategy should encompass, beyond GDP, a set of indicators for wellbeing, as well as indicators taking into account broad economic externalities and environmental pressure, and that these indicators should be defined, adopted and assessed through democratic and innovative procedures;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Appreciates that the social dimension is taken into account in the proposal, but regrets that it still does not have a central role in the strategy; stresses that the recent crisis has demonstrated that no strategy for growth can neglect the objectives of social protection, access to services, the fight against poverty and social exclusion and the creation of quality jobs are of fundamental importance for the social cohesion of Europe and must consequently be assigned higher priority in the EU2020 Strategy;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 48 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the call for more sustainable, smart jobs, but acknowledges that a new economic model might lead to an uneven distribution of costs and benefits among individual Member States and regions, and thus may require action at Union level to prevent this happening; calls on the Commission to draw up a European strategy for green jobs in order to tap the valuable employment potential of a sustainable economy in disadvantaged regions and regions affected by the crisis;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that education, training, research and innovation are key instruments to fostefor the development of the EU and can make it more competitive in the face of global challenges; is convinced that education and training are the fundamental precondition for achieving these ends; is of the opinion that there must be regular investment in these fields and that innovation in particular should be measured by its results;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that the territorial dimension of the Lisbon Treaty will only be fulfilled once it has been ensured that people in disadvantaged regions likewise have access to high-quality basic amenities in the fields of transport infrastructure, telecommunications and energy (including networks) at acceptable prices;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 59 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that infrastructural deficiencies still vary considerably across Europe, blocking its growth potential; believes that a true level playing field in transport, energy, telecommunications and IT infrastructure needs to be created, should be included in the strategy and continue to be a vital part of the cohesion policy;deleted
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 70 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for expenditure from the EU Structural Funds to be reviewed for its positive impact on the environment, sparing use of resources and energy efficiency in order to attain the objective of the EU2020 Strategy, namely a transition to a low-resource and environmentally benign economy;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that a stronger territorial dimension of the strategy, considering the specificities of the European regions, with the direct involvement of regional and local authorities and partners as referred to in the Regulation on the Structural Funds in the planning and implementation of the relevant programmes, will lead to a greater sense of ownership of its goals at all levels and ensure a better awareness of objectives and outputs on the ground;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 91 #

2009/2235(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Points out the key role of cities in achieving the EU2020 goals; urges that their experience and contribution be taken into account in implementing the EU2020 priorities, especially as regards climate andchange, social integration, demographic change and green investments;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies1, 1 OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13.
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas no link has been established between the ETI and the more regulated and binding issue of financial controls and auditing and the full compliance with EU environmental law,
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. having regard to the fact that the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is a pilot for future macro-regional strategies, such as the Danube Basin, the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, the Alps and the Atlantic Arc, and that the Strategy’s success will directly influence the way in which future strategies are implemented,
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the needEmphasises that it is a priority to create an effective and environmentally friendly transport and communication network (sea, - with a dominant role in the transport of goods - land and inland);
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the significant economic disproportion that exists in the Baltic Sea Region and in terms of innovation, and the necessity to increase the potential of highly developed areas and eliminate inequality in order to create a permanent area of common prosperity with a high level of competitiveness, which is crucial in the face of an aging population, and the necessity to eliminate inequality in order to create a permanent area of common prosperity;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 59 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that all actions regarding sector policies with a territorial dimension are of key importance to the Strategy’s success and the achievement of the ambitious goals of further micro-regional strategies, including the common agricultural policy, fisheries policy and industrial policy, as well as combining available funds intended for jointly defined goals in a given area; in this context a policy review should be carried out with regard to these new challenges and appropriate organisational structures put in place at EU level, and how they should relate with existing national and local structures;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of promoting the development of culture, education and research as well as encouraging the Member States to enter into close cooperation in these areas;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Guided by the principle of subsidiarity, under which the Union shall act if the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, and seeing the enormous potential for cooperation at local and regional level, underlines the considerable importance of creating an effective, multilevel structure for cooperation, that capitalises these new cooperation opportunities in these functional areas while respecting established local and regional institutions;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Awaits with great interest the analysis of the first results and experiences in connection with the implementation of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, which will lead to the development of new sources of payment and a method for financing macro-regional strategies and be an inspiration and example for further macro-regions, while stressing however that the development of macro regions is essentially a complementary measure that does not aim at substituting EU financing of individual local and regional programmes as the priority of interventions;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. For the benefit of future macro-regional strategies, draws attention to the need for the European Commission to resolve the issue of its own appropriate human and financial resources, in order, inter alia, to anticipate these strategies in the regions concerned on the basis of the territorial realities;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 102 #

2009/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the European Commission, the Member States and its own members to find answers to the questions of what nature macro-regional policies should take and how they should be programmed (separately or as part of cohesion policy) and timed, who should implement them and how, and with what sources of funding they should be financed, particularly in the context of the EU2020 Strategy, the EU budget review and the future cohesion policy;
2010/03/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Study on economically dependent work/parasubordinate (quasi-subordinate) work by Professor Adalberto Perulli, 2003,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas people working in this type of employment often face discrimination vis à vis their colleagues with traditional open-ended full-time contracts,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the financial and economic crisis mayhas lead to unstable labour markets and rising poverty and social exclusion, in particular for already vulnerable and disadvantaged workers,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the number of people living in in-work poverty is increasing, having reached 8% of the European workforce, and the number of low-wage earners currently is about 17%,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the unemployment rate within the EU 27 has risen to 10% (2009), which is the same level as that in the USA, and unemployment is unlikely to peak before the second half of 2010,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas, in the EU 27, 45% of all periods of unemployment last longer than one year, compared with about 10% in the USA,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas, within employment policies, equal opportunities for women and men, as well as non-discrimination principles, need to be actively promoted,
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the 2010 spring European Council for clear guidance and concrete measures towards safeguarding decent work and employment and creating sustainable job opportunities in the framework of an ambitious EU2020 Strategy;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the wide variety of labour traditions, contractual forms and business models existing in labour markets;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that the priorities for labour law reform, where it is needed, should focus on: urgent extension of the protection of workers in atypical forms of employment; clarification of the situation of dependent employment; action against undeclared work; the problem of outsourcing that leads to false self- employment as identified in the EP Perulli study (2003), and the facilitation of transitions between various situations of employment and unemployment;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages Member States towhich develop new modes of access to employment through the framing of new labour law provisions covering, for example, "distance working", "specified- purpose" contracts and "mission"’ contracts to always ensure equal treatment with workers with full-time standard contracts;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls upon the Member States to implement Directive 97/81/EC on part- time work and Directive 99/70/EC on fixed-term work;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that recurrence to atypical forms of employment should be a personal choice, and not an imposition dictated by increasing barriers to access the labour market or the lack of quality jobs available;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the adoption of Directive 2008/104/EC agency work and calls for its swift implementation;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Member States to develop active intervention policies giving workers, in particular women, who re- enter the labour market an entitlement to individual support during the period strictly necessary for them to become more employable through training and requalification; unemployed people should re-enter the labour market quickly even if their contracts are atypicalunder decent working and employment conditions including job protection, the most important consideration being to keep people in the labour market; under working conditions allowing them a decent life;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls upon the Union and the Member States to eradicate illicit employment and believes that implementation of flexicurity strategies can help in fighting illicit employment and in making "very atypical" forms of work less precarious;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that combating undeclared work should be accompanied by measures to create viable and sustainable employment alternatives, and to support people in accessing the open labour market;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to create high-quality jobs, including green jobs, and to ensure social cohesion; considers, therefore, that people are more likely to accept the efforts required of them if those efforts are perceived to be fair, to ensure equal treatment and to facilitate employment and social integration;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that flexicurity should be defined as combining flexibility and security on the labour market, so as to help increase both productivity and the quality of jobs by guaranteeing security, while allowing firms the flexibility needed to create jobs in response to the changing needs of the market; is of the opinion that flexibility and security requirements are not contradictory and are mutually reinforcing;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that flexicurity cannot function properly without strong social protection and support to re-enter the labour market, which are essential elements during transitions from education to employment, between jobs, and from employment to retirement;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that, especially in the context of the present economic situation, implementing flexicurity is even more necessarysocial partners will only support labour law and labour market reforms if they also aim at effectively reducing differentiated treatment between different types of contracts, recalls that application of flexibility principles requires ambitious structural reforms based on a solid consensus, and needs to be accompanied by increased protection mechanisms to avoid hardship;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that companies do not trust the labour market and regard it as unreliable in the context of the current economic crisis, and that they lack long- term vision;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 174 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls, in the context of modern work organisation, for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements ensuring equal treatment; nevertheless believes that employment contracts of an indefinite duration should stay the main form of employment, while bearing in mind that some people prefer atypical contracts, especially for students or young people who need a diversity of experienceunder the condition that they ensure equal treatment;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 183 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Firmly believes that, taking into account the different traditions in Member States, any form of employment should be accompanied by a core of rights, which should include: equal treatmentliving wages and the elimination of gender and ethnic pay gap; adequate social protection; non- discrimination and equal treatment while accessing and in employment,; workers" health and safety protection and provisions on working/rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action and access to training and career progression;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 187 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU and the Member States to step up their efforts to invest in skills and training to support sustainable employment; therefore calls upon the Member States to invest in people by vigorously implementing and financing lifelong learning strategies, and the recognition of non-formal skills and competencies, while respecting a lifecycle approach; also calls on Member States to introduce measures at national, regional and local level to guarantee that each young person leaving school has access to a job or to higher education or receives vocational training;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 192 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls upon the Member States to implement policies that enable people to balance flexible work and private and family life better, ensuring that the opening hours of childcare facilities are tailored to working hourthrough supporting measures such as maternity, paternity and parental leaves, flexible working time, and affordable, accessible childcare facilities;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls upon the Member States to reinforce activationsupport schemes, especially for the low-skilled, through pathway approaches, personalised advicecounselling, intensive (re-)training of workers, subsidised employment and start-up grants for the self-employed and businesses;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 217 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Is concerned however on the impact of the recent ECJ judgement Laval, Rüffert, Viking and Luxembourg on the freedom of association and the freedom to action to improve working conditions;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 220 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that the contribution of the European and national social partners and civil society organisations to achieving the EU2020 Strategy is particularly important with regard to reaching the employment targets and implementing the flexicurity agenda;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 222 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls upon the national social partners to overcome reservations against "outsiders" (employees withfor a directive to ensure equivalent rights to atypical wor "very atypical"kers to their full-time countracts) and to balanceerparts in particular including their rights and social-protection requirements with those of "insiders" to join a union;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls moreover on the European Commission to create a legal framework for transnational collective bargaining at either enterprise level or sectorial level, in order to support companies and sectors to handle challenges dealing with issues such as work organisation, employment, working conditions, training in order to give the social partners a basis for increasing their capacity to act at transnational level;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Believes that people involved in measures of labour market inclusion or measures to prepare them to (re-)enter the labour market as well as civil society organisations providing these services to them or representing them should be part of the design, implementation and delivery of policies affecting them;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2009/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that the involvement of the social partners and civil society organisations in policymaking and implementation varies widely across the Member States, but that generally the trend is towards the use of a wider mix of instruments to pursue policy objectives; believes that the quality of the social and institutional support which the social partners enjoy is probably the major determinant of the quality of their contribution;
2010/03/31
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the impact of climate change varies between sectors and European regions, particularly affecting mountain and coastal areas, the Mediterranean and Arctic regions. The repercussions of a global temperature rise will clearly be felt more acutely in those areas that are more dependent as the Commission study Regions 20201 has shown: Under the highest pressure of climate change are regions located in the South and East of Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta and Hungary, as well as most of Romania and southern parts of France), where more than one the forces of nature (such as glacial, coastal and mountainous areas) and by vulnerable populationird of the EU population are living (a total of 170 million people); points out that vulnerable populations are most affected and that the effects of climate change can lead to migration flows, with a danger that regional disparities will subsequently increase;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that during the current programming period 2007-2013 the Member States are only allocating 3 percent (9 billion Euro) of the total amount to funding measures for energy efficiency and renewable energies in the operational programmes, and that investments in the new Member States of 2.4 percent are even lower ; therefore takes the view that the share of funding for energy efficiency and renewable energies in the recovery-plan of 500 million Euro can only be a first step in the right direction;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that with intelligent energy policies actively promoting renewable energy sources, decentralised energy supply and energy efficiency in their territories, the regions not only contribute to fighting the effects of climate change, but also open up new economic opportunities and prospects for their citizens; therefore asks the Member States and the Commission to increase the EU fund allocations by launching an initiative that revises the operational programmes in order to include more climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in all the types of investments; asks Member States to ensure the systematic integration of energy saving and renewable technology measures in all projects and to restrict climate-damaging investments;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that only close cooperation at all levels of governance will enable the European Union to implement an adaptation strategy from 2013Recognises that local and regional authorities are critical when it comes to practical climate actions and that if genuinely empowered and resourced, they have the potential to take the lead on emission reductions to ensure that ambitious targets for the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions are met; therefore takes the view that only close cooperation at all levels of governance will enable the European Union to implement a strategy of transformation towards a low- carbon society and that integrated territorial climate plans are an indispensable tool to help to achieve this objective;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises, therefore, the need to ensure that the adaptation strategy isall European Union policies are integrated into, and are coherent with, all European Union policies the adaptation strategy; emphasises the key role played by local and regional authorities and the need for a bottom-up approach taking account of the differences between natural habitats in Europe, in full accordance with the subsidiarity principle, since it is convinced that local authorities will be better-equipped to find political solutions to their own needs;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it essential to pursue policies that make both public and private investment and certain administrative acts (such as planning permission and development plans) subject to a climate impact assessment, so as to block investment in unsustainable infrastructure; therefore urges the Commission to work as soon as possible together with the Member States and stakeholders on a set of guidelines to ensure that account is taken of climate change impacts when implementing the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of projects, the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Directives relating to programmes or spatial planning policies;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that, from the micro- climatic point of view, the further paving- over of land in densely populated areas and towns should be avoided;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that the fight against climate change can create new jobs and may serve as an opportunity to arrive at a sustainable growth modeldevelopment;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2009/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to ensure that the next financial perspective includes sufficient funding to implement effective climate change adaptation policies at all levels of governance, to revise the operational programmes, where necessary, until 2013 and to implement an adaptation strategy from 2013; asks the Commission to set up as a first step Guidelines which summarise measures and tools for a climate-friendly revision of the operational programmes, including best practice examples from the Member States;
2009/12/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission staff working document 'Regions 2020 - an assessment of future challenges for EU regions' (SEC(2008)2868),
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as is noted in the Commission working document 'Regions 2020', the consequences of climate change represent a particular burden for economic, social and territorial cohesion and negative impacts of climate change on EU regions cause immense long-term financial costs unless adequate countermeasures are immediately introduced to halt climate change and EU cohesion policy is concentrated on such countermeasures,
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for administrative burdens to be lessened for NGOs and the social economy and asks the Commission to address the problem whereby NGOs, local government and social economy projects experience great difficulty in finding the necessary levels of match funding in the present economic crisis;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States and the regions to guarantee that the partnership principle laid down in Article 11 of the General Regulation on the Structural Funds (Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006) is fully applied and that the requirement of full involvement of partners is complied with;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that measures, such as acceleration of payments, the use of lump sum payments and flat rates will stimulate the implementation of projects especially in infrastructure and the energy and environmental sectors; calls on the Member States and the regions to reinforce their sustainable development path and to invest in climate-friendly infrastructures and innovations;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 59 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that Commission and Member States are too hesitant in responding to the requirements for climate protection; Calls on the Commission to revise the Lisbon earmarking list by deleting categories that cause additional damage to the climate and by introducing further climate friendly categories in order to direct Member States to focus on low-carbon investment;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 60 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the proposal that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energies in the housing sector should be eligible for ERDF funding throughout the EU; urges the Member States and the regions to make comprehensive use of this new possibility and to adapt their operational programmes accordingly;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 62 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States and regions to scrutinise projects that will benefit from sped-up payments with regard to their climate relevance ('climate check') and to grant funds only to those projects that positively contribute to climate protection;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 73 #

2009/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to monitor the effects of the changes in the implementation of the Structural Funds particularly assessing compliance with the transparency requirements, and to take its observations into account in the mid-term review of the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion;
2009/02/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) financial engineering instruments for enterprises, primarily small and medium sized ones, such as venture capital funds, guarantee funds, micro-credit and loan funds;
2010/03/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Member State or managing authority shall ensure that an operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment retains the contribution from the Funds only if it does not, within fiveten years from its completion, undergo a substantial modification which is caused by a change in the nature of ownership of an item of infrastructure or the cessation of a productive activity and which affects the nature or the implementation conditions of the operation or gives to a firm or a public body an undue advantage.
