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Activities of Eugen TOMAC

Plenary speeches (250)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2019/09/16
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2019/11/25
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989 (debate)
2019/12/16
Violent crackdown on recent protests in Iran (debate)
2019/12/18
Dossiers: 2019/2993(RSP)
The Russian "Foreign Agents" Law
2019/12/19
Dossiers: 2019/2982(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2020/01/13
Situation in Iran and Iraq following recent escalations (debate)
2020/01/14
Annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
2020/01/14
Dossiers: 2019/2125(INI)
Distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War (topical debate)
2020/01/15
Burundi, notably the freedom of expression
2020/01/16
Dossiers: 2020/2502(RSP)
Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks
2020/01/16
Dossiers: 2020/2503(RSP)
Situation in Venezuela after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau (parliamentary coup) (B9-0051/2020, B9-0052/2020, B9-0053/2020, RC-B9-0048/2020, B9-0048/2020, B9-0049/2020, B9-0050/2020)
2020/01/16
Dossiers: 2020/2507(RSP)
Coronavirus outbreak (debate)
2020/01/29
India's Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (debate)
2020/01/29
Dossiers: 2020/2519(RSP)
EU strategy for mobility and transport: measures needed until 2030 and beyond (debate)
2020/01/29
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2020/01/29
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (A9-0004/2020 - Guy Verhofstadt)
2020/01/30
Dossiers: 2018/0427(NLE)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2020/02/10
Proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (debate)
2020/02/11
Automated decision-making processes: Ensuring consumer protection, and free movement of goods and services (B9-0094/2020)
2020/02/12
Dossiers: 2019/2915(RSP)
Proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (B9-0098/2020)
2020/02/12
Dossiers: 2020/2557(RSP)
The EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (B9-0093/2020, B9-0095/2020)
2020/02/13
Dossiers: 2019/2967(RSP)
Tackling Covid-19 disinformation and the impact on freedom of expression (debate)
2020/06/18
The 2019 Human Rights Annual report - Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey - Situation in Belarus (debate)
2020/07/09
Situation in Belarus - Situation in Lebanon - Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny (debate)
2020/09/15
Dossiers: 2020/2779(RSP)
The arrest of Aleksei Navalny (debate)
2021/01/19
Dossiers: 2021/2513(RSP)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020 - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020 - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report 2019 (debate)
2021/01/19
Dossiers: 2020/2208(INI)
Decent and affordable housing for all (debate)
2021/01/20
Dossiers: 2019/2187(INI)
EU Association Agreement with Ukraine (continuation of debate)
2021/02/09
Dossiers: 2019/2202(INI)
Democratic scrutiny of social media and the protection of fundamental rights (debate)
2021/02/10
European Semester: annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 – European Semester: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 (debate)
2021/03/10
Dossiers: 2020/2244(INI)
Children's Rights (debate)
2021/03/10
Dossiers: 2021/2523(RSP)
Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attack in the Czech Republic (debate)
2021/04/28
Dossiers: 2021/2642(RSP)
European Child Guarantee (debate)
2021/04/28
Dossiers: 2021/2605(RSP)
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (debate)
2021/05/17
Dossiers: 2020/2007(INI)
New avenues for legal labour migration (debate)
2021/05/19
Dossiers: 2020/2010(INI)
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027 (continuation of debate)
2021/06/08
Dossiers: 2018/0258(COD)
2019-2020 Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
2021/06/23
Dossiers: 2019/2171(INI)
Foreign interference in democratic processes (debate)
2021/07/06
Dossiers: 2021/2662(RSP)
EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) (debate)
2021/07/06
Dossiers: 2021/2563(RSP)
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (debate)
2021/07/06
Dossiers: 2019/2196(INI)
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)
2021/09/13
Dossiers: 2019/2186(INI)
EU Blue Card Directive (debate)
2021/09/14
Dossiers: 2016/0176(COD)
Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (debate)
2021/09/15
Dossiers: 2021/2734(RSP)
State of EU cyber defence capabilities (debate)
2021/10/05
Dossiers: 2020/2256(INI)
Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)
2021/10/05
Dossiers: 2021/2870(RSP)
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)
2021/10/18
Dossiers: 2021/2062(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2021/11/10
Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU (A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola)
2021/11/11
Dossiers: 2021/2036(INI)
The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (A9-0291/2021 - Michaela Šojdrová)
2021/11/11
Dossiers: 2020/2243(INI)
Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)
2021/11/22
Dossiers: 2021/2620(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2021/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2021/12/13
Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (debate)
2021/12/14
Dossiers: 2021/3010(RSP)
Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans (continuation of debate)
2021/12/14
Dossiers: 2021/2002(INI)
European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (debate)
2021/12/14
Dossiers: 2021/2005(INI)
Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)
2022/01/19
Dossiers: 2020/0361(COD)
Empowering European Youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (debate)
2022/01/20
Dossiers: 2021/2952(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/02/14
Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)
2022/02/15
Dossiers: 2021/2181(INI)
EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (continuation of debate)
2022/02/16
Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work (debate)
2022/02/17
Dossiers: 2020/0262(COD)
Shrinking space for civil society in Europe (debate)
2022/03/07
Dossiers: 2021/2103(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/03/07
Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)
2022/03/08
Dossiers: 2020/2268(INI)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)
2022/03/09
Dossiers: 2021/2006(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/03/23
Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (A9-0043/2022 - Markéta Gregorová)
2022/03/24
Dossiers: 2021/0438(COD)
Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (RC-B9-0160/2022, B9-0160/2022, B9-0162/2022, B9-0163/2022, B9-0164/2022, B9-0165/2022, B9-0166/2022, B9-0167/2022)
2022/03/24
Dossiers: 2022/2593(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/04/04
Data Governance Act (A9-0248/2021 - Angelika Niebler)
2022/04/06
Dossiers: 2020/0340(COD)
Implementation of citizenship education actions (A9-0060/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
2022/04/06
Dossiers: 2021/2008(INI)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (RC-B9-0197/2022, B9-0197/2022, B9-0200/2022, B9-0201/2022, B9-0203/2022, B9-0210/2022, B9-0211/2022)
2022/04/07
Dossiers: 2022/2560(RSP)
Persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion (short presentation)
2022/05/02
Dossiers: 2021/2055(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/05/02
Artificial intelligence in a digital age (debate)
2022/05/03
Dossiers: 2020/2266(INI)
Question Time (Commission) Europe’s Energy Autonomy: The strategic importance of renewables and energy interconnections and efficiency
2022/05/03
Question Time (Commission) Europe’s Energy Autonomy: The strategic importance of renewables and energy interconnections and efficiency
2022/05/03
EU preparedness against cyber-attacks following Russia invasion on Ukraine (debate)
2022/05/03
Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (debate)
2022/05/03
Dossiers: 2022/2643(RSP)
Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A9-0083/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
2022/05/03
Dossiers: 2020/2220(INL)
EU action plan for organic agriculture (A9-0126/2022 - Simone Schmiedtbauer)
2022/05/03
Dossiers: 2021/2239(INI)
EU strategy to promote education for children in the world (A9-0058/2022 - David Lega)
2022/05/03
Dossiers: 2021/2209(INI)
The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)
2022/05/04
Discharge 2020 (debate)
2022/05/04
Dossiers: 2021/2107(DEC)
State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (debate)
2022/05/05
Dossiers: 2022/2651(RSP)
EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)
2022/05/18
Dossiers: 2021/2237(INI)
EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)
2022/05/18
Dossiers: 2021/2237(INI)
Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report (debate)
2022/05/18
Dossiers: 2021/2180(INI)
2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)
2022/05/18
Dossiers: 2021/2248(INI)
2021 Report on Albania (debate)
2022/05/18
Dossiers: 2021/2244(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/05/18
The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine (debate)
2022/05/19
Dossiers: 2022/2655(RSP)
Prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus (B9-0269/2022, RC-B9-0270/2022, B9-0270/2022, B9-0274/2022, B9-0275/2022, B9-0276/2022, B9-0277/2022)
2022/05/19
Dossiers: 2022/2664(RSP)
Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups (A9-0140/2022 - Aurore Lalucq)
2022/05/19
Dossiers: 2021/0433(CNS)
Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (RC-B9-0267/2022, B9-0267/2022, B9-0271/2022, B9-0273/2022, B9-0278/2022, B9-0279/2022, B9-0280/2022)
2022/05/19
Dossiers: 2022/2653(RSP)
2021 Report on Turkey (debate)
2022/06/06
Dossiers: 2021/2250(INI)
The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific (debate)
2022/06/06
Dossiers: 2021/2232(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/06/06
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))
2022/06/07
Dossiers: 2021/0204(COD)
The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)
2022/06/07
Dossiers: 2022/2039(INI)
Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)
2022/06/07
Dossiers: 2021/2199(INI)
Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia
2022/06/08
Illegal logging in the EU (debate)
2022/06/09
Dossiers: 2022/2523(RSP)
International procurement instrument (A9-0337/2021 - Daniel Caspary)
2022/06/09
Dossiers: 2012/0060(COD)
Parliament’s right of initiative (A9-0142/2022 - Paulo Rangel)
2022/06/09
Dossiers: 2020/2132(INI)
A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour (B9-0291/2022)
2022/06/09
Dossiers: 2022/2611(RSP)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)
2022/06/22
Dossiers: 2022/2716(RSP)
Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine (short presentation)
2022/06/22
Dossiers: 2022/0126(BUD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/06/22
Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (RC-B9-0331/2022, B9-0331/2022, B9-0332/2022, B9-0333/2022, B9-0334/2022, B9-0335/2022, B9-0336/2022)
2022/06/23
Dossiers: 2022/2716(RSP)
Gas storage (C9-0126/2022 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)
2022/06/23
Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (A9-0171/2022 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoş Pîslaru)
2022/06/23
Dossiers: 2021/2251(INI)
Negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the EU and Interpol (short presentation)
2022/07/04
Dossiers: 2022/2025(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/07/04
EU action plan for the social economy (debate)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2021/2179(INI)
2021 Report on Serbia (debate)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2021/2249(INI)
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2020/0361(COD)
Common European action on care (A9-0189/2022 - Milan Brglez, Sirpa Pietikäinen)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2021/2253(INI)
Mental health in the digital world of work (A9-0184/2022 - Maria Walsh)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2021/2098(INI)
The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war (debate)
2022/07/06
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/09/12
Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)
2022/09/13
Dossiers: 2020/0310(COD)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/2186(INI)
Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2022/2032(INI)
Energy efficiency (recast) (A9-0221/2022 - Niels Fuglsang)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/0203(COD)
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/0218(COD)
The new European Bauhaus (A9-0213/2022 - Christian Ehler, Marcos Ros Sempere)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/2255(INI)
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (debate)
2022/09/15
Dossiers: 2021/0375(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/10/03
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)
2022/10/05
The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (debate)
2022/10/05
COVID-19 – Sustaining EU preparedness and response: looking ahead (debate)
2022/10/06
Dossiers: 2022/2735(RSP)
The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (B9-0425/2022, RC-B9-0434/2022, B9-0434/2022, B9-0435/2022, B9-0436/2022, B9-0439/2022, B9-0442/2022, B9-0455/2022)
2022/10/06
Dossiers: 2022/2849(RSP)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)
2022/10/17
The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia (debate)
2022/10/17
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
2022/10/17
Dossiers: 2022/0165(NLE)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/10/17
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)
2022/10/18
Dossiers: 2022/0212(BUD)
Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU (debate)
2022/10/18
Setting up a comprehensive framework for missing children and missing persons at risk (debate)
2022/10/18
Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (debate)
2022/10/18
The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (B9-0462/2022, B9-0463/2022)
2022/10/18
Dossiers: 2022/2852(RSP)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)
2022/11/09
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/11/09
A high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (A9-0313/2021 - Bart Groothuis)
2022/11/10
Dossiers: 2020/0359(COD)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (A9-0260/2022 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoş Pîslaru)
2022/11/10
Dossiers: 2022/0164(COD)
Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia (A9-0264/2022 - Paulo Rangel)
2022/11/10
Dossiers: 2022/0806(NLE)
Question Time (VPC/HR) - The impact on third countries of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in relation to the “Black Sea Grain Initiative” agreement
2022/11/22
Amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 as regards the establishment of a diversified funding strategy as a general borrowing method - 'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (debate)
2022/11/23
Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (RC-B9-0482/2022, B9-0482/2022, B9-0483/2022, B9-0485/2022, B9-0486/2022, B9-0487/2022)
2022/11/23
Dossiers: 2022/2896(RSP)
New EU strategy for enlargement (A9-0251/2022 - Tonino Picula)
2022/11/23
Dossiers: 2022/2064(INI)
The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (B9-0512/2022)
2022/11/24
Dossiers: 2022/2953(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2022/12/12
A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)
2022/12/13
Question Time (Commission) - “Protection of strategic infrastructure from China's influence”
2022/12/13
Question Time (Commission) - “Protection of strategic infrastructure from China's influence”
2022/12/13
The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)
2022/12/13
The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)
2022/12/13
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (A9-0284/2022 - Anne-Sophie Pelletier)
2022/12/13
Dossiers: 2022/2026(INI)
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (A9-0269/2022 - Isabel Carvalhais)
2022/12/13
Dossiers: 2021/2254(INI)
Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail (A9-0242/2022 - Annalisa Tardino)
2022/12/13
Dossiers: 2022/2022(INI)
Defending democracy from foreign interference (debate)
2022/12/14
Dossiers: 2022/2910(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/01/16
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)
2023/01/17
Dossiers: 2022/2048(INI)
Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)
2023/01/18
Revelations of Uber lobbying practices in the EU (debate)
2023/01/18
30th Anniversary of the Single Market (B9-0004/2023)
2023/01/18
Dossiers: 2022/3015(RSP)
Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (A9-0298/2022 - Isabel Wiseler-Lima)
2023/01/18
Dossiers: 2022/2049(INI)
The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0063/2023, B9-0063/2023, B9-0064/2023, B9-0068/2023, B9-0069/2023, B9-0072/2023)
2023/01/19
Dossiers: 2022/3017(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/02/01
Transparency and targeting of political advertising (A9-0009/2023 - Sandro Gozi)
2023/02/02
Dossiers: 2021/0381(COD)
Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (A9-0295/2022 - Dennis Radtke)
2023/02/02
Dossiers: 2019/2183(INL)
Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (RC-B9-0092/2023, B9-0092/2023, B9-0093/2023, B9-0094/2023, B9-0095/2023, B9-0096/2023)
2023/02/02
Dossiers: 2023/2509(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/02/13
The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia
2023/02/15
An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs (B9-0085/2023, B9-0086/2023, B9-0087/2023, B9-0088/2023, B9-0089/2023, B9-0090/2023, B9-0091/2023, B9-0104/2023, B9-0105/2023, RC-B9-0107/2023, B9-0107/2023, B9-0108/2023, B9-0110/2023, B9-0111/2023, B9-0115/2023)
2023/02/16
Dossiers: 2023/2513(RSP)
One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0123/2023, B9-0123/2023, B9-0126/2023, B9-0131/2023, B9-0132/2023, B9-0134/2023, B9-0139/2023)
2023/02/16
Dossiers: 2023/2558(RSP)
European Central Bank - annual report 2022 (A9-0022/2023 - Rasmus Andresen)
2023/02/16
Dossiers: 2022/2037(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/03/13
European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)
2023/03/14
Dossiers: 2022/2150(INI)
The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova (debate)
2023/03/14
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (A9-0033/2023 - Ciarán Cuffe)
2023/03/14
Dossiers: 2021/0426(COD)
Data Act (A9-0031/2023 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
2023/03/14
Dossiers: 2022/0047(COD)
Policy Coherence for Development (A9-0019/2023 - Janina Ochojska)
2023/03/14
Dossiers: 2021/2164(INI)
Fluorinated Gases Regulation - Ozone-depleting substances (debate)
2023/03/29
Dossiers: 2022/0099(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/03/29
Deforestation Regulation (debate)
2023/04/17
Dossiers: 2021/0366(COD)
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)
2023/04/17
Dossiers: 2021/0207(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/04/17
EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (debate)
2023/04/20
Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCa) (A9-0052/2022 - Stefan Berger)
2023/04/20
Dossiers: 2020/0265(COD)
Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (A9-0081/2022 - Ernest Urtasun, Assita Kanko)
2023/04/20
Dossiers: 2021/0241(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/05/08
2022 Report on Serbia (debate)
2023/05/09
Dossiers: 2022/2204(INI)
Start of the European Year of skills (debate)
2023/05/09
Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (A9-0162/2023 - Pascal Canfin, Jutta Paulus)
2023/05/09
Dossiers: 2021/0423(COD)
Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (A9-0139/2023 - Petra Kammerevert)
2023/05/09
Dossiers: 2022/2038(INI)
Schools scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products (A9-0096/2023 - Carmen Avram)
2023/05/09
Dossiers: 2021/2205(INI)
Ukrainian cereals on the European market (debate)
2023/05/10
Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
2023/05/10
Competition policy - annual report 2022 (debate)
2023/06/12
Dossiers: 2022/2060(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/06/12
Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (draft recommendation) (debate)
2023/06/14
Dossiers: 2022/2077(INI)
Torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation
2023/06/14
Artificial Intelligence Act (A9-0188/2023 - Brando Benifei, Dragoş Tudorache)
2023/06/14
Dossiers: 2021/0106(COD)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (A9-0185/2023 - Marlene Mortler)
2023/06/14
Dossiers: 2022/2183(INI)
Quality traineeships in the EU (A9-0186/2023 - Monica Semedo)
2023/06/14
Dossiers: 2020/2005(INL)
Accession to the Schengen area (short presentation)
2023/07/11
Dossiers: 2023/2668(RSP)
India, the situation in Manipur
2023/07/12
Crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan
2023/07/12
Situation in Lebanon (RC-B9-0323/2023, B9-0323/2023, B9-0324/2023, B9-0325/2023, B9-0326/2023, B9-0327/2023, B9-0328/2023)
2023/07/12
Dossiers: 2023/2742(RSP)
COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (A9-0217/2023 - Dolors Montserrat)
2023/07/12
Dossiers: 2022/2076(INI)
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2022 (A9-0210/2023 - Stefan Berger)
2023/07/12
Dossiers: 2022/2062(INI)
Ukrainian grain exports after Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (debate)
2023/09/12
Combating the normalisation of far-right and far-left discourses including antisemitism (debate)
2023/09/12
European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (A9-0161/2023 - Michael Gahler, Zdzisław Krasnodębski)
2023/09/12
Dossiers: 2022/0219(COD)
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)
2023/09/12
Dossiers: 2021/0218(COD)
Geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products (A9-0049/2023 - Marion Walsmann)
2023/09/12
Dossiers: 2022/0115(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/10/02
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)
2023/10/03
Dossiers: 2023/0201R(APP)
Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)
2023/10/03
Human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the persecution of former government officials
2023/10/04
The case of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya
2023/10/04
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/10/16
Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation (Joint debate – Schengen area)
2023/10/17
Dossiers: 2022/0132A(COD)
Establishing the Ukraine Facility (A9-0286/2023 - Michael Gahler, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
2023/10/17
Dossiers: 2023/0200(COD)
Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (A9-0290/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Christian Ehler)
2023/10/17
Dossiers: 2023/0199(COD)
Fisheries control (A9-0016/2021 - Clara Aguilera)
2023/10/17
Dossiers: 2018/0193(COD)
A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)
2023/10/18
Strengthening the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes (debate)
2023/11/08
Dossiers: 2022/2154(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/11/08
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (A9-0298/2023 - Alexandr Vondra)
2023/11/09
Dossiers: 2022/0365(COD)
System of own resources of the European Union (A9-0295/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valérie Hayer)
2023/11/09
Dossiers: 2021/0430(CNS)
Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia (RC-B9-0453/2023, B9-0453/2023, B9-0454/2023, B9-0455/2023, B9-0456/2023, B9-0457/2023)
2023/11/09
Dossiers: 2023/2905(RSP)
UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (B9-0458/2023)
2023/11/21
Dossiers: 2023/2636(RSP)
Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (A9-0360/2023 - Sandra Pereira)
2023/11/21
Dossiers: 2023/2066(INI)
Children first - strengthening the Child guarantee, two years on from its adoption (B9-0462/2023)
2023/11/21
Dossiers: 2023/2811(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2023/12/11
Defence of democracy package (debate)
2023/12/12
Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)
2023/12/12
Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future? (debate)
2024/01/16
Dossiers: 2023/2050(INI)
Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2022 (debate)
2024/01/16
Dossiers: 2023/2120(INI)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (A9-0376/2023 - Katarina Barley)
2024/01/18
Dossiers: 2023/2028(INI)
Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation (RC-B9-0068/2024, B9-0068/2024, B9-0069/2024, B9-0071/2024, B9-0073/2024, B9-0075/2024, B9-0077/2024)
2024/01/18
Dossiers: 2024/2508(RSP)
Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate (B9-0059/2024)
2024/01/18
Dossiers: 2023/2866(RSP)
New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members
2024/02/07
Dossiers: 2024/2550(RSP)
Working conditions of teachers in the EU (debate)
2024/02/08
Dossiers: 2023/3015(RSP)
European Semester for economic policy coordination 2024 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024
2024/03/13
Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia (debate)
2024/03/14

Shadow reports (2)

REPORT on the EU action plan for the social economy
2022/06/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2021/2179(INI)
Documents: PDF(235 KB) DOC(93 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Jordi CAÑAS', 'mepid': 126644}]
REPORT European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023
2023/03/07
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/2151(INI)
Documents: PDF(192 KB) DOC(69 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS', 'mepid': 198329}]

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023
2022/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/0212(BUD)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(78 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Dragoş PÎSLARU', 'mepid': 197663}]

Institutional motions (105)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on children’s rights on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
2019/11/20
Dossiers: 2019/2876(RSP)
Documents: PDF(205 KB) DOC(64 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989
2019/12/16
Dossiers: 2019/2989(RSP)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(45 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Russia: the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
2020/09/14
Dossiers: 2020/2777(RSP)
Documents: PDF(149 KB) DOC(50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus
2020/09/14
Dossiers: 2020/2779(RSP)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Russia: the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
2020/09/15
Dossiers: 2020/2777(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus
2020/09/15
Dossiers: 2020/2779(RSP)
Documents: PDF(165 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of Alexei Navalny
2021/01/19
Dossiers: 2021/2513(RSP)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of Aleksei Navalny
2021/01/20
Dossiers: 2021/2513(RSP)
Documents: PDF(165 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and the Russian attack in the Czech Republic
2021/04/27
Dossiers: 2021/2642(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and Russian attacks in the Czech Republic
2021/04/28
Dossiers: 2021/2642(RSP)
Documents: PDF(174 KB) DOC(56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by the Belarusian authorities
2021/06/07
Dossiers: 2021/2741(RSP)
Documents: PDF(157 KB) DOC(52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following the abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities
2021/06/09
Dossiers: 2021/2741(RSP)
Documents: PDF(176 KB) DOC(59 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression
2021/10/04
Dossiers: 2021/2881(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression
2021/10/06
Dossiers: 2021/2881(RSP)
Documents: PDF(181 KB) DOC(60 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia
2021/12/13
Dossiers: 2021/3020(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(44 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
2021/12/13
Dossiers: 2021/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(45 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
2021/12/13
Dossiers: 2021/3010(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
2021/12/15
Dossiers: 2021/3018(RSP)
Documents: PDF(163 KB) DOC(52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia
2021/12/15
Dossiers: 2021/3020(RSP)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
2021/12/15
Dossiers: 2021/3010(RSP)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Kazakhstan
2022/01/17
Dossiers: 2022/2505(RSP)
Documents: PDF(173 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Kazakhstan
2022/01/19
Dossiers: 2022/2505(RSP)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the death penalty in Iran
2022/02/14
Dossiers: 2022/2541(RSP)
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(45 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the death penalty in Iran
2022/02/16
Dossiers: 2022/2541(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(52 KB)
on the Russian aggression against Ukraine
2022/02/28
Dossiers: 2022/2564(RSP)
Documents: PDF(169 KB) DOC(55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
2022/03/07
Dossiers: 2022/2582(RSP)
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(45 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
2022/03/09
Dossiers: 2022/2582(RSP)
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny
2022/04/05
Dossiers: 2022/2622(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(47 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
2022/04/05
Dossiers: 2022/2560(RSP)
Documents: PDF(157 KB) DOC(51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
2022/04/06
Dossiers: 2022/2560(RSP)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(56 KB)
on the Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny
2022/04/06
Dossiers: 2022/2622(RSP)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reports of continued organ harvesting in China
2022/05/02
Dossiers: 2022/2657(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(46 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the State of play on the EU-Moldova cooperation
2022/05/02
Dossiers: 2022/2651(RSP)
Documents: PDF(152 KB) DOC(47 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
2022/05/02
Dossiers: 2022/2656(RSP)
Documents: PDF(140 KB) DOC(43 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China
2022/05/04
Dossiers: 2022/2657(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(52 KB)
the State of play on the EU-Moldova cooperation
2022/05/04
Dossiers: 2022/2651(RSP)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey
2022/05/04
Dossiers: 2022/2656(RSP)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine
2022/05/13
Dossiers: 2022/2655(RSP)
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the prosecution of opposition and detention of trade union leaders in Belarus
2022/05/13
Dossiers: 2022/2664(RSP)
Documents: PDF(169 KB) DOC(49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine
2022/05/17
Dossiers: 2022/2655(RSP)
Documents: PDF(183 KB) DOC(56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus
2022/05/17
Dossiers: 2022/2664(RSP)
Documents: PDF(193 KB) DOC(58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia
2022/06/06
Dossiers: 2022/2702(RSP)
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(45 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia
2022/06/08
Dossiers: 2022/2702(RSP)
Documents: PDF(157 KB) DOC(53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia
2022/06/20
Dossiers: 2022/2716(RSP)
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia
2022/06/22
Dossiers: 2022/2716(RSP)
Documents: PDF(159 KB) DOC(48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights violations in the context of forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia
2022/09/12
Dossiers: 2022/2825(RSP)
Documents: PDF(152 KB) DOC(46 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights violations in the context of the forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and the forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia
2022/09/14
Documents: PDF(165 KB) DOC(56 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine
2022/10/03
Dossiers: 2022/2851(RSP)
Documents: PDF(149 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine
2022/10/05
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area
2022/10/12
Dossiers: 2022/2852(RSP)
Documents: PDF(152 KB) DOC(48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism
2022/11/16
Dossiers: 2022/2896(RSP)
Documents: PDF(174 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism
2022/11/21
Documents: PDF(168 KB) DOC(57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus
2022/11/21
Dossiers: 2022/2956(RSP)
Documents: PDF(142 KB) DOC(45 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus
2022/11/23
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(54 KB)
DRAFT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine
2023/01/16
Dossiers: 2022/3017(RSP)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine
2023/01/18
Documents: PDF(165 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
2023/01/25
Dossiers: 2023/2509(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
2023/01/30
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
2023/02/08
Dossiers: 2023/2543(RSP)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(46 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
2023/02/13
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia
2023/02/13
Dossiers: 2023/2553(RSP)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(43 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the situation of human rights defenders in Eswatini, notably the murder of Thulani Maseko
2023/02/13
Dossiers: 2023/2551(RSP)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(43 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
2023/02/13
Dossiers: 2023/2558(RSP)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the violence against opposition activists in Equatorial Guinea, notably the case of Julio Obama Mefuman
2023/02/13
Dossiers: 2023/2552(RSP)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(44 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexei Navalny
2023/02/15
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(46 KB)
on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
2023/02/15
Documents: PDF(169 KB) DOC(52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights defenders in Eswatini, notably the murder of Thulani Maseko
2023/02/15
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(46 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on one year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine
2023/02/15
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violence against opposition activists in Equatorial Guinea, notably the case of Julio Obama Mefuman
2023/02/15
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(46 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Tunisia: Recent attacks against freedom of expression and association and trade unions, in particular the case of journalist Noureddine Boutar
2023/03/13
Dossiers: 2023/2588(RSP)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(45 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha
2023/03/13
Dossiers: 2023/2589(RSP)
Documents: PDF(143 KB) DOC(43 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran: in particular the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
2023/03/13
Dossiers: 2023/2587(RSP)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(44 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent attacks in Tunisia against freedom of expression and association, and against trade unions, in particular the case of journalist Noureddine Boutar
2023/03/15
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(46 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran, in particular the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
2023/03/15
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(46 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha
2023/03/15
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(45 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova
2023/04/12
Dossiers: 2023/2595(RSP)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova
2023/04/17
Documents: PDF(181 KB) DOC(60 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
2023/04/17
Dossiers: 2023/2650(RSP)
Documents: PDF(137 KB) DOC(44 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
2023/04/17
Dossiers: 2023/2648(RSP)
Documents: PDF(137 KB) DOC(44 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexsei Navalny
2023/04/18
Dossiers: 2023/2657(RSP)
Documents: PDF(140 KB) DOC(44 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei Navalny
2023/04/19
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the risk of the death penalty and the execution of singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
2023/04/19
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
2023/04/19
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(45 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting
2023/06/12
Dossiers: 2023/2736(RSP)
Documents: PDF(149 KB) DOC(43 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation
2023/06/12
Dossiers: 2023/2735(RSP)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(44 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community
2023/06/12
Dossiers: 2023/2739(RSP)
Documents: PDF(161 KB) DOC(53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting
2023/06/14
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community
2023/06/14
Documents: PDF(177 KB) DOC(54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation
2023/06/14
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(47 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights situation in Bangladesh - notably the case of Odhikar
2023/09/11
Dossiers: 2023/2833(RSP)
Documents: PDF(138 KB) DOC(44 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Guatemala: the situation after the elections, the rule of law and judicial independence
2023/09/11
Dossiers: 2023/2831(RSP)
Documents: PDF(142 KB) DOC(44 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The case of the imprisonment of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, imprisoned in Azerbaijan
2023/09/11
Dossiers: 2023/2832(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar
2023/09/13
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, imprisoned in Azerbaijan
2023/09/13
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Guatemala: the situation after the elections, the rule of law and judicial independence
2023/09/13
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU
2023/10/02
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU
2023/10/04
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
2023/11/06
Dossiers: 2023/2905(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
2023/11/08
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy
2023/12/08
Dossiers: 2023/2987(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy
2023/12/12
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for unwavering support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
2024/02/26
Dossiers: 2024/2526(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
2024/02/28
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia
2024/03/11
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia
2024/03/13
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Oral questions (4)

