Activities of Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to schedule regular capacity-building exchanges with beneficiaries to outline novelties such as new requirements under the reporting system, including General Data Protection Regulation9 -compliant deliverables; underlines that the reporting system must be improved to facilitate ease of use; and that its accessibility for people with disabilities must be ensured; _________________ 9 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC. OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1.

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to schedule regular capacity-building exchanges with beneficiaries to outline novelties such as new requirements under the reporting system, including General Data Protection Regulation9 -compliant deliverables; underlines that the reporting system must be improved to facilitate ease of use; and that its accessibility for people with disabilities must be ensured; _________________ 9 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC. OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1.

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Acknowledges the progressive introduction of inclusion incentives across all strands in the first two years of programme’s implementation; notes, however, the lack of comprehensive data on how the programme objectives are being pursued in a way that encourages inclusion, equality, diversity and participation; urges the Commission to provide, in this regard, a detailed report in its interim evaluation;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Acknowledges the progressive introduction of inclusion incentives across all strands in the first two years of programme’s implementation; notes, however, the lack of comprehensive data on how the programme objectives are being pursued in a way that encourages inclusion, equality, diversity and participation; urges the Commission to provide, in this regard, a detailed report in its interim evaluation;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the importance of transparency in disseminating call results; in this regard, calls on the Commission to continue publishing the list of all grant recipients along with the awarded amount for calls in a timely manner;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the importance of transparency in disseminating call results; in this regard, calls on the Commission to continue publishing the list of all grant recipients along with the awarded amount for calls in a timely manner;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls the importance of further working on the protection of freedom of artistic expression through the funding of cultural cooperation projects and cultural networks dedicated to this topic under the Creative Europe programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls the importance of further working on the protection of freedom of artistic expression through the funding of cultural cooperation projects and cultural networks dedicated to this topic under the Creative Europe programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls the great potential of Creative Europe in its external dimension with the aim of building international cultural relations based on shared values; in this regard, welcomes the work done by the Member States’ cultural institutes and organisations and by the EUNIC Clusters in third countries and encourages further cooperation between them with a particular attention to be given to smaller Member States and Member States with limited or no cultural visibility abroad, and to their cultural representation needs;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls the great potential of Creative Europe in its external dimension with the aim of building international cultural relations based on shared values; in this regard, welcomes the work done by the Member States’ cultural institutes and organisations and by the EUNIC Clusters in third countries and encourages further cooperation between them with a particular attention to be given to smaller Member States and Member States with limited or no cultural visibility abroad, and to their cultural representation needs;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the launch in November 2021 by the Commission of CulturEU, a new multilingual interactive guide mapping all funding opportunities available at EU level for the cultural and creative sectors and industries, which has been developed to help all types and sizes of partners to navigate the landscape of EU funding for culture;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the launch in November 2021 by the Commission of CulturEU, a new multilingual interactive guide mapping all funding opportunities available at EU level for the cultural and creative sectors and industries, which has been developed to help all types and sizes of partners to navigate the landscape of EU funding for culture;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the importance of the Creative Europe programme in developing and enhancing transnational partnerships, thus also contributing to EU international relations through culture; in this regard, calls on the Commission to invest appropriate resources on the external dimension of the programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the importance of the Creative Europe programme in developing and enhancing transnational partnerships, thus also contributing to EU international relations through culture; in this regard, calls on the Commission to invest appropriate resources on the external dimension of the programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the increasing participation of third countries in the various components of the Creative Europe programme, which contributes to strengthening cultural and artistic links between the EU and those countries; calls on the Commission to support the participation of third countries, which helps to strengthen international cultural cooperation;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the increasing participation of third countries in the various components of the Creative Europe programme, which contributes to strengthening cultural and artistic links between the EU and those countries; calls on the Commission to support the participation of third countries, which helps to strengthen international cultural cooperation;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the current Creative Europe programme, despite the significantly increased budget for the period 2021-2027, is still oversubscribed and does not reflect the growth and full potential of the European cultural and creative sectors and industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to substantially increase the financial envelope of the Creative Europe programme 2028-2034; in this context, strongly deplores the announced Council cuts for the 2024 budget, that could put in danger ongoing key projects, which are essential to achieve the objectives of the programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the current Creative Europe programme, despite the significantly increased budget for the period 2021-2027, is still oversubscribed and does not reflect the growth and full potential of the European cultural and creative sectors and industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to substantially increase the financial envelope of the Creative Europe programme 2028-2034; in this context, strongly deplores the announced Council cuts for the 2024 budget, that could put in danger ongoing key projects, which are essential to achieve the objectives of the programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Monica SEMEDO, Andrey SLABAKOV, Romeo FRANZ, Irena JOVEVA, Hannes HEIDE, Laurence FARRENG, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further strengthen and facilitate mobility initiatives such as Culture Moves Europe and other mobility opportunities for individual creators by equipping them with higher funding within the budgets of the current and future Creative Europe programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Monica SEMEDO, Andrey SLABAKOV, Romeo FRANZ, Irena JOVEVA, Hannes HEIDE, Laurence FARRENG, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further strengthen and facilitate mobility initiatives such as Culture Moves Europe and other mobility opportunities for individual creators by equipping them with higher funding within the budgets of the current and future Creative Europe programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Deplores the fact that, under the 2021-2027 MFF, there is no flexibility to top-up the Creative Europe programme and underlines that this precludes the funding of new initiatives, valuable pilot projects and preparatory actions;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Deplores the fact that, under the 2021-2027 MFF, there is no flexibility to top-up the Creative Europe programme and underlines that this precludes the funding of new initiatives, valuable pilot projects and preparatory actions;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recalls that contributing to the Union’s global strategy for international relations through culture is a priority of the Culture strand. Emphasises that culture can play an important role in promoting European values internationally. Therefore calls for allowing cooperation projects to have partners from countries that are not participating in the programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recalls that contributing to the Union’s global strategy for international relations through culture is a priority of the Culture strand. Emphasises that culture can play an important role in promoting European values internationally. Therefore calls for allowing cooperation projects to have partners from countries that are not participating in the programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Underlines the importance of the funding strand for European networks in the cultural and creative sectors representing thousands of organisations and millions of people working in these sectors; providing networking and capacity building and contributing to strengthening the competitiveness and diversity of the European cultural and creative sectors; calls on the Commission, to continue developing this action by increasing the number of networks funded and ensuring adequate funding;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Underlines the importance of the funding strand for European networks in the cultural and creative sectors representing thousands of organisations and millions of people working in these sectors; providing networking and capacity building and contributing to strengthening the competitiveness and diversity of the European cultural and creative sectors; calls on the Commission, to continue developing this action by increasing the number of networks funded and ensuring adequate funding;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Acknowledges the high quality of applications received under the mobility scheme; in this regard, calls on the Commission to safeguard geographical balance in addition to increasing participation from countries that are underrepresented; in this context, recalls the importance of mutual recognition and cross-border portability of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications to facilitate cross-border mobility of workers in the CCSI;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Acknowledges the high quality of applications received under the mobility scheme; in this regard, calls on the Commission to safeguard geographical balance in addition to increasing participation from countries that are underrepresented; in this context, recalls the importance of mutual recognition and cross-border portability of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications to facilitate cross-border mobility of workers in the CCSI;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to increase the promotion of Culture Moves Europe to a wider audience, with the aid and support of all Creative Europe desks, through communication and outreach activities specifically targeting less represented countries and sectors, as well as artists with disabilities; regrets, however, that administrative and financial obstacles to mobility still remain; calls for the promotion of cross-border approaches to culture and the search for European partners for the creation of major European cultural co-productions and residencies programmes, with the objective of fostering the mobility of artists and creators by reinforcing cooperation of all involved actors and exchanges of best practices, including with non-EU countries;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to increase the promotion of Culture Moves Europe to a wider audience, with the aid and support of all Creative Europe desks, through communication and outreach activities specifically targeting less represented countries and sectors, as well as artists with disabilities; regrets, however, that administrative and financial obstacles to mobility still remain; calls for the promotion of cross-border approaches to culture and the search for European partners for the creation of major European cultural co-productions and residencies programmes, with the objective of fostering the mobility of artists and creators by reinforcing cooperation of all involved actors and exchanges of best practices, including with non-EU countries;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to increase the promotion of Culture Moves Europe to a wider audience, with the aid and support of all Creative Europe desks, through communication and outreach activities specifically targeting less represented countries and sectors, as well as artists with disabilities and artists from marginalised groups;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to increase the promotion of Culture Moves Europe to a wider audience, with the aid and support of all Creative Europe desks, through communication and outreach activities specifically targeting less represented countries and sectors, as well as artists with disabilities and artists from marginalised groups;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the increase of actions providing support to the music sector under the Culture strand, resulting in a higher number of music-related projects being submitted under the current programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the increase of actions providing support to the music sector under the Culture strand, resulting in a higher number of music-related projects being submitted under the current programme;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for a more strategic and sector-oriented approach for the music sector tackling the new and upcoming challenges, building on the results of the Music Moves Europe preparatory action; in this regard, stresses the importance of a regular structured dialogue between the music sector and the Commission;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for a more strategic and sector-oriented approach for the music sector tackling the new and upcoming challenges, building on the results of the Music Moves Europe preparatory action; in this regard, stresses the importance of a regular structured dialogue between the music sector and the Commission;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Acknowledges that the European Heritage Label is a valuable initiative promoting the significant role these sites play in the history and culture of Europe and notes that, during the period from 2013 to 2021, 60 sites have been designated with the title; calls, however, on the Commission to improve the visibility of the European Heritage Label by developing synergies with other relevant EU financial instruments;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Acknowledges that the European Heritage Label is a valuable initiative promoting the significant role these sites play in the history and culture of Europe and notes that, during the period from 2013 to 2021, 60 sites have been designated with the title; calls, however, on the Commission to improve the visibility of the European Heritage Label by developing synergies with other relevant EU financial instruments;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Highlights the significant international competition that European audiovisual, film and videogame content are facing;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Highlights the significant international competition that European audiovisual, film and videogame content are facing;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines the vital roles of the European Film Distribution and European Film Sales support schemes in contributing to the cultural diversity of the European audiovisual sector by increasing the cross- border circulation of European films; stresses, therefore, that it is key to maintain adequate funding for both schemes and to make further efforts to ensure the circulation and online availability of European works;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines the vital roles of the European Film Distribution and European Film Sales support schemes in contributing to the cultural diversity of the European audiovisual sector by increasing the cross- border circulation of European films; stresses, therefore, that it is key to maintain adequate funding for both schemes and to make further efforts to ensure the circulation and online availability of European works;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Requests additional funding for video game projects under Creative Europe to contribute to the growth of the European video game ecosystem in order to maximise game creation opportunities throughout all Member States and encourage the development of and retain European talent;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Requests additional funding for video game projects under Creative Europe to contribute to the growth of the European video game ecosystem in order to maximise game creation opportunities throughout all Member States and encourage the development of and retain European talent;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Notes that, as the Media Invest facility attracted a large number of applications, increased budgetary synergies with the InvestEU programme must be secured for its future implementation; calls on the Commission to further improve the promotion of this facility amongst the audiovisual sector;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/2003(INI)

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, João ALBUQUERQUE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Notes that, as the Media Invest facility attracted a large number of applications, increased budgetary synergies with the InvestEU programme must be secured for its future implementation; calls on the Commission to further improve the promotion of this facility amongst the audiovisual sector;

2023/09/27
Committee: CULT

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The European Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, and respect of human rights and committed to combating discrimination, including on the grounds of disability, as set out in the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ~~and~~, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Every citizen of the Union has the fundamental right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, subject to the limitations and conditions laid down in the Treaties and by the measures adopted to give effect to them. Article 18 of the UNCRPD also recognises the rights of persons with disabilities to liberty of movement and to freedom to choose their residence, on an equal basis with others.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, citizenship of the Union is destined to be the fundamental status of nationals of the Member States when exercising the right to move and reside within the territory of the Member States, enabling those who find themselves in the same situation to enjoy, within the scope ratione materiae of the TFEU, the same treatment in law irrespective of their nationality, subject to such exceptions as are expressly provided for. The right to free movement should also apply to third country nationals who have legal residence in a Member State of the European Union and a recognised disability in that Member State, in the interest of equal treatment. Therefore, this Directive is to be complemented by a separate legal act which will bridge the legal gap between EU citizens and legally residing third country nationals in this regard. This will provide for more legal certainty not least for third country nationals women and girls with disabilities who have legal residence in the European Union.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The Union is a Party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)39 , and is bound by its provisions which are an integral part of the Union legal order to the extent of its competences. All the Member States are Parties to the UNCRPD and are bound by it also to the extent of their competences. ~~_________________~~ While the Union and all its Member States are bound by the UNCRPD there are significant differences in its implementation3a. There is a need to progress on equality for persons with disabilities both for the Union itself as well as in all Member States, for example through investments in infrastruture, capacity buidiling, training and awareness raising campaigns. The Union and all Member States should further ratify the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD. _________________ 3a https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2023/ implementing-un-convention-rights- persons-disabilities-human-rights- indicators 39 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, OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) The purpose of the UNCRPD is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect of their inherent dignity, thus ensuring their full and effective participation and inclusion in society on an equal basis with others. The UNCRPD also recognises the importance of the need to take appropriate measures to ensure equality of opportunity and universal accessibility tofor persons with disabilities.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) The UNCRPD recognises that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and that State Parties should take measures to ensure their full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, to which the European Union is a party, shall also guide the establishment of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13 a) Impediments to the fundamental right of free movement is exacerbated for women and girls with disabilities who are confronted with intersectional discrimination in all areas of life, not least in education and employment. For example, 20 % of women with disabilities are in full-time employment, compared to 29% of men with disabilities and 48% of women without disabilities. 22% of women with disabilities are at risk of poverty, compared to 20% of men with disabilities and 16% of women without disabilities. 17% of women with disabilities graduate tertiary education, compared to 18% of men with disabilities and 32% of women without disabilities. 11% of women with disabilities have unmet needs for medical examination, compared to 10% of men with disabilities and 3% of women without disabilities.47a The difference is particularly noticeable in rural areas where access to services and opportunities in general is much more limited compared to urban areas. Therefore the European Disability Card must have a clearer gender equality perspective and contribute to improving the free movement especially for women and girls with disabilities, for example when they move to another Member State for work or study and are reassessed by the new Member State. It is crucial that the vulnerable situation for women and girls with disabilities is not exacerbated further but rather, that they are encouraged to exercise their freedom of movement and protected when they do in order to ensure their free movement and economic independence. _________________ 47a Intersecting inequalities in the European Union in the 2023 Gender Equality Index https://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality- index/2022/domain/intersecting- inequalities/disability/work

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Sylvie BRUNET

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13 a) Persons with disabilities who also belong to other marginalized groups such as LGBTQI+, racialized groups and ethnic minorities, people from disadvantaged socio-economic background, young people and people from remote geographical areas... often face multiple discrimination therefore it is important that Member States apply an intersectional approach when transposing and implementing this directive.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) Alongside ~~physical and other~~various visible and invisible barriers in accessing both public and private spaces, high expenses are a key factor discouraging many persons with disabilities from travel48 , because they have specific needs and may also require person(s) accompanying or assisting them including those recognised as personal assistant(s) in accordance with national legislation or practices, making their travel costs higher than for persons without disabilities49 . Furthermore, the widespread lack of knowledge of psychosocial, cognitive, physical or sensorial accessibility policies can pave the way to discriminatory behaviour. The lack of recognition of disability status in other Member States might limit their access to special conditions, such as free access or reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment and has an impact on their travel costs, lives and choices. _________________ 48 Findings from Final Report based on Survey targeted at EU-level CSOs; Shaw and Coles, ‘Disability, holiday making and the tourism industry in the UK: a preliminary survey’, 25(3) Tourism Management (2004) 397-403; Eugénia Lima Devile and Andreia Antunes Moura (2021), Travel by People With Physical Disabilities: Constraints and Influences in the Decision-Making Process. 49 McKercher and Darcy (2018), Re- conceptualizing barriers to travel by people with disabilities, Tourism Management Perspectives, 59-66. [More for Explanatory Memorandum?]

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)

(24 a) Personal assistants assist the person with disabilities or carry out activities of daily living if need be in the framework of a contractual relationship, and they do so with the objective of encouraging personal autonomy, facilitating community life and promoting independent living

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)

(25 a) Experience shows that when presenting a European Disability Card or similar national recgnition of disability, due to a lack of awareness, misunderstandings or communication barriers persons with disabilities, particularly those with invisible disabilities, do not always receive the most relevant support and accomodation for their disability. Member States should therefore provide the option to persons with disabilities, when applying for the card to the relevant authorities, to choose to display relevant symbol(s) on the card in order to indicate their assistance requirements.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) In order to raise awareness and facilitate access to special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities, while travelling to or visiting another Member State, all relevant information with respect to the conditions, rules, practices, and procedures applicable to obtain the European Disability Card and/or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and its subsequent use should be made publicly available by Member States in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly manner and accessible formats for persons with disabilities , including in digital formats, national sign languages and easy to read format, and upon request in assistive formats requested by persons with disabilities respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882. Private operators or public authorities granting special conditions or preferential treatment to persons with disabilities should make such information publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user- friendly manner and accessible formats, for persons with disabilities, respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)

(31 a) In order to increase the number of service providers who offer special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities, Member States should support and encourage private operators and public authorities through relevant measures including through providing information and exchanges of best practice on the different types of special conditions or preferential treatment which could be offered as well as the provision of training on disability mainstreaming and disability awareness to ensure the special conditions or preferential treatment offered is done so in an inclusive and accessible way. For example such training could address the accessibility issues faced by persons with disabilities, requirements of persons with different disabilities concerning communication, respectful and safe management of equipment, use of assistive augmentative communication (AAC) and how to provide and publicise any offer of special conditions or preferential treatments in an accessibly visible way. Member States should ensure all such measures are carried out in partnership with persons with disabilities and their representative organisation to ensure they are inclusive and effectives.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) Member States should take all the necessary steps to avoid any risk of forgery or fraud when issuing the European Disability Card or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and should actively combat fraudulent use and forgery of these cards. Member States should ensure that any measures taken to combat forgery or fraud ensure due regard and consideration to the rights of persons with disabilities and should not result in any interference with their legitimate interests in using either card or lead in any way to their stigmatisation. Member States should assess the impact of any measures on persons with disabilities and consult them and their representative organisations in the measures’ design and implementation.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35

(35) Member States should ensure that adequate and effective means exist to ensure compliance with this Directive and should therefore establish appropriate remedies, including checks on compliance and administrative and judicial procedures, to guarantee that persons with disabilities, person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), as well as public bodies such as equality bodies or private associations, organisations in particular representative organisations of persons with disabilities or other legal entities which have a legitimate interest may take action on behalf of a person with disabilities under national law. Persons with disabilities should further have a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in case of infringements of their rights arising from this Directive. Member States should ensure these provisions comply with the principle of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities in their design and implementation in line with the UNCRPD.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the rules governing the issuance of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, in view of promoting equal rights and freedom of movement for persons with disabilities and facilitating short stays of persons with disabilities in a Member State other than that of which they are a resident, by granting them access to any special conditions or preferential treatment with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s);

