22 Amendments of Magda KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS related to 2008/2098(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's 'Renewed Social Agenda' (COM(2008)0412),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the sense of European citizenship of the citizens of the Member States draws its strength partly from the possibility of employment within the internal market and whereas therefore not only economic interests should be the driving force behind mobility but also the objective of enabling European citizens to identify themselves more as Europeans,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU needs to mainstream the concept of labour mobility in all Community policies, especially those concerning completing thereating a uniform internal market, taxflexibility of employment regulation1s, justice and home affairs and company lawprotection of workers and rules concerning posted and borrowed workers and the various atypical workers, which may affect European mobility; calls on the Commission to treat labour mobility as a transversal policy, involving all relevant EU policy areas and all levels of authority; 1 Translator's note: this word was accidentally omitted from the English version of the draft report.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls upon the Commission, in order to further promote labour mobility, to draw up a long-term mobility strategy which takes into account the requirements of the labour market, economic trends and the prospects for enlargement of the EU, as only a long-term strategy can both guarantee free movement of workers without conflict and consider the brain- drain phenomenon;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that greaDraws it to the attention of the Commission that the long-term labour mobility strategy can play a key role in promoting the growth and employment objectives of the Lisbon strategy and can significantly enhance efforts to do so in the context of the challenges of the global economy; considers labour mobility to be a necessary consequence and concomitant of the rapid transformation of labour markets and of demographic changes; believes that an expanded and Europe-wide mobile workforce can constitute a response to such current developments as economic globalisation, an ageing population and rapid workplace change;;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that guaranteed labour mobility is a means of consolidating the Lisbon strategy's economic and social dimensions, achieving the objectives of the social agenda, and tackling a range of challenges including globalisation, relocation (which is inseparable from globalisation), industrial change, technological progress, population trends, the integration of labour from third countries, migrations and alterations in the social and employment model;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that labour mobility is a key instrument for the efficient working of the internal market, via the objectives of the Lisbon strategy and the principles adopted on 'flexicurity'; considers that the legal and economic circumstances in which it operates must be reconciled with the objectives of European social policy, bearing in mind the fundamental principles of opportunities, access and solidarity referred to in the Renewed Social Agenda;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the failure ofat some Member States to observe the legislaare maintaining labour market restrictions on the free movement of labourworkers from the new Member States, despecially as regards workers from the new Member States; calls forite the fact that economic analyses and statistical data do not justify these restrictions and do not support the fears of their citizens and governments; calls on the Council to ensure greater involvement of the Union institutions, especially the EP, in the process of authorisation by Member States of the transition periods for access to their labour markets for the citizens of the new Member States, including from the first year of membership;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern certainCalls upon the Commission to investigate moves by Member States to alter their internal legal frameworkrules regarding immigration and the free movement of labour in a manner that is contrary to the letter and spirit of the EU rules in force; calls for an immediate end to such practices, and asks the Member States to introduce comprehensive schemes for the integration of European citizens exercising their right of free movement on their territory;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Acknowledges that, while mobility can provide a solution to shortages of labour in the receiving countries, it may cause labour shortages in the countries from which workers come; draws the attention of the Commission and Member States to the fact that, in every country, the inactive population includes a significant percentage of labour potential, whose mobilisation requires European and Member-State resources in equal measure;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. ConsidersDraws it to the attention of the Commission that there remain within the EU a large number of administrative or legislative barriers to labour mobility and to the mutual recognition of qualifications; reaffirms its commitment to a solution to these problems, and calls on the Commission to undertake close monitoring of Member States failing to implement EU legislation in this arearestrictions incompatible with EU law, and to take action against them;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to reduce the legislative and administrative obstacles, and stresses the need for further progress on the recognition and cumulation of social security entitlements and the portability of pensions;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates reopening the discussion on social security arrangements, with particular reference to the new European conditions for access to health care services, and the fact that workforce mobility can, in some cases, lead to the loss of social benefits; supports the Commission, accordingly, as regards drawing up new legislative instruments which will be better adapted to labour market needs, and asks to be informed of the results achieved following consultation of all parties;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports the actions of the TRESS network, and believes that it should undertake an ongoing investigation of the different types of mobility, with a view to adapting them to the Community legislation; calls on the Commission to include as many employsocial partners as possible in this network, recalling that it is often employers who support workers over legal issues relating to social insurance or obtaining documents needed in order to work; stresses that the EURES databases need to be easy to access and must be updated regularly and that the widest possible access to the information must be ensured;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses its ongoing support for the contribution of the EURES network to facilitating workforce mobility in the EU; recommends that EURES' services should include information on specific Internet networks and portals for particular sectors, and that it should also cooperate with other information providers with regard to job opportunities in the Union, with particular reference to national labour authorities, which can directly provide individually tailored advice to job-seekers;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the objectives announced in the third section of the Action Plan for Work Mobility, in line with the enhancement of EURES' institutional capabilities; stresses the diverse make-up of the workforce and the need for services adapted to all categories of worker, including older people, the self-employed, seasonal workers, workers with disabilities, etc.e., in addition to those listed in the Commission programme, those older and disabled people who are disadvantaged but exploitable from the point of view of the labour market and, among those who possess a special legal status in comparison with other workers, the self- employed;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls upon Member States, through their employment authorities, in order to increase mobility, to provide a one-stop shop for all workers, including those intending to work abroad, so that they can obtain information from a single source concerning the possibilities of working abroad, administrative factors, social rights and legal conditions;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that as things stand there is an information deficit regarding the potential professional benefits of spending time working abroad and regarding the employment and social-security conditions for working abroad, and supports the Commission in its actions to inform the public on the matter;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Regrets the continued existence of obstacles to workforce mobilityCalls upon the Commission to seek instruments by means of which to eliminate the complex obstacles which can prevent workers from opting to work abroad, such as difficulty in finding work for one's partner or spouse, high relocation costs, or the risk of losing tax advantages or no longer being able to contribute to national pension, health insurance or unemployment insurance schemes or language barriers; stresses the importance of lifelong learning, with particular reference to the importance of language learning, which is essential in order to meet the changing demands of the labour market,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Acknowledges the contributions made by the Comenius, Erasmus and Leonardo programmes to enabling young people to study abroad, and stresses their importance from the point of view of later professional mobility; calls upon the Commission to examine the scope for expanding access to the programmes, bearing in mind the special needs of disadvantaged groups;