2010/03/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States may reduce the time limits set out in the first subparagraph to threfive years in case of the maintenance of an investment or jobs created by SMEs.
2010/03/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Due to exceptional circumstances and given the serious and unprecedented impact of the current economic and financial crisis on the budgets of Member States, an additional pre-financing instalment for 2010 is needed for the Member States worst hit by the crisis in order to allow for regular cash flow and to facilitate payments to beneficiaries during programme implementation. Member States should provide timely publication of online information on major projects and projects between EUR 25 and 50 million as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before any Commission decision on their financing, including direct access to project documentation, such as the application, the feasibility study, the cost- benefit analysis, and the environmental impact assessment. The purpose of such a Commission webpage is to facilitate the submission of comments regarding such projects.
2010/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 39
As part of an operational programme or operational programmes, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may finance expenditure comprising a series of works, activities or services intended in itself to accomplish an indivisible task of a precise economic or technical nature, which has clearly identified goals and whose total cost exceeds EUR 50 million (25 million in the case of environmental projects or EUR 50 million in the case of other projects hereinafter “major projects”).”
2010/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 40 – introductory part
“The Member State or the managing authorities shall provide the Commission with the following information on major projects and projects between EUR 25 million and EUR 50 million:”
2010/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 23 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) financial engineering instruments for enterprises, primarily small and medium sized ones, such as venture capital funds, guarantee funds, micro-lending and loan funds;
2010/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 48 – paragraph 3
“3. During the programming period, Member States shall carry out evaluations linked to the monitoring of operational programmes in particular where that monitoring reveals a significant departure from the goals initially set. Where proposals are made for the revision of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 33, analysis shall be provided on the reasons for the revision, including any implementation difficulties, and the expected impact of the revision, including that on the strategy of the operational programme and on the EU’s climate targets. The results of evaluations or analyses shall be sent to the monitoring committee for the operational programme and to the Commission.”
2010/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2009/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Article 57 – paragraph 1
“1. The Member State or managing authority shall ensure that an operation comprising investment in infrastructure or productive investment retains the contribution from the Funds only if it does not, within five10 years from its completion, undergo a substantial modification which is caused by a change in the nature of ownership of an item of infrastructure or the cessation of a productive activity and which affects the nature or the implementation conditions of the operation or gives to a firm or a public body an undue advantage. Operations receiving contribution from the ESF shall be considered as not having retained the contribution only where they are subject to an obligation for maintenance of investment under the rules on state aid within the meaning of Article 87 of the Treaty and where they undergo a substantial modification caused by the cessation of productive activity within the period laid down in those rules. Member States may reduce the time limits set out in the first subparagraph to threfive years in case of the maintenance of an investment or jobs created by SMEs.”
2010/02/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
(3) The ongoing Community and national efforts need to be strengthened to increase the supply of micro-credits to a sufficient scale and within a reasonable time-frame so as to address the high demand of those who need it most in this period of crisis i.e. unemployed or vulnerable people, including the young who want to start or develop a micro enterprise including self- employment but do not have, and those who have no credit standing and no capital resources and therefore no access to credit.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) The Commission Communication "A Shared Commitment for Employment" underlined the need to offer a new chance to the unemployed and open the road to entrepreneurship for some of Europe’s most disadvantaged groups, including the young who have no credit standing and no capital resources and therefore no access to credit. In addition to existing instruments, specific action is needed to further strengthen economic and social cohesion by reinforcing activities undertaken by the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund and other international financial institutions without prejudice to the activities of the Member States. The Commission therefore announced a proposal for a new EU microfinance facility to deepen the outreach of microfinance to particular at- risk groups and to further support the development of entrepreneurship, the social and solidarity economy and micro- enterprises.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) Using Community resources is appropriate and responds to the Resolution of the European Parliament of March 2009. Further, a single pan-EU facility would concentrate leverage from international financial institutions and avoid a dispersed approach thus increasing micro-finance supply in all Member States. In order to capitalise on the experience of international financial institutions and in particular the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund the Progress Microfinance Facility would be established on the basis of joint management.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to ensure that the Facility fulfils its mandate, criteria set out in this Decision concerning the objectives of the Facility and the eligible actions and beneficiaries need to be considered on an equal level to predetermined financial criteria.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
(6) The actions financed by the Facility should be coherent and compatible with the other Community policies and comply with the provisions of the Treaty and of acts adopted under it. The activities of the Facility should be complementary to other Community interventions, in particular the CIP financial instruments, JASMINE, EAFRD, ERDF and the European Social Fund.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) The actions financed by the Facility should be accompanied with mentoring and training programmes in order to maximise the chances of creating viable and competitive micro-enterprises. For this purpose a clear part of the budget needs to be assigned to such measures.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their job or have difficulties entering or re- entering the labour market and want to start their own micro-enterprise, including self- employment;
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) disadvantaged persons, including the young, who are facing the threat of social exclusion and do not have credit standing and have no capital resources or who want to start or further develop their own micro-enterprise, including self- employment;
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) micro-enterprises in the social and solidarity economy which employ persons who have lost their job or which employ disadvantaged persons, including the young.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The financial contribution from the Community budget for the Facility for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013 shall be EUR 1050 million, with EUR 15 million foreseen for supporting measures such as training and capacity-building.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The financial contribution shall cover the full cost of the Facility, including management fees for international financial institutions referred to in Article 5(2) managing the Community contribution as well as any other eligible costsall eligible costs of the Facility.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) support measures, such as communication activities, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation which are directly necessary for the effective and efficient implementation of this Decision and for the achievement of its objectives.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Facility shall be open to public and private bodies established in the Member States which provide microfinance to persons and micro-enterprises in the Member States, as well as credit unions.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The public and private bodies established in the Member States which provide access to the Facility shall develop further guidance on the eligibility of final beneficiaries and shall closely cooperate with organisations which provide mentoring and training programmes for final beneficiaries in order to create viable and competitive micro-enterprises. These bodies should include civil society organisations working with target groups referred to in Article 2.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. To implement the actions referred to in Article 4(1), except for the support measures referred to in point (d) of Article 4(1), the Commission shall conclude agreements with international financial institutions,selected public and private providers of microfinance referred to in paArticular with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), in accordance with Article 53d of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 and Article 43 of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002. These agreements shall contain detailed provisions for the implementation of the tasks entrusted to them, including the necessity to ensure additionality with national schele 4 (2) that lay down their obligations to use the resources made available from the Facility in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 2 and to provide information for the establishment of the annual reports referred to in Article 8(1). These agreements between the Commission and microfinance providers shall contain detailed provisions for the implementation of the tasks entrusted to them, including the necessity to ensure additionality and coordination with existing European and national financial instruments, relevant social support measures and regional and local programmes.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Proceeds, including dividends and reimbursements, received by the international financial institutions referred to in paragraph 2 mayust be re-invested by them into actions referred to under Article 4(1) (a), (b) and (c) for a period of 6 years after the starting date of the Facility. Upon closure of the Facility, the remaining balance due to the European Communities shall be repaid to the general budget of the European Communities.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The international financial institutions referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall conclude written agreements with the public and private providers of microfinance referred to in Article 4 (2) laying down their obligations to use the resources made available from the Facility in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 2 and to provide information for the establishment of the annual reports referred to in Article 8 (1)microfinance providers shall be selected on the basis of predetermined financial criteria and on the basis of criteria relating to Articles 2 and 4 of this Decisions, concerning the objectives of the Facility and the eligible actions and beneficiaries.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall preceive annual implementation reports from the international financial institutionsent to the European Parliament and the Council annual implementation reports referred to in Article 5(2) setting out the supported activities in terms of financial implementation, distribution of funding with regard to sectors and type of beneficiaries, applications submitaccepted or rejected, contracts concluded, actions funded, results and, where possible, impact.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2009/0096(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. On the basis of that annual report the Commission shall, if necessary, adapt the Decision in order to ensure that it meets the objectives defined in Article 2.
2009/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission's approach that one of the ways of reacting to the economic crisis should be by means of increased sustainable public investment; emphatically shares its view that green investments and investments in green technologies and jobs are the best means not only to deal with the immediate crisis but also to ensure that we embark on a sustainable development path and adapt our economies to the demands of climate protection (low-carbon economies);
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Takes the view that the Structural Funds are in principle a good framework for public investments because the Structural Fund regulations, with their obligations of strict compliance with Community legislation on the environment and climate protection, of transparency and of the involvement of partners, provide a comparable standard in all regions for investments under the Structural Funds;
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the fact that the Structural Funds are powerful tools, designed to help regions in their economic and soci, social and environmental restructuring and thus to implement the actions under the Plan's four priority areas in order to boost the economy, and endorses their use, rather than precipitating the invention of new economic tools; notes that these actions complement those undertaken at the national level.