Functioning of the internal market
2019/10/11
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European Child Guarantee
2021/03/26
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European Child Guarantee
2021/03/26
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Poor sanitary conditions, low levels of security and lack of parking places in rest areas for truck drivers
2023/06/07
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Written explanations (92)

Children rights in occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (B9-0178/2019, B9-0179/2019, B9-0180/2019)

Children are the present. Today, we have marked 30 years of existence of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with great responsibility – by renewing our European commitment to every child everywhere. Because there is a lot more that we can and that we need to do for our children. In the EU alone, there are almost 25 million children under 18 at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Not to mention the situation of Romania, a country with an appallingly high rate of child poverty, where 1 in 10 children in rural areas still go hungry to bed at night and for whom going and staying in school is a luxury. Children must have a fair chance in life – poverty and discrimination strip away children’s opportunity of reaching their full potential. Every child must have the opportunity to learn and develop in a safe and empowering environment where they are cherished and loved. This is why it is high time Europe vowed stronger political commitment to children, and whereas an European child guarantee, increased investment in education and in child protection measures are paramount to ensuring child rights are truly being respected.
2019/11/26
Election of the Commission

Am acordat miercuri unul dintre cele mai importante voturi din activitatea mea politică, votul pentru învestirea Comisiei Europene. Pe lângă celelalte provocări pe care le are de înfruntat, Comisia va trebui să apere ce are mai sfânt Uniunea Europeană – valorile care o fac puternică: pacea, piața unică, democrația și statul de drept. UE nu trebuie privită ca fiind doar un contabil care împarte bani. Sunt foarte multe oportunități pe care ni le oferă astăzi construcția europeană și pe care trebuie să le valorificăm, iar pentru aceasta trebuie să accelerăm procesul de intrare în zona euro. Economia românească are nevoie de acest salt vital. Doar așa putem fi pe deplin integrați, doar așa putem face față competiției interne. Dincolo de neîmpliniri, nemulțumiri sau așteptări, fie că ne referim la migrație, la probleme de ordin social sau la schimbările climatice, este esențial să apărăm valorile care ne fac unici și puternici, precum libertatea de mișcare, libertatea de exprimare, libertatea religioasă sau libertatea de întrunire. Am votat astăzi ca un european convins, pentru o Europă unită în care să se regăsească toți românii. Fără o Românie întreagă, nici Uniunea Europeană nu este întreagă.
2019/11/27
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ('Overseas Association Decision') (A9-0033/2019 - Tomas Tobé)

Am acordat acest vot întrucât susțin ca țările și teritoriile de peste mări, asociate la Uniunea Europeană, să beneficieze de aceleași standarde comerciale ca și statele membre. Acest cadru juridic agreat va continua să promoveze comerțul și cooperarea dintre cele 25 de insule vizate și Uniunea Europeană.
2019/12/17
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989 (B9-0241/2019)

I have voted today one of the most important Resolutions that Romania has ever had. This is a symbolic and mandatory act of moral reparation for the too many Romanians killed and injured who fought in the most violent revolution leading to the fall of communism in an Eastern European country. At the initiative of President Traian Basescu, this resolution marks 30 years since Romanians have chosen freedom, democracy and European integration. The Romanian state has the obligation to strengthen efforts to elucidate the truth of the Revolution and enable Romanians to learn the truth about the events that happened in December 1989. Such crimes should never happen again in a free Europe and it is our duty to ensure that no dictators and dictatorships will prevail on the continent.
2019/12/19
Violent crackdown on recent protests in Iran (RC-B9-0271/2019, B9-0271/2019, B9-0272/2019, B9-0273/2019, B9-0274/2019, B9-0275/2019, B9-0276/2019)

În ultimele zile, în Iran au fost omorâți peste 1 000 de cetățeni, printre care minori, tineri studenți, profesori, care, neavând altă cale prin care să își exprime nemulțumirea, au protestat împotriva regimului din țara lor.La Teheran se comit crime împotriva umanității și milioane de cetățeni din Iran se uită cu multă speranță spre Uniunea Europeană. De aceea, în condițiile în care mor oameni nevinovați în numele valorilor libertății, păcii și drepturilor omului, cred că diplomația europeană nu poate avea o abordare rezervată doar pentru a menaja Acordul nuclear iranian.Iranul a devenit o sursă de instabilitate pentru întreaga regiune și tot ceea ce se întâmplă în Siria, Yemen, Liban și Irak are legătură directă cu regimul de la Teheran. Dacă nu se va acționa mai ferm acum, mâine poate fi prea târziu. Oamenii nevinovați trebuie apărați în fața unui regim care își menține puterea prin teroare.
2019/12/19
The European Green Deal (RC-B9-0040/2020, B9-0040/2020, B9-0041/2020, B9-0042/2020, B9-0043/2020, B9-0044/2020, B9-0045/2020, B9-0046/2020)

Examinarea, de către Parlamentul European, a propunerilor Comisiei cu privire la Pactul ecologic este binevenită, întrucât obiectivul de neutralitate climatică a Europei este de natură să afecteze toate domeniile politicii publice la nivelul statelor membre. Susțin cu tărie că obiectivele Pactului trebuie să sprijine o economie prosperă, echitabilă, sustenabilă și competitivă la nivel național și european. Implicit, o tranziție echitabilă. Iar o tranziție ecologică de succes trebuie să ofere un cadru financiar și de reglementare adecvate, cu resurse necesare corect alocate care să ducă la o schimbare pozitivă și sustenabilă în termeni sociali, industriali și economici în statele membre.Întrucât, momentan, cadrul Pactului ecologic nu este suficient de bine conturat și există numeroase neclarități cu privire la resursele financiare angajate și la taxele suplimentare pe care le-ar suporta statele membre, am ales să fiu prudent și să mă abțin de la vot. Îmi pasă de ce s-ar întâmpla cu România și cu cetățenii români dacă ar fi pus în aplicare întregul program fără premisele clare ale unei tranziții juste. În lipsa unei comunicări eficiente, întregul program ar risca să transforme Europa într-un câmp politic dominat de politicieni populiști care ar profita de diferențele tot mai mari dintre diferite zone ale UE.
2020/01/15
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (A9-0004/2020 - Guy Verhofstadt)

Am votat cu tristețe pentru ratificarea Acordului de retragere a Marii Britanii din UE. Spun „cu tristețe” pentru că este un stat care, timp de 47 de ani, a fost parte la construcția unității europene, dar care a ales să abandoneze acest efort comun. Ce am greșit până acum vom analiza încă mult timp de acum încolo, însă ce facem de acum încolo nu putem greși.Sunt peste 3,5 milioane de cetățeni ai UE în Regatul Unit. Dintre aceștia, 450 000 sunt români. Protejarea drepturilor cetățenilor UE care locuiesc în Regatul Unit și viceversa este prioritară. Drepturile și privilegiile cetățenilor europeni și britanici vor suferi limitări majore dacă acquis-ul UE nu este protejat, îndeosebi în ceea ce privește ocuparea forței de muncă și protecția socială a cetățenilor.Sper că guvernul britanic va avea o abordare în acord cu principiile pe care le-a împărtășit și încă, sper, le respectă. Altfel, am fi în fața amenințării de dărâmare a mai bine de 60 de ani de cooperare europeană care a dus la pace și prosperitate în Europa. Libera circulație a lucrătorilor, a capitalului, a mărfurilor și a serviciilor rămân a fi cele patru libertăți de referință pe care trebuie să le apărăm.
2020/01/29
Gender pay gap (B9-0069/2020, B9-0073/2020, B9-0083/2020, B9-0084/2020)

. ‒ Gender pay gap must cease to exist in a Europe that promotes equality and non-discrimination as part of its core values. This is the reasoning behind my vote today in the European Parliament. A society that gives everyone equal access to opportunities is a society that wins. EU Member States need to take efficient measures to guarantee equal pay for equal work, to improve access to employment opportunities to both women and men, while combating the risks of poverty, abuse and exclusion. Furthermore, national labour legislations should strengthen the protection of parenthood while enabling and supporting sufficient infrastructure for quality childcare services as the lack of it oftentimes sabotage women’s equal participation in all aspects of society, including employment.
2020/01/30
Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (Resolution) (A9-0017/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)

Am hotărât să susțin rezoluția cu privire la încheierea Acordului de liber schimb și Acordului privind protecția investițiilor între Uniunea Europeană și Republica Socialistă Vietnam, deoarece consider că aceste acorduri sunt benefice din punct de vedere economic pentru România, cât și pentru întreaga Uniune.România a avut în 2018 relații comerciale în valoare de 182 de milioane de euro cu Vietnam, iar eliminarea a peste 99% din totalul tarifelor va încuraja colaborarea economică între aceste două țări și, în final, va fi avantajoasă mediului de afaceri și exportatorilor din România. De altfel, în timpul Președinției României a Consiliului UE, semnarea acordurilor a fost unul dintre principalele obiective, iar prin susținerea acestora în Parlamentul European vom reuși să ducem la bun sfârșit acest proiect.Am luat, de asemenea, în considerare rolul Uniunii Europene de promotor al drepturilor omului peste tot în lume. Drept urmare a acestor acorduri, Vietnam a ratificat Convenția privind dreptul de organizare și negociere colectivă, s-a angajat să ratifice alte două Convenții ale Organizației Internaționale a Muncii și deja a înregistrat progrese în asigurarea respectării standardelor internaționale cu privire la drepturile persoanelor încadrate în câmpul muncii.
2020/02/12
Allocation of slots at Community airports: common rules

Criza fără precedent pe care o are de înfruntat întreaga lume ne îndeamnă la acțiuni concentrate, rapide și eficiente pentru a ieși din ea cu pierderi cât se poate de mici. Bineînțeles, foarte multe ramuri ale economiei sunt deja grav afectate, foarte multe industrii se confruntă cu dificultăți majore. Este datoria noastră să intervenim ori de câte ori este în puterea noastră să o facem. Branșa aviației este una dintre cele mai afectate în această perioadă. Prin urmare, am votat astăzi pentru reglementarea situației sloturilor orare care ridica probleme importante transportatorilor aerieni. Foarte multe companii efectuau zboruri cu aeronave goale sau aproape goale doar pentru a-și păstra slotul orar. Prin adoptarea modificărilor Regulamentului (CEE) nr. 95/931, pierderile financiare suferite de transportatorii aerieni ca urmare a regulii „folosește sau pierzi” vor fi atenuate, reducând, totodată, impactul negativ asupra mediului.
2020/03/26
Specific measures to mobilise investments in the health care systems of the Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative)

Inițiativa de investiții pentru răspunsul la coronavirus este o propunere excelentă a Comisiei Europene, un răspuns îndrăzneț și potrivit crizei prin care trece astăzi Europa. Adoptată de Parlamentul European cu majoritatea largă a voturilor, ea eliberează 37 de miliarde de euro din fondurile structurale europene, ce vor fi puse la dispoziția statelor membre pentru a combate criza. 8 din cele 37 de miliarde provin din prefinanțările neutilizate care nu vor fi rambursate, ci folosite în lupta cu COVID-19, restul de 29 de miliarde reprezentând cofinanțarea europeană. Din aceștia, România poate utiliza 3,1 miliarde de euro pentru a lupta împotriva COVID-19, sumă care nu include sumele eliberate de BEI sau contribuțiile statului român prin ajutoare de stat. Vremuri excepționale au nevoie de soluții pe măsură!
2020/03/26
Financial assistance to Member States and countries negotiating their accession to the Union that are seriously affected by a major public health emergency

Uniunea Europeană trebuie să își pună în mișcare toate resursele necesare pentru a ajuta statele membre să protejeze viețile cetățenilor europeni. Acest regulament al Parlamentului European și al Consiliului reprezintă un răspuns prompt împotriva pericolului pe care îl reprezintă pandemia de coronavirus. Se oferă, astfel, posibilitatea utilizării Fondului de solidaritate al Uniunii Europene de 500 de milioane EUR și în situațiile de urgență majoră de sănătate publică, cum este cea în care ne aflăm. Susțin, de asemenea, creșterea nivelului plăților în avans pentru catastrofele din toate categoriile la 25 % din contribuția preconizată din Fondul de solidaritate și creșterea limitei maxime a sumei ce poate fi alocată în avans la 100 de milioane EUR. În aceste vremuri tulburi, este absolut necesar ca procedurile de acordare a ajutorului financiar pentru statele membre și accesul la fondurile de urgență să fie cât mai rapide, întrucât, atunci când vine vorba de vieți omenești, timpul este esențial.
2020/03/26
Regulation amending the Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020

Salut decizia instituțiilor europene de a flexibiliza regulile de acordare de sprijin financiar statelor membre prin măsurile adoptate în 16 aprilie. Deși rigurozitatea și strictețea sunt calități de necontestat ale aparatului european, în aceste momente de criză este important să dăm dovadă de promptitudine și rapiditate în realizarea celui mai important obiectiv, acela de a salva vieți omenești.Prin măsurile adoptate de Parlamentul European în această sesiune plenară sunt eliminate limitările din Regulamentul privind cadrul financiar multianual, permițându-se, astfel, finanțarea cu peste 3 miliarde EUR a răspunsului la pandemia de COVID-19. Alături de aceste 3 miliarde EUR, Parlamentul a votat un proiect de buget rectificativ care să pună la dispoziție credite de angajament în valoare de 350 de milioane EUR pentru a răspunde nevoilor presiunii sporite exercitate de migrație în Grecia, 115 milioane EUR pentru a oferi un răspuns urgent care să prevină deteriorarea în continuare a situației legate de pandemia de COVID-19 și 100 de milioane EUR pentru a sprijini reconstrucția după cutremurul din 2019 din Albania.Așadar, alături de majoritatea covârșitoare a membrilor Parlamentului European, am susținut măsurile propuse, pe care le consider absolut necesare pentru a trece de această perioadă sumbră.
2020/04/16
Draft amending budget No 2/2020: Providing emergency support to Member States and further reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak

I have voted for the EU to mobilise a further EUR 3 billion for the Emergency Support Instrument package in order to best support actions that address the humanitarian consequences of this public heath crisis within the Union. This would also strengthen the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU to enable wider stockpiling and coordination of essential resource distribution across Europe.Such unprecedented measures should next entail an analysis and a comprehensive discussion on the need for a Union with greater powers and responsibilities to act in the case of cross-border health threats, with new and strengthened instruments to ensure that, in the future, the EU can coordinate a highly efficient response.
2020/04/17
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2020: providing emergency assistance to Member States and further reinforcing the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

With the Parliament’s vote, the scope of the Global Margin for Commitments for 2020 is no longer limited to growth, employment, migration and security, as now it can also be mobilised for COVID-19 measures. The mobilisation of the Contingency Margin would be a last resort instrument, only after all other special instruments are fully exhausted. Following the Commission’s proposal, we have largely been in favour of mobilising an amount of EUR 714.6 million to better support the fight against the pandemic.This measure, together with many others we voted on during this session and during the previous parliamentary session, show increased European solidarity. Europe is striving to stay united at home, as unity is needed now more than ever.
2020/04/17
Specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

. ‒ The extraordinary times we are living in today require smooth and flexible financing for policies. I voted in favour of the Commission’s proposal for an implementation with greater flexibility between the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund during 2020-2021 in the context of the fight against COVID-19. Simplified approvals of programmes together with quicker implementation of projects will lead to even more efficient European support in these times of great need.
2020/04/17
Introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis

I am glad to have voted for increased flexibility for the EU Fund for the Most Deprived (FEAD), an important tool for more than 13 million people in the EU. At the European Commission’s initiative, not only will the FEAD continue to assist the most vulnerable under special protection circumstances given the pandemic context we live in, it will also ensure increased safety for everyone, as it will deliver vouchers in any form for food aid and basic material assistance. The importance of these measures received a large echo of agreement with the majority of my colleagues, who supported this important piece of legislation.
2020/04/17
Specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector

Fiind de competența exclusivă a Uniunii Europene, sectorul pescuitului și acvaculturii avea nevoie, în această grea perioadă, de intervenție fermă și rapidă. Modificarea Regulamentului (UE) nr. 508/2014 și a Regulamentului (UE) nr. 1379/2013 a avut drept scop includerea în Fondul european pentru pescuit și afaceri maritime a unor măsuri specifice pentru a limita impactul epidemiei de COVID-19 asupra pescuitului și acvaculturii.Pescuitul şi acvacultura sunt activităţi prezente în toate regiunile României. Potrivit Strategiei Naționale a sectorului pescăresc 2014-2020 elaborată de Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale, patrimoniul de interes pescăresc al României are o întindere de aproape 500 000 ha. În unele zone izolate, cum sunt Delta şi Lunca Dunării, zona Clisura Dunării, pescuitul reprezintă una din principalele activităţi, care oferă locuri de muncă şi surse de venituri pentru populaţia locală. Prin urmare, sprijinirea pescarilor, a fermierilor și a organizațiilor de producători sunt esențiale în această perioadă și mă bucur că a existat consens la vot.
2020/04/17
Medical devices (C9-0098/2020)

Am votat, bineînțeles, pentru modificarea Regulamentului (UE) 2017/745, care reglementa piața dispozitivelor medicale (mănuși medicale, măști chirurgicale, echipamente pentru terapie intensivă și alte echipamente medicale). În condițiile prezentei pandemii de COVID-19 este o măsură vitală spre a asigura disponibilitatea continuă a dispozitivelor medicale pe piața Uniunii. În fapt, este vorba despre prelungirea cu un an a implementării Regulamentului amintit mai sus care urma să intre în vigoare la 26 mai 2020. Orice măsură care contribuie la gestionarea corectă și depășirea crizei trebuie adoptată fără întârziere, iar aceasta este una dintre ele.
2020/04/17
EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences

Today I voted for a comprehensive resolution that emphasised the importance of a stronger European Union after the crisis. These unprecedented times in our modern history must entail: a united and decisive response to tackle the coronavirus pandemic; protected democracies and fundamental rights that must not be forgotten; stronger healthcare systems at national levels and a better coordinated European response to support gaps in the systems; efficient solutions to the economic and social consequences of the pandemic; increased international solidarity; and a stronger and more integrated Union which has learnt how to have an even more meaningful impact on the lives of European citizens. These times of hardship set the scene for the Union to be prepared to start an in-depth reflection on how to become more effective and democratic.
2020/04/17
EU-Belarus Agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A9-0097/2020 - Petar Vitanov)

. ‒ Parliament has consented to the Council’s decision to conclude this agreement regarding the readmission in Belarus of persons residing without authorisation on the territories of EU Member States as it goes hand in hand with the agreement on visa facilitation. While progress has been made in EU-Belarus relations, it is essential that Belarus continues to take substantial steps towards respecting universal fundamental freedoms, rule of law and human rights, which constitute the core of EU’s policy vis-à-vis Belarus.
2020/05/13
EU-Belarus Agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas (A9-0090/2020 - Ondřej Kovařík)

. ‒ I supported the decision of Parliament to facilitate the issuance of visas between the EU and the Republic of Belarus as enabling people-to-people contacts is an essential step towards the development of economic, social and cultural cooperation among state actors.Meanwhile, Belarus needs to live up to its commitments for further improvement of its respect for universal freedoms, the rule of law, and human rights, including the freedoms of speech, expression and media freedom, and labour rights as these are fundamental requirements of the EU’s cooperation policy with Belarus.
2020/05/13
A safety net to protect the beneficiaries of EU programmes: setting up an MFF contingency plan (A9-0099/2020 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)

Am susținut acest raport pentru a semnala Comisiei Europene și tuturor cetățenilor europeni importanța unui cadru financiar multianual ambițios care să se ridice la nivelul așteptărilor și angajamentelor asumate de UE, precum și importanța unui plan european de redresare după pandemia de COVID-19. Cred cu tărie că domeniile care contribuie la bunăstarea economico-socială a cetățeanului, precum coeziunea, agricultura, sprijinirea IMM-urilor, cercetarea, combaterea schimbărilor climatice și altele, nu trebuie să sufere nicio deprioritizare și nicio tăiere la nivel de finanțare europeană în 2021-2027. Proiectul european este credibil în măsura în care acesta sprijină bunăstarea fiecărui cetățean.De asemenea, pachetul de redresare trebuie să sprijine economiile naționale pentru le face rezistente în fața impactului crizei, mai ales prin punerea în comun a unor investiții strategice pentru IMM-uri, prin creșterea oportunităților în materie de locuri de muncă și dezvoltarea competențelor profesionale, prin prioritizarea unei strategii industriale coerente, prin reorientarea politicilor comerciale și nu numai. În plus, susțin cu încredere că crearea unui nou program european de sănătate autonom ar fi un câștig pentru Europa. Nu în ultimul rând, redresarea trebuie să aibă în centru dimensiunea socială și să abordeze inegalitățile economice și sociale și nevoile persoanelor cel mai puternic afectate de criză.
2020/05/13
Macro-financial assistance to enlargement and neighbourhood partners in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis

Sunt bucuros că împreună cu restul colegilor mei am reușit să susținem o decizie plină de solidaritate europeană, deschizând oportunitatea ca țările partenere și vecine UE să beneficieze de asistență macrofinanciară pentru a mitiga efectele acestei crize fără precedent, care nu a ținut cont de granițe. Împrumuturile de până la 3 miliarde de euro către cele 10 țări beneficiare desemnate, oferite în condiții foarte avantajoase, sunt destinate să limiteze impactul economic al măsurilor de stopare a răspândirii virusului COVID-19 și al efectelor recesiunii mondiale preconizate să afecteze puternic economia țărilor din vecinătatea estică, sudică și țările vizate de politica de extindere. Astfel, Republica Moldova va beneficia de o asistență macrofinanciară în valoare de 100 de milioane de euro începând cu toamna lui 2020, fapt ce ar trebui să aibă un impact important asupra traiectoriei țării pe calea europeană.
2020/05/15
Temporary measures concerning the operation of air services

Sectorul aviației are o importanță strategică pentru Uniunea Europeană, contribuind în mod vital la ansamblul economiei UE și la ocuparea forței de muncă în Europa. Statisticile arată că fiecare euro cheltuit în sectorul aviației generează 3 euro la nivelul întregii economii, iar fiecare loc de muncă nou în domeniul aviației creează alte trei în alt sector al economiei.Împreună cu grupul PPE am susținut această propunere a Parlamentului, care permite transportatorilor aerieni să își păstreze licențele de operare și furnizorilor de servicii de gestionare la sol să-și prelungească contractele. Astfel, licențele de transportator aerian nu vor fi revocate pe o perioadă de un an, dacă compania aeriană este în dificultate financiară și se permite extinderea contractelor pentru serviciile de transport la sol până în 2021.Dată fiind dificultatea de a prevedea evoluția pandemiei de COVID-19 și de a determina cu exactitate impactul acesteia asupra sectorului transportului aerian, Comisia ar trebui să analizeze fără întrerupere efectele pandemiei și să fie în măsură să prelungească fără întârzieri nejustificate perioada de aplicare a măsurilor adoptate.
2020/05/15
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria (A9-0105/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes)

Fondul de solidaritate al Uniunii Europene este un program extraordinar care permite Uniunii să răspundă într-un mod rapid, eficient și flexibil la situațiile de urgență, demonstrând astfel solidaritatea cu populația regiunilor lovite de dezastre.Din nefericire, anul 2019 a fost un an în care unele zone ale Europei au fost grav afectate de calamități naturale. Astfel, uraganul din Portugalia, inundațiile din Spania și Austria, inundațiile și alunecările de teren din Italia au provocat daune considerabile acestor state, iar Uniunea Europeană nu poate sta nepăsătoare în fața lor.Am votat cu încredere mobilizarea fondului de solidaritate al UE, ce implică o sumă de aproximativ 280 de milioane de euro, care cu siguranță va ajuta semnificativ la reconstruirea acelor zone.
2020/06/17
Conclusion of the EU-Moldova Common Aviation Area Agreement (A9-0084/2020 - Roberts Zīle)

Este important ca Uniunea Europeană să mențină relații strânse cu vecinii spațiului european, iar în calitatea mea de membru al delegației României în Parlamentul European și de membru al Adunării parlamentare Euronest, susțin ideea unei bune cooperări cu Republica Moldova.Acordul privind spațiul aerian comun între UE și Republica Moldova, pe care l-am votat în Parlamentul European, va stabili o zonă de aviație comună a Uniunii cu R. Moldova, în acord cu actuala politică de vecinătate.Va fi, astfel, deschisă piața pentru operatorii economici ai R. Moldova către spațiul european și viceversa, iar legislația Republicii Moldova va fi aliniată la standardele înalte ale UE, îmbunătățind domenii precum drepturile pasagerilor, siguranța, securitatea și gestionarea traficului aerian, în condiții echitabile de concurență.
2020/06/17
Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (A9-0117/2020 - Kati Piri, Christophe Hansen)

