661 Amendments of Edit BAUER
Amendment 1 #
2014/2013(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that that the redundancies in the textile sector in Comunidad Valenciana will further aggravate Comunidad Valenciana has been severely affected by globalisation withe unemployment situation in the affected region which has already experienced a rapid increase in unemployment rate, 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 alleviate high unemployment by addressing for the second time lay-offs in textile sector;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2013(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Congratulates Comunidad 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 five instances for textile, ceramic and natural stone as well as construction sector (applications: EGF/2009/0014, EGF/2010/005 and EGF/2010/009, EGF/2011/006 and EGF/2013/004);
Amendment 3 #
2014/2013(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the capacity of EGF to help address fragile employment situation in the regions dependant on traditional sectors such as textiles or construction sectors; stresses that this capacity depends on the readiness and effectiveness of national and local authorities to apply for EGF support;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2013(BUD)
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 on-the-job training which will match the identified needs of local enterprises;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2013(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Regrets that the Commission proposal does not outline the educational structure of the dismissed labour force;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2013(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Notes that the coordinated package foresees financial incentives for job- search (lump sum of EUR 300), mobility allowance, outplacement incentive (up to EUR 350) as well as contribution for carers of dependent persons; welcomes the fact that the overall amount of financial incentives is relatively limited leaving the majority of the contribution to be spent on training, counselling, job search assistance and support of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2013(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Notes that the case at hand typically reflects the social and economic landscape of a region with local economy characterised by a high percentage of SMEs; stresses that the new EGF 2014- 2020 with its extended scope will be able to assist self-employed workers as well;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Finnish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 01 February 2013, and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 16 October 2013; regrets the lengthy evaluation periods and inquires why this particular application required 8 months of assessment whereas previous application related to Nokia Salo from 2012 had been evaluated within 3 months;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that the redundancies in Nokia stem from its corporate decision to move its production plants as well as the design and product development to Asia and are part of its plan to reduce global employment in Nokia Corporation by 17 000 workers by the end of 2013; notes that this decision led to three EGF mobilisations in favour of 6 138 Nokia workers;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NoteRecalls that the mobile phone sector has been the subject of several EGF applications, all of which based on trade related globalisation, this being the fourth application on behalf of workers made redundant by Nokia; the three previous cases were for former Nokia workers in Germany, Romania and FinlandEGF already acted in favour of 1 337 workers dismissed in result of re-location of Nokia from Germany to Romania in 2008; notes that now five years later the EGF is mobilised for the fourth time in relation to dismissals in Nokia;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Finish authorities decided to initia the Finnish authorities started the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workerscoordinated package of personalised service already on 01 August 2012, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support hen the dismissals started in order to assist workers before the proposed coy stop wordkinated packageg at Nokia;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the package contains innovative measures like Protomo - a matching service for new business start-ups;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that financial allowances to be covered by the EGF are limited and the majority of support will be devoted to training and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2264(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the redundancies and the preparation of the coordinated package of specialised services are addressed by a dedicated working group comprising the social partners (including Nokia representatives) and regional authorities;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2263(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the concerned redundancies are part of a broad restructuring plan which cut the global work force of First Solar Manufacturing GmbH by 30% to sharply reduce its global production capacity and resulted in closing both sites located in Germany; stresses the added value of EGF to react to redundancies caused by unexpected market changes linked to globalisation;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2263(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the German authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 1 January 2013, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package; notes that redundant workers have also benefitted from the ESF support before participating in the EGF measures; welcomes the fact that the German authorities confirmed that necessary precautions have been taken to avoid double financing from Union funds;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2263(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that more than half of the EGF support will be spent on allowances - 875 workers are said to receive during their active participation in the measures a subsistence allowance (estimated cost EUR 2 714 per worker over 9 months); further notes that the application includes a lump sum of EUR 1 869 activation premium for 200 workers who quickly find a job without further assistance after the conclusion of the measures;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2263(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances; if included in the package they should be of complementary nature and never replace allowances under the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements; stresses in this context that the new EGF regulation for 2014-2020 will limit the inclusion of financial allowances in the package to a maximum of 35% of the cost of the measures and that accordingly the rate of allowances within the coordinated package for this demand will not repeat under this new regulation;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2263(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that the social partners, as well as workers’ representativdopted a social plan for the redundancies ofin First Solar Manufacturing GmbH wand that a transfere consulted on the social plan for redundant workers, andmpany will design and manage the coordinated package of personalised services; notes that its operation during the first six months is paid by First Solar Manufacturing GmbH and ESF via its Federal programme and that the services of the transfer company will be extended to new measures financed by EGF; notes that a policy of equality of women and men as well as the principle non- discrimination will be applied during the various stages of the implementation of and in access to the EGF;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 21 December 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 16 October 2013; notes that the evaluation of this application took much longer compared to the previous Vestas case submitted by Denmark in May 2012;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the opinion that the EU wind energy market is set to grow further generating demand for Europe's wind turbine manufacturers and associated industries through the on-going promotion of energy from renewable sources at Union level; points in this respect to the mandatory national targets for the use of renewable energy by 2020; therefore, expresses concern about this particular relocation and points out the risk of importation of wind turbines produced in Asia to the European market;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the concerned dismissals are the direct result of the strategic decision taken by Vestas group in November 2011 to reorganise its structure and increase proximity to its customers in the regional markets, especially in China; notes that the affected region of Ringkøbing-Skjern invested considerably in infrastructre to attract an innovative enterprise such as Vestas group and the decision of Vestas puts the regions into difficulties;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the workers will follow individualised targeted training packages meeting their needs as defined during the counselling and coaching phase;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package provides for measures with special mentoring and outplacement for workers aged 55 years or older, who are likely to experience additional difficulties in finding new job due to their age;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Notes that the package contains considerable financial incentives for setting-up own businesses (up to EUR 25 000) which will strictly be linked to participation in entrepreneurship courses and monitoring exercise at the end of the EGF project;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Regrets however that more than half of the EGF support will be spent on financial allowances - all workers are said to receive subsistence allowance which is estimated at EUR 10 400 per worker;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2262(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Recalls that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances; notes that, if included in the package, they should be of complementary nature and never replace allowances under the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements; stresses in this context that the new EGF regulation for 2014-2020 period will introduce a cap on financial allowances, which shall not constitute more than 35% of the cost of the package and that accordingly the rate of allowances within the coordinated package for this demand will not repeat under the new regulation;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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 #
2013/2192(BUD)
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).
Amendment 3 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women are more likely to be victims of sexual and gender-based torture;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women and girls tend to suffer disproportionally from violence, in particular of sexual nature, both in peacetime and during armed conflict;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas countries frequently ignore or deny gender-based violence thus denying to provide victims with the necessary assistance and protection and to convict the perpetrators, therefore many violence of this kind goes unreported;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the EU to ensure, by means of aid conditionality, that third countries protect women and girls from torture; calls on the Council to suspend aid to countries practising torture and to divert aid to support victims; urges the Commission to ensure that all new Free Trade Agreements with third countries provide for strict obligations which safe-guard womenall human beings/people from torture, especially women and girls given their vulnerable character; calls on the Commission to reconsider its aid policy towards countries practising torture and to divert aid to support victims;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the continuing need for the EU to work with third countries to eradicate the practice of FGM; reminds thoseencourages Member States with national legislationho have not yet done so to criminalisinge FGM that they must act on this legislationin their national legislation and to ensure its enforcement;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns all forms of domestic violence throughout the world, in particular honour killings, forced marriages, and dowry deaths; affirms that the EU must treat these as forms of torture;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the inclusion by the International Criminal Court of gender crimes, including rape, sexual assault and humRome Statute’s progressive and innovative approach by recognizing sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancies, forced sterilization or other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity, as a forms of torture, and its recommendation that these crimes be considered war crimesas such as a war crime and crime against humanity;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU in its human rights dialogues with third countries to promote the prevention, investigation and prosecution of violence against women(a) to treat cases of systematic rape during an armed conflict as a war crime and to punish accordingly, (b) to treat cases of gender-based torture practiced systematically or widespread as a crime against humanity and to punish accordingly, (c) to recognise gender-based torture as a crime and to avoid the re-victimisation of the victims, (d) to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable victims, in particular women and girls, (e) to ensure that victims have access to justice and (f) to promote the prevention, investigation and prosecution of gender-based violence;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the EU to encourage those countries that have not yet done so to ratify and implement the UN Torture Convention as well as the Rome Statute and to incorporate its relevant provisions on gender-based violence into domestic legislation;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Takes it as crucial that national prosecutors and judges have the capacity and the expertise to properly prosecute and try individuals for gender-based crimes;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. States that the failure to separate transgender women prisoners from male prisoners in detention is both cruel and, inhuman and degrading.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deeply regrets that the Commission did not analyse the effectiveness of the use of the crisis derogation criterion until now, specially taking into account that these EGF cases were not evaluated in the EGF mid-term review; notes that the Commission is entering the final phase of the ex-post evaluation of the EGF (2007- 2013); regrets, however, that the results are likely toresults of the final ex-post evaluation of EGF will arrive too late to feed into the discussion on the new regulation for the EGF in 2014-2020, especially regarding the effectiveness of the use of the crisis derogation criterion, since the concerned EGF cases were not analysed in the EGF mid-term evaluation report.
Amendment 3 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes that the Commission will continue to workhas already started to work in 2011 on the electronic application form and on the standardised procedures for simplified applications, faster processing of the applications and better reporting; asks the Commission to present the progress made following the use of technical assistance in 2012; recalls the need to shorten the application procedures1 and in 2012.
Amendment 4 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of networking and exchange of information on the EGF; supports, therefore, the funding of the Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF as well as other networking activities among the Member States including this years' seminar for practitioners on the implementation of the EGF; underlines the need to further enhance the liaisi; underlines further both the importance of information exchange between all those involved in EGF applications, including namely the social partners, to create as many synergies as possible and the importance of ensuring that Member States fully implement the new regulation for the period 2014-2020.
Amendment 6 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to invite the Parliament to the seminars and meetings of the Expert Group of Contact Persons organised by means of technical assistance, by using the relevant provisions of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission1; __________________ 1. OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 47.
Amendment 8 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to invite the social partners to the seminars for practitioners organised by means of technical assistance;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned about the possible adverse impact which reducing the staffing level may have on the swift, regular and effective evaluation of incoming applications and implementation of the EGF technical assistance; considers that any short-term or long-term revision in staff should be based on a prior impact assessment and should take full account, inter alia, of the Union's legal obligations and the institutions' new competences and increased tasks arising from the Treaties;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2087(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Regrets that the Commission does not envisage any particular awareness-raising activities for 2013 given that some Member States, including users of the EGF, question the utility and advantages of the EGF;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 9 #
2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 10 #
2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 11 #
2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 16 #
2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 18 #
2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 19 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 20 #
2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 21 #
2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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2013/2078(INI)
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Amendment 42 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights, and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union, however, protecting national minorities, regional and minority languages in an enlarged EU is a major issue and that it will not be achieved simply by fighting against xenophobia and discrimination, but by adopting specific legal, linguistic, cultural, social, etc. regimes and treatments;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there are about 100 million children in the European Union and about 80 million European persons with disabilities;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women and girls are the main victims of gender-based violence, as according to estimations in the EU, 20- 25% of women have suffered physical violence at least once during their lives; whereas hundreds of thousands of women living in Europe have been subjected to genital mutilation and thousands of girls are at risk;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas persons with disabilities and especially children still face lack of assistance and support for their inclusion in schools, difficulties in accessing buildings or services and troubles in being heard and participating in decisions affecting their lives;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas women in the EU earn around 16 % less per hour than men;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the article 2 and article 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the right to life and the right to the integrity of the person;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 56 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 60 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 62 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 67 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous fundamental rights violations are still occurring in the European Union and in the Member States, as detailed in (annual and special) reports by the Commission, NGOs and the Council of Europe, in UN documents, etc.;
Amendment 75 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to intensify their cooperation, including with the European Parliament and national parliaments, in order to improve the implementation of the existing EU human rights legislations; calls for closer cooperation between the Union institutions and other international bodies, in particular the Council of Europe;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recommends that Parliament, the Commission and the Council should recognise the existence of positive obligations to protect and promote human rights; emphasises that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms implies actions at various levels; stresses the role played in this area by regional and local authorities, NGOs and civil society, and asks the Commission and the Council to improve their cooperation with these actors;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reminds the Union institutions and the Member States of the need to comply with their obligations to respect fundamental freedoms and rights; notes that participation in international treaties for the protection and promotion of human rights can only serve to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights within the EU;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Union institutions and the Member States to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, and hence to refrain from exerting or developing mechanisms to impede those freedoms;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Welcomes the steps taken by the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals comply with the Charter; notes, however, that there remains room for improvement; calls on the Commission to take tangible steps towards ensuring that its proposals are verified against the Charter and that the impact on fundamental rights of EU legislation and its implementation by the Member States are systematically examined in its evaluation reports on the implementation of EU legislation, as well as in its annual report on monitoring the application of EU law;
Amendment 81 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Suggests that there should be more transparency in the Commission's dialogue with Member States, as well as in the work of EU agencies, when fundamental rights or the interests of European citizens are at stake; calls on the Commission, in addition, to make full use of the existing mechanisms and to launch objective investigations and take out infringement proceedings if its case is well grounded, thus avoiding double standards, whenever a Member State violates the rights enshrined in the Charter when implementing EU legislation;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls on the Commission – and the Council, where it initiates legislation – to where appropriate make use of the external independent expertise of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA);
Amendment 83 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Suggests that, in spite of the blockages which have occurred, the Commission should conclude the procedure for the EU's accession to the ECHR as soon as possible, as it will provide an additional mechanism for enforcing the human rights of its citizens;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Invites Member States to join and ratify the human rights conventions of the Council of Europe and to implement the already existing instruments of the acquis communautaire and to reconsider the opt- outs, which might risk affecting the rights of their citizens;
Amendment 88 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that it is essential for the European Union and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, that all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties in this regard urgently need to be applied and implemented, and that where necessary amendments to the treaties should be prepared;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the European Union is bound to adopt legislation with full respect to its competences as set by the treaties including the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
Paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 110 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e
Paragraph 3 – point e
(e) establish a newmake full use of existing mechanisms to ensure that the fundamental rights and the values of the Union referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights are respected, protected and promoted;
Amendment 115 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 118 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 122 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 125 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 128 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 132 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e
Paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 138 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point f
Paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 144 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 148 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 153 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 164 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern about the instances of violation of human dignity which are still occurring in the Union and in certain Member States, whose victims particularly include minorities, asylum- seekers, migrants, people suspected of having links with terrorism and people who are deprived of their freedom; sStresses that the public authorities must abide by the absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, carry out swift, effective, independent in- depth investigations into any breach and prosecute those responsible;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of protecting the rights of refugees and migrants, and underlines that special attention should be paid to women and children migrants;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the completion of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and calls on the Member States to ensure that the CEAS is fully established as planned and provides better access to the asylum procedure for those who seek protection, and leads to fairer, quicker and better quality asylum decisions; and will provide dignified and decent conditions both for those who apply for asylum and those who are granted international protection within the EU;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 181 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 187 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States, who has not yet done so, to fully transpose and implement the Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings are adequately assisted and protected, traffickers are prosecuted, getting effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, while preventive measures are also in place.
Amendment 188 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Member States to fully transpose the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, adopting appropriate measures to ensure adequate assistance and protection of victims of crime
Amendment 189 #
Amendment 194 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises that the right to live in safety is also a fundamental right of European citizens and should be protected as such;
Amendment 208 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation and adoption, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes; reiterates its calls for the Commission to draw up a European roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 213 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes;
Amendment 227 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however, the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 246 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the principles of human dignity, equality before the law and the prohibition of discrimination on any grounds are foundations of democratic society; calls on Member States to adopt a national legislative framework to address all forms of discrimination and guarantee the effective implementation of the existing EU legal framework;
Amendment 255 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 275 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, and discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for more vigorous action to promote integration, particularly in the field of protection of fundamental rights, and calls for an end to illegal expulsions and to segregation of Roma children in schools;
Amendment 279 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide an effective response to Roma exclusion by developing integrated policies and implementing the measures set out in the strategies focusing on anti-discrimination measures and measures aiming to increase their employability and access to labour market in cooperation with representatives of the Roma population, while also ensuring their full participation in the management, monitoring and evaluation of projects affecting their communities, and also to analyse the financial feasibility and sustainability of the national Roma integration strategies and allocate sufficient budget resources to this end and ensure the efficiency of spending;
Amendment 281 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Points out that positive measures implemented for the purpose of protecting minority persons and groups, fostering their appropriate development and ensuring that they are granted equal rights and treatment with respect to the rest of the population in the administrative, political, economic, social and cultural fields and in other spheres shall not be considered as discrimination
Amendment 282 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers that traditional national minority communities have specific needs different from other minority groups, that public policies should be more focused and that the Union itself must address these needs in a more appropriate way;
Amendment 283 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Considers that no single solution exists for improving the situation of national minorities in all the Member States, but that some common and minimum objectives for public authorities in the EU should be developed, taking account the relevant international legal standards and existing good practices; calls on the Commission to establish a policy standard for the protection of national minorities;
Amendment 284 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards;
Amendment 285 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17f. Calls on the Member States to ensure that their legal system guarantees that there shall be no discrimination against persons belonging to a recognised national minority, and to adopt adequate measures to promote effective equality, based on the relevant international norms and good practice, inter alia the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities;
Amendment 286 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)
Paragraph 17 g (new)
17g. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and legally binding European Union protection system for traditional national minorities, regional linguistic groups and constitutional regions accompanied by a functioning monitoring mechanism; stresses that the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 and the accompanying monitoring mechanism may constitute an example for this;
Amendment 295 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants, whichalls on the Member States to implement the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia, to address discrimination, to ensure the investigation of hate speech and havte reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authoritiescrimes, to adopt criminal legislation prohibiting incitement to hatred on any grounds including sexual orientation, and to ensure that there is effective protection against racism, anti-Semitism, anti- gypsyism, xenophobia and homophobia and that victims are offered proper assistance;
Amendment 306 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to ensure equality between women and men and to combat all forms of violence against womeUrges the EU and the Member States to step up their efforts to achieve the objectives of the European Pact for Equality between women and men (2011- 2020), and to take adequate measures to tackle all forms of direct and indirect discrimination against women, in particular the gender pay gap, occupational segregation, stereotyping, and all forms of violence against women; recalls that women continue to suffer multiple discrimination in various areas of everyday life in spite of the legislation in force on combating discrimination;
Amendment 311 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's Zero Tolerance of violence against women; however calls for more action including an EU-wide strategy to end violence against women, as announced in the Council conclusions of March 2010, comprising legally binding instruments and awareness-raising actions; calls furthermore on the Commission and the Member States to keep the issue of violence against women high on the agenda as Gender-based violence is both a consequence of the inequalities between women and men as well as an obstacle to equality and therefore should not be tolerated;
Amendment 313 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that a zero tolerance policy must apply to female genital mutilation;
Amendment 315 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Encourage Member states to develop adequately resourced policies to better integrate persons with disabilities and facilitate their access to housing, education, public transports and facilities, and participation to the political process;
Amendment 324 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2014 as the European Year of Work and Family Life Balance, calls on the Commission and Member States to take measure and launch projects for better reconciliation of family and working life for all generations of women;
Amendment 336 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty makes it necessary to increase transparency and openness in the Union; deplores the interinstitutional blockage of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on the right of access to documents and information; calls on the Council and Commission to resume their work on the revision of this Regulation, on the basis of the proposals by Parliament;
Amendment 341 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2013 as the European Year of Citizens, however calls on the Commission together with the Member States to continue to inform the EU citizens about their rights, so that they can fully enjoy their EU citizenship
Amendment 343 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Member States to launch information campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand for election; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship; calls on the Member States to encourage the active participation of citizens through citizens' initiatives and the exercise of the right of petition and the right to submit complaints to the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 348 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the Treaties and guaranteed by the Directive on freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens; condemns any attempt to review this acquis, and calls for any breach of the rules to result in action before the Court of Justice, particularly in cases where the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnic or racial origin or sexual orientation is breached;
Amendment 358 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the independent, equitable, effective, egalitarian and just administration of justice, within reasonable time limits, is fundamental to democracy and the rule of law and to their credibility; expresses its concern about the numerous breaches which have occurred in this context, as demonstrated by the number of cases in which the European Court of Human Rights has found against States; stresses that any impunity on grounds of a position of power, force or influence over persons or the judicial or political authorities cannot be tolerated in the European Union;
Amendment 367 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the roadmap issued by the Commission with regard to civil justice, and calls for it to be developed so as also to cover criminal justice; stresses that it should be incorporated into the new procedure which also extends to democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights and equality, in the European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 371 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate countries, the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with regret that the Italian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 30 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 2 October and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 7 March 20123; notes that its assessment was made available by the Commisregrets the lengthy evaluation period of 15 months; calls on the Commission to conclude the evaluation phase and finally present proposals for decisions on 7 Marchthe remaining cases submitted in 20131;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Commission has already stated the impact of the economic and financialrecognised that ICT sectors had been hit by the crisis oin the enterprises operatingpast as the EGF has supported workers dismissed in the ICT sector1; --------- (1) of ICT in Holland (case EGF/2010/012 Noord Holland ICT, COM(2010)0685 final)1; --------- (1) Decision 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 41, 15.2.2011, p. 8).
Amendment 3 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Italian authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential and encourage the maximum number of workers to participate in the measures, recalls that early EGF interventions in Italy suffered from relatively low rate of budget implementation mainly due to low participation rates;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes, in the coordinated package of personalised services, the module "Mentoring after reintegration into work", which is aimed at assuring that the return of the workers on the labour market is sustainable;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the contribution to expenses of residence shall only be paid as a one-off contribution upon presentation of proof of the expenditure incurred;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the contributions towards special expenses for carers foreseen to enable reconciliation of trainings and job search with family obligations;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Ask the Commission to further detail in future proposals the types of training to be provided, in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the training on offer is aligned to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the regions concerned by the dismissals but welcomes the strict link between the voucher and each worker's agreed pathway of reintegration;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2049(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the importance of good and swift cooperation between the Commission and Member States when preparing applications under the forthcoming new EGF regulation in order to provide EGF support speedily;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with regret that the Austrian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 20 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 9 October and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 7 March 20123; notes that its assessment was made available by the Commisregrets the lengthy evaluation period of 15 months; calls on the Commission to conclude the evaluation phase and finally present proposals for decisions on 7 Marchthe remaining cases submitted in 20131;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that at NUTS II level, the Landthe EGF has already supported workers dismissed in the region of Niederösterreich was also ahich suffectred by other mass redundancies for which EGF applications were submitted to the Commission: 704 redundancies in the metal sector in 20091 and 1 274 redundancies related to the road transport sector in 20102; ------------ (1) from mass lay-offs in 2009 and 2010 in the metal and road transport sectors (EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark- Niederösterreich, OJ L 263, 7.10.2011. (2)1 and EGF/2011/001 /AT/Niederösterreich- Oberösterreich, 2); -------- (1) Decision 2011/652/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 263, 7.10.2011, p. 9). (2) Decision 2011/770/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 317, 30.11.2011, p. 28).
Amendment 4 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF supported measures will be provided to workers by means of a labour foundation established as a part of the social plan which was agreed with the social partners; recalls that labour foundations are institutions set up by sectoral social partners in order to accompany workers in industrial change with training measures to enhance their employability; recalls, further, that this model of providing active labour market measures was very successful in the past regarding the reintegration of workers into the labour market and the use of the EGF funds for this purpose;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Austrian authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential and encourage the maximum number of workers to participate in the measures;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the proposed coordinated package of personalised services and the detailed descriptions of the measures presented in the Commission proposal; welcomes the fact that the training on offer is combined with the future economic prospects and the future skills and qualification needs in the region;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws the attention to the subsistence allowance for workers on training and on job search which is said to amount EUR 1 000 per worker per month (calculated for 13 months, unemployment benefit will be interrupted during that period) which will be combined with training allowance of EUR 200 per worker per month; recalls that the EGF should in the future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs, and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2048(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Regrets that EUR 4 266 000 of the total cost of the package amounting to EUR 5 864 615 is devoted to various financial allowances, a similar proportion to previous cases; recommends that a proportionate amount should be dedicated to training-related measures in future mobilisations;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with regret that the Italian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 29 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 4 September and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 20 February 20123; notes that its assessment was made available by the Commregrets the lengthy evaluation period of 14 months; calls on the Commission to conclude evaluation phase and finally present proposals for decissions on 20 Februarythe four remaining cases submitted in 20131;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that Antonio Merloni SpA was ruled insolvent already in October 2008 and the sale of its assets and the take over of 700 workers were concluded only in December 2011; notes that the Italian authorities launched their original request for EGF assistance previously in 2009; however, the application had to be re-launched in late 2011 given that the workers were formally dismissed only when the assets had been sold and administrative proceedings concluded;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that already in 2008 the Parliament sent a written question to the Commission bringing its attention to the gravity of dismissals in Antonio Merloni SpA and calling for a quick reaction at Union level by means of EGF and of cohesion funds to alleviate the situation of the regions concerned;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that the EGF has already supported workers dismissed in the sector of manufacturing of domestic appliances (case EGF/2009/010 LT/Snaige);
Amendment 6 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with rapidspeedy assistance, the Italian authorities decided to startinitiate the implementation of the personalised measures on 29 March 2012, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package; however, deplores that the EGF could only intervene almost 3 years and a half after the company had been ruled insolvent;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the design of the measures was consulted with the social partners and that it made part of social plan "Accordo di Programma" signed by the Ministry of Economic Development and the concerned regions and that the implementation of the EGF support will be monitored by a coordination group;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to further detail in future proposals the types of training to be provided through a voucher, in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and whether the training on offer is aligned to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the regions concerned by the dismissals;however, welcomes the strict link between the voucher and each worker's agreed pathway of reintegration;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Italian authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential and to encourage the maximum number of workers to participate in the measures; recalls that early EGF interventions in Italy suffered from relatively low rate of budget implementation mainly due to low participation rates;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes in the coordinated package of personalised services the modul "Guidance for over-50s" intended for older employees, which make 12% of the targeted labour force;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Welcomes the fact that the contribution to expenses of residence shall only be paid as a one-off contribution upon presentation of proof of the expenditure incurred;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Takes note that 5 684 000 EUR of the total cost of the package of services amounting to 7 451 972 EUR is devoted to various financial incentives and allowances, including the facilitation of dismissed workers mobility; recommends that a proportionate amount should be dedicated to training-related measures in future mobilisations;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8f (new)
Paragraph 8f (new)
8f. Points out that the biggest part of the costs of personalised services is to be committed to "Job search allowance" (2 000 EUR per worker for the days of participations to EGF measures), which is an equivalent of the Italian subsistence allowance "CIGS" for the sake of simplification; reiterates therefore that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of national law; recommends that in future cases of a mobilisation of that Fund such measures should be discouraged;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2032(BUD)
8g. Notes the relatively high "Hiring benefit" (5 000 EUR per worker); welcomes the fact that such measures will only be disbursed to employers guaranteeing permanent contracts for targeted workers and expects the Commission to deliver the relevant detailed information regarding the contract conditions for these workers;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2032(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the importance of good and swift cooperation between the Commission and Member States when preparing applications under the coming new EGF regulation;
Amendment 32 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The free movement of workers gives every citizen the right to move freely to another Member State to work and reside there for that purpose. It protects them against discrimination on the grounds of nationality as regards employment, remuneration and other working conditions by ensuring their equal treatment in comparison to nationals of that Member State. It needs to be distinguished from the freedom to provide services, which includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, for which they may send (‘post’) their own workers to another Member State temporarily to carry out the work necessary to provide these services there. At the same time, the discrimination should not be understood in terms of economic meaning. The free movement of workers should be understood in the acceptance of the Single Market desiderate, and it should work for the benefit of both employers and employees, as it represents the best measure to tackle labour demand mismatches.
Amendment 41 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) However, the effective exercise of the freedom of movement of workers is still a major challenge and many workers are very often unaware of their rights to free movement. They still suffer from discrimination on the grounds of nationality and, with regard to frontier workers, from discrimination based on residence, when moving across European Union borders of the Member States. There is, therefore, a gap between the legislation and its application in practice that needs to be addressed.
Amendment 43 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In July 2010, in its Communication on ' Reaffirming the free movement of workers: rights and major developments‘ the Commission pointed out that it will explore ways of tackling the new needs and challenges (in particular in the light of new patterns of mobility) facing EU migrant workers and their family members, and in the context of the new strategy for the single market will consider how to promote and enhance mechanisms for the effective implementation of the principle of equal treatment for EU workers and members of their families exercising their right to free movement.
Amendment 44 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) On 15 December 2011, The European Parliament adopted its Resolution on freedom of movement for workers within the European Union, where it clearly requested for measures that would ensure the application of this right to Union's citizens for the benefit of the European Union at large as well as for speeding up the completion of the Single Market and the creation of Union's labour market.
Amendment 48 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Adequate and, effective application of the current European legislation and enforcement measures are key elements in protecting the rights of workers, whereas poor enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the Union rules applicable in this area. To this end, the Union should act in a well-balanced manner, avoiding the potential legislative loopholes. The legislation should respond to the rights and responsibilities of both employer and employee.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In this context, EU workers who have been subject to discrimination on the grounds of nationality, or to any unjustified restriction in exercising their right to free movement, should havemust be granted with adequate and effective means of legal protection and redress. When Member States only provide for administrative procedures they shall ensure that any administrative decision may be challenged before a tribunal in the sense of Article 47 of the Charter.
Amendment 68 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Protection against discrimination based on the grounds of nationality would itself be strengthened by the existence of independent and effective organisations in each Member State with competence to promote equal treatment, to analyse the problems involved in citizen's cases, to study possible solutions and to provide specific assistance to EUnion workers exercising their right to free movement.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is up to each Member State to decide whetherMember States are encouraged to attribute the tasks referred to in Article 5 of this Directive are attributed to an already existing bodyequality body designated in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2000/43/EC or covering a wider range of discrimination grounds. In the case the tasks under Article 5 will be covered by expanding the mandate of an already existing body or structure, the Member State should ensure allocation of sufficient additional resources to the existing body for the performance of additional tasks in order to ensure the effective and adequate provision of all functions of the body and in particular that the performance of already existing tasks of these bodies will not suffer.
Amendment 77 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should promote dialogue with social partners and non- governmental organisations and between social partners to address and combat different forms of discrimination on the grounds of nationality.