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the requirements of Community law, and particularly of Community legislation on the environment and on climate protection, are adhered to in full despite possible new procedures for simplifying and accelerating Structural Fund implementation;
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States and the regions to guarantee that the partnership principle laid down in Article 16 of the General Regulation on the Structural Funds is fully applied and that the requirement of full involvement of partners is complied with;
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that measures, such as acceleration of payments, the use of lump sum payments and flat rates will stimulate the implementation of projects especially in infrastructure and the energy and environmental sectors.; calls on the Member States and the regions to reinforce their sustainable development path and to invest in climate-friendly infrastructures and innovations;
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the proposal that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energies in the housing sector should be eligible for ERDF funding throughout the EU; urges the Member States and the regions to make comprehensive use of this new possibility and to adapt their operational programmes accordingly;
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that some alternative financing instruments or models, including public-private partnerships, are having difficulty in proceeding with planned projects because of the crisis in financial markets; takes the view that conventional project funding through the Structural Funds is the safest and at the same time the most democratic way of making public investments;
2020/08/01
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
- having regard to the Commission Communication on ‘Strengthening the local dimension of the European Employment Strategy’ (COM(2001)0629) and tohe Commission Communication on ‘Acting Locally for Employment: A Local Dimension for the European Employment Strategy’ (COM(2000)0196), as well as Parliament’s resolution of 4 July 2002 on strengthening the local dimension of the European Employment Strategy1,
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the social economy is a central instrument in the context of social inclusion and whereas decent employment, training and reinsertion should be linked to it,
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the Commission has repeatedly recognised the concept of the social economy; stresses that, over and above recognising the concept, the Commission must change its behaviour and respect the special needs of the social economy in all its fields of activity; stresses that the social economy serves to transpose into action and implement fundamental rights, and calls for this action to be protected against interventions in the framework of competition policy; stresses in this connection the significance of the Monti package, which lays down the regulatory framework for State aid;
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that there is a need for the recognition of European statutes for associations, mutual societies and foundations to ensure that social economy enterprises receive equal treatment in the internal market’s regulations; notescriticises the fact that the Commission has withdrawn the two proposals on Statutes for a European association1 and a European mutual society2;
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that employers in the social economy are significant agents of reinsertion, and welcomes their efforts to create and maintain high-quality, good, stable jobs and to invest in workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and strengthen the social economy in its role as a good employer and to respect its special status;
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the fact that part of the social economy enterprises are micro- enterprises and small businesses that may lack the necessary resources to operate in the internal market and participate in national and European programmes, and proposes that resources be put in placeargeted support and instruments to enable them to improve their contribution to the Union’s sustainable economic growth;
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2008/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the features of the social economy (aims, values and working methods) are taken into account when devising European policies, by ensuring there is; asks that, when the social economy is affected, impact assessments are carried out and the interests of the social economy are respected and given priority; calls for better coordination between policies and the directorates- general in charge of those policies, particularly the Directorate- General for Enterprise and Industry and the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities;
2008/11/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas subcontracting may also be carried out by pure manpower firms that sometimes operate as so-called letterbox companies, whichand whereas in many cases only a single contract is awarded or workers are hired only for that specific purpose; whereas this highlights the nature of the construction industry as a sector of rapidly changing, often fixed term employment relationships where the position of workers is often precarious,
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the construction sector has been especially vulnerable to abuses in its often complicated subcontracting chains, but whereas in other service sectors as well subcontracting chains are becoming a much more frequent phenomenon, giving rise to wage undercutting,
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the basic principle of equal pay for equal work in the same place applies to all employees, regardless of their status and the nature of their contracts;
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its invitation to the Commission to put forward a proposal on social labelling, based on criteria such as compliance with core labour standards, social rights, employee training and equal treatment; calls for compliance with the standards and the granting of the rights referred to above to be made compulsory for principal contractors awarded public contracts; calls on the Commission to take measures under procurement law to foster and strengthen the use of a social label of this kind in connection with the award of public contracts;
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that the Commission in particular has a responsibility in this area and calls on it to make the criteria central to corporate social responsibility, such as compliance with key labour standards, social rights, further training for workers and equal treatment, components of the code of conduct which it is drawing up in connection with the implementation of the services directive under the title 'Quality of services - the role of the European Code of Conduct';
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the Commission's proposal for a Directive providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, in which the Commission introduces the idea of joint and several liability into Community legislation; welcomes the fact that in so doing the Commission has shown that joint and several liability as a European rule is a suitable instrument to guarantee that all subcontractors assume their corporate responsibility in respect of employees' rights;
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2008/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that all measures which inform employees about their rights and support them in the exercise of those rights make a vital contribution to fostering corporate social responsibility; calls on the Member States to ensure, as a matter of principle, that employees are informed of their rights; in that connection, regards the social partners as having a particular responsibility;
2008/12/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the current financial crisis will have consequences for the European economy in terms of restructuring, mergers and relocations of undertakings at European level, and whereas, both in such cases and in connection with takeovers by financial investors, such as hedge funds and private equity funds, the procedures for informing and consulting employees must be implemented in full,
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the aim of Directive 2002/14/EC was to establish a general framework for informing and consulting employees about their undertaking’s future and for consulting them effectively in anticipation of its economic developments,
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that some Member States have not taken ‘atypical’ employees (part-time workers, temporary workers, trainees, apprentices and workers in assisted employment), into account in their measures for the transposition of Directive 2002/14/EC, and calls onfor them to do so actual number of employees – regardless of age or type of employment contract – always to be used when calculating workforce size thresholds;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point (a)
(a) rule out any condition based on an employee’s length of service, age or type of employment contract when calculating workforce size thresholds of the undertaking or establishment which have implications for the applicability of rules on informing and consulting employees,
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) define precisely the term ‘information’, in such a way that the employer is not allowed complete freedom to interpret it, and in line with the spirit of Directive 2002/14/EC, i.e. by permitting employees’ representatives to examine the subject matter and not simply to acquaint themselves with it; operational decisions which have an immediate impact on the workforce must not be implemented until the information procedure has been completed,
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point (d)
(d) make the provision of information a prelude to consultation, which must take place in good timedo away with the derogation from Directive 2002/14/EC laid down in Article 3(3), since it is not consistent with the social rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point (e a) (new)
(ea) involve also those trade unions active in the establishment in measures to support the social dialogue;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that regulatory action by the Community is necessary and calls on the Commission to propose a full review of Directive 94/95/EC to Parliament and the Council at the latest during the next parliamentary term;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to take, as soon as possible, measures to ensure the proper transposition of Directive 2002/14/EC by the Member States and, if necessary, to initiate Treaty infringement proceedings;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission, further, to ensure that in the event of mergers and takeovers and takeovers by financial investors, such as hedge funds and private equity funds, the Member States enforce national and Community rules on the information and consultation of employees in connection with decisions on mergers and takeovers; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in this broad interpretation of the scope of the directive;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2008/2246(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to initiate a process with a view to improving in future the European directive on workers’ codetermination rights in connection with staff-related and social matters;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2008/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the regions to be the most appropriate centres for promoting the European ideal and local and regional authorities and NGOs to be the most competent bodies for promoting dialogue with citizens since they observe their daily lives at close range; expresses its satisfaction in that regard that the EU has taken measures to decentralise communication policy;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the involvement of partners, as laid out in Article 16 of the General Regulation on the Structural Funds, makes a particular contribution to the local and regional communication of cohesion policy and bringing it closer to citizens; agrees with the Commission’s assessment that capacity-building is indispensable in such participatory procedures; calls on the Member States and regions to exploit the opportunities for financing afforded by the ESF for education and training for partners;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. SupportsTakes note of the efforts of the Committee of the Regions to strengthen consultation at regional level and to include regional networks and key local and regional players in that process in order to encourage debate at grass-roots level;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2008/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes the creation of a two-way communication system between top and bottom with frequent, small-scale campaigns of a local and regional nature by the EU, with the assistance of the regional mediapartners and media, including those media which use regional and minority languages, and the active participation of civil society, NGOs, chambers of commerce, trade union and professionand economic, social and environmental organisations;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, according to Article 158 of the Treaty, in order to strengthen its economic and social cohesion, the Community aims at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, including rural areas,
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas translating these priorities into operational programmes should enable regions to face the challenges of globalisation, sustainable development, structural, demographic and climate change and to strengthen sustainable development,
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas sustainability, equality between men and women and the prevention of discrimination on the basis of gender, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, good governance and application of the partnership principle, together with a strong institutional and administrative capacity, are essential to the successful implementation of cohesion policy,
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the principles of sustainability, equality of opportunity and non-discrimination, as well as partnership, have been insufficiently applied and documented in many National Strategic Reference Frameworks and Operational Programmes; is critical of the fact that the Commission has nonetheless approved Operational Programmes with such deficits and has not insisted on improvements by Member States or regions;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. AppreciatesTakes note of the efforts made by the national authorities to ensure that the average allocation of expenditure for the achievement of the Lisbon agenda constitutes 65% of the available funds in the convergence regions and 82% in the regional competitiveness and employment regions, which is in fact more than was initially requested; challenges however, whether the Lisbon earmarking contributes to reducing regional disparities;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that, of all the Structural Fund resources earmarked for transport (approx. € 82 bn), only about 31% (approx. € 24 bn) is allocated to rail transport; regards this share as too small to meet the challenges of environmental protection and combating climate change; recalls that, in its resolution on the First Railway Package, the European Parliament called for a share of at least 40% for rail transport;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that measures aimed at protecting the environment, combating climate change and promoting energy efficiency should be incorpobetter integrated into all operational programmes and appreciates the commitments made byurges Member States in order address these issues, by allocating approximately one third of the total cohesion policy budget to themto ensure that these are fully integrated in project development, appraisal, implementation and monitoring; considers however that the specific allocations for combating climate change and promoting energy efficiency and renewable energies are insufficient to meet real needs; therefore urges Member States and regions to revise their Operational Programmes accordingly;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that there is a substantial difference between the way EU-15 and EU-12 Member States allocated resources for this field and recognises the need of the new Member States to devote significantly more resources to achieving the EU's average environmental protection level, which, climate and biodiversity objectives as laid down isn the minimum required to ensure sustainable developmentCommunity acquis;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that in time of economic crisis Member States should capitalize on the notion of achieving synergies between environmental protection and job creation stipulated in the Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion and allocate more resources into projects that promote green economy, green jobs and green innovation;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are key elements of the legitimacy of operational programmes, their transparency, and their effectiveness during the programming phase and especially during the implementing process; welcomes, therefore, the efforts made by all Member States, in accordance with their specific institutional frameworks and traditions, to strengthen the partnership principle in their programmes for the current period, in accordance with Article 11 of the General Regulation on the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund; recommends especially to the new Members States which have little experience in building up effective partnerships to consistently reinforce the partnership and transparency principle while implementing the operational programmes;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Regrets the inadequate assessment of the application of the partnership principle and the lack of attention devoted by the Commission to assessing whether Member States and regions have complied with their obligations in this respect; considers that the submission of guidelines on the application of the partnership principle would provide a necessary frame of reference both for the administrative authorities and for the Commission; calls on the Commission once again, therefore, in view of the urgency of the matter due to the ongoing monitoring and the adjustment phases of Operational Programmes, to submit these guidelines immediately and provide the Member States and regions with the necessary support in implementing them;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2008/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Misses an assessment of the coordination and complementarity of Structural Fund programmes with rural development programmes; notes that experience on the ground indicates that synergies between the two programmes are not being exploited sufficiently;
2009/01/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission staff working document Regions 2020 - an assessment of future challenges for EU regions (SEC(2008)2868),
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the French Council Presidency put forward a proposal for the definition of territorial cohesion during the informal meeting of the Council of Ministers in Marseille on 26 November 2008;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Gothenburg strategy for sustainable development is particularly suited to fostering the link between economic efficiency, social cohesion and ecological balance;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, as is noted in the Commission working document ‘Regions 2020’, the three interconnected crises of climate change, demographic change and the financial sector, combined with the risk of poverty and unemployment, represent a particular problem for economic, social and territorial cohesion and the Commission does not give adequate consideration to the results of this analysis either in its Fifth Progress Report or in its Green Paper, in particular with regard to the negative, long-term effects of climate change on European regions and the pressing requirement to reorient European structural policy in order to curb climate change;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the Commission has not presented any analysis of the existing cohesion policy as regards its impact on geographical concentration or equalisation processes or on the negative effects of climate change and demographic change in certain regions; calls on the Commission to incorporate the findings from its working document ‘Regions 2020’ in the next interim report on the Cohesion Report in connection with the description of economic, social and territorial cohesion and, in so doing, to undertake a critical analysis of the effects of European policies, as well as of incorrect prioritisation and errors made in the deployment of the Structural Funds;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Shares the view expressed in the contributions to the public consultation that the aim of cohesion can be achieved only if the policy is concentrated on the less-favoured regions; observes, however, that the analyses in the working document ‘Regions 2020’ indicate that the parameters for less-favoured areas must be redefined;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that the view expressed in its above-mentioned resolution of 21 February 2008 includes the rejection of any attempt for re-nationalisation and the commitment to a single Community policy, which should also be in a position to address common challenges like globalisation and poverty, climate and demographic change, migration, energy efficiency; the strong belief that this policy should cover all EU regions, by representing an added value for everyone; the need to set priorities in the spending of EU structural policies and actions and the endorsement of the "earmarking" exercise; as well as the need for synergies on the ground and an integrated approach between the different sectoral policies in order to achieve the optimal result for growth and development on the ground;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Renews its call on the Commission made in the abovementioned resolution of 21 February 2008 regarding a critical evaluation of earmarking; points out that earmarking can be maintained only if it is geared to the pressing challenges of climate change and reinforces the synergies with new employment opportunities in green sectors of the economy;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 38 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Strongly rejects the Commission’s conclusion that support for the low-wage sector and the unilateral focus on industrial development in convergence regions could help to reduce regional disparities in development; stresses that the disparity between winning and losing regions which is thus reinforced is not consistent with the principles of cohesion policy; considers that regions must define their development priorities themselves and link sustainable development above all with the competences existing at regional level;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 49 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly wWelcomes the adoption of the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion by the European Commission, which responds to a long-standing demand of the European Parliament; fully endorses the decision to proceed with the analysis of “territorial cohesion”, which has long been at the forefront of any debate on regional policy, despite the fact that the Lisbon Treaty has not yet been ratified;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Green Paper lacks ambition to the extent that it does not provide for a clear definition ofand objective for territorial cohesion, and does not, therefore, advance significantly the understanding of this new concept; regrets, moreover, that the Green Paper does not explain how territorial cohesion will be integrated in the existing framework of cohesion policy and be made operational for the next programming period;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 57 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the analysis contained in the Green PaperObserves that the Green Paper contains an analysis which defines three key concepts that should be central to the development of territorial cohesion: concentration, connection and cooperation; considers that these concepts can providecontribute to the solution to some basic obstacles that hinder the harmonious development of the Unionbalanced and sustainable development desired by the Union in Article 2 of the Treaty, like the negative effects associated with the concentration of economic activity, the inequalities in terms of access to markets and services that result from