Activities of Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER
Plenary speeches (10)
2024 Annual Rule of law report (debate)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)
Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)
The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis (debate)
Question Time with Commissioners - Challenges in the implementation of cohesion policy
Rise of energy prices and fighting energy poverty (debate)
Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE (debate)
Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)
Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council RESTORE – Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1057
Written questions (3)
Role of regional and local authorities in managing funds in the next programming period
Transposition of Directive (EU) 2018/851
Labeling and designation of non-animal origin products
Amendments (49)
Amendment 22 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas collective bargaining and strong trade union involvement are essential for ensuring that workers’ voices arenecessary for EU competitiveness, economic growth and job creation and retention; whereas collective bargaining as well as close cooperation between employer and worker are essential to ensure that the voice of workers and employers is heard during restructuring negotiations; whereas workers’ involvement through information, consultation and participation in company decision-making processes is more important than ever to consolidate the fair and just transition of companies and to protect jobs and collective interests; whereas just transition is about supporting social justice and ensuring fair burden-sharing while fighting climate changeoptimising the social and economic opportunities of climate action, creating decent and high-quality jobs, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 32 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas only 40 % of European trade unions report having sufficient resources to represent workers effectively during restructuring processes4 ; whereas trade union representatives trained in restructuring negotiations are 50 % more effective in preserving jobs5 ; __________________ 4 European Trade Union Institute for Research, 2021. 5 International Labour Organization, 2022.
Amendment 39 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a core objective of restructuring processes should be job retentionand talent retention; whereas legal and bureaucratic barriers, as well as restructuring costs, are a huge disadvantage in highly innovative sectors characterised by the “winner-takes-most” dynamic, thus affecting innovation and labour market flexibility;
Amendment 49 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 67 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the automotive industry is a vital economic pillar in Europe, as highlighted in the Draghi Report;
Amendment 75 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is imperative, but itit is important to move towards the decarbonisation of road transport, which must be achieved in such a way thatas to avoids job losses in traditional automotive manufacturinghe car industry;
Amendment 99 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that employment security, fair wages and decent working conditions are fundamental rights that must be upheld in all restructuring processes to protect workers from corporate profit- seeking strategies; stresses the urgent need for an ambitious and competitive European industrial policy with significant investment that will support common goods and innovation and deliver quality jobs and social progress; underlines that this policy should be based on strong public services, social protection, housing, transport and childcare; supports a robust European industrial policy based on resilient and well-resourced public services and public administration, covering not just manufacturing, but all sectors and all transitions;
Amendment 122 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for a permanent investment tool at EU level to ensure that the necessary resources are available in all sectors for developing an industrial policy and for policies that help reach the social and green targetsthe need to protect European industry and competitiveness, and to encourage the use of European resources to mitigate the consequences of major restructuring in European industry, based on the positive experiences of NextGenerationEU and the strong labour focus of the support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency instrument (SURE);
Amendment 134 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the delivery of a European industrial policy for quality jobs requires the full involvement of social partners and needs to be implemented through social dialogue and collective bargaining; calls on the Commission to include the overall objective of raising work quality and stability at the EU level;
Amendment 136 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Underlines the need to eliminate bureaucratic barriers and reduce restructuring costs in the Member States.
Amendment 143 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to adopt trade policies that protect European jobs while promoting fair and ethicalefficient and competitive trade; calls for countervailing tariffs to be applied to imports from countries where unfair labour practices, low environmental standards, or heavy state subsidies distort competition to be applied as a last resort; stresses that future trade agreements must include stroprioritize economic growth and competitiveness, while including labour clauses to ensure that global trade benefits workers, rather than without undermining their rights;
Amendment 154 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to revise the European Public Procurement Directive6 in order to establish preferential treatment for companies complying with collective bargaining agreements; cCalls on the Commission to strengthen the social clause and exclude from tenders companies that have engaged in criminal activities or union busting or that have refused to participate in collective bargaining; highlights the importance of ensurpromoting that public money is used to invest in those engaged in just transitions with the aim of promoting collective agreements and increasing trade union densities; considers, furthermore, that all EU financial support to undertakings should be made conditional on theirpromote compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from the relevant collective agreements; believes that this support should also be conditional onincentivize their commitment to investing in European industries and maintaining jobs in the EU; __________________ 6 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj.
Amendment 169 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for EU funding, including State aid, to be conditional on public policy objectives, especially in strategic sectors, and on social requirements, in order to offer high-quality jobs, promote collective bargaining, respect EU labour rights and standards, improve the competitiveness of European businesses and ensure improved working conditions;
Amendment 175 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports investments in sectors such as electric vehicle battery production, charging infrastructure, renewable energy and digital technologies; insists that these investments must prioritise workers’ rights and community development;
Amendment 203 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that restructuring processes are essential in achieving the green transition objectives and are an imperative for a net-zero economy that sustains its social and environmental standards; warns that restructuring processes must never come at the cost of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to take action to reinforce and promote collective bargaining, ensurpromoting an increase in collective bargaining coverage to at least 80 % in all Member States, and guaranteeing full respect of the right to collective bargaining;
Amendment 221 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns that restructuring must not be used as a pretext to violate workers’ and trade union rights7 ; deplores the violation of the fundamental rights of collective bargaining and information and consultation before a decision is made; calls on the Commission to put in place safeguards to prevent the misuse of restructuring as a means to exploit workers or avoid obligations, particularly in cases of tactical insolvency; __________________ 7 Study – ‘Study on monitoring the application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Publications Office of the European Union, 2018, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/- /publication/1c22896d-4e10-11ea-aece- 01aa75ed71a1/language-en.