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4

4. This Directive does not impinge on national competences to grant or require to grant special benefits or specific, preferential conditions, such as free access, reduced tariffs, or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities and, where provided, for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s), guide dogs or assistance animals.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5

5. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the rights that persons with disabilities or, person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including their personal assistant(s), or guide dogs and assistance animals may derive from other provisions of Union law or national law implementing Union law, including those granting specific benefits, special conditions, or preferential treatment.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) “special conditions or preferential treatment” means specific conditions, including those related to financial conditions, or differentiated treatment related to assistance and support such as free access, reduced tariffs, priority access, offered to persons with disabilities and/or, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), guide dogs or assistance animals recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practices as such, irrespective whether provided on a voluntary basis or imposed by legal obligations;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Sylvie BRUNET

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) “parking conditions and facilities” means any parking space reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s) in general as well as associated parking benefits for, or preferential conditions afforded to, persons with disabilities, such as free parking, reduced tariffs, reduced fees or user charges for toll roads/bridges/tunnels or extended parking spaces irrespective of whether provided on a voluntary basis or imposed by legal obligations.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) “Reasonable accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rights provided under this Directive;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Union citizens and residents and family members of Union citizens and residents whose disability status is recognised by the competent authorities in the Member State of their residence by means of a certificate, a card or any other formal document issued in accordance with national competences, practices, and procedures, as well as, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), as well as guide dogs or assistance animals.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to recognise holders of a European Disability Card as persons protected against discrimination on the grounds of disability, and as such, as persons with the right to have access to the available resources and assistance in cases of rights violations and the absence of real and effective equal treatment.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) when special conditions or preferential treatment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or specific conditions for assistance animals, these favourable or specific conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) or guide dogs or assistance animals of the holder of a European Disability Card;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) ~~when~~ parking conditions and facilities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article ~~include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), these favourable conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the~~apply to person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) ~~of the holder of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.~~

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall introduce the European Disability Card following the common standardised and universally accessible format set out in Annex I. Member States shall introduce digital features in physical cards using electronic means addressing fraud- prevention as part of the European Disability Card, as soon as the requirements concerning the digital features referred to in Annex I, are laid down by the Commission in the technical specifications referred to in Article 8. The digital storage medium shall not contain more personal data than the data provided for the European Disability Card in Annex I.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. European Disability Cards issued by Member States shall be issues and renewed for free, be mutually recognised in all Member States and be compatible with national certificates or cards.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. The European Disability Card shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence ~~directly~~ or upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued and renewed within the same period set in the applicable national legislation for issuing disability certificates, disability cards or any other formal document recognising the disability status of a person with disabilities. In case of a change in the country of residence, the card renewal period may be extended from 6 to 8 months.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6

6. The validity of the European Disability Card issued by a Member State shall be at least for the same duration as that of the disability certificate, disability card or any other formal document with the longest duration recognising their disability status issued to the person concerned by the competent authority of the Member State in its territory. In case of a change in the country of residence, the card renewal period may be extended from 6 to 8 months.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. The Commission shall establish a publicly available Union database that contains relevant information related to the applicable parking conditions and facilities as defined at local, regional, or national level in each Member State. The database shall be available in all EU languages and the national sign languages of Member States as well as in accessible formats. Member States shall ensure public authorities upload this information to the database and update it where necessary.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall make the conditions and rules, practices, and procedures to issue, renew or withdraw a European Disability Card and a European Parking Card for persons with disabilities publicly available in accessible formats, including in digital formats, national sign languages, Braille, and easy to read format, audio version and upon request in other alternative assistive formats requested by persons with disabilities.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Sylvie BRUNET

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Member States shall take appropriate measures to raise awareness among professionals in contact with the public, including in accessible ways, about the existence and rights conferred by the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Representative organizations of persons with disabilities shall participate in the entire development, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation process.

2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that private operators or public authorities make information on any special conditions or preferential treatment pursuant to Article 5 publicly available in a~~ccessible formats~~ clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way and in accessible formats. Member States shall establish a single dedicated website collating the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by their public authorities. Member States may also facilitate information concerning the special conditions or preferential treatment offered by private operators on the website where available. The website shall be in the official language(s) of the Member States, national sign language and English as well as any other relevant language(s) as determined by the Member State.

2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall support and encourage private operators or public authorities to voluntarily provide special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities in as wide a range of services, other activities and facilities as possible. In particular Member States shall support and encourage private operators and public authorities through, inter alia, the provision of information and exchange of best practices on possible special conditions or preferential treatment to be offered and the provision of disability- mainstreaming and awareness training so as to ensure the relevance, effectiveness and inclusivity of any special conditions or preferential treatment offered. Member States shall ensure all such measures are carried out in partnership with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations.

2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. The information referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be made available free of charge in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way, including through the private operators or public authorities’ official website where available, or by other suitable means, in accordance with the relevant accessibility requirements for services set in Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882 without exceeding a level of complexity superior to level B1 (intermediate) of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, including in the national sign language(s).

2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. The report shall address, inter alia, in the light of social, economic and other relevant developments the use of the European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities with a view to assessing the need to review this Directive. The report shall include a gender equality analysis of how the provisions of this Directive have impacted the free movement of women and girls with disabilities. The report shall also evaluate the effectiveness of the incentivizing measures provided by Member States to service providers.

2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL

2023/0311(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Max ORVILLE, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 2

BACK SIDE National information in the national language or national languages to be decided by the issuing Member State. Member States shall provide the option to persons with disabilities, when applying for the card to the relevant authorities, to display relevant symbol(s) on the card in order to indicate their required reasonable accommodation.

2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)

Having regard to the European Central Bank opinion of 24 November 2023,

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) LAccurate, timely, reliable and comparable data for compiling labour market statistics on businesses in the European Union are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of the Union policies, and to fulfil the tasks under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances according to Regulation (EU) 1176/201115 and the monitoring of adequate minimum wages according to Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 require accurate information on the evolution of hourly labour costs and wage levels, the rate of collective bargaining coverage, the level of the statutory minimum wage and the share of workers covered by it across Member States. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 25) 16 Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (OJ L 275 of 25.10.2022, p. 33).

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4 a) In order to compile accurate and comparable cross-country labour market statistics on businesses, it is necessary to include all data sources, including those on the public sector and small businesses.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation, monitoring and assessment of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data. _________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6 a) Following the Social Economy Action Plan as well as goals set in the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030, particularly following the objective to create equal opportunities and ensure them equal access to participate in society and economy, timely, comparable and accurate data on participation of persons with disabilities in labour market is needed. Such data will provide much needed assessment of progress in common efforts in reducing employment rate gaps and increasing the employment rate of persons with disabilities.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)

(6 b) The implementation of the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin requires timely, comparable and accurate data on wages and job characteristics of persons of different racial or ethnic origins. Such data will provide much needed assessment of progress in reducing discrimination in relation to employment and working conditions, including dismissals and pay.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) With the aim to improve the labour market statistics on businesses, it is essential that the data meet the quality requirements. Therefore, the Commission (Eurostat) should provide further guidance on managing the data collected from sources of low quality.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) To limit the administrative and financial burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEs and micro-enterprises, the national statistical authorities should consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) The collection and processing of personal data should be proportionate and comply with the rules set in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. The transmitted data should be aggregated to the extent that individuals cannot be identified.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20

(20) ‘other sources’ means quality and reliable data generated by a non- administrative entity including private records, websites and databases, the main aim of which is not the provision of official statistics;

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with detailed information on the sources and methods used through the quality reports referred to in Article 8(4). The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of data transmitted, on the basis of appropriate analysis, and shall prepare and publish reports and communications on the quality of these data. The Commission (Eurostat) shall provide further guidance on managing sources categorised as "low quality".

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) rate of collective bargaining coverage;

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 b (new)

– (iv) level of statutory minimum wage;

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 c (new)

– (v) share of workers covered by statutory minimum wage;

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The collection and processing of personal data shall comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Transmitted data shall be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. In order to improve the labour market statistics on businesses or to limit the ~~burden on~~ administrative and financial burden on enterprises, in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises, the Commission (Eurostat) may initiate feasibility and pilot studies. The purpose of such studies shall include improving quality and comparability, exploring new possibilities and implementing new features to respond to user needs, improving integration between surveys and other data sources, and reducing the burden on respondents. The studies shall take into account technological and digital developments.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

2023/0288(COD)

Max ORVILLE, Ilana CICUREL, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO

Employee’s characteristics Individual demographic, geographic including whether the employee is a migrant or cross-border worker, educational, contractual and occupational information on each employee sampled.

2024/01/23
Committee: ECON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls, in view of the youth unemployment rates in the ORs, the need to create specific measures for this population; welcomes in this respect the creation of an additional OR allocation of EUR 370 million under the ESF+ 2021- 2027 and calls on the regions concerned to make use of this new source of funding to support employability, mobility and training in the ORs;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Is deeply concerned that the Creative Europe programme is underfinanced, despite its budget increase in the current MFF, with the necessary frontloading of the budget to the years 2021 and 2022 causing dramatic funding shortages in the following years, potentially bringing further harm to the cultural and creative sectors that have only slowly started recovering, and thus having a long-lasting negative impact on our European cultural ecosystem and its role in international cultural relations;

2022/10/12
Committee: CULT

Salima YENBOU, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Romeo FRANZ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Welcomes the OMC report on “Strengthening Cultural Heritage Resilience for Climate Change – Where the European Green Deal meets Cultural Heritage” and encourages the Commission and Member States to actively follow up on the recommendations and avail of the good practice examples;

2022/10/12
Committee: CULT

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the role played by schools and nurseries in early childhood education and care institutions in providing the necessary material and psychological support for children and their families, and calls on the Member States to provide sufficient financial support to mainstream education institutions and to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and education personnel in order to ensure that both the pedagogical and the psychological development of learners is increasingly promoted in a satisfactory way;

2022/06/01
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) In accordance with the case law1a of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the scope of the principle of equal treatment of men and women shall not be limited to the prohibition of discrimination based on sex as it also applies to discrimination arising from gender, gender identity and gender expression. _________________ 1a Judgment of 30 April 1996, P. v S., C- 13/94; Judgment of 7 January 2004, K.B., C-117/01; Judgment of 26 June 2018, MB, C-451/16

2023/09/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2022/0400(COD)

Irène TOLLERET, Max ORVILLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marco ZULLO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Ilana CICUREL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Catherine AMALRIC, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The purpose of this Directive is to lay down minimum requirements for the functioning of equality bodies to improve their effectiveness and guarantee their mandate and independence in order to strengthen the application of the principle of equal treatment as enshrined in the TEU, TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and derived from Directives 2006/54/EC58 and 2010/41/EU59 . _________________ 58 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23). 59 Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC (OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1).

2023/09/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2022/0400(COD)

Irène TOLLERET, Max ORVILLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marco ZULLO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Ilana CICUREL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Catherine AMALRIC, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) Directive 2000/43/EC60 of the Council and Directive 2004/113/EC61 of the European Parliament and the Council also provide for the designation of equality bodies. for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all persons, without discrimination on grounds of sex, race or ethnic origin. _________________ 60 Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22). 61 Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37).

2023/09/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2022/0400(COD)

Irène TOLLERET, Max ORVILLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marco ZULLO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Ilana CICUREL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Catherine AMALRIC, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU leave a wide margin of discretion to Member States as regards the structure and functioning of equality bodies. This results in significant differences between the equality bodies established in the Member States, in terms of the bodies' mandates, competences, structures, resources and operational functioning. This, in turn, means that protection against discrimination differs from one Member State to another. Levels of discrimination remain high, victims’ awareness of their rights remains low and underreporting is still a considerable problem. Public awareness about and knowledge of discrimination remain limited and a lack of sufficient powers and resources hampers equality bodies’ ability to assist victims effectively or to prevent and address the development of new forms of discrimination based on gender identity, health or socio-economic status or resulting from developments in technology.

2023/09/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40

(40) Equality data are crucial for raising awareness, sensitising people, quantifying discrimination, showing trends over time, proving the existence of discrimination, evaluating the implementation of equality legislation, demonstrating the need for positive action, and contributing to evidence-based policymaking75 . Equality bodies have a role to play in contributing to the development of relevant equality data for those purposes, for example by organising regular roundtables gathering all relevant entities. They should also collect and analyse disaggregated data on their own activities or conduct ~~surveys and should be able to access~~and commission surveys, reports and research and should be able to access, in an easily accessible format, and make use of statistical information collected by other public or private entities – such as the national statistical offices, national courts, labour and education inspectorates, ~~trade union~~social partners or civil society organisations - concerning the matters they are entrusted with under Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. Th~~at statistical information should not contain any personal data.~~ e personal data collected shall be anonymised and, where not possible, pseudonymised. _________________ 75 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (‘the Racial Equality Directive’) and of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘the Employment Equality Directive’) SWD(2021) 63 final.

2023/09/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title

~~Duties of media service providers providing news and current affairs content~~Media ownership transparency

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

1. Media service providers ~~providing news and current affairs content shall make easily and directly accessible to the recipients of their services~~shall make easily and directly accessible through electronic, machine readable and user friendly format the following information:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) their legal name and contact details and registration numbers;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the name(s) and contact details of their direct or indirect owner(s) with shareholdings enabling them to exercise influence on the operation and strategic decision making;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) whether and if so to what extent their direct or beneficial ownership is held by the government, a state institution, state-owned enterprise or other public body;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

(cb) the interests, links or activities of their owners and their family members known to be close associates of politically exposed persons as defined in Article 3 points 9, 10, 11 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)

(cc) the interests, links or activities of their owners and their family members in other media or non-media businesses;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)

(cd) any other interests that could influence their strategic decision-making or their editorial line;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Without prejudice to national constitutional laws consistent with the Charter, media service providers ~~providing news and current affairs content~~ shall take measures that they deem appropriate with a view to guaranteeing the independence of individual editorial decisions. In particular, such measures shall aim to:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) ensure disclosure of any actual or potential conflict of interest by any party having a stake in media service providers that may affect the provision of ~~news and current affairs~~media content.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Media service providers shall update the information made available according to paragraph 1 within 30 days of any change to their ownership or control arrangements;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

~~3. The obligations under this Article shall not apply to media service providers that are micro enterprises within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2013/34/EU.~~deleted

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. National regulatory authorities or bodies established in accordance with Directive 2010/13/ EU shall establish national electronic databases of media ownership;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Media service providers shall submit the information made publicly available according to paragraph 1 to the national databases of media ownership established according to paragraph 3 within 30 days of any change to their ownership or control arrangements;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. National regulatory authorities or bodies established in accordance with Directive 2010/13/ EU shall submit data provided according to paragraph 4 to the European Database of Media Ownership;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. National regulatory authorities or bodies shall monitor and produce annual reports regarding the ownership in media markets within their Member State. In order to assess the accuracy of the information on media ownership made available pursuant to paragraph 4, national regulatory authorities or bodies may request from media service providers further information;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Board shall be composed of high level representatives of national regulatory authorities or bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2010/13/EU.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall designate a representative to the Board. The representative of the Commission shall participate in all activities and meetings of the Board, without voting rights. The Chair of the Board shall keep the Commission informed about the ongoing and planned activities of the Board. The Board ~~shall~~may consult the Commission and other relevant stakeholders in preparation of its work programme and main deliverables.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6

6. The Board~~, in agreement with the Commission,~~ may invite experts and observers to attend its meetings.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The Board ~~shall have a secretariat, which shall be provided by the Commission~~be supported by an independent secretariat. The secretariat shall have a legal personality.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) advise the Commission~~, where requested by it,~~ on regulatory, technical or practical aspects pertinent to the consistent application of this Regulation and implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU as well as all on other matters related to media services within its competence. Where the Commission requests advice or opinions from the Board, it may indicate a time limit, taking into account the urgency of the matter;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part

(e) ~~in agreement with the Commission,~~ draw up opinions with respect to:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – introductory part

(f) ~~upon request of the Commission,~~ draw up opinions with respect to:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

(ma) draw up and make available to national regulatory authorities and bodies established according to Directive 2010/13/EU a template for reporting on the ownership of media service providers according to Article 6(4) of this Regulation;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point m b (new)

(mb) establish and operate a European Database of Media Ownership collecting information related to the ownership of media service providers;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point m c (new)

(mc) In so far as necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out in this Regulation and carry out its tasks, and without prejudice to the competences of the Member States and the institutions of the Union, the Board, in consultation with the Commission, may cooperate with competent Union bodies, offices, agencies and advisory groups, with competent authorities of third countries and with international organisations.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point m d (new)

(md) To that end, the Board may, subject to prior approval by the Commission, establish working arrangements.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17

~~[...]~~deleted

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. Any legislative, regulatory or administrative measure taken by a Member State ~~that is liable to affect the operation of media service providers in the internal market shall be duly justified and proportionate~~, including those taken to implement EU legislative acts, that is liable to affect the provision of media services or operation of media service providers in the internal market shall be duly and objectively justified, proportionate and minimise disruptions on the operation of media service providers. Such measures shall be adequate, reasoned, transparent, objective and non- discriminatory.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4

4. The Board~~, upon request of the Commission,~~ shall draw up an opinion where a national legislative, regulatory or administrative measure is likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services. Following the opinion of the Board, and without prejudice to its powers under the Treaties, the Commission may issue its own opinion on the matter. Opinions by the Board and, where applicable, by the Commission shall be made publicly available.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

1. In the absence of an assessment or a consultation pursuant to Article 21, the Board~~, upon request of the Commission,~~ shall draw up an opinion on the impact of a media market concentration on media pluralism and editorial independence, where a media market concentration is likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services. The Board shall base its opinion on the elements set out in Article 21(2). The Board may bring media market concentrations likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services to the attention of the Commission.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1. Public funds or any other consideration or advantage granted by public authorities to media service providers for the purposes of advertising shall be awarded according to transparent, objective, proportionate and non- discriminatory criteria and through open, proportionate and non-discriminatory procedures. ~~This Article shall not affect public procurement rules.~~

