24 Amendments of Anna ZALEWSKA related to 2022/2151(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine caused humanitarian, energy and economic crises in the EU and beyond its borders;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas while the EU unemployment rate remains stable at 6% in August 2022, EU companies struggle to find employees with required skills; whereas the availability of skilled staff and experienced managers is the most important problem for a quarter of EU’s small and medium-sized enterprises, representing 99% of all EU businesses1a; _________________ 1a Eurostat, Key Figures on European Businesses, 2022 Edition, p. 10.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas climate change and environmental destruction have exacerbated inequalities and disproportionately affect the poor and the most vulnerable groupsRussia’s war of aggression against Ukraine requires a revised approach towards climate change in order to prevent both energy poverty and environmental damage;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas rapid increases in energy prices and inflation across the EU following COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine are placing a burden on households;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for increased vigilance and investment in all Member States to ensure that they are adequately prepared to deal with future health crises and are also able to preserve the quality of care for all other illnesses and conditions; whereas particular attention has to be devoted to the needs of the vulnerable groups;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas with negative demographic trends regional disparities in the EU grow and in particular in the rural and outmost areas the impact of population ageing is magnified by outward migration;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that the swift and coordinated EU policy action during the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented economic shocks and protected the population from the most adverse consequences of the crisis; believes that, although the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine poses multiple new economic, social and geopolitical challenges to the EU economy and society, and other, longer-standing social challenges and inequalities continue to grow and must be tackledneed to be revised accordingly;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports a shift towards a sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth model, strengthening the sustainable development and resilience of the EU’s economy and the full implementation of the EPSR, including its relevant headline targets for 2030, a social progress protocol and promoting future-oriented investments focusedrecalls the importance onf the just green and digital transitions, with a strong social dimension, including gender equalityEPSR in this regard;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the new dual function of the national reform programmes (NRPs); reminds theencourages Member States of their obligation to undertake reforms and make investments that contribute to the implementation of the EPSR through their national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), as well as their commitment to continuing to deepen this implementation at EU and national levels in order to reduce inequalities;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of better assessing the distributional impact of existing and new policies and reforms monitored through the European Semester process; calls on the Commission to include distributional impact assessment requirements in the NRPs; points out that fiscal consolidation can only be fair and sustainable if the distributional impact of reallocated expenditure or shifts in revenues is well calibrated and contributes to reducing inequalities;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the Commission proposal for the revision of the economic governance framework to strengthen debt sustainability and enhance sustainable and inclusive growth through investment and reforms; points out that cyclical expenditure for unemployment as well as other social expenditure and investment required to comply with NRRP milestones must be excluded from excessive-deficit calculnoted and taken into considerations in order to increase fairness in the green and digital transitions, social resilience and the implementation of the EPSR, while ensuring the sustainability of public finances in the Member States;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the current economic landscape, forecasts for the near future and the impact that wage increases belowthe high inflation could have on living standards in the EU; calls on the Member States to rapidly implement the provisions established in the Minimum Wages Directive1 , so that minimum wages are increased to at least 60 % of a country’s gross median salary or 50 % of the gross average; calls on the Commission to monitor the state of play in relation to minimum wages and ensure that low-end salaries, and particularly minimum wages, reflect the soaring cost of living; _________________ 1 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, 25.10.2022, p. 33.
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the agreement on the adoption of the Social Climate Fund; warns that both the aims and the funding of this instrument make it clearly insufficient to address the unequal impact of climate change and environmental degradation on different income groups; highlights the urgency of adopting instruments that enable all parts of society to enjoy the benefits of a climate-neutral economy, and that protect households from the impact of both climate change and pollution and prevent them from suffering any negative social consequences that might arise from the implementation of European Green Deal policies; insists that social and environmental policies and objectives must be integrated on an equal footing with economic ones;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that, with the working- age population shrinking, policies that bring mnegative demographic trends employers need to foster intergenerational links within the company and intergenerational learning between the young and the old, and vice versa; underlines that an ageing workforce people into the labour market are essentialcan help a business develop new products and services to adapt to the needs of an ageing society in a more creative and productive way; further calls for the creation of incentives to encourage volunteering and mentoring to induce the transfer of knowledge between generations;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the discrepancies between the analysis and recommendations of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) on skills policy and the policies implemented at EU and national levels, which might be causing inefficiencies; draws attention to the evidence laid out in Cedefop reports3 regarding skills underutilisation, overqualification, low skills demands and limited complexity in many European jobs and the relatively modest level of digital skills demands in Europe, which could hinder the digital transition; calls on the Commission to present proposals and coordinate policy actions that contribute to increasing the number of more digitally complex jobs and facilitate the design of incentives that boost the digital upskilling of workers; _________________ 3 https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3092_ en.pdf.
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that Cedefop’s reports stress that recruitment difficulties (including owing to skills mismatches) also reflect to a considerable extent poor job quality, a lack of people-oriented HR policy and untapped job design opportunities; calls on the Commission to revise its upskilling and reskilling policies in light of Cedefop’s findings, for instance by elevating skills demands and job complexity at European firms via demand-side interventionUnderlines that dual digital-green transitions, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, are rapidly changing labour market demands in Europe and rendering digital skills increasingly important; recalls that skill mismatches, gaps and shortages are impediments to economic growth, job quality and entrepreneurial success;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Highlights the opportunities and challenges arising from the growing number of third-country nationals in the EU, inter alia as a result of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine; stresses that basic measures to make fuller use of the human capital of foreigners and their integration include financing language learning as a basis for communication in all areas of business operation, enabling participation in vocational training and retraining processes to develop relevant competences;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls foron the EU industrial strMember Stategys to ensure that the jobs of tomorrow are not only green, but above all decent, well paid and based on good working conditions, with health and safety at work, robust social protection and gender equality; calls also for it to ensure that people are adequately remunerated in line with their qualifications and certified competences;