3 Amendments of Anna ZALEWSKA related to 2022/2051(INL)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. In order to make social Europe a realityimplement what is provided for in titles IX, X and XI of part three of the TFEU, and given the lessons from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine on the close interlinkages between our economic and welfare/social systems, it should be ensured that social rights are fully protected and safeguarded in case of conflict with economic freedoms, including by revisboth the social and economic dimensions are balanced, as provided for ing the current governance framework. As set out in previous European Parliament resolutions, psocial market economy clause of article 3(3) of TEU. Possible tools to this effect include: - integrathaving the European Social Pillar as a guideline the Treaties1 - introduo national social policy - reinforcing a Ssocial Progress Protocol to the Treaties2 - adopting a Sustainable Development and Sdialogue at national level - sharing best practice among Member States on social Pprogress Pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory as part of a governance framework for a social and sustainable Europe- calling for a high-level summit on social issues during the upcoming Swedish presidency in the first half of 2023. _________________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions (2020/2084(INI)) , paragraph 6 2 Ibid, paragraph 6 3 Ibid, paragraph 6
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Further, the EU should move away from unanimity and special legislative procedures in order to enable EU action in areas where currently, due to the relevant decision-making provisions/scope of the Treaties, it has proved difficult/impossible, notably in areas falling under the EMPL Commitconfirm unanimity being the EU basic rule to enable coordinated action between Member States and to avoid the imposition of a majority of same over a minority, as the Member Statees remit, and in order to further increase democratic decision-making. As already set out in previous European Parliament resolutions, possible tools to this effect include: - making more social policy areas fall under the qualified majority decision process, in particularain the masters of the EU primary law. With regards to special legislative procedures, they should be maintained where such unanimity of Member States does not provide otherwise. Possible changes regarding employment and social affairs include: - reinforcing national competence on non-discrimination, social protection of workers (apart from cross-border situations), protection of workers whose employment contract has been terminated, the representation and collective defence of the interests of workers and employers, as well as conditions ofor employment for third-country nationals legally residing in the EU4; this can also be achieved by using the passerelle clauses5; - involving the European Parliament in defining- incorporating the best practices of the respective Member States in the definition of the Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs on an equal footing withby the Council in the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to achieve equal footing with the Council6, - applying the Community method to the Semester pro; - avoid the expansion of the Semester process over employment and social affairs, as these lie mainly with national competencess, and making it subject to an agreement between the Council and the European Parliament7. _________________________ 4 5 13 February 2019 on the state of the debate on the future of Europe (2018/2094(INI)), paragraph 7 6 resolution of 10 July 2020 on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2020)0070 – C9-0079/2020 – 2020/0030(NLE)) , Amendment 11 7could introduce a dangerous risk to the balance of EU power due to the ambiguous nature and scope of such social affairs. ____________________________ Ibid, paragraph 6 European Parliament resolution of European Parliament legislative See above n. 1, paragraph 6
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure that upward social convergence is accelerated, properMember State nationals regain confidence in the EU, proper assignment, disbursement and use should be made of the EU funds as well as of the tools developed during recent criseis, notably the pandemic. As set out in previous European Parliament resolutions, pPossible tools to this effect include: - closer monitoring of the use of funds, sincluding democratic oversight by Parliament8 - emergency clauses and flexibility9 - stabilising an increased level of EU investment to foster upward convergence in the area of social policies10 - a temporary European social resilience package11. ________________________________ 8 European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, the Interinstitutional Agreement, the EU Recovery Instrume the ex-post monitoring so far carried out by the European Commission has so far proved rather weak, and including democratic and fair oversight by Parliament, so that no Member States are discriminated - legal responsibility on behalf of the president andof the Rule of Law Regulation (2020/2923(RSP), paragraph 8 9 European Parliament resolution of 19 May 2022 on the social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (2022/2653(RSP)) , paragraphs 34, 35 10 Ibid, paragraph 12 11 Ibid, paragraph 24European Commission if such official does not take funds-related decisions according to the EU acquis deleted - a reassignment of the EU budget rather than an increase of same whenever a temporary European social package needs to be put in place. _____________________________