Activities of Daniela RONDINELLI related to 2021/2062(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— having regard to the Porto Declaration of 8 May 2021,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the statement of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Social Partners of 2016 entitled "A New Start for Social Dialogue",
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, productive sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing, as well as of life and employment opportunities, with the potential rise in social tensions;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas young people and women have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with, as they are more exposed to precarious employment conditions and therefore have been particularly exposaffected toby job losses because of the pandemic; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the Sustainable Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being and therefore adding a conditionality to social and environmental indicators as it is the case for the economic ones;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient, compared to the difficult employment and social conditions, exacerbated by the pandemic;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities and that the premature deactivation of the general escape clause could cause economic and social imbalances that may jeopardise the post pandemic recovery;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that austerity policies, characterised by excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being ill- prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes necessary to deduct social and environmental investments from budgetary constraints, in order to facilitate the development of a fairer and climate neutral economy; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to launch as soon as possible a formal discussion for the revision of the Stability and Growth Pact which over the past decade has proved inadequate to achieve the EU's growth objectives and risks, under the current governance framework, to undermine any recovery-oriented action;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and, to significantly increase the revenue and to guarantee decent and adequate wages; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Believes that it is necessary, within a governance review process, to involve the Ministers of labour and social policies, giving them an equal role to that of the Ministers of the economy and finance, in order to give equal value to social aspects and employment issues under the European Semester mechanism;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Believes necessary to follow up on the 2016 statement "New start for Social Dialogue" and review ways of involving social partners in the governance of the European Semester, which has been so far inadequate, thus sharing the reform objectives with workers and businesses, hence facilitating their implementation;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women and young people, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, and zero carbon technologies, taking into consideration the peculiarities of micro and SMEs, which are key players in the European economic fabric, in order to make the most of their innovative potential;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; calls for a review of the social scoreboard, to insert new parameters and indicators, such as adequate minimum wages, in order to provide an in-depth analysis within the country reports, thus identifying the employment and social challenges of the Member States; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation;