Activities of Irena JOVEVA

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 assigned to it under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights together with the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, and the European Semester.

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

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, collective bargaining coverage and monitoring of European Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) 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).

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) It is necessary to extend the coverage ofto include job vacancy ~~statistics and th~~data and to improve timeliness of the labour cost index as both indicators are listed among the Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs)17 , needed to monitor monetary and economic policies. __________________ 17 Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on eurozone statistics ‘towards improved methodologies for eurozone statistics and indicators’ – COM/2002/0661 final of 27 November 2002.

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation ~~of the principle~~, monitoring and assessmnent 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).

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

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 assessement of progress in common efforts in reducing employment rate gaps and increasing the employment rate of persons with disabilities.

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

2023/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) The collection of data should comply with the rules set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The collection of data should not create excessive administrative burden for enterprises, in particular for SMEs.

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

2023/0288(COD)

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

– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

2023/0288(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

ANNEX I Domains, topics and detailed topics; periodicity of the data provision, reference periods and deadline for data transmission per topic Domain Topic (1) Detailed topic Periodicity Reference Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. Employer’s characteristics Economic, legal, geographical and employment information on the local unit to which each sampled employee is attached, and on its enterprise. Employee’s characteristics Individual demographic, educational, contractual and occupational information on each employee sampled. Working periods Information on paid working periods, for each employee sampled. Technical items of the survey Sampling and data collection information for each employee sampled and his/her employer (e.g., weights). Gender Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 Pay Gap Hourly earnings of year male and female employees by main characteristics of the employer and of the employee and corresponding relative differences between hourly earnings of male and female employees. Employees Number of male and female employees by characteristics of the employer and of the employee. Collective Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. Hours worked Hours actually worked by main types of employees. Hours paid Hours paid by main types of employees. Employees Number of employees by main types. Local units Information on local units in the sample. Labour Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. Quarterly index of total labour costs Unadjusted and adjusted time series. Quarterly index of hours worked Unadjusted and adjusted time series. Annual labour costs Every Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (2) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) When the above-mentioned deadlines fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, the effective deadline shall be the following Monday before 12:00 am (CET).

2024/01/19
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) European statistics on population and housing play a central role in policy- making and decision-making processes and, as such, they are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of Union policies, in particular those addressing the demographic change, the green and digital transformations, the promotion of energy efficiency, economic, social and territorial cohesion, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda as well as the headline targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, and for monitoring progress towards the achievement of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non- discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio- economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. In addition, Eurofound provides insightful data and information collected via surveys on people’s working and living conditions. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union. __________________ 23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. Furthermore, as the green transition is profoundly changing the European industry and economy, the changes in the labour market will be immense, thus the need for new evidence- based policies will be required to address the pressing challenges related to environmental and social aspects. Namely, better identifying and anticipating skills needs by timely disaggregated data collection is essential to adequately address the new ‘green jobs’ and prepare the workforce, especially workers with less training opportunities and urgent needs for up- and reskilling, throughout the transition. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) To monitor progress in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, its Action Plan’s headline targets and the European Child Guarantee at the national level and assess the distributional impact of climate change and policies in general, the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the ESS with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement and build upon the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate burden reduction by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data. __________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The ongoing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, climate change, digital transformation, evolving demographic situation and recent migration trends have created demands for timelier, more frequent, and more detailed European statistics on population, socio-economic developments, vital events and housing including details of topics or groups that have become politically and societally relevant during the past decade. In addition, the existing legal framework is not flexible enough to adapt to evolving policy needs and to enable the use of new sources at national and Union level. Furthermore, the structure of the existing legal framework in the form of three separate regulations, adopted at different times, has led to intrinsic inconsistencies of the statistics. Finally, as Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 will cease to apply on 31 August 2028, a new legal basis is required for the demographic statistics collected under that Regulation. It is therefore necessary to replace the current legal framework by a new, more coherent and flexible one that should amend relevant parts of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repeal Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic, socio-economic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The Union censuses shcould become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. While the use of such sources would improve the availability and timeliness of available data, specific cooperation agreements for data sharing between national statistical institutes or other competent national authorities and database providers should be put in place to establish needed safeguards for personal data collection to avoid any potential misuse of sensitive data, as the access to such data should in no way alter or interfere with the fundamental rights of data subjects. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23a) In that respect, data sharing between privately held data providers or businesses and the national statistical institutes and the Commission (Eurostat) will be based on established specific data- sharing protocols and cooperation agreements designed by involved actors and in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, outlining the necessity for data subject to give consent to the use of their data and in accordance with the specific rules of data communication services including accessing information in end-user’s device provided in Directive 2002/58/EC.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) European statistics on population and housing should meet the quality criteria on relevance, accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and coherence specified in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Their quality should be enhanced as far as the needs of the Union evolve, and mechanisms should be established to address possible situations where the quality of data is not guaranteed. In such instances, the Commission (Eurostat) should have the right to check the methodology that is being used and organise site visits of the authorities collecting the data. Assistance and technical support should also be provided upon the request of national authorities. Appropriate results from the quality assessment carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) should be publicly available to statistics users~~. A~~ by assuring free and easy access to these statistics ~~should be free and easy~~ through Commission (Eurostat) databases on its website and in its publications.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) Data sources available at national level are not always able to capture accurately phenomena related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross-border services on demographic vital events and the exercise of persons rights to buy and own housing property used as primary, holiday and secondary accommodation across the Union. There are also asymmetries in the bilateral migration flows and difficulties to measure population groups, for instance among the migrant, homeless or stateless population. Therefore, data sharing for the purposes of compiling statistics on population and migration and ensuring their quality should be reinforced and considered as yet another data source. Such reinforced data sharing may cover a wide range of relevant data, from data that clearly do not allow for the identification of statistical units, either directly or indirectly, to data potentially subject to statistical confidentiality requirements. Member States should, in their own interest and in the interest of the other Member States, participate in data sharing activities, including in pilot projects assessing innovative secure solutions. The Commission (Eurostat) should also establish a secure infrastructure to facilitate such data sharing while ensuring all necessary safeguards for data protection.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) When data sharing entails processing of personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the data shared shall be anonymised or pseudonymised and the principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should be ~~preferred over direct data transmission~~come the new standard. __________________ 37 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 (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) In the longer term, the collaborative efforts in the European Statistical System to mitigate cross-border statistical quality issues, such as double counting of Union residents enjoying freedom of movement, should ~~profit as much as possible from~~be facilitated through the introduction of single digital identifiers established at Union level by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.38 Within their respective scope of application, the latter Regulations are to apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation. Following the needs for further processing of personal data for statistical purposes, anonymised or pseudonymised data shall be used to guarantee the safeguards as adopted under Article 89 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. __________________ 38 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends ~~as well as~~, technological developments and the need to design well-targeted policies in a timely manner, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description , periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)

(35a) The importance of European statistics as vital part of evidence-based decision-making is reflected in the EU budget 2021-2027 for ensuring financial support for the development, production and dissemination of high-quality European statistics by the Single Market Programme. Reforming the collection of data via effective cooperation between relevant national authorities, statistical institutes and data providers as well as improving data quality should become eligible to benefit from the Technical Support Instrument. To this end, the funds shall be used for the purpose of helping the national statistical institutes and other competent national authorities to collect the needed data as requested by the Commission (Eurostat), especially in cases of providing ad hoc data collection as specified under this Regulation.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8a) ‘hard-to-reach population groups’ means groups of individuals for whom real or perceived barrier exists for full and representative inclusion in the collection of statistical data;

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The population base shall include all usually resident persons, regardless of citizenship or whether the person is or was formerly stateless~~, and regardless of whether the person’s residence or stay is authorised or permitted by the relevant authorities~~.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. European statistics on population and housing shall cover the following domains and allow for the production of disaggregated data by age, sex, disability type and migration background:

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 17 by specifying the data sets and metadata to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where the collection of additional statistics is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical needs under this Regulation, while prioritising the administrative data sources and records to be used for the collection of requested data.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The revised data sets and metadata shall be provided within the deadlines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and be complemented by quality reporting in accordance with Article 12. Member States shall inform the Commission of the decision to revise certain data sets as soon as the decision is made.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) shall use one or a combination of the following data sources, under the condition, that data is collected and processed in accordance with safeguards determined in applicable EU data protection laws and provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12:

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. The statistics compiled under this Regulation shall be based on statistically sound and well-documented methods taking into account international recommendations and best practice such as ‘signs of life’, ‘rate of stay’ and other scientifically-based statistical estimation methods used for compiling usually resident population in the Member States provided suitable measures to safeguard the data subjects’ rights and freedoms are respected.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e

(e) avoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross- border services linked to vital events and the person rights to buy cross-border, own and use housing property across the Union, not least via the introduction of single digital identifiers ;