Uniunea Europeană trebuie să continue negocierile cu Marea Britanie astfel încât să reprezinte interesele și să protejeze drepturile celor 3,5 milioane de europeni – din care 450 000 de cetățeni români – integrați pe piața muncii britanice. Respectarea principiilor nediscriminării și reciprocității depline în domeniul mobilității este esențială. Trebuie asigurată continuitatea legislației, astfel încât să nu existe situația în care lucrători europeni să nu fie acoperiți nici de legislația națională britanică, dar nici de cea a UE. În plus, negocierile trebuie să aibă în vedere asigurarea coordonării sistemelor de securitate socială între părți, în ceea ce privește inclusiv sănătatea, dreptul la pensie și alte indemnizații.În egală măsură, este necesară o abordare ambițioasă în ceea ce privește transportul terestru și cel aerian, precum și o politică de roaming care să fie benefică atât cetățenilor europeni, cât și celor britanici.
2020/06/18
Setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (B9-0190/2020)

Instituirea unei astfel de comisii speciale este extrem de importantă. Mă bucur că am avut astăzi, în plenul Parlamentului de la Bruxelles, o dezbatere amplă cu privire la dezinformarea agresivă, provenită în special din Federația Rusă, la care au fost supuși cetățenii europeni în ultima perioadă.Însă nu cred că este suficient! Dezbaterile, angajamentele, oricât de serioase, nu înseamnă acțiune. Or, astfel de atacuri flagrante la adresa instituțiilor europene nu pot rămâne nesancționate.Noi, cei din România, din Polonia, din Țările Baltice, știm pe propria noastră piele cât de agresiv, dar subtil acționează Federația Rusă. Atacul a fost evident, brutal, cu reale consecințe asupra sănătății cetățenilor, dar și asupra încrederii acestora în instituțiile europene.Vicepreședintele Comisiei Europene, Josep Borrell, spunea că această criză va avea consecințe biblice, lucru perfect adevărat. Tocmai de aceea, răspunsul la adresa celor care subminează efortul nostru de combatere a crizei și a efectelor sale trebuie să fie pe măsură.Este esențial să acționăm ferm și coordonat. O rezoluție asumată de Parlamentul European, prin care să condamnăm această pandemie informațională fără precedent, ar fi primul pas, mai mult decât necesar.
2020/06/18
Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond (RC-B9-0166/2020, B9-0166/2020, B9-0175/2020, B9-0177/2020, B9-0178/2020, B9-0180/2020, B9-0182/2020, B9-0184/2020)

Sectorul turistic a contribuit în 2019 cu 9,5% la PIB-ul Uniunii Europene și a oferit locuri de muncă pentru 22,6 milioane de cetățeni europeni, fiind unul dintre stâlpii dezvoltării continentului european.Din păcate, sectoarele transporturilor, culturii și turismului au fost cele mai afectate de criza provocată de COVID-19, având neapărată nevoie de susținerea Uniunii Europene și a statelor membre.Am votat cu încredere pentru această rezoluție care invită Comisia și statele membre să sprijine de urgență întreprinderile și lucrătorii din aceste sectoare atât prin sprijin rapid pe termen scurt, cât și printr-un sprijin pe termen lung. Rezoluția reprezintă un pas important care va schimba modul în care turismul se va dezvolta în următorii ani, în concordanță cu o „Agendă europeană pentru turism 2050”. Astfel, prin investiții puternice și sustenabile în infrastructura Europei și în domenii strâns legate de turism și cultură, vom putea crea un sector turistic european pregătit pentru viitor.
2020/06/19
International and domestic parental abduction of EU children in Japan (B9-0205/2020)

Numărul de cazuri nerezolvate de răpire a copilului de către unul dintre părinți, în care unul dintre părinți este cetățean al UE, iar celălalt este cetățean japonez este alarmant. De asemenea, drepturile de acces sau de vizită ale părinților de care este separat copilul sunt foarte limitate sau inexistente în Japonia.Este important ca în viața unui copil să fie prezenți ambii părinți, chiar dacă aceștia sunt separați, iar lipsirea unui copil de contactul cu un părinte este un atac grav atât la adresa drepturilor copilului, cât și la cele ale părintelui.Prin această rezoluție, pe care am susținut-o în plenul Parlamentului European, se solicită Japoniei să respecte aceste drepturi, obligație consacrată și în Convenția de la Haga din 1980 asupra aspectelor civile ale răpirii internaționale de copii, din 25 octombrie 1980, a cărei parte este și Japonia. Se propune, de asemenea, și crearea unei platforme europene de sprijin și de informare ușor de utilizat de către cetățeni, pentru a oferi asistență părinților aflați în litigii familiale transfrontaliere.
2020/07/08
The rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0204/2020)

Pandemia de COVID-19 a afectat cu precădere categorii de persoane vulnerabile care au, prin urmare, nevoie de mai multă protecție.Am votat aceasta rezoluție în plenul Parlamentului European cu gândul de a susține și de a proteja categoria persoanelor cu dizabilități intelectuale care nu au acces la tratamentele lor de sănătate obișnuite. Acestea au fost lipsite de asistența personală în perioadele de carantină, aspect care s-a agravat prin închiderea structurilor care oferă ajutor acestora și familiilor lor.Prin rezoluție, se solicită Comisiei Europene să elaboreze o strategie globală pentru dizabilități post-2020, care să aibă la bază lecțiile învățate în contextul crizei de COVID-19, prin mobilizarea de investiții și resurse esențiale care să garanteze continuitatea serviciilor de asistență pentru persoanele care au nevoie de aceasta.
2020/07/08
Adapting to development in the road transport sector (A9-0116/2020 - Ismail Ertug)

Pachetul de mobilitate este unul dintre cele mai controversate voturi care au avut loc recent în Parlamentul European, cu diviziuni foarte mari între statele membre. România și alte 7 state ale UE au solicitat Comisiei amânarea reformei privind mobilitatea, întrucât sectorul transporturilor a fost puternic afectat de COVID-19.Deși multe măsuri ale acestui pachet de mobilitate sunt benefice protecției muncitorilor în transporturi, unele sunt net dezavantajoase pentru statele de frontieră, favorizând statele din centrul Europei. Printre aceste măsuri, mă pot referi la cea care ar obliga camioanele să revină în țările de origine o dată la 4 săptămâni (astfel, multe camioane românești vor fi nevoite să se întoarcă mii de kilometri fără marfă) sau cea prin care șoferii trebuie să beneficieze de perioadă de odihnă în afara cabinei vehiculului (măsură dezavantajoasă pentru transportatorii români care vor fi nevoiți să stea în moteluri scumpe sau care deseori vor avea condiții mai precare decât o cabină bine dotată).Am votat împotriva acestor măsuri pentru că încalcă libera circulație a forței de muncă și a serviciilor. Din păcate, majoritatea a votat favorabil pachetul de mobilitate, însă sper că statele dezavantajate vor ataca aceste măsuri la Curtea de Justiție a UE.
2020/07/08
Effective measures to “green” Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps (A9-0141/2020 - Laurence Farreng)

Unul dintre principalele obiective ale Uniunii Europene, statuat prin Pactul verde european, este realizarea neutralității climatice până în anul 2050. Astfel, majoritatea programelor și politicilor viitoare ale Uniunii vor avea această componentă ecologică, absolut necesară, inclusiv proiectul de suflet al tinerilor europeni, Erasmus+, alături de Corpul european de solidaritate și Europa creativă. Aceste programe au un puternic impact asupra vieții a milioane de europeni și susțin o mai bună coeziune și înțelegere culturală în toată Uniunea.Am votat favorabil acest raport, deoarece conferirea unui caracter „verde” unor astfel de programe deosebit de importante pentru Europa va ajuta în atingerea obiectivelor ecologice. Astfel, prin Erasmus+, bunele practici privitoare la protecția mediului, la climă și la durabilitate vor putea fi introduse în programele de studiu ale universităților europene. De asemenea, în cadrul Corpului european de solidaritate, urmează să se promoveze într-o mai mare măsură dimensiunea ecologică, climatică și durabilă. Nu în ultimul rând, trebuie recunoscut potențialul enorm pe care l-ar putea avea sectoarele culturale și creative, prin programe precum Europa creativă, în încurajarea cetățenilor de a acționa în mod durabil.
2020/09/14
The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests (A9-0143/2020 - Stanislav Polčák)

Pădurile Uniunii Europene se întind pe 182 de milioane de hectare, iar rolul lor, din punct de vedere ecologic, economic și social, este unul deosebit de important. Uniunea are rolul de a promova protecția acestora atât pe teritoriul său, cât și în întreaga lume. Din nefericire, la nivel mondial, în ultimii 30 de ani, s-a înregistrat o reducere a suprafeței împădurite de 1,3 milioane de kilometri pătrați, ceea ce poate avea un efect devastator, mai ales în contextul schimbărilor climatice care devin din ce în ce mai amenințătoare.Am votat cu încredere raportul referitor la rolul UE în protejarea și refacerea pădurilor la nivel mondial și sper ca statele membre, susținute de Comisia Europeană, să își intensifice eforturile de combatere a despăduririlor. Este nevoie de un cadru politic coerent, care să asigure în același timp conservarea ecosistemelor peste tot în lume, mai ales având în vedere că daunele pe care despăduririle le provoacă sunt deseori ireversibile.
2020/09/15
Implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Georgia (A9-0136/2020 - Sven Mikser)

. ‒ I believe that the EU and Georgia must continue deepening their relations – now more than ever given Georgia’s firm choice to follow the European path and Euro-Atlantic integration. Georgia should continue consolidating the rule of law, pursuing the justice reform, fighting against corruption and implementing the human rights and child rights agendas, on top of the recent constitutional reforms to strengthen democracy and governance. Finally, I am glad that Parliament has vowed its full support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and had reaffirmed its commitment to continue to contribute to the peaceful resolution of the Russia-Georgia conflict. Georgia is a key partner for the EU in the region.
2020/09/16
Implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies: combating negative attitudes towards people with Romani background in Europe

Susțin nevoia unei propuneri legislative robuste din partea Comisiei care să prezinte o soluție reală pentru integrarea celei mai mari minorități etnice din Europa: populația de origine rromă. O strategie care să fie însoțită de o alocare financiară adecvată, atât la nivel european, cât și la nivel regional, național și local.Ca toți cetățenii europeni, rromii trebuie să beneficieze de o mai mare protecție și incluziune socială și de egalitate - inclusiv egalitate de șanse - în toate sferele vieții (locuință, educație, asistență medicală, ocuparea forței de muncă, non-discriminare). În secolul 21 o proporție semnificativă a rromilor din Europa trăiește în condiții extrem de dificile și este privată de drepturile sale fundamentale în toate domeniile vieții. Această situație reprezintă o problemă Europeană ce trebuie gestionată în mod unitar de către toate statele membre.O astfel de strategie a Comisiei ar trebui să încurajeze accelerarea eforturilor naționale în vederea incluziunii rromilor, la nivelul statelor, precum și coordonarea aplicării de directive în mod egal și echitabil pentru toți. Este necesară elaborarea de metodologii locale și regionale specifice comunităților rrome marginalizate, care să permită direcționarea mai bună a investițiilor și construirea unor programe care să favorizeze integrarea și bunăstarea tuturor.
2020/09/17
Preparation of the Special European Council, focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern-Mediterranean

Susțin rezoluția Parlamentului European prin care Turcia este atenționată și invitată să respecte pe deplin dreptul mării și suveranitatea statelor membre ale UE, Grecia și Cipru, asupra apelor lor teritoriale, precum și drepturile lor suverane în zonele lor maritime.Este imperios necesară o detensionare și reluarea dialogului direct între părțile implicate, întrucât dialogul rămâne singura soluție eficientă în direcția unui compromis pentru evitarea unor sancțiuni suplimentare.
2020/09/17
Situation in Belarus

Mă bucur că Rezoluția referitoare la situația din Belarus, la textul căreia am contribuit, a fost votată de majoritatea colegilor, semn că Parlamentul European nu va tolera comportamente dictatoriale și încălcări grave ale drepturilor omului.Belarusul lui Lukașenko rezistă doar cu sprijinul Moscovei spre a-l păstra în sfera sa de influență. Arestarea oponenților și actele de violență disproporționate asupra miilor de protestatari, apărători ai democrației și libertății, sunt semne clare că Belarus se află sub tiranie. Iar Europa are obligația de a reacționa și de a-i proteja și susține pe cei ce luptă pentru dreptate.
2020/09/17
Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny

Am votat Rezoluția cu privire la cazul Navalnîi, la textul căreia am și contribuit, convins fiind că răspunsul Europei la astfel de abuzuri trebuie să fie unul ferm și cât se poate de dur.Rusia trebuie sancționată fără nicio reținere. Tentativa de asasinat asupra lui Alexei Navalnîi nu este un caz izolat, ci reflectă un mod de acțiune constant, o practică de sorginte stalinistă folosită în secolul XXI.În Federația Rusă sunt milioane de oameni care cred în democrație și este datoria noastră să le fim alături.
2020/09/17
Cultural recovery of Europe

Fără niciun dubiu, Europa este continentul artei, încă din cele mai vechi timpuri. Este dureros ceea ce se întâmplă astăzi cu sectorul cultural, puternic afectat de pandemia de COVID-19. Participarea la viața culturală a fost recunoscută ca unul dintre principalii factori de accelerare a schimbărilor sociale și a construirii unor societăți reziliente și incluzive. De asemenea, sectoarele și industriile culturale și creative europene au o relevanță economică deosebită, reprezentând aproximativ 4 % din produsul intern brut european.Potrivit estimărilor Comisiei Europene, sectoarele și industriile culturale și creative au pierdut 80 % din cifra lor de afaceri în al doilea trimestru al anului 2020 ca urmare a crizei COVID-19 și a măsurilor de izolare. Sute de mii de artiști și un număr și mai mare de personal auxiliar sunt în pericol de a rămâne fără venituri.Am susținut această rezoluție în Parlamentul European, deoarece consider absolut necesar ca o parte semnificativă din măsurile de redresare economică prevăzute de instituțiile europene să fie destinată sectoarelor și industriilor culturale și creative. Este nevoie ca statele membre și Comisia să își coordoneze acțiunile în sprijinul sectorului cultural, definitoriu pentru „bătrânul continent”.
2020/09/17
The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (A9-0170/2020 - Michal Šimečka)

În ultimul deceniu, am asistat la atacuri repetate la adresa statului de drept, a drepturilor fundamentale și valorilor UE în mai multe state membre. Din păcate, experiența a arătat că instrumentele aflate la dispoziția Uniunii, inclusiv procedura prevăzută la articolul 7 din TUE, sunt ineficiente și fragmentate. Acest proiect de raport recunoaște că structural Uniunea nu dispune de instrumentele necesare pentru a contracara derapajele și încălcările din statele membre în materie de democrație, drepturi fundamentale și stat de drept și de aceea propune un mecanism cuprinzător care să poată analiza într-o manieră holistică modul în care statele membre respectă aceste valori. Am votat pentru instituirea unui astfel de mecanism pentru democrație, statul de drept și drepturile fundamentale, ce va monitoriza evoluția acestor considerente, la nivel european, pe baza unor criterii obiective și transparente, pentru a identifica mai apoi evoluțiile negative, pentru a propune recomandări și pentru a analiza bune practici.
2020/10/07
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (A9-0154/2020 - Petri Sarvamaa)

Schimbările climatice și noile provocări în materie de mediu impun o nouă abordare, îmbunătățită, pentru sectorul forestier. Strategia europeană pentru păduri post-2020 trebuie să se alinieze la Pactul verde european, fiind independentă și cuprinzătoare, nesubordonată niciunei alte strategii sectoriale. Deși politica forestieră este, în principal, de competența statelor membre, UE contribuie prin politicile sale la gestionarea durabilă a pădurilor și la deciziile statelor membre privind pădurile.Instrumentele de avertizare timpurie pentru prevenirea incendiilor și altor dezastre, lupta împotriva exploatării forestiere sunt elemente esențiale ale noii strategii, iar adoptarea cu majoritate de voturi a acesteia reprezintă angajamentul Europei pentru gestionarea durabilă a pădurilor și dezvoltarea sectorului forestier.
2020/10/07
Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (B9-0310/2020)

Garanția pentru tineret vizează asigurarea unei tranziții fără probleme de la școală către un loc de muncă, sprijinirea integrării pe piața forței de muncă și garantarea faptului că niciun tânăr nu este lăsat în voia sorții.Astfel, încă din 2013, garanția pentru tineret a creat oportunități și a ajutat peste 24 de milioane de tineri să își găsească un loc de muncă sau să participe la un program de formare continuă, de stagiu sau ucenicieDeocamdată, Garanția pentru tineret nu este obligatorie pentru statele membre, fiind o recomandare a Consiliului. Astfel, nu toate statele membre au urma-o, ceea ce are drept efect lăsarea tinerilor în urmă. În rezoluția sa din octombrie 2020, Parlamentul European consideră că este momentul ca Garanția pentru tineret să devină obligatorie, și nu voluntară. Prin urmare, invită din nou Comisia să propună un instrument de garanție pentru tineret, de data aceasta cu caracter obligatoriu pentru toate statele membre.În plus, rezoluția cere o Garanție pentru tineret îmbunătățită, care, printre altele, să includă un interval mai mare de vârstă a beneficiarilor, să abordeze și dimensiunea de gen sau să abordeze situația tinerilor dezavantajați, precum tinerii cu dizabilități, tinerii fără adăpost, tinerii romi și tinerii migranți și refugiați.
2020/10/08
Enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (A9-0128/2020 - Manuel Pizarro)

Serviciile publice de ocupare a forței de muncă au un rol foarte important pe piețele forței de muncă din UE: gestionează considerabil bugetele din domeniul politicilor pieței forței de muncă, deservesc un număr mare de solicitanți de locuri de muncă și se îngrijesc ca locurile vacante să fie ocupate.De aceea, colaborarea începută încă din 1997 între aceste servicii din statele membre are un rol benefic pentru lucrătorii europeni. Scopul acestei rețele de servicii publice este de a încuraja cooperarea și schimbul de bune practici în domeniul muncii, de a oferi servicii mai eficiente persoanelor care se află în căutarea unui loc de muncă în UE, de a promova modernizarea și consolidarea furnizării serviciilor naționale și de a pregăti contribuțiile la Strategia europeană pentru ocuparea forței de muncă și la politicile naționale corespunzătoare privind piața muncii.Într-o Europă în care milioane de cetățeni lucrează în altă țară față de cea în care s-au născut și mai ales în contextul pandemiei de COVID-19, cooperarea consolidată între serviciile publice de ocupare a forței de muncă este absolut necesară. De aceea, am votat această propunere prin care rețeaua va fi extinsă cel puțin până în 2027.
2020/11/11
Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”) (A9-0196/2020 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that it is high time for a stand-alone European health programme. What we need now is to strengthen national health systems, to enable access to medication for all and at affordable prices, and to advance a strategy centred on tackling cross-border health threats. This is what we voted for in Parliament today. In addition, the EU4Health Programme will aim at tackling EU Members States’ dependence on non-EU countries’ medicines supplies by supporting the development of a European system for monitoring, reporting and notifying shortages of medicines, medical devices, vaccines, diagnostic tools and other healthcare products. I am glad that the European Parliament had a crucial say in suggesting a budget increase – EUR 5.1 billion will be the funding required to properly support the implementation of EU4Health.
2020/11/13
InvestEU Programme (A9-203/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Irene Tinagli)

Fondul InvestEU furnizează o garanție a UE pentru a sprijini operațiunile de finanțare și de investiții desfășurate de parteneri, care contribuie la obiectivele politicilor interne ale Uniunii.Acesta va contribui la îmbunătățirea competitivității, a convergenței și coeziunii socioeconomice ale Uniunii, inclusiv în domeniul inovării și al digitalizării, la utilizarea eficientă a resurselor în cadrul economiei circulare, la îmbunătățirea sustenabilității și a caracterului incluziv al creșterii economice a Uniunii, precum și la îmbunătățirea rezilienței sociale și a integrării piețelor de capital ale Uniunii.În această perioadă grea determinată de pandemia de COVID-19 si efectele economice nefaste ale acesteia, investițiile sunt cheia. Trebuie ca Uniunea Europeană să iasă din această criză sanitară și economică mai puternică și mai rezilientă.
2020/11/13
The impact of Covid-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights and rule of law (B9-0343/2020)

The COVID-19 crisis has been testing the resilience of our societies and the strength of our European democracies, as well as national safeguards for the rule of law and fundamental rights in these unprecedented times. We have all put our trust in the actions of governments, since they have been paramount in ensuring the implementation of the emergency measures adopted to contain the pandemic. However, the resolution we have voted on in Parliament examines the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law and calls for increased scrutiny of the measures. All emergency measures in all EU Member States must be strictly proportionate to the situation, clearly connected to the health crisis, limited in time and subject to regular scrutiny.
2020/11/13
Strengthening media freedom: the protection of journalists in Europe, hate speech, disinformation and the role of platforms (A9-0205/2020 - Magdalena Adamowicz)

Am votat pentru libertatea de exprimare, pentru libertatea și pluralismul mass-media, pentru protecția și garantarea siguranței jurnaliștilor, precum și împotriva incitării la ură, împotriva dezinformării, propagandei, extremismului și xenofobiei. Este necesară îmbunătățirea rezilienței la dezinformare a societăților europene prin programe specializate, conferințe și dezbateri publice adresate cetățenilor, care să promoveze alfabetizarea mediatică și informațională, precum și alte forme de învățare comună destinate actorilor din mass-media. Aceasta implică responsabilizarea tuturor sectoarelor societății. Educația este cheia.Garantarea libertății presei și a libertății de exprimare constituie principiile de bază ale unei democrații moderne funcționale și avem datoria de a le afirma și de a le proteja în mod neechivoc.
2020/11/25
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)

Aplaud eforturile de întărire a cooperării pentru combaterea dezinformării și a interferențelor în procesele electorale europene. Acest aspect a fost remarcabil în contextul ultimelor alegeri europene din mai 2019, când statele membre și-au coordonat eforturile pentru identificarea și reducerea impactului campaniilor de dezinformare. Mai mult decât atât, am înțeles cu toții importanța mobilizării sectorului privat pentru combaterea dezinformării, a platformelor online, a agențiilor de publicitate și a sectorului publicitar, întrucât amploarea acestui fenomen este direct legată de capacitatea platformelor de a amplifica, a direcționa și a răspândi mesaje cu caracter de dezinformare ale unor părți rău-intenționate. UE a publicat un Cod de bune practici privind dezinformarea, semnat de numeroase platforme care s-au angajat în crearea unui ecosistem online mai transparent, mai fiabil și mai responsabil și care să îi protejeze pe utilizatori împotriva dezinformării, pentru că dezinformarea constituie un afront la adresa dreptului la liberă exprimare și, în mod ultim, un atac asupra proceselor democratice.
2020/11/25
Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report 2019 (A9-0259/2020 - Isabel Santos)

Salut eforturile imense pe care le face Uniunea Europeană pentru protejarea drepturilor omului în întreaga lume. Salut că în acest raport pe care îl dezbatem acum este prevăzută și o situație legată de minoritățile naționale.Noi, în acest Parlament, am dezbătut mult despre cât de mult trebuie respectat statul de drept în Uniunea Europeană și am cerut ca finanțările să fie condiționate de respectarea statului de drept. Ar fi util să putem condiționa partenerii noștri care sunt susținuți de Uniunea Europeană să respecte drepturile fundamentale ale omului, prin prisma situației minorităților noastre naționale.Avem un stat cu acord de asociere la Uniunea Europeană, cum este Ucraina, care, începând cu data de 1 ianuarie a acestui an, îngrădește accesul la educație în limba minorităților naționale care provin din rândul polonezilor, maghiarilor, bulgarilor sau românilor. În această țară, avem o comunitate de peste 500 000 de români și sunt revoltat pentru că accesul la educație în limba maternă le este îngrădit. Cred că trebuie să condiționăm aceste state de respectarea dreptului minorităților de a-și păstra propria identitate, limbă și acces la educație.
2021/01/20
The arrest of Aleksei Navalny (B9-0090/2021, B9-0091/2021, B9-0092/2021, B9-0093/2021, B9-0094/2021, B9-0095/2021)

Cazul Navalnîi reprezintă încă o instanță în care Rusia sfidează Uniunea Europeană în timp ce restul lumii o privește. Arestarea și detenția abuzivă a lui Aleksei Navalnîi ilustrează limitele regimului putinist. Putin demonstrează încă o dată că nu ține cont de libertatea de exprimare, nici de conceptul de pluralism politic și cu atât mai puțin de valorile democratice.Rusia este un stat care a eșuat în exercițiul de a se dezvolta în mod democratic, iar dialogul cu un stat neostalinist care recurge la anihilarea sau reducerea la tăcere a opozanților săi politici trebuie purtat prin prisma unei diplomații vehemente, care aplică sancțiuni usturătoare.UE are datoria de a fi portdrapel în apărarea oamenilor care plătesc cu propria viață în timp ce apără setul de valori care stau la baza societăților noastre. Paranoia, complotismul și manipularea au devenit principalele arme ale unei Rusii care propagă ura. Rusia trebuie să se oprească din abordarea subversivă prin care diseminează dezinformare.În Europa nu trebuie să mai existe un loc pentru „prietenii lui Putin”.
2021/01/21
European Semester: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 (A9-0026/2021 - Lina Gálvez Muñoz)

Pandemia de COVID19 ne-a zdruncinat puternic, dar nu ne-a învins.Cifrele arată crunt: 6,1 milioane de europeni rămași fără un loc de muncă în 2020; șomajul de 17% în rândul tinerilor.Însă instrumentele și mecanismele europene luptă în continuare pentru combaterea pandemiei și redresarea economiilor noastre. Acum este momentul schimbărilor structurale profunde și al politicilor publice mature și responsabile!Ce soluții sunt necesare unei Europe democratice sănătoase, performante și reziliente economic? Locuri de muncă stabile și de calitate; condiții de muncă decente; inegalități reduse pe piața muncii; un venit minim garantat; acces la asistență medicală de calitate; investiții în educație și în formare; infrastructură; tineri activi și implicați; copii care își pot atinge întregul potențial.De aceea, pachetul semestrului european trebuie să fie congruent cu planurile naționale de redresare și reziliență ale statelor membre și să reflecte o bună sinergie între măsurile aplicate politicilor economice și celor sociale.Economiile, întreprinderile și familiile noastre au nevoie de un angajament politic solid și de măsuri puse în aplicare în mod responsabil. Este alegerea noastră și a decidenților noștri politici în ce direcție vrem să reconstruim economiile europene.
2021/03/11
Children's Rights (B9-0164/2021)

Dacă copiii sunt viitorul, de ce în Uniunea Europeană avem 25 de milioane de copii expuși riscului de sărăcie și de excluziune socială? Asta înseamnă că un copil din patru este lăsat în urmă.Pandemia de COVID-19 a continuat să amplifice gradul de vulnerabilitate al familiilor și a afectat sever bunăstarea multor copii. Cei din mediul rural au fost printre cei mai afectați. De exemplu, școala online nu a fost posibilă într-o Românie... offline, o țară europeană în care una din patru școli nu are conexiune la Internet și, totodată, o țară în care unul din zece copii se culcă seara flămând.Drepturile copiilor trebuie să fie o prioritate pentru agenda politică a UE. Garanția pentru copii poate fi instrumentul prin care fiecare stat membru urmărește obiective și politici publice concrete pentru a reduce sărăcia în rândul copiilor și pentru a preveni și combate excluziunea socială.Datoria noastră este să le permitem tuturor copiilor să își îndeplinească potențialul în viață și să facă față provocărilor viitoare cu încredere.
2021/03/11
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency (A9-0157/2021 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)