Amendment 85 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Member States should provide, on a request basis, information on EU rights on free movement to its own citizens who wish to enjoy the right to freely move to another Member State. In facilitating the smooth flow and exchange of information Member States are encouraged to make use of the European network of national contact points.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should establish how employers, workers and other people can be provided with easily accessible, relevant information on the provisions of this Directive and the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011Regulation (EU) No 492/2011, including information on the institutions to which the tasks referred to in Article 5 are attributed. This information should also be easily accessible through Your Europe and EURES.
Amendment 94 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) This Directive lays down minimum requirements, thus giving the Member States the option of introducing or maintaining more favourable provisions. Member States also have the possibility to extend the competencies of the organisations entrusted with tasks related to the protection of Union migrant workerEU workers working in another Member States against discrimination on grounds of nationality so as to cover the right to equal treatment without discrimination on grounds of nationality of all Union citizens and their family members exercising their right to free movement, as enshrined in Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. The implementation of the present Directive should not serve to justify any regression in relation to the situation which already prevails in each Member State.
Amendment 96 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Member States should also adopt laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to remove any kind of discrimination and/or obstacle to equal treatment and free movement, as set under Article 2.
Amendment 126 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that judicial and/or administrative procedures, including where they deem it appropriate, conciliation procedures, for the enforcement of the obligations under Article 45 of the Treaty and Articles 1 to 10 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011, are available to all workers, including frontier workers and members of their families who consider they have suffered or are suffering from unjustified restrictions to their right to free movement or consider themselves wronged by failure to apply the principle of equal treatment to them, even after the relationship in which the discrimination is alleged to have occurred has ended.
Amendment 143 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that associations, organisations or other legal entities, which have, in accordance with the criteria laid down by their national law and practices, a legitimate interest in ensuring that the provisions of this Directive are complied with, mayhave the right to engage, either on behalf of or in support of the worker and members of his/her family, with his/her approval, in any judicial and/or administrative procedure provided for the enforcement of rights under Article 45 of the TreatyTFEU and Articles 1 to 10 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate a structure, a body or bodies for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all workers or members of their families without discrimination on grounds of nationality and make the necessary arrangements for functioning of such bodies. These bodies may form part of agencexisting agencies or bodies at a national level with similar objectives but covering a wider range of discrimination grounds. In that case, the Member State shall ensure allocation of sufficient resources to the existing body for the performance of additional tasks in order to ensure the effective and adequate provision of all functions of the body and in particular that the performance of already existing tasks of these bodies will not suffer.
Amendment 162 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that existing or newly createdthese bodies are aware, make use of and co- operate with the existing information and assistance services at national level via contact points and at Union level, such as Your Europe, SOLVIT, EURES, Enterprise Europe Network and, the Points of Single Contact and the European network of national contact points. Member States shall also ensure cooperation with existing information and assistance services provided by social partners and NGOs.
Amendment 169 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall encourage dialogue with the social partners and appropriate non-governmental organisations and the social partners which have, in accordance with their national law and practice, a legitimate interest in contributing to the fight against discrimination on grounds of nationality with a view to promoting the principle of equal treatment.
Amendment 184 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall provide clear, easily accessible, comprehensive and up- to-date information on the rights on free movement of EU workers, on a request basis, to its own citizens who wish to enjoy the right to freely move to another Member State.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Asks the Commission and the Member States, in accordance with the rising number of case-law of ECJ on the Directive and the increasing number of claims on discrimination in the field of employment, in spite of the Directive being in force for more than 10 years, to step up monitoring of the proper implementation of and respect for the labour legislation, including the principle of non-discrimination; furthermore asks the Commission, in accordance with the findings of Member States and the Commission itself, to revise the Directive accordingly;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in the EU an individual is not protected outside the workplace against discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation; tTakes the view that non- discrimination in the field of occupation and employment is only effective if discrimination is comprehensively outlawed in all other fields, including education, access to goods and services and social protection;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Takes the view that discrimination in the field of employment and occupation often concerns a group of employees rather than individuals, therefore the possibility of collective redress could be a more efficient solution;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal framework on collective redress, as was foreseen in its 2012 Work programme, which enables a group of citizens who are victims of the same discrimination to submit a collective claim, as individual lawsuits may not constitute an effective means of stopping unlawful practices or obtaining compensation, while also taking into account its significant barriers in terms of accessibility, effectiveness and affordability;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission to widen the grounds for non-discrimination of the Directive in accordance with the grounds established by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 19 #
2012/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 7 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that, since the beginning of the crisis, the unemployment rate for women has consistently been higher than that for men, which only adds to the existing challenges women are facing in the labour market, including direct or indirect discrimination, doubmultiple discrimination of women with disabilitiesvulnerable women, gender pay-gap, part-time work, precarious working conditions, in-work poverty, high concentration in the informal sector with lower earnings, less social protection and insufficient pension rights; in this respect, asks the Commission to issue a recommendation to the Member States on combating labour market segmentation leading to women's insufficient access to quality employment with decent remuneration;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites Member States to support women's participation in the labour market by measures such as guaranteeing freecreating access to public childcare and care services for dependent persons, increasing resourestablishing conditions for access for education, and professional to life- long-learning programmes, and professional qualification and requalification programmes;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas female employment is affected by stereotypes and whereas the idea thatin practice there is a different approach to solve male unemployment is more serious than female unemployment is deep rooted;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws the Member States' attention to the need for income-enhancing measures, including the development of minimum income schemessocial inclusion and social assistance programmes for persons having difficulty in meeting their basic needs, in particular persons with children, and especially single parents in order to combat poverty set as a goal by Europe 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 66 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the fact that, despite unemployment rates for men and women being comparable, the crisis affects the latter differently: working conditions for women have become considerably more insecure, their income has dropped significantly because of several factors such as the persistent gap of nerise in imposed part-time working and the rise in the number of temporarly 17 % between salaries for men and womenor fixed-term jobs to the detriment of more stable employment; whereas with the persistent gender pay gap and the resultant inequality in their unemployment benefits, the crise in imposed part-time working and the rise in the number of temporary or fixed-term jobs to the detriment of more stable employmenis has worsened women´s situation in the labour market;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that there are still very wide disparities between the various EU Member States, with the employment rate for women varying between 48.6 % and 77.2 %, and that the contrasts in these situations call for tailor-made responses; emphasises moreover the need to have reliable common indicators so needsthe situation can be assessed, needs can be determined and suitable responses found;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that cuts in public budgets will have the effect of increasing gender inequalities and female unemployment, women being in the majority in the public sector and the principal beneficiaries of social policies and, consequently, increasing the feminisation of poverty;
Amendment 111 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States to introduce policies on extensive training for employees of those sectors that are more affected by the negative consequences of crisis or globalisation in order to prepare them for job changes and new jobs bearing the specific place of women in mind; calls for training plans to be implemented systematically in businesses to prepare employee retraining, to propose individual job transfers, and to offer training suitable for job seekers and low-skilled workers;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote vocational- training policies and programmes for women of all age-groups, in order to increase their participation in the various business sectors, envisaging specific support measures so women are able to combine their workload, training and family life; recalls the important role played by the European Social Fund in assisting entry into employment through training policies and suggests the Member States and local authorities promote recourse to this fund;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to include into the secondary schools curriculum the basic studies on finances and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote female entrepreneurship, by encouraging and supporting women who set up companies, by facilitating women's access to finance, in particularamong others via microcredits, and by promoting the development of female entrepreneurship and sponsorship networks;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on Member States to support job creation in the social economy which is dominated by unpaid work by womenthe caring and health sector with the aim to create conditions for achieving the Europe 2020 Strategy targets on women´s employment;
Amendment 168 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Observes that the economic crisis contributes to harassment, violence of all kinds, and prostitution, with women as the victims, in breach of human rights;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2280(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 5 September 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2280(BUD)
3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with immediatespeedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 19 March 2012 - well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2280(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that, in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 500 of the dismissed workers will choose to participate in the EGF supported measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2280(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the fact that the design of the measures was consulted with the social partners and that the regional authorities, business representatives and the trade unions formed a special committee responsible for the coordination, management and implementation of the EGF project;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2280(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that the information on the training measures in the Commission proposal does not describe in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the package is adapted to the future economic prospects in the region;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2280(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship do not contain any financial support to set up own business while several financial incentives are offered for workers following training measures;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2280(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that a comprehensive package of information and publicity activities accompanies the EGF supported project;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Swedish application; deplores, however, the fact that, despite applying for EGF support, Sweden is among the countries undermining the future of the Fund after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2279(BUD)
2. Notes that the Swedish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 25 May 2012, supplemented by additional information up to 20 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation period;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Swedish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 20 December 2011, the same date as the start of the redundancy reference period, and the Swedish authorities aimed to help to the dismissed workers immediately and that the implementation of the coordinated package of personalised services started already on 20 December 2011 - well ahead of the final decision ton granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that this is yet another EGF application addressing dismissals in the automotive sector and that with 16 applications this sector has been the subject of the most numerous EGF applications submitted both in relation to crisis and to globalisation criteria;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that Saab bankruptcy led to 20% increase in unemployment in the region of Trollhattan where the production plant was based; in this context, notes that the Swedish authorities targeted only 1 350 of 3 239 dismissed workers for EGF support; calls on the Swedish authorities to use the EGF potential to the full in favour of dismissed workers;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the Swedish authorities underline the additionality of the measures contained in the package in comparison to regular services available to unemployed;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the training offered is matched with the future skills and qualifications needs in the region and that it will be focused on growth areas such as greens jobs;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes the fact that the municipality developed positive relations with the social partners while assisting Saab workers; however, regrets that the Commission proposal does not include more detailed information concerning the consultation process of the social partners in the design and the implementation measures and in particular concerning the involvement, possibly financial, of Saab;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2279(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the payment appropriations in the EGF budget line 04 05 01 have been exhausted; however, is strongly critical of the fact that the Commission has decided to use the European Progress Microfinance Facility budget line in order to make the transfer for this application;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 21 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 23 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission only on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation periods and inquires why this particular Danish application required 10 months of assessment; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Danish application; deplores, however, the fact that, despite several successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the countries undermining the future of the Fund after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation; furthermore, it is of concern that Denmark is applying for the mobilisation of the EGF fund on behalf of the Flextronics International Denmark, established by the Singapore-registered Flextronics International Ltd, which is moving its facilities to Asia;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Danish authorities inform that in their assessment only 153 of 303 workers dismissed would choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Danish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the region of Midtjylland, where the municipality of Skive is located, has already benefited from the EGF support by means of two applications, viz.: EGF/2010/017 Midtjylland Machinery and EGF/2012/003 Vestas;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the Danish authorities propose an expensive coordinated package of personalised services (EUR 12 891 per worker); welcomes, however, the fact that the package consists of measures that are additional and innovative compared to those offered regularly by the employment agencies and are adapted to assist different groups of workers in terms of skills and experience so that they can cope with the difficult local labour market;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the vocational training courses target new areas of possible growth and that the design of the coordinated package is based on an in- depth research of the local labour market and of the features of the dismissed workers;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services also offers courses to start a new business which are foreseen for 20 workers; notes that no financial incentive is proposed for business start-ups;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2278(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes, however, the subsistence allowance of EUR 4 439 per worker for the participation in the measures and considers them as too high; recalls that the EGF should in future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Austrian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 21 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 25 June 2012, and that its full assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with immediate assistance, the Austrian authorities decided to start the implementation of the measur the Austrian authorities decided to address the dismissals immediately and launched the coordinated package of services on 1 October 2011 -, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the region of Steiermark has already been affected by mass lay-offs and workers in this region have benefited from the EGF support by means of three applications, viz.: EGF/2009/009 AT/Steiermark, EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark-Niederosterreich and EGF/2010/008 AT/AT&S;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that EGF project will be carried out in the framework of a labour foundation established at the regional level managed by a development association experienced with a past EGF application (EGF/2009/009 AT/Steiermark); recalls that labour foundations are institutions set up by sectoral social partners in order to accompany workers in industrial change with training measures to enhance their employability; recalls further that this model of providing active labour market measures was very successful in the past regarding the reintegration of workers into the labour market and the use of the EGF funds for this purpose;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that this EGF application is a direct result of budget cuts in social policy which are being implemented despite a controversial debate between the social services providers and the regional government; further regrets that more social workers are expected to be dismissed in the region in the course of 2012;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the proposed co-ordinated package of personalised services and the detailed descriptions of the measures presented in the Commission proposal; welcomes the fact that the training on offer is combined with the future economic prospects and the future skills and qualification needs in the region;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws the attention to the subsistence allowance for workers on training and on job search which is said to amount EUR 1000 per workers per month (calculated for 11 months, unemployment benefit will be interrupted during that period) which will be combined with training allowance of EUR 200 per worker per month; recalls that the EGF should in future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers the ratio of subsistence allowance and training allowance to the costs of training of EUR 14 400 to 7 000 as an unjustified quasi-financing of unemployment benefits;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2277(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the proposed measures cost approximately EUR 22 000 per worker, of which roughly EUR 14 000 is to be covered by the EGF, making it a very high contribution per capita compared to other EGF applications;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (a) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Finland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2276(BUD)
2. UnderlinNotes that the Finnish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 4 July 2012, supplemented by additional information up to 21 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission only on 19 October 2012; welcomes the improvement of the evaluation processfact that the application was submitted immediately after the reference period allowing for instant response to the dismissals; welcomes also the speedy evaluation period by the Commission;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the redundancies Salo in Finland and in Cluj in Romania (application EGF/2011/014/ RO/Nokia from Romania) stem from a corporate decision of Nokia to move its production plants to Asia and are part of its plan to reduce global employment in Nokia Corporation by 17 000 workers by the end of 2013;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the Commission proposal indicates that another EGF application is expected to cover the second wave of dismissals in Nokia centre in Salo;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Salo area was heavily dependant on Nokia as an employer and grew into a highly specialised region in the information and communication technologies; notes that the dismissals in Nokia will seriously affect the local employment market as it is expected that the unemployment rate may rise to 17% as a result of the current Nokia redundancies;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that a widely representative working group has been set up to deal with the reorganisation of Nokia and advise on a range of issues such as well-being, studies, new jobs outside Nokia and business opportunities;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers the cost of the coordinated package of personalised services (approximately EUR 10 000 per worker) as high; notes, however, the fact that the package contains innovative measures like protomo - matching service for new business start-ups and that financial allowances to be covered by the EGF are limited; welcomes the fact that the measures are well described in the Commission proposal;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Regrets that there are no details concerning the types of training measures to be provided within the coordinated package and how these are matched with the local skills and qualification needs and possible areas of future growth in the region, given the structural changes it is currently undergoing;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the fact that, in view of the structural changes in the region, the use of the EGF and the ESF and the division of responsibilities between the two Funds has been coordinated by a dedicated project group, involving regional authorities and the social partners, which established strategic guidelines and goals for the region;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the payment of subsistence allowances of EUR 7 500 per worker for 360 workers is excessive; recalls that the EGF should in the future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2276(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Regrets that the Commission proposal does not explain whether and how Nokia was involved in the creation of the package of services and possibly co- financing of the measures;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Romanian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 22 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 22 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission only on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation periods and inquires why this particular application required 8 months of assessment; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the first application of Romania for the EGF support;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that the redundancies in Cluj in Romania and Salo in Finland (application EGF/2012/006/ FI/Nokia from Finland) stem from a corporate decision of Nokia to move its production plants to Asia and are part of its plan to reduce global employment in Nokia Corporation by 17 000 workers by the end of 2013;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the EGF already acted in favour of 1 337 workers dismissed in result of re-location of Nokia from Germany to Romania in 2008; now three years after the EGF has to act again as the production plant opened in Cluj following the closure in Germany was closed down in 2011 as a consequence of re-location to Asia; inquires whether, at the time of relocation from Germany, Nokia had benefited from any financial incentives on regional, national or European level (in particular from the cohesion funds) to locate its plant in Romania;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the Commission proposal indicates that another EGF application is expected to cover the second wave of dismissals in Nokia centre in Salo and therefore calls on the Commission to clarify to what extent Nokia itself supports the redundancy financially;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that the Commission proposal do not present any statistics concerning unemployment rates in the region concerned; notes, however, that in 2011 almost 40% of the total working population of the Cluj-Napoca region in the area of IT and communications worked in Nokia; judges that the impact of Nokia dismissals on the employment situation in the region is considerable;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Expects the Commission to explain whether and how Nokia was involved in the creation of the coordinated package of personalised service and possibly in co- financing;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2275(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that there are no details concerning the types of training measures and internships to be provided within the coordinated package and how these are matched with the local skills and qualification needs and possible areas of future growth in the region;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2265(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1 Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2(b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Italy is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation; therefore notes that the number of dismissed employees lies just above the intervention criteria;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2265(BUD)