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) as soon as possible of any relevant information or changes with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that would influence the quality of the statistics provided. Member States shall remedy the causes that may affect the quality of the statistics provided as soon as possible and no later than four months after the statistics have been provided.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6

6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics. The Commission has the right to organise visits to Member States’ national statistical authorities in case the level of statistics quality is not met.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. In the interest of secure data sharing within the ESS, all necessary safeguards with regard to the physical, technical and logical protection of data shall be taken. The Commission (Eurostat) shall set up a secure infrastructure to facilitate data sharing referred to in paragraph 1. Competent national authorities for statistics under this Regulation ~~may~~shall use this secure data sharing infrastructure for the purpose specified in paragraph 1.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) based ~~preferably~~ on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement the principles of Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725, with particular regard to purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality;

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

(b a) provided that the condition for ensuring the necessary protection of personal data, namely anonymisation or pseudonymisation, is met;

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may participate in those studies but shall, together with the Commission (Eurostat), ensure the representativeness of those studies at Union level so that the diversity of national situations is well reflected.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Financial contribution ~~may~~should be provided from the general budget of the Union under the objectives of the Single Market Programme to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Improving the quality of statistics and developing methodologies meeting the requirements of this Regulation can be eligible to benefit from the Technical Support Instrument or any other technical support and assistance from the Commission, which can also be provided via the exchange of best practices across Member States.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making and keep the European Parliament informed about its delegated act’s preparatory work.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Irena JOVEVA, Sylvie BRUNET, Anna Júlia DONÁTH, Max ORVILLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1

1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of twohree years.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2023/0008(COD)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1

Demography Population The person's A 6M 3~~0.6.YY and~~1.12.YY stocks basic A 31.12.YY characteristi ~~A 31.12.YY cs~~cs, including MA 31.12.YY information D 31.12.YY related to age, sex, types of MA ~~31.12.YY~~ disability D ~~31.12.YY~~ and ~~The person's~~migration A ~~31.12.YY~~ background ~~socio-~~ The person's A 31.12.YY socio- MA 31.12.YY economic characteristi D 31.12.YY cs cs Fertility Births A Q ~~Month~~Year A Year Legally A Year induced abortions1 Mortality Deaths A Q ~~Month, Week~~ Year A Year Infant deaths A A Year Late foetal A A Year deaths Partnerships Marriages A A Year and registered partnerships Characteristi A A Year cs of persons entering a marriage or registered partnership Divorces A A Year and terminated registered partnerships Migration Immigrants Q Month A Year Emigrants A Year Internal A Year migration Acquisition Persons who A Year and loss of acquired citizenship citizenship of EU MS Persons who A Year and the lost / gave Union up citizenship _______________________________________ 1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.

2023/06/13
Committee: EMPL

2022/2198(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that virtual worlds or ‘metaverses’ are a major step forward in the digital transition, and that they can be defined as a simulation of real-time, immersive 3D or 2D spaces in which users can interact; takes the view that virtual worlds can generate synergies with Web 3.0;

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2198(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the EU to adopt a comprehensive strategy for virtual worlds, building on the strengths of its industry to overcome the hardware and software challenges, while harnessing the innovation and progress of the video game industry; stresses the need to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to the development of European metaverses, without separating technology from content;

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2198(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the EU, in view of the strategic autonomy considerations raised by virtual worlds, to ensure substantial investment in this field; welcomes the VR/AR Industrial Coalition launched by the European Commission as part of the Media Audiovisual Action Plan; notes that the Horizon Europe and Creative Europe programmes both fund augmented and virtual reality projects; points out, however, that the budgets of these programmes are inadequate to foster a real EU strategy for immersive technologies;

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2198(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that SMEs, which make up the vast majority of Europe's cultural and creative ecosystem, must be able to take advantage of immersive technologies for their development, without being held back by entry barriers that would only benefit large digital companies;

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2198(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the impact that virtual worlds can have in safeguarding and promoting European cultural heritage, by making it possible to offer personalised experiences to users, for educational or tourism purposes;

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2198(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that virtual worlds can also create risks, and that these spaces should be regulated to prevent any abuses linked to harmful behaviour in a digital environment or to inappropriate use; calls, in particular, on the European Commission to address the issues related to cyberbullying in the metaverse, as part of its new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+);

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2198(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Salima YENBOU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Believes that the development of virtual worlds should coincide with raising European citizens' awareness of their responsible use, and enhancing digital literacy for users of these technologies and, where appropriate, for their parents or carers;

2023/06/05
Committee: CULT

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+),

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 d (new)

– having regard to the European Modernisation Fund as set in the Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication of 17 January 2023 entitled ‘Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions’ (COM(2023) 32 final),

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on individual learning accounts,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)

– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 12 June 2023 on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the adopted 2015 International Labour organisation Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies an societies for all,

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the green transition, sufficiently managed and supported, will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities and their potential for sustainable growth and competitiveness;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas a common definition of the 'green economy' and ‘green jobs’, as well as methodologies to accurately gauge the green economy's size and rate of growth and to identify the jobs associated with it, are essential in order to effectively anticipate and manage change and ensure targeted policy planning, implementation and evaluation; whereas a common definition would provide clarity and coherence and allow responsible authorities to gather much needed information to combat the scarcity of monitoring and evaluation data that creates a difficult environment for proposing concrete and targeted policy recommendations; whereas the green economy can be understood at a minimum as an economy which promotes environmental sustainability, social inclusion and economic growth;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the ILO defines 'green jobs' as decent jobs providing employment either in green economic sectors which produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or cross-sectoral employment which contribute to environmentally friendly production processes;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas a just transition should involve seizing the ~~opportunity~~tremendous potential to create quality jobs of all skill levels, tackle discrimination at work ~~and raise labour standards~~and ensure labour standards across all sectors; whereas the just transition should leave no-one behind and mainstreaming an intersectional approach across legislation and policy ensuring young and older workers, women, people with disabilities and workers from disadvantaged regions and socio-economic backgrounds is essential;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas just transition relies on establishing policies for environmentally sustainable development and economies combined with effective measures for poverty eradication and providing decent work for all;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas employment and social policy in the just transition should include a focus on actions to conserve, protect, restore and sustainably manage natural ecosystems while simultaneously addressing societal and economic challenges with measures to ensure human well-being, resilience of ecosystems and biodiversity benefits;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas nature-based solutions play an important role in job creation for the just transition as nature-based enterprises are a source of both high-tech and low skilled jobs1a; whereas such job creation will rely on large scale investments in nature-based solutions resulting in a nature-positive economy that generates a multitude of benefits, such as restoring and safeguarding biodiversity while simultaneously balancing economic development and job creation; _________________ 1a European Commission, Directorate- General for Research and Innovation, The vital role of nature-based solutions in a nature positive economy – , Publications Office of the European Union, 2022

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sectors where job opportunities are expected to emerge in the transition to carbon neutral economies remain highly male-dominated; whereas gender-segmented labour markets reflect systematic gender gaps in access to relevant education and training and occupational gender stereotypes which must be tackled as early as possible to reverse this trend;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas sectors concerning highly polluting activities will be subject to significant structural changes related to greening of these sectors; whereas these sectors are often regionally and locally concentrated, therefore the transition will majorly affect inhabitants of those regions and jobs that are mainly composed by medium-skilled workers;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require sufficient investment and the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforce; whereas a particular focus on the needs and specificities of disadvantaged groups and local and regional labour markets which are more impacted by this transition is crucial to ensure that no one is left behind;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the investment gap for climate action has been estimated by the European Commission at EUR 520 billion a year until 2030; 1a; stresses the need for both public and private investment and the development of public-private partnerships in order to close this gap; _________________ 1a Commission Communication, 'Towards a green, digital and resilient economy: our European Growth Model', 2 March 2022

