Activities of Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023
Amendments (9)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the economic and social consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, and more generally the uncertain economic outlook require a strong response for people, particularly for the young generation, families, workers and businesses, especially SMEs; 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), as well as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF) 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 an economically and 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; considers that the EU should first use existing financial resources to mitigate the consequences of the war within the EU; asks the Commission, therefore, to make it possible for Member States to use financial resources from unrequested Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) loans to cover the negative economic and social costs resulting from the war;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce poverty as well as inequalities, especially affecting children and increase upward socialo-economic 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 th; welcomes in that respect the creation of the CARE and CARE + initiatives and underlines the need to fully use the flexibility provisions to disburse available EU funds as soon as possible with the objective to mitigate the potential of supplementing ESF+ fuconsequences of the war and address the immediate needs of Ukrainian displaced persons and calls on both the European Commission and the Member States to ensure that RePowerEU is deployed as quickly as possible and targeted to people, businesses and ing be analyseddustries who are disproportionately affected by growing energy prices, especially low-income households, self- employed people, micro and small businesses;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, as well as to further develop resilient social systems acroundss the Union; insists on the need for investment in education and training in particular lifelong learning entrepreneurial skills and up- and reskilling policies to address the demographic challenge and the green and digital transition; insists on the importance of investing in social inclusion and in the sustainability and resilience of social protection systems and of supporting 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, theRoma people, the long- term unemployed, and people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine, is paramount; highlights that investing in employment and quality services in rural areas is key to combatting territorial inequalities and addressing demographic trends in those areas;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 16,7129 billion in 2023 to ESF+ to support Member State policies to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions, social protection and inclusion, in particular focussing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children and young people and access to basic services; insists that ESF+ must play a key role in supporting Member States and regions to achieve high employment levels, adequatefair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economyfuture world of work, as well as inclusive and cohesive societies aiming to eradicating poverty and delivering on the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the obligation byfor all Member States to implement the reinforced Youth Guarantee and to allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF + resources to targeted actions and for Member States with a rate of young people who are 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 microfinancing for microenterprises as well as 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 willhighlights the need to catch up and reach its full working regime in 2024, not least to fully and effectively implement the measures foreseen in the EU Action Plan for Social Economy; stresses the importance of following up the European Year of Youth 2022 with concrete actions and policies for social inclusion and, employment and entrepreneurship 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;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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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 implementation of the Child Guarantee calls on the Commission and Member States in view of the influx of Ukrainian children and the energy and inflation crisis to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion and ensure support particularly in countries most affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the importance of EGF for its one-offto demonstrate solidarity with and provide reactive assistance to dismissplaced workers so that they can find another job as rapidly as possible following major restructuring events, in particular those caused by importchallenges related to globalisation, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes, significant changes in the trade relations of the Union or the composition of the internal market, and financial or economic crises, as well as the transition to a low-carbon economy, or as a consequence of digitisation or automation; takes note that the level of EGF commitment appropriations in reserve for 2023 is set at EUR 205,3 million (approximately +1 % compared to 2022 and corresponding to the maximum MFF amount);
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the EU budget, including the RRF, is socially inclusive and that gender and disability are mainstreamed in the 2023 general budget, not least by providing a monitoring system tracking the budgetary allocations which promote the equal participation and independent living of women and people with disabilities in line with the EU’s commitments under the European Gender Equality and Disability Rights Strategies and the UNCRPD;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
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11. Recalls that the agencies play an important role in providing Union institutions and countries with specialised knowledge notably on employment and social issues and that they must be given the necessary resources to fulfil their tasks which are evolving;notes that the 2023 budgetary estimates for agencies 2023 are in line with the budget programming and that an additional EUR 649 592,00 are planned for Eurofound to help it cope with the sharp increase in the coefficient corrector in Ireland;