Fondul de solidaritate al Uniunii Europene (FSUE) permite Uniunii să răspundă în mod rapid, eficient și flexibil la situațiile de urgență și să dea dovadă de solidaritate cu populația din regiunile afectate de dezastre. Aceasta este prima decizie de mobilizare din 2021, iar suma totală propusă este conformă cu prevederile anuale de praguri pentru FSUE de 500 de milioane EUR.Pentru Grecia și Franța, ajutorul este acordat în legătură cu dezastrele naturale ce au avut loc în 2020 pe teritoriile acestor țări. Pentru celelalte țări, totuși, fondul a fost mobilizat în relație cu urgența majoră de sănătate publică cauzată de pandemia de COVID-19 la începutul anului 2020.Accesul la aceste fonduri este de o importanță majoră pentru statele membre și, de aceea, am ales să susțin acest raport.
2021/05/18
2019-2020 Reports on Turkey (A9-0153/2021 - Nacho Sánchez Amor)

Turcia, stat care negociază aderarea la Uniunea Europeană, pare că se depărtează din ce în ce mai mult de valorile și standardele europene. Regimul autoritar al lui Erdoğan nu are nici pe departe ca priorități respectarea statului de drept și a drepturilor fundamentale.De asemenea, acest raport condamnă politica externă a Turciei cu privire la situația din estul Mediteranei, intervențiile militare turcești în Siria, transferul luptătorilor și mercenarilor din grupurile jihadiste situate în nordul Siriei, în Libia și alimentarea tensiunilor din conflictul din Nagorno-Karabah.Drept concluzie, raportul semnalează Comisiei că, în cazul în care Turcia nu revine pe calea valorilor care ne ghidează, negocierile de aderare la UE ar trebui suspendate până când Turcia va fi pregătită să respecte principiile europene.
2021/05/19
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (A9-0066/2021 - Radan Kanev)

Una dintre cele mai mari reușite ale Uniunii Europene este libertatea de circulație a forței de muncă.Avem peste 4 milioane de români care au ales să își desfășoare activitatea în altă țară pentru un loc de muncă mai bine plătit. Nimeni nu are dreptul să-i judece pe românii care au decis să-și construiască destinul în altă parte a Europei. Nu înseamnă că aceștia își iubesc mai puțin țara, ci pur și simplu vor să beneficieze de una dintre oportunitățile oferite de Uniunea Europeană.În schimb, avem obligația - și am solicitat acest lucru în plenul Parlamentului European - să creăm mecanisme și instituții care să vegheze ca cetățenilor europeni care desfășoară activități lucrative permanente sau temporare să nu le fie încălcate drepturile și să nu fie discriminați la locul de muncă doar pentru că provin din alte state europene. În acest sens, cred că este absolut necesar să armonizăm rapid legislația europeană, astfel încât toate statele să îi trateze în mod egal pe cetățenii europeni, indiferent de țara din care provin.Pentru mine, acest obiectiv este o prioritate morală și politică și voi veghea ca niciun român să nu fie discriminat la locul de muncă în Uniunea Europeană.
2021/05/19
New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration (A9-0143/2021 - Sylvie Guillaume)

În primul rând, când discutăm despre migrația legală a forței de muncă, trebuie să punem în centrul atenției cadrul juridic care reglementează statutul imigranților, pentru că avem multe categorii de cetățeni care vin în UE.De aceea, trebuie să facem distincție între cei care vin pentru a cerceta, studia sau investi în statele membre. Rolul lor pe piața forței de muncă este necesar și trebuie să le creăm condiții cât mai multor cetățeni din alte regiuni ale lumii să vină în UE pentru a se forma sau dezvolta.Cu totul alta este situația imigranților economici, majoritatea acestora părăsind țările lor și venind în UE pentru a desfășura diferite activități lucrative. Pandemia însă a scos în evidență faptul că această categorie de cetățeni este extrem de expusă din punct de vedere al garantării drepturilor sociale.Pentru a corecta aceste vulnerabilități, Comisia trebuie să aibă o abordare mult mai predictibilă și dinamică. De asemenea, este necesară armonizarea legislației, astfel încât să oferim un răspuns unitar ce va permite statelor membre să gestioneze mult mai eficient problematica accesului pe piața muncii a migranților, respectând competențele naționale, dar totodată aplicând cu responsabilitate legislația europeană și internațională. De aceea, am ales să susțin acest raport.
2021/05/20
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (A9-0149/2021 - Deirdre Clune)

Epoca digitală este inevitabilă, iar Uniunea Europeană trebuie să depună cele mai mari eforturi pentru a deveni lider mondial de piață în inovarea digitală. În acest sens, o piață unică digitală trebuie să devină piatra de temelie a unei Uniuni inovatoare. Raportul solicită prevenirea fragmentării pe piața unică digitală prin evitarea abordărilor naționale divergente, prin eliminarea barierelor legale sau administrative și prin asigurarea unei aplicări eficiente a legislației existente.Fără doar și poate, cel mai important subiect al evoluției digitale este inteligența artificială. Această tehnologie are un potențial enorm, care poate contribui la obiectivele strategice ale UE, la atingerea neutralității climatice și la recuperarea dintr-o lume paralizată de pandemia generată de COVID-19.Desigur, acest raport conștientizează că, în timp ce inteligența artificială aduce nenumărate beneficii pentru economie, siguranță, securitate, educație, asistență medicală, transport și mediu, există numeroase riscuri asociate acesteia. Uniunea Europeană are datoria de a crea un ecosistem sigur pentru inteligență artificială, care să pună protecția și drepturile fundamentale ale omului pe primul loc.
2021/05/20
2019-2020 Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (A9-0185/2021 - Paulo Rangel)

Bosnia și Herțegovina a ales în mod categoric drumul integrării europene. Iar calea europeană implică pace sustenabilă, stabilitate durabilă, coeziune socială și o reconciliere veritabilă. Privind spre Bosnia și Herțegovina, descoperim o Europă în miniatură.Vorbim despre populația unei țări care este atașată Europei, iar acum, mai mult ca niciodată, are nevoie de și mai multă susținere din partea Uniunii Europene și de transmiterea unui mesaj politic puternic pentru a-și accelera implementarea reformelor.Dialogul Bruxelles-Sarajevo trebuie intensificat, împreună cu eforturile aferente, pentru ca Bosnia și Herțegovina să treacă la cea de-a doua etapă a procesului de stabilizare și asociere și să devină un stat candidat la Uniunea Europeană.De asemenea, UE trebuie să își consolideze strategia de comunicare pentru a contracara în mod eficace campaniile de dezinformare și ingerințele externe în Balcanii de Vest, pentru că dezinformarea și exploatarea diferențelor etnice și religioase de către anumiți actori statali urmăresc să creeze diviziuni ce pun în pericol unitatea acestui stat și încearcă să diminueze credibilitatea UE în ceea ce privește procesul de extindere.UE trebuie să ofere susținere consistentă pentru a îmbunătăți capacitatea acestei țări de a face față acestor amenințări.
2021/06/24
Connecting Europe Facility (A9-0219/2021 - Henna Virkkunen, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Dominique Riquet)

Mecanismul pentru interconectarea Europei este principalul mod prin care Uniunea Europeană ajută la finanțarea de proiecte-cheie în domeniul transporturilor, dar și în domeniul digital și energetic. Acordul provizoriu la care au ajuns Consiliul și Parlamentul European prevede un program care va funcționa din 2021 până în 2027, cu un buget total considerabil – de 33,71 miliarde EUR.Principala parte a fondurilor este îndreptată către sectorul transporturilor – aproape 26 de miliarde EUR. Acești bani reprezintă o oportunitate nemaipomenită pentru a avea o Europă într-adevăr conectată, iar România trebuie să depună eforturi pentru a beneficia la maxim de aceștia.Nu este neglijat nici domeniul energetic, pentru care programul urmărește să contribuie la o mai bună integrare a pieței europene a energiei, îmbunătățind interoperabilitatea rețelelor energetice la nivel transfrontalier, facilitând decarbonizarea și asigurând securitatea aprovizionării.Am votat cu speranță în favoarea acestui mecanism!
2021/07/06
EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations (A9-0192/2021 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)

Raportul analizează stadiul actual al relațiilor UE-NATO. Realitatea este că UE și NATO sunt parteneri puternici, fără de care stabilitatea pe continentul european ar fi fost dificil de atins.De aceea, trebuie ca aceste relații să fie întreținute, întărite și adaptate la vremurile în care trăim. Raportul subliniază că comunitatea transatlantică se confruntă cu o gamă largă de amenințări emergente, concurență sistemică și provocări comune fără precedent. În acest sens, securitatea și apărarea împotriva acestora trebuie să se realizeze printr-un front comun!Mai mult decât atât, raportul încurajează statele membre ale UE și aliații NATO deopotrivă să utilizeze toate mijloacele pentru a sprijini consolidarea cooperării în materie de securitate militară cu țările candidate și potențial candidate la aderarea la UE și cu partenerii din vecinătatea estică și sudică.Astfel, am votat pentru susținerea raportului.
2021/07/07
EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) (B9-0371/2021)

Promovarea și apărarea drepturilor omului trebuie să rămână o piatră de temelie și o prioritate a acțiunii externe a Uniunii Europene. Standardele duble nu au ce căuta pe agenda noastră europeană, în dialog cu partenerii noștri. UE își poate întări rolul său pe arena internațională, asumându-și în continuare un rol ferm în apărarea democrației, a libertății și a drepturilor fundamentale, fără jumătăți de măsură.În dialog cu oligarhii și cu regimurile autoritare, Uniunea Europeană nu trebuie să facă niciun fel de concesii atunci când există abuzuri sistemice ale acestor valori pentru că, astfel, creează precedente prin care oligarhii vor ști că există spații de negociere și de scăpare.Atunci când democrația este sugrumată, când libertatea de exprimare este redusă la tăcere, când respectarea drepturilor omului este o fațadă, nu pot exista spații de negociere cu tiranii. Drepturile omului și valorile care stau la baza societăților noastre trebuie să prevaleze – doar așa își poate păstra Uniunea Europeană credibilitatea și respectul atât la nivel internațional, cât și la nivel intern, în ochii cetățenilor noștri.
2021/07/07
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (A9-0183/2021 - Tanja Fajon)

Acest raport pe care l-am votat în plenul Parlamentului European face referire la raportul anual privind funcționarea spațiului Schengen. Sunt de părere că, fără o integrare a României în acest spațiu fără frontiere, nu putem vorbi de o reală funcționare a acestuia.Această decizie nedreaptă afectează foarte mult cei 20 de milioane de cetățeni români, în condițiile în care România a făcut eforturi considerabile pentru a îndeplini toate condițiile de aderare. Toți cetățenii Uniunii Europene au simțit din nou, în vremea pandemiei, ce înseamnă reintroducerea controlului la frontiere. Tocmai de aceea trebuie ca după această pandemie să eliminăm orice barieră care ne mai separă.Raportul reiterează solicitarea Parlamentului ca România și Bulgaria să fie integrate în spațiul Schengen și de aceea am votat în favoarea acestuia.
2021/07/07
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (A9-0259/2021 - Andrius Kubilius)

Libertatea de exprimare și independența media sunt indispensabile unui stat democrat. Din păcate, regimul Putin nu ține cont de niciuna dintre aceste valori de bază. În plus, nu ne permitem să rămânem indiferenți la ingerințele Rusiei în afacerile interne ale statelor membre UE și nici în cele ale partenerilor noștri.Astfel, am votat raportul privind viitorul relațiilor dintre UE și Rusia. Prin aceasta, Uniunea Europeană stabilește o nouă strategie ce are la bază 3 principii: descurajarea și contracararea amenințării rusești, precum și angajamentul de a sprijini societatea pro-democratică rusească, capabilă să producă o schimbare în actualul ciclu de putere.Uniunea Europeană trebuie să-și asume rolul de apărător al democrației pentru a putea stopa agresiunile externe ale Kremlinului și a contribui la împiedicarea oprimării statale. Altfel spus, raportul propune un nou cadru de relaționare cu Rusia, care să sprijine procesul de democratizare a statului, pe de o parte și să sancționeze acțiunile agresive și expansioniste ale dictatorului Putin, pe de altă parte.
2021/09/15
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A9-0262/2021 - Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová)

Pandemia de COVID-19 a accentuat și mai mult dezechilibrele socioeconomice existente în societățile noastre și a accelerat inegalitatea dintre oameni. În 2019, aproximativ 91 de milioane de persoane (dintre care 18 milioane de copii) erau expuse riscului de sărăcie sau de excluziune socială în UE. Ca în cazul oricărei crize, cel mai puternic afectați de pandemie au fost oamenii aparținând categoriilor vulnerabile. Pentru mulți, condițiile de viață cotidiene și condițiile de muncă au devenit din ce în ce mai dificile.În România, de exemplu, industria HoReCa a fost zguduită, iar specialiștii evaluează că aproximativ 30% dintre afacerile din domeniu vor fi probabil închise pentru totdeauna. Este nevoie de soluții reale pentru refacerea economiei.În plus, avem nevoie de sisteme de protecție socială echitabile, funcționale și reziliente, care nu lasă pe nimeni în urmă. Care să ne echipeze să trecem cu bine și peste crize viitoare. Lucrătorii, locurile de muncă și traiul de zi cu zi al oamenilor trebuie protejate. Iar pilonul european al drepturilor sociale, precum și planurile de redresare și reziliență sunt ocazii concrete pentru statele membre să își coordoneze reformele și investițiile în domeniul economic, social și al ocupării forței de muncă, astfel încât bunăstarea cetățenilor să fie o prioritate.
2021/09/15
Situation in Afghanistan (RC-B9-0455/2021, B9-0433/2021, B9-0453/2021, B9-0455/2021, B9-0458/2021, B9-0459/2021, B9-0460/2021, B9-0462/2021)

It is high time the EU rethinks its strategy towards Afghanistan. The international community has the responsibility to undertake efforts to protect the last 20-year democracy’s most important achievements in the country, including women’s rights and the education of girls.Furthermore, Afghanistan should not be allowed to descend into a safe haven for terrorists. The current situation, and the migratory pressure with more than 2.2 million Afghan refugees having already fled the country, represent a strong reminder that the EU needs to step up its efforts. Let us remember that we need new strategies to fight disinformation and potential propaganda campaigns orchestrated by the Taliban and their supporters in order to prevent and counter radicalisation in Europe.
2021/09/16
EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero" (A9-0211/2021 - Elena Kountoura)

Din nefericire, în fiecare an, aproximativ 22 700 de persoane își pierd încă viața pe drumurile din UE și aproximativ 120 000 sunt grav rănite. Peste 11 800 de copii și tineri cu vârsta de până la 17 ani au fost uciși în accidente rutiere în UE în ultimii 10 ani. Uniunea Europeană și-a stabilit drept obiectiv, în 2010, reducerea la jumătate a numărului deceselor din accidente rutiere, însă acest obiectiv nu a fost atins.De aceea, este nevoie de o nouă agendă în acest sens. Astfel, raportul pe care l-am votat în plenul Parlamentului European, a instituit „Viziunea zero”, reafirmând obiectivul strategic pe termen lung de a ajunge la aproape niciun deces și la nicio rănire gravă pe drumurile UE până în 2050.Printre instrumentele care duc la atingerea acestui obiectiv prezentate în raport se numără:- înființarea de observatoare naționale pentru siguranța rutieră, care să colecteze, să prelucreze și să mențină baze de date naționale privind siguranța rutieră;- prioritizarea investițiilor care aduc cele mai mari beneficii în ceea ce privește siguranța rutieră, acordând o atenție deosebită zonelor cu cel mai mare număr de accidente;- încurajarea aplicării Regulamentului privind siguranța generală, care va face obligatorii în UE, începând din 2022, noile elemente avansate de siguranță ale vehiculelor, cum ar fi sistemele inteligente de asistență pentru controlul vitezei și de menținere a benzii de circulație pentru situații de urgență;- îndemnarea Comisiei să se asigure că șoferii profesioniști de camionete beneficiază de o formare adecvată și să abordeze problema oboselii și a excesului de viteză în cazul șoferilor de camionete, în special ca urmare a creșterii semnificative a numărului de livrări la domiciliu.
2021/10/05
The future of EU-US relations (A9-0250/2021 - Tonino Picula)

Uniunea Europeană și Statele Unite ale Americi sunt parteneri istorici care, în ultimele decenii, au avut importantul rol de a apăra libertatea, democrația, drepturile omului și statul de drept, comerțul și cooperarea economică, precum și securitatea.De asemenea, din punct de vedere economic, Uniunea Europeană și Statele Unite au cea mai mare și mai profundă relație bilaterală comercială și de investiții, cu comerț cu bunuri și servicii care reprezintă peste o mie de miliarde de euro pe an. La nivel mondial, economiile UE și SUA reprezintă împreună peste 40 % din PIB-ul întregii planete.Raportul acesta, pe care l-am susținut, încurajează la un dialog constant și constructiv, bazat pe obiective comune. Este nevoie de o agendă transatlantică puternică și ambițioasă și pentru a aborda orice domenii în care există diferențe transatlantice, printr-o cooperare mai strânsă, inclusiv în domenii precum relațiile cu China și Rusia, angajamentele și capabilitățile de apărare, conflictele din Orientul Mijlociu și alte aspecte legate de securitate și stabilitate.De asemenea, pentru România, rămâne important să consolidăm parteneriatul strategic pentru secolul XXI semnat în 2011 de președintele Băsescu și președintele Obama. Relația noastră cu Statele Unite este extrem de solidă și este foarte importantă pentru securitatea noastră națională.
2021/10/06
State of EU cyber defence capabilities (A9-0234/2021 - Urmas Paet)

Am putut observa cu toții, atunci când au picat serviciile Facebook și WhatsApp, cât de importantă este interconectarea pentru viețile noastre. Sunt analiști care estimează că doar aceste câteva ore de pauză au costat economia mondială peste 1 miliard de dolari.Avem în vedere, de asemenea, că numai anul acesta, s-au înregistrat numeroase atacuri cibernetice, atât asupra statelor membre, cât și asupra instituțiilor UE, cum ar fi Comisia, Autoritatea Bancară Europeană sau Agenția Europeană pentru Medicamente. Aceste atacuri nu au doar costuri financiare, ci pot pune în pericol viețile omenești, cum a fost, de exemplu, cazul atacului cibernetic asupra sistemului irlandez de sănătate.De aceea, este absolut necesar ca Uniunea Europeană să investească mai mult în capabilitățile de apărare cibernetică, pentru a ne asigura reziliența împotriva atacurilor de orice fel. Europa trebuie să devină un lider mondial în dezvoltarea sectorului digital. Capitalul uman și financiar există, iar noi, în Parlamentul European, demonstrăm că avem și voința politică.Doresc să salut, în acest sens, inițiativa de a crea Centrul de competențe în materie de securitate cibernetică chiar la București, în țara pe care o reprezint. Este, astfel, în interesul tuturor ca acest centru să devină pe deplin operațional cât mai repede.
2021/10/06
The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (A9-0261/2021 - Alex Agius Saliba)

DizabilitățiRealitatea este că 37 % dintre persoanele din UE cu vârsta de cel puțin 15 ani suferă de limitări fizice sau senzoriale (moderate sau severe). În prezent există aproximativ 87 de milioane de persoane cu dizabilități în UE. Numeroase petiții primite de către Parlamentul European se referă la probleme întâmpinate de acest numeros segment al cetățenilor europeni.Am ales să susțin acest raport comprehensiv, datorită mai multor aspecte, printre care:• statelor membre li se cere să încurajeze sprijinul financiar dedicat persoanelor cu dizabilități, fie pentru a putea plăti sau a angaja îngrijitori, fie pentru a acoperi costurile pe care îngrijirea acestora le aduc familiei care se ocupă de îngrijire;• se încurajează proiectul Comisiei de a prezenta o propunere de creare a unui card european pentru dizabilitate care să fie recunoscut în toate statele membre;• sunt invitate statele membre să colaboreze într-un spirit de încredere reciprocă pentru a recunoaște statutul de persoană cu dizabilități atribuit într-un alt stat membru, întrucât nu există, deocamdată, o definiție clară a acestora;• sunt invitate statele membre să promoveze și să asigure un cadru legislativ și de politică pentru participarea persoanelor cu dizabilități la piața muncii, inclusiv a celor cu dizabilități ascunse, boli cronice sau dificultăți de învățare.
2021/10/06
Protecting workers from asbestos (A9-0275/2021 - Nikolaj Villumsen)

Am votat în favoarea acestui raport, întrucât azbestul, pe parcursul întreg ciclului său de viață, prezintă riscuri majore pentru sănătatea și securitatea lucrătorilor la locul de muncă, precum și pentru locatarii clădirilor construite cu materiale ce conțin azbest. Fiind un agent cancerigen, azbestul este responsabil pentru 80% din formele de cancer profesional recunoscute în statele membre, iar anual aproximativ 250 000 de persoane la nivel mondial mor din cauza expunerii la acesta. O Uniune durabilă, inovatoare și competitivă depinde și de sănătatea cetățenilor săi. În timp ce tranziția verde a UE până în 2050 urmărește protejarea mediului și a sănătății umane, raportul evidențiază necesitatea adoptării unor măsuri complementare, precum:- crearea unui cadru european pentru strategiile naționale de eliminare organizată și sigură a azbestului și elaborarea unor registre naționale privind prezența azbestului, accesibile publicului;- verificarea obligatorie, înainte de vânzare sau închiriere, a clădirilor construite cu materiale ce conțin azbest și introducerea certificatului privind starea riscului de azbest;- actualizarea limitelor de expunere a lucrătorilor la azbest la locul de muncă, stabilite de Directiva 2009/148/CE;- includerea bolilor legate de azbest pe lista europeană a bolilor profesionale și despăgubirea victimelor.
2021/10/19
Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade (A9-0278/2021 - Dace Melbārde)

Mass-media are un rol crucial în viața social-politică a cetățenilor, asigurând accesul la informații și îndeplinind funcția de gardian al democrației. Invenția internetului și fenomenul ireversibil al rețelelor sociale au cauzat un declin al canalelor tradiționale de comunicare în masă, precum televiziunea, ziarele și radioul, creându-se o concurență nereglementată și neechitabilă. Criza sanitară curentă a amplificat vulnerabilitățile sectorului audiovizual și mass-media european, în special viabilitatea financiară, constituind în același timp un pretext de subminare a libertății și pluralismului presei. De aceea, susțin acest raport care remarcă necesitatea măsurilor de sprijin financiar pe termen scurt, precum și importanța investițiilor, în acord cu tranziția verde și digitală a UE, și creșterea alocărilor în cadrul financiar multianual pentru mass-media pe termen lung. De asemenea, raportul propune înființarea unui fond european permanent de știri și cultură, care va promova diversitatea culturală, independența jurnaliștilor și accesul la informații fiabile.Nu putem rămâne indiferenți la dificultățile cu care se confruntă întreg sectorul mass-mediei, dacă ne dorim o Uniune Europeană democratică, deschisă și transparentă.
2021/10/19
The effectiveness of Member States' use of EU Solidarity Fund money in cases of natural disasters (A9-0273/2021 - Corina Crețu)

Catastrofele naturale continuă să fie o provocare, întrucât atât momentul în care se vor petrece, cât și gravitatea acestora sunt greu de anticipat. Fondul de solidaritate al UE este instrumentul prin care statele membre se mobilizează pentru a răspunde, în mod coordonat și solidar, la situațiile de criză generate de dezastre naturale sau chiar urgențe de sănătate publică. Astfel, în contextul luptei împotriva coronavirusului, României i-au fost alocate circa 14 milioane de euro din cadrul Fondului. Este important să extragem lecțiile ce trebuie învățate din experiențele recente. De aceea, raportul, pe care l-am susținut, solicită simplificarea și accelerarea procedurilor de obținere a asistenței financiare, pentru a răspunde cu celeritate situațiilor de criză, evidențiind, în același timp, că transparența și comunicarea eficientă cu privire la utilizarea fondurilor contribuie la o mai bună înțelegere a mijloacelor prin care UE vine în sprijinul cetățenilor.
2021/10/19
The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (A9-0283/2021 - Monica Semedo)

Artele și cultura au contribuit dintotdeauna la dezvoltarea unui sentiment al identității europene, încurajând dialogul, înțelegerea reciprocă și toleranța între persoane, astfel îndeplinind o funcție socială. Totodată, artele, sub orice formă, au un impact semnificativ asupra bunăstării mintale și stimulează inovarea în toate sectoarele economiei. Sectoarele și industriile culturale și creative sunt responsabile pentru 4-7 % din PIB-ul european și pentru 8,7 milioane de locuri de muncă în Uniune.În contextul pandemiei de COVID-19, distanțarea socială și carantina generalizată au afectat puternic sectorul cultural, amenințând mijloacele de existență a milioane de artiști și lucrători creativi, care adesea au contracte atipice și venituri imprevizibile, fără o protecție adecvată de securitate socială.Raportul acesta, pe care l-am susținut, menționează necesitatea intensificării coordonării între statele membre în vederea reglementării statutului artiștilor și a facilitării accesului acestora pe piața unică a UE. De asemenea, raportul încurajează formarea antreprenorială a artiștilor și adoptarea unor standarde minime privind condițiile de muncă, remunerația adecvată și securitatea socială de către statele membre.
2021/10/19
Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (B9-0527/2021, RC B9-0530/2021, B9-0530/2021, B9-0531/202)

Investigația Pandora Papers a dezvăluit lumii întregi mecanismele prin care lideri de stat, politicieni și oameni de afaceri influenți își „ascund” activele financiare în paradisuri fiscale, scopul fiind eludarea legislației, evitarea impozitelor și spălarea banilor. Investigația ajunsă și în Europa evidențiază lacunele legislației europene, care au permis gestionarea ilegală a fondurilor publice. Din această cauză, adesea instituțiilor europene le este dificil să urmărească destinația finală a fondurilor acordate.Astfel de practici abuzive sunt inadmisibile într-o Uniune Europeană în care ne luptăm pentru egalitate, echitate și transparență. Am votat această rezoluție în Parlamentul European, deoarece consider că este esențial să consolidăm legislația europeană și să armonizăm sistemele fiscale din UE, pentru a acționa coordonat împotriva evaziunii fiscale. Cazurile prezentate de Pandora Papers trebuie anchetate atât la nivel național, cât și de Parchetul European, dacă acest lucru se impune. Rezoluția solicită, de asemenea, sancționarea statelor membre care întârzie să pună în aplicare normele existente privind evitarea obligațiilor fiscale.
2021/10/21
EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward (A9-0318/2021 - Tomasz Frankowski)

Dincolo de beneficiile asupra sănătății individuale, sportul contribuie și la modelarea unei societăți mai incluzive, mai echitabile și mai puțin discriminatorii. În același timp, domeniul sportiv are o pondere economică semnificativă, generând 2,12% din PIB-ul UE și aproape șase milioane de locuri de muncă. Am votat acest raport, deoarece este important ca redresarea post-COVID-19 și tranziția verde în domeniul sportiv să fie sprijinite prin finanțări proporționale cu nevoile și riscurile existente, atât pentru sportul profesionist, cât și pentru sportul de masă. De asemenea, avem nevoie de orientări strategice concrete privind sportul, care să fie corelate cu cele privind sănătatea, mediul, tineretul sau educația. Legătura dintre sport și educație trebuie încurajată, pentru ca tinerele generații să se poată bucura de un stil de viață sănătos.
2021/11/23
Legal migration policy and law (A9-0314/2021 - Abir Al-Sahlani)