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~the particip~~meaningful information and consultation of workers and trade unions regarding the governance of ~~the~~company and sectoral transitions and the anticipation and social management of change at all levels is a prerequisite for a fair, inclusive and successful transition;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that a transition towards sustainable, renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create significant numbers of new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming being more labour-intensive than the activities they replace; stresses that while the shift to sustainability is crucial it is essential that such jobs ensure full compliance with the European social and labour acquis;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience; highlights in that regard, that a holistic approach to job creation in the just transition is needed to adequately address the needs at European, national, regional and local level; further notes the positive impact this could have on regions and communities affected by demographic transitions and a shrinking labour force; stresses that EU regions should be supported to retain and attract people through investments in local and regional infrastructure and education, training and adult-learning; welcomes in this regard the development of the Talent Booster Mechanism and recalls the important of the efficient and targeted deployment of EU funds in particular Cohesion programmes, the ESF+ and the RRF;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines establishing a common EU definition on what constitutes a green job, based on inter alia its potential for greening the economy, i~~ts contribution to~~mproving energy efficiency, its contribution to social inclusion, people’s health and wellbeing and decent work;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions and attractive career paths; stresses the need for enhanced public employment services to provide support to and facilitate people changing jobs including through, inter alia, tailored job search assistance, learning courses targeting green skills as well as the use of targeted and time-limited employment programmes to support beneficiaries through on-the-job training, particularly those from disadvantaged groups;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that job creation in the green transition requires information and data collection for the creation of policies that properly address sectoral development throughout the transition to ensure quality job creation accompanied by necessary skill levels; stresses, in this regard, the need for the Commission and Members States to establish common indicators to improve the scope and relevance of data collection at Union and national level, disaggregated by sector, on developments in the green economy in order to ensure informed policy outcomes;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates its call that ~~EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirement~~projects and recipients of EU funding should ensure coherence with public policy objectives and must respect all legal obligations; underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria in public procurement; calls ~~to revise the~~on the Commission to enforce the social clause in the existing EU Public Procurement Directive to ensure that benefiting companies ~~support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay and training;~~ comply with all applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law or collective agreements, or by applicable international environmental, social or labour law provisions, including respect for freedom of association, the right to organise and collective bargaining; recalls, in addition, that according to this directive, it is possible for Member States to exclude from participation in a procurement procedure economic operators that have been sentenced for not respecting existing legislation and collective agreements or for being in breach of their obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions; notes the relevance of reinforcing the selection of sustainability criteria to promote the best use of public spending, quality employment and social inclusion; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure compliance with and monitoring and enforcement of the Public Procurement Directive;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that OSH aspects of emerging sectors and changing employment are addressed in the respective European and national OSH legislative frameworks in consultation with social partners;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to create specific strategies and policies to mitigate potential job destruction as a by-product of diversifying the economy towards green activities, specifically in largely affected regions where their economy is built around polluting industries; calls on the Member States with such regions to develop regional strategies to prevent structural unemployment and deterioration of social cohesion and ensure social protection;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of ~~green economy strategi~~and mainstreamed across green economy strategies and related policy and legislative measures; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure that pre- existing gender inequalities are not ~~transferr~~replicated toin the emerging green economy;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to offer quality and inclusive education and training in areas linked to skills ~~nee~~demands that are identified in labour markets and future- oriented sectors to make sure that ~~the labour market is ready fo~~workers can benefit from opportunities for new employment or career progression as well ensuring that enterprises have access to a skilled workforce which is essential for innovation, competitiveness, resilience and sustainable and inclusive growth to power the green transition;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. SRecalls the EPSR Action Plan targets that at least 60% of all adults should participate in training annually; stresses that every worker ~~must~~should have an individual right to education, employee training and lifelong learning, which should be reflected in all EU and national environmental policies, as well in company mitigation and adaptation strategies; ~~highlights the fact that the right to training should include paid educational leave~~encourages Member States to enter into dialogue with social partners on arrangements to allow employees to participate in paid training leave with due consideration for the specificities of SMEs;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Member States to establish individual learning accounts and an accompanying enabling framework in line with the Council Recommendation in order to increase adult training and professional development; stresses the potential of such accounts in the context of the green transition where financing, recognition and portability of such training entitlements could increase uptake and assist up and reskilling of people in green skills and competences;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the ~~role of~~crucial role of the social partners through social dialogue, collective bargaining and ~~social partners in designing~~collaboration with policy makers in designing and contributing to national, sectoral and company- specific skills policies for quality job strategies and training; recalls that social partners should be consulted in tripartite discussions on reskilling, upskilling, VET and lifelong learning policies; encourages the social partners to address re and upskilling particularly regarding green skills through social dialogue on training policies;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Member States to ensure an enabling environment for bipartite and tripartite social dialogue at all levels and involve social partners in the design and implementation of employment and social policies related to the green economy in a systematic, meaningful and timely manner in line with the Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training and education systems from primary level onwards through updated curricula; emphasises the need for qualified educators and trainers in order to properly disseminate such curricula; encourages in this regard Member States to ensure adequate support and timely professional development and training for educators and trainers; recalls the importance of collaboration between education and training institutions, enterprises and social partners to establish the skills, competencies and outcomes that can simultaneously benefit workers' professional development and address labour market demands;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses the need for investment in reskilling, upskilling and reeducating in formal and informal programmes to build competences for strong socially inclusive green jobs; in this regard, calls on the Member States to develop comprehensive learning strategies on national and local level to help workers acquire required skills;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the importance of up-to- date labour market and skills intelligence at occupational, sectoral and regional level to assist in the identification and forecasting of relevant occupational and transversal skills needs for the green transition; welcomes the Commission's commitment to define a taxonomy of skills for the green transition as part of the EU Skills Agenda and calls for its delivery as soon as possible;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that training should be ~~of a good enou~~high quality and lead to ~~a qualification that is~~outcomes that can be validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the role that micro- credentials can play when used in a coherent and standardised way also in relation to green skills and competences; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a European ecosystem for micro-credentials in line with the Council Recommendation and ensure their portability across Europe with a particular focus on skills and competencies related to the green and circular economy;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Calls for mandatory just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green transition, negotiated with trade unions and worker representatives~~Encourages the social partners to negotiate just transition plans at sectoral and company level particularly those most affected by the green transition;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Regrets that the Commission proposal on the economic governance review does not create enough fiscal space for Member States to make the green and social investment at the scale needed~~Stresses the need for the exercise on the economic governance review to ensure that Member States have sufficient flexibility to ensure green, social and growth-enhancing investments and reforms while ensuring sustainability of effective and efficient public spending to achieve a just transition to a climate- neutral economy;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing wages to taxing wealth~~Encourages Member States to diversify their tax base and reduce reliance on income tax alone in order to incentivise job creation ~~and~~, reduce inequalities and ensure sufficient capital for investment;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behind, including adequate minimum income support, adequate unemployment ~~benefits and minimum wages~~insurance and benefits, minimum wages, and other measures to adequately support workers in sectors impacted by the transition; stresses that social protection must be adequate, accessible and ensure formal and effective coverage; stresses the important of social protection systems also covering the self-employed; regrets that thus far implementation of the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed has been mixed and calls for all Member States to close existing gaps in access to social protection particularly in view of the green transition;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises the importance of impact investing in providing finance to organisations addressing social and environmental needs with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and job quality; recalls the role that social economy entities can play in developing sustainable products and services, operating inclusive business models and supporting workers to develop skills to adapt to the changing labour market;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economy; stresses the influential role that the EIB can play in this regard and calls for continued strong investments in climate action and environmental sustainability projects;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large-scale investments in green technology; regrets that the proposed Strategic Technology Platform for Europe is to be funded primarily through the redirection of funds under existing programmes; calls on the Commission to ensure sufficient ambition and fresh resources to match the scale of the investments required for a sovereign green industry and economy;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for an ~~expansion in~~Commission to assess the need to expand the size and thematic scope of the Just Transition Fund as well as to improve its accessibility for SMEs and efficient management by national and regional authorities;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2170(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and spending on quality job creation, education and training for skills development within NextGenerationEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus with a focus on the green transition, and to ensure that the European Parliament remains closely involved;

2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2016 on the implementation of the Union Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regards to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee4a, _________________ 4a OJ C 101, 16.03.2018, p. 138

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights Principle 5 on Secure and adaptable employment

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the European Schools enable pupils to affirm their cultural identity with the primary importance of mother tongue/dominant language and students in traditional as well as in Accredited European Schools should benefit from this; whereas in the current organisation students without a language section (SWALS) face double disadvantage as they are not able to fully develop the language potential of their mother tongue/dominant language nor language of their vehicular section;

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the current system of teacher recruitment in the ESS has serious shortcomings, resulting in a mismatch between the needs on the ground and the actual staff seconded by the Member States, issues with yearly recruitment plans and precarious working conditions for locally recruited teachers; in contrast with the Principle 5 of the European Pillar of Social Rights

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit and reaffirmed the commitment and ambition to put people first in Europe’s recovery and beyond at the The Porto Social Summit on 7-8 May 2021

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the BoG to resolve ongoing teacher shortages and ensure a stable and fair employment situation for all by retaining staff and reducing turnover, thereby avoiding a brain drain; calls, in this regard, for a strengthened employment package for seconded and locally recruited staff alike, with competitive remuneration, more equal salaries for nursery, primary and secondary teachers, clarity about employment status and stability, continuous professional development (CPD) and further career prospects in and beyond the ESS; to take immediate action to address precarious working conditions of locally recruited teachers

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Insists on the potential of personalised learning; calls on the BoG to implement a coherent and systematic inclusion policy avoiding rejection based on disability, to ensure reasonable accomodation and quality inclusive education for all students with disabilities or learning differences; urges for progress towards the recognition of their learning outcomes, for instance by way of certification or providing the end diploma; calls for reinforcing the existing frameworks for inclusion and introducting an Inclusion Index and more complete and reliable data; encourages the use of flexible curriculum and highly qualified teaching and support staff;

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Regrets the decision of the BOG to reduce the number of periods or to vertically group classes of different levels if the number of students is below threshold since it puts SWALS into an even more disadvantaged position, since the reason for them not having a language section is precisely because they are too few of them.

