7 Amendments of Edit BAUER related to 2013/2192(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that employment in Comunidad Valenciana has been severeally affected by the crisis. The with unemployment rate in the region increased rapidly, rising from 9,61% (Q1 2008) to 29,19% (Q1 2013)reaching 29,19% in the first quarter of 2013; welcomes the fact that the region avails itself yet again of EGF aid to address high unemployment;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Congratulates Communidad Valenciana on the capacity to apply for and use EGF to address problems of its labour market characterised by a high percentage of SMEs; in this context recalls that Valenciana region has already applied for the EGF support on four instances for the textile, ceramic and natural stone as well as construction sector (Applications EGF/2009/0014 ES/Comunidad Valenciana; EGF/2010/005 ES/Comunidad Valenciana and EGF/2010/009 ES/Comunidad Valenciana, EGF/2011/006 ES/Comunidad Valenciana Construction of buildings;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 300 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential, in particular for upskilling the workers with basic education, who make up 74,4% of targeted workers;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees financial incentives for job- search (lump sum of EUR 300), mobility allowance (up to EUR 400), outplacement incentive (up to EUR 700); welcomes the fact that the overall amount of financial incentives is limited leaving the majority of the contribution to be spent on training, counselling, job search assistance and support towards entrepreneurship;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the social partners were consulted on several occasions on the design and the implementation of the coordinated package of personalised services;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package includes vocational training focusing on sectors where opportunities exist or are likely to arise as well as contains up-skilling designed to the future needs of manufacturers in the sector concerned by redundancies;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the case at hand typically reflects the social and economic landscape of a region whose local economy is characterised by a high percentage of SMEs which should in the future be addressed by extending the scope of the EGF to self-employed workers (as proposed by the Commission in the proposal for the new Regulation on European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020).