Am votat în favoarea acestui raport, deoarece propune o politică a migrației forței de muncă coordonată la nivel european, care să încurajeze o mobilitate internațională ordonată, legală și eficientă a lucrătorilor din țări terțe. Competitivitatea Uniunii Europene pe piața mondială presupune capacitate de adaptare și de inovare, precum și un mediu atractiv pentru antreprenori și lucrători independenți. O cale sigură și reglementată către Europa poate aduce reale beneficii pentru ambele părți: pe de-o parte, poate contribui la inversarea tendințelor demografice negative din statele membre și la creștere economică, iar pe de altă parte, poate reduce traficul de migranți și sosirile ilegale, care pun în pericol viețile oamenilor.Pentru a răspunde provocărilor, este nevoie de armonizare legislativă între statele membre cu privire la recunoașterea calificărilor migranților și procedurile de solicitare a vizelor de intrare și a permiselor de ședere. De asemenea, crearea unor instrumente de recrutare internațională, precum rezerva de talente și platforma de corelare a cererilor resortisanților și ofertelor de muncă din UE, ar oferi posibilitatea statelor membre să gestioneze eficient deficitele de pe piața muncii, cauzate de lipsa forței de muncă naționale.
2021/11/25
Introduction of a European Social Security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (B9-0551/2021)

Pandemia de COVID-19 a evidențiat vulnerabilitățile a milioane de lucrători mobili care, deși sunt esențiali pentru buna funcționare a pieței interne, nu beneficiază de o protecție socială adecvată. Românii rămân cel mai mare grup de cetățeni mobili activi din UE, unul din cinci având rezidența în alt stat membru. Am votat pentru introducerea unui card european de securitate socială, care să garanteze drepturile lucrătorilor și să asigure coordonarea securității sociale între statele membre. Această soluție digitală, ce respectă protecția datelor personale, va facilita mobilitatea forței de muncă, va simplifica proceduri administrative și va reduce riscul de exploatare prin muncă și frauda socială. Astfel, schimbul de informații exacte în timp real între state va permite autorităților naționale să verifice dacă drepturile de securitate socială sunt garantate, contribuind la combaterea economiei subterane și a muncii nedeclarate.
2021/11/25
The safety of truck parking lots in the EU (B9-0552/2021)

În ultimul an, mai mulți șoferi români au fost atacați în zonele de parcare pentru camioane. Aceștia nu sunt un caz singular, astfel de atacuri fiind consemnate tot mai des. Activitatea istovitoare și nesiguranța fac ca ocupația să nu fie atractivă în rândul tinerilor, dat fiind deficitul de conducători auto profesioniști existent în UE. Circulația transfrontalieră constituie fundamentul pieței unice europene și trebuie să se desfășoare în condiții sigure și demne. De aceea, am susținut acest raport care propune măsuri de supraveghere și protecție sporită a transportatorilor în zonele de parcare, precum un sistem de reacție rapidă, cu scopul de a împiedica infracțiuni și de a oferi asistență la timp.
2021/11/25
European Year of Youth 2022 (A9-0322/2021 - Sabine Verheyen)

Tinerii au fost afectați cel mai dur, din punct de vedere financiar și psihologic, de actuala pandemie. Rata șomajului în rândul tinerilor a crescut vertiginos de la 11,9 % în 2019 la 13,3 % în 2020. În același timp, restricțiile și lipsa accesului la internet sau la dispozitive IT au condus la întreruperea procesului de învățământ și de formare profesională.Ținând seama că dezvoltarea inovativă și durabilă a Uniunii necesită talentul, viziunea, competențele și angajamentul tinerilor, există riscul ca efectele negative ale pandemiei să se resimtă pentru generații, dacă aceștia nu sunt sprijiniți, motivați și implicați activ în redresarea post-COVID, precum și în construirea proiectului european.Am votat acest raport care propune un pachet financiar consistent de cel puțin 10 milioane de euro pentru punerea în aplicare a proiectelor și activităților ce vor fi derulate în cadrul Anului european al tineretului și alocarea unei sume suplimentare de 2 milioane de euro pentru activitățile prevăzute în 2023.De asemenea, prin acest raport, se atrage atenția că prioritățile tinerilor trebuie să fie incluse în toate politicile relevante ale UE. Tinerii sunt speranța unui viitor mai bun și avem responsabilitatea să le oferim toate resursele și suportul necesare pentru a-și îndeplini visurile. Vocea tinerilor contează!
2021/12/14
Digital Markets Act (A9-0332/2021 - Andreas Schwab)

Am votat pentru un spațiu digital european reglementat, echitabil și responsabil. Pentru ca întreaga societate europeană să se bucure de beneficiile erei digitale, este esențial să se asigure un comportament corect al platformelor digitale. Piețele digitale trebuie să fie deschise și competitive, fără practici comerciale preferențiale, astfel încât orice afacere să poată ajunge la utilizatorii-clienți.Prin adoptarea Actului legislativ privind piețele digitale, Uniunea Europeană stabilește un standard global pentru concurența din mediul online, vizând marile platforme. Propunerea legislativă abordează chestiuni importante, precum restricționarea achizițiilor IMM-urilor de către marile companii, cu scopul de a elimina concurenții, utilizarea datelor personale, norme obligatorii armonizate la nivelul Uniunii, transparență sporită pe piață și aplicarea de amenzi în cazul neconformității.
2021/12/15
Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 (A9-0315/2021 - Sandra Pereira)

Egalitatea între sexe rămâne o chestiune importantă a secolului XXI, fiind înscrisă ca obiectiv în Noul consens european pentru dezvoltare.Cu toate că au fost înregistrate progrese semnificative în acest sens, suntem încă departe de a atinge obiectivul egalității de gen. Trebuie să combatem la nivelul Uniunii discriminarea sub orice formă, fie că este vorba despre diferențe de salariu sau de pensie, fie de oportunități inegale pe piața muncii sau stereotipurile de gen. Într-o societate europeană incluzivă nimeni nu trebuie să cunoască bariere în ceea ce privește cariera.Am votat în favoarea acestui raport deoarece este necesar să spargem „plafonul de sticlă” cu care se confruntă femeile, iar orice politică europeană să vizeze și dimensiunea de gen, astfel încât să creăm pentru generațiile viitoare un mediu favorabil, cu șanse egale pentru toți.
2021/12/15
Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans (A9-0298/2021 - Lukas Mandl)

Criminalitatea organizată și corupția din Balcanii de Vest ne privesc pe noi toți. Este o problematică transnațională care merge mână în mână cu traficul de ființe umane și de arme de foc ilicite, traficul de droguri și spălarea de bani. În cele din urmă, constituie o amenințare la adresa securității și stabilității europene.Uniunea Europeană, în calitate de principal partener regional al statelor din Balcani, a investit 64 milioane EUR numai în decursul ultimului cadru financiar multianual ‒ investiții în proiecte menite să combată crima organizată în aceste state. Și împreună cu statele membre, UE continuă să fie alături de Balcanii de Vest și să sprijine consolidarea capacității acestora de a combate această problemă. Însă este nevoie de mai multă voință politică din partea elitelor locale.Lipsa oportunităților de angajare, corupția, dezinformarea, inegalitatea, legăturile strânse dintre mediul de afaceri și instituțiile de stat, ingerințele externe din partea Rusiei și Chinei, precum și procesul lent de aderare la UE se numără printre factorii principali care fac societățile din Balcanii de Vest vulnerabile la criminalitatea organizată.Avem datoria să fim în continuare alături de partenerii noștri și să îi susținem în armonizarea acquis-ului comunitar al UE pentru a putea decide cu toții prezentul și viitorul Europei, la aceeași masă.
2021/12/15
European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (A9-0331/2021 - Gabriele Bischoff)

Piatra de temelie a Uniunii Europene o reprezintă cetățenii săi și cea mai importantă resursă a acestei uniuni o reprezintă forța de muncă – o forță de muncă bine pregătită, concurențială, performantă și care trebuie protejată de un cadru legislativ riguros.Piața muncii din Europa este una într-o continuă schimbare, fie că vorbim de filiera ecologică sau de cea digitală, iar lucrătorii pot deveni din ce în ce mai vulnerabili. Avem obligația să ne asigurăm că schimbările care rezultă din noile tehnologii, modificările condițiilor de muncă și intervențiile în gradul de ocupare al locurilor de muncă sunt luate prin colaborarea tuturor părților implicate, având în vedere interesul și bunăstarea angajaților, nu doar a angajatorilor. De aceea, trebuie să ne asigurăm că valorile democratice pe care le promovăm în toată lumea trebuie să fie respectate și la locul de muncă, prin asigurarea de măsuri reale privind drepturile de informare, consultare și participare ale lucrătorilor în întreprinderi europene.Luna trecută am votat în acest plen cu privire la directiva salariilor minime și consider că este esențial ca lucrătorii să aibă dreptul de a fi consultați și informați cu privire la remunerația pentru munca pe care o depun. Vin din România, o țară din care aproape o cincime din populația în vârstă de muncă a emigrat. Acum, mai mult ca niciodată, trebuie să înțelegem că lucrătorii europeni sunt o resursă inestimabilă și că aceștia trebuie să fie respectați!
2021/12/16
Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (B9-0593/2021, B9-0594/2021, B9-0595/2021, B9-0596/2021, B9-0597/2021, B9-0598/2021)

Am avut numeroase dezbateri în Parlamentul European cu privire la atitudinea și acțiunile Rusiei din ultimii ani. Relațiile noastre cu Putin s-au deteriorat considerabil. Este momentul să regândim întreaga noastră abordare strategică cu privire la Rusia și să vorbim despre o reformare fundamentală a întregii politici externe a UE.Discursurile fără fond nu ne servesc. Este momentul să devenim credibili în ochii cetățenilor noștri și să demonstrăm că Uniunea Europeană este capabilă să ia decizii concrete și să treacă la acțiuni coordonate pentru a-și asigura securitatea și stabilitatea în regiune. Este cazul să descurajăm amenințările hibride rusești în statele noastre, să limităm interferențele Rusiei în treburile europene și în cele ale vecinătății noastre imediate.De asemenea, trebuie să regândim strategia noastră energetică în Europa și modul în care putem să ne sporim independența față de energia și materiile prime furnizate de Rusia. Rusia și Ucraina trebuie să își detensioneze relațiile, iar Putin trebuie să urmărească canalele diplomatice consacrate și să își respecte angajamentele internaționale privind transparența activităților militare.
2021/12/16
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)

După mai bine de 20 de ani de la intrarea în vigoare a Directivei privind comerțul electronic, este timpul pentru un nou pachet legislativ care să reglementeze piața online. Domeniul digital a evoluat și continuă să evolueze cu o viteză uluitoare și, deși beneficiile acestei evoluții alerte sunt incontestabile, trebuie să fim conștienți de provocările și riscurile pe care aceasta le poate aduce.De aceea, am votat pentru o legislație europeană adaptată zilelor noastre și care să protejeze drepturile fundamentale ale cetățenilor europeni.În primul rând, trebuie să luptăm pentru combaterea conținutului ilegal din mediul online și pentru apărarea cetățenilor care ajung victime ale infracționalității realizate prin mijloace digitale, punând un mare accent pe protejarea categoriilor vulnerabile, cum ar fi copiii. În acest sens, trebuie întotdeauna să ne ghidăm după principiul conform căruia ce este ilegal offline, trebuie să fie ilegal și online.În al doilea rând, printre multele aspecte ale acestui regulament, de mare importanță sunt aspectele ce țin transparența și răspunderea de care trebuie să dea dovadă marii furnizori de servicii digitale. Avem în lume companii furnizoare de servicii digitale care au capitalizări pe piață mai mari decât PIB-ul multor țări europene și care au dobândit puteri de autoreglementare prea mari pentru entități private. Trebuie să ne asigurăm că regulile sunt respectate și de către cei mai puternici!De asemenea, foarte important este să garantăm protecția cetățenilor europeni împotriva dezinformării de pe platformele online. Această armă a dezinformării este folosită prin intermediul platformelor digitale de către actori statali care au ca scop destabilizarea proiectului european. Este momentul ca Uniunea Europeană să dea un răspuns pe măsură, iar Actul privind serviciile digitale este esențial în acest sens.Criza provocată de pandemia de COVID-19 ne-a demonstrat tuturor dependența economică și socială de tehnologiile digitale. Uniunea Europeană are obligația să devină un lider mondial pregătit pentru era digitală!
2022/01/20
Shrinking space for civil society in Europe (A9-0032/2022 - Anna Júlia Donáth)

Criza și războiul generate de Rusia demonstrează că nu putem lua de-a gata ordinea mondială existentă și nici pacea în Europa. Valorile noastre democratice, precum și drepturile fundamentale necesită un efort susținut din partea UE, din partea statelor membre și, mai ales, din partea societății civile.Freedom House, într-un studiu din 2022, constată că libertatea globală este în scădere constantă în ultimii 16 ani. Aceasta a scăzut nu numai din cauza ascensiunii puterilor autoritare, ci și din cauza tendinței către populism și naționalism în democrațiile liberale de lungă durată.Libertatea de gândire, de exprimare și libertatea de asociere reprezintă baza unei societăți democratice și pluraliste, permițând cetățenilor să acționeze împreună și să contribuie la buna funcționare a vieții politice.Din păcate, problemele cu care se confruntă societățile noastre astăzi nu au început și nu se termină cu Putin și ne vom confrunta cu provocări foarte grave dacă instituțiile europene nu vor acoperi lacunele și discrepanțele existente la nivel național pentru acțiunea neîngrădită a societății civile.Trebuie să soluționăm provocările cu care se confruntă actorii societății civile din întreaga Uniune.
2022/03/08
Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (A9-0022/2022 - Sandra Kalniete)

Războiul nu se mai duce doar pe front. Astăzi, el se duce si cu arme cibernetice, cu manipularea informației, cu dezinformare si cu tactici de ingerință externa. Rusia le orchestrează cu măiestrie.Toate aceste atacuri fac parte dintr-o strategie de război hibrid și încalcă dreptul internațional. Ele induc în eroare și înșală cetățenii, generează dezbinare, divizează și exploatează vulnerabilitățile societăților. Dezinformarea si ingerințele externe reprezintă amenințări grave la adresa securității și suveranității UE.Acum, in contextul invadării Ucrainei de către Rusia, orice atac hibrid in Europa reprezintă un atac direct la adresa NATO. Mai mult decât atât, date concrete arata ca începând cu 2015, din 13.500 de cazuri de dezinformare pro-Kremlin demontate de UE, 40 % vizau strict Ucraina.Recomand Statelor Membre sa nu ezite in promova campanii ample de informare si sensibilizare publica pentru a combate dezinformarea.Comisia Europeana trebuie sa finanțeze crearea de instrumente prin care sa demaște știrile false, facilitând accesul cetățenilor la obiectivitate mediatica si permițând-le sa raporteze ei înșiși informațiile false.De asemenea, UE trebui să își consolideze securitatea cibernetică, să instituie un regim de sancțiuni împotriva dezinformării și să interzică finanțarea externă a partidelor politice europene.Războiul hibrid merge mai departe decât războiul clasic. Sa fim pregătiți.
2022/03/09
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (A9-0040/2022 - Helmut Geuking)

Pandemia de COVID19 ne-a zdruncinat puternic, dar nu ne-a învins.Cifrele arată crunt: 6,1 milioane de europeni rămași fără un loc de muncă în 2020, șomajul de 17% în rândul tinerilor.Însă instrumentele și mecanismele europene luptă în continuare pentru combaterea pandemiei și redresarea economiilor noastre. Iar acum este momentul schimbărilor structurale profunde și al politicilor publice mature și responsabile.Ce soluții sunt necesare unei Europe democratice sănătoase, performante și reziliente economic?Locuri de muncă stabile și de calitate. Condiții de muncă decente. Inegalități reduse pe piața muncii. Un venit minim garantat. Acces la asistență medicală de calitate. Investiții în educație și în formare. Infrastructură. Tineri activi și implicați. Copii care își pot atinge întregul potențial.De aceea, pachetul semestrului european trebuie să fie congruent cu Planurile Naționale de Redresare și Reziliență ale statelor membre și să reflecte o bună sinergie între măsurile aplicate politicilor economice și celor sociale.Economiile, întreprinderile și familiile noastre au nevoie de un angajament politic solid și de măsuri puse în aplicare în mod responsabil. Este alegerea noastră și a decidenților noștri politici în ce direcție vrem să reconstruim economiile europene.
2022/03/10
The Schengen evaluation mechanism (A9-0054/2022 - Sara Skyttedal)

Deși am votat, bineînțeles, pentru acest raport, l-am citit cu o oarecare reținere. Și asta pentru că acesta face referire la statele membre, iar României îi este blocată aderarea la spațiul Schengen, deși este pregătită din 2011.Cei peste 20 de milioane de cetățeni români sunt nevoiți încă, atunci când călătoresc, să stea la cozi, uneori kilometrice.Sunt peste 10 ani în care așteptăm în fața unei uși întredeschise. Noi suntem cetățeni europeni, dar stăm la coadă la frontiera UE?
2022/04/07
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (A9-0288/2023 - Siegfried Mureşan, Nils Ušakovs)

Bugetul UE trebuie să reflecte valorile și principiile Europei, inclusiv când este vorba despre fondurile de dezvoltare internațională și de asistență umanitară. Acest Parlament trebuie să condamne în termenii cei mai clari și duri atacurile teroriste orchestrate de Hamas împotriva cetățenilor israelieni. Atacurile la viețile civililor sunt întotdeauna o acțiune josnică, iar terorismul nu poate fi nicidecum justificat.În aceste momente de tensiune, să ne amintim că dreptul internațional umanitar trebuie să guverneze orice conflict și că ambele părți trebuie să ia măsurile necesare astfel încât vărsarea de sânge civil să fie evitată. De asemenea, coridoarele de ajutor umanitar cu livrări de alimente, apă și medicamente trebuie să fie în continuare permise în locurile afectate de conflict.Uniunea Europeană trebuie să continue să promoveze dialogul politic și diplomatic, precum și dezescaladarea tensiunilor din Orientul Mijlociu.
2023/10/18

Written questions (96)

Austria’s discriminatory indexation of family benefits and family tax relief for children residing in another EU Member State
2019/11/20
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Respect for human rights in the self-proclaimed autonomous region of Transnistria
2019/11/20
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Non-compliance by Serbia with bilateral agreement on protection of national minorities
2020/01/28
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Motorway construction in Romania
2020/01/30
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Impact of Brexit on the situation of Romanian and other European citizens on the UK labour market
2020/01/30
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Funding for the strengthening of buildings at risk of earthquake damage
2020/02/06
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Situation of children working in Congo cobalt mines
2020/02/21
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2021-2027 common agricultural policy
2020/03/05
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COVID-19 crisis – the situation of asylum seekers on the Greek islands
2020/03/16
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M6 underground line in Bucharest (Gara de Nord to Henri Coandă Airport, Otopeni)
2020/03/21
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Impact of coronavirus pandemic on employment market
2020/03/31
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Specific recommendations made by the Commission to Romania on tackling the coronavirus outbreak in the country
2020/03/31
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Effect of coronavirus pandemic on the tourism sector
2020/03/31
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Food stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic
2020/03/31
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Effect of coronavirus pandemic on health workers
2020/04/09
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Increase in domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic
2020/04/09
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The need to bring pharmaceutical production back to Europe
2020/04/24
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Workplace fatalities
2020/04/29
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Protecting the mental health of medical staff in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
2020/04/29
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Distance learning
2020/10/13
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Situation of Romanian citizens stuck at the British/French border
2020/12/24
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Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Delegated Act on Climate Adaptation and Mitigation – risk of sustainable investment distortions in the EU aluminium value chain
2021/02/02
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Clarifications regarding discrimination between European citizens seeking employment in the UK
2021/02/02
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Belarusian state-sponsored air piracy and terrorism
2021/05/25
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Protection of LGV drivers in parking areas and in transit
2021/06/03
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Serbia and respect for the rights of national minorities
2021/07/21
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Afghanistan and disinformation campaigns in Europe
2021/09/28
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EU funding attracted by Romania under the 2014-2020 MFF
2021/09/29
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Conditions for an economic activity qualifying as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation
2021/10/11
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Disparities regarding access to health and healthcare services
2021/10/12
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Assessment of the Nord Stream 2 investment arbitration case against the EU based on the Energy Charter Treaty
2021/10/20
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Crimes against humanity and war crimes in Libya
2021/10/21
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Energy crisis
2021/10/26
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Member States stepping up efforts to counter foreign interference and disinformation
2021/11/25
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Need for a coordinated EU approach to tackling disinformation, foreign interference and hybrid threats in the EU
2021/11/25
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Education, critical thinking, media and digital literacy initiatives as a means of tackling disinformation and foreign interference
2021/11/25
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Support for remembrance projects and the Platform of European Memory and Conscience
2021/12/14
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Collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
2022/01/08
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Monitoring human rights in the Transnistrian region
2022/02/08
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Major differences between EU countries as regards the availability of EMA-approved medicines
2022/02/08
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Romanian accession to the Euro area
2022/03/04
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Romanian accession to the Schengen area
2022/03/04
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Funding for households to offset increased energy prices
2022/03/04
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Accession of Moldova to the European Union
2022/03/04
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Food security
2022/03/15
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Cost of Green Deal in terms of jobs
2022/03/22
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Mass-media în R. Moldova
2022/04/25
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European agriculture in the new reality of the war in Ukraine
2022/04/25
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Capacity for ensuring the supply of gas to the Member States
2022/04/28
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Gazprom cuts off the gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria
2022/05/16
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Recognition of the professional qualifications of Ukrainian refugees
2022/05/16
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Towards a European minimum pension?
2022/06/01
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Combating energy poverty in Romania
2022/06/01
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Covert financing of EU political parties
2022/06/01
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Accessibility for people with disabilities
2022/06/03
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Solar energy production in the European Union
2022/07/06
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Coal production in the context of the energy crisis
2022/07/06
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Protecting passengers against recent flight disruptions in Europe
2022/07/15
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Tense situation regarding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
2022/09/13
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Situation of those in default on mortgage loans
2022/09/14
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Availability of raw materials and geopolitical aspects of the Green Deal
2022/10/17
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Large-scale pro-Russian disinformation operations online on Twitter and Facebook
2022/10/19
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Illegal logging
2022/11/22
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The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area
2022/12/06
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CJEU proceedings for infringement of Romania’s right to be part of the Schengen area
2022/12/13
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The Council’s violation of European treaties and fundamental rights as a result of the veto by the Netherlands and Austria against the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria
2023/02/01
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How the Commission is holding Romania accountable for overcoming child poverty and how the implementation of the Child Guarantee is being monitored at a national level?
2023/02/01
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Better combating human trafficking in Romania – a European perspective
2023/02/01
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Protecting the rights of the Romanian community in Ukraine
2023/02/14
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Dredging work on the Danube
2023/03/01
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Law on ‘transparency of foreign influence’ in Georgia
2023/03/09
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Fighting child poverty: the implementation and monitoring of the Child Guarantee in Romania
2023/03/09
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Collapse of financial institutions and impact on the European Union
2023/03/21
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Short-term measures to secure affordable and sustainable energy in Romania
2023/03/23
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A short and medium-term response to Europe's energy crisis
2023/03/23
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Compensation for Romanian farmers
2023/03/24
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EU funding for Moldova – what happens next?
2023/04/04
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Position of Europe regarding abandonment of petrodollars
2023/04/11
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EU financial support to be expected for the Republic of Moldova
2023/04/25
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Early school leaving in Romania
2023/06/19
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Stage reached in projects financed through POT 2021-2027
2023/07/17
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Request for an investigation into Austria’s flouting of the EU sanctions against Russia
2023/08/09
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Countering disinformation surrounding the European Parliament elections
2023/10/12
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The consequences of a ‘dry out’ situation in the energy market
2023/10/23
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Energy security in the context of the Balticconnector case
2023/10/23
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Hungarian-Russian relations in the context of the war of aggression in Ukraine
2023/10/23
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Terrorist threats in the context of new refugee crises
2023/11/08
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Clarification on controls at internal air and maritime borders between Bulgaria and Romania, starting from 31 March 2024
2024/01/17
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Sexual abuse using deepfakes
2024/02/12
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Use of deepfakes in the EU’s electoral processes
2024/02/12
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Artificial intelligence and algorithm bias in recruitment tools
2024/02/12
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More support for Romanian SMEs and business development
2024/02/23
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Support for Romanian industry
2024/02/23
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Combating illegal immigration at the EU borders
2024/04/03
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Reducing the fragmentation of the European defence industry
2024/04/03
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Promoting educational content on social media platforms in Europe
2024/04/03
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Individual motions (1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on European Optimism Day
2020/03/05
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Amendments (364)

Amendment 24 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar and honey that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry orcommon wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2022 and1, 2022, 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry orcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1) or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, point b.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry andcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar, refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Social Climate Fund,
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
– having regard to the European Year of Skills 2023,
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled “Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030”,
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas a just transition should involveenable and seizinge the opportunity to create quality jobs with decent working conditions, tackle discrimination at work and raise labourcompetitive labour market standards;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas some sectors where job opportunities are expected to emerge in the transition to low carbon neutral economies remain highly male-dominated;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-joblabour market transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforce;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the prosperity of workers and societies must be ensured in the transition to a low-carbon economy; wheares in this shift, some jobs are expected to be made redundant, which will impact on communities; whereas workers will need training, new employment opportunities and may have to relocate; whereas entire regions and industries dependent on fossil fuels will have to be redesigned by 2050;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas there is a lack of comprehensive scientific evaluation1a of the social consequences of climate change and the social impacts of adaptation measures; whereas the importance of addressing the social impacts is acknowledged, the awareness of the potential impacts has not yet been translated into specific policy measures; _________________ 1a Monitoring and evaluation of national adaptation policies throughout the policy cycle — European Environment Agency (europa.eu)
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas apart from ensuring that sufficient labour market entrants acquire the skills needed for the economy of the future, another challenge lies in the need to up and reskill workers, in particular to meet current and evolving labour market needs; whereas this can be difficult for older workers and especially for low- skilled workers, as it may be challenging for them to ‘skill up’ and compete for new jobs; whereas as there is also a spatial challenge in that jobs in the low-carbon economy may be created in locations very different from those suffering job losses. Education and training efforts therefore need to be linked with a just transition policy. Disadvantaged workers and communities will need targeted assistance to ensure they are not left behind.
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas more investment is needed in professional education and up and reskilling; whereas employers know best the workforce, skills and competences they need; whereas the importance to match these needs with people's aspirations and to strengthen Europe's growth;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas having a skilled workforce that are aligned with the demands of the labour market contributes to sustainable growth, leads to more innovation and improves companies' competitiveness;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas the green transition requires significant investments in reskilling and upskilling to equip the workers with the technical (specific to each occupation) and core (soft) skills required; whereas skills gaps and labour market shortages are almost inevitable whenever any new product or service appears, and the green and digital economy is no exception;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas learning or improving certain core skills is likely to be of greater relevance for a person’s employability than skills and competences that are highly specific to certain occupations or technologies; whereas competencies in literacy and numeracy, as well as in decision-making, teamwork and communication, are critical in that they affect people’s ability to function well in teams, thus enhancing their adaptability and their occupational mobility;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)
Dh. whereas the green and digital transitions, technological change, supply- chain transformations and changing consumer expectations are all generating demand for new jobs and skills across industries and regions and they are opening new opportunities for workers, employers and the EU economy; whereas these positive drivers are offset by growing geo-economics tensions and high inflation leading to a cost-of-living crisis;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D i (new)
Di. whereas targeted training by well- equipped teachers and trainers is essential;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the participation of workers and workers representatives, including trade unions in the governance of the transition and the anticipation and social management of change is a prerequisite for a fair, inclusive and successful transition;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the administrative and technical capacity of different stakeholders needs to be built; whereas the Member States still face many challenges in effectively managing and implementing the EU funds at local level, or in assessing the various impacts of climate policies;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Green and digital economy opportunities for tha competitive labour market
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societeconomies and economsocieties generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green, competitive and sustainable jobs in virtually allmost sectors;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable and growth enhancing economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming being moresome of which may be more labour- intensive than the activities they replace whereas others may be less labour- intensive than the activities they replace;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming being more labour-intensive and requiring higher level skills than the activities they replace;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the green and digital transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannotEuropean, national, regional and local quality jobs with decent working conditions which are difficult to be offshored, which wouldand that will contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and, resilience, and competitiveness;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and, resilience and work opportunities;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelineWelcomes the ongoing work on international level by the OECD and the ILO on greening jobs and skills; Calls on the European and national social partners to discuss working conditions oin what constitutes a green job, based on its potential fthe economic sectors involved in the green transition, considering the sectors potential to enable a more greening the and digital economy, itsand contribution to people’s health and wellbeing and decent working conditions;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to help companies, in particular SMEs (small and medium enterprises), to address skills shortages in the EU and to promote a mindset of reskilling and upskilling, helping people to get the right skills for quality jobs;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the regulatory burden on EU employers and its possible negative impact on competitiveness, growth and quality job creation in the context of the green and digital transitions; continues to support the ‘one in, one out’ principle and calls on the Commission to develop a more ambitious Better Regulation agenda, which should lead to a reduced regulatory burden for EU employers;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030’ aiming to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements by 25 % for each of the green, digital and economic thematic areas, and the Commission’s presentation of a proposal for achieving this by autumn 2023; calls on the Commission to demonstrate this commitment swiftly, thereby improving the competitiveness of all undertakings in the EU, including small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), and enhancing the basic conditions for social justice and prosperity; recalls that SMEs are the backbone of our social cohesion;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 159 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the green transition of the joband digital transitions and impact on labour markets should go hand in hand with upwardincreased economic growth and upward social convergence towards better working conditions and attractive and competitive career paths;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements; underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria in public procurement; calls to revise the Public Procurement Directive to ensure that benefiting companies supprecipients of EU funding should respect applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law ort collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high- quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay and trainingagreements;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to enforce the social clause in the existing EU Public Procurement Directive and recalls that according to this directive, it is necessary for economic operators involved in public contracts to comply with all applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law or collective agreements, or by applicable international environmental, social or labour law provisions, including respect for freedom of association, the right to organise and collective bargaining; recalls, in addition, that according to this directive, it is possible for Member States to exclude from participation in a procurement procedure economic operators that have been sentenced for not respecting existing legislation and collective agreements or for being in breach of their obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions; notes the relevance of reinforcing the selection of sustainability criteria to promote the best use of public spending, quality employment and social inclusion; calls on the Member States to make sure their judicial systems have sufficient capacity to exercise their authority and address primary contractors and subcontractors of joint liability who have repeatedly engaged in unfair competition, tax fraud or tax evasion; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure compliance with and monitoring and enforcement of the Public Procurement Directive;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should takestrategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 highlights the need to modernise and simplify EU occupational safety and health rules in the context of the green and digital transitions, taking into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation;such as increased ambient temperature, air pollution and extreme weather.
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy; highlights the importance of the equal treatment and economic opportunities for women in context of climate change;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 208 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Skills and competences for a just transition set for the future
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills and competences needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to address skills mismatches and labour- market shortages, and make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition and that training and education programs are aligned with the needs of the economy and the society of the future;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 221 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make ensure that the labour market is ready for the green transition;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Warmly welcomes the European Year of Skills and the opportunities it provides to promote reskilling and upskilling, in particular the context of seizing the opportunities of the green and digital transition;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 228 #