distance, and the divisions that are imposed by boundaries between Member States but also regions; points out that the potential for the independent development of regions as a contribution towards cohesion is not be highlighted in the Green Paper;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. ARegreets with the approach of not including any references tothat no basic statement was included on the possible budgetary and financial implications of territorial cohesion in the Green Paper and the public debate; consi, since, in orders that such an analysis would be premature until the concept itself is clearly defined and understood by all stakeholders; suggests that these considerations should be made in the framework of the next financial perspectiveso guarantee territorial cohesion in the Union and to give each region a chance of equal development, it is necessary, on the one hand, for all the Member States to be willing to contribute financially and, on the other, to hold a discussion on how the European Structural Funds should be used in an effective and sustainable manner; suggests that the Commission includes this in its White Paper;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Endorses the position of the Green Paper that territorial cohesion is about ensuring the harmoniousbalanced and sustainable development of places with different characteristics and specificities, and about making sure that their citizens are able to make the most of inherent features of different territorie and the polycentric development of the Union as a whole, and about making sure that their citizens are able to develop the potentials of different territories on a sustainable basis in accordance with their needs; places emphasis on the fact that territorial cohesion is a horizontal concept that underpins the development of the Union as a whole by turning diversity into an asset of all its regions; strongly believes that territorial cohesion should prevent the prospect of an asymmetric Union;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that territorial cohesion can be defined in terms of three dimensions: - equalisation of territorial imbalances through structural assistance and development of endogenous regional potential, - horizontal and vertical integration of specialist policies with relevance to regional planning, - partnership between public, private and civil-society actors in their regional planning cooperation;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes the proposal for a definition put forward by the French Council Presidency; reaffirms its objective that citizens must be offered equal opportunities for development and quality of life and undertakings must be offered fair prospects for development based on their specific geographic competences;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that territorial cohesion is a distinct concept that should provide tangible added value tofacilitate the sustainable development of EU territories, where the economic and, social cohesion; stresses that the three component pand environmental goals are the pillarts of cohesion (economic, social anda single integrated concept, and that therritorial) should be complementary and mutually reinforcing, albeit maintaining theire should therefore be no hierarchy nor “trade off” between these objectives; stresses that, in the light of the debate own separate mission in a single integrthe future of cohesion policy, territorial cohesion should also take account of climated concept; considers, therefore, that there should be no hierarchy between these objectivhange objectives and therefore stimulate carbon free and resource efficient development patterns in EU territories;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasizes that one of the main objectives of territorial cohesion is to ensure that progress and growth generated in one specific territory should provide benefits for the whole region and across the EU territory; considers, in this respect, that excellence centres and clusters of research and innovation are vital to economic success, scientific discovery, technological innovation and jobs and that more interaction and knowledge transfer should be stimulated between those centres and their surroundingcitizens and local economic actors have equal access to services of general interest and equal prospects for development, irrespective of the area in which they are resident (Article 16 of the Treaty); calls for the environment for the performance of those functions to be adapted to local needs and local actors and for their adaptability to be improved; calls on the Commission to examine whether unilateral support for so-called clusters or broad-based support for small and medium-sized enterprises is of fundamental importance for the economic success of regions;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 95 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the single market's vital contribution toat liberalisation of the single market can also have negative side- effects on economic, social and territorial cohesion; stresses the importance of public services in relation to sustainable economic and social development as well as the need for socially and regionally equitable access to services of general interest; takes the view that in light of the subsidiarity principle and of EU competition law, responsibility for defining, organising, financing and monitoring services of general interest should rest with the national, regional and local authorities; considers however that a reflection on the fairan appropriate standard which guarantees equal access for citizens to services should be included in the debate on the territorial cohesion;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 101 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Green Paper acknowledges the particular development challenges of regions with specific geographical features, such as mountainous regions, island regions and sparsely populated regions; also notes that border regions face specific policy challenges in terms of accessibility, quality and efficiency; rejects the view that territorial cohesion should be a policy exclusively dedicated to address; considers that arbitrarily selected geographical factors without any socioeconomic link should not be used in cohesion policy and cannot ing the problems of those regions; considers, however, that special consideration should be given to the development of those regions in order to offset their handicaps and enable them to effectively contribute to the harmonious development of the Union as a wholmselves constitute a suitable criterion for the eligibility of regions for assistance;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 147 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to elaborate, in the context of territorial cohesion, additional qualitative indicators with the purpose of better designing and implementing the corresponding policies on the ground, taking into account the different territorial specificities and safeguarding natural resources; underlines, however, that the GDP remains the only eligibility criterion for receiving financial assistance from the Structural Fundcentral criterion for defining assisted areas; reiterates its call to examine which additional criteria should be used to describe the situation of the regions;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 158 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which the problem of the erosion of the internal development differentials of NUTS II areas can be countered in future by defining assisted areas at NUTS III level;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 165 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for the introduction of a territorial component in the Strategic Environmental Assessment in order to take due account of the regional planning effects of programmes, plans and projects;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 167 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its long-standing request for the development of a comprehensive EU strategy for regions with specific geographical features, which will enable them to better address problems and challenges they are facing; believes that an EU strategy should also be concerned on how to adapt Community policies to the specific needs and assets of these territorieEmphasises that regional planning cooperation between areas which share a common natural habitat, such as coastal regions, riparian regions and mountainous regions, is a targeted and promising territorial cohesion strategy which must be developed and encouraged, as it gives the necessary economic and ecological incentives for the individual regions;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 173 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses that in addition to regional planning cooperation the implementation of Natura 2000, including the networking of natural habitats, is the main European activity which influences the Member States’ spatial planning; calls on the Member States above all to enshrine the European principles of polycentric development and urban-rural partnership in their regional planning;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 190 #

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that taking an integrated approach will have a greater chance of success if the regional and local authorities and the partners under Article 11 of the General Regulation on the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund, as well as stakeholders who can provide an overall view and understanding of the needs and specificities of a given territory, are involved from the beginning in the designing and, implementation of the development strategies of each territory, monitoring, evaluation and project selection of the development strategies and Operational Programmes of each territory; insists that the integrated approach must be a mandatory requirement for the receipt of assistance;
2008/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directives 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds1 and 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora2,
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment3,
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication entitled '20 20 by 2020 - Europe's climate change opportunity' (COM(2008)0030),
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that tourism is a key factor for the social and economic development of the EU's coastal regions and is closely linked to the objectives of the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategstrategy; points out that the objectives of the Gothenburg strategy have not yet been sufficiently taken into account in tourism activities;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. RecommendsCalls for an integrated approach to coastal tourism in the context of the Community's cohesion, maritime, fisheries, environmental and social policies, in order to create synergies and avoid inconsistent actions; recommends that the Commission apply such an integrated approach to the sustainable growth of coastal tourism as a strategic objective of its work programme for 2010-2015, also in the context of the mid-term review of the financial framework for 2007-2013;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to ensure the full participation of the regional and local authorities responsible for tourism and regional development in coastal zones, as well as the economic, social and environmental partners, in all permanent structures set up under these policies;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that the Commission adopt a holistic approach to coastal tourism in the pursuit of its strategy for an integrated maritime policy, in particular for the islands, the outermost regions and the other coastal zones, notably in view of the high dependence of these areas on tourism; points out that the common principles and guidelines for integrated coastal zone management must be based on an ecosystem approach;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 55 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends, therefore, that the Commission introduce an INTERREG programmeject adopted to the coastal zones, dealing with tourism together with other issues related to the coasts;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the Committee of the Regions' view concerning the creation of a European coastal fund, and calls on the Commission to examine this suggestion in the context of the mid-term review of the financial framework for 2007-2013 and the Union's budget architecture for 2013;deleted
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the coastal Member States apply the integrated approach on the programme level when selecting and executing projects related to the coasts, adopting an intersectoral method and prioritising the creatinclusion of public-private partnershipsthe partners and population concerned;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 69 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Laments the fact that the current lack of transparency as regards EU expenditure in the coastal zones prevents quantification of the funds allocated to tourism in those regions; calls on the Commission to activate suitable instruments for making those data available for analytic and statistical purposes; calls on the Member States to honour in full their obligations to publish details of the recipients of assistance funds;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that there is a close link between the environment and coastal tourism; recommends, therefore, introducing, after 2013,insists therefore there must be proof of the environmental sustainability as a basic principle of Structural Fund intervention in the coastal zones, not only for the competitiveness and employment objective but also for the convergence objective regions;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that coastal regions are particularly affected by the impact of climate change and the attendant rise in sea level and sand erosion, plus the increasing incidence and strength of storms; insists therefore that coastal regions devise climate change risk and prevention plans, which, in future, must be a prerequisite for the award of structural assistance funds;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls, in connection in particular with building projects on European coasts, for it to be made mandatory to prove that climate change consequences have been taken into account;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes the view that excessive building development on coasts, in particular the construction of holiday apartments, makes no contribution towards the sustainable development of tourism, but, rather, is counter- productive, since this removes the natural basis for tourism and regions' attractiveness;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Points to the task of strategic environmental impact assessments (SEIA) to identify, in good time, plans and projects which are not compatible with European environment and climate protection commitments; calls on the Member States not to make European monies from the Structural Funds available to such plans and projects and to use SEIAs to help coastal regions to take a more sustainable development approach;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that territorial cohesion instruments can enhance the links between coast and hinterland, connecting coastal activities to rural and urban tourism, increasing out-of-season accessibility for tourism, and raising the profile of local products while encouraging their diversification; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include the coastal regions in its green paper on territorial cohesion, and to take account of the need to link coastal tourism to the integrated management of coastal zones and spatial planning for the seas;
2008/10/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Covenant of Mayors of 29 January 2008,
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas urban areas are responsible for generating 70 to 80 percent of EU GDP and cities are recognised as centres of innovation and motors of regional, national and EU development; whereas, however, cities are also responsible for over 75% of world energy consumption and produce 80% of greenhouse gases as a result of energy production, traffic, industry and heating,
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the positive experience of the URBAN Community initiative concerning partnership, the integrated approach and the bottom-up principle, which contributed significantly to the effectiveness and ‘accuracy of fit’ of the projects supported; calls for these achievements in the urban dimension of structural funding to be taken into account and for similar mechanisms to be introduced into the mainstream funding for sustainable urban development, thereby enabling a larger number of cities to benefit from these achievements;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Argues that it has been proven that sustainable urban development requires a holistic, integrated approach, and that this can be implemented only if there is cooperation between stakeholders at all political and administrative levels; calls for the integrated approach to be made a binding condition for implementation of the Structural Funds as soon as possible, but no later than the funding period after 2013;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that cities have a special responsibility in terms of achieving the Community climate change objectives, as they are in the unique position of being able to provide potential solutions as a contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; calls on the Member States to firmly anchor climate protection as a horizontal objective in urban development as a priority;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 54 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the difficulty for urban authorities in reconciling the domains of ESF whilst pursuing economic and sConsiders that the opportunity to concentrate assistance geographically and thematically enabled important experience in coordinating ERDF and ESF funding at locial dlevelopment and ERDF whilst planning physical infrastructure investments, believes that the single fund principle should be abandoned and calls on the Commission to study the possibility of merging the two to be obtained; calls on local and regional authorities to make better use of the synergies of ERDF and ESF funding and reinforce integrated fundsing;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the urban development potential of the private sector and believes that the use of Public Private Partnerships should be systematicallyalso be envisaged and encouraged for the establishment of innovative financing schemes and projects; notes that this requires a clear, transparent code of conduct, particularly regarding the activities of public bodies and enterprises;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that a sustainable territorial development strategy is an essential condition for the targeted, effective implementation of funding for urban and rural areas; calls on the Member States and regions to use the urban-rural partnership instrument in order to achieve the goal of balanced spatial development;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Finds that challenges such as demographic change, migration and shrinking cities lead to new challenges in the job market, access to social and health services, housing and spatial planning; calls on the Commission, in its guidelines for the application of the framework rules on services of general interest and the award of public contracts, to enable local authorities to take greater account of the local context and local stakeholders and to improve their adaptability;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2008/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Council, taking special account of the work of the Urban Audit, to formulate indicators for comparing the sustainability performance of cities, as set out in the Leipzig Charter, for example by comparing energy consumption per person, the use of local public transport as a proportion of total traffic volume or greenhouse gas emissions per person;
2008/11/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas access to health care is a fundamental right laid down in Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and providing equal access for all to a high-quality health care, irrespective of social position and geographical situation, is a core task of Member States' public authorities,
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas good health and a high level of health protection have a positive effect on citizens' welfare and a high level of health protection at the workplace encourages higher productivity and better competitiveness,
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the strategic importance of the health-care sector in national economies, having regard to the large number of people who they currently employ and their potential to create an abundance of jobs, thus creating increased growth potential for national economies, but adequate remuneration and respect for fundamental labour rights in this sector leave something to be desired,
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas health care should be adapted to the changing needs and features of the EU population and that it should be based on the principles of prevention, health protection and good health promotion - both physical and mental - and on the fostering of healthy lifestyles from an early age, and should be made accessible to all, irrespective of social position,
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G
G. whereas the EU's health strategy should foster enhanceand cross-border cooperation among Member States, and between Member States and the Commission, in the health care sector at political, administrative, medical, technical and scientific level aimed at, among other things, facilitatmust not result in solidarity systems and the public service task ing the right of patient mobility within the EUfield of health care being undermined financially or organisationally,
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that health care is a non- economic service of general interest and is therefore covered by Article 2 of Protocol No 26 to the Treaty of Lisbon, which means that the internal market provisions may not affect in any way the competence of the Member States to provide, commission and organise health services;
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 b (new)
-1b. Underlines the principle of the universal right and access to good health care, irrespective of social position and place of residence;
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission in that the EU can provide added value in a series of cross-border aspects including the mobility of health-care professionals and the free movement of goods, services and patientsNotes that there are also cross-border aspects of health care where the Member States need to clarify uncertainties and fill in gaps as part of the coordination of social security systems, so as to avoid placing additional burdens on the citizens concerned in the event of cross-border care;
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that patients must be empowered and that, in this context, information strategies should be set up in order adequately to inform patients of their rights and obligations, including their right of free movement for health-care provision, thus allowing them increasingly to become active subjects rather than mere objects of health care; which must however not be at the expense of solidarity systems in health care in the Member States, and must not limit the Member States' task of guaranteeing essential care or even lead to the existence of care systems covering all areas being eroded;
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that health-care professionals' training should be adapted to the dynamics of health care and that this involves promoting lifelong learning among health-care professionals so that they benefit to the full from developments in the information and communications technology sector as well as the new medical, scientific and technological developments, and developing stable training structures to provide such lifelong learning; points out, further, that work and health protection and working conditions in the health care sector must be improved;
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2008/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission and the Member States further to explore, in the framework of the EU's health strategy, the synergies between scientific and technological research on the one hand, and the development of new medical sectors and therapies on the other, in order to make it possible for everyone to have access to these therapies, as they can have a very positive impact on the health status of EU citizens, lowering costs and and in terms of increasing the efficiency of the system, and increasing employment at EU level.