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Prior to granting resources to media service providers for the purposes of advertising, public authorities shall ensure that the specific criteria employed to determine the allocation of state advertising according to paragraph 1 are made available to the public in a user- friendly manner over an online interface.Public funds or any other consideration or advantage granted by public authorities shall not exceed 20% of the total annual budget of the media service provider.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Public authorities, including national, federal or regional governments, regulatory authorities or bodies, as well as state-owned enterprises or other state- controlled entities at the national or regional level, or local governments of territorial entities ~~of more than 1 million inhabitants,~~ shall make publicly available accurate, comprehensive, intelligible, ~~detailed and yearly~~user friendly and machine readable format detailed information about their advertising expenditure allocated to media service providers on a quarterly basis, which shall include at least the following details:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) a thorough explanation of how the criteria outlined in paragraph 1a were implemented in the allocation of the state funds for the relevant quarter.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Public authorities allocating public funds or any other consideration or advantage granted for the purposes of advertising shall report on these exchanges to the national regulatory authorities or bodies established in accordance with Directive 2010/13/EU on a quarterly basis. Media service providers receiving such funds shall also make it tranparent that they received such funds.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. National regulatory authorities or bodies established in accordance with Directive 2010/13/EU shall submit data provided according to paragraph 2a to the European Database of State Advertising.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. National regulatory authorities or bodies shall monitor the proper allocation of state advertising in media markets. In order to assess the accuracy of the information on state advertising made available pursuant to paragraph 2, national regulatory authorities or bodies may request from the entities referred to in paragraph 2 further information, including information on the application of criteria referred to in paragraph 1.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The allocation of state resources to media service providers, for the purpose of transmitting emergency messages by public authorities, shall become subject to the requirements set out in this article after 6 months of adoption of those emergency measures.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. National regulatory authorities or bodies shall prohibit the provision of Public funds or any other consideration or advantage granted by public authorities to media service providers if the amount exceeded 20% of the total annual budget of the media service provider.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(ca) a detailed assessment of the allocation of state advertising;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)

(cb) an assessment of the rules and practices in the allocation of public subsidies to media services;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)

(cc) an assessment of the rules and practices in the allocation of public subsidies to media services;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)

(da) a detailed assessment of the allocation of state advertising;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)

(db) an assessment of the rules and practices in the allotment of public subsidies to media services.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the strong need for culture and education, as the backbone of oEuropean democracy, values, society and economy, to receive support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), also with regard to the green and digital transitions;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas youth have significant decrease in personal income and a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion, as well as a considerable risk for the future labour market involvement; whereas immediate action is needed to secure and improve the future and well-being of young people; whereas the youth unemployment rate in the EU, while showing initial signs of recovery by mid- 2021, still stood at 17.4% in Q2-2021, nearly triple the unemployment rate of the population aged 25-741a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /economy- finance/2022_european_semester_propos al_for_a_joint_employment_report_0.pdf

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Member States to use the available funding from RRF to bolster both the short-term recovery of the whole cultural ecosystem as well as the resilience, competitiveness, innovation and sustainability of the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) in the long term;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas, according to the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, Member States have put forward 228 measures with a focus on supporting children and youth; whereas 74% of the measures focus on general, vocational and higher education and training capacity, as well as accessibility, affordability, quality and inclusiveness, including digitisation and infrastructure, the performance of education and increasing capacity in higher education; whereas 14% of the measures that Member States included are dealing with early childhood education and care, early school leaving and child poverty; whereas 12% of the measures focus on tackling youth unemployment through job creation, hiring, job transition incentives and support for self-employment;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls for the promotion of cross- border approaches to culture and the search for European partners for the creation of major European cultural co- productions, fostering the mobility of artists and creators by reinforcing cooperation of all involved actors and exchanges of best practices;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Emphasizes the importance of adequate funding for digitisation, preservation and online availability of cultural and creative contents and our European cultural heritage;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the RRF created an unprecedented structure adapted to addressing the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, society and institutions; whereas the RRF will drive Member States' reforms and investments in line with the EU’s priorities as set out in the six pillars;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Underlines that besides economic recovery of the CCSI, the support from RRF should be used also for the improvement of working conditions, training, up- and reskilling of workers in these sectors in order to keep up with the structural changes underway;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the ~~cultural and creative sectors~~CCSI were among those hit first and the hardest by the pandemic and will be the last to recover, given the restrictions in capacity of cultural events and venues, as well as postponements or cancellations of events;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas social and territorial cohesion is one of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas creating and fostering high- quality employment creation is one of the objectives included in the RRF Regulation; whereas this should be achieved through a comprehensive package of reforms and investments in order to promote social impact investments, as well as stable employments contracts, decent wages, collective bargaining and social protection coverage;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Alexis GEORGOULIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Andrey SLABAKOV, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Hannes HEIDE, Dace MELBĀRDE, Laurence FARRENG, Diana RIBA I GINER, Salima YENBOU, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that the European cultural and creative sectors including industries account for between 4 and 7 % of the EU’s GDP and for about 8.7 million jobs in the EU; emphasizes that these figures are not adequately reflected in the national recovery and resilience plans, leaving the cultural and creative sectors considerably underrepresented in the EU’s overall effort to overcome the pandemic and support the recovery and resilience of the European economy;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas policies for the next generation, children and youth, including education and skills, is one of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas the constant development of digital skills, as well as the development of skills with economic potential, such as green or entrepreneurial skills, is key for a healthy inclusive and future-oriented European labour market and should create access for every European to quality and paid employment; whereas the same applies to vocational education, trade skills and life skills; whereas in 2022 and 2023 3.4 million jobs are expected to be created1a,making it will be essential to ensure young people take part of these new employment opportunities; whereas an increasing number of young adults are now relying on the parental home to protect them from poverty, but 29 % of households with three generations are at risk of poverty and 13 % are severely deprived2a; whereas 40% of employers cannot find people with the right skills to fill their vacancies3a; whereas the EU needs to overcome all forms of skills mismatch in order to make effective use of its human capital4a; whereas access to proper digital infrastructure and training on digital skills should be available to all in order to avoid widening the gap between people on digital literacy and ensure equal opportunities for all in the education system and in the labour market; _________________ 1a European Commission Autumn 2021 Economic Outlook, p.2. 2a Source: Recital N – EP Resolution on Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions) 3a Source : https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =1146⟨Id=en 4a Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/BRIE/2016/573893/EPRS_BRI%2 82016%29573893_EN.pdf

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Alexis GEORGOULIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Andrey SLABAKOV, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Hannes HEIDE, Dace MELBĀRDE, Laurence FARRENG, Diana RIBA I GINER, Salima YENBOU, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Emphasizes that the European Parliament repeatedly and with an overwhelming majority - e.g. in its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe and in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU - called on the Commission and the Member States to include culture in the national recovery and resilience plans and to earmark at least 2 % of the RRF budget to culture;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Alexis GEORGOULIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Andrey SLABAKOV, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Hannes HEIDE, Dace MELBĀRDE, Laurence FARRENG, Diana RIBA I GINER, Salima YENBOU, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Recalls that atypical employment (part-time and fixed-duration contracts, temporary work and economically dependent self-employment) is commonplace for authors, performers, artists and many other cultural creators, often leading to precarious working conditions; highlights that the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated this situation which poses a fundamental threat to the EU’s cultural ecosystem, to Europe’s cultural diversity and to our democracy and society;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has already left many young people jobless or in precarious employment; calls on the Commission and Member Sstates to fight against youth unemployment and to ensure that young people, especially those not in employment, education or training (NEETs), receive adequate, paid and quality first working experience; condemns the practice of unpaid internships as a form of exploitation of young workers, and a violation of their rights, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with Parliament, and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Opposes the Commission’s approach to incorporate not strictly cultural interventions such as tourism and energy efficiency of cultural buildings in the calculations~~, resulting in misleading statistics; calls for a recalculation and reassessment of the data available;~~ of the overall RRF spending on the cultural sector, resulting in a lack of precise statistical information on Member States’ areas of action; calls for a recalculation and reassessment of the data available; calls on the Commission to collect, publish and periodically update comprehensive and disaggregated data on Member States’ interventions in the field of culture, as well as media, youth and sports in the framework of the implementation of RRF funds;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that the thematic analysis of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) in terms of education actions published on the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard website is incomplete and rather general; calls therefore on the Commission to conduct more detailed analysis also in this regard, including on citizenship education as well as on actions fostering media literacy and critical thinking;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses that Member States must adopt reforms and include~~Highlights that, according to the Commission estimates provided to the European Parliament working group on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Member States included in their plans measures dedicated to children and youth worth EUR 49.21 billion, representing approximately 11,5% of the total budget of the 22 recovery and resilience plans currently approved; stresses that Member States must include reforms and investments in the next generation, children and the youth in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and reinforced Youth Guarantee; recalls that there is RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; stresses, further, the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility in order to access financing under the RRF and ensure complementarity between RRF, ESF+ and EU programmes; calls on the Commission to closely monitor Member States' investment in this area via the Semester cycle and the national reform programmes in line with the RRF, while involving social partners in the monitoring and evaluation of the national recovery and resilience plans;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses the need to address skills gaps and skills obsolescence in the EU in order to address labour market shortages which are holding back productivity and economic growth; stresses the need to transform and modernise education and training in light of the digital and green transitions enhancing the acquisition of digital skills and education particularly and promoting VET and lifelong learning; recalls the RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; further stresses the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility and addressing labour market; demands and welcomes in this regard the Commission proposals for Council Recommendations on individual learning accounts and micro-credentials and urges the Council to adopt and implement the proposals without delay;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls previous requests urging the Member States to dedicate at least 2 % of the budget of each national RRF plan to ~~culture~~CCSI and 10 % to education~~; criticises the fact that these already misleading~~ with concrete, inclusive measures accessible to all; points out that these numbers have been achieved at an aggregated EU level only;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that only half of the Member States decided to include digital training of teachers and educators in their NRRPs; in the context of the digital transformation and the increased relevance of distance and blended learning during the pandemic, considers this number insufficient and encourages Member States to put more emphasis on teachers’ digital skills in their reforms of education systems;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Alexis GEORGOULIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Andrey SLABAKOV, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Hannes HEIDE, Dace MELBĀRDE, Laurence FARRENG, Diana RIBA I GINER, Salima YENBOU, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Urges the Member States to put the recovery and resilience of the cultural and creative sectors at the core of their investments into culture, with a particular focus on improving the overall situation of authors, performers, artists and all other cultural creators who are the ones to create the cultural works that our democracy, society and economy benefit from;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Niklas NIENASS, Alexis GEORGOULIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Andrey SLABAKOV, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Hannes HEIDE, Dace MELBĀRDE, Laurence FARRENG, Diana RIBA I GINER, Salima YENBOU, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Underlines that any action taken to help the cultural and creative sectors in their recovery should not only be aimed at economic recovery, but also be used for the improvement of the working conditions of authors, performers, artists and all other cultural creators as well as for their up- and reskilling with regards to i.a. knowledge of their rights, the opportunities of the digital era and the possibilities of international mobility;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Underlines that high-quality education systems provide the foundation for the EU’s global competitiveness, and recalls that well-functioning education and training systems require high levels of public investment; calls on the Member States to make ambitious use of funds available through the recovery plan to drive investment in education, with the objective of creating a genuine EuropeanEducation Area;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has already received first payment requests under the RRF; urges the Commission to ensure a fast deployment of payments and to closely monitor the implementation of reforms and investments;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly believes that ~~for the correct implementation~~in order to truly achieve the goals of the RRF, a special focus should be given to micro and small organisations, including independent ones; emphasizes at the same time the need to pay special attention to organisations in remote rural areas;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Emphasises that the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) are strategic for European citizens and economy, and that their workers must benefit from a genuine European recovery, in view of the fact that CCSI are an atypical sector made up of players characterised by the pre-eminence of small structures (SMEs or self-employed entrepreneurs) and often depending on irregular income; Deplores that the deteriorating economic situation of many households will lead to a diminishing rate of participation in many cultural activities, further jeopardising the remuneration of creators, particularly in terms of copyright, or even suspending it, for as long as productions are put on hold;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. CNotes that, according to the Commission estimates provided to the European Parliament working group on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, EUR 188 bln have been allocated for measures related to the social and territorial cohesion in the 22 approved plans; regrets that social investment measures were rather restricted towards social infrastructure and did not allow the development of proper care services and temporary relief measures; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Stresses~~Recalls that COVID-19 crisis has made artists and cultural and creative professionals even more vulnerable, as the loss of earnings for non-standard workers, who make up the majority of the CCSI, has been exacerbated by weak or absent national social security schemes and dedicated support measures; Stresses therefore the need for sustainable structural reforms targeting education and the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular regarding social security and legal status in the latter; regrets that such reforms are planned in only a minority of Member States;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls the importance of mutual recognition and cross-border portability of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications facilitating cross- border mobility of workers in CCSI; Encourages the Member States to take action in this regard within their NRRPs;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the ~~creation and publication of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard.~~ steps taken by the Commission in order to ensure full transparency in implementing of the RRF, such as making the Operational Arrangements concluded with the Member States available of the dedicated RRF website as well as launching Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, that contains data on the plans submitted by Member States, approved by the Commission and endorsed by the Council; Reiterates the importance of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard in providing a clear framework for the additionality impact, as well as ensuring a qualitative analysis of the reforms and investments proposed; urges the Member States to provide detailed information to the Commission in order to ensure an effective reporting of the impact of the RRF;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Alin MITUȚA, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Deplores that national parliaments, regions and local authorities, as well as civil society organisations, including youth organisations have had a limited involvement in designing national plans; recalls that regions and local authorities and civil society organisations are at the forefront of RRP local implementation and asks the Commission and the Member States to ensure proper and deep involvement of social partners, civil society, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the plans, as well as effective coordination between the relevant levels of government;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Alin MITUȚA, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Reiterates the importance of a successful implementation by the Member States in order to ensure a long-term impact on the EU economy and society; urges the Commission to use all lessons learned from the creation and implementation of the RRF in shaping the new EU economic governance framework;

2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to commit to transparency and to examine the possibility of redirecting unused or saved RRF resources to culture, education, youth, sports and media; recalls that the RRF resources can and should be used in combination with other funds and programmes aimed for these areas, available on European as well as national and regional levels, in order to create synergies and speed up their recovery and strengthen their transformation towards more resilience;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2251(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recalls that 2022 is the European Year of Youth which aims to put young Europeans in the centre of the attention and to empower as well as support them in renewing their positive perspectives, especially in the context of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on them; calls on the Member States to adopt adequate measures in their NRRPs adressing this reality as a complement to the EuropeanYear of Youth actions, while calling on the Commission to ensure the funding of the legacy of those actions beyond 2022;

2022/02/11
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the fight against racism and discrimination in our societies, both overt and latent, needs to be stepped up and is a shared responsibility; whereas the European Union needs to further reflect on and commit to tackling the structural racism and discrimination faced by many minority groups;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Commission’s dedication to ensuring that Member States develop national action plans against racism; calls for specific targets on culture, education, media and sport to be included in the development of those plans; considers it necessary in this regard to collect good practices and share them with Member States in order to facilitate the development of their national action plans as well as to promote learning between National Agencies;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Commission’s dedication to ensuring that Member States develop national action plans against racism; calls for specific ~~targets o~~objectives to reflect the full diversity of society in culture, education, media and sport to be included in the development of those plans;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the publication and implementation of specific EU guidelines on the collection of equality data based on racial or ethnic origin; calls on the Member States to adapt national statistics and to remove legal barriers in order to facilitate the collection of quality data on equality; c~~alls~~onsiders that, if data on eth~~e Commission and the Member States to use this data to develop policies to attain racial justice~~nic discrimination and hate crime were to be collected, this should be for the sole purpose of identifying the roots of and to combat racism and discriminatory discourse and acts, in accordance with the relevant national legal frameworks and EU data protection legislation;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the commitment to diversity and inclusion within Erasmus+, Creative Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme; emphasizes the need to systematically follow and analyse the contribution of each of these programmes to the fight against racism and create an overview of good practices; calls on the Commission to ensure that the recently published inclusion strategies are mainstreamed across all educational, cultural, media and sporting initiatives;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the commitment to diversity and inclusion within Erasmus+, Creative Europe, the European Youth Guarantee, the European Solidarity Corps, and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme; calls on the Commission to ensure that the recently published inclusion strategies are mainstreamed across all educational, cultural, media and sporting initiatives;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the commitment to diversity and inclusion within Erasmus+, Creative Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, ESF+ and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme; calls on the Commission to ensure that the recently published inclusion strategies are mainstreamed across all educational, cultural, media and sporting initiatives;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Member States to reach a common position as soon as possible 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(Anti-discrimination directive), which has been blocked in the Council since 2009;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Reiterates the crucial role of education in deconstructing prejudices and stereotypes, promoting tolerance, understanding and diversity, and highlights that education is a key tool to end structural discrimination and racism in our societies;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses the need to give greater space in the history curricula to objective and factual learning about different racial or ethnic ideologies, such as slavery, colonialism or fascism, and their forms and origins, including the misuse of science for their justification, as well as their consequences and possible remnants in present times;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to foster the development of diverse and inclusive educational curricula to ensure that authors, historians, scientists and artists among other figures from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are included in key materials;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for the history of ~~all~~ racial and ethnic communities living in Europe to be included in all history curricula in order to encourage a broader perspective on world history centred on the interactions between different continents before, during and after European colonisation;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Deplores the practice of segregation in schools; calls on all Member States to introduce policies to prevent children from minority groups from being placed in separate schools or classes, whether intentionally or not; emphasizes that such practices often stem from misdiagnosing children from certain minority groups with intellectual disabilities based on their social or personal circumstances, resulting in their placement in special schools with reduced curricula and, consequently, limiting possibilities for their further education. Calls, therefore, on the Member States to ensure that their educational systems embrace the concept of adjustment to different needs of different children instead of retaining the concept of a child that does not meet the demands of the system and needs to be separated;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to enable talented children of racial and ethnic minorities to access high level schools and quality educational opportunities, accompanying them in their paths to excellence including by making funding available if needed;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recalls that teachers and educators should be trained to work with children from all backgrounds and to be sensitive to their different needs as well as possible issues, including racial or ethnic discrimination. Underlines the need for a specialised training for all teachers and educators in order to become aware of their implicit bias and to be able to translate the training into their teaching methods;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Member States to avoid budget cuts for education programmes, as it might result in less room for discussions on cross-cultural awareness and antiracism;8a _________________ 8a p. 13; https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/690905/IPOL_STU(20 21)690905_EN.pdf

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Encourages the Member States to put more emphasis on responsible citizenship education in their curricula as well as on education about the EU, its history and values, in order to foster cohesion and tolerance and to help create a sense of common European identity, while acknowledging the existing differences;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the urgent need to put a greater emphasis on the development of critical thinking, media literacy and digital skills in education programmes through targeted age-appropriate activities in order to fight the spread of disinformation, hoaxes or harmful content, including those pertaining to race and racism;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to launching a communication and awareness-raising campaign to foster diversity in the audiovisual sector; calls for this campaign to be centred on the diversity and history of racialised communities and on how achieving racial justice can contribute to a more democratic Europe;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the cultural and media industries to avoid practices that reinforce negative stereotypes about ethnic and racial minorities and encourage showing them in positive roles;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes that some Member States have audiovisual regulatory bodies with the power to issue sanctions following programmes that ~~show~~promote discriminatory or racist content; encourages the Member States to empower their regulatory agencies in this sense; calls for the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services to be given a greater role in coordinating the national agencies and collecting and sharing data;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Member States to incorporate more sports activities in their curricula, especially a broad variety of team sports, and encourages educational institutions to organise and/or participate in sports competitions more often, with the aim of facilitating bonding opportunities among children from diverse backgrounds;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the Commission to develop an EU code of ethics in sport in order to combat racism in sporting organisations and foster inclusion and respect, including for those that need specific clothing, at all levels of sport; invites sporting organisations at all levels to subscribe to such an EU code and to incorporate it within their statutes; encourages organisations to raise awareness of such a code and its content among their members and their families, and the wider public;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2057(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to take measures to protect athletes that take a political stand and denounce racism and other forms of discrimination in sports or speak out for diversity; urges sporting organisations at all levels to protect such athletes from retribution and take sanctions against hate speech, racism and other forms of discrimination;