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Insists on the need to deliver a high-quality educational experience for all students, including those without a language section (SWALS); calls for an update of existing curricula with a view to further strengthening the European dimension, including through the teaching of history and citizenship education, as well as an increase in the number of ‘European Hours’ at all educational levels, with a focus on the importance of European values and digital and green skills; calls for an urgent reform/ improvement of SWALS education so that it remains an attractive option

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Notes with regret that SWALS are not guaranteed the full number of periods of their Language 1, recommends therefore to step up efforts to guarantee their full number of periods of their Language 1.

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Promote and support the differentiation of Language 2 teaching including the setting of "bilingual" classes that use the same approach to teaching as it is done for the dominant language.

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2149(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Monica SEMEDO, Laurence FARRENG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Create a plan to increase the exposure of students more to their mother tongue.

2023/04/18
Committee: CULT

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 24 October 2017 entitled ‘A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions’ (COM(2017)0623),

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 14 September 2021 entitled ‘Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions’,

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 30 May 2022 on the Commission communication on 'Putting people first, securing sustainable and inclusive growth, unlocking the potential of the EU's outermost regions',

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 2 February 2021 on the European Commission report on the implementation of the renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions,

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)

— having regard to final declaration of the 26th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, which took place in Ponta Delgada from 17 to 20 November 2021,

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)

— having regard to the study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outermost regions published by the Commission on 31 October 2021,

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Citation 3 c (new)

— having regard to the Common position paper of the 3 Member States and the 9 Outermost Regions in the framework of the update of the European Commission's strategic partnership with the Outermost Regions and the adoption of the Communication for these regions published on 19 January 2022,

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas five million people live in the nine outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion and Saint Martin (France), Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and Canary Islands (Spain);

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Welcomes the fact that the Commission pays particular attention to the principle of "putting people first"; stresses the importance of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights in the ORs in order to ensure greater solidarity between generations, promote social protection and inclusion and create new employment opportunities;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1d. Believes that the European Union's action on employment and social affairs meets people's needs and thus strengthens the sense of belonging to the Union;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)

-1e. Considers that the new impetus given by the communication should allow for the improvement of equal opportunities in the ORs, particularly for the most vulnerable groups;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)

-1f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU policies implemented in the ORs focus on combating unemployment, improving lifelong learning, developing digital skills and combating illiteracy and e-illiteracy;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 g (new)

-1g. Stresses that EU policies must be complemented by adequate funding based on a tailor-made, territory-by-territory approach in order to ensure real equality of opportunity;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 h (new)

-1h. Stresses that job creation remains essential to guarantee security, social cohesion, territorial viability and attractiveness of the ORs; notes that the structural constraints of the ORs, such as geographical remoteness and isolation, make them dependent on a limited number of sectors of activity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to help the ORs to develop plans for the diversification of activities in order to improve labour supply in these territories;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

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

2022/2147(INI)

2b. Recalls the need for the ORs to empower young people, in particular through formal and non-formal education, training and volunteering, and to improve employability through skills development, lifelong learning and vocational training, including further training and retraining;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that measures to combat poverty and social exclusion in the ORs must be targeted as a matter of priority at vulnerable groups in society such as children, young people, particularly NEETs, and the long-term unemployed; notes that particular attention should be paid to low-skilled women and in particular to single-parent families, where the majority of the lone parent is a woman;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the importance of the European Social Fund + in the ORs, on the one hand, in combating poverty and social exclusion and providing food and material aid to the most disadvantaged, and, on the other hand, in supporting training, prevention of early school leaving, vocational guidance, youth employment and entrepreneurship;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to improve access to the European Social Fund Plus in the ORs by setting up mass information campaigns aimed at institutional and associative partners, providing a support service for project leaders and financing training for managing authorities. in order to strengthen their human and administrative capacity and by providing them with more funding to facilitate pre- financing;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Welcomes the creation of the ALMA initiative for the active inclusion of disadvantaged young people; stresses that this initiative is of particular interest in the ORs, where there are many NEETs; calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative is accompanied by adequate financial resources to enable the largest possible number of beneficiaries; believes that positive action should be taken to ensure the participation of young people from the ORs;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

6h. Calls for greater participation by youth from the ORs in the voluntary work and local solidarity projects made possible by the European Solidarity Corps;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)

6i. Notes that some of the ORs are facing a massive exodus of young graduates to the continent due to remoteness, lack of infrastructure and lack of opportunities on the local labour market; calls on the ORs to develop specific strategies aimed at attracting young people from the ORs to return to these territories;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)

6j. Stresses the need to define strategies to retain young people in the ORs and to combat the brain drain; welcomes the Commission's announcement of an initiative to alleviate the problems associated with the brain drain, including in the ORs; calls on the Commission to present this initiative without delay;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)

6k. Stresses the importance of the EURES network, and draws particular attention to the priority needs of the labour market in EURES activities, in order to help the unemployed back into employment and to facilitate the free movement of workers to the ORs;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)

6l. Regrets the decline in strong intergenerational solidarity in the ORs; believes that this intergenerational link could be enhanced through the creation of mentoring programmes in order to strengthen knowledge sharing and individualised support for youth and job seekers;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)

6m. Notes that the ORs would be suitable territories for developing innovative social policies such as a “third chance pathway” aimed at the social and labour market reintegration of working people of all ages or the care of the elderly in view of the ageing population;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)

6n. Emphasises the important role played by the social economy in the ORs, as a partner of regional and local authorities in combating the constraints linked to remoteness, poverty and social exclusion, and in creating jobs and developing initiatives in these regions; calls for this reality to be recognised at European level and for this non-profit sector to have direct access to European subsidies; calls on the Commission to ensure the participation of the ORs in the European Social Economy Regions network;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)

6o. Invites the Commission to make full use of the tools of the European Semester and the country-specific recommendations to analyse and advise on public policies in the ORs with the aim to achieve upward social convergence;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2147(INI)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)

6p. Calls on the Commission to organise a social summit in the ORs to discuss and adapt the Porto targets and the European Pillar of Social Rights to these territories; stresses the importance of including stakeholders from the ORs in order to ensure the ownership and proper implementation of social policies;

2023/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2022/2094(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the efforts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (‘the Centre’) to raise awareness of the importance of multilingualism for the agencies’ operations and to foster multilingual communication to reach out to Union citizens; encourages the Centre to pursue its efforts for a better outreach to citizens, especially in communicating the importance of multilingualism;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2094(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the efforts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (‘the Centre’) to raise awareness of the importance of multilingualism for the agencies’ operations and to foster multilingual communication to reach out to Union citizens; regrets, however, that in certain institutions not all EU languages are equally prioritised;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2094(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the drafting of a new business continuity policy in 2021 to prepare the Centre better for any future ~~health~~ crisis;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2094(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with satisfaction that in 2021 the Centre finalised the actions included in its 2019-2020 anti-fraud action plan, in particular by updating its processes concerning the detection and reporting of fraud; expects the Centre to continue its work on detecting and reporting fraud also in future;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2094(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets that the Centre is not yet in possession of an EMAS certificate; urges the Centre to initiate the EMAS registration procedure as soon as possible; notes with satisfaction the measures taken to ~~reduce the space occupied and to save energy.~~save energy and its work towards bringing more sustainability to its working spaces;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2081(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that 2021 was the first implementation year of the 2021-2027 MFF and that the legal bases of the new Erasmus+, Creative Europe and European Solidarity Corps programmes were formally adopted in May 2021; welcomes the various measures taken in those programmes in favour of inclusion as well as to support Ukrainian refugees, especially young people;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2081(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that 2021 was the first implementation year of the 2021-2027 MFF and that the legal bases of the new Erasmus+, Creative Europe and European Solidarity Corps programmes were formally adopted in May 2021;underlines the crucial role of the these programs in times of crisis at EU and global level giving long-term perspectives to their beneficiaries.

