Activities of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2023/2586(RSP)
Institutional motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a roadmap towards a social Europe – two years after the Porto Social Summit
Amendments (18)
Amendment 9 #
Recital A
A. whereas sustainable development is a fundamental objective of the EU; whereas the three pillars of sustainable development are the economic, the social and the environmental; whereas sustainable development is based, among other things, on full employment, social progress and fairness; whereas this is a fundamental objective of the EU, as laid down in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union; whereas the emphasis currently lies on economic and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 20 #
Recital B
B. whereas the EPSR was proclaimed in 2017 in Goteborg, setting out 20 principles and establishing a social rulebook towards a strong social Europe that is fair, inclusive and full of opportunity in the 21st century; whereas at the Porto Social Summit in May 2021, the Council committed to three headline targets for 2030 on employment, training and poverty; whereas at least 78 % of the population between 20 and 64 years old should be in employment by 2030; whereas at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year; whereas the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion should be reduced by at least 15 million by 2030; whereas the three headline targets do not cover the full implementation ofare aligned with the EPSR;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importancTakes note of the conclusions of the 2021 Porto Social Summit, which underline that we are still living in unprecedented times; notes that COVID-19 and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on our doorstep resulted in the cost of living and energy crises, which are hitting the most vulnerable groups in our society the hardest, leading to increasing inequalities; reiterates the importance of the EPSR as a guiding compass to a more social Europe; stresses, however, that the resulting headline targets for 2030 set out by the Commission and endorsed by the Council on employment, skills and poverty are insufficient to ensure its full implementationaligned with the EPRS; stresses that the EPSR is a powerful tool to ensure that the European project can act as a powerful shield protecting the health, safety and living conditions of its people;
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of a demographic strategy that promotes birth rate, as a necessary basis for social sustainability and social progress;
Amendment 42 #
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of family as the bedrock for social progress and the basis of any sustainable social policy;
Amendment 43 #
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the need to streamline the concept of legal migration and legal residence in EU and Member States policy as a requisite for any responsible social framework;
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to take measures to mitigate the impact of the crises on Member State labour markets in order to keep employment rates high; calls therefore on the Commission, the Member States and EU social partners to commit to reaching collective bargaining coverage of at least 80 % by 2030, with a view tospecting freedom of association and improving living and working conditions in the EU, which will contribute to upward social convergence and reduce in-work poverty, social exclusion and wage inequalityunequal opportunities;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesTakes note of the above-mentioned conclusions of the 2021 Porto Social Summit; welcomes the adoption ofmonitors the appeal against the Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU3 and the soon-to-be adopted direcbefore the Court of Justivce on pay transparency4 f the European Union; urges the Council to agreediscuss on a general approach concerning the directive for platform work5 in order to improve worker protection in the platform economy and to create fair competition; welcomestakes note of the Commission’s commitment to occupational health and safety in the workplace; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to follow up with a legislative proposal after the adoption of Parliament’s resolution of 2 February 20236 ; welcomes the launch of a two-stage consultation of EU social partners; __________________ 3 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. 4 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 March 2021 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093). 5 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2021 on improving working conditions in platform work (COM(2021)0762). 6 European Parliament resolution of 2 February 2023 with recommendations to the Commission on Revision of European Works Councils Directive, Texts adopted, P9_TA(2023)0028.