2021/12/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe (2020/2708(RSP)),

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 15 September2020 on effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and theEuropean Solidarity Corps (2019/2195(INI)),

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the cultural and creative sectors, of which news media and audiovisual sectors are an integral part, have been among the hardest hit by the fallout from COVID-19; whereas these sectors are also expected to recover at a more moderate pace than the general economy; whereas COVID-19 has had different kinds of impact on the various actors of the media and audiovisual sector and industry, who are therefore facing different challenges; whereas these challenges therefore need to be addressed with global plans but also tailored measures to overcome this crisis;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas cinemas and film festivals play a central role in the European audiovisual ecosystem, particularly in terms of distribution but also regarding the viewing experience they provide to Europeans; whereas cinemas have suffered greatly from the closure of cultural venues and the social distancing measures that prevent them from operating at full capacity, if at all;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the audiovisual sector plays a vital part in fostering the resilience of our democratic societies; whereas the European audiovisual sector is mostly comprised of a variety of small businesses; whereas the heterogeneity of the sector is also one of its strengths, helping to promote and strengthen Europe’s cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity; whereas the structuring of the European audiovisual and media sector into a competitive industry should therefore go hand in hand with the promotion of cultural diversity and market access for smaller operators;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the fallout of the economic downturn, and strongly reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to increase support available for the news media and audiovisual sectors, and the cultural and creative sectors more broadly; considers that allocations for the media and audiovisual sector should be increased across various multiannual financial framework (MFF) programmes;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Acknowledge~~Regrets that some parts of the audiovisual ecosystem are not covered by current support measures; invites the Commission to continue exploring tailored support schemes; urges particular attention be paid in all support actions to Member States with low audiovisual production capacity;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that tax policies can help recovery and resilience of these sectors; encourages Member States with adequate fiscal scope to help boost media and cinema consumption and admissions through VAT rates that accommodate this;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the European Commission's announcement of an additional financial support for the European network of cinemas; calls, however, on the Commission to quickly consider tailored support for cinemas, that have to operate at reduced capacity and with additional costs, as well as for European film festivals;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Considers that more coverage should be devoted to European news in order to inform citizens about the activities of the Union; reiterates its support for the news media which have made the editorial choice to cover European affairs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue their efforts to promote the emergence of a genuine European media sphere;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes with concern that global online platforms have a vast disruptive impact on the media and audiovisual sector, as they dominate the data and advertising market, and have radically changed audience consumption patterns; underlines that current legislation does not regulate pivotal issues in the information and audiovisual ecosystems such as access to data, digital advertising, algorithmic transparency, platform accountability, must-show and other questions which are crucial for the European media and audiovisual stakeholders to be able to fairly compete with these platforms; considers that timely adoption of legislation, such as the upcoming Digital Markets Act, to help address these shortcomings is a matter of urgency;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recognises the additional challenges for news media operating in smaller markets, including local, regional and niche media, which have limited revenues, and are not viable using current commercial business models, and which cannot embrace new ones that media operating in larger markets can; believes, therefore, that public funding mechanisms based on the arm’s length principle are increasingly necessary, coupled with unobstructed access to the advertising market;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Is of the opinion that the correct, complete and timely implementation of European legislation in favour of audiovisual and news media stakeholders, such as the 2019/790 Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, and the 2018/1808/EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services(AVMSD), is of key importance to ensure a level-playing field for European actors;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to elaborate comprehensive European news media and audiovisual sector strategies, including sector-specific strategies for high added value activities where the EU is a competitive player or has the potential to be one, such as video games or virtual reality;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17.~~ Underlines the added value of ~~17.~~ including the media sector stakeholders in media and information literacy initiatives;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Acknowledges that the existing creation and distribution models in the European audiovisual sector are largely based on territorial exclusivity, and ownership of intellectual property rights by independent producers and creators; calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to the right of authors to receive fair remuneration for the exploitation of their works, especially in the digital environment;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Considers that more visibility should be given to EU programmes and initiatives aimed at promoting the circulation of high quality European works with international potential, such as Creative Europe MEDIA or the LUX Audience Award;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20 b. Recalls the adoption of the revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which requires the catalogues of VOD platforms operating in the EU to offer and promote 30% of European works; asks the Commission and the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) to closely monitor the effective implementation of this measure, and to evaluate the success of its objective, in particular with regards to the definition of the “European works”;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines that video on demand (VOD) platforms and other innovations are reshaping the audiovisual media landscape, and by extension creating challenges and also opportunities for incumbent players; notes that in many respects, a~~n irreversible~~ transformation is under way and that the deployment of multiterritorial VOD platforms should not hamper the cultural and linguistic diversity of the European union; encourages the sector’s legacy players to enter new markets and embrace innovative business models;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Stresses the opportunities offered by the major non-European VOD platforms to European audiovisual creators and producers; is concerned, however, about the system of work-for- hire and buy-out contracts used by these companies, which tend to buy the intellectual property rights to a work in return for a one-off payment and thus profit from the revenue generated by the exploitation of these works; calls on the Commission to monitor this trend, in particular in the light of the 30% of European works required under the AVMS Directive, which could then be fulfilled with European works held by non-European companies;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2017(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Considers that the audiovisual and media sector is in many ways a pioneer in the European ecological transition and could benefit from more exchange of best practices; welcomes therefore the European Commission's intention to produce a best practice guide for green production and provision of services;

2021/06/08
Committee: CULT

2021/2010(INI)

Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Monica SEMEDO, Billy KELLEHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Regret~~Notes that the Council did not agree on any of the Commission’s related proposals, i.e. the digital services tax, the significant digital presence or the CCTB and CCCTB; recalls on the ~~Member States to reconsider their position on these proposals, and to consider all options provided for by the Treaties if no unanimous agreement can be reached~~importance of reaching an agreement at OECD-level in order to avoid potential trade wars; highlights that taxation is a member state competence;

2021/03/01
Committee: ECON

2021/2010(INI)

Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Monica SEMEDO, Billy KELLEHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for a stronger role for Parliament in legislative procedures in the area of taxation; takes note of the Commission’s proposed roadmap to qualified majority voting in its communication entitled ‘Toward a more efficient and democratic decision-making in EU tax policy’Recalls that taxation is a member state competence;

2021/03/01
Committee: ECON

2021/0106(COD)

Salima YENBOU, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Peter POLLÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In order to introduce a proportionate and effective set of binding rules for AI systems, a clearly defined risk- based approach should be followed. That approach should tailor the type and content of such rules to the intensity and scope of the risks that AI systems can generate for individuals and society, rather than depend on the type of technology. It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain artificial intelligence practices, to lay down requirements for high-risk AI systems and obligations for the relevant operators, and to lay down transparency obligations for certain AI systems.

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Salima YENBOU, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Peter POLLÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17 a) AI systems used in law enforcement and criminal justice contexts based on predictive methods, profiling and risk assessment pose an unacceptable risk to fundamental rights and in particular to the right of non- discrimination, insofar as they contradict the fundamental right to be presumed innocent and are reflective of historical, systemic, institutional and societal discrimination and other discriminatory practices. These AI systems should therefore be prohibited;

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Svenja HAHN, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicola BEER, Karen MELCHIOR, Sandro GOZI, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Salima YENBOU, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Moritz KÖRNER, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17 a) AI systems used by law enforcement authorities or on their behalf to predict the probability of a natural person to offend or to reoffend, based on profiling and individual risk-assessment hold a particular risk of discrimination against certain persons or groups of persons, as they violate human dignity as well as the key legal principle of presumption of innocence. Such AI systems should therefore be prohibited.

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Svenja HAHN, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicola BEER, Karen MELCHIOR, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Salima YENBOU, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Moritz KÖRNER, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The use of AI systems for ‘real- time’ remote biometric identification of natural persons in publicly accessible spaces ~~for the purpose of law enforcement~~ is considered particularly intrusive in the rights and freedoms of the concerned persons, to the extent that it may affect the private life of a large part of the population, evoke a feeling of constant surveillance and indirectly dissuade the exercise of the freedom of assembly and other fundamental rights. In addition, the immediacy of the impact and the limited opportunities for further checks or corrections in relation to the use of such systems operating in ‘real-time’ carry heightened risks for the rights and freedoms of the persons that are concerned by law enforcement activities. The use of those systems in publicly accessible places should therefore be prohibited.

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Salima YENBOU, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Peter POLLÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The use of AI systems for ‘real- time’ remote biometric identification of natural persons in publicly accessible spaces ~~for the purpose of law enforcement~~ is considered particularly intrusive in the rights and freedoms of the concerned persons, to the extent that it may affect the private life of a large part of the population, evoke a feeling of constant surveillance and indirectly dissuade the exercise of the freedom of assembly and other fundamental rights. In addition, the immediacy of the impact and the limited opportunities for further checks or corrections in relation to the use of such systems operating in ‘real-time’ carry heightened risks for the rights and freedoms of the persons that are concerned by law enforcement activities.

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Svenja HAHN, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicola BEER, Karen MELCHIOR, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Salima YENBOU, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Moritz KÖRNER, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The use of those systems for the purpose of law enforcement should therefore be prohibited, except in three exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations, where the use is strictly necessary to achieve a substantial public interest, the importance of which outweighs the risks. Those situations involve the search for potential victims of crime, including missing children; certain threats to the life or physical safety of natural persons or of a terrorist attack; and the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of perpetrators or suspects of the criminal offences referred to in Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA38 if those criminal offences are punishable in the Member State concerned by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years and as they are defined in the law of that Member State. Such threshold for the custodial sentence or detention order in accordance with national law contributes to ensure that the offence should be serious enough to potentially justify the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems. Moreover, of the 32 criminal offences listed in the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, some are in practice likely to be more relevant than others, in that the recourse to ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification will foreseeably be necessary and proportionate to highly varying degrees for the practical pursuit of the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of a perpetrator or suspect of the different criminal offences listed and having regard to the likely differences in the seriousness, probability and scale of the harm or possible negative consequences. _________________ 38 Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1).deleted

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Salima YENBOU, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Peter POLLÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The use of those systems for the purpose of law enforcement should therefore be prohibited, except in three exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations, where the use is strictly necessary to achieve a substantial public interest, the importance of which outweighs the risks. Those situations involve the search for potential victims of crime, including missing children; certain threats to the life or physical safety of natural persons or of a terrorist attack; and the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of perpetrators or suspects of the criminal offences referred to in Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA38 if those criminal offences are punishable in the Member State concerned by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years and as they are defined in the law of that Member State. Such threshold for the custodial sentence or detention order in accordance with national law contributes to ensure that the offence should be serious enough to potentially justify the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems. Moreover, of the 32 criminal offences listed in the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, some are in practice likely to be more relevant than others, in that the recourse to ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification will foreseeably be necessary and proportionate to highly varying degrees for the practical pursuit of the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of a perpetrator or suspect of the different criminal offences listed and having regard to the likely differences in the seriousness, probability and scale of the harm or possible negative consequences. _________________ 38 Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1).deleted

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Salima YENBOU, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Peter POLLÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) In order to ensure that those systems are used in a responsible and proportionate manner, it is also important to establish that, in each of those three exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations, certain elements should be taken into account, in particular as regards the nature of the situation giving rise to the request and the consequences of the use for the rights and freedoms of all persons concerned and the safeguards and conditions provided for with the use. In addition, the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement should be subject to appropriate limits in time and space, having regard in particular to the evidence or indications regarding the threats, the victims or perpetrator. The reference database of persons should be appropriate for each use case in each of the three situations mentioned above.deleted

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Svenja HAHN, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicola BEER, Karen MELCHIOR, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Salima YENBOU, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Moritz KÖRNER, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) In order to ensure that those systems are used in a responsible and proportionate manner, it is also important to establish that, in each of those three exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations, certain elements should be taken into account, in particular as regards the nature of the situation giving rise to the request and the consequences of the use for the rights and freedoms of all persons concerned and the safeguards and conditions provided for with the use. In addition, the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement should be subject to appropriate limits in time and space, having regard in particular to the evidence or indications regarding the threats, the victims or perpetrator. The reference database of persons should be appropriate for each use case in each of the three situations mentioned above.deleted

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

2021/0106(COD)

Svenja HAHN, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicola BEER, Karen MELCHIOR, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Salima YENBOU, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Moritz KÖRNER, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Each use of a ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification system in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement should be subject to an express and specific authorisation by a judicial authority or by an independent administrative authority of a Member State. Such authorisation should in principle be obtained prior to the use, except in duly justified situations of urgency, that is, situations where the need to use the systems in question is such as to make it effectively and objectively impossible to obtain an authorisation before commencing the use. In such situations of urgency, the use should be restricted to the absolute minimum necessary and be subject to appropriate safeguards and conditions, as determined in national law and specified in the context of each individual urgent use case by the law enforcement authority itself. In addition, the law enforcement authority should in such situations seek to obtain an authorisation as soon as possible, whilst providing the reasons for not having been able to request it earlier.deleted

2022/06/13
Committee: IMCO LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the development of ~~the~~a multidimensional European framework for working conditions in the CCSI will require coordination with EU policies on employment, competition, the internal market, social policy, fundamental rights and equality, ~~and~~ copyright, and funding for culture, as well as permanent monitoring of the progress of Member States on improving working conditions in the CCSI and sharing best practices among them while fully respecting the fields of competence of the European Union and its Member States;

2021/09/30
Committee: CULT

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

12 a. Urges Member States, in the allocation of their resources and investments in education, to adopt an approach that is sensitive to social inclusion, emphasising increased equity, integration and social justice, supporting the most marginalised, vulnerable and disadvantaged; insists, in relation to all levels of governance, on the promotion and support of practices such as mentoring and of intergenerational solidarity to reduce inequalities, exclusion, early school leaving or youth unemployment;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Calls for a common, rights based, child- sensitive and inclusive approach in the EEA to empower persons with disabilities, learning and thinking differences, such as those on the autism spectrum or with high potential; calls on Member States to support individual learning paths and the acquisition of competences for dealing with persons with specific pedagogical needs, especially for teachers and leaders of educational institutions;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Emphasises that European censuses, data collection and research on territorial needs and educational practices across the Union are an essential priority for education systems and Member States to identify common educational challenges and solutions; urges the European Commission and Member States to develop common and participatory research on education with a well-defined budget line and mandate within the remit of EU competences;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

15. ~~Aims to foster~~Urges Member States to develop media literacy and critical thinking initiatives at all stages of learning as an absolute priority and a central means to empower responsible European citizens; calls on Member States to see the EEA as embodying a commitment towards the development of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics and a culture of tolerance, solidarity and respect for others;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Insists on the role of the EEA in reinforcing European citizenship and democratic participation; regrets civic education is not systematically taught in all Member States; encourages the European Commission and Member States in this respect to work towards a common strategy and flagship initiative;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for a common ~~framework~~standards on the development of digital competences and on learning about the EU throughout all appropriate levels and areas of education;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Urges the Union to recognise connectivity and digital infrastructure as a fundamental right, allowing access for all, to a quality network and affordable subscription; calls on Member States to ensure that all learners, especially children, benefit from basic digital equipment;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of enhancing the promotion, competences and motivation in the education profession, especially supported through the improved recognition of educators’ value to society and by bolstering pedagogical autonomy; urges Member States, in cooperation with the European Commission, to invest in the initial education of teachers and trainers, especially on including a European dimension and transnational mobility in their curricula; welcomes the European Commission’s plans on the European Teachers Award and guidance for national career frameworks; stresses the need for increased mentoring support or induction at the beginning of careers; calls for a further strengthening of EU programmes such as Erasmus+ and the teachers academies as support and funding schemes for teachers' pedagogical competence and transnational mobility; calls for the further development of the E-Twinning and School Education Gateway initiatives;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Encourages the European Commission and Member States to put in place disaster mitigation strategies for the education sector, in partnership and consultation with all stakeholders; insists on the importance of European concerted action in times of crisis, such as with the COVID 19 pandemic;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Acknowledges the central role of European Universities in contributing to European identity, knowledge and evidence based society, digital and green transitions, sustainability, long-term resilience and societal engagement; calls for further efforts towards a European strategy for Universities, including a European approach to micro-credentials and the full completion and alignment to the Bologna process; notes the role of universities of the third age in providing seniors with lifelong learning opportunities and stimulating intergenerational solidarity;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls the European Commission and Member States to fully deploy the Copenhagen process and create a standalone European Education and Training Area, with the objective of improving the quality and coherence of VET in Europe and to facilitate the long term mobility of VET learners and trainers; asks the European Commission and Member States to work towards the creation of a European apprentices statute triggered during mobility; welcomes the initiative of European Centres of Vocational Excellence structuring the sector at European level;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges the EEA to be the final milestone in the recognition of diplomas and qualifications across the Union; Calls on the Commission and Member States to ~~facilitat~~ensure the expansion of automatic mutual recognition of learning outcomes and study periods abroad, including in VET;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Stresses that non-formal and informal competences play a key role in our society, education and labour market; calls the European Commission and Member States to promote a common vision and recognition of soft skills across the Union; urges for a European framework on civic and social competences, that values, promotes and recognises the benefits of practices such as mentoring and the supervision of youth activities, to be established;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Welcomes the proposal for a steering committee for the EEA, allowing a structured and systematic governance framework; regrets the proposed consultative and informal nature and would rather see a clear mandate be given to the steering committee in respect of subsidiarity; underlines the importance of the participation of the European Parliament in EEA governance;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to clarify the type of participation required from ~~Member States~~the European Commission, Member States, the European Parliament and other levels of government, including local and regional authorities, and to devise effective multi- level governance arrangements that respect subsidiarity while aiming to generate European added value;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Asks the European Commission and Member States to come up with a clear European education budget line, in the next multi-annual framework, for the governance and implementation of EEA initiatives;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines the need for a European dimension in education by strengthening a distinct European perspective in students’ curricula and teachers’ training, including with support from Jean Monnet actions and teacher academies; ~~proposes that these teacher academies be called ‘Comenius Teacher Academies’;~~

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Emphasises the need to provide learners with knowledge about European history and cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, and to foster a critical European memory and historical consciousness; calls on the European Commission, Member States and the Council of Europe to work towards the inclusion of European history and cultural heritage in curricula across the Union;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need to familiarise learners with the European integration process, the institutions and policies of the EU, the rights emerging from EU citizenship and how to actively participate in the EU’s democratic processes; calls on Member States, in cooperation with the European Commission, to create a taskforce to establish common standards that can be implemented in curricula across the Union;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2243(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Bernard GUETTA, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Underlines the importance of the Conference on the Future of Europe to discuss the way forward on European education challenges and policy development;