2008/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Gc. Whereas Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights establishes the right of collective bargaining and collective action,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the freedom to provide services is a cornerstone of the European project; however, this has to be balanced against fe Charter of Fundamental Rights now reinforces the individual democratic fundamental rights in the Treaty, as is also the case in the Constitutions of the Member States; points out that the Charter of Fundamental rRights and the possibility for governments and trade unions toestablishes the right to collective bargaining and collective action; stresses that fundamental rights may not be called into question by freedom to provide services and that this is above all significant when it is a matter of guaranteeing a further fundamental principle of the Treaty by ensureing non- discrimination and equal treatment;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that any EU citizen should have the right to work anywhere in the European Union and thus have a right to equal treatment; therefore regrets that this right is not applied uniformly across the EU;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the freedom to provide services is not superior to the fundamental right for trade unions to take industrial action; especially, since this is a constitutional right in several Member States; stresses that the intention of the Monti clause was to protect these fundamental constitutional rights in the context of the single market, and that it recognises them as compatible with the single market freedoms;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that all conditions imposePoints out that the legislator’s main intention with the PWD was to establish a framework for fair competition conditions for the market in services, including worker protection and con foreign employerditions of employment, and that the conditions enshrined in the PWD were understood by the legislator as minimum and not maximum conditions, and that competition is no longer fair if conditions above minimum levels are seen as obstacles to free movement, if employees do not already receive more favourable conditions in the country of origin;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 188 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. RegretNotes that the social considerations referred to in Articles 26 and 27 in Directive 2004/18, do not include enable the Member States to create fair competition conditions by laying down terms and conditions of employment which go beyond the mandatory rules for minimum protection;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is of the opinion that the limited legal basis of free movement of the PWD has led the ECJ to interpret the PWD in this way, creating an explicit invitation to unfair competition on wages and working conditions driving them downwards, which is in clear contradiction to the stated aim of the PWD (to ensure a climate of fair competition) and the objective of the EU as established in the Treaty (improvement of living and working conditions); therefore, the legal basis of the PWD must be broadened to include a reference to the free movement of workersconsiders that a clear legal basis must be established to regulate the free movement of workers and the principle of non- discrimination and equal treatment in this regard, and to lay down a limited period for such posting of workers, having regard to the use of the PWD to regulate workers’ freedom of movement indirectly;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 229 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on all the Member States to implement the PWD properly; points out in particular that it is the task of the Member States to make full use of and improve the prevention, monitoring and enforcement measures;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 263 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the Commission, on the basis of the Lisbon Treaty, to adopt a legal basis to clarify the role of collective representation, agreements and action in the single market;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 289 #

2008/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that Parliament, the Council and the Commission should adopt measures to combat letterbox-companies, undertakings not engaged in any genuine and meaningful business in the country of origin but created, sometimes even directly by the main contractor in the host country, for the sole purpose of offering ‘services’ to the host country, to avoid the full application of host country rules and regulations especially with regard to wages and working conditions; calls on the Commission to lay down clear rules to combat letterbox companies in its code of conduct for undertakings under the Services Directive;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Council, without further delay, to adopt the proposed EU Solidarity Fund regulation in order to provide a better definition of the criteria and eligible operations, including droughts, and hence enable damage caused by natural disasters to be countered more effectively, flexibly, and swiftly, bearing in mind also that Parliament adopted its position as long ago as May 2006; points out however that water scarcity and droughts are often consequences of failed water policy and thus calls on the Commission to define as eligibility criteria for the EUSF evidence of risk prevention and water saving measures in the Member States and regions and the absence of any infringement of the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC);
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that water saving is the Commission's first priority in reply to water scarcity and droughts and that additional water supply infrastructures shall only be considered as an option when other options have been exhausted; calls on the Commission and the Member States to verify and ensure that the use of Structural Funds does not contradict this strategy and to make evidence of full utilisation of water savings and other options as well as full compliance with the requirements of the Water Framework Directive a condition for receiving funds;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on regional and local authorities to take advantage of the great opportunities offered by the Structural Funds by opting for investment in improvement or renewal of existing infrastructure investment linked to water management, in particular to address the challenge of water efficiency; in regions where water resources are wasted due to leakage in the water pipes; stresses that investment in new infrastructure should only be co-financed by Structural Funds when improvement and substantial progress in water saving has been proven;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Stresses that worldwide experience has shown that river diversion leads to irreparable damage of the ecological and hydromorphological conditions and may entail population removal and business relocation which disturb social and economic cohesion; calls on the Member States to prevent any deterioration of their river basins and observe scrupulously the requirements set out in Articles 1 and 4 of the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC), and calls on the Commission to refuse any EU funding for projects that do not comply with these requirements;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the authorities concerned to pay heed to water- related considerations in their land-use planning, especially in connection with the development of economic activities in sensitive river basins; stresses that any consumption of water regardless of its purpose must be subject to the water tariff regime in force and that no exemption from payment is acceptable;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Condemns the authorisation of urban developments and tourist resorts being built on territories that cannot meet the water demand for maintenance of these projects; points out that such projects lead to an increasing demand for desalination plants which contribute substantially to climate change; calls on the Commission to approve EU funding only for desalination plants that provide water for urban developments or tourist resorts built before 2006;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)
5b. Emphasises that water is a public asset and an essential part of services of general interest; refuses any attempt to interpret water as an economic asset;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to analyse in more detail the man-made causes of water scarcity in order to better tackle their impacts and devise the necessary measures;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3a (new)
- having regard to Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund1(hereinafter the ‘Structural Fund Regulation’), 1 OJ. L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the practical solutions which our fellow citizens expect to see devised for problems affecting public services (such as public transport, drinking water, social housing, etc.) can be achieved only by means of good governance, involving two complementary systems: firstly, the institutional system, which provides for the allocation of powers and budgets between the State and regional and local authorities; and, secondly, the partnership system, which brings together all as regulated in Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation which, however, does not prevent any Member State from extending this system in order actively to involve other public and private bodies concerned by a given topic which are important for regional development in planning a given territorynd implementing the Structural Fund programmes and the sustainable development of a region,
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the extensive participation of the partners mentioned in the Structural Fund Regulation and closer cooperation among the bodies involved in implementing programmes and projects financed from the Structural and Cohesion Funds would serve to make cohesion policy more effective and to increase the leverage effect,
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas an integrated approach must not only take account not only of the economic, social and environmental aspects of territorial development, but must also seek to reconcile the interests of the various actors involved, in the light ofalso of the role of local and regional authorities in the Partnership laid down in the Structural Fund Regulation in order to address a territory's specific characteristics, with a view to meetingand local and regional challenges,
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas arrangements should be made for closer cooperation and transparency for all among the various authorities and public and private bodies involved, without necessarily transferring legal powers and without creating new authorities, thereby enabling each body to work more effectively as a result of that cooperation,
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas governance can only be improved and facilitated if the individuals involved in implementing cohesion policy have project management skills and if the procedure and decision-taking by the authorities is transparent,
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the results of successful experiments involving new methods of governance should be drawn on in the future, including those which have already been successfully tested in European Fund programmes, such as the LEADER method and the global grant (pursuant to Articles 42 and 43 of the Structural Fund Regulation),
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Member States and regional and local authorities to coordinate more effectivelyexploit the potential of the various Community funds (Structural Funds, Community programme for research and development, European Regional Development Fund, etc.) whose purpose is to promote regional and urban developmentin order to ensure integrated promotion;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on regional and local authorities to step up their use of the integrated approach during the current programming perioddemand that the national authorities responsible for the operational programmes during the current programming period commit themselves to exposing the integrated approach;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes, for the sake of simplification and effectiveness, that a study should be carried out into the feasibility of merging the various European funds, in particular the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund, under the future cohesion policy for the period 2014-2020;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 61 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the European Commission to draw up and submit to the European Parliament an assessment of the implementation of the partnership principle by the Member States in the context of the drafting of the National Strategic Reference Frameworks (NSRFs) and the Operational Programmes, identifying the factors behind successful and unsuccessful governance and to examine in particular to what extent account has been taken of opinions and proposals put forward by the partners in drawing up the operational programmes;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to draw up a guide designed to facilitate the implementation of effective partnerships, in accordance with Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation,, in keeping with the institutional framework specific to each Member State;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 70 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the partnership process can work only with partners which have the necessary capabilities and resources, and calls on the managing authorities to contribute to the strengthening of those capabilities by providing the partners in accordance with Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation, with the same information in good time as is available to the authorities and making available to them a clearly defined sum from technical assistance for training measures, for capacity building and for professionalising their partnership activities;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the requirement to hold public consultations on the issue of programming and notes that the efforts to involve the public in the preparations for the operational programmes for the period 2007-2013 were not entirely successful; notes that in some cases this has occurred only technically, without any professional management or any serious efforts by the authorities to take on board suggestions made by participants; calls on the Commission, therefore, to identify good practices with a view to improving public involvement ahead of the next programming period;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 92 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States and managing authorities to involve the partners more closely and at an early stage in all the phases of Structural Fund programming and implementation, including assessment and at meetings of the monitoring committees for the Operational Programmes;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Title after paragraph 10 (new) and paragraph 10a (new)
Tools for a successful partnership 10a. Calls on all Member State authorities responsible for implementing the Structural Fund programmes to implement partnership in accordance with Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation at least according to the following rules: - all partners to be selected by means of a transparent procedure, - at least those partners whose participation is laid down in Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation to be involved in the implementation of all Structural Fund programmes, - all partners to have the same status and voting rights in the monitoring committee, - all partners to receive all relevant documents in good time before the meeting of the monitoring committee, - the authorities to establish with the partners a transparent mechanism for responding to remarks and suggestions by the partners, - all partners to be involved in determining the criteria according to which projects are selected within the framework of operational programme measures, - all partners to be issued with the full minutes of the meetings of the monitoring committee, - all partners to receive travel expenses for participation in the meetings of the monitoring committee;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13., Urges the Member States to decentralise the implementation of cohesion policy by making full use of the possibilities offered by the global grant, so that the system of multi-level governance can work effectively and in keeping with the subsidiarity principle, and calls on them to take the decentralisation measures required;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 109 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Member States within the framework of the global grant to delegate responsibility for managing the Structural Funds to regional and local authorities with a view to involving them more closely in the work of drafting and implementing the operational programmes, or, at the very least, to award them grants which enable them to play a full role in the multi-level governance arrangements;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 112 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on those Member States which have not yet amended their national law to make provision for the establishment of the European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) to do so as soon as possible; calls on Member States to ensure that the joint administrative authority for the ECTC is a decentralised agency which is also available to advise project developers on the ground;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 113 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Commission, without seeking to cast doubt on the relevance of the NUTS II level, to identify the size of area best suited to the implementation of genuine integrated policies for the development of territories as they are experienced subjectively and territories which form the basis for projects, in particular; - population and labour catchment areas, i.e. towns and the surrounding rural areas, - territories which justify specific thematic approaches, such as mountain ranges, river basins and coastal areas;deleted
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 128 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the elected representatives and the national, regional and local civil servants and partners in accordance with Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation involved in managing operational programmes in the context of cohesion policy to use the financial resources available under these programmes for technical assistance to arrange training in the forms of government linked to these programmes, in particular project management;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 136 #

2008/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes the creation of an ERASMUS programme for local elected officials and for the partners in accordance with Article 11 of the Structural Fund Regulation;
2008/07/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. Whereas the Commission report on Equality between women and men 2008 (COM(2008)0010)12 suggests that while female participation in employment has steadily increased, two thirds of part-time jobs as well as most precarious employment relationships are held by women and that therefore there remain significant challenges as regards the quality of female employment, in particular the persistent pay gap between women and men, which is distinctly wider in some Member States than the EU average, the continuing horizontal and vertical labour market segregation, the fragmented professional careers of women and the difficulty in reconciling professional and family life, all of which prevent equality during working lives and thereafter,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas discrimination against women already starts with access to training places, particularly in regions with high unemployment where women have less chance of obtaining good training places and, subsequently good jobs, despite having better qualifications,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. Whereas the Flexicurity Strategy raises expectations for a better reconciliation of the professional and private life of women and men, though these hopes will only be fulfilled if social security is improved and the phases of life devoted to family do not result in fewer career opportunities and lower pension entitlements; whereas not all Member States will attain the Barcelona targets by 2010; whereas care facilities for dependent family members other than children are not yet incorporated in policy strategies,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Db. having regard to the 'Work-Life Balance' studies of the European Foundation in Dublin,
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve gender mainstreaming in all employment and social security policies, in particular in the Flexicurity Strategy; points out that equal opportunities for women will successfully be achieved only by pursuing a comprehensive life-phase policy which produces a genuine division of the education, occupation, family and voluntary work phases between the sexes and makes all players (economic players, politicians, social partners) responsible for the changes which result in a win-win situation;
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission and Member States to develop instruments that will ensure that high educational qualifications of women will result in "better jobs"; calls on the Member States to take targeted measures to eliminate discrimination against young women in the transitional phases from education to training and training to professional career;
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Asks the Commission to call on the Member States, in the context of implementing the Structural funds, to set specific targets, in line with the cross- sectional goal of gender mainstreaming, for the participation of women in the support programmes, which reflect the actual situation regarding the disadvantages of women in the employment and economic sectors; points out that experience gained in the previous support periods shows that the general reference to gender-neutral measures frequently results in women benefiting less than men from the Structural funds ; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for gender budgeting in the Structural funds and to test them in pilot projects;
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its resolution of 9 March 2004 on Work, the family and private life 12 asking the Commission to propose a framework directive on reconciling professional, family and private life which should, inter alia, allow complementary mechanisms to be put in place that will facilitate women and men to share equally the care of dependent family members; 1 2 and include the European Foundation's studies on work-life balance; OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 492. OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 492.
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to pursue the objective of equal economic independence for women and men; points out that there is a need for business start-up programmes and loans geared to the needs of women in order to increase the proportion of women in this important economic sector;
2008/06/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Stresses that in order to improve the quality of life in cities, there needs to be a consistent change of direction with the aim of avoiding traffic, giving priority to the development of public transport and making all forms of transport cleaner and more efficient;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that urban mobility plays a significant role in ensuring internal cohesion in urban centres and that urban transport development strategies must therefore be closely linked to wider strategies for spatial development and the development of urban areas; considers that such strategies must lead to local distribution facilities being decentralised as far as possible;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Regrets that many disadvantaged urban areas are also burdened with traffic noise and air pollution, thus impairing their quality as living areas; stresses that traffic management in these areas should increasingly aim to reduce the negative impact of traffic on the environment; calls for traffic planning which seeks to improve the integration of these urban areas into the urban and regional structure, including public transport networks and safe traffic structures for pedestrians and cyclists;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5.Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to adoptmake an integrated approach to investment planning for urban areas a mandatory precondition;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Firmly believes that access to assistance from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund should be conditional on the drawing up of a long term plan for balanced urban developmentn integrated strategy for sustainable development of urban and surrounding areas;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, using examples from the Member States, to illustrate the benefits of good practice in integrated mobility planning when carrying out major projects; calls on the Commission to consider how the submission of an integrated mobility plan can be made a pre-condition for the award of appropriations from the structural funds for such projects;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of cooperation between cities and regions for the framing of optimum development strategies and calls on the Commission to include urban mobility in exchanges of experiences and good practice and in the implementation of climate protection obligations, in particular under the URBACT programme and the 'Regions for Economic Change' initiative.
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2008/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Stresses that the inclusion of target groups and the public is a major factor in the success of sustainable traffic planning;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that, although there have been some advances, genuine equality between men and women has still to be achieved as regards access to employment and on the labour market as regards access to employment and to the labour market and as regards employment conditions, women are still being discriminated against and takes the view, therefore, that the full transposition of Directive 2002/73/EC in all Member States into national law and in practice in respect of indirect discrimination is indispensable also; points out that implementation must not be accompanied by a reduction in the existing level of protection for women;
2008/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2008/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission to examine to what extent Member States have availed themselves of the possibilities for taking specific positive measures where the disadvantages facing women in their professional careers are particularly serious and evident; calls on the Commission to draw up a report on this matter;
2008/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2008/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission to examine whether women are adequately informed about their rights under Directive 2002/73/EC, have easy and unimpeded access to an ombudsman's office which supports them in exercising their rights and whether Member States, beyond the transposition of legislation, take further measures to support protection from discrimination for women in employment and training and further develop such protection by targeted preventive measures;
2008/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2008/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls on the Commission to examine whether the ombudsman authorities for protecting victims in Member States are sufficiently well funded and staffed to enable them to fully to discharge their duties in accordance with Article 8a;
2008/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2008/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Calls on the Commission to examine whether Member States are ensuring that victims or associations and organisations which have a legitimate interest in compliance with the Directive are not prevented by legal or other barriers, for example excessively short deadlines, from initiating legal proceedings over infringements of discrimination protection and equal rights or from claiming the full rights of those concerned under Directive 2002/73/EC in other administrative procedures;
2008/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2008/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Points to the need for new and better educational and social facilities, both for children and young people and for older adults, including more (and better) learning opportunities,; calls on Member States to remove discrimination against girls and young women in the transition from school to training and from training to professional life by targeted measures; points to the need for public childcare and nursing services, and care of the elderly; draws the Member States’ attention to the commitment that they entered into regarding these matters at the 2002 Barcelona Summit.
2008/06/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2006 on implementation of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers1,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas workers engaged in undeclared activity have no welfare, sickness or accident insurance, exposing them to high risks and financial losses,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas undeclared work makes it impossible to check compliance with safety and health at work provisions, exposing workers to high health risks and allowing employers to escape liability,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses deep concern over the extent of undeclared work, which reaches 20% or more of GDP in some Member States, a figure which does not even take account of indirect public costs such as health expenditure arising from such uninsured work-related risks;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, therefore, for European action to combat undeclared work to be more pro- active and incisive, in order to prevent the modernisation of labour law in Europe from remaining on a purely theoretical level and ensure that improved job quality can be achieved in every case in accordance with the 'decent work' objective;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that undeclared work has various definitions in the national legal systems and that the level of ostensible self-employment differs from one Member State to the next, while a definition that is common to all Member States would ultimately eliminate uncertainties in relation to the statistical survey of this phenomenon; notes in this regard that the definition used in the Commission report, which distinguishes between legal and illegal activities, can be used as a starting point, bearing in mind that the extent of the phenomenon differs in quality and quantity from one Member State to the next; refers in this context also to the results of the Perulli study (tabled on 19 June 2003 in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (PE324.303)) concerning economically dependent work/parasubordinate (quasi- subordinate) work and the legal, social and economic aspects defining what is meant by worker, making it possible to distinguish between the status of entrepreneurs, including economically independent undertakings working for a number of firms independent of each other and that of workers employed under supervision and for remuneration who are dependent in organisational and economic terms;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that undeclared work can be prevented by recognition of national safety-at-work standards and conditions under bilateral and trilateral agreements between Member States and between the social partners, and that this is underpinned by cooperation and exchanges of information between the social partners;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that effective, on-the- spot inspections and sanctions must be directly introduced and Member States given the necessary margin of manoeuvre to contain undeclared work;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for greater and more effective respect of the right to work and for the monitoring of existing employment rules, in particular those set out in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services from the first day of posting;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the European Union to play a greater role in promoting better and increased cooperation and coordination between labour inspectorates, by strengthening the economic and technological resources of inspection services and by providing for the possible establishment of some kind of European ‘social hub’; this cannot replace, but instead complements the responsibility of the Member States to implement effective on-the-spot inspections and sanctions;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the establishment of a high- level committee to assist Member States in identifying and exchanging good practices with regard to monitoring and to the improvement of legislation for posted workers; points out, however, that the establishment of such a committee requires on-the-spot commitment by the Member States regarding not only preventive measures, but also inspection procedures and sanctions and that the Commission and its services must not seek to restrict such measures;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of establishing a specific ‘European fund for the declaration of undeclared work’, in support of regional and local plans to combat undeclared employment;deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Notes the above-mentioned proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals; points out that this directive should not affect Member States competences to devise accompanying measures stimulating the transformation of undeclared work into declared employment;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2008/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Takes the view that the issue of the illegal employment of illegal immigrants is a complex one which cannot be resolved simply by punishing employers, but which calls for cross-sector, wide-ranging measures; in particular, it is necessary to ensure compliance with ILO guidelines regarding support for migrant workers seeking to ensure that their rights are respected;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2008/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the fact that the relevant statistics must be coherent, comparable, gender-specific complete and designed to take account of new systems of classifying and organising staff and reforming work organisation, and considers that the pay gap should not simply be determined on the basis of differences in gross hourly earnings but should also take account of factors such as individual pay supplements, job classification, work organisation patterns, professional experience and productivity, which should be measured not only in quantitative terms (hours when the worker is physically present at the workplace) but also in qualitative terms.