2. Notes that the Italian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 30 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 10 September 2012 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2265(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that the design of the measures was consulted with the social partners during several meetings;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2265(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that the information on the training measures in the Commission proposal does not describe in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the training on offer is adapted to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the region;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2265(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the payment appropriations in the EGF budget line 04 05 01 have been exhausted for 2012; however, is highly critical of the fact that the Commission decided to use the European Progress Microfinance Facility budget line in order to make the transfer for this application;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas particular attention should be paid to unaccompanied child victims of trafficking in human beings, as they need specific assistance and support due to their situation of particular vulnerability,
Amendment 24 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the methods used to determine the age of a child applying for asylum or protection which are based on bone maturity or dental mineralisation remain controversial, and are subject to large margins of error;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there are numerous cases of child disappearance from lodging and reception centres for asylum seekers
Amendment 41 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls also that the overridingbest interests of the child, as enshrined in provisions and case- law, must take priority over any other consideration in any act taken with regard to them, whether by public authorities or by private institutions; calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework, based on a set of indices, to assess what constitutes the overridingbest interests of a child;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to devote special attention to unaccompanied child victims of trafficking in human beings coming from third countries, providing them with the necessary assistance and protection under Directive 2011/36/EU;
Amendment 84 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put the issue child trafficking high on the agenda in their bilateral and multilateral dialogue with third countries;
Amendment 129 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission establish a common method for ascertaining agedevelops a unified method of age determination, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 146 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. Calls on Member States to givprovide unaccompanied minors, irrespective of their status and under the same conditions as children who are nationals of the host country:
Amendment 152 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
– adequate material and psychological provision must be made for themnecessary assistance, support and protection;
Amendment 158 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– the rightaccess to education, vocational training and socio-educational advicecounselling;
Amendment 166 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– the rightaccess to health-care services;
Amendment 169 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that, where appropriate, a guardian is appointed to unaccompanied children;
Amendment 173 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that officials who likely come into contact with unaccompanied minors, including those being victims of trafficking in human beings are qualified and trained in order to enabling them to identify and properly deal with these cases;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him/her, which respects his/her interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification;
Amendment 197 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the overridingbest interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish monitoring arrangements to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2011 on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the population in most countries is not fully aware of the existing legislation and policies to promote gender equality and it rarely reaches the vulnerable or marginalized members of society, especially the Roma women; calls on the Commission and the governments of accession countries to foster awareness though media and public campaigns, education programmes and the personal commitment of government members and officials;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Notes with deep concern that 30 per cent of the victims of cross-border trafficking in the EU are nationals from the Balkan area, whereas women and girls compromise the bulk of victims detected; calls on the respective governments to provide sustained funding for combating trafficking , to further strengthen their capacity to identify proactively and protect victims among the vulnerable population, ensure by law that identified trafficking victims are not punished for committing crime as a direct result of being trafficked, sustain victim protection efforts, train law enforcement officials ,develop further the reception centre and shelter capacity; furthermore, calls on the respective governments for better implementation of the existing legislation in order to create a dissuasive environment for traffickers, where cases of trafficking in human beings are properly investigated and perpetrators are prosecuted and convicted; calls on the Commission to influence Balkan accession countries to improve their records on prosecution and punishment and support local initiatives to address the root causes of trafficking such as domestic violence and low economic opportunities for women;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
(6a) Notes with concern, that in most of the Balkan accession countries the process for the social inclusion of Roma has slowed down and in some cases even came to a halt; calls on the respective governments to step up their efforts in order to further integrate Roma citizens and guarantee the elimination of all forms of discrimination and prejudice against Roma especially the women and girls who suffer from multiple compound and intersectional discrimination; calls on the commission to enhance its efforts to involve the enlargements countries at whatever stage of accession, to mobilize the Instrument on Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the mechanism of the Stabilisation and Association (SAA) process;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2230(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the fact that social partners adopted a social plan for the redundancies in Manroland and that two transfer companies will design and manage the coordinated package of personalised services;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2230(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that more than half of the EGF support will be spent on allowances - 2001 workers are said to receive during their active participation in the measures a short-time allowance (estimated cost EUR 2 727,67 per worker over 6-8 months) to complement a subsistence allowance paid by the public employment services on the basis of the net salary earned; further notes that the application includes a lump sum of EUR between 4 000 and EUR 1 000 as activation premium for 430 workers who accept a work contract with a lower salary than the one in their previous job;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2230(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the German authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on granat the implementation of the coordinated package of personalised services started on 1 August 2012 - well ahead of the decision to grant EGF support by the budgetary authority; notes that redundant workers have also benefitted to from the ESF support before participating in the EGF support for the proposed coordinated packagemeasures; notes that the German authorities confirmed that necessary precautions have been taken to avoid double financing from Union funds;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2230(BUD)
5a. Recalls that that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances; believes that, if included in the package, EGF support should be of complementary nature and never replace allowances under the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2230(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised measures seeks to enhance transborder mobility by supporting international job- search;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2230(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that according to the German authorities the EGF coordinated package of personalised services constitutes a significant added value to the measures available under national and ESF funds;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2230(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores the fact that, despite several successful German mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Germany is among the countries undermining the future of the EGF after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to adopt growth-friendly policies aimed at maintaining and creating jobs; regretcalls that, contrary to budgetary discipline, employment has not been employment is considered as aone of the EU top priority increasing the risk that, considering the financiarisation of the economy, initiatives designed to stabilise financial markets are pro-cyclical in their impacties according to the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of the adoption of the Growth Pact and believes that new initiatives should followit should be adequately implemented;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 23 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Observes that the roadmap «For a stable and prosperous EU» presented to the June 2012 European Council by President Van Rompuy does not adequately address employment and social policies, though they are a fundament element as Europe moves towards a true monetary and economic union;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Section 1 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. RequestObserves that in addition to the four building blocks outlined in the EMU roadmap, a fifth one, «Towards aparallel to the EMU roadmap, a new roadmap on integrated employment and social policy framework», is set up to promote:should be set up;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8
Section 1 – paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that policy guidance for fiscal consolidation is fully coherent with the Union's objectives of social and sustainable development, based on Article 9 TFEU and that it is supcomplemented by aary with the growth and employment package;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
9. Calls for the monitoring of access to capital market depending on the employment content of investments and for theonsiders that the instrument of enhanced cooperation should also be used with the aim to alleviation ofe taxation on labour, shifting the bu in ordenr to a better equilibrium with capitalmake employment feasible;
Amendment 84 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 12
Section 1 – paragraph 12
Amendment 89 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 13
Section 1 – paragraph 13
Amendment 100 #
2012/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 17
Section 1 – paragraph 17
17. Call for the need to improve and better coordinate social governance at the European level in parallel of the establishment of European economic governance.
Amendment 37 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the scope of Article 2 TEU is not restricted by the limCharter does not apply to every situation of Article 51(1) of the Charter and the scope of Article 7 TEU is not limited to the policy areas covered byan alleged violation of fundamental rights as according to Article 51(1) it applies to Member States only when they are implementing EU law, and whereas as a consequence the EU can also act in the event of a breach of, or a clears repeatedly stated by Vice-President Viviane Reding in the former replies to MEPs when raisk of a breach of, the common values in areas falling under Member State's competencing concrete breaches of fundamental rights in Member States;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AQ
Recital AQ
Amendment 141 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AY
Recital AY
Amendment 160 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS a (new)
Recital BS a (new)
BSa. whereas the Hungarian government adopted the Act CCIII of 2011 (currently Act XXXVI of 2013) on the elections of the Members of Parliament of Hungary, which allows minority representatives for the first time to gain a seat in the Parliament, thus finally assures the political representation of minorities, requested over almost for two decades; and whereas the adopted Act CLXXIX of 2011 on the Rights of Minorities recognises and guarantees rights to its thirteen recognised nationalities and their members in the main areas of interest for the protection of their identity - education, culture, private and public use of the mother tongue, access to media and participation - and aims to improve and strengthen the available institutional arrangements for nationality self- government in these areas; and whereas in its Opinion CDL-AD(2012)011 the Venice Commission confirms that "Hungary has continued to pay particular attention to the promotion and protection of minority rights and to make specific efforts to ensure protection and preservation of the ethnic, cultural and linguistic identity, traditions and cultural heritage of its nationalities";
Amendment 163 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BU
Recital BU
Amendment 165 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BW
Recital BW
Amendment 182 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CC
Recital CC
Amendment 186 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CD
Recital CD
Amendment 198 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 203 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 209 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 217 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 221 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 229 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 237 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 248 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 252 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 255 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 259 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 302 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. UWelcomes the adoption the Act CCIII of 2011 (currently Act XXXVI of 2013) on the elections of the Members of Parliament of Hungary enabling minority representation and the Act CLXXIX of 2011 on the Rights of Minorities, as well as the firm stance and zero tolerance of the Hungarian government against any racist incidents, against all form of intolerance and positive steps taken - such as criminalising Holocaust-denial, establishing the Holocaust Remembrance Day, introducing Roma and Jewish history in national curricula or dedicating 2014 as the Hungarian Holocaust Memorial Year - which further strengthen the system of minority protection in Hungary, and which could serve as a model for many other Member States within the EU; underlines that the authorities in all Member States have a positive obligation to act to avoid violation of the rights of persons belonging to minorities and cannot remain neutral when faced with such violations;
Amendment 313 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading II - Subheading 6
Heading II - Subheading 6
Amendment 315 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 330 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
Amendment 346 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 353 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
Amendment 373 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – indent 14
Paragraph 60 – indent 14
Amendment 380 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading III - Subheading 5
Heading III - Subheading 5
Amendment 381 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
Amendment 388 #
Amendment 392 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 1
Paragraph 61 – indent 1
Amendment 397 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 2
Paragraph 61 – indent 2
Amendment 401 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 3
Paragraph 61 – indent 3
Amendment 406 #
Amendment 410 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 4
Paragraph 61 – indent 4
Amendment 417 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 5
Paragraph 61 – indent 5
Amendment 422 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 6
Paragraph 61 – indent 6
Amendment 426 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 7
Paragraph 61 – indent 7
Amendment 429 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 8
Paragraph 61 – indent 8
Amendment 432 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – subheading 3
Paragraph 61 – subheading 3
Amendment 435 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 9
Paragraph 61 – indent 9
Amendment 439 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 10
Paragraph 61 – indent 10
Amendment 442 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 11
Paragraph 61 – indent 11
Amendment 445 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 12
Paragraph 61 – indent 12
Amendment 451 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – subheading 4
Paragraph 61 – subheading 4
Amendment 454 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 13
Paragraph 61 – indent 13
Amendment 457 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 14
Paragraph 61 – indent 14
Amendment 460 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 15
Paragraph 61 – indent 15
Amendment 463 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 16
Paragraph 61 – indent 16
Amendment 467 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 17
Paragraph 61 – indent 17
Amendment 471 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 18
Paragraph 61 – indent 18
Amendment 474 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 19
Paragraph 61 – indent 19
Amendment 478 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – subheading 5
Paragraph 61 – subheading 5
Amendment 483 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 20
Paragraph 61 – indent 20
Amendment 494 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – subheading 6
Paragraph 61 – subheading 6
Amendment 498 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 21
Paragraph 61 – indent 21
Amendment 528 #
Amendment 529 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
Amendment 536 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
Amendment 544 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
Amendment 2 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in point b) of Article 2 of the Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that regulation;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 18 June 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation process;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the employment situation in the region is difficult as the unemployment rates doubled in the period 2008-2011 and that the region is suffering from depopulation; welcomes the fact that EGF is seen as an efficient tool to support local labour markets and that the region already applied for the EGF support (EGF/2008/004 ES Castilla y León & Aragón automotive and EGF/2010/016 ES Aragón retail);
Amendment 6 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 320 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;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 28 December 2011 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that the regional authorities engage in dialogue with the social partners in order to improve the match between the demand and supply in the labour market and that the coordinated package of personalised services has been discussed and developed with the social partners;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes in particular the training course which was designed to match the identified needs of local enterprises, which will in turn undertake to employ some of the workers participating in this action;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship are foreseen only for 20 workers; hopes that the Spanish authorities will promote entrepreneurship and be able to adapt the coordinated package of services in case of increased interest in this kind of measures;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: job search allowance of EUR 300 (lump sum), outplacement allowance of EUR 200 and EUR 400 for self-employed per month for a maximum of three months; recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2121(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the case at hand reflects the social and economic landscape of the specific region which could 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 EGF 2014-2020);
Amendment 2 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (a) of the Regulation No. 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Denmark is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 October 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 6 June 2012; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process, in particular in case of applications targeting sectors where EGF was already deployed on several occasions;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the Danish authorities have indicated that, in their assessment, only 550 of 981 workers dismissed would choose to participate in the measures while others would either decide to retire or would find new employment themselves; calls on the Danish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that the municipalities of Odense and Kerteminde, which are heavily affected by the dismissals in the Odense Steel Shipyard, were closely involved in the application, which is a part of a strategy for new growth opportunities in the region formulated by a consortium of local, regional and national stakeholders following the announcement of the closure of the shipyard in 2009;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Danish authorities propose a relatively expensive coordinated package of personalised services (EUR 11 737 of EGF support per worker); welcomes, however, the fact that the package consists of measures that are additional and innovative compared to those offered regularly by the employment agencies and which are adapted to assist highly skilled workers in a difficult employment market;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that the vocational training courses target new areas of strong growth or where strong public commitments are to be implemented in coming years, namely Energy Technology, Construction and Landscaping, Robotics and Welfare Technology;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services offers also incentives and courses to start a new business which are foreseen for ten workers (including one start up loan of EUR 26 000), especially in the region where entrepreneurship is weak;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes, however, the proposed subsistence allowance of EUR 103 per worker per day of active involvement and that the amount foreseen for those allowances represent more than one-third of the total cost of the package; recalls that that EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programmes rather than contributing directly to financial allowances which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of the national law;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF support in this case is coordinated by a newly set-up EGF Secretariat under the Odense Municipality and that a dedicated website was established and two conferences are planned to promote the outcome of the two EGF applications;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the Danish authorities recognise the advantages of the EGF and its unique capacity to assist dismissed workers immediately with specific tailored measures; notes that in the Danish authorities' view those measures could have been deployed either in the framework of the European Social Fund or of the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2110(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Deplores the fact that, despite several successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the countries undermining the future of the EGF after 2013, blocking the extension of the crisis derogation and decreasing the financial allocation to the Commission for technical assistance for the EGF for 2012.