Amendment 77 #
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legal framework for an effective and enforceable ban on unpaidMember States to analyse their legal framework on internships, traineeships and apprenticeships; welcomes the European Year of Skills and highlights the importance of access to training and reskilling for workers in industries and sectors that need to undergo fundamental changes in order to achieve the green and digital transitions, ensuring no one is left behind; calls on the Commission; calls on the Member States to reconsider a directive on adequate minimum income in order to ensurtheir minimum income schemes so that they incentivise the reintegration of people absent from the labour market, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, the specificities of national social protection systems and the competences of the Member States; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to presenting a proposal, by the end of 2023, on the creation of an EU disability card to be recognised in all Member States; welcomes the ongoing negotiations of the social partners on the right to disconnect, with a view to putting forward a legally binding agreement implemented via a directive; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal for; calls on the Commission to analyse the convenience of a European social security pass to provide national authorities, such as labour and social security inspectorates, and social partners involved in labour and social security inspections with a real-time instrument to effectively enforce national and EU law;
Amendment 89 #
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, although many legislative and non- legislative initiatives have been initiated by the Commission, so far the EU has fallen short on fully implementing the EPSR; stresses the need for further legislative action by the Commission and the Member States to ensure its full implementation, with a specific focus on implementing principles 11 (childcare), 12 (social protection), 19 (housing) and 20 (essential services)should be guided by the principles laid down in the EPSR;
Amendment 101 #
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that principle 11 on childcare and support to children requires further action in full respect of their family; urgently reminds the Commission and the Member States about Parliament’s repeated call to urgently allocate more funding toto monitor implementation of the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion;
Amendment 107 #
Paragraph 8
8. Warns that, for the correct implementation of principle 12, adequate social protection needs to be expanded in order to cover the risks associated with the unequal impact of climate change and environmental degradation on different income groups, as well as the social consequences of the transformation of our societies towards climate neutrality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to build upon the Social Climate Fund and lay the foundations for the development of green social protection schemes at national level with EU supportCalls on the Commission and the Member States to put an end to the Green Deal so that the Social Climate Fund will not be further necessary;
Amendment 123 #
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that, according to principle 19, access to social housing or housing assistance of good quality should be provided for those in need; urges the Commission to develop an ambitious ac, respecting the principle of subsidiarity; urges the Member States to develop national plans to achieimprove accessible and green social housing to meet the housing needs of all EU citizens and to progressively eradicate homelessness by 2030 to housing by their nationals and, where applicable, legal residents;
Amendment 138 #
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call that, in the light of the framework of the Green Deal industrial plan, EU funding, including State aid, should bnot be made conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements, in order to offer high- quality jobs, promote collective bargaining, respect EU labour rights and standards and ensure improved working conditionby the European Commission based on political discrimination among Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enforce the social clause in the existing Directive on public procurement7 and to revise the directive in order to further strengthen social clauses in public contracts to require economic operators and subcontractors to fully respect the right of workers to collective bargaining, to account for the recently adopted Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU; __________________ 7 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65.
Amendment 145 #
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need to strengthen the social dimension of the European Semester and the implementation of the EPSR, especially in the light of the economic governance review; calls on the Commission to consider presenting an instrument for upward social convergence in order to prevent social convergence risks, detect potential setbacks in the proper implementation of the EPSR and establish social targets; believes that social divergence risksBelieves that social consideration should be included in the country-specific recommendations and taken into account when laying out fiscal adjustment pathsnational economic policy;
Amendment 153 #
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that, in order to make a fair and social Europe a reality and to ensure the highestproper levels of social protection in the green and digital transitions, it is necessary to ensure a sustainable, fair and inclusive Europe where social rights are fully protected and safeguardnd duties are fully implemented to at least the same level as economic and environmental standards; stresses the need to take steps to reminforced the role of the EPSR to ensure the equal treatment of the economic, environmental and social standards and to ensure that social standards and social rights in Europe are placed at the centre of the EU’s forthcoming political practices; notes that, consequently, social investment will be needed for the implementation of the EPSR in upcoming funding initiatives and the revision of the multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 165 #
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to present a governance framework to anticipate and manage changes related to the green and digital transitions in the world of work, focusing first on the importance of safeguarding jobs, including access to adequate training, and second, on the involvement of social partners in decision- making processein consultation with social partners;
Amendment 170 #
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates the importance of a well- functioning European Labour Authority (ELA) and calls on the Commission to make use of the opportunity presented by the evaluation due 1 August 2024 to submit a legislative proposal to review the scope of the ELA’s founding regulation9 and realise its full potential, especially concerning the ELA’s inquiry powers; __________________ 9 Regulation (EU) 2019/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a European Labour Authority, amending Regulations (EC) No 883/2004, (EU) No 492/2011, and (EU) 2016/589 and repealing Decision (EU) 2016/344, OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 21.and efficient European Labour Authority (ELA);