2008/07/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2008/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) specific policies to make it possible to reconcile work with family and personal life, covering child care and other care services (which should be accessible regardless of individual employees’ status and type of contract), flexible work organisation and hours and maternity, paternity, parental and family leave, including measures to dismantle the significant disadvantages in retirement pensions owing to work interruptions and part-time work by parents,
2008/07/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2008/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament an analysis in which it analyses which legal acts at European and/or national level would be appropriate to bring about a significant reduction in the pay gap.
2008/07/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Azores, the Canaries, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Madeira, Martinique and Reunion are characterised by a combination of permanent and severe handicaps, including their remoteness from the European mainland, their insularity or inaccessibility, their difficult topography and climate and the smallness of their markets,
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, during the last three years, the ORs have been directly affected by major Community reforms, including the financial perspective, regional policy 2007- 2013, the EFF, the EAFRD, State aids, the COM in sugar and bananas and the POSEI schemes for agriculture and fisheries, and whereas these changes have frequently had serious effects on these regions,
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the ORs unit at the Commission to be maintained and its staff considerably strengthened in order to provide it with the resources necessary to fulfil its tasks, given the wide range of sectors involved and the complexity of the policies concerned;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Structural Fund intervention continues to play a major role in the development of the ORs; nevertheless, would like to see cohesion policy better coordinated with other Community policies so as to enhance synergies; calls on the Commission to display greater flexibility and adapt more effectively to and better to reflect the realities of the situation of the ORs;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned at some of the measures proposed by the Commission in the transport sector, particularly the assessment of specific needs and the taking into account of environmental externalities; reiterates the need for the ORs to be given differential treatment in this area, particularly as regards the inclusion of civil aviation in the ETS system, so as not to jeopardise the efforts made to overcome their accessibility deficit;deleted
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges that the scope of Article 299 (2) of the EC Treaty (in due course Articles 299 and 311a), which is the cornerstone of the Union's policy to assist ORs and the basis for the approach taken to these regions by the Commission's services, should be included on the agenda for the debates so as to give them the legal, institutional and political substance they merit;deleted
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to assist any Member States planning to implement the 'passerelle' clause in Article 311a, (6);deleted
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Requests that the questions of future Community funding for the Union's strategy to assist ORs and the compensation of handicaps linked to outermost status should not be side- stepped and should be discussed, with no taboos;
2008/03/07
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
(3) The Commission Communication on "New skills for new jobs: Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs" and the 'Common Principles of Flexicurity' adopted by the European Council on 14 December 2007 emphasises the objectives of fostering the continuous adaptability and employability of workers through better learning opportunities at all 1 COM(2008) 868. levels and through skills development strategies responsive to the needs of the economy and society relating to ecological restructuring and contributing to enabling workers to unlock their employment capacities for green jobs.
2009/02/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − introductory part
A financial contribution from the EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in world trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a substantial increase of imports into the European Union, or a rapid decline of the EU market share in a given sector or a delocalisation to third countries that consequently requires restructuring based on ecological needs, which results in:'
2009/02/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) This Directive is part of the Community framework intended to support and complement the action taken by Member States in the field of information and consultation of employees. This framework should keep to a minimum the burden on undertakings or establishments while ensuringensure the effective exercise of the rights granted.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The transnational character of a matter should be determined by taking account of both the scope of its potential effects, and the level of management and representation that it involves. For this purpose, matters which concern the entire undertaking or group or at least two Member States, or which exceed the powers of the decision- making bodies in a single Member State in which employees that will be affected are employed, are considered to be transnational.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) This Directive should be without prejudice to the information and consultation procedures referred to in Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, in particular Article 9 thereof, and to the specific procedures referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies and Article 7 of Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) Where the structure of the undertaking or group of undertakings changes significantly, for example, due to a merger, acquisition or division, or a substantial change in its influence on the market, the existing European Works Council(s) must be adapted. This adaptation must be carried out as a priority pursuant to the clauses of the applicable agreement, if such clauses permit the required adaptation to be carried out. If this is not the case and a request establishing the need is made, negotiations, in which the members of the existing European Works Council(s) must be involved, will commence on a new agreement. In order to permit the information and consultation of employees during the often decisive period when the structure is changed, the existing European Works Council(s) must be able to continue to operate, possibly with adaptations, until a new agreement is concluded. Once a new agreement is signed, the previously established councils must be dissolved, and the agreements instituting them must be terminated, regardless of their provisions on validity or termination.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Following that meeting, the central management shall convene further meetings with the special negotiating body, on a regular basis and without unnecessary delay, until an agreement is reached. Before and after any meeting with the central management, the special negotiating body shall be entitled to meet, using the necessary means for communication, without representatives of the central management being present.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The information provided to, and consultation of the European Works Council shall relate to the matters referred to in point 1(a) of Annex I.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the information and consultation procedures referred to in Directive 2002/14/EC, in particular Article 9 thereof, and to the specific procedures referred to in Article 2 of Directive 98/59/EC and Article 7 of Directive 2001/23/EC.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14
FivThree years after the date specified in Article 15 of this Directive, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the implementation of this Directive, making appropriate proposals where necessarypresent a full revision of this Directive to the European Parliament and the Council.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point a – paragraph 2
The information and consultation of the European Works Council shall relate in particular to the structure, economic and financial situation, probable development and production and sales of the Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings. The information and consultation of the European Works Council shall relate in particular to, the situation and probable trend of employment, investments, and substantial changes concerning organisation, introduction of new working methods or production processes, transfers of production, mergers, cut-backs or closures of undertakings, establishments or important parts thereof, and collective redundancies.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
2. The European Works Council shall have the right to meet with the central management once a year, to be informed and consulted, on the basis of a report drawn up by the central management, on the progress of the business of the Community-scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings and its prospects. The local managements shall be informed accordingly. Before and after any meeting with the central management, the employee representatives shall be entitled to meet, using the necessary means for communication, without representatives of the central management being present.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2008/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – paragraphs 1 and 2
3. Where there are exceptional circumstancesF or decisionproposed measures affecting the employees' interests to a considerable extent, particularly in the event of relocations, the closure of establishments or undertakings or collective redundancies, the select committee or, where no such committee exists, the European Works Council shall have the right to be informed. It shall have the right to meet, at its request, the central management, or any other more appropriate level of management within the Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings having its own powers of decision, so as to be informed and consulted. Those members of the European Works Council who have been elected or appointed by the establishments and/or undertakings which are directly concerned by the circumstances or decisionproposed measures in question shall also have the right to participate where a meeting is organised with the select committee.
2008/10/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 has established the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (‘the EGF’) to enable the Community to provide support and show solidarity tofor workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, in order to ensure that they will quickly be able to find good jobs corresponding to their skills or set themselves up in a self-employed capacity.
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
(3) The Commission Communication on “New skills for new jobs: Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs” and the ‘Common Principles of Flexicurity’ adopted by the European Council on 14 December 2007 emphasises the objectives of fostering the continuous adaptability and employability of workers through better learning opportunities at all levels and through skills development strategies responsive to the needs of the economysociety and the economy, especially as regards their reform along ecological lines, and of helping to ensure that workers can rapidly begin to exploit the new fields of employment opened up by the “Green New Deal”.
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
(7) Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission should be used in order to facilitate the implementation of the EGF.deleted
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
(8) In order to bring tThe co-financing rate for EGF support morshould in every case be in line with the intervention rates under the European Social Fund, the co-financing rate for EGF support should be increased and should be increased as and where required by such alignment.
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A financial contribution from the EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in world trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a substantial increase of imports into the European Union, or a rapid decline of the EU market share in a given sector or a drelocalisation to third countries, thus entailing an urgent need for ecologically sound restructuring and which results in:
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
‘(a) a reasoned analysis of the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns or the financial and economic crisis, a demonstration of the number of redundancies, and an explanation of the unforeseen nature of those redundancies. Redundancies which occurred before or after the period provided for in Article 2(a) or in Article 2(c) in caswhere an application under the latter derogates from the criteria set out in Article 2 (a), may be covered by the co-financed measures, provided that the redundancies occurred after the general announcement of the projected redundancies and a clear functional link can be established with the event which triggered the redundancies during the reference period. The above shall be accompanied by an explanatory statement and an impact assessment serving to demonstrate the extent to which the co- financed measures are giving effect to the Commission Communication on “New skills for new jobs”;
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2008/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the ceiling set out in paragraph 1, the budgetary authority shall make available an amount for technical assistance at the start of each year on the basis of a proposal by the Commission.deleted
2009/02/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2008/0245(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The consequences of climate change represent a particular burden for economic, social and territorial cohesion, and the negative impacts of climate change on European regions will have immense long-term financial costs unless adequate counter-measures are immediately introduced to halt climate change, and European cohesion policy is concentrated on such counter-measures.
2009/02/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2008/0245(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Any measure for simplification of the implementation of ERDF co-financed operational programmes should be subject to on-going monitoring and to an evaluation in 2010 which should assess, in particular, compliance with transparency requirements.
2009/02/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2008/0245(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
Recital 10
-1. Recital 10 shall be amended as follows: (10) Particular attention should be paid to ensuring complementarity and consistency with other community policies, and in particular with Community environmental law, international climate protection commitments by the Community, the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme. Furthermore, there should be synergy between support granted from the ERDF, on the one hand, and that granted from the European Social Fund pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund (2), the Cohesion fund pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 of 11 July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund (3), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (4) and a European Fisheries Fund, on the other hand.
2009/02/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2008/0245(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(2b) Article 7(2)(c) shall be replaced by the following: "(c) expenditure shall be limited to – multi-family housing, or – buildings owned by public authorities or non-profit operators for use as housing designated for low-income households or people with special needs since such expenditure positively contributes to climate protection."
2009/02/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) A post termed ‘equivalent’ pursuant to Article 11(2)(c) means that this post will be essentially the same as the former job, as regards both the salary paid and the duties to be performed.
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Member States should introduce into their national legal systems measures to ensure real and effective compensation or reparation – as the Member States so determine – for any harm caused to a worker by any breach of the obligations under this Directive, in a way which is dissuasive and proportionate to the damage suffered.
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Victims of sex discrimination should have adequate means of legal protection. To provide more effective protection, it should be possible for associations, organisations and other legal entities to engage in proceedings, as the Member States so determine, on behalf of or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts.
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
-1. In Article 1, the following point is inserted: "1a.This Directive also aims to improve the work-related conditions for pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth, who remain or return to the labour market, and to achieve a better reconciliation of professional, private and family life."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 2 – point a
-1a. In Article 2, point a is replaced by the following: "(a) pregnant worker shall mean a pregnant worker, including a domestic worker, who informs her employer of her condition, in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice;"
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 2 – point b
-1b. In article 2, point b is replaced by the following: "(b) worker who has recently given birth shall mean a worker, including a domestic worker, who has recently given birth within the meaning of national legislation and/or national practice and who informs her employer of her condition, in accordance with that legislation and/or practice;"
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point - 1 c (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 2 – point c
-1c. In article 2, point c is replaced by the following: "(c) worker who is breastfeeding shall mean a worker, including a domestic worker, who is breastfeeding within the meaning of national legislation and/or national practice and who informs her employer of her condition, in accordance with that legislation and/or practice."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
-1d. In Article 3(1), the following paragraph is inserted: "The guidelines referred to in the first subparagraph shall be regularly evaluated with a view to their revision, at least once every five years, starting in 2012."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point - 1 e (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – title
-1e. In Article 4 the title is replaced by the following: "Assessment and, information and consultation"
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1f. In Article 4, the following paragraph is inserted: "-1. In the risk assessment carried out under Directive 89/391/EEC, the employer shall include reproductive risks for male and female workers."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
-1g. In Article 4(1), the introductory part is replaced by the following: "1. For all activities liable to involve a specific risk of exposure to the agents, processes or working conditions of which a non-exhaustive list is given in Annex I, the employer shall assess the nature, degree and duration of exposure, in the undertaking and/or establishment concerned, of workers within the meaning of Article 2 and workers likely to be in one of the situations referred to in Article 2, either directly or by way of the protective and preventive services referred to in Article 7 of Directive 89/391/EEC, in order to:"
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 h (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
-1h. In Article 4(1), the first indent is replaced by the following: "- assess any risks to the safety or health and any possible effect on the pregnancies or breastfeeding of workers within the meaning of Article 2 and workers likely to be in one of the situations referred to in Article 2,"
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
-1i. In Article 4, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 89/391/EEC, workers within the meaning of Article 2 and workers likely to be in one of the situations referred to in Article 2 in the undertaking and/or establishment concerned and/or their representatives and the relevant social partners shall be informed of the results of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and of all measures to be taken concerning health and safety at work."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
-1j. In Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. If the adjustment of her working conditions and/or working hours is not technically and/or objectively feasible, [...] the employer shall take the necessary measures to move the worker concerned to another job."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 k (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 3
-1k. In Article 5, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. If moving her to another job is not technically and/or objectively feasible, [...] the worker concerned shall be granted leave in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice for the whole of the period necessary to protect her safety or health."
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 l (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
-1l. In Article 7(2), point b is replaced by the following: "(b) leave from work or extension of maternity leave where such a transfer is not technically and/or objectively feasible. [...]"