Amendment 230 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 241 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 255 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive plan, similar to the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, focused on boosting investment in green technologies, renewable energy and sustainable industries, with the objective of accelerating the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral economy while strengthening the European social model and social justicen industrial plan for the automotive sector, focused on boosting investment and avoiding delocalisation of production away from the EU and loss of jobs, while continuing decarbonisation;
Amendment 272 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 13 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard the 2019 and 2021 European Court of Auditors Annual Reports,
Amendment 16 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ESF+ is the only EU fund primarily focused on social policies, and is therefore unique in itself and is strongly effective in achieving social inclusion, together with the cohesion policy;
Amendment 27 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different vulnerable groups have different needs, such as women in poverty, labour migrants, children, peoplechildren, single parents and big families, women in poverty, persons with disabilities and, elderly people and labour migrants; whereas the digital and green transition is much needed and brings many opportunities but also brings challenges for all people and all workers, and; whereas to succeed in this endeavour, the EU must ensure a just transition that does not lose sight of workers and vulnerable peopleeave anybody behind;
Amendment 27 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different vulnerable groups have different needs, such as women in poverty, labour migrants, children, people with disabilities, youth and elderly people; whereas the digital and green transition is much needed but also brings challenges for all people and all workers, and whereas to succeed in this endeavour, the EU must ensure a just transition that does not lose sight of workers and vulnerable people;
Amendment 34 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the availability and affordability of decent housing is decreasing because of over-liberalisation of the marketdue to a lack of supply and rising market prices, which are further impacted by seasonal fluctuations in certain touristic regions; whereas the EU will have its first- ever Commissioner for tackling the housing criseis, andlong with the launch of the first -ever European aAffordable hHousing pPlan, expected in 2025;
Amendment 38 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas Europe’s overall increase in life expectancy and ageing demographic is generating a growing demand for care in all age groups; whereas 80% of Long-Term Care is provided by informal carers, predominantly women; whereas care sector faces growing shortage of workforce in all Member States;
Amendment 40 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the ESF+ is the main funding instrument to support the Member States for implementing the new EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers;
Amendment 49 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Child Guarantee aims to prevent and combat thepoverty and social exclusion of children by guaranteeing effective and free access to high-quality early childhood education and care, education and healthcare, and effective access to healthy nutrition and adequate housing;
Amendment 54 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas strong focus on complementarity of the ESF+ should be upheld in order to motivate the Member States to use the fund to set structural reforms rather than use finances to fund everyday needs;
Amendment 59 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas implementation of the ESF+ on the national level is often accompanied by unnecessary burden and complicated or ineffective rules adopted by the national governments that lower the efficiency of projects and undermine the overall goals of the fund;
Amendment 66 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a strong, reinforced, stand- alone ESF+ with significantly increased public support for existing instruments aimed at providing for the poorest in our societies; and complementing national employment and social policies insists, therefore, on doublincreasing the funding for the ESF+ post- 2027;
Amendment 83 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that the objectives of the ESF+ should be to achieve high employment levels with adequate wages, decent working conditions, healthy working environments and social security coverage, in order to develop a skilled, competitive and resilient workforce, ready for the twin transition and the future world of work, and to build fair social protections and inclusive and cohesive societies, with the aims of eradicating poverty and delivering on the principles and the headline targets set out in the EPSR;
Amendment 87 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the participation of social partners, civil society organisations (CSOs), local and regional entities, and representatives of the target groups in all design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages of the ESF+, to allocate adequate funding for this purpose and to prevent the exclusion of smaller actors;
Amendment 96 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong concerns over attempts to split or merge the existing ESF+ with other funds, since that wcould create serious risks for the implementation of its objectives and those of the EPSR and its action plan, and the reaching of the ESPR’s headline targets; warns that unifying or simplifytreamlining funds may not improve their effectiveness;
Amendment 99 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. BelieveExpresses its concerns that a different ESF+ governance wcould lead to the loss of priority given to social aspects, including employment and social inclusion projects, potentially loss of focus, and to the funding not reaching local levels and those most in need, while increasing the risk of reallocation of funds for other purposes;
Amendment 125 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the need to share best practices on the most efficient and transparent implementation of the ESF+; reiterates that the most successful ways to use the ESF+ is in the closest possible cooperation with the local and regional actors;
Amendment 126 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes with concerns that the efficient implementation of the ESF+ in the ongoing term is often hindered by the national governments who are adding unnecessary administrative burden or preventing local actors like in several Member States successful Local action groups (which consist of municipalities, local SMEs, local organisations and entrepreneurs including within the LEADER program) from the management of the support under the fund and of the funding opportunities;
Amendment 129 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the ESF+ should not be used to respond to emergencies or crises; insists that a social rescue facility capable of reacting to social emergencies and crisis situations should supcomplement the ESF+; calls on the Commission to build on the success of the temporary EU instrument launched in 2020, entitled ‘Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE)’, in fighting temporary unemployment, and to put forward an EU unemployment reinsurance scheme without further delay;.