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2081(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages DG Connect to implement as soon as possible the European Court of Auditors’s open recommendation to adopt a media literacy strategy with clear indicators to systematically measure the impact of literacy actions and underlines the need to continue the fight against disinformation;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2081(DEC)

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

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the progress made regarding personal data protection for beneficiaries of and participants in Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, however noting the need to further reduce bureaucracy in project implementation;

2022/12/07
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes ~~with regret that~~that ensuring the safety of journalists is the precondition for effective media freedom. Regrettably, there has been a rise in violence towards journalists and media professionals, which is increasingly happening in countries officially at peace and is creating a general sense of insecurity; deplores that 57 journalists have been killed in 20221 , 78 journalists are being held hostage and 478 journalists are currently imprisoned2 ; demands that all detained journalists be released immediately; _________________ 1 https://cpj.org/data/killed/2022/?status=Kill ed&motiveConfirmed%5B%5D=Confirme d&motiveUnconfirmed%5B%5D=Unconfi rmed&type%5B%5D=Journalist&type%5 B%5D=Media%20Worker&start_year=20 22&end_year=2022&group_by=location 2 https://rsf.org/en/number-journalists- arbitrary-detention-surges-20-488- including-60-women

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Further emphasises that non- physical violence, such as threats, harassment, surveillance, and intimidation journalists are subjected to is no less threatening to the media freedom, as it can lead to suppression of public information - either by enforcing a censorship or suppression by state authorities or private parties with power, or self-censorships when journalists wish to avoid penalties or reprisals; emphasises the need to safeguard journalists against every type of violence according to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights in this regard the need to promote, support and invest in education focused on using the existing Media Information Literacy as a tool in Non-EU countries to ensure broader understanding of information received, ensure critical thinking and achieve the understanding of societal value of journalism;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the EU and the Member States to re-evaluate the profound links between media freedom and democracy and identify pathways to rebuild safe spaces for information and communication with a particular focus on education for information and media literacy; notes that ensuring media freedom should be included in all EU partnerships programs with third world countries, either through the bilateral agreements of as a part of regional development partnerships;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish a permanent news media fund to support independent editorial coverage, safeguard the independence of European journalism, and guarantee the freedom of press and involve associated and partner countries outside the EU with a dedicated tool;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Highlights that the EUs institutions have made significant steps for creating a safe and enabling environment for journalists, for instance the Council of Europe has proposed several recommendations3a and the EP has adopted guidelines and recommendations for ensuring safe practice of journalism3b that should encouraged to become a part of national action plans for safeguarding media freedom and safety of journalists in Non- EU countries; _________________ 3a Standards on Public Service Media, Council of Europe, November 2022; Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)4 on the protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors , Council of Europe, April 2016; Implementation Guide to Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)4- How to protect journalists and other media actors?, Council of Europe, June 2020 3b EEAS, EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline, 2014; European Commission, Media freedom and pluralism, n.d.; European Commission, Recommendation on the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists, 16 September 2021; European Commission,

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Recalls that several international protection mechanisms and tools ensuring safety of journalists, such as European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, training for journalists, protection mechanisms of UN, namely Special Rapporteurs and Universal Periodic Review, UN treaty bodies and UNESCO exist; in that regard calls on the Commission and Member States to increase their financing for creating their more prominent presence and effectiveness in their core purpose;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Reminds that a UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity have been adopted in 2012 and provides a comprehensive framework for holistic solutions for prevention of attacks, protection of journalists and prosecution of perpetrators; highlights that a High-Level Conference, held in Vienna in November 2022, to mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption called for reaffirm, recommit and reposition of the adopted action plan to increase its impact;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Calls on the Member States whom have not done so to join and actively participate in the Media Freedom Coalition, an intergovernmental partnership advocating for media freedom online and offline, and the safety of journalists;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include suspension mechanisms in the EU’s multilateral and bilateral partnership or trade agreements; invites the Commission to support, strengthen and monitor media freedom ~~and use targeted sanctions or suspend agreements in the event of persistent and systematic violation of media freedom;~~ outside of the EU, as it is outlined in the European democracy action plan, increase the scope and reach of the EU Protect Defenders Mechanism3c and use targeted sanctions or suspend agreements in the event of persistent and systematic violation of media freedom; _________________ 3c The EU Protect Defenders Mechanism provides financial and legal support and relocation for hundreds of journalists every year (425 journalists were directly supported in 2019)

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2057(INI)

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights the need to strengthen codes of ethics and journalistic standards established by press and media councils and support solidarity and collaboration between journalists and media outlets to improve journalist safety;

2022/12/09
Committee: CULT

2022/2047(INI)

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Dace MELBĀRDE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Marco ZULLO, Irena JOVEVA, Salima YENBOU, Niklas NIENASS, Romeo FRANZ, Laurence FARRENG, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Monica SEMEDO, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Andrey SLABAKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the Recovery and Resilience Facility investments fail to reflect the enormous economic and social significance of the cultural and creative sectors which account for 4.4% of the EU’s GDP and about 8.7 million jobs in the EU, leaving these sectors considerably underrepresented in the EU’s overall effort to overcome the pandemic and to support the recovery and resilience of the European economy; regrets that the Commission and the Member States ignored corresponding repeated calls by the European Parliament adopted by overwhelming majority1a; _________________ 1a 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

2022/10/12
Committee: CULT

2022/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Underlines the fundamental importance of culture in fostering mutual understanding, especially in international relations, and notably with regards to the power of cultural exchange in maintaining and regaining peace and overcoming wars; calls upon the Member States to acknowledge the increasingly transnational dimension and impact of culture and consequently to ensure adequate funding;

2022/10/12
Committee: CULT

Laurence FARRENG, Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Salima YENBOU

13. Encourages~~, furthermore, g~~ the integration of criteria relate~~r agreement on common EU-wide requi~~d to talent development, social obligations, inclusion, diversity, gender equality or grements ing investment incentive schemes in the form of tax credits; considers that such schemes should provide automatic eligibility mechanisms so that they are less dependent on award decisions by panels, are not capped and provide additional incentives for social or cultural effects that are desirable in terms of media policy, such as talent development, soto existing tax incentives; recalls that tax incentives are only one tool among others to encourage production, and that they do not qualify as financial obligations, in~~clusion, diversity, gender equality or greening~~ the sens of the Directive;

2023/01/13
Committee: CULT

2022/2038(INI)

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Laurence FARRENG, Diana RIBA I GINER, Andrey SLABAKOV, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Irena JOVEVA, Dace MELBĀRDE, Niklas NIENASS, Hannes HEIDE, Salima YENBOU, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recognizes the importance of the introduction of a minimum VoD quota and considers that ensuring its effective implementation is a priority; calls on the European Commission, Member States and audiovisual regulators to proceed to a detailed monitoring of its concrete implementation in all Member States as well as to assess its impact on the geographical, cultural, linguistic and artistic diversity of audiovisual works available to the European audience, including authored works; considers that equating a season of a series with one title should be assessed in due time in light of the objective of ensuring a balanced representation of cinematographic works and TV series;

2023/01/13
Committee: CULT

2022/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Stresses the importance of prominence, promotion and discoverability of European works and that they should be the subject of more attention and proposals, on the continuity of the work done by ERGA on the matter; calls on the Commission to present guidelines on how Member States can ensure the prominence and the discoverability of European works, with a view to improving access to a greater cultural and linguistic diversity, and suggests that these guidelines may define the terms of prominence and discoverability; stresses the need for access to online consumption data in order to properly evaluate the impact of the prominence obligation in particular;

2023/01/13
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)

(6 b) provide assistance with training on prevention of child sexual abuse online for officials from Member States;

2022/11/30
Committee: CULT

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Stéphane BIJOUX, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Stéphane BIJOUX, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Sylvie BRUNET, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas according to Eurofound1a, 15,4% of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) are in this situation because they are caring for children or incapacitated adults or have other family responsibilities; whereas 88% of those NEET are women; _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/fr/topic/ neets

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Stéphane BIJOUX, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to exchange information and best practices with a view to developing a common European quality framework for care, encompassing all care settings, encouraging upward social convergence, strengthening quality of life, and guaranteeing equal rights for all citizens;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/2253(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Stéphane BIJOUX, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for care services in consultation with the Member States and relevant stakeholders;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to promote equal participation and opportunities for women and men in the labour market in care services;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high-quality care, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, is based on reliable and comparable data, and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress; is persuaded that this strategy should promote fair and equal working conditions and adequate wages in order to maintain the attractiveness of the care sector for both women and men;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Stéphane BIJOUX, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)

23d. Calls on the Member States to tap into the domestic care sectors' promising and unrealised job creation potential to increase the labour force;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)

23e. Calls on the Member States to ensure enforcement of labour standards for all workers in the sector;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/2253(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Stéphane BIJOUX, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Ilana CICUREL

27. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the labour market reintegration of workers after care leave or longer career breaks paying special attention to women, whose career and income are more often affected by care leave;

2022/04/08
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Alexis GEORGOULIS, Rasmus ANDRESEN, Niklas NIENASS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Irena JOVEVA, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Andrey SLABAKOV, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Hannes HEIDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe (2020/2708(RSP)) and to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (2020/2261(INI)),

2022/03/21
Committee: BUDG ECON

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)

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)

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)

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

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Insists on the Union to act as an educational power that enables Member States to fully exercise their capacity to convince, assist and support education for children in the world; urges the European Commission for further efforts in defining a strategy in that regard, with a clear outline and objectives, and in the framework of the European Education Area;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

2. Stresses the importance of improving cost analysis when selecting and monitoring education projects, of ensuring that projects last long enough to address children’s educational needs, of avoiding excessive administrative burdens for implementing partners, and of addressing long-term sustainability in cash-for- education projects; calls for increased public-private partnerships in education for children;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls for setting up strict evaluation and control on the allocation of EU funds to educational projects in third countries to make sure assistance effectively goes to structures and non- governmental organisations that are in line with European values, serve proper training of teachers and provide children with educational material that does not incite to hatred against others;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to take appropriate legislative measures in the field of international trade and cooperation to avoid exacerbating child labour as every child has a fundamental right to enrol in quality education; encourages countries around the world to implement legal frameworks for public school enrolment and to set a minimum school-leaving age;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Encourages further development and reinforcement of programmes in low- and middle-income countries aimed at countering disinformation, mitigating the fears of parents following the pandemic and illustrating the advantages and the potential of schooling in order to boost school attendance and ensure that children progress as far as possible in the education system;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. DUrges to place teachers at the heart of education systems and to promote the teaching profession and its recognition; draws attention to the potential of online platforms such as eTwinning and teacher academies under Erasmus+ in order to empower teachers, even beyond the EU, to help them communicate with their peers, exercise their professionalism and benefit from professional learning opportunities; calls for increased support for teachers continuous training, especially on digital skills; recalls the importance raising the awareness of teachers and including them in national preventive health measures and vaccination plans; urges to address the challenge of teachers replacement during a pandemic;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls for digital learning to become an emergency service in school systems around the word; stresses that it should however not replace ‘in person’ education but that hybrid learning can bring opportunities in line with the digital transition; encourages world leaders to consider connectivity and access to digital infrastructures, such as access to an affordable and quality network, as a right derived from the fundamental right to education;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. As online learning has become one of the few ways of ensuring continuity of learning during school closures, emphasizes the importance of projects aimed at providing adequate infrastructure and connectivity, especially in the most remote areas; calls on the Commission to increase the proportion of such projects, and on the Member States as well as national authorities of partner countries to take part in them more intensively;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Emphasises the role of non-formal and informal education, citizenship education and volunteering; calls on the Commission to support third countries on improving the recognition of soft skills; insists on the promotion of practices of intergenerational solidarity and mentoring to reduce inequalities, exclusion or early school leaving;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Calls for wide availability of free and open source technologies and digital tools as well as educational resources for teachers and students worldwide and emphasises the need for their further support and expansion;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the acceleration of North- South and South-North knowledge exchanges and mobility at all levels of education, while acknowledging the complex nature of the history of North- South relationships and emphasising the importance of promoting heritage, cultural identity, history and art through education; notes the potential of hybrid mobility in that regard;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. SInsists on matching educational systems with labour market needs; stresses the importance of vocational education and training, particularly for children in third countries, to help them find stable work and give them and their families a reason to finish school. ; calls for the promotion of VET as a path of excellence leading to employment; reiterates the importance of the external dimension of the European Education Area and subjacent VET Area; insists on international mobility and exchanges of best practices in the sector, also to promote intercultural and learning experiences, beyond formal education, both within the EU and with third countries;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2209(INI)

Ilana CICUREL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Commits to making education a key topic of discussion in Parliamentary delegation work, especially through Joint Parliamentary Assemblies such as the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly;

2021/12/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health of 23 June 2021 entitled “Supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers”,

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

— having regard to its report of 12 June 2018 on pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment (2017/2277(INI)),

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas a high level of human health protection is to be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” according to the World Health Organisation3a; __________________ 3a https://www.who.int/about/governance/co nstitution

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-Ab. whereas “Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community” according to the World Health Organisation3b; __________________ 3b https://www.who.int/news-room/fact- sheets/detail/mental-health- strengthening-our-response

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas 20 % of jobs in Europe are of poor quality 3c and put workers at increased risk regarding their health; whereas 14 % of workers have been exposed to a high level of psychosocial risks4 ; whereas 23 % of European workers believe that their safety or their health is at risk because of their work; __________________ 3c Five distinct profiles of job quality Patterns in job quality suggest that the picture is more nuanced than a straightforward polarisation between high and low quality jobs. The analysis groups workers into five job quality profiles: ‘high flying’ jobs (comprising 21% of workers); ‘smooth running’ jobs (25%); ‘active manual’ jobs (21%); ‘under pressure’ jobs (13%); and ‘poor quality’ jobs (20%). The pattern of the job quality scores between the profiles is dissimilar, reinforcing the premise that job quality comprises different dimensions 4 ‘Sixth European Working Conditions Survey – Overview report (2017 update)’, Eurofound, 2017, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan aims to reduce the cancer burden for patients, their families and health systems; whereas cancer is the first cause of work-related death in the Union with 52 % of annual occupational deaths currently attributed to work-related cancers 4a; __________________ 4aCommunication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council : Europe's Beating Cancer Plan [URL: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/default/fil es/non_communicable_diseases/docs/eu_c ancer-plan_en.pdf

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas in the workplace, workers can be exposed to a cocktail of substances, which can increase health risks, cause adverse effects on their reproductive systems and impaired fertility or infertility, and have a negative impact on foetal development and lactation;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas it is important to apply a gender perspective to health and safety at work as workers can be more exposed and more vulnerable to different types of substances or risks depending on their gender;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas tackling exposures to dangerous substances and other risk factors at the workplace is particularly relevant to address health inequalities, as some categories of workers among the most vulnerable can be overexposed;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

Ce. whereas estimates show that for every euro invested in occupational safety and health, the return for the employer is around twice as much;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)

Cf. whereas workplaces can play an important role in public health, according to their logistical resources, to promote healthy lifestyles, to encourage the practice of sports and physical activities and to promote health in all its aspects more widely among employees;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)

Cg. whereas Commission Recommendation 2003/670/EC recommends that Member States introduce into their national laws, regulations or administrative provisions concerning scientifically recognised occupational diseases liable for compensation and subject to preventive measures; whereas Member States should guarantee, in their national laws, that every worker has the right to compensation in respect of occupational diseases if he or she is suffering from an ailment which can be proved to be occupational in origin and nature;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)

Ch. whereas the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which entered into force in the European Union in 2011 states that “States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures, including through peer support, to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life”, and “recognizes the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others, including the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities”;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C i (new)

Ci. whereas EU citizens are unequal in their ability to return to work during or after an injury or illness with, according to Eurofound 7a , only one in three workers in the EU whose daily activities are severely or somewhat limited by a chronic disease are reporting that their workplace has been adapted to accommodate their health problem; whereas Eurofound also pointed out that workers with low educational attainment and those in low-skilled occupations are not only more likely to have a chronic disease and experience limitations in their daily activities but are also less likely to benefit from workplace accommodation; __________________ 7a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/news/ne ws-articles/just-one-in-three-workers- with-limiting-chronic-disease-in-adapted- workplace

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~over a quarter~~, according to Eurofound and EU-OSHA, in Europe 25% of workers ~~in Europe~~say they experience ~~excessive~~ work- related stress~~; whereas 51 % of EU workers say stress is common in their workplace and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress8~~ for all or most of their working time and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress, which shows that psychosocial risks are of concern to a majority of companies8 ; whereas a European opinion poll conducted by EU-OSHA shows that about a half of workers consider the problem with work-related stress to be common in their workplace 8a ; whereas there are significant variations between the Member States’ legislation on psychosocial risks; __________________ 8‘Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention’, Eurofound and EU-OSHA, 2014, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. 8a‘Psychosocial risks and stress at work’, EU-OSHA [URL: https://osha.europa.eu/en/themes/psychos ocial-risks-and-stress