2022/2170(INI)

10b. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act aiming to enhance skills for quality job creation, including the creation of European Net Zero Industry Academies and recognition of professional qualification;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 229 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Emphasises that effective training depends on the availability of teachers and trainers with current knowledge on sustainable and green economy, energy efficiency and green and digital technologies; highlights that their role is critical in promoting the right skills and competences for both the younger and older generations of workers and appropriate reskilling and upskilling training for the persons affected by the green transition; stresses that the education and training of such teachers and trainers should therefore be a top priority in any skills response strategy at European, national, regional and local levels;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 237 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that every worker mustshould have an individual right to professional education, employee training and lifelong learning, which should be reflected in allrelevant EU and national environmental policies, as well in company mitigation and adaptation strategies where appropriate; highlights the fact that the right tosuch training should include paid educational leavetake place during working hours;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that education and training institutions need to enhance the relevance of their training in line with the competitive labour market needs and prepare learners, trainers and teachers with the relevant knowledge and skills to be active agents of change in a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and a society for all;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 244 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the crucial role of social dialogue, collective bargaining and social partners in designing national, sectoral and company- specific skills and competences for quality job strategies and training;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of core and cognitive skills and the preparation of the necessary instruments to encourage citizens to consider also their personal development and growth with these skills, such as creative thinking, resilience, flexibility and agility; motivation and self- awareness; curiosity and lifelong learning – in recognition of the importance of workers ability to adapt to disrupted workplaces, self-efficacy, and working with others in teams;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 254 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, digital and environmental competences and skills into training and education systems;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 262 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that training should be of a good enough qualityhigh quality, aligned with the needs of the labour market, and lead to a qualification that is validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparabilitymutual recognition between Member States;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 268 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Public policy coherence to fully develop the job potential of the green and digital transition
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmentalHighlights the importance of science-based policy making and calls on the Commission to ensure diligent and comprehensive impact assessments for all proposed legislation, assessing the socio- economic impact assessment taking intond with due consideration to jobs, skills, competences and working conditions;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a revision of the Energy Union Governance Regulation in order to update the national energy and climate plans with just transition objectives;deleted
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 292 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the importance of the Member States in promoting sectoral social dialogue and collective bargaining, especially in newly emerging green and digital industries, and also in ensuring the inclusion of small and medium-sized businesses; stresses that the Minimum Wage Directive represents a great opportunity to strengthen collective bargaining on wage-setting and the presence of trade unionsocial partners in emerging sectors;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 296 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for an update to Directive 2002/14/EC on informing and consulting employees in the EU in order to include on the Commission to consult social partners and evaluate the possible need for an update of the Directive 2002/14/EC on informationing and consultation rights in transition plans implemented by companies across their operations and value chaining employees in the EU;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 304 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for mandatorythe adoption of just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green and digital transition, negotiated with trade unions and worker representatives;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 313 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the Commission proposal on the economic governance review does not create enough fiscal space for Member States to make the green and social investment at the scale neededsolid enforcement mechanisms to ensure that economic governance rules and, in particular, debt sustainability are followed by Member States, and the lack of building sufficient fiscal buffers, i.e. fiscal space; Calls on Member States to implement structural reforms;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 318 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing wages to taxing wealth in order to incentivise job creation and reduce inequalities;deleted
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Takes note of the legality and advantages of fair and transparent tax competition as a way of improving tax efficiency in and among Member States; calls on the Commission and the Council to coordinate in order to simplify the regulatory burden in tax matters to boost Europe's competitiveness, to create jobs and to improve fiscal fairness; warns against the risks of establishing a wealth tax because of the difficulties in defining the tax base and the enormous and disproportionate bureaucratic effort on tax collection; recalls that the treaties do not provide any legal basis for an EU initiative on this matter; considers that tax authorities shall use their limited resources better than chasing an ill- defined wealth tax;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 330 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behindand resilient national social security schemes, including adequate minimum income support, adequate unemployment benefits and minimum wages protection, combined with job creation measures, active labour markets integration measures, re- and upskilling efforts, in order to ensure that no one is left behind;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 332 #

2022/2170(INI)

23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behind,guarantee the successful transition of each individual through measures that includinge adequate minimum income support, adequate unemployment benefits and minimum wages, ensuring that no one is left behind;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 339 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises the importance of impact investing in providing finance tofacilitating access to funding for public and private companies, and organisations addressing social and, environmental needs with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and job quality; and digital skills and education needs in order to address skills mismatches and labour market shortages with the explicit expectation of quality job creation and sustainable economic growth;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 342 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the opportunities provided by Union funds such as the Just Transition Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the European Social Fund Plus, to support Member States and regions to promote up and reskilling in order to ensure a skilled, resilient and competitive workforce, in particular in the context of the green and digital transitions;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 347 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls for an increased investment in building administrative and technical capacity at local level, through training and the use of technical assistance available under different EU funds;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Recalls that the JTF provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a low-carbon economy of the Union by 2050; takes note of the Commission appropriations for 2024 of EUR 1,486 billion; highlights its importance for addressing the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers and workers affected by the green transition;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 353 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a resilient, competitive and climate-neutral economy;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 366 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large- scale investments in green technologyUnderlines the need to mobilise available money from EU funds and programmes as a first step to strengthen the EU technology base, skills sets and other initiatives to enhance competitiveness;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 372 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for an expansion in size and thematic scope of the Just Transition Fund;deleted
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 382 #

2022/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and spending onaccess to funding to stimulate quality job creation within NextGenerationEU, - the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus and to ensure that the European Parliament remains closely involved;
2023/07/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 9 and 149 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to European Labour Authority Report on Labour Shortages and Surpluses, November 2021;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas recent studies have shown that social inequalities are the biggest concern of people in the EU; whereas high income inequalities can have damaging effects on economic growth and endanger, competitiveness and upward social cohesionnvergence;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas in-work poverty remains a challenge for themany Member States;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas social services remain unevenly and unequally developed across the EU, with scattered competences across administrative and national policy levels, facing underfinancing and a lack of quality standards;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas climate change and environmental destructionthe COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic and social consequences caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have exacerbated already existing inequalities and disproportionately affected the poor and the most vulnerable groups in society;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas rapid increases in energy prices and high inflation across the EU are placing a burden on households and SMEs;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the new digital economy should generate benefits for society as a whole by improving quality of life and working conditions and, preserving as well as creating new employment opportunities;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 Ukraine poses multiple new economic, social and geopolitical challenges to the EU economy and society, other, longer- standing social challenges such as poverty, social exclusion and inequalities continue to grow and must be tackled with appropriate actions by the Member States; stresses that anticipating and better adapting the society to the labour market leads to more resilient economies in view of future economy shocks which require active labour market policies, continuous upskilling and reskilling of workers and strong social protection systems;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the Commission’s and the Member States' ambition of further strengthening coordinated EU and national policy responses to mitigate in the short term the burden that high energy prices, inflation, supply-chain disruptions, rising debt levels and the increased cost of borrowing are placing on European households and businesses; highlights the fact that social, economic and structural investment iss are essential to allow forenable sustainable growtheconomic growth and a highly competitive social market economy in the medium and long term and that national welfare systems have an essential stabilisationupport function;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that public services are pillars of democracy and a bulwark against populism, ensure core democratic values including respect for fundamental and human rights and play a crucial role in overcoming crises; recalls for the revision of the legal fthat social inclusion services often serve as an entry point into the national social protection system and therefore, vulnerable people with no or limited access to targeted social services have their access to other important public services, such as healthcare or training, negatively impacted; calls for the Commission to consider the possibility of a revision of the EU Quality Framework for services of general economic interest to ensure that households in need ha(SGI) to help support the Member States to improve access to good- quality essential services, particularly housing,such as energy, transport, water, the internet and sasanitation, financial services and digital communitcations;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Supports a more democratic European Semester process, with Parliament strongly involved in setting economic and social policy priorities as well as in the taking of economic governance decisions, especially those with a strong social dimension; calls on the Commission; to considers that the Europea how to strengthen Sdemester process should follow the community method and be agreed between the Council and Parliamentocratic decision-making in the context of the European Semester process;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the need to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens for companies, especially for SMEs and start- ups, while maintaining the highest standards for consumers, workers, health and environmental protection;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Supports a shift towards a sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth model, strengthening the sustainable developmentcompetitiveness and resilience of the EU’s economy and, with special attention for SMEs as the backbone of our economy, and a competitiveness check; the full implementation of the EPSR, including its relevant headline targets for 2030, a social progress protocol and promoting future- oriented investments focused on the just green and digital transitions, with a strong social dimension, including gender equality;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the revised European Semester process, with a broader scope and enhanced multilateral surveillance to take into account the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, with a broader scope and enhanced multilateral surveillance; the European Semester will complement the implementation of Europe’s Recovery Plan, reforms and investments through the national Recovery and Resilience Plans, Europe’s clean energy transition through REPowerEU, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the new dual function of the national reform programmes (NRPs); reminds the 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 io promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience, crisis preparedness, adjustment capacity and growth potential of the Member States, by mitigating the social and economic impact of that crisis, in particular on women, by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR through their national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), as well as their commitment to contribute to upward economic and social convergence, restoring and promoting sustainable growth and the integration of the economies of the Union, fostering high quality empleoyment creation, at EU and natnd contributing to the strategic autonomy of the Union al levels in order to reduce inequalities; ongside an open economy and generating European added value;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Reminds that the European Semester should further integrate the principles of the EPSR, with particular attention to be given to principle no 11 regarding childcare and support to children; the availability of affordable, accessible and quality services such as early childhood education and care, out- of-school care, education, training, health, as well as access to adequate housing and healthy nutrition are necessary conditions for ensuring equal opportunities, fighting poverty and social exclusion; addressing child poverty requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national levels; reiterates that Member States should spend more than 5% of their allocated ESF+ funds on fighting child poverty and promoting children’s well- being;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Is concerned of the reported labour shortages in many occupations, in particular those related to STEM qualifications and healthcare; highlights that these shortages are mainly due to underlying structural developments in the European economy and society and stresses the need to strengthen EU education programs while at the same time aligning training and education with the needs of the economy and the society of the future, supporting employees and teachers to train the right skills, as well as investments in the digital infrastructure; highlights in this regard that a significant part of the funds provided by the Recovery and Resilience Facility should be spent on upskilling and lifelong learning;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the constraints imposed by the stability and convergence programmes mighNotes that the rules of the stability and convergence programmes aim to prevent the emergence or exacerbation of fiscal difficulties of the Member States and ensure sound fiscal health; underlines that the rules should not hinder the proper implementation of severalthe principles of the EPSR;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to present a regulation on a social convergence framework, establishing a new mechanism to monitor social concommunication setting out the orientations for a reformed EU economic govergenance risks, prevent other policy actions or economic shocks from having negative social spillover effects on upward social convergence, detect potential setbacks for the proper implementation of the EPSR and establish mandatory social targets to be achieved; believes that social diframework1a; _________________ 1a Commission communication of 9 November 2022 on orientations for a reform of the EU economic govergenance risks should be included in the country-specific recommendations and taken into account when defining fiscal adjustment paths; framework (COM(2022)0583), https://economy- finance.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022- 11/com_2022_583_1_en.pdf
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights the high level of regulatory burden on European employers and its negative impact on competitiveness, growth and quality job creation; continues to support the ‘One In, One Out’ principle and calls on the Commission to develop a more ambitious Better Regulation agenda, which should lead to a reduction of the regulatory burden for European employers of at least 20%;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Underlines the importance to strengthen the competiveness of European economies and develop the right skills set for the future, in order to keep up with the demands of a modern labour market; highlights the need to reform and update education and training systems to adapt to the qualifications of workers to the requirements of the labour market, including the green and digital transitions, and to make Europe the entrepreneurial hotspot in the world;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of better assessing the distributional impactimpact on competitiveness, economic growth and upward social governance 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 contributesreminds Member States of the requirements to include in the NRPs an explanation of how the measures are expected to contribute to gender equality and equal opportunities for all and the mainstreaming of those objectives; points out that economic growth and sound fiscal policies are prerequisites to sustainable labour markets, job creation and to reducing inequalities;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the revised social scoreboard doesmay not propersufficiently cover the 20 EPSR principles; calls, therefore, for the Commission to assess whether a further revision and improvement of the social scoreboard and the inclusis necessary, including the addition of relevant indicators to identify social divergences through a dynamic assessment; draws attention to the importance of including indicators that fully reflect the trends in and causes of inequality, such as indicators on good- quality employment, wealth distribution, access to good-quality public services, adequate pensions, minimum income schemes, occupational diseases (including mental healthequal opportunities, fair working conditions) and unemployment benefits, as well as indicators measuring the social impact of environmental degradation and climate changesocial protection and inclusion; reminds the Commission that the ‘at risk of poverty or social exclusion’ (AROPE) indicator does notmay not sufficiently capture the wider and more complex causes of inequalities;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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, with the objective to facilitate economic surveillance and to ensure equal treatment; points out that the Member States' cyclical expenditure for unemployment as well as other social expenditure and investment required tomust comply with NRRP milestones must be excluded from excessive-deficit calculations in order to increasthe European economic governance framework and the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact; calls on the Member states to ensure 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;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the current economic landscape, forecasts for the near future and the impact that wage increases below 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’sWelcomes the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2023 and notes that despite the current economic shock caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, GDP growth in the EU remained robust in the first half of 2022 and stayed positive in the third quarter with unemployment reaching a record low and employment a record high; notes the forecasts that EU GDP growth will slow from 3.3 % in 2022 to only 0.3 % in 2023, but picking up to 1.6 % in 20242a; is concerned of the impact of the high inflation on wages and on living standards in the EU; calls on the Member States to rapidly implement the provisions established in the Minimum Wages Directive1 , so that Member States with statutory minimum wages establish necessary procedures for setting and updating minimum statutory minimum wages, where Member States may use indicative reference values commonly used at international level such 60 % of a gross median salary orwage and 50 % of the gross average; calls on the Commission to monitor the state of play in relation to minimum wages and ensure that low-, and/or indicative reference values used at national level; calls on the Member States to ensure that adequate minimum wages, with aim to achieve a decendt salaries, and particularly minimum wages, reflect the soaring cost of livingtandard of living, reducing in- work poverty as well as promoting social cohesion and upward social convergence, and reducing the gender pay gap; _________________ 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. 2a Commission Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2023
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 thunderlines that the general objective is to contribute to a social fair transition towards climate unequal impact of climate change and environmental degradation on different income groupsutrality that leaves no one behind; highlights the urgeimportancye of adopting instruments that enableing 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 policieso support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users, especially those in energy poverty or mobility poverty; insists that social and environmental policies and objectives must be integrated on an equal footing with the economic ones;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to lay the foundations for the development of greeMember States to invest in social protection schemes2 at national level with EU funding support, in order to strengthen social resilience against the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation by addressing the side effects of green policies on jobs and living conditions; points out that these schemes should include the following aspects: _________________ 2 https://www.social- protection.org/gimi/RessourcePDF.action ?ressource.ressourceId=57240.nd promote quality jobs and decent working conditions;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point a
a) social health protection for people affected by events associated with climate change;deleted
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 168 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point b
b) unemployment protection complemented by active labour policies for workers who lose working hours or their jobs owing to extreme climate conditions or related events, or who are laid off as a result of the closure of carbon-intensive industries;deleted
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 169 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point c
c) public works programmes that provide cash or in-kind support and contribute to rehabilitating assets and infrastructure while enhancing workers’ skills and employability;deleted
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point d
d) social assistance benefits for people affected by climate shocks, supporting their income and food security;eleted
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e
e) employment guarantee schemes that create new opportunities for communities that can no longer earn their livelihood through their previous activities owing to environmental protection measures;deleted
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 181 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to propose a new directive on mental health, toLooks forward to the Commission’s forthcoming comprehensive approach to mental health in response to the European Parliament own-initiative report on mental health in the Digital World of Work, and underlines it needs to address matters related to the prevention and management of the psychosocial risks at work and ensure the well-being of workers;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 187 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that, with the working- age population shrinking, policies that bring more people into the labour market are essential; Member States should identify specific measures in the workforce demography while facilitating youth employment and pre-retirement transition, together with the transfer of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next one;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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, and that while 45 % of adult workers acknowledge they need new knowledge and skills to work with digital technology, only one in four took part in digital skills training in 2020-2021, which could hinder the digital transition; calls on the Commission to present proposals and coordinatecoordinate European and national 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.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 192 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Is concerned about the high number of early school leavers, in risk of later being converted into unemployment and fuelling the cycle of generational poverty as, in 2021, 11.4 % of young men and 7.9 % of young women in the EU were early leavers from education and training7a; calls on the Commission to coordinate together with Member States, civil society and relevant stakeholders the implementation of appropriate solutions to keep children and young people in school; _________________ 7a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/edat_lfse_14/default/table?lang=en
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 195 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 interventions;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 203 #

2022/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU industrial strategyUrges the Commission to develop an EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs; one of the objectives of this strategy should be to ensure that the jobs of tomorrow are not only green and digital, but above all decent, well paid and based onwith good working conditions, with health and safety at work, robust social protection and; Member States should also ensure robust national social protection systems and ensure that work-place policies are inclusive and respecting gender equality; calls also for iton European employers to ensure that peopletheir employees are adequately remunerated, in line with their qualifications and certified competences;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the social and economic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, and more generally the uncertain economic outlookre affecting the post- pandemic economic recovery of the EU and require a strong response for people, families, workers and businesses; highlights in that regard the crucial role of Union funds and financial instruments, including the Next Generation EU with the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which complement the action by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as the key driver for strengthening the social dimension of the Union and ensuring a socially sustainable, just, inclusive and non-discriminatory recovery in line with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF); welcomes the triggering of the Temporary Protection Directive with regard to persons fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking refuge on the territory of the Union, and calls for continuing funding for its implementation; calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive by Member States and to provide the relevant guidance to facilitate the implementation;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce with decent working conditions, adequate social protection, gender-balanced opportunities, while reducing poverty and increaseing upward social convergence in a time of unprecedented and cumulated crises so that no one is left behind; stresses that factors such as supply chain disruption, high energy prices, rising inflation and continued pressure on essential services have exacerbated social and economic inequalities and worsened the living and working conditions, as well as the mental health, of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities; takes note of the Commission’s intention to come up with an amending letter this autumn with regards to the budgetary consequences of the war in Ukraine and the RePowerEU initiative; stresses in that regard the importance of taking into account the socio-economic implications of the war and recommends that the potential of supplementing ESF+ funding be analysed;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, to strengthen the competitiveness of our economies, as well as to further develop resilient social systems around the Union; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies, and life-long learning policies, to strengthen education and training programs that keep up with the demands of a modern labour market and to address the demographic challenge, and on the need for unemployment prevention mechanisms and professional reconversion tools to be made available to workers in order to sustainably support the green and digital transition; insists on the importance of investing in social inclusion and support measures for children and young people; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, the unemployed, and people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine, is paramount;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 16,7129 billion in 2023 to ESF+; insists that ESF+ must play a key role in supporting Member States to achieve high employment levels, adequate social protection and a skilled, competitive and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. RUnderlines the need for policymakers at both EU and national level to facilitate and support young people (re-) entering and staying in the labour market, accessing good quality housing, and completing their educational trajectory and developing skills, including digital and green economy skills; recalls the obligation by Member States with rate of young people who of 15 to 20 yeares not in employment, education or training that is higher than the Union average to allocate at least 12,5 % of their ESF+ resources to implement the Youth Guarantee; calls on Member States to make the best use of the Employment and Social Innovation strand (EaSI) of ESF+ for investment in social innovation and for stimulating labour mobility; takes note of the late start of EaSI in 2021 and the reduced budget for 2023 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, and expects that it will reach its full working regime in 2024; stresses the importance of following up the European Year of Youth 2022 with concrete actions and policies for social inclusion and employment measures for young people; recalls that the Commission should report on a regular basis on the implementation of the Council recommendations establishing a European Child Guarantee and reinforcing a Youth Guarantee;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Member States with a level of child poverty above the Union average should use at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to address that issue, whereas all other Member States must allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions to combat child poverty and support the effective implementation of the Child Guarantee;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2022/0212(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the important role of available budget lines to provide financial support in areas of social policy, including social dialogue, to maintain, develop and improve the capacity of national social partners; is concerned of the reported difficulties of some social partners and European Works Councils with accessing financial support provided by the European Commission and stresses the urgent need to facilitate the application procedure and reduce all administrative burdens to access EU funding;
2022/07/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the RRF created an unprecedented structure adapted to addressing the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, society and institutions and is positively contributing to the EU’s recovery and resilience, including economic growth, cohesion, jobs, productivity, competitiveness, research, development and innovation, and a well-functioning internal market with robust small and medium enterprises SMEs;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a large number of reforms and investments aim to improve territorial infrastructure and services provided at local level; whereas these measures can also boost the local economy, national competitiveness and institutional resilience;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the importance of local and regional involvement in implementing the national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs); whereas local and regional authorities are responsible for one third of all public expenditure and more than half of public investment in the EU1a, a large portion of which is in policy areas that are key for the RRF; _________________ 1a OECD, Key data on Local and Regional Governments in the European Union (brochure), 2018. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/regional/EU-Local- government-key-data.pdf
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has already left many people jobless or in precarious employmentunemployed and young people are particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis in terms of employment, education, training and mental well-being; calls on the Commission and Member States to fight against youth unemployment and to ensure that young people, especially those not in employment, education or training (NEETs), receive adequate, pairemunerated and quality first working experience;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) as an ambitious and timely tool to enable the EU to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. Supports the European Commission's view that most Member States have satisfactory drawing up the (NRRPs) in a short space of time;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Emphasizes that in several Member States the NRRPs are only part of broader national recovery plans, and points to the need for more exchange of best practices between Member States and a comprehensive approach at European level, in order to overcome the crisis and make the EU economy more robust, resilient and competitive for the future;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses Member States should focus on reforms and investments to support job creation, and the transition to new sectors and occupations, to boost competitiveness and improve the performance, functioning and resilience of the labour markets. Special attention should be given to horizontal upskilling programmes in digital skills, green skills and especially financial literacy;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights that access to quality and inclusive education, training and life- long learning for all, is essential for ensuring that the workforce has the skills required to deliver on the green transition. Fair transition aspects should thus be integrated in the development and implementation of national skills strategies, in line with the European Skills Agenda and the EU’s new updated Industrial Strategy1b. Skills partnerships under the Pact for Skills will also be an important lever. Up-to-date labour market and skills intelligence and foresight, including at regional and local, sectoral and occupational levels allows for the identification and forecasting of relevant occupation-specific and transversal skills needs, also as a basis for adapting curricula to meet the skills needs for the green transition; VET should equip young people and adults, with the skills needed to master the green transition1c. _________________ 1b Communication from the Commission ‘Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery’, COM(2021) 350 final. 1c Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (OJ C 417, 2.12.2020, p. 1).
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Welcomes that over a third of measures and around two thirds of the expenditure linked to the effectiveness of public administration and to business and public service continuity relate to the digital transformation1d; Highlights that the measures to enhance civil service diminish regulatory and administrative burdens, improve public procurement procedures and contribute to the effectiveness of the public administration; _________________ 1d Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2021/2251(INI)

