Activities of Niklas NIENASS related to 2021/2179(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Action plan for the social economy
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the vital importance of the approximately 2.8 million social and solidarity-based enterprises in the EU, which employ more than 13.6 million people, and their contribution to cohesion, social care, quality job creation, the circular economy, the fight against poverty and inequality, the reintegration of disadvantaged people, the inclusion of migrants and refugees in society, gender equality, improvements in health and the environment, biodiversity and the fight against climate change; stresses that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, proximity and social economy were amongst the most hit industrial ecosystems; observes that many social economy entities have been and still are at the forefront of the crisis, including by producing facemasks, supporting digital online education, assisting people in need and provided proximity help in local communities;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention of highlighting the potential of the social economy to create jobs and foster social cohesion in the context of the European Semester process and Member State implementation of the Employment Guidelines; notes in this regard that the pivotal contribution of the social economy to the increase of the employment rate and to the reduction of the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion may help in implementing the principles of the European Pillar for Social Rights and delivering on its 2021 Action Plan and the 2030 headline targets;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the action plan should be accompanied by impact assessment tools and monitoring mechanisms and that the Member States should set targets and objectives and organise a consultation process with relevant social economy actors and local and regional authorities, in accordance with the partnership principle; stresses the importance of participatory and democratic principles of the social economy and calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen participatory approaches in support programmes and funding opportunities for the social economy;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Acknowledges the need to build capacity at local and regional level and tackle the specific needs of cross-border social economy organisations in rural and peripheral areas: welcomes the measures outlined in the Commission Communication on 'A long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas' and reiterates the need to address challenges and opportunities by promoting social economy and social enterprises innovation and by helping to pool business resources in rural areas, also in order to support social economy stakeholders in innovation, quality job creation and social inclusion;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to promote green and socially responsible public procurement by ensuring that public tenders are not awarded purely on the basis of the price, including by strengthening existing directives; welcomes the Action plan’s objectives of reinforcing Commission’s efforts to raise awareness on this matter, to foster the exchange of good practices and train both public procurement officials and social economy entities on how to use public procurements and concessions procedures to achieve social policy objectives.