110 Amendments of Siiri OVIIR
Amendment 2 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989,
Amendment 16 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas prostitution is a gendered phenomenon, with the vast majority of prostituted persons being women and girls, and almost all buyers being men, and whereas it is therefore both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality, which it aggravates further;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas prostitution is intrinsically linked to gender inequality in society and has an impact on the status of women and men in society and the perception of their mutual relations between women and men and sexuality;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas any kind of policy of regulating prostitution affects the perception of gender equality and conveys a message and norms to society, including young people;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas, according to the approach adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the promotion of sexual health requires a positive and respectful attitude in sexual relations based on the possibility of obtaining an enjoyable and safe experience which is free from coercion, non-discriminatory and non-violent;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas prostitution operates as a market where different parties interact and where a key role is played by purchasers, who generate demand;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas it is clear in the light of the findings from various studies that half of purchasers continue to buy sex irrespective of clear indications that the prostituted persons are under 18 years of age;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the majority of prostituted persons belong to more vulnerable population groups, and therefore in addition suffer multiple discrimination, such as Roma women, ethnic minority women, undocumented immigrants, transsexuals, women living in poverty, etc.;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas prostitution and trafficking in women and girls are linked because the demand for women in prostitution, whether trafficked or not, is the same; whereas trafficking acts as a tool to bring supply to the markets of prostitution;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas EU statistics indicate that the current policy to combat trafficking in persons has not been effective;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the normalisation of prostitution has an impact on violence against women; in particular data show that half of prostitute-users recognised having had aggressive sexual behaviour towards a partner not in prostitution;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the normalisation of prostitution has an impact on young people’s representation of sexuality and relationships between women and men; according to studies, prostitution acts as a tool for social control over the sexuality of young people;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that prostituted persons are particularly vulnerable socially and, economically and are more at risk of violenc, physically, psychologically, emotionally and in family terms and are at risk of violence, which harms them more than in any other activity;
Amendment 125 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the most effective way of combating the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation and improving gender equality is the model implemented in Sweden, FinIceland and Norway (the so- called Nordic model), where the purchase of sexual services constitutes the criminal act, not the services of the prostituted persons; (Purchasing sexual services is not yet illegal in Finland. The English term ‘prostituted persons’ has been incorrectly translated into Estonian.)
Amendment 127 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need for effective measures to devote special attention to removing under-age prostituted persons from the so-called prostitution market and to their entry to that market, as well as focusing on activities contrary to the aims of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its relevant Optional Protocol;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that gender-specific prevention strategies and awareness-raising measures, aimed at both parties, i.e. both purchasers and suppliers of sex, are key to combating the sexual exploitation of women and girls;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States, when formulating and implementing policies to deal with trafficking, sexual exploitation and prostitution, to ensure that all relevant parties – NGOs, the police and other law enforcement agencies, and social and medical services – work in cooperationare involved in decision-making processes;
Amendment 175 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States to provide social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation and both to immigrants and to undocumented victims and to implement policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girlminors to leave prostitution, ensuring that such programmes have a legal basis and the requisite funding to achieve this aim;
Amendment 184 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU and its Member States to develop prevention policies in the countries of origin of trafficked prostituted personpersons who are prostituted as a result of being trafficked, aimed both at purchasers of sex and at women and minors;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the objective of employee protection spelt out in the current jurisdiction rules, employees being the weaker party;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions,
Amendment 4 #
2012/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas employment is the most important condition for social inclusion and independent living and the levels of unemployment among many groups, in particular young people, those with disabilities and older people, who are particularlymembers of ethnic minorities and those with disabilities, who are targeted in Articles 251 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, are far too high;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, due to the financial and structuraleconomic crisis in Europe, the level of unemployment among many groups, in particular young people and members of ethnic minorities, including those with disabilities, and older people is increasing with unacceptable speed, threatening social peace and solidarity in many countries;
Amendment 8 #
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, double discrimination of women with disabilities, 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 17 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Invites Commission to present as soon as possible a draft for a directive with measurements to dissolve gender pay gap for equal or equivalent work;
Amendment 32 #
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 free access to public childcare and care services for dependent persons, increasing resources for education, and professional qualification programmesthrough demand education, qualification programs and providing childcare service;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned at theimes irrational and deep cuts in public expenditure resulting from the imposition of austerity measures, leading to severe cutbacks in public-sector jobs and services which are forcing many women to shift from paid to unpaid work, exposing them to a high risk of poverty;, that in turn increases the expenses for social benefits; (Pure arithmetical subtractions to decrease expenses, has often caused a situation where indirect expenses have raised, e.g. the need for social assistance.)
Amendment 60 #
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 schemes and social assistance programmes for persons havraising women's employment rate that would give a new impulse for economical growth in Europe by increasing the competitiveness of European enterprises to stop jobs moving to Asia, improving the quality of retraining, while encouraging also to use support for retraining provided by European Globalisation Fund (EGF) for employees of companies ing difficulty in meeting their basic needs, in particular persons with children, and especially single parents.ies. (The solution is not only raising the social benefits, above all people need a job to be guaranteed for them.)
Amendment 68 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Concerned about the situation of women who live in rural areas, where the access to different services has deteriorated, asking the Member States to provide in rural areas a functioning public transport, medical aid and another essential services, to halter migration to large cities and to stop peripherilisation.
Amendment 36 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, while it is essential for social housing to exist which is suitable for various people in need of assistance, it is equally important for such housing to be available at an affordable rent, for which reason ‘reasonable rent’ should be taken to mean a rent below the market rate;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas women are at greater risk of developing diseases of the bones and joints (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and brittle bones) (about 75% of hip fractures caused by osteoporosis occur in women);
Amendment 88 #
2012/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to devote attention to older women immigrants, who suffer from harsh economic and social conditions and often encounter difficulties in gaining access to social protection measures and health care services; considers that particular attention should be devoted to individual women, widows and separated women whose quality of life and health have been affected as a result; (Explanation: older people from ethnic minorities are at greater risk of being overlooked and not receiving assistance. At the same time, not enough attention has been paid to genetic conditions from which immigrants suffer, for example anaemia). In addition, factors such as harsh working and living conditions, living in a culturally unfamiliar society and associated experiences affect both their physical and their mental health.)
Amendment 107 #
2012/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to increase public awareness of diseases of the bones and joints by organising public information and education campaigns on their prevention and cure;
Amendment 128 #
2012/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. Calls on the Member States to support the initiatives needed to help older women to gain access to medical and health services, including women living far from larger centres and in areas difficult of access, regardless of their personal economic circumstances, laying emphasis on individualised assistance, including home care;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States, when planning health-service budgets, also to analyse, monitor and guarantee the gender dimension;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to develop eHealth services and a network of 24- hour telephone advice services in order to help people to manage independently at home;
Amendment 61 #
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 for the personal use of homeless persons or of children are distributed to the most deprived persons through partner organisations selected by Member States, taking into account specific needs of women, men and people with disabilities.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Fund shall promote mutual learning, networking and dissemination of good practices, including gender sensitivity and tolerance, in the area of non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Operational programmes shall be drawn up by Member States or any authority designated by them in cooperation with the competent regional, local and other public authorities as well as bodies representing civil society and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. Member States shall ensure that the operational programmes are closely linked to national social inclusion policies and to combating the spread of poverty among women and ethnic minorities.
Amendment 9 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
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;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2, Paragraph 5 a (new)
2.5a. The pay of national or local authority employees, including extra pay, bonuses, and other advantages forming part of remuneration, should be made public.
Amendment 33 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to make additional provision in their pensions legislation for widows’ pensions so as to make older women less vulnerable to the risk of poverty;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Maintains that if the qualifications and skills of female workers are to be preserved in a changing economic space and those who so wish are to be helped to return to work, it is essential that workers on parental leave should also be included in the training activities organised by their employer;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that opportunities to raise the rate of women’s employment are offered not only by the ‘white-job’ sector, but also by the home defence sector, the logistics sector (including transport), the business services sector – insurance and consulting, for example – and the ecological sector and sustainable jobs;
Amendment 24 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during the various stages of the implementation of the financial contribution. The Commission and the Member State shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and type of contract of employment or employment relationship in access to and during the various stages of the implementation of the financial contribution. In applying for and using resources from the European Globalisation Fund, a Member State shall particularly support the more vulnerable groups in society, including women, in whose case the significant gender pay gap also affects the amount of employment insurance benefits, while long-term unemployment further reduces pensions.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation. The greater part of the funding for this field should be used to support women, including women with disabilities, as they are at greatest risk of poverty. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
Amendment 6 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges Member States to publish public-sector wage data and make pay trends more transparent so as to avert continuing or widening pay gaps;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Member States to provide comprehensive information and the possibility to participate in social networks for workers and their families so that they can be informed of their rights and potential benefits available to them in the host Member State, in particular about rights and benefits linked to social security, childcare, healthcare, training opportunities and local community activities; considers that, in the interests of exhaustiveness, a common online information environment should be established in the Member States.