2 d. Emphasizes that 10 NRRPs contain measures to improve the training development and work conditions of civil servants by facilitating flexible working arrangements, implementing a better pay system in the public service and the modernisation of recruitment processes and notably the effectiveness of the judicial systems are found in 13 NRRPs;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls for clear coordination between the NRRPs and the ESIF programmes, as this is mandatory in accordance with Article 17 of the RRF Regulation; therefore calls on the Commission to draw attention to this in the agreements concluded with the Member States on the NRRPs. The synergies between the NRRPs and the ESIF programmes should also be part of the Commission's annual reports on the implementation of the RRF and of the scrutiny by the European Parliament;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Calls for coordination with the other programmes funded by NextGenEU (e.g. REACT-EU) and for the alignment between the seven existing and new programmes funded by NextGenEU concerning ambitions for a green and digital transition and effective implementation by local and regional authorities of the recovery programmes;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2 g. Invites the European Commission to actively support local and regional authorities that have experienced problems while absorbing EU funds in the past, in addressing these problems, so that the NRRP scan be successfully implemented across the European Union;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2 h. Calls on the Member States to focus on a more decentralized approach in order to tackle possible territorial differences, both in terms of challenges and opportunities. Believes that, in this way, NRRPs could be more efficient; Points out that regions that were already lagging behind in their development before the outbreak of the pandemic are at risk of an even greater development gap, in employment, educational attainment, business support, digitalisation, mobility or other key policy areas;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 i (new)
2 i. Emphasizes that apprenticeships and remunerated traineeships, including strong training components, in particular for young people, contribute to labour market transitions, notably towards activities contributing to climate and environmental objectives, and sectors facing particular skills shortages. Increasing adult participation in lifelong learning should be promoted to meet upskilling and reskilling needs, inter alia by empowering individuals to seek training that is tailored to their needs and via short, quality-assured courses on skills for the green transition;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthenpromoting the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2021/2251(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the creation and publication of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard., and should be further developed; asks the European Commission to ensure the "territorial dimension" and to ensure the role of local and regional authorities is properly reflected in the biannual scoreboard, without leading to excessive administrative burden for the relevant authorities;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Given the fact that human rights dialogues are intended to be a central part of the EU’s foreign policy toolbox, highlights that they cannot be an end in themselves; therefore calls on the EEAS and the Council to strike a better balance between diplomacy, interests and values, more in line with the human rights objectives guiding the EU’s external action with a greater focus on a long-term perspective and therefore reiterates that respect for human rights must be an underlining conditionality of EU’s support towards partner countries;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is seriously concerned at the precarious situation of human rights defenders and deplores the fact that they are the victims of increasing violence, including targeted killings; underlines the particularly severe situation, further aggravated by COVID-19, of female, environmental, labour, environmental and indigenous human rights defenders; reiterates that human rights defenders are oftentimes the only interlocutors able to conduct on-site monitoring and human rights protection in territories with uncertain legal status, especially in frozen conflict areas, where both international community and the EU have limited engagement capacities; deplores the increased use of techniques such as harassment, criminalisation and defamation campaigns, arbitrary arrests and unlimited detention in inhumane conditions used to silence human rights defenders, often on the basis of ill-defined terrorism charges; reiterates its call to EU Delegations and Member States’ embassies in third countries to regularly visit activists in prison, monitor their trials and advocate their access to justice and protection;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 349 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the multi-faceted threat to the enjoyment of human rights brought about by modern armed conflicts, which, in addition to states, often involve non-state agents and terrorist organisations; emphasises that victims of human rights violations have very limited access to justice in territories with uncertain legal status, especially in frozen conflict areas, where developed legal and institutionalised structures for protecting human rights are either lacking or are hardly fulfilling their tasks within fragile frameworks; reiterates its call for the EU to strengthen its response to conflicts in collaboration with partner countries and regional organisations, including a strong focus on conflict prevention, mediation and good offices efforts, addressing the root causes of the conflicts, humanitarian aid, providing the necessary support to the international peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions, as well as EU missions in the framework of the common security and defence policy, and post- conflict reconstruction operations supporting and applying strong integration and scrutiny of human rights and a robust gender perspective;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 391 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Underlines the important role played by digital technologies, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that these technologies will continue to be implemented around the world in the post- pandemic period and that that they should be appropriately regulated to leverage their strength while avoiding their negative effects on human rights; in particular, stresses the importance of effective safeguards to the right to privacy and data protection in the health-related systems of mass surveillance, and of their proportionate use which should also be limited in time; emphasises that democracy is facing increasing threats through covert foreign funding, disinformation and other interference online;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in the European Union, there are currently 2.8 million social economy entities, providing jobs for 13.6 million citizens; whereas differences between member states still remain high in the social economy field, with the percentage of paid jobs in social economy enterprises ranging between 0.6% and 9.9% out of the total; whereas the social economy action plan and all subsequent initiatives of the EU should aim towards reducing such differences, while, at the same time, trying to adapt the necessary actions to the level of development of the social economy in the member state in which they apply;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas social economy organisations have a long history in the majority of Member States, most of which have adopted specific laws in this field, and have established themselves as crucial market players; whereas the member states that have not yet adopted specific legislation for the facilitation of the social economy should do so, with technical support from the European Commission, in agreement with the objectives of the Action Plan for the Social Economy;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas there are plenty of successful models already developed in member states with a stronger tradition for social economy and those models could be used as role models totally or partially by other Member States with no such experience; whereas the Commission should facilitate collaboration between member states in the exchange of good practices;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas in these times of crisis, increasing the employment rate is and should continue to be at the heart of all EU policies; whereas social economy has a large untapped potential in the creation of jobs and that potential should be fully harnessed by all member states;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. Whereas the current situation caused by the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the importance of local communities and solidarity in the European Union and in the countries that border Ukraine; whereas generally social economy does not have a high adoption in these countries; whereas a higher presence of social economy enterprises could have been a great advantage in coordinating the support for the Ukrainian refugees;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the Member States, as well as regional and local authorities, to mainstreampromote the social economy dimension in relevant policies, programmes and practices;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that it is estimated that at least EUR 2.5 billion have been mobilized from the EU budget to support the social economy in the 2014-2020 programming period; welcomes the Commission’s ambition to increase the financing of social economy for the actual MFF; encourages member states to step up their efforts in absorbing the funds that are made available to them for the social economy field;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the great potential that the social economy could have in the employment of young people, who tend to be more attracted to projects that give back to the community than the older generation; notes that youth unemployment is still a pressing issue of the European Union and believes that a higher number of social economy enterprises would lead to a better integration of youth in the labour market; encourages member states to make full use of the funds available under the reinforced Youth Guarantee to achieve these objectives;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Reminds the Member States that the Public Procurement Directive (Directive 2014/24/EU) allows contracting authorities to use public procurement to pursue environmental and social objectives, and, in particular, allows for reserved tender procedures for organisations whose main aim is the integration of persons with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups into the workforce; invites public authorities to consider socially and environmentally responsible public procurement as an investment in the socio-economic fabric with a great potential to combine social and competitive objectives; welcomes the guide and the collection of good practices on socially responsible public procurement recently published by the European Commission and encourages member states to make use of it;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to systematically adopt strategies aimed at developing socially responsible public procurement, thus establishing a link across policy areas between the delivery of services and products and the contribution to social objectives; considers that the transposition of the Public Procurement Directive must be coupled with initiatives to increase knowledge about the relationship between public spending and its contribution to achieving the SDGs, and to build capacity among public procurement officers and social economy organisations; encourages public procurement officers to carry out pre- market consultations before drawing up tender documents, with a view to better understanding the existing needs and how social economy organisations could meet them; encourages member states to develop systems that take into account not only the price, but also the social benefits of a project or an enterprise when organising public tenders, with a view of developing a stronger ecosystem of socially responsible public procurement;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to systematically adopt strategies aimed at developing socially responsible public procurement, aimed at increasing transparency in the process and tackling corruption, thus establishing a link across policy areas between the delivery of services and products and the contribution to social objectives; considers that the transposition of the Public Procurement Directive must be coupled with initiatives to increase knowledge about the relationship between public spending and its contribution to achieving the SDGs, and to build capacity among public procurement officers and social economy organisations; encourages public procurement officers to carry out pre- market consultations before drawing up tender documents, with a view to better understanding the existing needs and how social economy organisations could meet them;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up capacity-building partnerships and formal agreements with social economy networks in order to provide social economy organisations with advisory services such as tailor-made mentoring and coaching, financing capacity-building, training and education, incubating services and networking for capacity-building; calls for greater cooperation of labour authorities of the member states, both at a local and at a national level, in order to promote larger adoption of social economy and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and good practices;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the key role that new technologies can play in developing and scaling up social economy projects and the importance of giving social entrepreneurs priority access to training programmes on digital skills and advanced technologies, both at EU and national levelincluding media literacy, participatory leadership, resilience and the green transition, both at EU and national level, in order to support them to enter or remain in the labour market, and calls on the Commission and Member States to explore how mainstream businesses and social economy organisations can cooperate in that regard;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the key role that new technologies and artificial intelligence can play in developing and scaling up social economy projects and the importance of giving social entrepreneurs priority accesequal opportunities to training programmes on digital skills and advanced technologies, both at EU and national level, and calls on the Commission and Member States to explore how mainstream businesses and social economy organisations can cooperate in that regard;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 219 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it regrettable that social economy organisations do not feature to the same extent as more conventional businessesare not present enough in the curricula of mainstream school education and higher education enterprise and business education14 ; in light of this, invites sector-representative bodies and relevant public authorities, in partnership with the relevant stakeholders, to review and evaluate the curricula and put forward policy recommendations for academic institutions; _________________ 14 Eurofound (2019), Labour market change. Cooperatives and social enterprises: work and employment in selected countries.
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 222 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that higher education institutions can be a great catalyst for the development of the social economy and for the fostering of social innovation; welcomes the newly announced "European Competence Centre for Social Innovation" and asks the Commission to ensure continuous collaboration between this centre and higher education institutions in all member states with the scope of developing joint projects and raising awareness of the possibilities that the social economy offers to future young entrepreneurs;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 234 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the possibilities offered under InvestEU to support the social economy; urges the Commission and the implementing partners to design financial products tailored to the needs of social economy enterprises under the Social Investment and Skills window and to allocate sufficient resources to these products; notes that sound eligibility criteria should be developed to target financial intermediaries that specifically support the social economy and considers that advisory services should be made available under the InvestEU Advisory Hub in order to maximise the potential of these financial intermediaries to tap into the InvestEU programme; calls on the Commission to ensure that other InvestEU financial products such as those targeting SMEs are made accessible to social economy organisations, most of which are micro, small and medium-sized organisations; believes that all measures taken in support of the social economy should be taken in a way that improves competitiveness and creates a better environment in which the SMEs can thrive;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly welcomes the proposal of a Council recommendation on social economy framework conditions to be approved in 2023; believes that it should serve as a compass to strengthen the social economy legal and policy frameworks, especially in Member States where the social economy ecosystem is less developed, and should clearly highlight the support instruments made available by the EU and provide guidance in relation to specific policies such as public procurement, employment and social policies, taxation, education, skills and training and the importance of linking the circular economy and the social economy agendas; expects that these recommendations take, to the extent possible, note of the member states’ differences in governance, economy, culture and general adoption of the social economy;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the development by certain member states of labels and certification systems that can enable beneficial treatment to enterprises that have a social scope and encourages all member states to make use of such tools; invites the Commission to explore the possibility of adopting social economy labels and certification schemes at EU level;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 288 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the full potential of the social economy sector for addressing socio-economic challenges requires a clear identification of social priorities by public authorities; highlights that social economy projects do generally require a close partnership with public entities, and calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to develop, within the macro- economic governance framework provided at EU level, a social investment strategy where social priorities are clearly identified and which can provide a framework for cooperation between public authorities and social economy organisations; invites the Commission to make the EU Social Economy Gateway operational as soon as possible and believes that member states should also be quick to raise awareness about this unique information access point;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 316 #

2021/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to designate social economy coordinators and to set up local social economy contact points with a view to facilitating access to funding, including EU funding; calls on the Commission to facilitate communication and knowledge exchange between these local points at an EU level;
2022/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 323 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Ensuring correct determination of the employment status should not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides – on a purely voluntary basis, as a result of collective bargaining, based on the Code of Conduct agreed among the relevant stakeholders, or in agreement with the persons concerned – to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self-employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such should not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 357 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Code of Conduct based on the agreement among relevant stakeholders as a form of self-regulation focused on improving working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work including their social protection should be encouraged by the Commission and Member States. Improving working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work by the platforms involved in the Code of Conduct shall not be considered as fulfilling the criteria as outlined by Article 4 paragraph 2.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 525 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) ´Code of Conduct´ means a form of self-regulation focused on improving working conditions of genuine self- employed persons performing platform work which shall: (a) be such that it is broadly accepted by the main stakeholders at Union level (b) clearly and unambiguously set out its objectives; (c) include an ex-ante review of the contractual terms between the platform and the persons performing platform work (d) provide for regular, transparent and independent monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of the objectives aimed at; and (e) provide for effective enforcement including effective and proportionate sanctions. The signatories of the Code of Conduct shall submit the draft of the code to the Commission. The Commission shall make the Code of conduct publicly available.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 605 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be understood as fulfilling at least two majority of the following, without prejudice to collective agreements between digital labour platforms and persons performing platform work:
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 616 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) effectivelyDe facto determining, or setting upper limits for thethe total level of remuneration, beyond what is required by law;
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 627 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requiring the person performing platform work to respect specificextensive binding rules with regard to appearance, conduct towards the recipient of the service or performance of the work;, beyond what is required by law or reasonably necessary to safeguard health and safety or to ensure the essential functioning of the service.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 640 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) supervising the performance of work or verifying the quality of the results of the work including by eleincluding by electronic means beyond what is required by law or reasonably necessary to safeguard health and safety or to ensure the essential functrionic means;ng of the service.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 649 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) effectivelyDe facto restricting the freedom, including through sanctions, to organise one’s work, in particular the discretion to choose one’s working hours or periods of absence, to accept or to refuse tasks or to use subcontractors or substitutes;
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 657 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) effectivelyde facto restricting the possibility to build a client base or to perform work for any third party.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 726 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Ensuring correct determination of the employment status should not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides – on a purely voluntary basis or in agreement with the persons concerned or based on the Code of Conduct – to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self-employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such should not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 745 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Where the digital labour platform argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case- law of the Court of Justice, the burden of proof shall be on the digital labour platform. Such proceedings shall not have suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 770 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Improvement of working conditions for genuine self-employed persons performing platform work Ensuring correct determination of the employment status shall not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides, in agreement with the persons concerned, to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self-employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such shall not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 904 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations under Directive 2002/14/EC, Member States shall ensure information and consultation of platform workers’ representatives or, where there are no such representatives, of the platform workers concerned by digital labour platforms, onMember States shall ensure that Directive 2002/14/EC is applied to decisions likely to lead to the introduction of or substantial changes in the use of automated monitoring and decision-making systems referred to in Article 6(1), in accordance with this Article.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 910 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of this Article, the definitions of ‘information’ and ‘consultation’ as laid down in Article 2, points (f) and (g), of Directive 2002/14/EC shall apply. The rules laid down in Article 4(1), (3) and (4), Article 6 and Article 7 of Directive 2002/14/EC shall apply accordingly.deleted
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 913 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The platform workers’ representatives or the platform workers concerned may be assisted by an expert of their choice, in so far as this is necessary for them to examine the matter that is the subject of information and consultation and formulate an opinion. Where a digital labour platform has more than 500 platform workers in a Member State, the expenses for the expert shall be borne by the digital labour platform, provided that they are proportionate.deleted
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 984 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that digital labour platforms createfacilitate the establishment of the possibility for persons performing platform work to contact and communicate with each other, and to be contacted by representatives of persons performing platform work, through the digital labour platforms’ digital infrastructure or similarly effective means, while complying with the obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Member States shall require digital labour platforms to refrain from accessing or monitoring those contacts and communicationswhile complying with the obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The Commission Communication The European Green Deal29 sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a sustainable, fairer and more prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The Commission proposes also to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. Finally, the Commission considers that this transition should be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 29 COM(2019)640 final.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 127 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels may disproportionally affect vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, do not have access to alternative, interconnected, efficient and affordable mobility and transport solutions and, who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumplow-carbon alternatives and implying low capacities to adapt to the consequences of the green transition.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 160 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Transport poverty is a combination of different metrics, which define the social and transport disadvantages one can have such as transport affordability (inability to meet the cost of transport), mobility poverty (lack of transport options), accessibility poverty (lack of access to essential services, such as education, food, healthcare). It is also highly related to access to goods and services, yet these aspects are strongly distributed geographically, temporally and socially and it is related to transport supply, minimum levels of mobility and individuals’ accessibility levels. Transport poverty can determine transport-related social exclusion, which can be defined as the inability to sufficiently participate in society due to transport-related or social disadvantages;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 178 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate Fund (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable and carbon neutral sources, and granting improved access to affordable and efficient zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 185 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Access to quality and inclusive education, training and life-long learning for all is essential for ensuring that the workforce has the skills required to deliver on the green transition. Fair transition aspects should thus be integrated in the development and implementation of national skills strategies, in line with the European Skills Agenda and the EU’s new updated Industrial Strategy1a. Skills partnerships under the Pact for Skills will also be an important lever. Up-to-date labour market and skills intelligence and foresight, including at regional, sectoral and occupational levels allows for the identification and forecasting of relevant occupation-specific and transversal skills needs, also as a basis for adapting curricula to meet the skills needs for the green transition. Vocational education and training (VET) should equip young people and adults, in particular women, with the skills needed to master the green transition2b. Apprenticeships and paid traineeships, including strong training components, in particular for young people, contribute to labour market transitions, notably towards activities contributing to climate and environmental objectives, and sectors facing particular skills shortages. Increasing adult participation in lifelong learning should be promoted to meet upskilling and reskilling needs, inter alia by empowering individuals to seek training that is tailored to their needs and via short, quality- assured courses on skills for the green transition, building on the European approach to micro-credentials, which will also make it easier to value and recognise the outcomes of such courses. _________________ 1a Communication from the Commission ‘Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery’, COM(2021) 350 final. 2b Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (OJ C 417, 2.12.2020, p. 1).
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 191 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Support should be provided for accessing to quality employment, notably through tailored job search assistance and flexible and modular learning courses that also target green and digital skills where appropriate; consider also Well- designed, targeted and time-bound employment programmes should also be considered in order to prepare beneficiaries via training, in particular people in vulnerable situations, for continued participation in the labour market.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 192 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 c (new)
(13c) Job creation is crucial in the context of this Regulation, in particular in territories most affected by the green transition and, where appropriate. The Commission and the Member States should facilitate access to finance and markets for micro, small and medium- sized enterprises with a view to promoting competitiveness, innovation and employment across the single market, including in sectors of strategic relevance in national and local contexts.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 302 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Member States should submit their Plans together with the update of their integrated national energy and climate plansand transport and infrastructure plans (including charging infrastructure) in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 . The Plans should include the measures to be financed, their estimated costs and the national contribution. They should also include key milestones and targets to assess the effective implementation of the measures. _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 332 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341 , Member States should make those revenues available to the Union general budget as own resources. Member States are to co-finance 50% of the total coststheir Plan differently, depending ofn their Plan themselvesGDP per capita. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 420 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable and carbon neutral sources, and granting improved access to efficient and affordable zero- and low-emission mobility and transport while maintaining technology neutrality.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 436 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of energy-related building renovation, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement of heating, cooling and cooking appliances, and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable and carbon neutral sources;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 438 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty asthe situation defined in point [Article 2(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliamentthe Energy Efficiency Directive recast27a, namely a ‘household’s lack of access to essential energy services that underpin a decent standard of living and health, including adequate warmth, cooling, lighting, and energy to power appliances, in the relevant national context, existing social policy and of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]r relevant policies’28a; _________________ 27a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency (recast), COM(2021) 558 final. 28a While it is left to Member States to define the concept of ‘vulnerable customers’, it comprises households unable to heat or cool their homes adequately and/or having arrears in paying their utility bills in line with Commission Recommendation on energy poverty, C/2020/9600 final (OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35).
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 446 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘transport poverty’ means poverty affecting households and users that have a high share of mobility expenditure to disposable income or a limited availability of affordable, efficient interconnected modes of individual or public transport required to meet essential socio-economic needs, with a particular focus on households in rural, insular, mountainous, outermost regions, remote and less accessible areas or less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri-urban areas, caused by one or a combination of the following factors: high fuel expenditures, the phase- out of fossil fuels, high costs of the uptake of zero or low-carbon vehicles, non- sufficient transport infrastructure and alternative fuel infrastructure including electric charging, high costs or lack of availability of adequate, efficient and affordable public modes of transport;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 456 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) ‘micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) means enterprises that employ fewer than 250 persons, including solo self-employed, and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million, calculated in accordance with Articles 3 to 6 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201433a. _________________ 33a Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 460 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘transport users’ means households, people Not engaged in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) and students, irrespective of the income level of their households or micro-enterprises and SMEs that use various transport, freight and mobility options;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 467 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy and transport poverty or households, including lower middle- incom who face or are at risk of facing a situation of significantly limited access to quality employment, including self-employment, and/or to education and training, and/or to a decent standard of living and essential services, implying low capacities to adapt to the cones, thatsequences of the green transition and are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 480 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 489 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘vulnerable SMEs’ means SMEs that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive2003/87/EC;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 555 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to increase energy efficiency of buildings, to implement energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy production from renewable and carbon neutral energy sources;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 566 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the uptake of zero- and low- emission mobility and transport, while maintaining technological neutrality.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 583 #

2021/0206(COD)

(b) concrete accompanying measures needed to accomplishimplement the measures and investments of the Plan and reduce the effects referred to in point (c) as well as information on existing or planned financing of measures and investments from other Union, international, public or private sources;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 587 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) information on existing or planned financing of measures and investments from other Union, international, public or private sources;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 590 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty and transport poverty, on micro- enterprises, SMEs and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficientthe appropriate level of regional disaggregation, taking into account the national specificities and elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories whi, shared mobility, availability of efficient transport infrastructure and also alternative fuel infrastructure including ch are remote and ruralging infrastructure;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 616 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) envisaged specific milestones, targets and an indicative timetable for the implementation of the measures and investments to be completed by 31 July 20324;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 635 #

2021/0206(COD)