2021/06/10
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas digital literacy must be addressed in a multidimensional approach, covering technical skills, digital literacy, disseminated content and access to digital infrastructure;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the sudden shift to online and distance learning also revealed alarming gaps in the digital skills of teachers, parents and learners and in their ability to use digital technologies effectively and safely;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic will herald profound changes ~~and may well not be the last pandemic~~for our way of life; whereas it would be unforgivable not to be properly prepared to deliver full- scale quality digital education for all ~~in the event of a potential second wave~~;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas basic skills, such as numeracy, critical thinking and social communication skills, are a fundamental prerequisite for the acquisition of digital skills and competences;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. whereas basic education in cyber hygiene, cyber safety, data protection and media literacy must be age- and development- oriented in order to help children become critical learners, active citizens, internet users and make informed decisions, and be aware of the risks associated with the internet, such as online disinformation, harassment and personal data breaches;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the updated Digital Education Action Plan as a further step towards a more comprehensive digital skills and education strategy; believes that the plan will have been a success if, by its completion, digital education is considered a significant part of education policy and has delivered clear, consistent and positive results in terms of availability, access and quality across the Union;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes, however, that delivering the plan effectively depends on coordination across a broad range of programmes and between the Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure effective synergies between these programmes and to avoid overlap between the different national and European policies in this area;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes, however, that delivering the plan effectively depends on coordination across a broad range of programmes; calls on the Commission to ensure effective synergies between these programmes, while respecting the limits of subsidiarity in this regard;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points to the importance of the ‘Connect’ and ‘Reskill and upskill’ flagship investment priorities in the Recovery and Resilience Facility for driving the digital education agenda; calls for ~~10 %~~a significant share of the facility’s funding to be allocated to education and encourages the Member States to increase their education funding;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Commission’s scheduled mid-term review of the plan and its intention to ramp up data collection; reiterates the need for a clear implementation timetable; remains convinced that the plan needs a clearer governance and coordination structure, in which Parliament should be involved, to monitor developments and performance on an ongoing basis; calls on the Commission, therefore, to establish a forum bringing together the Member States, Parliament and other relevant stakeholders, including education providers and civil society organisations, and experts; urges the Commission to better integrate digital education into the European Semester exercise;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Digital Education Hubs as a first step towards a co-creation process involving key stakeholders; calls on the Commission to supervise implementation at national level and ensure fair representation and independence within the hubs; calls on the Commission to fully involve Parliament in creating European and national hubs and in nominating relevant stakeholders;deleted

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls for interdisciplinary research into the various impacts of digital technologies on education and development of children, linking education sciences, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, neuroscience and computer science so as to achieve as deep an understanding as possible of how the minds of children and adults are responding to the digital environment and what challenges might be connected with digital education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Notes with satisfaction the growing number of digital education platforms being set up; calls on the Commission, in particular through a dedicated Knowledge and Innovation Community within the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, and the Erasmus+ and InvestEU programmes, to support the creation of pan-European platforms for the broad dissemination of educational content and tools in an inclusive and multilingual way; stresses the importance for teachers and pupils to have access to content hosted and stored in a Member State and not in a third country; notes the huge potential of the eTwinning platform and calls on the Commission to promote it as widely as possible;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deplores the persistent digital divide in the Union; regrets the fact that in some Member States, ~~like Romania,~~ efforts to provide access to quality digital education have failed, leaving ~~more than 30 % of~~too many pupils without access to education for several months; shares the Commission’s analysis that fast and reliable internet and quality digital equipment in educational establishments, non-formal settings and the home are prerequisites for effective digital education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Insists that broadband should be considered a public good and be universally accessible as a critical step in closing the digital divide; calls for specific measures to enhance access for remote, rural and mountain areas with low connectivity and limited access to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, blockchain, new educational devices or gamification, in the light of their growing importance and potential; ~~calls for a new~~notes the potential that the deployment of 5G could have in Europe and invit~~iative on AI and robotics for education~~es the Commission to study the possible contributions of 5G to e-learning;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Insists that broadband should be considered a public good and be universally accessible as a critical step in closing the digital divide; calls for specific measures to enhance access for all schools, especially those in remote, rural and mountain areas with low connectivity and limited access to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, blockchain, new educational devices or gamification, in the light of their growing importance and potential; calls for a new initiative on AI and robotics for education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the plan’s focus on supporting school and university connectivity through the Connecting Europe Facility and efforts to publicise EU funding opportunities; calls on the Commission to work closely with Member States, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that EU support dovetails with national schemes, in particular to support disadvantaged groups; calls on the Commission to target support at ~~other~~all formal and non-formal educational establishments ~~besides schools~~;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the plan’s focus on supporting school and university connectivity through the Connecting Europe Facility and efforts to publicise EU funding opportunities; calls on the Commission to work closely with Member States, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that EU support dovetails with national schemes, in particular to support disadvantaged groups; calls on the Commission to target support at other educational establishments besides schools; highlights that educational establishments should be given considerable autonomy in achieving innovation and in developing teaching methods for education in the digital era, as they are closest to the learner;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that greater attention be devoted to teacher training as the plan is rolled out so as to ensure that teachers not only possess digital skills, but can also teach them, freely and within the framework of the pedagogical exception provided for in Directive (EU) 2019/790; calls for a pan-Union initiative to develop new pedagogical methods for the digital environment; underlines the increasingly important role played by parents and tutors in distance learning and calls for them to be given special training and support mechanisms; stresses the essential role of Erasmus+ and teacher mobility for the acquisition of skills; notes with interest the potential of the future Teacher Academy;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Stresses the importance of the portability and certification of digital skills; notes with interest the Commission's initiative to establish a European digital skills passport; calls for it to be developed in accordance both with the systems already in place and usedin the Member States and with the European Digital Competence Framework, in order to avoid duplication and overlapping; stresses the need to integrate this future passport into Europass; calls on the Commission to study its integration into the future European Student Card; calls on the Commission to support the development of European open badges;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines the challenge of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, data and privacy protection, dangerous online games and disinformation in the digital environment, including in terms of mental health and wellbeing; warmly welcomes, therefore, the increased focus on digital and information literacy in the revised plan; looks forward to the swift adoption of the Media Action Plan and the guidelines for teachers and educational staff; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious and to launch large-scale digital and media literacy campaigns; stresses that while digital skills have to be promoted they should not overshadow traditional and humanistic skills;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines the challenge of cyberthreats including online child pornography and grooming, cyberbullying, data and privacy protection, dangerous online games and disinformation in the digital environment; warmly welcomes, therefore, the increased focus on digital and information literacy in the revised plan; looks forward to the swift adoption of the Media Action Plan and the guidelines for teachers and educational staff; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious and to launch large-scale digital literacy campaigns; notes the importance of widely promoting events such as the EU Code Week and the Safer Internet Day;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. In light of the growing use of digital tools within educational curricula, calls on the Commission to address the specific nature of educational data and the risk posed by the lack of regulation on their exchange and storage; calls on the Commission to involve the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in a reflection on the creation of a specific status for data relating to pupils and learners;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines the need to enhance tools at Union level to open up lifelong learning opportunities and to enable full and quality access to university and post- university courses and materials~~; calls on the Commission to create an Online European University with distance and online education content available across Europe~~ sourced, verified and validated by the competent administrations;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines the need to enhance tools and mechanisms at Union level to open up lifelong learning opportunities for all and to enable full and quality access to university and post- university courses and materials; calls on the Commission to create an Online European University with distance and online education content available across Europe;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to earmark funding for the acquisition of professional and secure digital educational resources hosted and stored in Europe, co-created in cooperation with professionals and experts in the production of educational material;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that special attention should be paid to digital proficiency for lower- skilled adults, persons with disabilities, persons from vulnerable groups and older people; points out that in 2018, just 4.3 % of low-skilled adults used any form of adult learning; notes the potential of the ESF+ programme for lifelong learning;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Deplores, therefore, the continued absence of measures targeting lower- skilled adult learners and older people; stresses that this omission undermines the essential lifelong learning dimension of digital education and hampers efforts to ensure that everyone has essential life skills; calls on the Commission, therefore, to work with regional and local authorities to put further measures in place, to incentivise adult education by making it available and accessible, so as to ensure that these population groups can truly benefit from the digital transition;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Deplores, therefore, the ~~continued~~ absence of measures targeting lower- skilled adult learners and older people in the Digital Education Action Plan; stresses that this omission undermines the essential lifelong learning dimension of digital education and hampers efforts to ensure that everyone has essential life skills; calls on the Commission, therefore, to work with regional and local authorities to put further measures in place to ensure that these population groups can truly benefit from the digital transition;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Radka MAXOVÁ, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Highlights that a rights-based approach to digital education is necessary to ensure that policies are aimed at the making of the right to education a reality; stresses that successful digital education can be achieved only through inclusive digital education.

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2086(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Condemns the fact that, according to these petitions, individuals with disabilities continue to encounter many challenges related to accessibility, participation in employment and mobility within the EU, and continue to encounter discrimination; considers it unacceptable that many employers are still not taking appropriate measures to tackle these issues, despite such measures being crucial to the economic and social inclusion of the 100 million persons with disabilities in the EU;, highlights that this leads to a large unused percentage of potential workforce.

2020/11/09
Committee: PETI

2020/2086(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates its call on the Member States to take specific measures with a view to ensuring full equality in practice to prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to disabilities, and recommends that the Member States ensure the employment of people with disabilities is addressed in their national reform programmes; Member states shall ensure that Enterprises should receive incentives for a better inclusion of disabled people within their business. In this context, financial support and technical measures for the hiring of the disabled people should be simplified, and enterprises should be encouraged to adapt recruitment procedures so that people with disabilities have easier access to job offers and application procedures.

2020/11/09
Committee: PETI

2020/2086(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that member states should make a reasonable effort ~~should be made~~ to adapt all public workplaces to accommodate special needs with a view to potentially employing persons with all types of disabilities and insists on promoting it in the private sector, as well as dialogue between social partners with a view to fostering equal treatment, including through the monitoring of workplace practices, collective agreements, codes of conduct and research on or the exchange of experiences and good practices;, especially to foster inclusion of women with disabilities, people from a disadvantaged socio-economic background and LGBTQ+ people with disabilities. Relevant research should be made available in simple language.

2020/11/09
Committee: PETI

2020/2086(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to take appropriate action to achieve the social and economic integration of disabled people, to raise awareness, to share best practices and to combat youth and senior unemployment, as unemployment can lead to poverty, social exclusion and mental health problems; calls on member states to ensure access for people with disabilities to quality education, employment measures like the Youth Guarantee and exchange programmes as Erasmus+.

2020/11/09
Committee: PETI

2020/2086(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment; Member states should promote research on this topic, as data is scarce. Calls on member states to establish a flexible parental leave system, with a job guarantee once the parental leave is over, which is equally accessible regardless of gender.

2020/11/09
Committee: PETI

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that education is an investment for the Union’s future and a key tool for achieving the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which states that ‘everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and life- long learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society’;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the full implementation of this principle by the Union and its Member States in line with the commitments of the March 2017 Rome Declaration and the November 2017 Gothenburg Summit; stresses the need for an Action Plan to deliver the Pillar of Social Rights and welcomes the determination of the Commission in this regard; insists on Member States implementing the country specific recommendations of the European Semester, especially on social affairs;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asserts that an adequate education and training in transitions to environmentally and socially sustainable economies can become a strong driver of job creation, social justice and poverty eradication; calls for the Union to facilitate stronger cooperation, information sharing and exchange of best practices between Member States and their education and training systems;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that Member States’ education and training systems must be adapted to make full use of the opportunities offered by the digital transition; digital skills development, e- learning initiatives and the connectivity of schools must be fostered and most vulnerable groups should be supported in obtaining equal access to them; calls on the EU and Members States to provide incentives for digital education and careers; emphasises that the participation of women in STEAM studies must be promoted;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for an enhanced ~~university- business dialogue~~cooperation between educational institutions and the business environment to allow for studyies in a sector where there will be ~~jobs, particularly in vulnerable communities, regions and sectors~~greater need of jobs; calls for more public-private partnerships to realise the full potential of our educational systems and for lifelong up- and re-skilling; calls Member States to explore compulsory traineeships as part of university curricula;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls the Union to strengthen the portability and full recognition of skills and professional qualifications to increase mobility and optimal attainment of skills within the internal market and ultimately Europe’s competitiveness in the world;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on governments and employers to invest in programmes and measures to ensure that vulnerable individuals have the skills necessary ~~for a successful transition to a zero-emission economy~~to embrace the green and digital transitions; recalls particular attention must be given to people with disabilities who often fall under double discrimination;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights the most effective and inclusive education systems are those that rely on pedagogical research; calls the Union’s next flagship research programme, Horizon 2020, to be a vehicle to help further excellence in education and training;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2079(INI)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

- having regard to Articles 4, 9, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 165, 166, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the free movement of workers is a fundamental principle of the European Union and essential to the proper functioning of the Internal Market;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 crisis is a symmetric shock affecting all Members States, though the impact of the crisis is set to be uneven; whereas the COVID-19 crisis requires a coordinated European response ensuring social and territorial cohesion;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester at its core is crucial for mitigating the effects of the crisis and ensuring a recovery which is economically innovative, socially fair and environmentally responsible;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the urgency of the recovery must go hand in hand with the commitments of the European Union and its Member States to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the objectives of the Green Compact and the Paris Agreement;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~austerity policies resulted in less protective and~~certain political choices made in the wake of the financial and economic crisis had regrettable consequences on the level of protection provided by the sometimes underfunded social and healthcare systems, which aggravated the effects of the pandemic in certain Member States;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7,.5 % in 2019 to about 9,.5 % in 2020, with substantial differences among Member States; whereas many companies have either been forced to close or are likely to have to do so; whereas national short-time working systems, supported by European measures, enable jobs to be maintained and salaries to be broadly kept unchanged; whereas many jobs remain at very high risk in the medium term;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions~~, in particular for vulnerable groups;~~; whereas the COVID-19 crisis affects vulnerable groups in particular, resulting in increased inequalities, fragility, poverty, unemployment and social divergences, as well as undermining social and employment standards in Europe; whereas young people and non- standard workers are at greatest risk of losing their jobs and falling into poverty,

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the pay and pension gaps between men and women remain and are likely to widen with the COVID-19 crisis; whereas across the EU, women still earn on average 16% less than men and the gender gap for pensions is around 37.2% in the EU;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas social protection systems are under severe pressure to mitigate the social impact of the crisis and ensure decent living conditions for all as well as access to essential services such as health, education and housing;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the fight against climate change persist and require a just transition so as to leave no one behind;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019; regrets the fact that too many CSRs are not implemented and urges the Member States to implement them, particularly those concerning employment and social aspects;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups, especially workers who were in the front line during the crisis; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis; calls in this context on the Member States to use the REACT-EU package to ensure aid for the most deprived by guaranteeing adequate funding for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), to support retention and the return to employment by prioritising young people in the funding provided by the European Social Fund (ESF), and to take specific action in support of cohesion and the territories of the Union, in particular the outermost regions;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out ~~that, despite~~ the importance of sound and responsible fiscal policies~~, budgetary stability should not be detrimental to~~; calls, nonetheless, on the Member States and the Commission, in response to the health crisis, to boost public investment, especially in education, social and healthcare systems;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; insists that the recovery plan must contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, implementing our growth strategy as set out in the Green Compact, and fulfilling the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights; calls on the Member States to make full use of the ~~general escape clause~~potential offered by the general escape clause to support companies which are in difficulty and lack liquidity, particularly SMEs; safeguard the jobs, wages and working conditions of European workers; and invest in people and social welfare systems; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective and stronger welfare states;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to reach a swift agreement to allow its urgent implementation and, as a result, to increase the chances of companies obtaining the liquidity necessary for resuming economic activity and safeguarding jobs;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the Commission’s commitment to mobilising the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in response to the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on employment; calls therefore on the Member States to rapidly submit to the Commission applications for funding to support European workers who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 in their retraining, requalification and reintegration into the labour market;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise the fight against youth unemployment, particularly in the context of the European ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery; to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee and European programmes such as Erasmus +; and to take appropriate measures to tackle youth unemployment and improve the employability of young people;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to ensure upward social convergence and eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law, in line with national traditions; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes with concern the inadequacy of access to social protection systems and the lack of such access for non-standard and self-employed workers; calls on the Member States to take measures to remedy these problems, in particular by following the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed; welcomes, once again, the adoption of this recommendation as a first measure and the Commission’s commitment to strengthening social protection systems in Europe, but stresses the need to make universal access to social protection a reality, especially in the current difficult situation;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ~~ban~~combat the improper use of precarious and non- standard contracts, particularly zero- hour contracts~~, end~~ and cases of bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices, and improve social protection standards; calls on the Commission to ~~present a European directive on decent working conditions~~conduct a comprehensive assessment of the working conditions of non-standard workers and to present a European regulatory framework aimed at strengthening and ensuring decent working conditions, rights and access to social protection for platform workers and non-standard workers;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Samira RAFAELA, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect, taking into account the special circumstances regarding tax and social security coordination of frontier workers teleworking;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect, and to ensure a work-life balance;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ACalls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the portability of rights and ensure fair and just working conditions for mobile, cross- border and seasonal workers in the EU; calls on the Member States to commit fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems; therefore asks the Commission to put forward a proposal for a digital EU Social Security Number;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Is concerned about the limited intergenerational social mobility and increasing income inequality; stresses that national tax and benefit systems must be designed in a way that reduces inequalities, promotes fairness and provides incentives for labour market participationsocial mobility that hinder labour mobility and the realisation of a well-functioning single market; Stresses the need to improve opportunities for mobility responding to labour market shortages in Member States;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies by adopting the ‘Housing First’ principle, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward specific proposals to ensure a just transition in terms of improving the energy efficiency of housing and to adequately address the problem of energy poverty in relation to the objectives and principles of the Green Compact;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures, and urges their swift adoption in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; further stresses the need for gender budgeting as well as for the monitoring of this spending and gender mainstreaming across all budgetary, policy and legislative proposals, following its commitments in the Gender Equality Strategy;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities; calls, in this regard, on the Member States to swiftly and fully implement the Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy; notes that the guiding principles underlying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, such as full and effective participation and inclusion in society, equal opportunities and accessibility, must be fully applied at both EU and national level;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Samira RAFAELA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy which addresses accessibility to goods and services as well as to leisure activities, such as sports;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to invest in quality, accessible education and training, strengthening requalification and retraining measures, in particular the acquisition of digital skills, and to promote lifelong learning; stresses that matching qualifications with skills on the one hand and job opportunities on the other is a prerequisite for the creation of a competitive European labour market and that this should be achieved by facilitating closer cooperation of education systems with businesses, for example by promoting learning, work experience and lifelong learning;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL, Samira RAFAELA, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in sustainable and inclusive development, economic growth and job creation in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their support for SMEs and their workers in the resumption of economic activity and in the transition towards a more digital and greener economy;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights that digitalization, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cyber security, innovation and development of measures for sustainable industries are essential for creating better social cohesion, achieving the European green deal objectives and ensuring EU’s competitiveness.