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas mental health and wellbeing of the European population can be positively affected by paying attention to strategies implemented in the workplace; whereas preventing mental health problems and promoting mental health will also contribute to reducing associated health risk behaviours such as alcohol, drug and tobacco use, physical inactivity and poor diet;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas the European Union must learn from the COVID-19 crisis and put in place an effective system for coordinating the response to any kind of future threat to public health, including prevention, preparedness and response planning at work;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas health literacy plays a fundamental role in preparing and mitigating the impact of health threats and contributing to a better understanding on the part of the population of the countermeasures and risk assessment of different threats to health;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas platform workers may be subject to increased health and safety risks which are not limited to physical health but can also affect psycho-social health with unpredictable working hours, intensity of work, competitive environments, information overload and isolation;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategic framework and, in particular, the introduction of the Vision Zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to expand the Vision Zero approach to other injuries and accidents, as well as physical and mental attrition; stresses however that the Vision Zero should not lead to under-reporting of work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan, also in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and believes that strong cooperation with social partners and legislative action isare needed on several aspects of EU policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make Vision Zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on ~~workers’~~employers’ and employees' participation in the Vision Zero approach;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for Directive 2004/37/EC of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work to be updated on a continual basis and in an ambitious timeframe, ensuring that occupational exposure limits contained in the directive exist for a minimum of 50 priority substances by 2024; ~~calls for the inclusion of reprotoxic substances and hazardous medicinal products in the scope of the directive;~~ stresses in that regard the need for the Commission to increase the capacity for reviewing occupational exposure limits and adding new ones, including through increased staffing in relevant units and authorities; reminds the opportunity of the ongoing negotiations on the fourth revision of Directive 2004/37/EC to include hazardous medicinal products in Annex 1 in order to ensure the best possible general and individual protection measures for workers handling these drugs as well as to include reprotoxic substances in the scope of the directive; reiterates its call for a new coherent, transparent and risk-based system to be established for setting exposure limits and to better take into account workers' exposure to a combination of substances;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to give particular attention to segments of the population that are particularly exposed to hazardous chemicals such as workers in the chemical and agriculture industries, or particularly vulnerable such as pregnant or breastfeeding workers;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that radiation from the sun contains invisible ultraviolet (UV) radiation which can lead to skin cancer; supports the strengthening of protection against exposure to UV radiation at EU level, especially in the framework of occupational health and safety legislation for outdoor workers; calls therefore on the Commission to revise Directive 2006/25/EC on the exposure of workers to risks from physical agents and to include solar radiation into the scope;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to assess the implementation and effectiveness of current measures to protect workers exposed to ionising radiation and review them where necessary, in order to set proportionate measures;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Highlights the need for further action to prevent, detect and better recognise occupational cancers related to nightshift work;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Asks Member States to facilitate recognition of and compensation for proven work-related diseases;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work ~~has not proven effective enough for~~should be complemented to strengthen the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; recalls its request that the Commission include in the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health the right to disconnect and, explicitly, that it develop new psychosocial measures as part of the framework; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to step up the ambition of the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention in the workplace of, inter alia, anxiety, depression, burnout and stress; calls on the Commission and the Member States to aim for the recognition of anxiety, depression and burnout as occupational diseases, to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of affected employees, and to shift from individual- level actions to a work organisation approach; calls on the Commission to define EU recommendations on minimum standards as regard the number of occupational physicians and psychologists per number of workers;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that all workers, including non- standard workers, workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation and policies; reiterates, in this regard, its recommendations formulated in the report on fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers – new forms of employment linked to digital development (2019/2186(INI)); stresses that all platform workers should be entitled to receive compensation in case of work accidents and occupational diseases, and be provided with social protection, including sickness and invalidity insurance coverage;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fight circulatory diseases and other chronic diseases by encouraging companies, using the logistical resources at their disposal, to act for the promotion of workers' health through: – recommendations on healthy lifestyles using intranet resources; – encouraging the practice of physical activity by providing access to dedicated areas on the premises or by facilitating access to dedicated external structures, by encouraging the creation of internal sports teams, by providing bike garage; – encouraging the consumption of good nutrition through the provision of healthy, balanced and varied dishes in the company canteen and natural drink dispensers; – disseminating signs inviting employees to keep the areas around common entrances and exits free of harmful substances such as cigarette smoke; – and with any other educational measures that might serve to this end, such as the promotion of the European Code against Cancer;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on the Member States to actively support reintegration, non- discrimination and the adaptation of working conditions of people with disabilities, with chronic diseases, or recovering from a disease; stresses the need to define and implement tailored and individualised strategies to facilitate the worker's recovery and rehabilitation process; notes the need to ensure the worker's autonomy in the workplace by providing reasonable accommodation at all stage of work; stresses that special attention should also be given to caregivers; calls on the Member States to encourage employers to introduce early assessments of the person's remaining capacities and rehabilitation programmes, as well as psychological, social and vocational counselling; and to promote employment and career advancement opportunities within the company;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

TPreparedness plan for future health crises: lessons learned from the COVID- 19 pandemic and its impact on work

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to launch an in-depth assessment of the effects of the pandemic and the efficiency of the EU and national OSH frameworks to develop emergency procedures and guidance for the rapid deployment, implementation and monitoring of measures in potential future health crises, in close cooperation with public-health actors;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Considers that enhancing the communication of verified information should be at the core of any health preparedness plan in order to strengthen adherence to prevention measures, to fight against disinformation, and therefore to mitigate the impact of health threats, including at work;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Supports the call on the Member States to draw up preparedness plans for future crises in their national OSH strategies, including implementation of EU guidelines and tools; stresses the need for effective EU coordination mechanisms of these plans;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Calls on the Member States to draft their national OSH preparedness plans in consultation with national social partners and to give particular attention to cross-border regions, including neighbouring border regions, to enhance the cooperation;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)

8g. Considers that protection and promotion of mental health should be an integral part of OSH preparedness plans for future health crises, stresses that specific attention should be paid to the mental health of health care workers and of other essential workers; welcomes, in this regard, the contribution of the expert panel on effective ways of investing in health (EXPH) in its opinion on supporting mental health of health workforce and other essential workers ; calls on the Commission and Member State to ensure adequate follow-up and implementation of these recommendations;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 h (new)

8h. Considers that in cross-border regions, joint cross-border trainings and sharing of best practices for healthcare staff and public health staff should be promoted;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 i (new)

8i. Considers that the declaration of a Union Public Health emergency situation provided by Regulation 2020/0322 on serious cross-border threats to health should trigger the implementation and EU coordination of the measures provided in the national OSH preparedness plans;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the commitment by the Commission to assess the need for further actions to improve the functioning of the existing EU regulatory framework for health and safety and the need to amend the Biological Agents Directive; calls on the Commission to conduct, without delay, a targeted revision of the Biological Agents Directive, drawing on the lessons learned from the unprecedented crisis with a view to better preparedness ~~and~~, response planning and increasing resilience in all workplaces;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve research and data collection and to conduct a detailed assessment of problems ~~with~~, as well as opportunities and challenges, related to health and safety associated with teleworking;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the Union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions, including the provision, use and liability of equipment, including as regards existing and new digital tools, and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights, work- life balance, workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that workers are able to exercise effectively their right to disconnect and to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes; in line with its resolution of 21 January 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnect (2019/2181(INL));

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Repeats its call on the Commission to undertake an urgent study of the situation of the employment and health and safety conditions of cross-border and seasonal workers, including the role of temporary work agencies, recruiting agencies, other intermediaries and subcontractors, with a view to identifying protection gaps and the need to revise the existing legislative framework in order to close the identified gaps as well as ensuring pandemic-proofing;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2165(INI)

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Ilana CICUREL, Irena JOVEVA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jordi CAÑAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that all workers should be adequately protected no matter the size of the enterprises and that support should be provided in particular to micro enterprises and SMEs to help them in the correct applications of OSH rules; highlights the role of the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work to provide micro enterprises and SMEs with the right tools and standards of practices to assess the risks for their workforce and implement adequate prevention measures; considers that the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work should be strengthened in order to better promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union and further develop initiatives to improve workplace prevention in all sectors of activity;

