15 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2021/2233(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is placing a heavy burden on families in terms of their everyday lives, working lives and general livelihoods2 ; whereas many families of seasonal and cross-border workers were split during the initially uncoordinated lockdown measures; whereas parents often have to play the role of teachers, cooks and carers and besides care for their children they often have to care for their elderly relatives or relatives with disabilities; whereas the lack of work-life balance often leads to stress and mental health problems; __________________ 22021 report of the Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung entitled ‘Belastungen von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Eltern in der Corona-Pandemie’.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU’s climate targets represent a challenge to the economy and society; whereas they also present opportunities for businesses and opportunities to redeploy workers, which will mean that socially vulnerable people, families and micro-enterprises will come under pressure; whereas policies to reach the EU climate targets influence different regions differently with the biggest impact on those highly dependent on fossil fuels;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increased need for funding in order to cope with the public health threat as as well its consequences, including the need to strengthen the economy, is placosing budgetary constrainthallenges on the Member States;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas growth rate of the EU population is falling and the population is expected to decrease significantly in the longer term; whereas this negative demographic change differs in the Member States and regions, whereas the demographic change affects social systems and markets3 ; __________________ 3 Commission report of 17 June 2020 on the impact of demographic change (COM(2020)0241).
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas on account of artificial intelligence, the economy is on the verge of a transformation, with the opportunity to become more robust and more resilientunprecedented digital evolution and growing application of artificial intelligence in every aspect of human lives is bringing the opportunity for the EU to become the leader in the area of ethical, human-centric artificial intelligence and to create more robust and more resilient economy based on the digital progress;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas skilled workers, education, training and further train predicting and reflecting the labour market needs, training, up-skilling and re- skilling are of key importance for markets4 ; __________________ 4 Report by SME United, Business Europe and SGI Europe of 13 October 2021 entitled ‘Annual sustainable growth strategy 2022: Social partners’ consultations – Employers’ views.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas work-related illnesses and injuries cost the European Union 3.3 % of its GDP5 ; whereas insufficient preventive strategies and strategies to integrate older workers, workers with disabilities as well as workers willing to reintegrate to the labour market after long diseases entail missed opportunities and even further increase of the health related costs; __________________ 5Commission communication of 28 June 2021 entitled ‘EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027: Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work’ (COM(2021)0323).
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that bureaucratic obstacles hinder economic growth; calls on the Commission to recommend reforms to all Member States for immediate implementation to cut red tape and simplify access to funding opportunitien order to speed up the post-Covid recovery calls on the Commission to support the Member States in simplifying the access to the EU funding opportunities to as wide range of recipients including the SMEs, NGOs, charitable organisations and municipalities as possible and to overcome other administrative burdens posed on the applications;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the central role in the EU strategic framework of health and safety at work; notes that prevention so as to ensure safe and healthy working conditions contributes to the health of workers in order to maintain productivity and competitiveness; highlights the need to focus the strategies on tackling the challenges coming from the increasing proportion of older workers, workers with disabilities or chronic diseases; reiterates that stress, anxiety or depression belong to the second largest group of self-reported work-related health problems that can significantly increase the risk of other health problems including autoimmune diseases or musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic/chronic inflammatory diseases;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that 22.4 % of the EU population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, of which 24.9 % are children6 ; stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic makworsened the situation of many people and families, particularly families withe child guarantee even more importantren, as many employees lost their jobs or had to stay at home due to their care duties; calls on the Commission to be more active and support the Member States in combating poverty, especially child poverty or homelessness as an extreme form of poverty and social exclusion; __________________ 6European Commission web page entitled ‘Poverty and social exclusion’, accessed on 10 January 2022.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that families are the main victims of the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Commission to introduce a 25/25 child cost allowance; stresses that the amount will be split between a national allowance under the responsibility of the Member States and a direct EU benefit; stresses that famsupport the Member States in providing targeted help to families with the special focus on big families or families with children with disabilities need this money, and that they would spend it and in turn contribute to the economyand to consider, in line with the subsidiarity principe, bringing new initiatives to support families and their financial situation;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to identify shortages at production sites – e.g. of semiconductors – in order to re- Europeanise them and proviand put forward strategies to reinforce the self-sufficiency of the EU in the critical industries as well as on diversifying the sources in order them with financial supporto decrease dependency of the EU on non- democratic third countries, primarily China;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to ensure the economy is crisis-resistant, toresilient economy prepared for future crises, to create business-friendly environment that will help attracting investment and entrepreneurship and to ensure a fair and social EU with well-paid jobs; jobs allowing dignified life, leaving nobody behind; calls on the Member States to lower administrative burdens for businesses with the special focus on SMEs who are the backbone of European economy;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to address skills shortages; notes that these shortages are holding back productivity and economic growth; expresses concern that digital skills in that are one of the factors hindering economic growth; highlights the EU need to play catch up and that this is reflected in the shortage of IT professionals; emphasises the importance of focusing vocational training on the digital and green transitions; demands that EU training content become more uniform and qualifications more widely recognisedcreate an interconnected environment of educational and academic institutions, vocational centres and employers that will cooperate in order to predict and fulfil future needs of the labour market;