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines that the EU industrial strategy should be developed together with skilling, reskilling and upskilling policies aimed at the development of the right skills for the shift to sustainable ways of production and service delivery, in line with the EU commitments to achieve climate-neutral economy by 2050.

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Acknowledges that skills shortages are among the biggest challenges faced by businesses today, which impedes production and growth; believes that businesses are key actors in fostering the development of skills and competences; calls on the EU and the Member States to encourage and support better cooperation between educational institutions and firms to provide the new skills for new occupations and sectors that will emerge from transitioning to sustainable, digital and green economy.

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Stresses that high-skilled and specialised workers are major resource for innovation and competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the mobility within the internal market, removing all remaining obstacles, ensuring the portability and full recognition of skills and professional qualifications and effective protection of the social security right of mobile people within the EU;

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Considers that urgent actions are needed in order satisfy the current and future demand for qualified workers; calls on the EU and the Member States to improve and further develop the policies for attracting researchers, high performing students and highly-skilled workers from third countries.

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Believes that the New Industrial Strategy should take into account SME’s diversity in terms of size, age or sector; furthermore, acknowledges that the green and digital transformations may pose a challenge for some SMEs; calls on the Commission and the Members States to provide more support for the upfront investments required by circular and greener business models and to remove any existing administrative burdens that SMEs face.

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2076(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4 e. Highlights that EU citizens and businesses across the EU should have equal opportunities to profit from the industrial transformations; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that the transition towards more digital, innovative and sustainable industries boost economic growth and prosperity and does not lead to exclusion or social and geographic polarisation.

2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication of 9 July 2020 entitled 'Getting ready for changes. Communication on readiness at the end of the transition period between the European Union and the United Kingdom' (COM(2020) 324),

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas all actions taken to create a Capital Markets Union (CMU) should have as their core objectives improving the range of financing options offered to companies and citizens, as well as fostering the availability of a greater range of more attractive investment offers, ~~as their objective~~to incentivise financial participation and to turn savers into investors; whereas access to equity financing for SMEs, entrepreneurs and the social economy has become even more crucial for the COVID-19 recovery;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the actions taken so far to achieve the CMU are moving in the right direction; whereas much work nevertheless remains to be done in terms of the precision, effectiveness and simplification of the measures adopted; whereas an ambitious vision for the CMU project is essential to overcome national sensitivities and build the momentum to complete the CMU;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the social and economic crisis resulting from COVID-19 will have a particularly negative impact on SMEs and retail savers; whereas the EU’s response to COVID-19 through the European Recovery Plan should provide a large injection of capital in order to increase European enterprises’ access to finance; whereas capital market financing is needed to increase the overall financing capacity and to reduce the reliance on bank lending in the EU;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)

Cf. whereas bringing the Capital Markets Union project closer to EU citizens is crucial to increase their confidence in capital market and equity financing; whereas the Commission should explore further opportunities to communicate on the benefits of the CMU project, for example with a change of name highlighting the direct link between EU citizens' savings and investments in the economic growth and post-COVID recovery;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the removal of barriers, including the simplification of legislation where relevant and conducive to financial stability, to diversify funding sources for ~~SME~~start-ups, SMEs and mid-caps, in order to promote ~~SMEs’~~their ability to access equity markets, and to reduce the existing debt bias; ~~points out that the current situation makes SMEs more fragile and vulnerabl~~notes that necessary measures include facilitating investment research, streamlining the definition of SMEs across relevant EU legislation, and easing issuance requirements to ensure that start-ups, SMEs and mid-caps find their way to public markets; calls on the Member States to rebalance debt-equity bias in taxation; points out that the current situation makes SMEs more fragile and vulnerable; calls on the introduction of an ‘SME test’ for impact assessments on each CMU initiative;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pascal CANFIN, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take due consideration of the transition towards a sustainable and resilient economy, in line with the EU Green Deal and with the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, when designing, adopting, implementing and enforcing policies related to financial market integration, protection and promotion; notes the importance of the contribution of the private sector in financing this transition;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pascal CANFIN, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the fundamental and urgent need to ensure access to more reliable and comparable data on sustainable investments and activities, thanks to a review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD); calls on the Commission to streamline transparency requirements under the NFRD with those under the Taxonomy Regulation and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation; supports the creation of a public sustainability data register to ensure access to reliable and comparable sustainability data for all investors, notably with the inclusion of SRD and NFRD data in a EU Single Access Point;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for a review of the ELTIF Regulation and of related prudential calibrations in the banking and insurance regulatory frameworks to enhance the take-up and attractiveness of this innovative European label; notes that creating of a new additional ELTIF regime, based on an open-ended fund structure with the possibility to redeem at set intervals, could offer a new opportunity for retail investors to benefit from a diversified portfolio of long-term investments;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Requests the Commission to assess how targeted amendments to the Securitisation Regulation could free up financing capacity; such targeted amendments could include the realignment of the treatment of cash and synthetic securitisations, of the treatment of regulatory capital and liquidity with that of covered bonds and loans, as well as with the disclosure and due diligence requirements for covered bonds and simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisation;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for targeted measures within securities market legislation tohat could help expedite the recovery after the COVID-19 crisis~~; supports~~ as part of a broad package of measures to increase public and private financing; welcomes targeted changes in the Prospectus Regulation, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID), and the Securitisation Regulation a~~nd the Market Abuse Regulation~~s long as they aim to preserve market liquidity and transparency, and to facilitate investments in the real economy, in particular in SMEs, and tomid-caps; notes that, allowing newcomers and ~~new products to enter the markets, preserving consumer protection and market integrity;~~ incumbent market players to offer new innovative products while preserving consumer protection and market integrity, is one of the strongest assets of the EU single market;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Pascal CANFIN, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that innovative and competitive EU financial products with global reach, such as UCITS and green bonds using the future EU Green Bond Standard, are channels to extend the EU’s influence on the global stage and to strengthen the international role of the euro; calls on the Commission to draw inspiration from these examples, if necessary through amending the respective legislation, in order to bring the same level of international recognition to other EU financial products such as ELTIFs and STS securitisations, and prospective future instruments such as social bonds;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the Member States to promote multi-pillar pension systems, including occupational pension schemes~~, as a way to improve market dynamics and the incentives to~~ and personal pension schemes, as a way to deepen the pools of European capital available for investment in strategic sectors through incentives for long-term investments; believes that private pensions should be revitalised and made more attractive; encourages the participation of investors in long-term products with tax ~~reduction or exemption polici~~incentive policies promoting a level playing field across providers and product types;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that the Solvency 2 Directive requires a review by the end of 2020 and that the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) will provide technical advice to the Commission after consultations with different stakeholders; requests the Commission and EIOPA to consider adjusting the capital requirements for investments in equity and private debt, in particular of SMEs and mid-caps, to ensure that incentives for insurers and pension funds do not penalise equity investments; strongly calls on insurers and re-insurers to draw conclusions from the COVID-19 crisis, including on the coverage of pandemic-related risks; encourages the rapid phasing out of national exemptions and to the reduction of ‘gold-plating’ in national implementation of Solvency II, to foster harmonisation and integration of the EU insurance and re-insurance market;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the need for ~~European and national s~~supervisory convergence to promote a common European model, highlights the crucial role of the European Supervisory aAuthorities ~~to overcome their differences; calls for supervisory convergence to promote a common European model, guided by the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA),~~(ESAs) in facilitating this; recalls the additional competences given and structural changes made to the ESAs by the recently adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/2175; calls on the ESAs, together with the national supervisory authorities, to implement and exercise these changes as soon as possible to allow the ESAs to act swiftly to preserve financial stability and the orderly functioning and integrity of the market, and to reduce the existing obstacles to cross-border financial operations;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to present a detailed road map to strengthen the robustness of the financial ecosystem, drawing lessons from the benefits and the shortcomings of the existing EU rulebook on financial stability and financial supervision, identified during the COVID- 19 crisis; takes note of the recent recommendations from the ESRB, notably on liquidity risks arising from margin calls and liquidity risks in investment funds;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pascal CANFIN, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned that retail investors’ engagement with financial markets remains low; calls for measures to promote retail investments in view of the demographic challenges faced by the EU by increasing the participation of retail investors in capital markets through more attractive and appropriate personal pension products; calls on the Commission to put forward initiatives specifically targeting retail investors, including facilitating the development of independent web-based EU comparison tools, to help retail investors determine the most appropriate products in terms of risk, return on investment and value for their particular needs, and promoting incentives for ESG products and products typically associated with better value for money;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Pascal CANFIN, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Notes that various studies consistently show that a significant majority of retail investors mention sustainability preferences when asked about their investment preferences, and considers that this is an opportunity to further incentivise retail investors to be more active in financial markets;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that access to financial markets should be possible for all enterprises under the ‘same business, same rules’ principle; notes that this principle is particularly relevant in the FinTech and financial innovation spaces, and that reciprocal access to financial data should be balanced with the need to have a level playing field across all providers and product types;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Urges the Commission to ~~make clear the differentiation between~~introduce more proportionality on the rules for professional and retail investors on all levels of MIFID, making it possible to tailor the treatment of clients according to their knowledge and experience on the markets~~; requests that the Commission consider the introduction of a category of semi-professional investors to better respond to~~, while avoiding a fundamental change in MiFID categorisation; suggests that the Commission consider the introduction of an opt-in regime, allowing retail investors to choose to be treated as professional investors, notably in the area~~lity of participation on the financial marke~~ of information requirements;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Is of the opinion~~Recognises claims that the current reporting framework within MIFID II and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) ismay be very costly and complex, which could hinder~~ing~~ the effectiveness of the system; ~~believes that a simplification thereof is necessary~~calls on the Commission to explore whether a simplification thereof and streamlining across legislation is necessary, while ensuring that financial stability and market transparency is preserved at all times; highlights that any assessment of reporting and transparency in financial markets would not be complete without a proper review on the cost and availability of market data for all market participants;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for amendments to legislation to ensure access to independent advice by financial intermediaries ~~while avoiding promotion of the institution’s own financial products and~~, to ensure that distributors do not promote financial products manufactured 'in-house' without a thorough assessment of products from other manufacturers, and to ensur~~ing~~e a fair marketing of financial products; notes that ESMA adopted a nuanced view on a potential ban on inducements, and calls on the Commission to explore alternative approaches, with similar effects on aligning interests across the entire distribution chain;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Emphasises that financial education is a medium-term tool, which enriches the financial system and which is a good step for engaging retail investors with financial markets; notes that employee share ownership programmes are amongst the most effective means to increase financial awareness and literacy for EU adult citizens;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Member States to include financial literacy ~~programs in school curricula~~in all curricula from school to university, with evolutive programs adapted to the needs of pupils and students and aimed at developing autonomy in financial matters; suggests the inclusion of this topic in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2036(INI)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Nicola BEER, Monica SEMEDO, Ivars IJABS, Gilles BOYER, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Reiterates the need for a more streamlined and codified representation of the EU in multilateral organisations/bodies, following the European Parliament resolution of 12 April 2016 on the EU role in the framework of international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies; notes that promoting EU values and global competitiveness of the EU’s financial sector when making policy at European and international level is ever more crucial as the multilateral world order further polarises;

2020/07/17
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Northern Ireland, is a prerequisite for and a basic component of a ~~future~~new partnership between the EU and the UK; expresses concern at the UK Government’s statements demonstrating a lack of political will to fully comply with its commitments under the Withdrawal Agreement, namely regarding border controls in the Irish Sea; notes that no concrete reassurances were given on this matter during the first meeting of the Joint Committee; underlines that trust between the Parties is essential in these negotiations;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Highlights the considerable level of integration and interdependence of the EU’s and UK’s economies, as well as the geographical proximity of the Parties; notes the acknowledgment of these circumstances by both Parties in the ‘Political Declaration setting out the Framework for the Future Relationship Between the EU and the UK’; recalls that the Political Declaration, based on the existing unique relationship, serves as the basis for an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has presented and published a comprehensive legal proposal for a ~~future relation~~new partnership, broadly in line with its negotiating mandate and the European Parliament’s resolution~~, and deeply regrets the fact that the UK Government has refused to accept a similar level of transparenc~~; urges the Commission to continue its transparency towards the co-legislators, as well as the financial services industry and consumers, and deeply regrets the fact that the UK Government has refused to accept a similar level of transparency; stresses that clarity and certainty are crucial to business continuity and a seamless provision of services to consumers, as well as to preventing market volatility;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it to be in both Parties’ mutual interests to establish an ambitious ~~future~~new economic partnership covering a wide number of sectors; underlines that, in any case, a level playing field must be ensured and EU standards safeguarded in order to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ and the acquisition of unfair competitive advantages through the undercutting of levels of protection or other regulatory divergences; considers that any ~~future~~new framework should safeguard EU financial stability, fair competition, investor and consumer protection, ~~and~~ the integrity of the single market, and commitments to combat climate change, while respecting the EU’s regulatory regime and decision- making autonomy;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Monica SEMEDO, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the need to uphold common high standards in the field of state aid control and competition law; underlines that achieving a level playing field between the Parties will require a robust framework for state aid control, antitrust, and merger control that prevents unfair distortion of trade and competition;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Monica SEMEDO, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses that the resulting framework must be clear and transparent, and must not impose a disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Monica SEMEDO, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls, in the context of financial services, that passporting rights, which are based on mutual recognition and harmonised prudential rules in the internal market, will cease to apply between the EU and the UK at the end of the transitional period; underlines that, thereafter, access to the European financial market must be based on equivalence decisions made within the EU’s legal framework; notes that equivalence examinations are a technical process which should be based on clear and transparent criteria; recalls that equivalence decisions are unilaterally granted and withdrawn by the European Commission, taking due account of the impact on the market and the need to preserve EU financial stability; recalls the importance of the EU maintaining its autonomy to adopt any measures for prudential reasons;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Recalls, however, the limited scope of equivalence decisions, in particular in respect of retail financial services; calls on the Parties to endeavour to limit regulatory divergence in these sectors;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes the Parties’ commitment in the ‘Political Declaration setting out the Framework for the Future Relationship between the EU and the UK’ to endeavour to conclude the equivalence decision assessments by the end of June 2020; urges both Parties to continue their efforts to meet this objective;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Monica SEMEDO, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Recommends that the Parties establish a mechanism for continuous cooperation and dialogue amongst policy- makers, regulators and supervisors; such a mechanism would serve as a forum for enhancing regulatory alignment and sharing supervisory concerns and best practices, including on new innovative services such as crypto assets; believes it is of mutual benefit to both Parties to continue to share necessary and relevant information and data between supervisors;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Given the increasing digitisation of trade, including services, recommends that the Parties agree, as part of the governance framework of the new partnership, provisions for facilitating digital trade, addressing unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, and ensuring an open, secure and trustworthy online environment for businesses and consumers; these provisions should facilitate necessary data flows, subject to exceptions for legitimate public policy objectives, while not undermining the EU’s personal data protection rules, and should be subject to appropriate judicial control;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Monica SEMEDO, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6 e. Believes it is of mutual benefit to both Parties to continue to share any necessary and relevant information and data required to combat money- laundering and terrorist financing; recommends that the Parties establish a mechanism that will ensure full cooperation and communication in this regard;

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2023(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Olivier CHASTEL, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Engin EROGLU, Monica SEMEDO, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Luis GARICANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Defends the need to extend the transition period in order to allow enough time to conclude the negotiations on a comprehensive futu~~In light of the impact of the Covid- 19 crisis on the societies, economies and politics of the Parties, asks the European Commission to pre par~~tnership, while safeguarding citizens’ rights, legal certainty and economic an~~e the scenario of a potential extension to the transition period fin~~ancial stability~~ case requested by the UK.

2020/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2018(INL)

Morten LØKKEGAARD, Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recognises that the Disinformation Code of Practice (CoP) has helped to structure a dialogue with platforms and regulatory bodies; suggests that online platforms should place effective and appropriate safeguards, in particular with a view to ensuring that they act in a diligent, proportionate, and non-discriminatory manner and to prevent the unintended removal of content which is not illegal;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2018(INL)

Irena JOVEVA, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Ilana CICUREL, Laurence FARRENG, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for action against hate speech, including racism, xenophobia, homophobia and gender violence to foster a safer and more secure online environment for its citizens and businesses, including cooperation with fact-checkers and researchers; encourages fight against bots and fake accounts, and providing easily recognisable online paid political advertisement; suggests providing clear boundaries to data processing for research purposes in order to facilitate a privacy-compliant access to data on political advertising; encourages online services to provide more transparency about their policies and processes for responding to illegal and harmful content and for fighting against the spread of disinformation as well as to provide transparent and clear explanation to their users on their implementing of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2012(INL)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas, including a clear liability regime for products resulting from AI use; underlines that these criteria must be constantly adjusted to the progress in AI technologies;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2012(INL)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities, which is changing the role of teachers in the learning process ~~to one more of facilitation~~by individualising monitoring and teaching; stresses that this shift should be reflected in school curricula, as well as in teacher training; recalls that AI should always be a support and not a replacement for the education provided by teachers;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2012(INL)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking, including ‘algorithm awareness’, an understanding of the functioning of AI and its inherent biases, and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision-making;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2012(INL)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content; believes that every user should be properly informed when an algorithm is used to recommend content and optimise his or her choices; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they do not privilege specific works by limiting their ‘personalised’ suggestions to the most popular works; considers that any user should also be able to disable content recommendation by AI;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2012(INL)

Laurence FARRENG, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Bernard GUETTA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Monica SEMEDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Insists that user data collected by AI, such as cultural preferences or educational performance, cannot be transmitted or used without the owner's knowledge;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas traineeships are a ~~common~~n important way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships can ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas t~~he skills acquired and the workload of traineeships must be proportionate to the remuneration for the traineeship~~rainees carrying out open labour market traineeships, traineeships in the context of active labour market policies (ALMP) and traineeships that are part of mandatory professional training should have the right to remuneration as set out in Annex I; whereas trainees carrying out traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications should have access to adequate compensation as set out in Annex II;

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas different ~~definition~~types of traineeships exist across the Union; whereas a traineeship can be understood to be a limited period of work practice which ~~is paid and which~~ includes a learning and training component and which a person undertakes in order to gain practical and professional experience with a view to improving that person’s employability and facilitating transition to stable employment7; ~~_________________~~ whereas Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and has called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices1a; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 17 February 2022 on empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (2021/2952(RSP)) 7 2014 Council Recommendation, p. 3.