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(2) If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1 the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing. If the dismissal occurs within sixtwelve months following the end of maternity leave as provided for in Article 8(1), the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing at the request of the worker concerned.
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 12a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) Member States shall ensure that associations, organisations or other legal entities which have, in accordance with the criteria laid down by their national law, a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions of this Directive are complied with, may engage, either on behalf or in support of the complainant, with her approval, in any judicial and/or administrative procedure provided for the enforcement of obligations under this Directive. (If this amendment is adopted, Paragraph 5 shall be amended accordingly to read: ‘Paragraphs 1 to 4a shall also apply to any legal proceedings commenced according to Article 12.’)
2009/02/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) It is necessary to ensure that there is no discrimination based on marital or family status as regards the conditions for setting up a company between spouses orand life partners when recognised by national law. In so far as the terms 'marital status' and 'family business' are used in this Directive, account shall be taken of the recognition accorded to life partnerships in accordance with the judgments handed down by the European Court of Justice.
2009/01/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 b (new)
All companies jointly established by spouses and life partners when recognised by national law which do not lead to discrimination based on marital or family status, shall be recognised as 'family businesses'. Recognition of life partnerships shall be based on the relevant judgments of the European Court of Justice.
2009/01/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that female self- employed workers and assisting spouses have access as far as possibleand female life partners have access to services supplying temporary replacements or to any existing national social services, as an alternative to the allowance referred to in paragraph 2.
2009/01/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) This directive aims to establish a general framework for provision ofprovide rules for the access to safe, and high -quality and efficient cross-border healthcare in the Community and to ensure patients mobility and freedom to provide healthcare and high level of protection of health, whilshealthcare in another Member State and establish cooperation mechanisms on healthcare between Member States, in full respect of national competence in organising and delivering healthcare, in accordance with the principles of universal access, solidarity, affordability, equal territorial accessibility and democratic control. It fully respectings the responsibilities of the Member States for healthcare according to the treaty including the definition of social security benefits related to health and the organisation and delivery of healthcare and medical care and social security benefits in particular for sickness.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) For the purpose of this Directive, the concept of "cross-border healthcare" covers the following modes of supply of healthcare: - Use of healthcare abroad (i.e.: a patient moving to a healthcare provider in another Member State for treatment); this is what is referred to as 'patient mobility'; - Cross-border provision of healthcare (i.e.: delivery of service from the territory of one Member State into the territory of another); such as telemedicine services, remote diagnosis and prescription, laboratory services; - Permanent presence of a healthcare provider (i.e.: establishment of a healthcare provider in another Member State); and, - Temporary presence of persons (i.e.: mobility of health professionals, for example moving temporarily to the Member State of the patient to provide services).deleted
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) As recognised by the Member States in the Council Conclusions on Common values and principles in European Union Health Systems there is a set of operating principles that are shared by health systems throughout the Community. These operating principles include quality, safety, care that is based on evidence and ethics, patient involvement, redress, the fundamental right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data, and confidentiality. Patients, professionals and authorities responsible for health systems must be able to rely on these shared principles being respected and structures provided for their implementation throughout the Community. It is therefore appropriate to require that it is the authorities of the Member State on whose territory the healthcare is provided, who are responsible for ensuring compliance with those operating principles. This is necessary to ensure the confidence of patients in cross-border healthcare which is itself necessary for achieving patients' mobility and free movement of provision of healthcare in the internal market as well as a high level of health protection.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) This Directive does not provide either for transfer of social security entitlements between Member States or other coordination of social security schemes. The sole objective of the provisions regarding prior authorisation and reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State is to enable freedom to provide healthcare for both patients and healthcare providers and to remove unjustified obstacles to that fundamental freedom within the patient's Member State of affiliation. Consequently the Directive fully respects the differences of national health-care systems and the Member States' responsibilities for organisation and delivery of health services and medical care.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) The evidence available indicates that the application of free movement principles regarding use of healthcare in another Member State within the limits of the cover guaranteed by the statutory sickness insurance scheme of the Member State of affiliation will not undermine the health systems of the Member States or financial sustainability of their social security systems. However, the Court of Justice has recognised that it cannot be excluded that the possibleCourt of Justice has recognised that there is a risk of seriously undermining a social security system's financial balance or the objective of maintaining a balanced medical and hospital service open to all may constitute overriding reasons in the general interest capable of justifying a barrier to the principle of freedom to provide services. The Court of Justice has also recognised that the number of hospitals, their geographical distribution, the way in which they are organised and the facilities with which they are provided, and even the nature of the medical services which they are able to offer, are all matters for which planning must be possible. This Directive should provide for a system of prior authorisation for assumption of costs for hospitalealth care received in another Member State, where the following conditions are met: had the treatment been provided on its territory, it would have been assumed by its social security system and the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the directive seriously undermines or is likely to seriously undermine the financial balance of the social security system and/or this outflow of patients seriously undermines, or is likely to seriously undermine the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member. As the assessment of the precise impact of an expected outflow of patients requires complex assumptions and calculations, the Directive allows for a system of prior authorisation if there is sufficient reason to expect that the social security system will be seriously undermined. This should also cover cases of already existing systems of prior authorisation which are in conformity with conditions laid down in Article 8. Prior authorisation is essential for all hospital and specialised care as it provides guarantee for patients that they will be treated and that the treatment will be covered by their social security system.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
(45) In particular, power should be conferred on the CommissionMember States’ competent authorities to adopt the following measures: a list of treatments, other than those requiring overnight accommodation, to be subject to the same regime as hospital care; accompanying measures to exclude specific categories of medicinal products or substances from the recognition of prescriptions issued in another Member State provided for in this Directive; a list of specific criteria and conditions that European reference networks must fulfil; the procedure for establishing European reference networks. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, or to supplement this Directive by the addition of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework for the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcareprovides rules for the access to safe and high-quality healthcare in another Member State and establishes cooperation mechanisms on healthcare between Member States, in full respect of national competences in organising and delivering healthcare, in accordance with the principles of universal access, solidarity, affordability, equal territorial accessibility and democratic control.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. When the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcareThis Directive does not address the assumption of costs of healthcare which become necessary on medical grounds during a temporary stay of insured persons in another Member State. Nor does this Directive affect patients' rights to be granted an authorisation for a treatment in another Member State in owhere ther circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply andonditions provided for by the regulations on coordination of social security schemes, in particular Article 22 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out inof the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community and Article 22(2)0 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems are met. To the extent that this Directive covers situations that are also covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, those regulations shall apply and this Directive shall not apply.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point a)
(a) "healthcare" means a health service provided by or under the supervision of a health professional in exercise of his profession, and regardless of the ways in which it is organised, delivered and financed at national level or whether it is public or privateto patients in order to assess, maintain or restore their state of health. For the purpose of Articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, healthcare means treatments that are among the healthcare benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point f
(f) for the purposes of this Directive "patient" means any natural person who receives or wishes tointends to travel to another Member State with the purpose of receiveing healthcare in a Member Statthere;
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State in accordance with this Directive, hospital care shall meanand specialised care shall include at least:
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) healthcare, included in a specific list, that does not require overnight accommodation of the patient for at least one night. This list shall be limited to: - healthcare that requires use of highly specialised and cost-intensive medical infrastructure or medical equipment; or - healthcare involving treatments presenting a particular risk for the patient or the population.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2008/0142(COD)


Article 8 – paragraph 1 – points b a (new)
(ba) Healthcare for which planning is necessary in order to maintain universal access, affordability and equal territorial accessibility, to control costs and to prevent any significant wastage of financial, technical and human resources.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This list shall be set up and may be regularly updated by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrue competent authorities of the Member State of affiliation shall set up a list of treatments considered as hospital or specialised care and notinfy referred to in Article 19(3)it to the Commission.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the purpose of the system is to address the consequent outflow ofsignificant patient flows due to the implementation of the present Article and to prevent it from seriously undermining, or being likely to seriously undermine:
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2008/0142(COD)


Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b − subpoint ii
(ii) the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospitalealthcare sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital ealthcare and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member State.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) The competent authorities of the Member State of affiliation shall establish criteria in order to be able to identify when the financial balance of the Member State's social security system, or the planning and rationalisation carried out in its healthcare sector is undermined or is likely to be undermined.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The prior authorisation system shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impactenable the Member State to organise and deliver safe high quality healthcare within its territory in accordance with the principles of universal access, solidarity, affordability, equal territorial accessibility and democratic control, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.
2008/12/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with attitudinal or environmental barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Effective non-discriminatory access can be provided by a variety of means, including through 'design for all' and through facilitating the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities, including aids to mobility and access, such as recognised guide dogs and other assistance dogs.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Member States are responsible for the organisation and content of education. The Commission Communication on Competences for the 21st Century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools draws attention to the need for special attention to be paid to disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. In particular nHowever, the Member States must ensure that the right of persons with disabilities to education which is non-discriminatory and based on equal opportunities is achieved and must guarantee an integrated education system at all levels and life-long learning. National law may provide for differences in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief. . Member States may also allow or prohibit the wearing or display of religious symbols at school.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 7
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, in the provision of financial services Member States may permit proportionate differences in treatment where, for the product in question, the use of age or disability is a keydetermining factor in the assessment of risk based on relevant and accurate actuarial or statistical data. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission and ensure that accurate data concerning the use of age or disability as a determining actuarial factor are compiled, published and regularly updated. Those Member States shall review their decision five years after the date of transposition and shall communicate the results of that review to the Commission.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 4
4. This Directive is without prejudice to national legislation ensuring the secular nature of the State, State institutions or bodies, or education, or concerning the status and activities of churches and other organisations based on religion or belief. It is equally without prejudice to national legislation promoting equality between men and women.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
(a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or, telecommunication and electronic communications, information including information provided in accessible formats, financial services, culture and leisure, buildings open to the public, transport modes and other public spaces and facilities, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Where discrimination arises from practice, policy or procedure, measures need to be taken so that it no longer has that effect. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alterations to the nature of the goods, services, trade, profession or business in question. An alteration is fundamental if it alters the goods andor services in question or require the provision of alternatives theretoor the nature of the trade, profession or business to the extent that the provider of the goods or services is effectively providing a completely different kind of goods or services.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b a(new)
(ba) For the purposes of paragraph 1, effective non-discriminatory access involves the identification and elimination of obstacles and barriers, whether attitudinal or environmental, and the prevention of new obstacles and barriers that hamper the access of persons with disabilities to goods, services and facilities available to the general public, irrespective of the nature of the obstacle, barrier or disability. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, and regardless of the measures chosen to remove the obstacles or barriers, effective non-discriminatory access for persons with disabilities must be provided under the same terms and conditions as for persons without disabilities wherever possible, and the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities facilitated, including aids to mobility and access, such as recognised guide dogs and other assistance dogs wherever necessary. Where effective non-discriminatory access cannot be provided under the same terms and conditions, and subject to the provisions of this Directive, a meaningful alternative to ensure access must be provided.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of assessing whether measures necessary to comply with paragraph 1 would impose a disproportionate burden, account shallcould be taken, in particular, of the size and resources of the organisation, its nature, the estimated cost, the life cycle of the goods and services, and the possible benefits of increased access for persons with disabilities. The burden shall not be disproportionate when it is sufficiently remedied by measures existing within the framework of the equal treatment policy of the Member State concerned.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 3
3. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Community law or national rules covering the accessibility of particular goods or services. However, wherever possible, Member States shall take measures to encourage providers of services and goods, in particular manufactured goods, to design accessible solutions, for instance through public procurement practices. Accessible products and services are those designed so that they can be used by all users.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Assessment of alleged discrimination 1. Where an individual alleges that he or she has been the victim of multiple discrimination on the grounds of two or more of the characteristics referred to in Article 13 of the EC Treaty, the judicial or administrative authority shall compare the individual alleging discrimination with an individual who possesses none of the characteristics covered by Article 13 of the EC Treaty which the complainant alleges motivated the discrimination. This provision applies to instances of alleged direct and indirect discrimination. 2. Harassment and an instruction to discriminate which is motivated by two or more of the characteristics covered by Article 13 of the EC Treaty shall be regarded as discrimination and fall under the scope of this Directive.
2008/11/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC established a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, which covers certain sectors of the economy. In order to cost-effectively achieve the objective of 2a 30% reduction ofin greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, all sectors of the economyor of 20% if the conclusion of the global, comprehensive agreement for the period after 2012 is delayed, all sectors of the economy, including all sectors of transport, including urban transport, road freight transport and international maritime transport, should contribute to achieving these emission reductions. Member States should therefore implement additional policies and measures in an effort to further limit the emission of greenhouse gases from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC should continue to decrease annually in linear fashion after 2020, leading to a reduction in such emissions of 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with the ultimate objective of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use within the European Union. The Commission should by 2012 examine the appropriateness of this target in the light of international commitments made by the Community, the latest climate-change scientific knowledge relating to climate sensitivity and the scope for making the greenhouse gas emission reductions needed to avert dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, recognising that local and regional communities make an important contribution to such reductions. The Commission should, if appropriate, present proposals to differentiate the target between Member States.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
(10) Member States should therefore be able to use greenhouse gas emission reduction credits issued for reductions that were made during the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from project types which wererenewable energy and demand side efficiency projects, excluding large hydropower projects because of their negative impact on regional development, of which the project type was accepted by all Member States during that period. Member States should also be able to use greenhouse gas emission reduction credits for reductions that were made after the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from projects that were registered and implemented during the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from project types ('categories ofrenewable energy and demand-side efficiency projects excluding large hydropower project')s of which werethe project type was accepted by all Member States during that period.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
(15) Progress in implementing commitments under this Decision should be annually evaluated on the basis of reports submitted under Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol. Every two years an assessment should be made on the projected progress and a full evaluation of the implementation this Decision should be made in 2016These reports should include forecasts of the greenhouse gas emission reductions resulting from the measures planned in all major sectors and their long-term prospects of achieving the targets for 2050. Every two years an assessment should be made on the projected progress and a full evaluation of the implementation this Decision should be made in 2016. As part of that assessment the Commission should assess and report on progress made in ensuring that various Community policies (for instance in the field of agriculture, product requirements, structural policies, research) contribute to the greenhouse gas emission reduction effort.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure its effectiveness, this Decision should provide for a mechanism whereby a Member State exceeding its annual greenhouse gas emission target is subject to a penalty equal to the penalty applicable to installations under Directive 2003/87/EC and the deduction of an equivalent amount of CO2 from the subsequent auction of allowances under that Directive. Any revenues from such penalties should accrue to a Community fund created to finance climate change mitigation measures, including those identified in the local and regional development plans of Local Agenda 21 organisations.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 23 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1
This Decision lays down rules on the determination of the contribution of Member States to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment of the Community from 2013 to 2020 for greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC, and for the evaluation thereof. Emissions from all sectors of transport, including urban transport, road freight transport and international maritime transport, are covered by this Decision unless and until they are brought within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC or any other Community legal instrument designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 − point a
(a) Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) issued in respect of emission reductions until 31 December 2012 from renewable energy and demand-side efficiency project typess of which werethe project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012, excluding CERs from large hydropower projects.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 − point b
(b) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 1 January 2013 from renewable energy and demand-side efficiency projects which were registered during the period 2008 to 2012 of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012, excluding CERs from large hydropower projects.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 − paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, in their annual reports submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Decision 280/2004/EC, report their annual emissions resulting from the implementation of Article 3 and the use, the use and geographical distribution of credits in accordance with Article 4 and the implementation and geographical distribution of external greenhouse gas emissions reductions pursuant to Article 4a. These reports shall include the projected emission reductions resulting from the measures planned in all major sectors in order to achieve the 2020 and 2050 targets.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision − paragraph 2 − subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5−
The Commission shall assess the impact of sectoral Community policies on the Community's greenhouse gas emissions and the emission reduction potential of those policies. The Commission shall make proposals, as appropriate, to ensure that such policies contribute adequately to achieving the 2020 and 2050 reduction targets.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Compliance mechanism 1. Where the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State from sources not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC exceed the annual greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Article 3 of this Decision, that Member State shall pay an excess emissions penalty in an amount determined by application of Article 16 of Directive 2003/87/EC. The excess emissions penalty shall be paid to a Community fund created to finance climate change mitigation measures. 2. The Commission shall adopt measures to establish the Community fund referred to in paragraph 1. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Decision by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 9(2). 3. In addition to paragraph 1 the total by which the limit in tonnes of CO2 equivalent is exceeded shall be deducted from the subsequent quantity of allowances auctioned by the Member State pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Community measures to achieve energy efficiency target The Commission shall report on the progress made in Member States in energy efficiency improvement and shall by 2009 put forward a legislative proposal to ensure that the Community energy efficiency target for 2020 decided upon by the European Council of March 2007 is achieved.
2008/07/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2007/2264(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that no account was taken of the introduction, on 1 January 2004, of German legislation which fully entered into force on 1 January 2007 and may meet all the requirements imposed by the Community directive and the relevant case lawnevertheless contained a transitional provision concerning collective agreements allowing derogations from Directive 2003/88/EC up to 31 December 2005, a deadline subsequently extended to 31 December 2006 by decision of the Bundesrat, with the result that Directive 2003/88/EC was only transposed after an amended collective agreement for German doctors had been concluded on 1 November 2006; expresses its surprise at this state of affairs and emphasises that the Commission must examine this legislation and discuss the details of its implementation with the German Government and the German social partners concernedall collective agreements containing exemptions to working time legislation and assess whether Directive 2003/88/EC is being implemented under these collective agreements; calls on the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against Germany in the event of failure to comply with Directive 2003/88/EC;
2008/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Indent 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 9 February 2005 on the Social Agenda (COM(2005)0033)
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Indent 10
- having regard to Articles 3, 123 and 141 of the EC Treaty, which require the Member States to ensure equal opportunities for all citizens,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the economic success of the European internal market is concentrated in the centres of gravity and whereas even in these centres, some sectors of society do not share in the advantages but must struggle increasingly with poverty,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas cohesion policy has, up to now, made an effective contribution in helping the poorest regions and urban areas to catch up in terms of socio-economic development,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in some Member States economic growth tends to beis concentrated around capital cities and large urban centres leaving peripheral and ruralother areas with uneven socio- economic development,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas equal development means that every region and urban area must be given the chance, based on its particular potential, to determine its development in accordance with its needs,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas many territories still suffer from remoteness and lack the necessary infrastructure which would allow real development opportunities for catching up with the EU average development level,deleted
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 23 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the poorest territories lack the necessary financial resourcesit falls to the Member States to ensure that their poorest territories are able to match the Community funding they are eligible for and moreover these territories most often lack the administrative capacity and human resources to make good use of the funding granted,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, due to its strong territorial impact, rural development policy should be integrbetter coordinated intowith regional policy in order to foster synergies and complementarities between these policies,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas there is a lack of available and comparable micro-regional statistical data for all regions of the EU and whereas GDP per capita indicators at NUTS 2 level are not sufficient to target micro- regional territories which are excluded,deleted
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas poverty and exclusion have a strong territorial character with a concentration of segregated vulnerable groups in deprived territories and whereas all territories of the Union should benefit from similar development opportunities,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas most of the least favoured micro-regional territories are facing complex multi-dimensional problems related to their peripheral location, lack of infrastructure, socio-economic under- development, de-industrialisation processes, low levels of education and training, lack of administrative capacity, generational unemployment, deteriothe Social Agenda requires that Member States combat poverty and exclusion, ensure that every citizen receives a minimum income, actively integrate all individuals suffering from exclusion into the labour market and guarantee every citizen unrestricted access to education, trating housing and living conditions, low access to services of general interest and concentration of segregated minorities and vulnerableother services of general interest; whereas ethnic minorities and women immigrants often belong to particularly disadvantaged groups,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that, in order to achieve economic, social and territorial cohesion, there is a common political task to give an equal opportunity to every citizen, irrespective of territorial location and social standing, to combat social exclusion and, in particular, the perpetuation of poverty across generations in particularly disadvantaged groups;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out therefore that due to the territorial nature of exclusion and social segregation the problem should be addressed in the context of territorial cohesion;deleted
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises in this connection that horizontindividual actions alone are not sufficient to overcome the problems of territorial exclusion and recommends therefore that the Member States apply a holistic territorial development strategy, putting the cross-sector integrated approach into practice and focusing on the potential of these territories while also taking into consideration their geographical handicaps;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 60 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of involving regional and local authorities as well as the economic and social partners and relevant NGOs in the planning and implementation of integrated micro-regional development strategies and the importance of supporting bottom-up initiatives;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make available comparable micro-regional statistical data for all regions of the EU, with special regard to social indicators in order to identify clearlyMember States to support the most underdeveloped territories below traditional NUTS 2 level and to highlight the scale ofso as to cope with the growing intra-regional disparities;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. In this connection takes the view that Calls on the Commission in this connection to examine the extent to which new quantifiable development aindicators such as social indicators other than GDP per capita should be used in order to indicate intra- regionalmight in future better show development disparities, evaluate implementation and policy efficiency and be used as guidance for development planning;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Council and the Commission to address territorial development disparities through smaller comparable territorial units; recommends in this respect NUTS 4 (LAU 1 and LAU 2) level territorial units be targeted with a new instrument that is sufficiently funded and dedicated to cope with intra-regional disparities in order to avoid the growing exclusion of peripheral and least favoured areasmmission to examine, in the framework of the Green Paper on territorial cohesion, whether the NUTS 2 level is appropriate for pursuing a differentiated policy to achieve the objective of territorial cohesion;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 99 #

2007/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to present a specific proposal aimed at addressing in a concrete manner the territorial and social exclusion of vulnerable communities and groupMember States to be more attentive to the tasks and agreements of the Social Agenda and link social cohesion measures to economic and environmental investment so as to achieve sustainable development successes through an integrated approach, particularly in poor regions and urban areas; notes in particular that the groups concerned must be actively involved in planning and implementing these measures and that administrative actions must be oriented towards such participatory processes;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2007/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the reconciliation process operates on various levels, i.e. a political or national, community or individual level, and it is a voluntary act that cannot be imposed but should be actively programmed,
2008/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2007/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas peace-building and reconciliation are by their very nature dangerous and projectsthe only way to overcome the political, economic and social problems in the region and thus projects for building confidence should be given room for experimentation,
2008/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2007/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas accountability and transparency, participation, recognition of the interdependence of all people, successful elimination of inequality, promotion of diversity and attention to vulnerable groups and equal opportunities are important elements in peace-building and reconciliation,
2008/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2007/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in relation to the TNFI, to duplicate the active citizenship approach, from the PEACE I and PEACE II programmes, when structuring future initiatives; recalls the importance of this approach for the stabilisation of the peace process and for regional equitable development for the whole region;
2008/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2007/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that peace-building is a long-term and evolutionary process and that robust development towards peace and reconciliation takes time; calls for a longer time frame for individual grants to allow projects to make a difference; recognises that not only economic initiatives but also cultural and sporting initiatives can make a significant contribution to peace and reconciliation and should therefore continue to be promoted;
2008/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2007/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasiszes that development in rural areas requires greater synergies between rural and regional development funding and between nature conservation, ecotourism and the production and use of renewable energy than has been the case to date;
2008/03/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – introductory part
(2) The examination of the Member States' National Reform Programmes contained in the Commission's Annual Progress Report and in the draft Joint Employment Report shows that Member States should continue to make every effort to meet the objectives of full employment, job quality and social cohesion and to address the priority areas of
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – indent 1
- attracting and retaining more people in quality employment, increasing labour supply and the supply of quality jobs, and modernising social protection systems,
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – indent 2
- improving adaptability and security of workers and enterprises, and
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a In implementing the guidelines, the Member States shall: - take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of comprehensive social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health and - aim to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Member States shall ensure strengthened interaction between the guidelines and the open method of coordination on social protection and social inclusion.
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 1 – title
1. Attract and retain more people in quality employment, increase labour supply and modernise social protection systems so that they continue to guarantee comprehensive protection
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 1 – Guideline 18 – indent 2
- resolute action to increase female participation and reduce gender gaps in employment, unemployment and pay,deleted
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex before Guideline 19 – section 1 a (new) – title
1a. STRENGTHENING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex before Guideline 19 – section 1 a (new) – first paragraph
Gender mainstreaming approach In order to meet the objective of equal opportunity and an increased employment rate for women in line with the conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 23/24 March 2006 (Annex II: European Pact for Gender Equality), Member States' policies towards gender equality should be strengthened, given the need to: - contribute to fulfilling EU ambitions on gender equality as mentioned in the Treaty; - close the gender gaps in employment and social protection, thus contributing to making full use of the productive potential of the European labour force; - contribute to meeting the demographic challenges by promoting better work-life balance for women and men. Women still face particular problems in gaining access to employment, in career advancement, in earnings and in reconciling professional and family life. It is therefore important inter alia: - to ensure that active labour market policies are made available for women in proportion to their share of unemployment; - to pay particular attention to the gender impact of tax and benefit systems. Wherever tax-benefit structures are identified that impact negatively on women's participation in the labour force, they should be reviewed; - to pay particular attention to ensuring the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equivalent value; - to give particular attention to obstacles which hinder women who wish to set up new businesses or become self-employed, with a view to their removal; - to ensure that both men and women are able to benefit positively from flexible forms of work organisation, on a voluntary basis and without loss of job quality; - to ensure the conditions for facilitating access by women to education, continuing training and lifelong learning, in particular access to training and the necessary qualifications for careers.
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex before Guideline 19 – section 1 a (new) – Guideline 18a (new)
Guideline 18a: Therefore, the Member States will adopt a gender-mainstreaming approach in implementing the guidelines across all four pillars: - developing and reinforcing consultative systems with gender equality bodies; - applying procedures for gender impact assessment under each guideline; - developing indicators to measure progress in gender equality in relation to each guideline. In order meaningfully to evaluate progress, Member States will need to provide for adequate data collection systems and procedures and ensure a gender breakdown of employment statistics. Tackling gender gaps Member States and the social partners should pay attention to the imbalance in the representation of women or men in certain economic sectors and occupations, as well as to the improvement of female career opportunities. In this regard, a wide range of choices in education and training is essential from the earliest stage.
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex before Guideline 19 – section 1 a (new) – Guideline 18 b (new)
Guideline 18b: Member States will, where appropriate with the social partners: - strengthen their efforts to reduce the gap in unemployment rates between women and men by actively supporting the increased employment of women, and consider setting national targets in accordance with the objectives set out in the conclusions of the Lisbon European Council; - take action to bring about a balanced representation of women and men in all sectors and occupations and at all levels; - initiate positive steps to promote equal pay for equal work or work of equal value and to diminish differentials in incomes between women and men: actions to address gender pay gaps are necessary in the public and private sector, and the impact of policies on gender pay gaps should be identified and addressed; - consider an increased use of measures for the advancement of women in order to reduce gender gaps. Reconciling work and family life Policies on career breaks, parental leave and part-time work, as well as flexible working arrangements which serve the interests of both employers and employees, are of particular importance to women and men. Implementation of the various directives and social-partner agreements in this area should be accelerated and monitored regularly. There must be adequate provision of good quality care for children and other dependants in order to support the entry of women and men into, and their continued participation in, the labour market. An equal sharing of family responsibilities is crucial in this respect. Those returning to the labour market after an absence may also have outmoded skills, and experience difficulty in gaining access to training. Reintegration of women and men into the labour market after an absence must be facilitated.
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex before Guideline 19 – section 1 a (new) – Guideline 18 c (new)
Guideline 18c: In order to strengthen equal opportunities, Member States and the social partners will: - design, implement and promote family- friendly policies, including affordable, accessible and high-quality care services for children and other dependants, as well as parental and other leave schemes; - consider setting a national target, in accordance with their national situation, for increasing the availability of care services for children and other dependants; - give specific attention to women, and men, considering a return to the paid workforce after an absence and, to that end, they will examine the means of gradually eliminating the obstacles to such return.
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – title
Guideline 21. Promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the social partners, and take into account the following four key components, through:
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – title
Guideline 21. Promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the social partners, through. This also involves:
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent -1 (new)
- contractual arrangements through modern labour laws, collective agreements and organisation of work;
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent -1 a (new)
- comprehensive lifelong learning strategies to ensure the continual adaptability and employability of workers, particularly the most vulnerable;
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent -1 b (new)
- effective active labour market policies (ALMP) that reduce periods of unemployment and ease the transition to new jobs;
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent -1 c (new)
- modern social security systems that provide adequate income support, encourage employment and facilitate labour market mobility.
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent 1
- the adaptation of employment legislation, reviewing where necessary the different contractual and working time arrangements and, in the process, strengthening the rights of workers regardless of their employment status,
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2007/0300(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent 5
- support for transitions in occupational status, including training, self- employment, business creation and geographic mobility.deleted
2008/03/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2004/0209(COD)


Recital 7
(7) There is a needIt is necessary to strengthen the protection of workers' health and safety and for greater flexibility in organising working time, particularly with regard to on call time and, more specifically, inactive periods during on-call timedespite the challenge of new forms of organisation of working time, to introduce working-time models which provide opportunities for life-long learning for employees, and also to strike a new balance between the reconcilingation of work and family life on the one hand, and more flexible organisation of working time on the other.
2008/10/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2004/0209(COD)


Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2a a (new)
Article 2a a Calculation of working time In the case of workers having more than one contract of work, and for the purposes of the implementation of this Directive, the worker's working time shall be the sum of the periods of time worked under each of the contracts.
2008/10/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2004/0209(COD)


Article 1 – point 3 − point a a (new)
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(aa) In paragraph 1, point (a) shall be replaced by the following: "(a) chief executive officers (or persons in comparable positions), senior managers directly subordinated to them and persons who are directly appointed by a board of directors;"
2008/10/22
Committee: EMPL