Activities of Beata SZYDŁO related to 2020/2244(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester: annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 – European Semester: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021
Amendments (15)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the pandemic has exacerbated health and social inequalities17 and whereas the poverty rate including child poverty is predicted to increase as one of the effects of the COVID-19: whereas Eurofound suggests complementing the Social Scoreboard accompanying the EPSR with additional indicators covering job quality, social justice and equal opportunities, robust social welfare systems and fair mobility; _________________ 17EuroHealthNet (2020), Recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring health equity. The role of the European Semester.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the demographic challenge requires a comprehensive approach based on a mix of policy solutions in the fields of pensions, social security, care services, housing, early childhood schools, long- term care, health systems, social inclusion, integration of migrants and work-life balance, healthy and active aging, gender equality, high levels of employment and wages;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the inclusion of the EPSR in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) 2021; calls for fairness and social rights to be given the same importance in the new economic model as macro-economic stability; emphasises the central role of the Social Scoreboard in the European Semester18 ; _________________ 18Social Score of Indicators. Eurostat 2020 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/european -pillar-of-social-rights/indicators/social- scoreboard-indicators
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that 10 years after the introduction of the European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination, employment and social imbalances in Europe, such as labour market segmentation, wage dispersion and child poverty, have not been resolved but have worsenedand still persist, demonstrating that more impetus for public policies at the national level are insufficient for building a fairer European labour market, and that stronger and further-reaching policies at EU level are neededis needed, and that improved coordination between Member States in essential; recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the economic and social dimension of Member States;
Amendment 128 #
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reform the financial legal framework and the European Semester process in order to strengthen democratic accountability and the involvement of the European Parliament; stresses that the social progress objectives regarding social welfare systems and quality employment must be shielded from the application of macroeconomic conditionality;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to integrate social progress as aninto investment priority, together with green and digital transitions,ies in order to protect vulnerable people against the negative impact of the current crisis; recalls that social progress plans must be included in national recovery and resilience plans, outlining the implementation of the EPSR and of social investment;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that fiscal flexibility to support investment in social rights is vital, as is the mainstreaming, effectively and at all stages, of all principles enshrined in the EPSR; demands that any proposed fiscal measures be ex-ante assessed and monitored against the provisions of Article 9 of the TFEU to evaluate their social impact, and that they only be considered when they will be beneficial for upward social convergence and increasing wellbeing standards in Member Stateseffort to mainstream principles enshrined in the EPSR;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the need for flexibility to further support Member States’ workers and businesses, as Member States continue to strive for macroeconomic stability in the wake of the COVID-19 induced crisis;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Reiterates the importance of the Cohesion policy understood as a strategy to promote and support the “overall harmonious development” of its Member States and regions aiming to strengthen economic and social cohesion by reducing disparities within the EU; recalls the aim to strengthen the link between Cohesion Policy and the European Semester;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Stresses the importance of mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on employment, in particular by improving flexible forms of work organization and part-time work, further improvement of digital skills and promotion of the digital transformation of businesses and public administrations;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the way data is presented in the joint employment report is not clear and that the data is often inconclusive or difficult to compare, regarding the evolution of wages, productivity, capital gains and profits, subsidies and tax breaks for corporations, or the tax wedge for labour and capital; warns that multifactor productivity is not being measured; calls on the Member States to include the Gender Equality Index as one of the European Semester’s tools and to analyse the structural reforms from a gender perspective;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a quality employment package, including legislative initiatives aimed at improving wages and protecting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, the rights of platform workers, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening democracy at work and the role of the social partners and collective bargaining;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure equal access to high-quality healthcare, quality care for the elderly, whose situation has been accentuated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to refocus health systems on preventive care, notably by implementing relevant country- specific recommendations;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to analyse brain drains in certain regions and sectors, and to support mobile workers by ensuring fair mobility and strengthening the portability of rights and entitlements; stresses that the brain drain phenomenon widens the economic and social development gap within the EU;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16