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. ~~whereas different types of traineeship exist across the Union and not all types can be found in all Member States;~~ whereas most traineeships across the Union can be divided into the categories comprising: open-market traineeships, traineeships associated with ~~active labour market policies and traineeships that are part of professional training o~~ALMPs, traineeships that are part of professional training and traineeships that are part of an academic or vocational curricula; whereas all these different types of traineeships provide an opportunity for young people to receive training, acquire skills that meet labour pmar~~t of an academic or vocational curricula;~~ ket needs and should provide them with easier access to quality jobs in the future while fulfilling their personal needs; whereas the Union, Member States and the social partners have a key role to play in providing access to quality traineeships;

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes8, with remuneration being one of the key quality criteria of what establishes a high-quality traineeship8a; _________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1 8a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_79977 3.pdf

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s ~~gender~~sex, race, colour ~~or ethn~~, nationality, ethnic or social and economic origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, ~~class or social origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age~~political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation must be prohibited 9a; whereas it is crucial to focus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; whereas young people living in weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower educational levels, young people not living with their parents and people from low work- intensity households, are less likely to have access to the financial resources required to undertake unpaid or low- paying traineeships9b; _________________ 9a Article 21 on Non-discrimination of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights http://fra.europa.eu/en/eu- charter/article/21-non- discrimination#:~:text=Any%20discrimin ation%20based%20on%20any,sexual%20 orientation%20shall%20be%20prohibited. 9b https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Amendments - 61, 70, 71, 72, 73 Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas high-quality traineeships can contribute to combatting skills mismatches and consequent labour market shortages in the Union, by reducing the search burden and matching the costs borne by traineeship providers and trainees; whereas too many young people are unable to find stable employment because they do not have the necessary skills or because they are working in jobs that do not match their skill set; whereas, at the same time, 40 % of employers cannot find people with the necessary skills to fill their vacancies9are crucial to properly educate and train young people for the needs of the labour market and to tackle skills mismatches and consequent labour market shortages in the Union, while fulfilling the personal interests of the trainee and emphasising the potential added value for both employers and trainees; whereas too many young people are unable to find stable employment because available jobs might not correspond to their skill set; whereas, at the same time, 40 % of employers9face difficulties finding employeeswith the rightskills; whereas the Union’s youth unemployment rate is 15,1%, and in the context of the current cost-of-living crisis, according to Eurostat9a, young people are the group facing the highest risk of living in poverty, with 1 in 4 of young people living at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, and with young women living at a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion; _________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId= 1146&langId=en 9a https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/9173_ en.pdf

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked in two unpaid internships before getting stable employment8c; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union10; _________________ 8c https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf 10 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas, according to the same Eurobarometer survey, only 40 % of trainees received financial compensation and whereas more than half of those trainees (53 %) considered say that compensation to be insufficient to cover their basic living costs12; ~~whereas adequate remuneration for traineeships must cover at least basic living costs;~~ _________________ 12 Ibid

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas incentives to employers are crucial when offering quality traineeships, in particular where those employers are microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises; whereas strengthening digital skills and the necessary digital tools to support trainees while carrying out their traineeship is encouraged; whereas, in this regard, the Digital Opportunity Traineeships (DOTs) programme, offered under the Erasmus+ programme, provides students and young graduates with the opportunity to gain digital skills at work and gain experience in the technology sector; whereas quality traineeships should in general be carried out while being physically present; whereas remote or hybrid work is increasingly the norm in a number of sectors and undertakings; whereas, in this regard, any remote or hybrid part of a traineeship should be acceptable only when presence in the workplace is not necessary or possible and should comply with quality criteria;

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience that should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in close cooperation with the social partners, to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid ~~and~~, inclusive traineeships, particularly for those coming from vulnerable backgrounds, with a view to achieving the Union’s objective of social cohesion and inclusion;

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2020/2005(INL)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to ~~tackle skills mismatches, while~~properly educate and train young people for the needs of the labour market to tackle skills mismatches, while fulfilling their personal interests and emphasising the potential added value ~~in this regard~~ for both employers and trainees; in this regard, highlights the need to offer traineeships in areas linked to skills needs of, labour ~~market~~shortages and future oriented sectors ~~to overcome labour shortages~~ in view of both the green and the digital transition;

2023/05/09
Committee: EMPL

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 11

~~The requirements laid down in Article 92(4) shall not apply to the initial allocation or their subsequent transfers.~~deleted

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS, Cristian GHINEA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4

For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, youth employment measures, education and training, skills development, in particular for disadvantaged groups and carers, to support the twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jordi CAÑAS, Cristian GHINEA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 4

The elements set out in point (b)(v) and (vii) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, ~~in paragraph 4,~~ in point (b) and (c) of paragraph 6 and in paragraph 7 of Article 96 shall not be required for such new operational programme. The elements set out in Article 96(3) shall only be required where corresponding support is provided.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard. When it comes to the implementation and use of the Just Transition Fund, the Member States should pay particular attention to the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level, focusing on social impact investment and targeting the regions and areas of society which will be at the greatest risk of economic instability due to the transition.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned and creating a balanced socio-economic transition that avoids creating or furthering the risks of social precarity or an unstable business environment. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification ~~and~~, modernisation and reconversion of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will co~~ntribute fully to~~mplement the achievement of this target.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) As the JTF is part of the European Green Deal, financial allocation under the JTF should be conditional on the Member State having a commitment to a target of climate neutrality by 2050.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. and focus specifically on the issue of transitioning to a green economy in the regions most heavily dependent on coal or other such unsustainable fuels, for example the Jiu Valley Region, prioritising social impact investment that fosters both business development and the positive development of social indicators, with a care to avoid social shocks or sudden closures of businesses or the loss of human capital and the depopulation of the vulnerable regions.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality, including their promotion of alternatives to the fossil economy through bio-based circular economy, which offers opportunities for new jobs, regional economic development, improved territorial cohesion and boosting local rural economies.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to social impact investment and activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) With a view to tackling climate change and to achieving a climate-neutral economy, the JTF should support the development of a strong circular bioeconomy and the necessary skills, knowledge, innovation and new business model.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance and counselling to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification, modernisation and reconversion of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. __________________ 14Directive 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 (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the real need for external support in the green transition and a present dependence on unsustainable business cycles and provide the needed support for local authorities to begin the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that ~~are also consistent with~~prioritise the alleviation of any socio- economic shocks from the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In order to enhance the result orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to ~~apply financial corrections in case of serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective~~ensure that regions with low performance from the point of view of JTF specific objectives are helped not to fall too much behind in order to avoid the risk of further geographical unbalances, with previously well performing regions or regions which are already on their way to a green transition or are not as dependent on coal or other fuels receiving more funds while the regions still heavily relying on unsustainable energy mixes or slow in beginning their green transition would fall even further behind and receive even less funds to assist in their transition.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In order to ~~enhanc~~optimise the result orientation of the use of JTF resources and to enhance the result orientation of the JTF, the Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply financial corrections in case of serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges ~~deriving from~~in the transition process towards a climate-neutral and circular economy of the Union by 2050.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased~~, as the case may be,~~ by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA, Jordi CAÑAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

0.A minimum share of 0,35% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, with the possibility of this share to be increased upon the request of a Member State based on the specificity of the territorial just transition plan.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Access to the JTF shall be conditional on the Member State having a commitment to a target of climate neutrality by 2050.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA, Jordi CAÑAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+.deleted

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The JTF shall only support activities that are ~~directly~~ linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) social impact investments which foster the development of businesses that can have a positive social impact in their immediate area, providing alternative income sources to citizens affected by the transition to a greener economy;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Radka MAXOVÁ, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, the conversion to natural gas as a transitional energy source from coal, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) investments in social and health care infrastructure and enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable social and health care services;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) investment in smart, energy efficient local transportation infrastructure;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)

(ha) investments in the circular bioeconomy;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i

(i) job-search assistance toand counselling for jobseekers;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Radka MAXOVÁ, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

(j) active inclusion ~~of jobseeker~~and socioeconomic integration of people and communities;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of natural gas as a transitional, intermediate fuel between coal and green energies;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The Commission shall only approve a programme where the identification of the territories most negatively affected by the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, is duly justified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned, and corresponds to the objectives of the European Green Deal.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA, Jordi CAÑAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount.deleted

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to ~~one and a~~ half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Jordi CAÑAS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Jana TOOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities and stakeholders of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. __________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 6575 % of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority concerned in proportion to the achievements.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Samira RAFAELA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) employment in mining of coal ~~and~~, lignite, oil shale and peat (weighting 25%),

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the allocations resulting from the application of point (a) are adjusted to ensure that no Member State receives an amount exceeding EUR 2 billion~~. The amounts exceeding EUR 2 billion per Member State~~, respectively 5 billion for a Member State that can justify through clear indictors that it holds a larger proportion of vulnerable regions where the transition to an environmentally sustainable energy policy would create tangible socio- economic risks than the median of other Member States. The amounts exceeding EUR 2 billion per Member State, respectively 5 billion for heavily affected Member States, are redistributed proportionally to the allocations of all other Member States. The Member States’ shares are recalculated accordingly;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for a genuine revision of the EU’s and the Member States’ education, training and skills policies to deliver education and lifelong learning that is accessible to all, addressing, in particular, the digital skills gap and the need for adaptation to the realities of the digitalised economy, and of preparing for the future impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market; stresses that these policies should promote personal and societal development as well as new future job opportunities, while respecting the goals of the energy transition towards the low- carbon economy; quality education, access for all and inclusiveness; calls on the MSs to accelerate the implementation of Country Specific Recommendations.

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that socio-economic disadvantage is frequently a predictor of poor educational outcomes and vice versa; insists that a properly funded, quality education and lifelong learning system can help break this vicious circle and promote social inclusion and equal opportunities, particularity gender equality; supports the plans to make the European Education Area a reality in the foreseeable future with the aim of allowing everyone access to a quality education, including disadvantaged groups, people with a migrant background and people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to assist the Member States in reforming and modernising their education systems, including digital learning; , and to foster the exchange of best practices within the Erasmus+ programme;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Asserts that quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) has a positive impact on all children, boys and girls, especially children with disabilities and even more so on children belonging to less privileged socio-economic backgrounds, thereby contributing to reducing social inequalities; stresses that ECEC has an impact on children’s development, learning and well-being in the short-term, and creates the building blocks for improving later long-term life outcomes;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that investing in human capital, with a particular focus on young people and people with fewer opportunities, including people with a migrant background, is key to boosting knowledge-intensive, sustainable and inclusive growth, in a context of increasing skills shortages and mismatches in a rapidly changing world of work, particularly in the era of digitalisation; underlines the importance of entrepreneurship education from an early age on, in order to motivate young people to opt to set up in business and of promoting environmental, digital and financial literacy among young generations;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds can provide options for better access to information and the active inclusion of young people, especially those living in rural and remote areas and people with a migrant background;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to foster cooperation between education and businesses with a view to addressing skills mismatches, including by fostering technical, entrepreneurial and digital skills, as well as vocational training and dual studies, and to put in place effective and comprehensive methodologies for the mutual recognition and validation of ~~non-formal and informal learning~~skills, diplomas and qualifications as well as non-formal and informal learning in order to facilitate mobility; stresses the need to effectively implement the European universities initiative with a view to ensuring that European universities become a pole of excellence and innovation;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for an increase in the quality and efficiency of education and training systems, the strengthening of comprehensive lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills, notably of disadvantaged groups, including people, especially young adults, with a migrant background; stresses the need for educational systems to promote healthy habits, particularly sport practice which significantly contributes to social inclusion and integration and reiterates its support to citizenship education in schools as a key pillar of developing European democracy;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises the importance of the learning of foreign languages to enhance student’s and workers’ mobility and in order to achieve the Barcelona European Council’s objective of “mother tongue +two”;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2212(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Irena JOVEVA, Bernard GUETTA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that effective governance and adequate funding for all educational settings, modern quality educational resources and teaching, motivated and competent teachers and lifelong learning are crucial for achieving equity, diversity and excellence in education; stresses, in this context, the need to attract greater numbers of motivated candidates with sound academic or professional backgrounds and pedagogical skills into the teaching profession.; calls for the need to ensure continuous quality training for teachers and trainers;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2211(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Monica SEMEDO, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Calls for qualified majority voting in Council on tax matters;~~deleted

2020/01/27
Committee: ECON

2019/2211(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the systematic inclusion of tax matters in the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs), with the aim of ensuring economic coherence across EU Member States as well as the fairness of EU tax systems; believes that the CSRs could ensure a fair balance between sources of revenue and should alsoBelieves that the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) should include innovative elements aiming at promoting the Green Deal; further believes that they should ~~also~~ support Member States in tackling tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning where necessary;

2020/01/27
Committee: ECON

2019/2194(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of all types of education – formal, non-formal and informal – relating to history and cultural heritage, at all ages; and the need to develop teaching materials for those suffering of sensorial impairment; reiterates the significance of including art, music, film and theatre, design and architecture in school curricula; calls for the e-twinning kit produced on the occasion of the European Year of Cultural Heritage to be more widely disseminated to the educational community;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its concern about the lack of ~~skilled craftspeople, restoration professionals and heritage experts, which is putting European heritage at risk~~training courses in ancestral techniques, of skilled craftspeople, conservation, preservation, restoration professionals and heritage experts, which is putting European heritage at risk; recalls the importance of exchanges of know-how in the field of craftsmanship; stresses, to this end, the potential of the Erasmus + programme, which allows the long-term mobility of apprentices, and in particular the potential of the future Centres of Excellence for Apprenticeship and Training; reiterates, on this occasion, the need to triple the budget for the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive EU framework with adequate funding for the protection and promotion of digitised and born-digital cultural heritage; notes with interest the many digitisation projects already carried out via the ERDF and calls for the next programming period to allow for the continuity of this type of funding;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the cultural heritage sector’s contribution to economic development is noteworthy, with spillover effects in other economic sectors; notes that over 300 000 people in Europe are employed in the cultural heritage sector, while 7.8 million jobs in Europe are indirectly linked to it51 ; calls, therefore, for special support to be given to this key sector in light of the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis; _________________ 51 http://blogs.encatc.org/culturalheritagecoun tsforeurope/wp- content/uploads/2015/06/CHCfE_FULL- REPORT_v2.pdf.

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recommends further efforts to encourage travel to less well-known and popular destinations and rural areas, as well as low-season travel; stresses the role that the EAFRD can play, especially with the LEADER programme to support local tourism initiatives; calls for this programme to be adequately funded for the 2021-2027 programming period;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Notes that nearly three quarters of Europeans surveyed think public authorities should allocate more resources to cultural heritage; highlights the need to increase EU funding to activities related to cultural heritage; insists on the synergies to be enabled and strengthened between the Structural Funds, the Creative Europe and LIFE programmes, and the future Horizon Europe programme;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that, in accordance with Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the EU has an obligation to ensure that all workers enjoy working conditions which respect their health, safety and dignity; recalls, also, that in implementing their policies the Commission and the Member States must take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of a decent standard of living and adequate social protection for all, the fight against poverty and social exclusion and a high level of education and training in accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the high number of petitions received by Committee on Petitions alerting it to the precarious nature and abusive use of fixed-term contracts in both the public1 and private2 sectors; calls on the Commission to examine these petitions and to provide a better response, in line with its competences and those of the Member States, in order to effectively tackle in-work poverty, social exclusion and precarious work; _________________ 1These include petitions 0240/18, 0328/18, 0365/18, 0374/18, 0396/18, 0419/18, 0829/2018, 0897/2018, 1161/2018, 0290/19, 0310/2019, 0335/2019, 0579/19, 0624/19, 0652/19, 0683/2019, 0737/2019, 1017/19, 1045/2019, 1241/2019, 1318/2019 and 0036/2020. 2These include petitions 1378/2013, 0019/2016, 0020/2016, 0021/2016, 0099/2017, 1162/2017, 0110/2018 and 0335/2019.

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor in particular sectors characterised by a high degree of job insecurity, in order to prevent the abuse of workers in areas such as temporary work in the agricultural sector, where seasonal workers face abusive employment conditions that in some cases violate not only labour rights, but also workers’ fundamental rights; calls on the Member States to take measures, in line with the Council recommendation of 2018, to ensure that all workers and self-employed persons have access to adequate social protection;

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that these new forms of work, including platform work, present not only opportunities in terms of employability and access to the labour market, but also challenges in terms of fair working conditions and access to social protection; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to work to improve the working conditions of these workers;

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with concern that, according to the European Social Policy Network, some 9.4 % of workers in the EU are at risk of poverty, representing some 20.5 million people; highlights the important differences between the Member States, and underlines the need to establish policies and law at EU level to reverse this situation, in order to prevent further social polarisation in the EU; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s consultation with the social partners on a European framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present as soon as possible a legal instrument for upward social convergence in accordance with national traditions, so that every worker in the European Union benefits from a fair minimum wage; warns that this situation will be aggravated as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, and urges the Commission to protect these workers by guaranteeing their jobs and wages and also their working conditions;

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas one of the EU’s strengths is its social model; whereas the technological change and the global trend of rising inequalities require that social model to be reassessed and adapted to the modern, fast-paced, complex and unpredictable global environment;

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas according to Eurostat’s definition, individuals are at risk of in- work poverty when they work for over half of the year and when their equivalised yearly disposable income is below 60% of the national household median income level (after social transfers); whereas the latest Eurostat figures show that 9.4% of European workers were at risk of poverty in 20181a; __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/sdg_01_41/default/table?lang=en

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~there is great~~ inequality exists both within and between Member States and varies significantly; whereas the gap between rich and poor is widening; whereas, while net wealth per household in the Eurogroup countries fell for the bottom 20%, it increased relatively sharply for the top 20%6 , and the bottom 20% of households had net debt averaging EUR 4 500, while the top 10% had net assets of EUR 1 189 7007 ; __________________ 6The Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Results from the 2017 wave, ECB Statistics Paper Series No 36, March 2020, p. 25. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpsps/ ecb.sps36~0245ed80c7.en.pdf?bd73411fbe b0a33928ce4c5ef2c5e872 7 The Household Finance and Consumption Survey Wave 2017 Statistical tables, March 2020, p. 5. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/resea rch/hfcn/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave_ 2017.pdf?656f4e10de45c91c3c882840e91 74eac

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~low wages and, increasingly, wage differentiation are deepening inequality~~the factors contributing to the increase of inequality are very complex and interlinked, among which inequality in wages, technological changes, policy and regulatory reforms; whereas increasing productivity without corresponding wage increases also ~~exacerbates~~may lead to economic disparities within and between Member States;

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that women continue to earn 16 % less than men in the EU and have the highest rates of job insecurity; calls on the Member States to put legislation and strategies in place to ensure equality, and urges the Commission to pay particular attention to compliance with EU labour law; calls on the Member States and the Union to ensure pay transparency, including by introducing a wage equality index comparing women and men;

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM, Jordi CAÑAS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make fighting unemployment and insecure employment of young people a priority and to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee and European programmes such as Erasmus+ in order to tackle youth unemployment and enhance the employability of young people;

2020/06/16
Committee: PETI

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas 95 million people (21.7%) are affected by poverty or social exclusion, which means that the economic survival and ~~place in society~~wellbeing of one in five people in the world's third largest economic area (EU- 27) are at risk10 ; __________________ 10 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/29 95521/10163468/3-16102019-CP- EN.pdf/edc3178f-ae3e-9973-f147- b839ee522578