2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 22 July 2020 on effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sport is a growing economic sector contributing to growth and jobs in the EU and therefore to its prosperity as well as to its international influence;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas EU sports policy must support both elite and grassroots sports as well as active leisures;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas women still are underrepresented in sport, both in the governing bodies, but also in the media sphere;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Regrets the absence of sport in the EU4Health programme, even though physical activity and a healthy lifestyle are key factors in improving European citizens health;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to set up regular high-level structured cooperation with all sports stakeholders, particularly the federations, and other institutions to deliver more targeted and accountable recommendations for action on the challenges facing the sport sector;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Acknowledges the diversity of models and approaches across sports and countries while considering that the common foundation of European sport needs to be further enhanced and protected, and in particular the links between grassroots sports and elite sports, both of which are closely linked;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need for increased solidarity and financial redistribution, as well as exchanges in skills and know-how, especially between professional and grassroots sport;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges public authorities, sports federations and organisations to uphold values such as human rights, democracy and the rule of law when awarding host status for major sporting events, as well as in the choice of sponsors; calls for particular attention to be paid to the working conditions of sports infrastructure construction staff and to the environmental impact of major events;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses the need for the European institutions, Member States and federations to make the European Union a venue for major sporting events that are innovative, inclusive and environmentally ambitious;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that a renewed commitment to good governance is needed in order to rebalance the social and economic elements in sport and to ensure that stakeholder representation, particularly the athletes, in decision- making bodies is respected;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges sports governing bodies to implement measures on diversity and inclusion, in particular to address the low numbers of women and ~~ethnic~~ minorities in leadership positions;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Draws attention to the prominent role of sports agents or intermediaries and the unbalanced relationship that can exist between them and young athletes; notes the need for a rules-based approach towards regulation of the activities of sport agents or intermediaries;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Insists that fighting corruption in sport requires transnational cooperation among all stakeholders and authorities, and needs to be linked to policies to combat money laundering and organised crime;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses the need to ensure the protection of young players from developing countries and to combat the fraud and trafficking to which they may be subjected;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. In the absence of a European regulation on gambling, especially sports gambling, calls on Member States to firmly fight against the abuses of this sector, including the proliferation of fraudulent sites and predatory practices, but also to protect minors and vulnerable people from the risks of addiction;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sports policy and legislation support gender equality, with particular attention to media coverage, remuneration gaps, award disparities and harassment, but also by fighting against gender stereotypes that are still present, by involving political authorities, federations and broadcasters;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the Member States to offer equal financial rewards to their Olympic and Paralympic champions and to support Olympians and Paralympians with low incomes;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Stresses the need for sports authorities to take into account the protection of athletes' mental health in the same way as their physical health;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Calls on the Member States and federations to include first aid classes in the training of young people and athletes;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Member States and public authorities to develop sports infrastructure and to increase the amount of physical education and extracurricular physical activities in schools, while instigating a change of mentality in the recognition of the importance of sport as a school discipline;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes initiatives and campaigns to encourage physical activity such as the European Week of Sport, #BeActive and HealthyLifestyle4All, and encourages the Commission to intensify communication about these events in the Member States, particularly targeted towards schools;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls for the EU guidelines on dual careers of athletes to be implemented and promoted in each Member State, and extended to all sport staff engaged in structured sport and for specific retraining initiatives;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Highlights the role of coaches and sport staff in developing the skills of and in educating young people; notes with satisfaction the inclusion of sport staff mobility in the Erasmus + 2021-2027 programme, and calls on the Commission, the National Agencies and the federations to raise awareness about this new opportunity;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a system for the recognition of qualifications gained by volunteers, in line with the EU Skills Strategy, and building on the already existing ECTS and ECVET systems;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Insists on the need for support mechanisms to get the sport sector back on track in the wake of COVID-19, including all sports; calls on the European Commission to allow REACT-EU funding for projects related to sports infrastructures, provided that they are sustainable and participate to the economic and tourist attractiveness of a territory;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Welcomes the higher budget for sport under the new Erasmus+ programme and supports further synergies between programmes and funds, particularly the LIFE programme;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to recognise the key role of sport and physical activity in fields such as urban regeneration, tourism and territorial cohesion and to prioritise them in cohesion policy and investments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility; draws the attention of the Commission and the managing authorities to the lack of human and material resources available to small sports clubs and associations in order to access European funding and asks that they be given targeted support;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Irena JOVEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Underlines the need to ensure environmental sustainability when promoting the development of sport and the organisation of sporting events; notes the important efforts already undertaken by clubs and federations;

2021/09/14
Committee: CULT

2021/2058(INI)

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

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Calls for the EU institutions to ~~launch a debate~~work on the future of e-sport and to present a study on its social and economic impact; stresses the need to recognise and access this flourishing sector, driven by European flagships, but for which there is still little regulation in terms of player training and the competitions themselves;

2021/09/14
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, 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

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that an independent, impartial, professional and responsible free media is a ~~key pillar of democracy~~cornerstone of democracy, a fundamental constitutional value on which the European Union is founded and protected by the EU and its treaties, with freedom of expression and information enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; expresses serious concerns about the situation in some Member States whereby media ~~laws allow for greater political inter~~freedom is not guaranteed, journalists, NGOs and representatives from civil society are silenced, harassed, and even physically attacked, creating chilling effects on freedom of expression, limiting the access to the information of public interest; underlines the urgency to propose legislative and non-legislative measures to secure a safer en~~ce;~~ vironment for public watchdogs in the EU;

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is concerned that the current COVID-19 pandemic not only continues to have a significant negative impact on public health, social welfare and the economy, but also entails a serious threat to media freedom; warns that governments across the world ~~could~~ use the coronavirus emergency as an excuse to implement d~~raconian new restrictions on~~ifferent restrictive measures limiting the freedom of expression and tightening media censorship~~; calls on the Commission to mobilise funds to encourage anti-corruption investigative journalism;~~ both online and offline, including by amending criminal legislation by decree, while journalists have been prosecuted or assaulted for reporting about Covid-19 related news1a; calls on the Commission to mobilise funds to support the investigative journalism enabling them to report independently on current affairs, including corruption and abuses of public office; _________________ 1a https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2 020/05/global-crackdown-on-journalists- weakens-efforts-to-tackle- covid19/?fbclid=IwAR0GO09WSuyXFBp- VXhqmQJXuf8Hll81PEAESEkUbIM_slF bAftNGIE3yWQ

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that Reporters Without Borders1 argue that the next decade will be crucial for ensuring the preservation of media freedom, as it is often threatened by the r~~ise of~~adical, populist authoritarian governments; calls on the Member States and the Commission to enforce a legal framework to protect journalists and their sources; _________________ 1 2020 World Press Freedom Index.

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Reminds that the use of actions under civil and criminal law against public participation is intended to make litigation procedures or libel cases expensive, complicated and enduring with the objective to exhaust the defendant regardless of the merit, the ability or even the possibility to win the case; reminds that criminal defamation is still maintained in many Member States of the EU in spite of calls for its abolishment by the UN, Council of Europe, OSCE, and several prominent NGOs2a;reminds, however, that SLAPPs are not limited to any particular field of public interest and can be applied across wide range of civil and criminal law, and are, therefore, not limited to the cases of defamation; reminds that safeguards to protect the defendants against abuse of the right to access to justice is very limited; reminds of growing bourgeoning of government or political party sponsored non- governmental organisation intended to imitate civil organisation pursuing narrow interests; _________________ 2a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /ad-hoc-literature-review-analysis-key- elements-slapp_en.pdf

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to propose without delay a directive against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) in order to protect independent media and journalists from vexatious lawsuits intended to silence or intimidate them; considers that a directive against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) should exclude cases of defamation from the Criminal law in Member States and imprisonment punishments for defamation; calls on the Commission to strike a fair balance between the right to access to justice and the freedom of expression;

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines that a directive against SLAPPs should address and proscribe forum shopping, limiting the possibilities for selection of jurisdiction to prosecute defendants in SLAPP cases to domicile country, and amend accordingly the Rome II. and Brussels I regulations relating to cases of defamations; underlines the need to introduce harmonisation of legislation and installing appropriate safeguards across the EU through common minimal standards limiting the availability of SLAPPs against journalists, NGOs and representatives of civil society;

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Underlines that a directive against SLAPPs should include provisions for expeditious procedural dismissal of manifestly unfounded cases identified as SLAPPs by judicial authority, protecting the right to participate in public life, without the possibility to appeal to such dismissals and with the right to an effective remedy for the defendants who report breaches of Union law or reveal information in public interest;

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Calls on the Commission to complement legislative proposals with non-legislative actions, including creating the EU-wide publicly accessible database or mapping of identified SLAPP cases in all Member States, providing protection and financial or legal assistance to SLAPP victims for exercising the right to defence, and establish effective measures, dedicated judicial training or other actions, for raising awareness among lawyers and judges regarding SLAPP cases and available recourses against SLAPPs;

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned about the increase inof online hate speech, ~~notably against freedom of the press and freedom of expression~~verbal abuse, harassment, online smear campaigns, cybercrime and violation of privacy online, notably against free press and the freedom of expression, including political or economic pressure, leading to self- censorship and impairment of editorial freedom; stresses that online threats and harassments are particularly persistent for women journalists to intimidate and discredit them, thus creating professional harm; stresses that online harassment violence against journalists are often accompanying SLAPP suits; stresses the need for better cooperation between authorities and online platform service providers ~~in order~~ to combat ~~hate speech, without destabilising~~online harassments and hate speech, while guarantee the fundamental right to freedom of expression;

2021/06/29
Committee: CULT

2021/2036(INI)