Amendment 4 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 4 May 2012; welcomes the fact that the evaluation process and submission of additional information by the Member State were speedy and accurate;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that the footwear sector represented 26% of the total employment in the region of Valenciana and therefore was an important contributor to local economy, which is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises in traditional sectors like textile, shoes and ceramics;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that the region of Valenciana has been hit in the past by four mass dismissals and welcomes the fact that the region decided to use the EGF support to address those redundancies: EGF/2009/014 ES/Valencia - Ceramic industry, EGF/2010/005 ES/Valencia - Stone marble, EGF/2010/009 ES/Valencia - Textile sector, EGF/2011/006 ES/Valenciana - Construction sector; welcomes the fact that the region builds on the experience with the EGF and quickly assists workers in several sectors;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes the information given by the Spanish authorities that in their assessment based on the experience with previous applications, only 350 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;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Notes that the educational background of the dismissed workers is rather poor and recalls the importance of improving the employability of such workers by means of adapted training and recognition of skills and competences gained through out the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted to the level and needs of the dismissed workers;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that the training measures target high-added value jobs in the footwear sector, which according to the Spanish authorities are unlikely to relocate, as well as jobs in sectors, which offer prospects for growth in the short or medium-term;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Welcomes the fact that the social partners were consulted on the contents of the coordinated package, allocation of roles and distribution and scheduling of tasks;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2089(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Highlights the fact that lessons should be learned from the preparation and implementation of this and other applications addressing mass dismissals in a high number of SMEs in one sector, in particular, in terms of the eligibility of self-employed and owners of the SMEs for EGF support in the future regulation and the arrangements used by the regions and the Member States to come up quickly with sectoral applications covering a large number of enterprises;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees with the measures proposed by the Commission to be financed as technical assistance in accordance with Article 8(1) and (4) as well as with Article 9 (2) of the EGF Regulation;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Commission will start to prepare the final evaluation of the EGF; regrets, however, that the results will arrive too late to feed into the discussion on the new regulation for the EGF in 2014-2020, especially regarding the effectiveness of the use of the crisis derogation criterion, since the concerned EGF cases were not analysed in the EGF mid-term evaluation report;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the Commission does not envisage any particular awareness raising activities for 2012 in the situation where the utility of the EGF and its existence in the next financing period are questioned by Member States, including the frequent users of the Fund; recalls that the current proposal for the technical assistance will leave around EUR 630 000 unused for 2012;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Interrogates the Commission on the impact and efficiency of the information tools funded by technical assistance in previous years; asks for reliable data on the use of those tools;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes that the Commission will continue to work on the standardised procedures for simplified applications, faster processing of the applications and better reporting; asks the Commission to present the progress made following the use of technical assistance in 2011; recalls the need to shorten the application procedures;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls the importance of networking and exchange of information on the EGF; supports, therefore, the funding of the Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF; underlines further the importance to liaise all those involved in EGF applications, including the social partners, to create as much synergies as possible;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2058(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Encourages the Member States to profit from the exchange of best practices and to learn particularly from those Member States that have already put in place national information networks on the EGF involving the social partners and stakeholders at local level with a view to having a good structure for assistance in place once mass redundancies might occur;
Amendment 1 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The imposition of the visa requirement on the nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu is no longer justified. These countries do not present any risk of illegal immigration or a threat to public policy for the Union in accordance with the criteria set out in recital 5 of Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001. Consequently, nationals of those countries should be exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than three months in all and references to those countries should be transferred to Annex II.
Amendment 3 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu should not come into force until bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.
Amendment 5 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) in point 1, the references to Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu are deleted and a reference to South-Sudan is inserted;
Amendment 8 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
"Tuvalu*", "United Arab Emirates*" and "Vanuatu*"
Amendment 51 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Existing evidence also shows that labour market equality can improve economic growth substantially. Enhancing female presence in the boardrooms of listed companies in the Union not only affects the women appointed to boards, but also contributes to attracting female talent to the company and ensuring a greater presence of women at all levels of management and in the workforce. Therefore, a higher share of women on company boards hasmight have a positive impact on closing both the gender employment gap and the gender pay gap. Making full use of the existing female talent pool would constitute a marked improvement in terms of return on education for both individuals and the public sector. Female under- representation in the board rooms of publicly listed companies in the EU is a missed opportunity in terms of achieving long- term sustainable growth for Member States' economies at large.
Amendment 61 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) While this Directive does not aim to harmonise national laws on the selection procedures and qualification criteria for board positions in detail, the introduction of certain minimum standards as regards the requirement for listed companies without balanced gender representation to take appointment decisions for non- executive directors on the basis of an objective comparative assessment of the qualifications of candidates in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance is necessary in order to attain gender balance among non-executives directors. Only an EU-level measure can effectively help to ensure a competitive level-playing field throughout the Union and avoid practical complications in business life.
Amendment 93 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Since the gender composition of the workforce has a direct impact on the availability of candidates of the under- represented sex, Member States may provide that where the members of the under- represented sex make up less than 10 per cent of the workforce the company concerned should not be required to meet the objective laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 167 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. It shall expire on 31 December 202830.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to maximise the effectiveness of the non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons, where appropriate, as part of accompanying measures, Member States should support providing shelters and/or social housing for homeless people.
Amendment 54 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to improve the quality and design of each operational programme and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fund, ex ante and ex post evaluations should be conducted. Those evaluations should be supplemented by surveys, including data broken down by gender and age, on the most deprived persons who have benefited from the operational programme and, if necessary, by evaluations during the programming period. The responsibilities of Member States and the Commission in this respect should be specified.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall support national schemes whereby food products and, basic consumer goods, including clothing, for the personal use of homeless persons or of children are distributed to the most deprived persons, in particular to homeless people and children, through partner organisations selected by Member States.
Amendment 86 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the resources necessary for carrying out evaluations, and shall ensure that procedures are in place to produce and collect the data, broken down by gender and age, necessary for evaluations, including data related to the common indicators referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 102 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(ka) the costs of purchasing food and, basic consumer goods for personal use of, including clothing for personal use for the most deprived persons, in particular for homeless persons or ofand children;
Amendment 105 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(lb) where a public body purchases the food or, basic consumer goods including clothing for personal use of the most deprived persons, in particular of homeless persons or ofand children, and provide them to partner organisations, the costs of transporting of food or goods to the storage depots of the partner organisations at a flat rate of 1 % of the costs referred to in point (a);
Amendment 417 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purpose of ensuring full accessibility and legal certainty of information, only the terms and conditions of employment, referred to in Art. 3 of the Directive 96/71/EC, which are made public are to be considered binding for the scope of posting of workers. These terms and conditions of employment shall be included on the single national official website.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas according to the latest provisional and incomplete figures women earn on average 17.16.4% less than men in the European Union and the gender pay gap varies between 3.21.9% and 30.927.6% in Member States, and whereas – despite the significant body of legislation in force for almost 40 years and the actions taken and resources spent on trying to reduce the gap3 – progress is extremely slow (the disparity at EU level was 17.7% in 2006, 187.6% in 2007, 17.4% in 2008, 16.9% in 20089 and 17.16.4% in 2009),10), while the gender pay gap could be higher as indicated as two Member States' data are still missing;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's Equal Pay Day initiative which was first established on 5 March 2011 and held for the second time on 2 March 2012;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that corporate governance should, among other things, facilitate relationspromote regular dialogue with employees, who contribute to, and are dependent on, their company’s success and performance, and is disappointed that this aspect was completely ignored in the Green Paper;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports legally bindstrictly applied ‘comply or explaing’ corporate governance measures covering listed and also unlisted companies which are of a considerable size;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater gender diversity in company boardshigher female representation in company boards, including in top positions as foreseen in the Commission’s Women’s Charter, linked to adoption of measures that contribute to work-life balance for women and men;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the view that the inclusion of stock options as part of remuneration schemes should be minimised, and ideally phased out and replaced by sustainable long-term remuneration policiin order to promote employee share ownership at EU level should be carefully assessed in order to avoid exposure to risk from lack of diversification for employees; supports, however, the promotion of voluntary employee share ownership schemes;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to its position of 7 July 2011 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Active Ageing (2012)1, 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0332
Amendment 37 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas women report a higher level of work-related health problems than men irrespective of the type of work2, therefore measures of health and safety at work need a gender-based and life-cycle approach, __________________ 2 Occupational health and safety risks for the most vulnerable workers, EP Policy Department A, Economic and Scientific Policy, 2011, p. 40
Amendment 38 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas women are equally, if not more, affected by musculoskeletal disorders, even when they are working in the service sector,
Amendment 39 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas ageing women are particularly vulnerable to age-related diseases which should be adequately addressed in OHS policies,
Amendment 55 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that OHS policies, at European and national level, should be made consistent with other public policies: health, employment, industry, environment, transport, education and energy and should implement gender- mainstreaming in its policies in order to better reflect the specific risks faced by female workers;
Amendment 96 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the Commission should develop gender and age-specific statistical means to evaluate prevention not solely in terms of accidents but also in terms of pathologies and the percentage of workers exposed to chemical, physical or biological agents and to dangerous situations from the point of view of the organisation of work;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of gender- based measures and life-cycle approach to eliminate the risk of early retirement due to health problems;
Amendment 116 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on EU-OSHA and Eurofound to analyse causes of early retirement among women and men;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on EU-OSHA to carry out a research on the effects of "double shift" on the health of female workers, i.e. when women have to continue with unpaid work at home after the regular and recognized paid work;
Amendment 185 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Encourages the Member States to take into consideration the special risks female workers are facing in preventive policies and risk assessment methods;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas gender equality and non- discrimination, among others on the basis of age, is a fundamental principle of the European Union enshrined in the EC Treaty and one of the objectives and tasks of the Community,
Amendment 10 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas women are often and increasingly over-represented among the isolated elderly, as a consequence of rising divorce rates and shorter life- expectancy of men; whereas widows and lone elderly women in general are at a higher risk of poverty, isolation and social exclusion,
Amendment 12 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Europe's future economic competitiveness and prosperity depends crucially on its ability to fully utilize its labour resources, not only by extension of employment period of life, but also through adoption of appropriate policies to reconcile work, family and private life,
Amendment 15 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the gender gap is smaller before family formation and increases when individuals form a couple; whereas a drop of employment rate occurs for women at the first childbirth and the labour market disadvantages accumulate in their earlier stages of life cycle, connected to child-care, which at a later stage changes into care of elderly people, which often flows into in-work poverty,
Amendment 22 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decision to designate 2012 as the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, and calls for appropriate steps to combat discrimination, particularly by changing the stereotypes associated with age discrimination and promoting solidarity between generations;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to implement the gender equality approach in the preparation and implementation of pension reform, to promote use of the same actuarial calculation of pensions for men and women, to promote decreasing the risk of poverty and to end the practice of compulsmandatory retirement;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to conclude a study, in close cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality, on the situation of women over 50, in particular by focusing on their experiences in the labour market, care-giver experiences as well as on health issues and other challenges they have to face;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create conditions encouraging older women to remain and/or return to the labour market under the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, so that their potential is not wasted;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to adequately address the multiple discrimination that older women are facing in seeking access to employment;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to further develop and improve the collection and analysis of accurate, relevant, comparable European gender- and age-specific data, particularly on the employment and unemployment rate of older women and, on the rate of dependent elderly people and on elder abuse;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to exchange best practices in improving the quality of working conditions of older women, in order to create them a sustainable and healthy workplace;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to step up progress towards meeting the needs of families who have to take on responsibility for dependants; and calls on the Commission to continue to support the development of care structures making use of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Member States to extend access to parental leave for grandparents, to recognise caring for dependent persons, while considering the possibility of developing a carer's leave and to provide services, training and counselling for care-givers;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop gender-assessed pension systems by taking into account the older women's higher risk of poverty, as well as their career breaks due to caring obligations, in order to avoid creating new dependency traps;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Member States to expand a research into gender-related diseases, including research into the causes, possible prevention and treatments for these diseases;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the efforts of some Member States who provide free access to prevention of gender-related diseases and encourages Member States who have not yet done so to strengthen preventive healthcare for older women by providing, for example, for accessible and regular mammographies, to erase age limits in access to health prevention such as breast cancer screening, and to raise awareness of the importance of screening;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Encourages the Member States to further step up their efforts to adopt a gender mainstreaming strategy in health policies and to ensure equality of access to affordable health care and long-term care for both women and men, especially the older ones, and for those who face multiple disadvantages;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on the protection of minorities and anti- discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe of 8 June 20051, _________________ 1 P6_TA(2005)0228
Amendment 21 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 52 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas there is a difference between protection of national minorities and anti- discrimination policy;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the unacceptable delays and blockages in the EU's accession to the ECHR, which are mainly due to specific Member States, and urges the Commission to conclude the procedure;
Amendment 213 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on Member States to adopt adequate measures in order to promote, in all areas of economic, social, political and cultural life, the effective equality between persons belonging to a national minority and those belonging to the majority, by taking due account in this respect of the specific conditions of the persons belonging to these national minority communities; points out the inconsistency of policy towards national minorities: while the protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, there is no standard for minority rights in Community policy;
Amendment 214 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Emphasises the fact that minority rights are an integral part of basic human rights and considers it necessary to draw a clear distinction between (national) minorities, immigrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 221 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Considers that no single solution exists for improving the situation of national minorities in all the Member States, some common and minimum objectives for public authorities in the EU should be developed, taking account the relevant international legal norms and existing good practices;
Amendment 222 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to establish a policy standard for the protection of national minorities;
Amendment 228 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Suggests efforts to promote the confidence building between and the co- existence of communities traditionally living next to each other by teaching and learning of each others identity, regional identities, each other’s languages in both directions and each other’s history, heritage and culture for better understanding and better respect for diversity;
Amendment 229 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Points out that the latest and future enlargements have led and will lead to an even greater number of Member States characterised by cultural and linguistic diversity; believes, therefore, that the EU has a particular responsibility in safeguarding the rights of minorities;
Amendment 232 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Considers that effective participation in decision-making based on the principles of subsidiarity and self- governance is one of the most effective ways of handling the problems of national minorities, following the best practices existing within the Union;
Amendment 233 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Considers that traditional national minority communities represent a special contribution to European culture, therefore public policies should be more focused on their protection and the Union itself must address these needs in a more appropriate way;
Amendment 241 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets the limited impact of EU and national initiatives in the area of inequality between men and women, particularly in the context of employment and calls on Member States to take measures for better reconciliation of family and working life for all generations of women;
Amendment 246 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points to the fact that women continue to suffer discrimination in various areas of everyday life, in spite of the legislation in force on combating discrimination and is deeply disappointed to note that, after an almost 40 years old legislation, the gender pay gap has hardly closed at all;
Amendment 19 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 30 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘usually resident populationEuropean citizens’ means all persons having their usual residence incitizenship of a Member State at the reference time;
Amendment 41 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the population as referred to in Article 2 and (d)ir citizens at the reference time. Where the circumstances described in Article 2 (d)i. or (d)ii. cannot be established, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on population at their place of legal or registeredpermanent residence at the reference time; in this case, they shall undertake proportionate efforts to compute data which are the closest possible approximation to the population referred to in Article 2 and (d).
