2016/11/22

Shadow reports (7)

A7-0071/2014

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2013/2103(INI)
Documents: PDF(251 KB) DOC(112 KB)

A7-0340/2012

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2012/2129(INI)
Documents: PDF(212 KB) DOC(152 KB)

A7-0043/2012

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/0380(COD)
Documents: PDF(208 KB) DOC(293 KB)

A7-0291/2011

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2011/2091(INI)
Documents: PDF(191 KB) DOC(116 KB)

A7-0210/2011

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2010/2115(INI)
Documents: PDF(181 KB) DOC(107 KB)

A7-0237/2010

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2009/2205(INI)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(105 KB)

A7-0235/2010

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/0115(NLE)
Documents: PDF(493 KB) DOC(603 KB)

Opinions (2)

FEMM_AD(2008)407727

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(78 KB)

FEMM_AD(2011)443061

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(119 KB) DOC(91 KB)

Shadow opinions (11)

EMPL_AD(2013)519701

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/2078(INI)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(352 KB)

EMPL_AD(2013)510701

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/2023(INI)
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(337 KB)

FEMM_AD(2013)504192

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2012/0295(COD)
Documents: PDF(234 KB) DOC(387 KB)

EMPL_AD(2013)502199

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Documents: DOC(83 KB)

FEMM_AD(2013)504016

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2012/2293(INI)
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(83 KB)

EMPL_AD(2013)501997

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2012/2301(INI)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(91 KB)

FEMM_AD(2012)486156

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2011/0268(COD)
Documents: PDF(182 KB) DOC(503 KB)

FEMM_AD(2012)483818

2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2011/0269(COD)
Documents: PDF(171 KB) DOC(483 KB)

EMPL_AD(2012)478673

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2011/2285(INI)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(95 KB)

EMPL_AD(2011)454444

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2010/2157(INI)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(98 KB)

EMPL_AD(2010)438426

D. whereas implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial to achieving gender equality; whereas the Commission and the Member States should be called upon to compile and regularly issue statistics showing not only average hourly wages, but also the amounts of pay that men and women receive for equal work or work of equal value;

2012/03/13
Committee: FEMM

2011/2285(INI)

Siiri OVIIR

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6

(6) The financial and economic crisis that started in 2008 resulted in a significant loss in jobs and potential output and has led to a dramatic deterioration in public finances. The European Economic Recovery Plan has nevertheless helped Member States to deal with the crisis, partly through a coordinated fiscal stimulus, with the euro providing an anchor for macroeconomic stability. The crisis therefore showed that coordination of Union's policies can deliver significant results if it is strengthened and rendered effective. The crisis also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States’ economies and labour markets, as a consequence of which fully exploiting the potential of the internal market is also one of the most essential ways of increasing Europe's competitiveness.

2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL

2010/0115(NLE)

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8

(8) As part of comprehensive ‘exit strategies’ for the economic crisis, Member States should carry out ambitious reforms to ensure macroeconomic stability and the sustainability of public finance, improve competitiveness, reduce macroeconomic imbalances and enhance labour market performance~~. T~~, with regard to which it is desirable to concentrate precisely on applying the principles of flexicurity and on investing in active labour market measures. Once the revival of the economy is secure, the withdrawal of the fiscal stimulus should be implemented and coordinated within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact.

2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL

2010/0115(NLE)

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10

(10) Member States should also, through their reform programmes, aim at ‘sustainable growth’. Sustainable growth means building a resource-efficient, sustainable and competitive economy, a fair distribution of the cost and benefits and exploiting Europe’s leadership in the race to develop new processes and technologies, including green technologies. It also remains vital to take measures to promote entrepreneurship and develop a business environment favourable to innovative and active operations by small and medium- sized undertakings, particularly by means of lighter regulation, reduced administrative burdens and improved access to capital. Member States should implement the necessary reforms to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and use resources efficiently. They should also improve the business environment, stimulate creation of green jobs and modernise their industrial base.

2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL

2010/0115(NLE)

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

It is of the first importance to create high- quality jobs which are also needed in the longer term and possess high added value. It is therefore vital that education and employment policies should support changes in economic structure. As a rule, jobs lost during the economic crisis will not be recreated in the same numbers in the same sectors as before. Therefore the education system must respond flexibly to the labour market requirements which accompany a new economic structure. Employment policy must ensure that workers can make as smooth as possible a transition both between sectors of the economy and between different states of the labour market. It is therefore more necessary than in the past to take long- term objectives as a starting point and focus more on coordinated measures in enterprise, education and employment policies.

2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL

2010/0115(NLE)

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1

Combating poverty and exclusion remains a vital challenge. In order to pursue this objective, it is necessary to create opportunities to participate in the labour market or to return to it for all social groups, irrespective of locality or level of education. It is essential to strike a balance between giving people a sufficient sense of security and preserving their motivation to work and earn income. Member States’ efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people’s lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare — thus providing social cohesion — whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable.