(i) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, including indicators for the implementation of measures and investments, which, where relevant, shall be those available with the Statistical office of the European Union European Statistical Office and the European Energy Poverty Observatory as identified by Commission Recommendation 2020/156354 on energy poverty; indicators related to transport poverty shall be regularly collected by European Statistical office and Transport Poverty Observatory shall be created by the European Commission; _________________ 54 OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 639 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the Plan, a summary of the consultation process, conducted in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the Plan;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 644 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Plans shall be consistent with the information included and the commitments made by the Member States under the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1057, under their cohesion policy operational programmes under Regulation (EU) 2021/105855 , under their Recovery and Resilience Plans in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council56 , under their long-term buildings renovation strategies pursuant to Directive 2010/31/EU and under their updated integrated national energy and climate plans under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. They shall also be complementary to the Territorial Just Transition Plans pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 . _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60). 56 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17). 57 Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 1).
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 666 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) zero- and low-emission mobility and transport, while maintaining technological neutrality;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 686 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Fund shall only support measures and investments respecting the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.deleted
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 743 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings and the integration of energy from renewable and carbon neutral sources that contribute to the achievements of energy savings;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 759 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide access to zero- and low- emission vehicles and bikesother means of transport, including financial support or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling; for support concerning low-emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be providedalternative fuels infrastructure networks;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 773 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) grant free access to public transport orand adapted tariffs for access to public transport, as well as fostering sustainable and carbon neutral mobility on demand and shared mobility services;
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 781 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support public and private entities in developing and providing affordable and efficient zero- and low-emission mobility and carbon neutral transport services and the uptake of attractive active mobility options for rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri-urban areas.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 846 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2028-20324 shall be minimally EUR 48 500 000 000 in current prices, subject to the availability of the amounts under the annual ceilings of the applicable multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 854 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The fund shall be financed from the EU general budget as the fund shall be fully budgeted by the contribution of Member states stemming from the revenues related to the extension of the ETS[A1] [A2] in accordance with the Chapter IV a ofDirective2003/87/EC39a; _________________ 39a The revised ETS Directive 2003/87/EC obliges the Member states to send 25% of the ETS2 revenues to the general EU budget to the Other resources.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 863 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
10 Resources from shared management programmes and uUse of resources
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 865 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Resources allocated to Member States under shared managementfrom the Fund may, at their request, be transferred to the FundPrograms under shared management, subject to the conditions set out in the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. The CommissionMember States shall implement those resources directly in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph, point (ab) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. Those resources shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 883 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
If Member States opt for transfer of resources to shared management programs, the Fund shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant rules of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 901 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall contribute at least to 50 percent of the total estimated costs of their Plans. The co-financing rate, applicable to the Member States shall not be higher than: (a) 85 % for less developed regions41a, whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the average GDP per capita of the EU-27; (b) 70 % for transition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100 % of the average GDP per capita of the EU-27; (c) 50 % for more developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 100 % of the average GDP per capita of the EU-27; (d) The co-financing rates set out under point (a) shall also apply to the outermost regions. _________________ 41a Regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level regions’) established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/2066.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 1012 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The individual legal commitment covering the period 2028-20324 shall be concluded subject to the availability of the amounts referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation under the annual ceilings of the multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 1013 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Budgetary commitments may be based on global commitments and, where appropriate, may be broken down into annual instalments spread over several years.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 1092 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 20335, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an independent ex post evaluation report.
2022/02/23
Committee: EMPLENVI
Amendment 92 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas we face a critical time in our history, with the idea that economic growth automatically trickles down to all sectors of society being widely discredited; whereas we are witnessing a thinning of the middle class, increasingly precarious job conditions for blue collar and platform workers and growing polarisation in terms of income and wealth;deleted
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas, contrary to the crowding- out hypothesis that has prevailed in economic thinking for the last three decades, public investment and its crowding-in effects should play a central role in this new economic paradigm; whereas investments and reforms should also focus on digital skills and educational and vocational training for all in order to have a positive impact on social cohesion, which is a pre-condition for economic growth, job creation and employment;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas cohesion policy, as the EU’s main investment policy for social, economic and territorial development, has demonstrated its effectiveness in reducing inequalities and regional differences, in particular regarding the poorest regions;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
O b. whereas social protection systems and labour market policies are deeply rooted in national traditions and there is great variation between the Member States, which should be maintained when working towards common social goals through the European Semester; whereas issues lacking a transnational dimension are dealt with at national level in line with TFEU146(2), 147(1), 151 and the principle of subsidiarity;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
O c. whereas the green transition and the digitalisation of the economy will involve substantial economic diversification and transformation of business models and policymaking; whereas that will create new opportunities as well as significant socio-economic challenges in many regions and industrial sectors; whereas the EU needs a common strategy to accompany workers and businesses concerned in order to ensure that no one is left behind;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 worsened, demonstrating that 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 needed;deleted
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that fiscal flexibility to support investment in social rights is vitalimportant, 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 States;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a quality employment package, including legislative initiativesinitiatives contributing and supporting Member States actions in the field taking into account diverse forms of national practices and the role of social partners and collective bargaining 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;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that Members States should also focus on innovation and investments for improved connectivity and artificial intelligence methods and systematic deployment of 5G and Gigabit infrastructure along urban and rural households and large-scale transport corridors in line with EU’s 2025 5G and Gigabit connectivity objectives;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a quality employment package and notes that macroeconomic policies that guarantee high levels of employment, as well as fair taxation, are essential for the sustainability of our national pension systems in a demographic context of ageing European populations;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 218 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that implementing the EU skills agenda equitably is critical for promoting health systems and tackling skills shortages for people in new fields of work; warns, however, that a skills agenda is not enough to tackle the increasing precariousness and in-work poverty in the EU labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts to invest in affordable, accessible, inclusive and high- quality vocational education and training, to reinforce upskilling and reskilling measures, including digital and transferable skills, and to promote lifelong learning to prepare workers for the needs of the labour market affected by the green and digital transformations; takes the view that the mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming skills shortages and skills mismatches;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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; underlines that the digitalisation of public services can help to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 245 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a growth- friendly investment climate and to support SMEs and their employees in the transition to a more digital and greener economy, and to give adequate consideration to the interests of SMEs in the policy making process by analysing the possible effects of policies on SMEs; highlights the importance of improving access for SMEs to public and private funding, including microcredits and crowdfunding, and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2020/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that fairness conditions must be establishshould be considered for companies that wish to access public funds and support in order to avoid such support going to companies based in tax havens, to those without significanta jurisdiction referred to in Annex I to Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes1a, should not subvert collective bargaining, workers’ participation in company matters or codetermination, or those without a ban on bonuses to limit CEO and top executive remuneration;or codetermination in company decision-making processes in accordance with national law and practice, and should be conditional on maintaining the same level of working and employment conditions and rights, including protection against dismissals and reductions in wages, no bonuses to managers or dividends to shareholders; _________________ 1a OJ C 64, 27.2.1010, p. 8
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental and structural changes to the labour market, the workplace, the work patterns and the work profile of every worker;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas new opportunities brought by digital transformation and digital single market should empower and allow to prosper all EU citizens;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence has the potential to substantially change the way people receive information, the way they communicate and the way they think;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas greater challenges are posed on the synergies between labour market and education system as the education system should better foresee the future needs of the labour market and be able to adapt accordingly;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the use of AI holds potential for safer and more inclusive workplaces and labour markets;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas these developments plausibly facilitate human-machine synergies, thereby producing a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate outcomes, but also pose serious challenges in terms of workforce reorganisation and the potential elimination of more sectors and employment than the new forms they createsome employment sectors while at the same time creation of new employment opportunities;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the fast technological change is often accompanied by the spread of false information, hoax and misinterpretation that can undermine the positive aspects and opportunities brought by the development;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas artificial intelligence (including high risk AI) is increasingly used not only in the work place but also in the recruitment and other administrative processes;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the future regulatory framework for AI in the European Union shouldmust ensure that workers’ human dignity and rights are fully respected and adapted to the new forms of work relations and work organisation, in a way that secures jobs and improves upon wages and working conditions, while safeguarding the quality of employment as well as workers´ work-life balance; stresses, in addition, that the European AI framework should respect European values, Union rules and the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and set clear and predictable rules for civil liability connected to AI;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the urgent need to recognize the ethics-by-default principle as a leading principle for the design and use of artificial intelligence;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that AI must always be human-centric and thus serve exclusively as an aid to human performance and comply with all rules ensuring respect for fundamental rights with human dignity at the forefront, including the protection of personal data and privacy, and the prohibition of arbitrary profiling;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that new technologies including AI should be used to improve labour market functioning and produce sustainable and inclusive labour market matches between workers and businesses;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt communication strategies in order to enable smooth transposition of the changes brought by the development of AI. Calls on the special attention to be paid to providing detailed information on the changes to the workers, trade unions and social partners and thus prevent the spread of misinformation and hoaxes;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the use of AI applications, algorithms and process development affecting all aspects of work and workers’ rights, such as recruitment processes, must not discriminate against workers and vulnerable groups or reinforce inequalities inter alia on the pretext of gender, age, disability or nationalityand health state or nationality; underlines the need to provide information in a simple and understandable manner regarding the use of the AI in recruitment processes or work-related administrative processes as explainability of the basic features of algorithms is a pre-condition for an ethical usage;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the potential of artificial intelligence to mitigate the inequalities in society and stresses the need to focus on the solutions provided by the artificial intelligence that can help the most vulnerable groups like persons with disabilities or persons living in remote or rural areas to improve their opportunities on the labour market;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the process of machine learning needs to be based on a sufficient amount of quality and diverse data that prevent the incidence of biased algorithms; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the collection of quality and diverse data ensuring the unbiased AI to avoid possible collateral deepening of inequalities in the society;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to update the European Skills Agenda and the Digital Education Action Plan, so that workers can reskill or upskill and become qualified for the challenges of the future world of work; calls on the Member States to update their national vocational and professional training and upskill, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning programmes so as to ensure digital literacy and promote digital inclusion (οn average, 16 % of EU workers fear that digitalisation will render their skills outdated2 ); __________________ 2 Cedefop, ‘Artificial or human intelligence? Digitalisation and the future of jobs and skills: opportunities and risks’, p. 3.
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 160 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Labour Authority to take leadership in facilitation of the transformation process towards a social-digital economy;
2021/01/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on adequate framework for promoting levels of minimum wages in the European Union
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Chapter II of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, establishes a set of principles to serve as a guide towards ensuring fair working conditions. Principle No 6 of the European Pillar of Social Rights reaffirms the workers’ right to fair wages that provide for a decent standard of living. It also provides that adequate minimum wages shall be ensured, in a way that provides for the satisfaction of the needs of the worker and his/her family in the light of national economic and social conditions, whilst safeguarding access to employment and incentives to seek work. Furthermore, it recalls that in-work poverty shall be prevented and that all wages shall be set in a transparent and predictable way and respecting the autonomy of the social partners.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Guideline 5 of Council Decision 2020/ 1512/EU on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States37 calls on Member States to ensure an effective involvement ofthe collaboration and/or cooperation with the social partners in wage-setting, providing for fair wages that enable a decent standard of living and allowing for an adequate responsiveness of wages to productivity levels and developments, with a view to upward convergence. The Guideline also calls on Member States to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining on wage setting. It also calls on Member States and the social partners to ensure that all workers have adequate and fair wages by benefitting from collective agreements or adequate statutory minimum wages, and taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation and in-work poverty. The Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 202138 states that Member States should adopt measures to ensure fair working conditions. In addition, the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 202039 recalled that in the context of growing social divides, it is important to ensure that each worker earns an adequate wage. Several Country Specific Recommendations have also been issued to some Member States in the field of minimum wages. However, individual countries may be little inclined to improve their minimum wage settings because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. __________________ 37 Council Decision 2020/1512/EU of 13 October 2020 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (OJ L 344, 19.10.2020, p. 22–28). 38 Commission Communication COM(2020) 575 final. 39 Commission Communication COM(2019) 650 final.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Better working and living conditions, including through adequate minimum wages, benefit both workers and businesses in the Union and are a prerequisite for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth. Addressing large differences in the coverage and adequacy of minimum wage protection contributes to improving the fairness of the EU labour market and promote economic, social progress and upward convergence. Competition in the Single Market should be based on high social standards, innovation and productivity improvements ensuring a level playing field.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) When set at adequate levelsever levels are set, minimum wages protect the income of disadvantaged workers, help ensure a decent living, and limit the fall in income during bad times, as recognised in Convention 131 of the International Labour Organisation on the establishment of a system of minimum wage fixing. Minimum wages contribute to sustaining domestic demand, strengthen incentives to work, reduce wage inequalities and in- work poverty.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Women, young and low-skilled workers and persons with disabilities have a higher probability of being minimum wage or low wage earners than other groups. During economic downturns, such as the Covid-19 crisis, the role of minimum wages in protecting low-wage workers becomes increasingly important and is essential to support a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery. Addressing minimum wage contributes to gender equality, closing the gender pay and pension gap as well as elevating women out of poverty and tackling child poverty.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Minimum wage protection set out by collective agreements in low-paid occupations is adequate in most cases; statutory minimum wages are low compared to other wages in the economy in several Member States. In 2018, the statutory minimum wage did not provide sufficient income for a single minimum- wage earner to reach the at-risk-of-poverty threshold in nine Member States. In addition, the use of reduced minimum wage rates (variations) and deductions from statutory minimum wages negatively affect their adequacy.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 198 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) While strong collective bargaining at sector or cross-industry level contributes to ensuring adequate minimum wage protection, traditional collective bargaining structures have been eroding during the last decades, in part due to structural shifts in the economy towards less unionised sectors and to the decline in trade union membership related to the increase of atypical and new forms of work.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has consulted management and labour in a two-stage process with regard to possible action to address the challenges related to adequate minimum wages protection in the Union, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among the social partners to enter into negotiations with regard to those matters. It is, however, important to take action at Union level to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by adequate minimum wages, taking into account the outcomes of the social partners’ consultation.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 220 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) This Directive establishes minimum requirements at Union level to ensure both that minimum wages are set at adequatea framework at Union level for promoting minimum wages levels and that workers have access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage or in the form of wages set under collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 247 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) This Directive should apply to workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, with consideration to the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Unionin collaboration and/or cooperation with the social partners for determining the status of a worker. Provided that they fulfil those criteria, domestic workers, on-demand workers, intermittent workers, voucher based-workers, bogus self-employed, platform workers, trainees and apprentices could fall within the scope of this Directive. Genuinely self-employed persons do not fall within the scope of this Directive since they do not fulfil those criteria. The abuse of the status of self- employed persons, as defined in national law, either at national level or in cross- border situations, is a form of falsely declared work that is frequently associated with undeclared work. Bogus self- employment occurs when a person is declared to be self-employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Such persons should fall within the scope of this Directive. The determination of the existence of an employment relationship should be guided by the facts relating to the actual performance of the work and not by the parties' description of the relationship.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Well-functioning collective bargaining on wage setting is an important means to ensure that workers are protected by adequate minimum wages. In the Member States with statutory minimum wages, collective bargaining supports general wage developments and therefore contributes to improving the adequacy of minimum wages. In the Member States where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining, their level as well as the share of protected workers are directly determined by the functioning of the collective bargaining system and collective bargaining coverage. Strong and well- functioning collective bargaining together with a high coverage of sectorial or cross- industry collective agreements strengthen the adequacy and the coverage of minimum wages.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 275 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essentialrecommended that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining, those who do not reach this level of coverage should,while being in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreement.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Sound rules, procedures and practice for setting and updating statutory minimum wages are necessary to deliver adequate minimum wages, while safeguarding jobs and the competitiveness of firms including small and medium-sized enterprises. They include a number of elements to preserve the adequacy of statutory minimum wages, including criteria and indicators to assess adequacy, regular and timely updates, the existence of consultative bodies and the involvement of social partners. A timely and effective involvement of the latterA timely and effective collaboration and/or cooperation with the social partners is another element of good governance that allows for an informed and inclusive decision-making process.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 294 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in correlation towith the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The adequacylevels of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicat and in collaboration and/ors commonly used at intopernational level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wage with the social partners.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 326 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) To promote adequacy of framework for minimum wages for all groups of workers, variations and deductions from statutory minimum wages should be limited to a minimumnon- discriminatory and proportionate, while ensuring that social partners are duly consulted in their definition. Some deductions to statutory minimum wages may bare justified by a legitimate aim, including overstated amounts paid or deductions ordered by a judicial authority. Others, such as deductions related to the equipment necessary to perform a job or deductions of allowances in kind, such as accommodation, may be unjustified or disproportionate.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) To promote adequacy of minimum wages for all groups of workers, variations and deductions from statutory minimum wages should be limited to a minimum, whiledrawn ensuring that social partners are duly consulted in their definition. Some deductions to statutory minimum wages may be justified by a legitimate aim, including overstated amounts paid or deductions ordered by a judicial authority. Others, such as deductions related to the equipment necessary to perform a job or deductions of allowances in kind, such as accommodation, may be unjustified or disproportionate.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 333 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) An effective enforcement system, including enhanced controls and field inspections, is necessary to ensure the functioning of national statutory minimum wage frameworks and the respect of labour standards for all workers. To strengthen the effectiveness of enforcement authorities, a close cooperation with the social partners is also needed, including to address critical challenges such as those related to sub- contracting, bogus self- employment or non-recorded overtime. Moreover, workers should have easily access to appropriate information on applicable statutory minimum wages to ensure an adequate degree of transparency and predictability as regards their working conditions, as well as access to information on complaints mechanisms.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) Reliable monitoring and data collection are keyimportant to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages. The Commission should report every year to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of levels and developments in the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, the Employment Committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarking.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 359 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) The reforms and measures adopted by the Member States to promote adequate minimum wage protection of workers, while being steps in the right direction, have not been comprehensive and systematic. Moreover, individual countries may be little inclined to improve the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 371 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) This Directive lays down minimum requirementsa framework, thus leaving untouched Member States' prerogative to introduce and maintain more favourable provisions. Rights acquired under the existing national legal framework should continue to apply, unless more favourable provisions are introduced by this Directive. The implementation of this Directive cannot be used to reduce existing rights for workers, nor can it constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection afforded to workers in the field covered by this Directive.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 392 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for promoting:
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 404 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) setting adequate levels of minimum wages;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 452 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘statutory minimum wage’ means a minimum wage set by law, or other binding legal provisions, with the exclusion of those set by a collective agreement made universally applicable;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 473 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘collective agreement’ means all agreements in writing regarding working conditions and terms of employment concluded by the social partners as an outcome of collective bargaining;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 474 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘collective bargaining coverage’ means the share of workers at national level to whom a collective agreement applies;deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 482 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Promotion of cCollective bargaining onminimum wages settingystem
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 488 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With the aim to increase the collective bargaining coverage Member States that set minimum wages only through collective agreements shall take, in consultation with the social partners and in accordance with national laws and practices, at least the following measures:
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 502 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote the building and strengthening of the capacity of the social partners to engage in collective bargaining on wage setting, in particular, at sector or cross-industry level;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 520 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shall be made public and shall be notified to the European Commission.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 521 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of thmay establish, in accordance with the national practice wforkers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling social dialogue, by tripartite agreement or by mutual agreement among the social partners, a framework with favourable conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after and consultolidation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shall be made public and shall be notified to the European Commissionexisting one. The agreed measures shall be made public.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 550 #
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 563 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States with statutory minimum wages shall takeestablish the necessary measures to ensure that theframework for setting and updating of statutory minimum wages ar. Such setting and updating shall be guided by criteria set to promote andequacy with the aim to achieve decent working and living conditions, social cohesion and upward convergence. Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 572 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national criteria referred to in paragraph 1 shallmay include at leastsome of the following elements, whose relevance may be decided by Member States in accordance with their prevailing national socio-economic conditions:
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 580 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the purchasing power of statutory minimum wages, taking into account the cost of living and the contribution of taxes and social benefits;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 589 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the general level of gross wages and their distribution;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 601 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) labour productivity levels and developments.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 616 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall use indicative reference values to guide their assessment of adequacy of statutory minimum wages in relation to the general level of gross wages, such as those commonly used at international level.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 641 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages in order to preserve their adequacy.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 658 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall establishnsure that consultative bodies are in place to advise the competent authorities on issues related to statutory minimum wages.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 675 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allow different rates of statutory minimum wage for specific groups of workers. Member States shall keep these variations to a minimum, and ensure that any variation is non- discriminatory, proportionate, limited in time if relevant, and objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 681 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow deductions by law that reduce the remuneration paid to workers to a level below that of the statutory minimum wage. Member States shall ensure that these deductions from statutory minimum wages are necessary, objectively justified and proportionate.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 701 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensurable thate involvement of the social partners are involved in a timely and effective manner in statutory minimum wage setting and updating, including through participrepresentation in consultative bodies referred to in Article 5(5) and notably as concerns:
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 708 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the selection and application of criteria and indicative reference values referred to in Article 5 (1) (2) and (32) for the determination of statutory minimum wage levels;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 718 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the collection of data and the carrying out of studies for the information of statutory minimum wage setting authorities;deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 730 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall, in consultation and/or cooperation with social partners, take the following measures, where appropriate to enhance the access of workers to statutory minimum wage protection as appropriate:
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 746 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) develop guidance for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non-compliant businesseemployers;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 761 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply with the wages set out by collective agreement, and their subcontractors, comply with the applicable obligations regarding wages in the field of labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or by international labour law provisions for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 769 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall task their competent authorities with developing effective data collection tools to monitor the coverage and adequacy of minimum wages.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 788 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the existing variations and the share of workers covered by them;deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 794 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the existing deductions;deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 798 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(iv) the rate of collective bargaining coverage.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 814 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide the statistics and information referred to in this paragraph disaggregated by gender, age, disability, company size and sector.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 823 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Commission may request Member States to provide further information on a case by case basis where it considers such information necessary for monitoring the effective implementation of this Directive.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 828 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information regarding minimum wage protection, including collective agreements and wage provisions therein, is transparent and publicly accessible.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 841 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. On the basis of the report issued by the Commission, the Employment Committee set up in accordance with Article 150 TFEU shall carry out every year an examination of the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting and of the adequacy of minimum wages in the Member States.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 868 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, 1. without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements, workers, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of their rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 889 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the respective provisions already in force. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 896 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States may entrust the social partners with the implementation of this Directive, where the social partners jointly request to do so. In so doing, the Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the results soughet by this Directive are guaranteedcomplied with at all times.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 911 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive is without prejudice to any other rights conferred on workers by other legal acts of the Union.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The implementation of reforms contributing to achieve a high degree of resilience of domestic economies, strengthening adjustment capacity and unlocking growth potential are among the Union’s policy priorities. They are therefore crucial to set the recovery on a sustainable path and support the process of upward economic and social convergence. This is even more necessary in the aftermath of the pandemic crisis to pave the way for a swift recovery, especially since even prior to the pandemic, the EU has been suffering from a social investment gap estimated by the European Commission at €142 billion per year across different sectors, with €15 billion shortfall in education and €70 billion in health.
2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Facility established by this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and environmental sustainability and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Furthermore, given that the Agenda 2030 requires a holistic and cross-sector policy approach to ensure that economic, social and environmental challenges are addressed altogether, the social dimension of sustainability needs to be equally prioritised in the framework of the Facility and all policies should have people’s well-being at core.
2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, and actions aligned with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union.
2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The scope of application of the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by this Regulation shall refer to policy areas related to economic, social and territorial cohesion, the green and digital transitions, health, competitiveness, resilience, productivity, social protection, education and skills, research and innovation, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, jobs and investment, and the stability of the financial systems.
2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth. The well- being of people must be at the heart of all policies.
2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 153 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. To achieve that general objective, the specific objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to provide Member States with financial support with a view to achieving the milestones and targets of reforms and investments as set out in their recovery and resilience plans, while taking into consideration that economic disparities, social inequality and poor social protection have spillover effects that undermine the overall stability of the EU. That specific objective shall be pursued in close cooperation with the Member States concerned.
2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) An additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 (in current prices) for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 should be made available to support Member States and regions most impacted in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy and employment, with a view to deploying resources quickly to the real economy through the existing operational programmes. Resources for 2020 stem from an increase in the resources available for economic, social and territorial cohesion in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 whereas resources for 2021 and 2022 stem from the European Union Recovery Instrument. Part of the additional resources should be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission should set out the breakdown of the remaining additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the effect of the current crisis on their economies and societies. The allocation method should include a dedicated additional amount for the outermost regions given the specific vulnerability of their economies and societies. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021 to distribute the 2022 tranche of the additional resources.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to allow maximum flexibility to Member States for tailoring crisis repair actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy, allocations should be established by the Commission at Member State level. Furthermore, the possibility for using any additional resources to support aid for the most deprived should also be provided for. In addition, it is necessary to establish ceilings concerning the allocation to technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States while allowing maximum flexibility to the Member States as to its allocation within operational programmes supported by the ERDF or the ESF. It should be clarified that there is no need to respect the ESF minimum share for the additional resources. Taking account of the expected quick spending of the additional resources, the commitments linked to those additional resources should only be decommitted at the closure of the operational programmes.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) For the ESF, Member States should primarily use the additional resources to support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and support to self-employed, job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, support to youth employment measures, education and training, skills development and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children and elderly people. It should be clarified that in the present exceptional circumstances support to short-time work schemes for employees and the self- employed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be provided even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. Union support to those short-time work schemes should be limited in time.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) With a view to allow the targeting of these additional resources to the geographic areas where they are most needed, as an exceptional measure and without prejudice to the general rules for allocating Structural Funds resources, the additional resources allocated to the ERDF and the ESF are not to be broken down per category of region. However, Member States are expected to take into account the different regional needs and development levels in order to ensure that focus is maintained on less developed regions, in accordance with the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 173 TFEU. Member States should also involve local and regional authorities, as well as relevant bodies representing civil society and social partners, in accordance with the partnership principles.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgency to address the associated public health crisis, it is considered necessary to use the exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.deleted
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 5
By way of derogation from Articles 86(2) and 136(1), the commitments for additional resources shall be decommitted in accordance with the rules to be followed for the closure of the programmesat 31 December 2024.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States may allocate the additional resources either to one or more separate priority axes within an existing operational programme or programmes or to a new operational programme referred to in paragraph 11. By way of derogation from Article 26(1), the programme shall cover the period until 31 December 2022, subject to paragraph 4 above.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 8– subparagraph 4
For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, youth employment measures, education and training, skills development, in particular to support the twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children and elderly people.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the derogation provided in the second sub-paragraph of Article 65(10) setting the eligibility date of 1 February 2020 for operations for fostering crisis response capacities in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak;deleted
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Moldovan National Action Plan on the Implementation of the EU-Moldova- Association Agreement, the National Action Plan on Human Rights 2018-2022, the National Strategy on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence 2018-2023, which mentions explicitly the ratification of the Istanbul Convention,
2020/07/22
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the Moldovan authorities to ratify the Istanbul Convention which was signed by the Republic of Moldova on the 6th of February 2017 but whose ratification is lagging behind despite being mentioned as an explicit objective of the National Action Plan on Human Rights 2018-2022 and of the National Strategy on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence 2018-2023; recalls that violence against women and girls is prevalent in Moldova and two in five women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of a partner or non- partner since the age of 15;
2020/07/22
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and, in particular, principles 5 and 6,
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2020 on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-194a crisis, __________________ 4a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0176.
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 May 2016 on poverty: a gender perspective3a, 3a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0235.
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas minimum pay levels in the Member States differ substantially, ranging from EUR 312 to EUR 21426a; whereas the percentage of those on minimum pay varies considerably between Member States; whereas, even if the minimum pay gap between countries is narrowed once price differences are factored in, purchasing power disparities remain wide6b; __________________ 6a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Minimum_wage_stat istics 6b https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Minimum_wage_stat istics#Minimum_wages_expressed_in_pur chasing_power_standards
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas women in EU-27 earn 15 % less than men on average8; whereas, in 2017, the risk of poverty and social exclusion was 23.3% for women, greater than for men, for whom the risk was 21.6%8a; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20200227STO73519/gende r-pay-gap-in-europe-facts-and-figures- infographic 8a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/EDN-20181017- 1?inheritRedirect=true
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, in times of economic recession, people living in poverty or at risk of poverty are in a weaker position on the labour market;
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas, in 2017, the percentage of young people aged 18-24 who, although in employment, were at risk of poverty in the European Union was estimated at 11% and as much as 28.2% in Romania13a; __________________ 13a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20190122- 1?inheritRedirect=true
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas standard full-time open- ended contracts account for only 59% of total employment in the EU, with atypical and precarious employment continually on the rise17a; __________________ 17a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%2 82016%29587285_EN.pdf
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the world labour market and has, according to the International Labour Organisation, led to a 14% reduction in the number of hours worked, equivalent to 480 million full- time jobs worldwide; whereas in Europe, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the number of hours worked by the equivalent of 44 million full-time jobs20a; __________________ 20a ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. Fifth edition, 2020.
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 211 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that those in precarious or atypical employment are protected and covered by legislation requiring decent working conditions and adequate social protection; calls on the Commission and the Member States, to limit precarious and atypical employment in sectors where this is possible and beneficial;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 249 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to promptly propose a legal instrument to ensure that every worker in the Union receives a fair minimum wage21; calls also for this plan to ensure, through law or collective agreements, that nobody is at risk of poverty and that everyone can live from their work and participate in society; underlines that the floor should be at least 60% of the national gross median wage; stresses that if this is too low to live on in relation to standards in a given country, an additional mechanism based on objective criteria should be used to calculate a supplement that ensures a decent life; stresses that Member States must have the right to impose a minimum wage exceeding that resulting from calculation of the European minimum wage; __________________ 21 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/political-guidelines-next- commission_en.pdf
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 259 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Member States to ensure that national labour inspectorates take all measures to uphold the rights of those in atypical or precarious employment; calls on the Member States to cooperate in this respect with the European Labour Authority when it becomes operational;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that those in atypical or precarious employment are informed in a language they understand of their rights, obligations and procedural safeguards under the terms of the contract before the latter is signed;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 275 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States to transpose the revised posting of workers directive in a correct and timely manner, ensuring genuine protection for workers in this category;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 318 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide young people with a suitable and adequate level of education and training, enabling them to meet the challenges of the labour market, making them aware of their rights, especially in atypical or precarious employment;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 343 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to set compliance with applicable collective agreements as a condition for accessing aid from EU funds and programmes;deleted
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 365 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission and the Member States to work to change European competition rules so that public service institutions, for instance, hospitals and care facilities, can remain under, or revert to, public control;deleted
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 410 #

2019/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to pay particular attention to the economic impact of short-time work and layoffs and the social impact on people living precariously; calls on the Member States, where possible, to favour reduced working hours over redundancies, so as to avoid certain categories being unfairly affected by the economic crisis;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2020 on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis8a, __________________ 8a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0176.
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal8b, __________________ 8b Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0005.
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, through the European Green Deal, the European Union set itself the goal of making buildings more energy-efficient;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has aggravated housing insecurity, overindebtedness, and the risk of eviction and homelessness; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the European labour market, which the International Labour Organization estimates20a in the second quarter at working-hour losses equivalent to 44 million full-time jobs; whereas the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may leave millions of citizens unable to pay their rent or mortgage; __________________ 20a ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. Fifth edition.
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the self-isolation and quarantine requirements imposed by Member States have led to a high number of European citizens having to share accommodation with other people;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas inadequate housing conditions negatively affect not only people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life but also their access to employment and to other economic and social services; whereas inadequate housing conditions and homelessness have an extremely negative impact on people’s mental health;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas 2.1% of European citizens do not have indoor bathroom, shower or toilet facilities in their dwellings; whereas most of these citizens are to be found in five Member States: Romania (27.7%), Bulgaria (15.3%), Lithuania (10.6%), Latvia (9.9%) and Estonia (5.3%)20a; __________________ 20A https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/EDN-20191119-1.
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas a considerable proportion of the housing across Europe comprises old buildings that are past their expected lifespan; whereas there are many buildings in earthquake-prone regions of Europe that are not equipped to withstand an earthquake within the recommended parameters; whereas buildings at high risk from earthquakes represent a danger to the lives of European citizens, particularly in the case of a major earthquake;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that most seasonal workers in Europe do not have access to adequate housing that meets the required health and social-distancing requirements;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure access for all to decent housing, including clean and high- quality drinking water and, adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, and connection to sewage and water networks, and to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, hence contributing to eradicating poverty in all its forms; reaffirms its call for EU- wide action for a winter heating disconnection moratorium; calls on the Member States to meet the standards laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO) for adequate housing temperature; demands that the revision of the air quality regulation be aligned with WHO standards;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 156 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the Renovation Wave within the Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation EU, placing people in vulnerable situations at the centre of the recovery policies, and to ensure equal access to renovation projects for all; calls on the Member States to prioritise renovation in their recovery and resilience plans in order to contribute to achieving deep renovation of 3% of the European building stock per year; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the renovation of buildings at high risk from earthquakes in Europe’s earthquake-prone regions;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, including for child poverty; calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes; calls for the development of a strategy to facilitate the integration of homeless people into the labour market;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 230 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with deep concern that the living conditions of Roma continue to be extremely worrying; calls on the Member States to promote spatial desegregation and engage Roma beneficiaries in housing projects, to prevent forced evictions, and to provide halting sites for non-sedentary Roma; emphasises the urgent need for public investment in this regard;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages Member States to collaborate with the banking sector in order to issue state-guaranteed affordable loans to people who do not own a home but wish to acquire one; calls on the Member States to improve access to credit facilities for people from socially and economically disadvantaged groups;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 254 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to draw up programmes to help citizens who risk defaulting on their mortgages as a result of social and economic crises, in order to prevent them from becoming homeless;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 289 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Member States to pursue housing policies that are based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership, private rented accommodation and rented social housing; calls on the Commission to respect this principle in the European Semester; calls on the Member States to adopt equitable legislation that provides protection for both landlords and tenants, and covers the terms for the signature and enforcement of tenancy agreements, and the legal means of resolving any disputes;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 339 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to adapt the target group definition of social and publicly funded housing in the rules on services of general economic interest, so as to allow national, regional and local authorities to support housing for all groups whose needs for decent and affordable housing cannot be met within market conditions, while also ensuring that funding is not steered away from the most disadvantaged, in order to unblock investment and ensure affordable housing, create socially diverse neighbourhoods and enhance social cohesion; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure maximum transparency and predefined standards in the selection of social housing beneficiaries so as to prevent corruption in allocating such housing and deviating from the objectives of these measures;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL