Activities of Siiri OVIIR related to 2010/0115(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States: Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines PDF (493 KB) DOC (603 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
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.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
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.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
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.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
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.