Activities of Katalin CSEH related to 2021/2179(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Action plan for the social economy
Amendments (14)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Whereas recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic must strive to address long-standing vulnerabilities of our regions and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID-19 to tackle the persistent inequalities; Stresses therefore, that the development of the social economy must harness the full potential of social economy enterprises and organisations to ensure a strong economic recovery, support entrepreneurship and to create high-quality jobs in all EU regions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note ofWelcomes the Commission’s action plan for the social economy and supports the proposals to improve social economy framework conditions, in particular regarding taxation, public procurement, State aid and access to EU programmes, as well as any kind of public funding, notably to the European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes in particular the key role of European Structural and Investments Funds, including the ESF+ and the ERDF-CF, in financing social economy projects; recalls the specific objectives of the ESF+ in improving access to employment for all jobseekers, in particular young people, as well as through the promotion of self- employment and the social economy; further notes the specific objective PO 4 of the ERDF-CF of supporting a more social and inclusive Europe by enhancing the effectiveness and inclusiveness of labour markets and access to quality employment through developing social infrastructure and promoting social economy;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of the social economy for rural development, and for regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as islands, outermost, cross-border and mountain regions, as a catalyst for the development of local resources and in countering depopulation, taking into account the importance of these actors in developing the social economy in rural areas and their links with urban areas, helping to maintain the population and to create greater social cohesion;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Reminds that the social economy is a way to solve urban challenges, including the risk of discrimination, poverty, inequality and social exclusion with a bottom-up approach, calls for funding needs to be directed at a local level, including those of urban areas;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that full gender equality is mainstreamed throughout the action plan for the social economy and that specific attention is given to fostering and supporting female- led social economy organisations, especially when it comes to access to funding;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Recalls that the gender pay gap in the EU stands at 14.1%, and around 24% of it is related to the overrepresentation of women in relatively low-paying sectors, such as care, health and education; points out the impact of unpaid care work on the gender pay gap, notes that while women often undertake both work and care responsibilities, 80 % of all care provided across the EU is provided by (unpaid) informal carers, 75 % of whom are women; believes that with access to EU funding, social economy organisations can have a leading role in tackling gender equality; asks the Commission to identify a clear role for social economy in the upcoming European care strategy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Notes the importance of promoting education and training in entrepreneurship through different forms of social economy at all educational levels, from primary to higher education (including both university education and vocational training) as a key driver of economic and social development in Europe;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the action plan should be accompanied by impact assessment tools and m, therefore calls on the Commissioni toring mechanisms and that the strengthen its mechanisms for monitoring and supporting social economy policies, including the collection of sex-disaggregated statistical data; notes that Member States shouldall 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;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to set up a new single EU Social Economy Gateway, urges the Commission to launch a call for proposals for the creation of European social economy contact points at the same time, facilitating access to EU funding for social enterprises, promoting the importance of capacity building and interregional cooperation, as well as enhancing the visibility of projects supported under the Cohesions fund;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to encourage the development of regional strategies for the social economy, and allocate financial resources according to locally defined priorities; Urges the Commission to publish detailed guidelines reflecting the diversity of legal forms of the social economy in Europe, that local and regional authorities can follow during the preparation of their strategies;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that many local and regional authorities already have ambitious strategies and action plans to promote the social economy; calls on the Commission to support the sharing of best practices and existing initiatives among local and regional authorities, in order to promote the development of local and regional social economy ecosystems;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to make a quick and real improvement to the General Block Exemption Regulation in order to increase the de minimis threshold and ease the rules in relation to aid for social enter -prises, access to finance, training and capacity building; defends a real revision of public procurement with the inclusion of social and environmental conditionality.; and calls on the Commission to further promote socially responsible public procurement among European public authorities as a key tool to increase transparency in public procurement, to fight corruption, to foster competition and participation in public procurement by business actors of different sizes, and to promote socially responsible business practices; further highlights that socially responsible public procurement will play an important role in the implementation of National recovery and resilience plans, urges the Member States to enhance the use of social clauses in their tendering procedures;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recommends the expansion of the scope of the European Social Economy Regions network to reinforce new regional and local partnerships in particular to boost digital and green transitions in territories.