Amendment 140 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that addressing child poverty requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national levele implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level in order to address child poverty with appropriate and integrated funding, and insists that it constitute a central pillar of the EU anti-poverty strategy; repeats its previous demands for the ESF+ post-2027 to include a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion for the European Child Guarantee; insists that all the Member States should allocate at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to the European Child Guarantee and at least 10 % for those Member States with a higher portion of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 151 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the need to ensure sufficient financing of the ESF+ post-2027 for high-quality and public education for all, skills development, upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning particularly in regions with skill mismatches, and for the addressing of skills shortages, ensuring that individuals can successfully navigate labour market transitions;
Amendment 168 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 173 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the implementation of the EPSR and the reforms needed to comply with the country-specific recommendations in the European Semester are also dependant on the strong support of the ESF+ for certain policy measures, especially those related to strengthening social welfare systems, ensuring inclusive and high-quality public educattargeted support for regions with high youth unemployment ensuring inclusive and high-quality education, promote traditional professions, reducinge child poverty and eradicating homelessness;
Amendment 193 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Shares the ambition to prioritisze the tackling ofaddressing the housing crises,is and insistemphasizes that the ESF+ post-2027 ESF+ should enhance timely and equal access to affordable, decent, sustainable, and high- quality services promoting access to housinghousing access, and that this should be achieved by increasing supply while protecting property owners and investors; believes that all the Member States mustshould invest at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources into tackling homelessness, ensuring a balance between social protection and property rights;
Amendment 220 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a strengthening of efforts to support the implementation of the Youth Guarantee with an increased earmarking for all Member States thatthorough reformulation of the Youth Guarantee, taking into account the findings and shortcomings identified by the European Court of Auditors in its Annual Reports 19 and 21; stresses the importance of an effective Youth Guarantee that genuinely delivers high-quality opportunities, especially for young people not in education, employment, or training (NEETs); proposes a revised Youth Guarantee that prioritizes sustainable employment and quality apprenticeships, while focusing on skills development and creating accessible pathways to stable jobs and not temporary; recommend that Member States dedicate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources; repeats in this context its call on the Member States to ban unpaid traineeships to the implementation of this improved Youth Guarantee; emphasizes the need for robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure the program’s long-term impact and effectiveness; reiterates the call for Member States to guarantee that all work experiences under the Youth Guarantee offer fair compensation and contribute to skill-building; recommends strengthening partnerships with employers and educational institutions to enhance career prospects and ensure valuable, long-term outcomes for young people;
Amendment 270 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allocate consistent financial resources to capacity- building, with the aims of empowering social partners to play a relevant role in areas of their competence, of strengthening their capacity to engage in social dialogue both at EU and national level and of enhancing social partners’ actions – and include technical assistance for these three purposes – with an adequate minimum percentage investment obligation from the Member States; further insists that social partners and CSOs should be guaranteed access to funding for social policy objectives in all the Member States on an equal basis;
Amendment 302 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls forInsists on the reduction of the administrative burden, notably by simplifying the application processes for accessing funds and the reporting procedures for organisations, in particular for those of a smaller size, as well as for municipalities; warns that simplification must not compromise the fundamental principles of shared management, transparency and, accountability and independent scrutiny, ensuring the proper administration of public funds;
Amendment 310 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Warns that not all people are prepared for digitalisation, and that certain groups of people, especially the most vulnerable, could miss out onReiterates that the digitalisation is one of the important tools to reduce administrative burden and streamline applications for funding opportunities, and as such it shall be promoted, and the digital skills of people shall be strengthened; notes, however that not all people are prepared for digitalisation; insists therefore, that the lack of digital skills shall not be an obstacle to get information about and apply for funding opportunities as a result;
Amendment 16 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its previous calls for further simplification to help reduce the risk of errors, especially in a context marked by the exceptional measures applied, which have boosted flexibility in fund management; urges the Commission and Member States to simplifytreamline rules and procedures, avoiding unnecessarily complex rulities and procedures wherever possible, work on a commonfostering a consistent interpretation of certainthe legal requirements and avoid gold-plating; stresses also the importance of strengthening administrative capacities at national level to ensure proper implementation of funds in a simplified regulatory environment;
Amendment 32 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that through CRII(+), CARE and REACT-EU, cohesion policy played a key role in addressingthe response to the consequences of recent crises; reiteratstresses, however, that the role of cohesion policy is to bring a real added value into regional development and contribute to competitiveness, not to bear the consequences of those cri, foster competitiveness and ensure its complementary nature to national actions; stresses, and therefore crisis repair should not come at the expense of the long-term cohesion objectivlso that crisis response measures should not compromise strategic long-term cohesion objectives or divert resources away from key priorities;