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas rents are constantly rising and people on or below the poverty line have to spend 38% of their disposable income on accommodation, and in some Member States this rate is as much as 50- 90%13; __________________ in the majority of the Member States rents are constantly rising and housing cost burdens vary considerably across the income distribution; whereas in the EU, low- income tenant households face median housing costs between 20 to 45% of disposable income; whereas in 2018, 9.6 % of the EU-27 population lived in households that spent 40 % or more of their equivalised disposable income on housing2a; __________________ 2ahttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Housing_statistics#H ousing_affordability 13 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/v iew/tessi163/default/table?lang=en

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas old-age poverty continues to increase also in combination with fundamental pension reforms: the at-risk- of-poverty rate for people over 65 was on average 16.1% (EU-28)~~; whereas this figure will continue to grow due to precarious and atypical employment~~15 ; __________________ 15 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/v iew/tessi012/default/table?lang=en

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas ~~privatisation and outsourcing are reducing job security, and this is also an indicator~~more analysis and researches are needed in order to examine the effects of privatisation and outsourcing ofn the ~~increase in precarious employment~~employment rates, worker’s wellbeing, wages and productivity;

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas in ten years the increase in atypical employment was significantly higher than the overall increase in jobs; part-time employment rose most, followed by short-term work19 ; whereas over 1/3 of part-time workers involuntarily work part- time and one in two work in short-term employment ~~only for lack of any alternative~~20 ; __________________ 19Labour market and Social Development (ETUI, 2019) Benchmarking Working Europe, 2019. 20 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId= 89&furtherNews=yes&langId=en&newsId =9378

2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reminds the Commission and the Member States t~~o achieve the goal of comparable living conditions through upward convergence and to counter the increasing inequality and de- solidarisation within and between Member States~~hat preventing in-work poverty must be part of the overall goal to reduce poverty in the EU; stresses the need to tackle in-work poverty through upward social and economic convergence and through appropriate and dedicated measures, such as ~~the strengthening of collective systems and a coordinated approach to minimum security systems for all age groups, a minimum income, minimum wages and minimum pensions;~~ fostering equal opportunities in education and training from early ages, ensuring access to affordable and quality services including childcare, promoting gender equality, addressing regional disparities, ensuring robust social protection systems and supporting social dialogue;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the digital transformation and the growing number of high-skilled professions require targeted investment in lifelong learning to help people adapt to the changes or move into better-paid jobs which will reduce in- work poverty in the EU in the long term; calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer coherent and comprehensive support for building up the needed digital skills ensuring fast and successful digital transformation;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is convinced that ~~the axiom that ‘work is the best remedy for poverty’ no longer app~~a focus on employment and wages alone is not sufficient to address the issue of in-work for poverty; believes today in the face of low- wage sectors, atypical and precarious working conditions and the dismantling of social security systems and that a poverty- free life can only be secured by effective collective agreementhat a holistic approach combining both direct and indirect measures targeted towards household as well as aind ~~minimum wage systems~~ividual incomes should be fostered;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that high quality education, including vocational education and training, is essential for the reduction of inequalities, improving the employability and adaptability of the workers and facilitating their successful transition into employment; calls on the Member States to guarantee equal access to inclusive education and training and to strength their efforts to reduce early school leaving;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reiterates that one of the essential step towards reducing inequalities is eliminating the persistent gender-based wage gap; calls on Member States to continue their efforts to eliminate the gender pay gap by enforcing the principle of equal pay for equal work;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that changes in technology and the structure of the economy are concentrating more economic activity and high-skilled jobs in metropolitan areas, which increases social and geographical inequalities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen investments in digital technology in the rural areas in order to enhance public services, improve their quality and efficiency and create new modes of service delivery for the remote and underserved regions, in order to address inequalities and create better job opportunities;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to promptly propose a legal instrument to ensure that every worker in the Union receives a fair minimum wage21 ; calls also for this plan to ensure, through legislation or collective agreements, that nobody is at risk of poverty and that everyone can live from their work and participate in society; underlines that the floor should be at least 60% of the national gross median wage; stresses that if this is too low to live on in relation to standards in a given country, an additional mechanism based on objective criteria should be used to calculate a supplement that ensures a decent lifelaunch of second stage consultations of social partners on fair minimum wages in the EU21 and awaits their findings as a basis for the Commission’s anticipated proposal; __________________ 21 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/political-guidelines-next- commission_de.pdfhttps://ec.europa.eu/co mmission/sites/beta-political/files/political- guidelines-next-commission_en.pdf

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission ~~to ensure mandatory~~and the Member States to monitor and enforce existing labour law and minimum working conditions for all workers, in particular for those employed in atypical and precarious work, cross-border workers or the bogus self-employed~~, either by improving existing directives or through new legal acts, and to ban zero-hour contracts~~ and address legislative gaps where relevant;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that labour mobility is essential for getting the most out of Europeans’ talents and ambitions, maximising economic performance and prosperity of companies and individuals and offering people various opportunities; calls on the Commission and Member States to remove the existing barriers to the mobility in the European Union;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to ~~adopt the Directive~~organise a European Summit on platform work, which is intended to e~~nsure that platform workers are covered by existing labour law, are socially insured and are able to form workers’ representations and organise in unions in order to conclude collective~~xplore possibilities to improve the labour conditions of platform workers as well as its commitment to closely monitor and enforce existing EU law in this agre~~ements~~a;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States~~, when~~ to swiftly transpose and implement~~ing~~ the work- life-balance Directive22 ,and to ensure ~~that~~ access to ~~childcare in general and~~affordable childcare, in particular for single parents ~~is secured so that they are not pushed into precarious and low-paid work~~, which should be available to workers with young children in households characterised by lower levels of work intensity and less stable jobs that are associated with lower earnings; __________________ 22Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for compliance with the rules on equality and anti-discrimination, particularly with regard ~~to wages~~people with disabilities, ethnic or racial minorities, LGBTQ community, women and other groups of disadvantaged workers; calls in this regard for an immediate unblocking of the horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the ~~Commission and the~~ Member States to ensure access to decent, affordable housing for all and to do more to promote affordable public housing; encourages Member States to strengthen the exchange of best practices on effective social housing policies;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the ~~Commission and~~ Member States to ~~enforce, effectively and through sanctions,~~guarantee the right of workers to organise and to negotiate and conclude collective agreements, and to ~~ensure that unions can enter plants, speak to workers at work and organise them~~undertake immediate actions when this right is being violated;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Urges the Commission and the Member States to work to change European competition rules so that public service institutions, for instance, hospitals and care facilities, can remain under, or revert to, public control;deleted

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Proposes to the Commission to change European rules so that~~Acknowledges that the digitalization and globalization led to significant increase of self-employment and atypical forms of work; proposes to the Commission and the Member States to examine the need and the possibilities for solo self- employed and non-standard workers ~~can~~to unite and conclude collective agreements and to propose regulatory changes where necessary;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Sylvie BRUNET, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that imbalances must not be exacerbated and that the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis must not be borne by workers or the poor through austerity measures or through the European Semester; insists that measures to combat poverty and in-work poverty are particularly necessarythe policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis must be human- centred and built on global solidarity; insists that measures to combat poverty and in-work poverty are particularly necessary; calls on the Member States to ensure adequate protection for all vulnerable workers during the pandemic and to work together with businesses and social partners on the development of effective, practical, and equitable solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mitigate the worst consequences of COVID-19 through targeted European and national support~~, with the~~ and allocation of ~~public money, e.g. through SURE, being linked to a ban on shedding existing jobs~~sufficient recourses; welcomes, in this regard, the creation of the temporary instrument SURE and calls on the Member States to implement it swiftly;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2188(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Irena JOVEVA, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Proposes to actively counter potential high unemployment through European and national employment programmes and to invest in innovation, new jobs, future-oriented infrastructure, digital change and ‘green transition’.;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Jana TOOM, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Ilana CICUREL, Sylvie BRUNET, Samira RAFAELA, Cristian GHINEA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to prioritise emissions reductions and energy efficiency through housing renovation, including the social housing sector and particularly for worst performing buildings in the Renovation Wave, while tackling inadequate housing and housing accessibility and eliminating energy poverty in order to ensure a socially just transition to a climate-neutral economy that leaves no one behind; stresses, therefore, that tenants and owner-occupiers should be fully informed and involved in renovation projects and should not see overall costs increase because of them;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Jana TOOM, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the Renovation Wave within the Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU, placing people in vulnerable situations at the centre of the recovery policies, and to ensure equal access to renovation projects for all; calls on the Member States to prioritise renovation in their recovery and resilience plans in order to contribute to achieving deep renovation ~~of 3 % of the European building stock per year~~;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Jana TOOM, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Ilana CICUREL, Sylvie BRUNET, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Cristian GHINEA, Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to create a clear definition of homelessness, decent and affordable housing, in order to facilitate comparative analysis of homelessness and housing data across the EU;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Jana TOOM, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Ilana CICUREL, Sylvie BRUNET, Cristian GHINEA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, including for child poverty; calls on the Commission to present an EU Child Guarantee no later than 2021; calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Jana TOOM, Samira RAFAELA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes with deep concern that the living conditions of Roma, as well as other national and linguistic minorities, continue to be extremely worrying; calls on the Member States to promote spatial desegregation and engage Roma, as well as other national and linguistic minority beneficiaries in housing projects, to prevent forced evictions, and to provide halting sites for non-sedentary Roma; emphasises the urgent need for public investment in this regard;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to set the reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at ~~no higher than 25 %~~a reasonable amount of the disposable income of a household;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to put in place legal provisions ~~to protect tenants and owner-occupiers from eviction and to ensure security of tenure by favouring long-term rental contracts as the default option, together with~~for rent transparency and rent control measures;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further increase investment in the EU in affordable and energy-efficient social housing ~~and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion,~~ through the European Regional Development Fund, ~~the Just Transition Fund,~~ InvestEU, ~~ESF+,~~ Horizon Europe and Next Generation EU and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion through the ESF+ and REACT-EU, and to ensure greater synergies between those instruments;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas gender equality is one of the common and fundamental principles of the European Union, enshrined in Articles 2 and 3(3) of the TEU, Article 8 of the TFEU and Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas Article 157 of the TFEU expressly states that the Member States must ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas according to the latest figures from the Commission, the EU gender gap in hourly pay is 16%, although this varies significantly across Member States; whereas only 67% of women in the EU are employed, compared to 78% of men; whereas the gender pension gap stands at 37% and on average women’s pensions are 30.1% lower than men’s;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Stéphane BIJOUX, Monica SEMEDO, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Recital A m (new)

Am. whereas women’s economic empowerment is key to achieving gender equality, combatting poverty and social exclusion and improving the European economy; whereas the economic loss resulting from the gender employment gap amounts to around EUR 370 billion per year1a;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Recital A x (new)

Ax. whereas one in three women in the EU has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Recital A y (new)

Ay. whereas the participation of women in the labour market continues to grow; whereas women work more frequently in jobs that they are over- qualified for;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)

-1e. Welcomes the new EU Strategy for Gender Equality 2020-2025, in particular the inclusion of the horizontal principles of gender mainstreaming and intersectionality; stresses the importance of ensuring that all women, including those from minority groups such as women with disabilities, migrant, women of colour and ethnic minority women, older women, single mothers and LGBTIQ people, benefit from its objectives and actions;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)

-1f. Is concerned about the limited social mobility that hinders labour mobility amongst women; stresses the need to improve opportunities for labour mobility within the EU;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission ~~to amend Directive 2006/54/EC by including a binding definition of ‘work of equal value’ across all occupational sectors which~~, on the basis of its recent evaluation of the functioning and implementation of the EU’s equal pay laws, to present a timely revision of Directive 2006/54/EC inc or~~porates the gender perspective~~der to update and improve existing legislation and improve enforcement in line with ECJ case law;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Reiterates its call on the Commission to present a legal instrument on gender pay transparency as soon as possible~~Welcomes the Commission's commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency in order for workers to have the necessary information about pay levels in order to detect gaps and discrimination and take action where necessary; stresses the importance of delivering the proposal by the end of 2020 as promised; believes these measures should build upon the 2014 Recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency1b; stresses the importance of the social partners in efforts to improve gender employment, pay and pension gaps, in particular for the forthcoming pay transparency proposal;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal participation and opportunities in the labour market for men and women and to address the feminisation of poverty in all its forms, particularly by factoring gender into pension entitlements in order to eliminate the gender pension gap, and by improving working conditions in feminised sectors; points out the importance of addressing the cultural undervaluation of jobs dominated by women and the overrepresentation of women in atypical forms of work; emphasises the need to strengthen collective bargaining in order to foster stable and quality employment;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the feminisation of poverty in all its forms, particularly by factoring gender into availability of and access to pension entitlements in order to eliminate the gender pension gap, and by improving working conditions in feminised sectors; points out the importance of addressing the cultural undervaluation of jobs dominated by women and the need to combat such stereotypes and the overrepresentation of women in atypical forms of work; emphasises the need to ~~strengthen~~promote the role of social partners and collective bargaining in order to foster stable and quality employment;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement policies that promote the employment of women and their financial independence, including policies that promote the integration of women from marginalised groups into the labour market; calls on the Member States to combat gendered labour market segmentation by investing in education and training to ensure women's access to high-quality employment in future oriented sectors, in particular in the areas of entrepreneurship, STEM and digital education;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to put forward a ~~Care Deal for Europe to cover~~n EU framework for care services to set minimum standards and quality guidelines to address all care needs throughout the lifecycle in the context of demographic change; calls on the Member States to ratify ILO Convention No 189 on domestic workers and to fully implement ~~and go beyond~~ the Barcelona care targets as well as long- term care services and progressive working arrangements to facilitate women’s participation in the labour markets, ensuring the coverage of those needs through quality ~~universal public~~, accessible and affordable care services; urges Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive1 as quickly as possible and invites them to go beyond the Directive’s minimum standards; __________________ 1 OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 79.

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is deeply worried about violence and harassment in the world of work; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on a holistic approach to combatting violence against women; calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention and to advocate its ratification and implementation by all Member States; calls on Member States to ratify and implement ~~the Istanbul Convention and~~ ILO Convention No 190 on combating violence and harassment in the world of work without delay;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is deeply worried about violence and harassment in the world of work; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on a holistic approach to combatting violence against women; calls on Member States to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention and ILO Convention No 190 on violence and harassment; further calls on the European institutions to lead by example and introduce preventive and reactive measures to better combat harassment in the workplace;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to adopting an action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights; underlines the need to emainsutream the gender ~~sensitive rights~~perspective using an intersectional approach in line with Principles 2 and 3 of the Pillar; calls on the Commission, to that end, to ~~develop and include a~~include the EIGE's Gender Equality Index in the Social Scoreboard and CSRs in order to feed into the European Semester toprocess and monitor the gender effects of macroeconomic policies as well as of the green and digital transitions.;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States to unblock the Women on Boards Directive and the horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive which are key to achieving the aims of the Strategy; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU institutions lead by example and ensure a minimum of 50% of women in senior management positions; calls further on the Member States to establish transparency reporting by companies as to the percentage of women in their senior management positions and information on pay levels;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Monica SEMEDO, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to gender mainstreaming throughout the Multiannual Financial Framework and in particular the European Social Fund Plus, in order to finance, inter alia, actions to promote women's participation in the labour market, work-life balance and female entrepreneurship;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recalls the importance of improving the collection of gender- disaggregated data, in particular on the participation of women in the labour market and the underlying causes of gender inequality;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to promote the participation of women as voters and candidates in the 2024 European Parliament elections; in this regard, stresses the need for a revision of the European Electoral Act in order to provide for the possibility of temporary replacement of a Member of the European Parliament that is availing of their right to maternity, paternity or parental leave; calls upon the European Commission to revise the Electoral Act accordingly and on the Council to endorse this revision;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Monica SEMEDO, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Radka MAXOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6h. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council configuration on gender equality to provide Ministers and Secretaries of State in charge of gender equality with a dedicated forum for discussion and to better facilitate gender mainstreaming across all EU policies, including employment and social policy;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Radka MAXOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)

6j. Calls on the European Commission to further strengthen the role of the EU as a catalyst for gender equality worldwide;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2131(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

- having regard to the European Commission's decision of 7 January 2019 to prolong seven sets of EU state aid rules (State Aid modernisation initiative for 2014-2020) until the end of 2022 and to launch evaluations in the meantime;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas competition policy must benefit the consumer whil~~e defending European businesses~~st promoting healthy competition amongst businesses operating in the Single Market, in particular by ensuring SMEs, a~~gainst unfair competition outside Europe~~re afforded the opportunity to compete on a fair basis;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas, private investment, including from third-country undertakings, is crucial to the success of the European Green Deal;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas a more sustainable and solidarity-based economy, which takes into account new types of enterprises in the Single Market such as social economy enterprises (SEEs), is important;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas, the primary objective of European competition policy is to prevent the distortion of competition in order to preserve the integrity of the internal market and protect consumers;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to develop the influence of EU competition policy in the world, in particular by stepping up cooperation with the USA and China, and by leveraging the EU's economic power to incorporate state aid rules into FTAs with the aim to ensure a level playing field;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the balanced application of State aid control to European operators in order to avoid asymmetries with their foreign competitors, who are not subject to it, whilst ensuring that the internal market is not undermined and that application and enforcement of EU competition law is not weakened;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that, while intermediation platforms play a major role in access to consumers for online services, some abuse their privileged position by acting as gatekeepers; calls on the Commission to conclude its preliminary investigation into Spotify’s complaint about Apple’s anticompetitive practices and to launch a formal procedure as soon as possiblewhich is ultimately to the detriment of the consumer;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Billy KELLEHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the slowness of the application of antitrust rules; stresses the financial and structural risk to which some actors are exposed if they initiate lengthy and costly proceedings; calls on the Commission to consider setting deadlines which take into account the economic timeframe of businesses; stresses, however, that due process must be observed;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Relatives however that such precautionary measures need to be conducted on a case by case basis and cannot become a general policy as it would compromise the attractiveness of the Single Market;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Recalls that a number of State aid rules adopted as part of the State Aid Modernisation are due to expire by the end of 2020; the evaluation which has been launched in January 2019 should also take into account long-term considerations of the new European Commission as well as the view of the newly elected European Parliament;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to fully mobilise and reform the state aid modernisation strategy, in particular for the energy transition as the upcoming requirements of the New Green Deal for EU companies will be higher in comparison to the EU 2020 strategy which focused on creating the conditions for smart,sustainable and inclusive growth;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the challenges for micro and small enterprises throughout the sectors when it comes to the requirements based on the Paris Agreement and the upcoming New Green Deal; urges therefore to review the de minimis regulation, in particularly the ceiling of 200.000 € per undertaking over a three year period; a reduction of the three year period or a higher ceiling is needed to support SMEs which neither hold the technological know-how nor the funding to go through a sustainable and viable transition in the next 20 to 30 years;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Recalls that Social economy enterprises and organisations are run according to shared features, values and principles such as the primacy of the individual and the social objective over capital; calls the European Commission to better recognize SEEs and to include them on the basis of studies in their reviews of competition rules, including state aid rules;

2020/01/10
Committee: ECON

2019/2131(INI)