Amendment 47 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end of the reference year. For the purposes of this Article, Member States shall not provide data on population at their place of legal or registered residence at the reference timeir citizens within 8 months from the end of the reference year.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end ofnumber of their citizens at the reference yeartime. For the purposes of this Article, Member States shall not provide data on population at their place of legal or registeredpermanent residence at the reference time.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0432(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In accordance with the right to respect for private and family life as recognised in Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the assisting Member State should provide protection to third country family members of citizens of the Union under the same conditions as to third country family members of its own nationals. Any definition as to which persons are family members should draw inspiration from Articles 2 and 3 of the, as defined in Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States., under the same conditions as to third country family members of its own nationals, taking into account that Member States may not be in a position to deliver all types of consular protection to third country family members, notablysuch as emergency travel documents are not being issued. In accordance with Article 24 of the Charter, the best interests of the child, as provided for in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, should be a primary consideration.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 81 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when the number of redundancies reaches a minimum threshold. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, and in exceptional circumstances, applications may be submitted for a lower number of redundancies. As regards farmers, the necessary criteria should be determined by the Commission in relation to the consequences of each trade agreementIn general individual dismissals by companies cannot be covered.
Amendment 88 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Redundant workers should have equal access to the EGF independently of their type of employment contract or employment relationship. Therefore, workers with fixed term contracts and temporary agency workers made redundant as well as owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, farmers and self- employed workers who cease their activities and farmers who change or adjust their activities to a new market situation following trade agreementhave to cease their current activities, should be regarded as redundant workers for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) When drawing up the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, Member States should favour measures that will significantly contribute to the employability of the redundant workers. Member States should strive towards the reintegration into employment or new activities of at least 50 % of the targeted workers within 126 months of the date of applicationafter the completion of the measures.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure that the Union's expression of solidarity with workers is not hampered by a lack of Member State co- funding resources, the co-funding rate should be modulated, with a maximum 50 % contribution to the cost of the package and its implementation as the norm, and the possibility to raise this rate to up to 650 % in the case of applications submitted by those Member States on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level is eligible under the ‘"Convergence’" objective of the Structural Funds and if the workers concerned come from this region, as well as up to 85% in case of applications submitted by a Member State which receive financial support from the European Financial Stability Facility.
Amendment 115 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, expenditure should be eligible either from the date on which a Member State incurs administrative expenditure for implementing the EGF or from the date on which a Member State starts to provide personalised services or, in the case of farmers, from the date set in a Commission act in accordance with Article 4(3)from the date on which a Member State starts to provide personalised services.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to cover the needs arising during the final months of each year, it is necessary to ensure that at least one quarter of the annual maximum amount of the EGF remains available on 1 September. Financial contributions made during the remainder of the year should be allocated taking into account the overall ceiling laid down for support to farmers in the Multiannual Financial Framework.
Amendment 123 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), based in EU Agency Eurofound in Dublin, assists the European Commission and the Member State concerned with qualitative and quantitative analyses in order to help in the evaluation of trends of globalisation and utilisation of EGF fund.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Actions benefiting from financial contributions by the Fund pursuant to Article 2(a) and (b) shall aim to ensure that a minimum of 50 % of workers participating in these actions find stable employment within a year from the date of applicationwill be reintegrated into employment or find a new activity within 6 months after the completion of the measures.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘a worker’ means temporary agency workers as defined in Article 3 of Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , whose user undertaking is an enterprise in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) or (b), and whose assignment to the user undertaking ends and is not renewed within the period set out in that point of Article 4, excluding seasonal workers; or
Amendment 155 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘a worker’ means owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and, self- employed workers (includingand farmers) and all members of the household active in the business, provided that, if farmers, they were already producing the output affected by the relevant trade agreement before the measures concerning the specific sector were implementedwho gave up their current work.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and, self- employed workers change or, in the case of farmers, adjust their previous activities, such situations shall be considered as redundancies for the purposes of this Regulationand farmers not performing their activities any longer.
Amendment 186 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) For owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and, self- employed workers (includingand farmers), the redundancy shall be counted either from the date of cessation of the activities caused by any of the conditions set out in Article 2, and determined in accordance with national law or administrative provisions, or from the date specified by the Commission in the delegated act adopted in accordance with the Article 4(3).
Amendment 200 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) job-search assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for self-employment and business start-up or for changing or adjusting activity (including investments in physical assets), co-operation activities, tailor-made training and re-training, including information and communication technology skills and certification of acquired experience;
Amendment 204 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, employers' recruitment incentives, mobility allowances, subsistence or training allowances (including allowances for carers or farm relief services), all of which limited to the duration of the documented active job search or life-long learning or training activities;
Amendment 218 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) special time-limited measures as listed in paragraph 1 (b) which are not conditional upon the active participation of the targeted workers in job-search or training activities, measures that can be considered as substitute for unemployment benefits;
Amendment 220 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. At the initiative of the applicant Member State, a financial contribution up to a maximum of 5% of the funding amounts request may be made for the preparatory, management, information, cooperation with the responsible social partners (works council) of workers targeted for support and publicity, control and reporting activities.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State shall submit a complete application to the Commission within a period of 12 weeks from the date on which the criteria set in Article 4(1) or (2) are met or, where applicable, before the deadline set by the Commission in accordance with Article 4(3). In exceptional and duly justified circumstances the application may be supplemented with additional information by the applicant Member State within sixthree months from the date of application, following which the Commission shall assess the application on the basis of the available information. The Commission shall complete its assessment of the application within twelve weeks of the date of receipt of a complete application or (in the case of an incomplete application) sixfour months after the date of the initial application, whichever is the earlier.
Amendment 253 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 8(3), particularly taking into account the number of targeted workers, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose as quickly as possible the amount of a financial contribution, if any, that may be made within the limits of the resources available. The amount may not exceed 50 % of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 8(2)(e) or 65 % of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level is eligible under the ‘Convergence’ objective of the Structural Funds. The Commission, in its assessment of such cases, will decide whether the 65 % co-funding rate is justified.:
Amendment 259 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) 50% of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 8(2)(e) or
Amendment 261 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) 60% of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level belongs to the category of 'Less developed regions' as laid down in Regulation XX/XXXX or
Amendment 263 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) 85% of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State receiving financial assistance under one of the conditions as laid down in Article 77 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as 1 or from the European Financial Stability Facility;
Amendment 284 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The results of the evaluation shall be transmitted, for information, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the social partners. If the evaluation determines that the objective in Article 1 has not been reached, the financial contribution shall be refunded proportionately.
Amendment 2 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) 'protection measure' means any decision, whatever it may be called, of a preventive and temporary nature taken by an authority in a Member State in accordance with its national law with a view to protecting an individual person when serious reasons exist to consider the person's life, physical and/or psychological integrity or liber, dignity, personal liberty or sexual integrity to be at risk. It shall include measures ordered without the person causing the risk being summoned to appear. The following are notably protection measures: (i) an obligation not to enter(If the part of this amendment concerning the words "person's life, ...or sexual integrity" is adopted, corresponding modifications will need to be made throughout the text) Protection measures may include one or more of the following obligations or prohibitions: (i) a prohibition from entering and/or remaining in certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides, works or that he visits; or (ii) an obligation not to enter into prohibition or regulation of contact, in any form, with the protected person, including by phone, electronic or ordinary mail, fax or any other means; or (iii) an obligation not to prohibition or regulation on approaching the protected person closer than a prescribed distance; or (iv) a decision attributing the exclusive use of the common housing of two persons to the protected person; or (iva) any other prohibitions or regulations imposed in order to guarantee the protection of the protected person.
Amendment 5 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Data collection In order to facilitate evaluation of the application of this Regulation, Member States shall communicate to the Commission relevant data relating to the application of national procedures on the issuing of certificates referred to in Article 5 and the transmission thereof between competent authorities. Those data shall include, at least, information on the number of protection measures and certificates requested, issued and/or recognised and on the number of certificates refused, suspended and/or withdrawn, as well as the reasons for such refusal and/or withdrawal, with due regard for the fundamental principles of privacy and the protection of personal data.
Amendment 6 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
Amendment 46 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure and facilitate the free movement of protection measureersons within the European Union, this Regulation should introduce a European uniform model of certificate and appoint the authority competent to issue itto be issued by the Member State of origin on request by the protected person. In order to respect the principle of subsidiarity, this certificate should not replace the internal procedure of the Member States.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – introductory wording
Amendment 58 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) an obligation not to prohibition from entering certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides, works or that he visits; or
Amendment 59 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point ii
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point ii
(ii) an obligation not to enter into prohibition or regulation of contact, in any form, with the protected person, including by phone, electronic or ordinary mail, fax or any other means; or
Amendment 60 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point iii
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point iii
(iii) an obligation not to prohibition or regulation on approaching the protected person closer than a prescribed distance; or
Amendment 61 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point iv a (new)
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point iv a (new)
(iva) any other prohibition or regulation imposed in order to guarantee the physical and/or psychological integrity of the protected person.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Data collection In order to facilitate evaluation of the application of this Regulation, Member States shall communicate to the Commission relevant data relating to the application of national procedures on the issuing of certificates referred to in Article 5 and the transmission thereof between competent authorities. Those data shall include, at least, information on the number of protection measures and certificates requested, issued and/or recognised and on the number of certificates refused, suspended and/or withdrawn, as well as the reasons for such refusal and/or withdrawal.
Amendment 10 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on all EU institutions and Member States to facilitate speedier conclusion of key documents, such as the multiannual financial framework and regulations, with a view to overcoming the start-up difficulties that might arise at the beginning of the next programming period, which was also the case at the beginning of the 2007-2013 programming period;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to strengthen multi-level governance, which should include not only the implementation of policies and management of the ESF, but also the development of the strategy as such;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to the integrated approach for local and regional development projects, making it possible to combine several sources of financing: operational programmes, national programmes and private resources at the individual project level;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Supports that the regulatory architecture of cohesion policy should allow greater flexibility in organising operational programmes in order to reflect the nature and geography of development processes better; suggests that Member States and regions are given enough flexibility to select priorities and draw up appropriate policy mixes;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the level of co-financing, to reflect better the level of development, EU added value, types of action and beneficiaries; calls on the Member States to create mechanisms for helping the small beneficiaries preparing for applications and during the period of implementation;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that management, reporting and control procedures must be proportionate to the scale of the projects, because it is difficult for small institutions and small local authorities to implement projects under the present conditions, therefore special provisions must be designed for small-scale EU grants in the next programming period;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for a streamlining of programming, monitoring and evaluation of cohesion policy with a view to improving the advisory role of the Commission and decreasing the administrative burden related to control and audit;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for strong and dedicated focus on the actual outcomes and results of the ESF support by the improvement of evaluation, monitoring and indicator systems at Community, national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 65 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that the institutional capacity of the public sector at national, regional and local level, the technical and administrative capacity of the participating public authorities and beneficiaries are key for successful development, implementation and monitoring of the policies needed to reach Europe 2020 targets.
Amendment 66 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Notes that a high degree of continuity in management and control system and capacity is necessary in order to build upon acquired management experience and knowledge, so calls on the Member States to take measures to avoid the fluctuation of administrative staff dealing with the management of funds.
Amendment 59 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Due to the fact, that differences between the pensions of women and men are consequences of the gender pay gap, asks the Commission to take decisive steps to close this gap
Amendment 9 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas no single intervention willcan eliminate gender-based violence, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequencesholistic approach is inevitable to adequately address and combat violence against women,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas male violence against women shapdeteriorates women's placesituation in society: their physical and mental health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men,
Amendment 63 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- demands on Member States to ensure that perpetrators are punished accordingly to the gravity of the crime,
Amendment 68 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
– demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceed in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women andensure training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of violence against women, including law enforcement, social, child, health care and emergency centre personnel, in order to detect, identify and properly deal with such cases, with special attention to the needs and rights of victims,
Amendment 80 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
– policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, in additionfor establishing adequate assistance and protection for victims, including providing legal counselling, in order to ensuringe their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health,
Amendment 83 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
– demands on Member States to provide shelters for victims of gender-based violence in cooperation with relevant NGOs,
Amendment 85 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
Amendment 91 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 7
Paragraph 1 – indent 7
Amendment 99 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
– plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain comparable statistical data on gender-based violence;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new)
– encouragement to Member States to exchange best practices on addressing gender-based violence;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 8 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 8 b (new)
– demands on Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures on prevention, including awareness raising campaigns, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, including figures on how many women are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner, based on data from the Member States;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to consider establishing an observatory on violence against women within the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in close cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)based on reporting of court cases where involvement of violence against women occurred;
Amendment 135 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to maintain its endeavour to combat gender-based violence through community programmes, especially Daphne programme that has already successfully contributed to the fight against violence against women;
Amendment 137 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NotWelcomes that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will, in the form of a survey, interview a representative sample of women from all Member States regarding their experiences of violence, and asks that the focus be placed on examining the actual responses women receive from the various authorities and support services when reporting;
Amendment 141 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges Member States, in their national statistics, to make visible the magnitude of gender-based violence and to take steps to ensure that comparable data are collected on gender- based violence, including the sex of the victims, sex of the perpetrators, their relationship, age, crime scene, and injurnationality, crime scene, injuries and number of fatalities;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 17 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas an EU integrated approach is crucial for a coherent policy on the social integratclusion of ethnic minority women, including but not restricted to measures on anti-discrimination, housing, employment, education, health care and respect for fundamental rights,
Amendment 20 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is no definition for historically settled and newly established minorities, but differences are reported between them as well as differences among different groups of minoritieuniversally accepted legal definition for ethnic minority groups; whereas the principles of equal opportunities and equal treatment based on mutual respect, understanding and acceptance should be a cornerstone of the EU’s integration policies for all regardless of their background,
Amendment 22 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas equal access for all to quality education enhances better integration in the labour market inclusion,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a targeted approach to integratingfor the social inclusion of women belonging to ethnic minorities is needed to avoid stereotyping, stigmatisation and ethnic segregation,
Amendment 40 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is a wide range of instruments and policies available which are suitable for the integratclusion of women belonging to ethnic minority groups, but there is an implementation gap at the national level,
Amendment 55 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the non-integratsocial exclusion of women belonging to ethnic minorities entails significant direct and indirect costs for public budgets,
Amendment 60 #
Amendment 61 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that there is no universally accepted legal definition for ethnic minority groups, and that this notion covers a wide range of situations of different ethnic groups within the EU Member States;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide for gender and ethnicity disaggregated data on issues related to social integratclusion, such as access to education, the labour market, social security, the health system and housing;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU and its Member States to carry out awareness-raising campaigns and to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions in order to combat discriminatory cultural norms and tackle the prevalent sexist stereotypes and social stigmatisation which legitimise and perpetuate violence against women, and to ensure that there is no justification of violence on the grounds of customs, traditions or religious considerations;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to improve access to services, particularly, in the fields of health, social services, provision ofeducation, counselling on social rights, child-related services, reintegration services focused onaccess to labour-market integration, and vocational training services;
Amendment 106 #
Amendment 110 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that women’s economic empowerment is a key factor in ensuring their integration and participationfull participation in the mainstream society;
Amendment 130 #
Amendment 132 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to take the gender aspect into account when deciding on policies and measures geared towards social integratclusion;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to support services related to preventing or protecting women from gender based violence regardless of their legal status, race, ethnic origin or religion;
Amendment 139 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the active involvement of the European Institute for Gender Equality in implementing suitable new measures and policies concerning ethnic minority women, consistently applying the principle of gender mainstreaming and promoting priorities in the area of social integratclusion;
Amendment 146 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Fundamental Rights AgencEuropean Institute for Gender Equality to systematically collect data disaggregated by gender and ethnicity as well as other grounds and present its results in a gender and ethnically disaggregated way;
Amendment 91 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing - promoting active ageing and mutual solidarity between generations, maintaining the vitality and respecting the dignity of all (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).