2010/06/16
Committee: EMPL

2009/2216(INI)

Norica NICOLAI, Siiri OVIIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers democratisation, good governance and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rights of minorities and the rule of law to be basic principles for and of peaceful and stable democratic states; welcomes the initiation of the human rights dialogue between EU and Georgia and Armenia but calls on Azerbaijan to join the parallel cooperation structure;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Norica NICOLAI, Siiri OVIIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Considers that the ENP Action Plans and the implementation thereof constitute an essential basis for evaluating respect for commitments, in accordance with the principle of conditionality, for evaluating the progress of bilateral relationships with the EU and for considering upgrading of agreements with the countries concerned; notes Armenia's and Georgia’s strong commitment to the implementation of the ENP Action Plans and calls on Azerbaijan to accelerate its efforts in this regard; takes the view that the European Parliament should be involved in this process; notes the different progress made by the three countries in the implementation of the respective ENP Action Plans; believes that negotiations on the new association agreements should take into account this diversity and the different objectives but at the same time that the process of negotiation should preferably move at the same pace for all three countries, taking into account the regional dimension;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Norica NICOLAI, Siiri OVIIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Believes that providing support to conflict resolution processes is crucial and that the EU is well placed to support confidence-building, reconstruction and rehabilitation and has the possibility to help involve the communities affected; furthermore considers it essential to maintain a high level of international attention to all the conflicts in the region to ensure their swift resolution; recognizes the regional cooperation as a necessary condition for confidence building and reinforcement of security in accordance with the ENP priorities; calls all parties to fully engage in the multilateral cooperation track of the Eastern Partnership without linking it to the final solution of the conflicts;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2205(INI)

Siiri OVIIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Affirms that every EU citizen must have a right to adequate social and health services at a reasonable price; calls on the Commission to put forward a directive on basic services, which would take national conditions into consideration; emphasises that older women are especially vulnerable and invites the Commission to consider a system where all European citizens are guaranteed ~~the right to a basic incom~~a pension equal to the minimum subsistence figure that is dependent on the Member State’s standard of living;

2010/07/01
Committee: FEMM

2009/2134(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Sari ESSAYAH, Satu HASSI, Siiri OVIIR, Mitro REPO

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on pan-European lists, ~~considering that this would impart a genuine European dimens~~which have, however, never been established because of strong opposition toin the ~~campaign, particularly by entrusting a central role to European political parties~~European Parliament and in the Council,

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

2009/2134(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Sari ESSAYAH, Carl HAGLUND, Satu HASSI, Siiri OVIIR, Mitro REPO

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

W. electoral equality must remain the overriding principle if pan-European lists are introduced; the status of Members in Parliament should therefore remain equal regardless of whether they are elected from pan-European, national or regional lists,deleted

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

2009/2134(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Sari ESSAYAH, Carl HAGLUND, Satu HASSI, Siiri OVIIR, Mitro REPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Proposes that 25 MEPs be elected by a single constituency formed of the who~~dele territory of the European Union; pan- European lists would be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and may ensure an adequate gender representation; each elector would be enabled to cast one vote for the EU- wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list: and seats would be allocated without a minimum threshold in accordance with the D’Hondt method; further, proposes that an electoral authority be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the pan-European list;d

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

2009/2134(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Sari ESSAYAH, Carl HAGLUND, Satu HASSI, Siiri OVIIR, Mitro REPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4.~~(i)~~ Determines that Parliament will initiate a proposal for a decision establishing the redistribution of the 751 seats among States, if justified objectively by figures established by Eurostat before every election; this decision should be adopted before the end of the fourth calendar year of the parliamentary term, (ii) Proposes to enter into a dialogue with the European Council to explore the possibility of reaching agreement on a durable and transparent mathematical formula for the apportionment of seats in Parliament respect; redistribution shall be made following the principle of degressive proportionality, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon, will serve as a parameter for assessing whether the decision which the competent institutions take to establish the composition of the European Parliament complies with the applicable rules; observes that the abovementioned framework would make it possible to combine the principle of efficiency, by imposing a ceiling on the ~~criteria laid down in the Treaties and~~number of Members at a level which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly, the principles of plurality, b~~etween political parties and solidarity among States~~y allowing the main constituents of the spectrum of political opinion in each Member State – particularly the majority and the opposition – to be represented, and the principle of solidarity;

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

2009/2134(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Sari ESSAYAH, Carl HAGLUND, Siiri OVIIR, Mitro REPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. (i) Calls for the opening of a dialogue with the Council, with the participation of the Commission, on the issues raised in this resolution and on any other matter germane to the electoral procedure of the Parliament1; notes the need to reach consensus in particular on the timing of the reforms, the overall size of the Parliament and seat apportionment within it (including a legal definition of degressive proportionality), and the voting system to be used for the pan-European 1 For example, the minimum age of voters and candidates, verification of credentials, filling of vacancies, campaign spending ceilings and thresholds. constituency, (ii) Instructs its President, in cooperation with the chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the rapporteur and the representatives of the political groups appointed by the Conference of Presidents, to initiate that dialogue with the Council;deleted

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The entitlement of a woman on maternity leave to return, after the end of that leave, to her job or to an equivalent post is established by Article 15 of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 (implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation).

2009/12/15
Committee: FEMM

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) It is appropriate to require that also patients who go for healthcare to another Member State in other circumstances than those envisaged for coordination of social security schemes established by the Regulation (EC) No. 1408/71 should be able to benefit from the principles of free movement of services in accordance with the Treaty and the provisions of this Directive. Patients should be guaranteed assumption of the costs of that healthcare at least at the level provided for the same or similar healthcare had they been provided in the Member State of affiliation. This fully respects responsibility of the Member States to determine the extent of the sickness cover available to their citizens and prevents any significant effect on the financing of the national healthcare systems. Member States may nevertheless provide in their national legislation for reimbursement of the costs of the treatment at the tariffs in force in the Member State of treatment if this is more beneficial for the patient. This may be the case in particular for any treatment provided through European reference networks as mentioned in Article 15 of this Directive and for any treatment which is conditional upon the availability of inpatient hospital care in the Member State of affiliation within the medically indicated time limit.

2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM

2008/0142(COD)

Siiri OVIIR

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 − paragraph 2

2. The costs of healthcare provided in another Member State shall be reimbursed by the Member State of affiliation in accordance with the provisions of this Directive up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare received. If a patient requires immediate inpatient hospital treatment but it is not guaranteed to him or her in the Member State of affiliation within the medically indicated time limit, the Member State of affiliation shall pay the whole of the actual charge for the health care.

2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM