Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2011/0270(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Programme for social change and innovation (debate)
Amendments (68)
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title
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
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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’).
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
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.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
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.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
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.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
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.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
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.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
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.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a new
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.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
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.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 c (new)
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.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 d (new)
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.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
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.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
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.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
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.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
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.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
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.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall be made up of the following threefour complementarity axes:
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
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.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
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).
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
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).
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
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;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
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;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
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.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
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;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
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.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
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;
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2015% to the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d a (new)
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;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d b (new)
(db) Monitoring of the impact of implemented policies with regards to improving working conditions;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
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;
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
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;
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
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;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4
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.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5
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.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
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;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
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.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
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.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
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.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
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;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
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);
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
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.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III a (new)
Chapter III a (new)
Chapter III a (new) Youth Initiative Axis
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
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%.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
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;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
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.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
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;
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26 c (new)