Amendment 141 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– research and surveys on a Union or national scale, andfor example, on the causes of early retirement, on violence against older people, on flexibility of working patterns of older people, and on dissemination of the results.
Amendment 143 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- measures focusing on health-care prevention oriented towards healthy ageing.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive adopts an integrated and holistic approach to the fight against trafficking in human beings and when implementing, the Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities1 and Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals2 should be taken into consideration. More rigorous prevention, prosecution and protection of victims' rights, are major objectives of this Directive. Children are more vulnerable and therefore at greater risk of falling victim to trafficking in human beings. In the application of the provisions of this Directive the child's best interests must be a primary consideration, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In implementing this Directive due attention should be paid to consistency with Directive 2010/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of... [on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA]. _________ 1 OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 19. 2 OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24.
Amendment 62 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to tackle recent developments in the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings, this Directive adopts a broader concept of what should be considered trafficking in human beings than under Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA and therefore includes additional forms of exploitation. Within the context of this Directive, forced begging should be understood as a form of forced labour or service as defined in the ILO Convention No. 29 concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour of 29 June 1930. Therefore, exploitation ofor begging, including the use of a trafficked dependent person for begging falls within the scope of the definition of trafficking in human beings only when all the elements of forced labour or services occur. In the light of the relevant case-law, the validity of the eventual consent to perform such a service should be evaluated case by case. However, when a child is concerned, the eventual consent should never be considered valid. The term “exploitation of criminal activities” should be understood as exploitation of a person to commit, inter alia, pick-pocketing, shop-lifting and other similar activities which are subject to penalties and imply financial gain. The definition also covers trafficking in human beings for the purpose of the removal of organs, which can be linked with organ trafficking and constitutes a serious violation of human dignity and physical integrity.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The levels of penalties in this Directive reflect the growing concern among Member States about increased trafficking in human beings. Considering the gravity of the crime, this Directive aims to ensure further harmonisation and a higher level of penalties in the EU. When the offence is committed in certain circumstances, for example against a particularly vulnerable victim, the penalty should be more severe. In the context of this Directive, particularly vulnerable persons should include at least all children, and adults who were particularly vulnerable on grounds of pregnancy, health conditions or, disability at the time when the crime was committedor if the victim has been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence. When the offence is particularly grave, for example when the life of the victim has been endangered or the offence has involved serious violence or has caused particularly serious harm to the victim, this should be reflected in a particularly severe penalty. When, under this Directive, a reference is made to surrender, such reference should be interpreted in accordance with Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States.
Amendment 73 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To ensure that investigations and prosecutions of human trafficking offences weare successful, their initiation should not depend on reporting or accusation by the victim. Prosecution should be allowed for a sufficient period of time after the victim has reached the age of majority. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors should be adequately trained, also with a view to enhancing international law enforcement and judicial cooperationIn accordance with national law, Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the prosecution for the offences provided in this Directive, after the victim has reached the age of majority. Investigations should take due account of the information and communication technologies used for the commission of the offence and develop specific tools to prevent and tackle trafficking facilitated by the Internet. Those responsible for investigating and prosecuting such offences should also have access to the investigative tools used in organised crime or other serious crime cases such as interception of communications, covert surveillance including electronic surveillance, monitoring of bank accounts and other financial investigations.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States should establish and/or strengthen policies to prevent trafficking in human beings including measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation, and measures to reduce the risk of people falling victims to trafficking in human beings, by means of research, information, awareness raising, and education. In such initiatives Member States should adopt a gender perspective and a child rights approach. Any officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings should be adequately trained to identify and deal with such victims. Thicluding research into new forms of trafficking in human beings, information, harmonised data collection, awareness trainsing obligation would in particular cover police officers, border guards, labour inspectors, health care personnel and consular staff, but could depending on local circumstances also involve other groups of public officials that are likely to encounter trafficking victims in their work, and education. In such initiatives Member States should adopt a gender perspective and a child rights approach.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Comparable statistics to be collected should at least include data on number of people trafficked, including data on gender, age, nationality of the victims as well as the form of trafficking; type of services victims were addressed to, number of traffickers arrested, prosecuted and convicted the referral mechanisms to the national asylum authorities.
Amendment 104 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) Commission and Member States shall make distinction between clients according to their intentions. Clients of organ trafficking should not be treated on an equal footing with the clients of other forms of trafficking due to the fact that in case of organ trafficking the life of the client is at stake.
Amendment 105 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) Officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings should be adequately trained in identifying and dealing with such victims. This training obligation should in particular apply to police officers, border guards, persons serving in detention facilities for migrants and immigration officials, judges and judicial staff, labour inspectors, social, child and health care personnel and consular staff, but could, depending on local circumstances, also involve other groups of public officials who are likely to encounter g victims of trafficking in human beings in their work. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors should also be adequately trained, with a view to enhancing international law enforcement and judicial cooperation.
Amendment 106 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 d (new)
Recital 15 d (new)
(15d) Inspection and enforcement mechanisms relating to employment law should be strengthened in all Member States. Member States should ensure that they have the necessary legal framework in place and that the relevant mechanisms, training and adequate technical resources are available to enable Member States to fulfil their legal obligations, with officials from inspection bodies being given responsibility , in close cooperation with trade unions, and being provided with information and awareness training to enable them to recognise victims of trafficking whose labour is being exploited. Member States should strengthen cooperation and coordination at Union level in this area, including in cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Trade Unions Confederation, social partners and other interested parties. The Council should also consider the networking of national labour inspection.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The European Union shall establish, under the supervision of the Commissioner for Home Affairs, an EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator to coordinate Union action and policies in this field, including the activities of the network of national rapporteurs, and reporting to the European Parliament.
Amendment 112 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator shall regularly prepare a comparative study evaluating the national action plans on trafficking in human beings, especially pointing out the best practices. The study shall be presented to the European Parliament, the national parliaments, the European Commission and the Council.
Amendment 132 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits from the offences referred to in this Directive are seized and confiscated.
Amendment 134 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits seized and confiscated under this Directive are used to support victim assistance and protection, including compensation of victims and law enforcement counter trafficking activities.
Amendment 139 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits from the offences referred to in this Directive are seized and confiscated.
Amendment 140 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits seized and confiscated under this Directive are used to support victim assistance and protection, including compensation of victims and law enforcement counter trafficking activities.
Amendment 141 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Member States shall, in accordance with the basic principles of its legal system, provide for the possibility of not prosecutinge or imposinge penalties on victims of trafficking in human beings for their involvement in criminaoffences under national legislation on prostitution or immigration and/or their involvement in other unlawful activities which they have been compelled to commit as a direct consequence of being subjected to any of the acts referred to in Article 2.
Amendment 146 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that evidence is gathered and secured as soon as possible by means of, for instance, the video recording of victims' statements.
Amendment 173 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall provide for mechanisms to compensate victims of trafficking in human beings irrespective of the fact if proceeds of crime were seized or not.
Amendment 174 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the right of the defence, Member States shall allow, if in accordance with the basic principles of its legal system and where appropriate,take any measure in order to ensure the highest protection of a victim of trafficking in human beings acting as a witness, including the use of video conference. This protection should also ensure that the identity of a victim of trafficking in human beings acting as a witness is not disclosed.
Amendment 208 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall consider takingtake measures to establish as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation as referred to in Article 2 with the knowledge that the person is a victim of an offence referred to in Article 2, unless those cases where the client helped the victims, or unless the use of the service was determined by a concrete risk for the life of the users or by humanitarian reasons, or a person was strongly coerced into using the services, or when the client helped to identify and rescue the victim.
Amendment 215 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall establish or support the existing free-of-charge multilingual hotline/helpline with a single European number, with the aim of providing first assistance to the victims. Member States should also take into consideration the possibility of reaching the free-of-charge hotline from outside the EU.
Amendment 226 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 58 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reduce the circulation of child abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible WebThe depiction of sexual acts involving persons below the age of 18 years constitutes a type of content whose production, possession, dissemination, duplication, sale or purchase is not safeguarded with reference to fundamental rights. Action is therefore necessary to remove thesuch content at source and apprehend those guilty of makproducing, distribuseminating or downloading child abuse images. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation with third countries and international organisations, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territoryit, in accordance with due process of law. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, or supporting and stimulating Internet Service Providers on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidesexual abuse material. Meanwhile, the EU should make every effort, in particular through increased cooperation and bilateral or multilateral agreements, aiming the effective and rapid removal by third country authorities of child sexual abuse material hosted in or disseminated from the Internet in their territory. INHOPE, the International Association of Internet Hotlines, for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both with a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of workunded by the Commission’s Safer Internet programme, should increase its coverage and the exchange of reports of illegal online content; thereby facilitating removal and investigation. In order to avoid a duplication of work, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened by increasing existing resources to ensure rapid notification to Internet Service Providers, in accordance with due process of law. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content online.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Measures to protect child victims and measures to adapt the justice system dealing with them should be adopted in their best interest, taking into account an assessment of their needs. Child victims should have easy access to legal remedies, including free legal counselling and representation and measures to address conflicts of interest where abuse occurs in the family and of their right to be protected against the risk of repeated victimisation, especially through violation of their privacy, and giving their opinions and views due weight, as envisaged, for example, in the UN Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime and in the Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child friendly justice. Child victims should have easy access to legal remedies, including free legal counselling and representation and measures to address conflicts of interest where abuse occurs in the family. In that regard, child victims, and their parents if not implicated in the alleged abuse, should be fully informed about their rights, the services at their disposal, the progress and outcome of the proceedings, and legal counselling and representation should also be provided for claiming compensation. Furthermore, provisions should be made for non-implicated parents or guardians to receive adequate help and training in order to assist their child throughout the proceedings and the recovery period. Moreover, child victims should be protected from sanctions, for example under national legislation on immigration or prostitution, if they bring their case to the attention of competent authorities. Furthermore, participation in criminal proceedings by child victims should not cause additional trauma as a result of interviews or visual contact with offenders.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Child pornographysexual abuse material, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reduce the circulation of child sexual abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source and apprehend those guilty by avoiding inefficient technical measures which not only leave the illegal material online but also lead to the re-victimisation of abused children. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source as quickly as possible, as well as to take action against those who are under strong suspicion of making, distributing or downloading child sexual abuse imagesterial. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation with third countries and international organisations, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territory. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, orwith the help of bilateral or multilateral agreements, should seek to facilitate the effective removal and concurrent criminal prosecution by third country authorities of persons in their territory who placed child sexual abuse material on websites or caused its distribution over the Internet. For that purpose it is necessary to use the results of Safer Internet Programme, supporting and stimulatinge the Internet Service Pproviders on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidelines for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both with a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of work. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content online, as well as cooperate with the relevant NGOs and associations, like the Association of Internet Hotlines. Cooperation between the initiatives, public authorities and the Internet Service Providers industry should be established and strengthened to coordinate and expedite communication of notices, take- down efforts and evidence gathering for prosecution. Any such measures must respect the rights of the end users, be introduced by law, comply with judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 95 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) "child pornography" or "child sexual abuse material" shall mean
Amendment 107 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Causing, for sexual purposes, a child who has not reached the age of sexual consent under national law to witness sexual abuse or sexual activities, even without having to participate, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least twohree years.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 - title
Article 21 - title
Amendment 117 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their rapid removal at source of child sexual abuse materritory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informal stored or disseminated on Internet services. Removal at source shall be subject to clear legal and judicial safeguards, in particular to ensure that the evidence is preserved for criminal investigations. In addition, the Commission and Member States shall take all necessary measures to establish procedures for the rapid notification and removal of such content when hosted ofin the possibility of challenging itird countries.
Amendment 124 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the removal of internet pages containing or disseminating child pornographyappropriate law enforcement measures to notify Member States rapidly about the existence of child sexual abuse material and obtain its removal.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament an annual report on the activities undertaken by Member States to remove child sexual abuse material from online services.
Amendment 210 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 238 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide for the possibility of, in accordance with the basic principles of their legal systems, take the necessary measures to ensure that competent national authorities are entitled not to prosecutinge or imposinge penalties on child victims of the offences referred to in Articles 4 and Article 5 (4) to (6) for their involvement in unlawful activities as a direct consequence of being subjected to those offences.
Amendment 261 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Victims of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 shall be provided assistance, support and protection, taking into account the best interests of the child. Assistance and training should be extended to the parents or guardians of the child, in case they are not implicated as suspects in relation to the offence concerned, in order to help them assist their child throughout the proceedings and the recovery period.
Amendment 315 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – title
Article 21 – title
Amendment 323 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary legal measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging itfor the rapid removal at source of child sexual abuse material stored or disseminated on Internet pages whether hosted in the EU or abroad. The removal at source shall be subject to clear legal and judicial safeguards, in particular to ensure that the evidence is preserved for criminal investigations.
Amendment 336 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the removal of ihere Member States implement additional measures to restrict access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminationg child pornographysexual abuse material, these must be necessary, transparent, proportionate, prescribed by law and subject to the control of a judge, in accordance with legal systems of Member States.
Amendment 342 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament an annual report on the activities undertaken by Member States to remove child sexual abuse material from Internet pages.
Amendment 1 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas much attention has been focused on the male-dominated construction and car industry, in contrast to thethe first wave of the crisis hit mostly the male-dominated financial sector as well as the construction and car industries, this way gaining more attention, however the second wave of the crisis equally negatively affected the mostly female-dominated retailing, general services sector and tourism sectors; whereas it is urgent; therefore it is necessary to address the gender dimension of the impact of and solution to the economic and social crisis in national and European recovery plans,
Amendment 5 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas quality full-time employment with quality jobs is the bestrights is a safeguard against poverty and social exclusion; whereas it is crucial to design and implement policies as well as springboard to financial and psychological independence; whereas by addressing universal access to quality public services, it is crucial to design and implement policies, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively, including access to affordable and, accessible and quality care services, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively for children, the elderly and other dependents,
Amendment 5 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas much attention has been focused on the male-dominated construction and car industries, in contrast to the equally negatively affecthe male-dominated first wave of the crisis hit mostly the male-dominated financial sector as well as the construction and car industries, this way gaining more attention, however the second wave of the crisis equally negatively affected the mostly female- dominated retailing, services and tourism sectors; wthereasfore it is urgentnecessary to address the gender dimension of the impact of and solution to the economic and social crisis in national and European recovery plans,
Amendment 11 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas mainstream economists have pointed out that the credit crunch, which started the recession, was quite literally a man-made disaster; whereas responses at state and international level – none of which are gender-sensitive – have also been decided upon mainly by men; whereas it is important that women be fully includedit is important that women be fully included in setting up responses to the recession at state and international level, ensuring their involvement in the decision-making process in the political, economic and financial spheres,
Amendment 38 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas quality full-time employmentemployment (deletion) with quality jobs is the best safeguard against poverty and social exclusion; whereas it is crucial to design and implement policies, includaddressing access to affordable and accessible care services, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively,
Amendment 52 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the EU and therefore a key principle in any policy response to the economic and financial crisis and the transition towards a longer- term holistic version of(deletion) the post-crisis era; stresses that gender equality is a goal in itself and not just a tool to achieve economic growth;
Amendment 58 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that women’s integration into the workplace in recent decades means not only a greater direct impact of the crisis on women themselves but also on households, where incomes will be significantly affected by female job losses; cCalls on the European Union institutions and the Member States to take into account the hidden cost of the crisis, including the different and often unacknowledged gendered consequences;
Amendment 62 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 77 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that migrant workers are likewise affected by the crisis, as arejust as their families back home; refers to the fact that the scal by the significant decrease of fremale migration is often under-reported and with itittances; while refers to the impfact on families dependent on their wages for survival, as a result of which women may find themselves in an even more vulnerable position when they return home, rejected by their communities and familiesthat the scale of female migration is often under-reported;
Amendment 94 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the lack of care policies and infrastructure has led to an increase in female migrant domestic workers filling these gaps in private homes without access to social and work-related protection and benefits; calls on the Member States to urgently combat illegal employment and integrate legal migrant workers into social security and healthcare schemes;
Amendment 97 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to analyse and counteract the negative effects of tax cuts and reductions in public spending and social benefits, especially in the context of cuts in public spending at local level, in order to ensure that women are not left with a disproportionate burden of care (children, the elderly, and dependent persons) and when the closure of hospitals or shorter stays in hospitals transfer the care of patients to households with women, which potentially deepens inequalities between women and men;
Amendment 111 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the European institutions and the Member States to take effective steps, notably through legislation, to encourage gender balance in corporate and political positions of responsibility; therefore calls for binding targets to ensure thefurther steps to equal representation of women and men;
Amendment 127 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that investment in social infrastructure is an opportunity to modernise Europe and promote equality and can be seen as a parallel strategy to investment in green technologies modernising the physical infrastructure; considers that gender equality should therefore be a policy priority and an essential tool;
Amendment 139 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to set up a financial reserve within each Fund for equal opportunity activities, with additional support for aconsequently implement principle of gender mainstreaming within each Fund, including cross-the-boarder programmes and other special initiatives being funded separately under technical assistance; calls on the Member States to develop mechanisms for equality governance to include gender expertise within governmental departments and other agencies that implement measures under the Cohesion and Structural Funds and promote women’s organisations and networks;
Amendment 230 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 35 – indent 6 a (new)
– protecting language diversity, as a cultural heritage of Europe, including minority languages,
Amendment 231 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 6 b (new)
Paragraph 35 – indent 6 b (new)
– prohibiting the sanctioning of the use of a language different from the official language of a Member State,
Amendment 1 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
citation 1
citation 1
– having regard to Articles 2, 3(23) and 14157 of the EC Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 3 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
citation 11 a (new)
citation 11 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
citation 12 a (new)
citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2009 on the elimination of violence against women,
Amendment 5 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
citation 13 a (new)
citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2009 on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen – Stockholm programme,
Amendment 9 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, because of gender segregation by occupation and sector, and according to the data available, the crisis initially hit men harder than women; whereas, however, the available data do not take account of part-time working, and the proportion of the femestimations are however, that overalel workforce in part-time employment is 31.1% as against a corresponding figure of 7.9% in the male workforce; whereas women occupy the majority of public-service jobs and account for two-thirds of the workforce in the education, health and social welfare sectors; whereas, therefore, they are likely to lose out on two fronts in the event of budget cuts with their adverse effect on public-service provisiomen will be hit by the consequences of the economic crisis more severely than men,
Amendment 13 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in the EU women hold approximately 60% of university degrees, but due to occupational and sectoral segregation this is not reflected in the positions they hold in the labour market, as demonstrated by the proportion of women in part-time employment at 31.1% (in comparison to 7.9% of the male workforce) and by increasing female employment in sectors already dominated by women,
Amendment 20 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the pay gap is even more significant in the private sector (approximately 29%) and among immigrant women, women with disabilities, women belonging to minorities and unqualified women,
Amendment 35 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas trafficking in human beings is a modern form of slavery, and most victims of trafficking are still women and girls,
Amendment 36 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the above-mentioned Resolution of 18 November 2008 called onsome of the Member States have still noto ratifyied the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings without delay yet only 16 of them have so far done sohich is the strongest European legal instrument in the fight against trafficking in human beings as such trafficking is constituted as a crime and a violation of human rights and an offence to the dignity and integrity of the human being,
Amendment 42 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality was officially established in 2006 and was supposed to have begun functioning by 2008 at the latest but this has not happenedstill not fully functioning,
Amendment 48 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the recovery plans in relation to the economic, social and financial crisis offerscreate an opportunity to make the Union, as an economy,economy of the Union more productive and innovative and, as a its society, a more egalitarian and more mindful of gender equality;
Amendment 71 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the Commission in the infringement proceedings it is taking in relation to transposition of the directives in force; considers thatalls on the Member States musto transpose the gender equality directives without delay;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 85 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Congratulates the Commission on the steps it has taken and particularly on its proposals for revision of Directive 92/85/EEC in relation to maternity protection and Directive 86/613/EC in relation to self-employed workers and ‘assisting spouses’ in family businesses; highlights, once again, the need to addrand welcomess the issue of paternity leave and asks the Commission, therefore, to support any moves to introduceprogress made in the field of addressing paternity- leave entitlement at European level;
Amendment 96 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the fact that the percentage of female nominees for the new Commission has slightly increased to 33%, in comparison to 30% in the previous Commission;
Amendment 97 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. AskUrges the Member States to scrutinise their policies on migration in order to put the skills of highly quaformulation of a stronger immigration policy closely connected with other Community polifcied migrants to better use and to afford better protection for female workers in the social and domestic sectors, with a view to making migrants less vulnerable and promoting their integration by giving them access to education and training, especially vocational training and courses in the language of their host countrys, in particular with employment policy, so as to constitute legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and to maximise the positive effect both for the Member States and for the well-being of the immigrants themselves;
Amendment 107 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 23 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to stress in EU development policy the importance and necessity of birth registration of every child in all third countries, and to link its aid programmes to the requirement of compulsory birth registration of every child;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthen awareness- raising campaigns concerning the dangers of child pornography on the internet for parents and children, in particular for mothers and young girls; congratulates Member States which have already launched such campaigns;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas nine Member States have still not signed the CoE Convention and eight Member States have still not ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Pays tribute to European NGOs and professional organisations which have already developed such campaigns aimed at parents and children;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point a
Paragraph 1 - point a
(a) encourage allthose Member States to sign and ratifywhich have not already done so to sign, ratify and implement all relevant international conventions, first of all the CoE Convention, as it provides for additional protection of children's rights beyond the Framework Decision and could therefore enhance the tackling of sexual exploitation of children not only within the European Union but also in cooperation with those neighbouring countries that ratify the CoE Convention, but also the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Stresses in particular the need to develop awareness-raising campaigns for parents and teenagers concerning the dangers of child pornography on the internet and the need to ensure the privacy of peer-to-peer communications and on blogs;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to improve the protection of children abused by family members;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1
Amendment 11 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of international cooperation, to strengthen efforts on filtering and closing down websites displaying child pornography;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1 a (new)
- strengthening of the human rights-based and victim-centred approach;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 6
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 6
Amendment 21 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7
- allowing the national law enforcement agencies to require Internet providers to either filter, close down or block access to websites which are used to commit, or to advertise the possibility of committing, offences established in accordance with the Framework Decision;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7 b (new)
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7 b (new)
- encouraging Member States to provide parents with easily manageable programmes allowing them to block children's access to pornographic websites;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 8
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 8
- revision of Article 5(3) of the Framework Decision, which provides only a minimal basis for preventing convicted sex offenders from gaining access to children through employment or voluntary activities involving regular contact with children, inter alia by considering an obligation of Member States to ensure that on the EU labour market applicants to certain posts working with children undergo criminal records checks, including setting up clear rules or guidelines for employers on their obligations in this regard;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2144(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 15 a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 15 a (new)
- encouraging Member States to take every necessary measure to prevent discrimination against the victims of child abuse and their stigmatisation,
Amendment 1 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that peace is not only the absence of war, and that there is no peace without justice; also recallsnd that, full ownership of a peace process can be achieved only if women are equally involved; points out thatrthermore, the end of hostilities does not necessarily result in security for men and women; and reiterates that women are active subjects of change and have demonstrated this on several occasions, including through the launch of peace initiativeslso recalls the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peace-building, and stresses the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it crucial to end the commission with impunity of gender-based crimes of violence and to exclude these crimes, where feasible, from amnesty provisions, and to ensure that all victims of sexual violence, particularly women and girls, have equal protection under the law and equal access to justice;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas TV advertising through different types of media is omnipresent in our daily lives; whereas, regardless of our age and gender, we are exposed to commercial breaks in daily TV programmes as well as to other types of advertising; whereas it is of particular importance that TV advertising through media be subject to ethically and/or legally binding rules to prevent adverts communicating gender stereotypes,
Amendment 94 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention in particular to the need to eliminate messages conveying gender stereotypes from textbooks, toys, TVvideo games and TV advertising through different types of media;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2 − point 2.3 a (new)
Recommendation 2 − point 2.3 a (new)
2.3a. Member States and Commission should improve statistics and add comparable data on the part time gender pay gap and the gender pension gap.
Amendment 75 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.2
Recommendation 6 − point 6.2
6.2. It is important that Member States take necessary measures to ensure that infringement of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value is subject to appropriate sanctions according to legal provisions in force.
Amendment 76 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3
6.3. It is recalled that under the Recast Directive No 2006/54, Member States are already obliged to impose compensation or reparation (Title III Horizontal provisions, Chapter 1, Article 18), as well as penalties (Chapter 3, General horizontal provisions, Article 25) which are "effective, proportionate and dissuasive". However, these provisions are not sufficient to avoid infringement of the equal pay principle. For this reason, it is proposed thato conduct a study on the possibility, effectiveness and impact of launching possible sanctions such as:
Amendment 35 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to increase safety on the road and because of the changes in the structure of haulage it seems consideration should be given to extending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 to also cover, if justified by an impact assessment, drivers of goods vehicles of less than 3,5t, for example between 2,8t and 3,5t.
Amendment 77 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(c) point (e) is deleted replaced by the following: "(e) 'self-employed driver' shall mean anyone: i. whose main occupation is to transport passengers or goods by road for hire or reward within the meaning of Union legislation under cover of a Community licence or any other professional authorisation to carry out the aforementioned transport; ii. who is entitled to work for himself and who is not tied to an employer by an employment contract or by any other type of hierarchical working relationship; iii. who is not subordinated to a user undertaking; iv. who has the freedom to organise the relevant working activities without the client's direct supervision; v. whose income depends directly on the profits made; vi. who does not receive any employment rights such as periodic payment of remuneration, payment in kind, recognition of entitlements like paid annual leave from another user undertaking or contracting party; and vii. who has the freedom to, individually or through a cooperation between self- employed drivers, have commercial relationships with several customers. For the purposes of this Directive, those drivers who do not satisfy these criteria shall be subject to the same obligations and benefit from the same rights as those provided for mobile workers under this Directive;"
Amendment 97 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 1
Article 11 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regularppropriate, non-discriminatory monitoring and controls in order to guarantee the correct and consistent implementation of the rules contained in this Directive. They shall ensure that the national bodies responsible for enforcement of the Directive have an adequate number of qualified inspectorsqualified personnel and shall take whatever measures are appropriate.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory paid maternity leave of at least six weeks after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternity leave is taken, before or after childbirth.
Amendment 89 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that additional maternity leave is granted in the case of premature childbirth, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional maternity leave should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodated.
Amendment 20 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The allowance referred to in paragraph 2 shall be deemed adequate if it guarantees income at least equivalent to the minimum wage if it is established under national legislation or at least to that which the person concerned would receive in the event of a break in her activities on grounds connected with her state of health or, if not applicable, any equivalent allowance established by national law, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation.
Amendment 12 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers thaAsks the Commission, in relation to third countries, to fight against the practice of organ and tissue trafficking, which should be universally banned, including the transplantation of organs and tissues from executed prisoners;
Amendment 17 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States to take the necessary steps to barestrain healthcare professionals from facilitating organ and tissue trafficking (i.e. referring a patient to a foreign transplant service known to, which might be involved in trafficking) as well as health insurance providers from facilitating - financially or otherwise - activities that directly or indirectly promote trafficking in organ transplants;
Amendment 26 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that the Member States should ensure the training of their law enforcement agencies as well as medical staff on trafficking in organs in order to report each known case to the police;
Amendment 55 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Observes that the recent EU enlargements have added close to one hundred - mainly national- minority population groups to the fifty or so which existed when there were 15 EU countries, and stresses that because of the low percentage of resident immigrants, refugees and foreign nationals from third countries and the more visible presence of indigenous ‘traditional’ minorities in Central and Eastern European Member States, migration and integration policies have been hived off there from policies on minorities;
Amendment 56 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that, while protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, there is noeither common criterion nor minimum standards for national minorities’ rights in Community policy and that there is no common EU definition either of membership of a national minority; recommends that such a definition be laid down at European level on the basis of Council of Europe Recommendation 1201 (1998);3),
Amendment 61 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Paragraph 38 b (new)
38b. Considers that the principles of subsidiarity and self-governance are the most effective ways of handling the problems of traditional national minority communities, following the best practices existing within the Union, encourages the use of appropriate types of self- governance solutions (personal-cultural, territorial, regional autonomies) based on the agreement of the majority and the minority community while fully respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 c (new)
Paragraph 38 c (new)
38c. Stresses that the EU’s multilingualism policy shall protect and promote regional and minority languages by targeted funding and specific programmes next to the Life Long Learning Programme;
Amendment 47 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The employer should in any case be required to pay to the third-country nationals any outstanding remuneration for the work they have undertaken and any outstanding taxes and social security contributions. In order to secure the effectiveness of this Directive, the employer should return any undue profit generated by the illegal employment of third-country nationals to the employees concerned. If the outstanding remuneration cannot be established, it should be based, by default, on the minimum wage, as defined by the law, or, if no such minimum law is defined, on the presumed level of remuneration to be the minimum income under which citizens of the Member State concerned are entitled to social assistance in that Member State or on collective agreements or practices in the relevant branch of occupation in the Member State in which the employer is established. The employer should also be required to pay, where appropriate, any cost resulting from sending the outstanding remuneration to the country to which the third-country national has returned, has been returned or has been deported.
Amendment 56 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should further provide for a presumption of a workn employment relationship of at least six months duration so that the burden of proof is put on the employer in respect of at least a certain period. For the purpose of calculating outstanding remuneration and other work-related financial entitlements, the employment relationship shall be presumed to have taken place in accordance with the law, regulation, administrative provisions and/or any collective agreement(s) applicable to comparable employment relationships.
Amendment 78 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point f a (new)
Article 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) “remuneration” means rates of pay, including overtime rates, that are equal to those which would have been enjoyed by comparable workers in a declared employment relationship.
Amendment 85 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) copy or record the content of the residence permit or other authorisation for stay before employment beginretain, for the duration of the employment and at least one year thereafter, the employment a copy and record of the residence permit or other authorisation for stay available for inspection by the competent authorities of the Member States;
Amendment 92 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may give employers a reasonable time limit within which to bring the situation of the employed third- country nationals into line with national law.