Amendment 17 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the ESF’s importance in cohesion policy and calls for integrated programmes at regional level so that the ERDF and the ESF work better together and also with the CAPcommon agricultural and environmental policy, with a results-oriented focus on competitiveness, employment and other Europe 2020 Strategy targets; calls for cohesion policy to be conditional on results and to set measurable targets and outcome indicators to permit ongoing evaluation;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. CTakes the view that peripheral regions ought not to exist in Europe in terms of social affairs and the economy, and that to this end various policies and measures should be applied such as a tax policy which encourages young people to remain in or move to the peripheries and enables people living there to subsist; considers that those regions where population ageing will be most rapid could be used as test grounds for experimenting with and funding innovative solutions to regional problems caused by rapid demographic change, bearing in mind that innovation is needed in many areas, for example:
Amendment 29 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
- halting marginalisation of the regions and developing regions which are lagging behind,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Council recommendation 1996/694/EC on the balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that positions on corporate management bodies must not be given to women on an honorary basis, in order to achieve set thresholds, but must instead go to women who have proved themselves within the companies in questionbe based on the requisite skills, qualifications and experience, which the female candidates possess; calls on companies to establish standardised, formal, performance management systems for transparency, objectiveness, inclusiveness and effectiveness;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
b. supporting initiatives to assess male- female equality on recruitment committees and in other areas, e.g. with regard to wage differentials and career patterns; requests companies to utilise a gender- neutral and competence-based recruitment process, while Member States monitor the corporate recruitment practises and particularly the recruitment procedures based on hidden networks, which affects in a higher degree the employment of women,
Amendment 63 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 71 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
d. developing women's individual capabilities in-house, by means of specific further-training courses and other forms of professional support, such as dedicated mentoring and networking schemes and diversity courses for all levels of management in order to prepare them effectively for management duties;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
da. encourage all stakeholders to set up initiatives changing women’s perception and self-perception in the work field, so as to enable more women to take on leadership responsibilities on the operational side of the business, and not just on the functional side. Such initiatives should aim at encouraging girls and young women to perceive themselves in a broader spectrum of careers with the support of teachers, family and different role models, as well as presenting positively female leadership in the European media;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages companies to adopt and implement Corporate governance codes to promote gender equality on company boards, utilise peer pressure to influence organisations from within and incorporate the comply or explain rule, obliging them to clarify why there is not at least one woman on the board;
Amendment 87 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 96 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point b
Paragraph 7 – point b
b. following this exercise and if the steps taken by companies and the Member States are found to be inadequate, to consider taking concrete and where possible legislative measures for increasing female representation in corporate management bodies, while taking account of the Member States' responsibilities and of their economic, structural (i.e. company- size related), legal and regional specificities;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to make clear that older people are not a burden on the economy and society, but rather – through their experience, their achievements and their knowledge – an assetNotes that the EU policy on older people is based on the principle of ‘society for all’ and that all projected policy measures must therefore serve in every way to reinforce that understanding; considers that older people are not a burden on the economy and society, but rather – through their experience, their achievements and their knowledge – an asset and that every opportunity should be offered in all Member States for people of different ages to participate actively in society, irrespective of their age;
Amendment 61 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Taking into account the EU’s ageing society, believes that active attempts should be made to bring people onto the labour market and keep them there, applying this approach to all age groups, older people included; considers it essential to strike a balance between giving people a sufficient sense of security and maintaining the motivation to work and earn an income; believes that, to raise skill levels, all groups in society should be guaranteed education of the highest possible standard and better opportunities than hitherto for lifelong learning;
Amendment 188 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to reduce the burden on those who care for older people or people with disabilities and – in order to enable carers to take up employment – to set up integrated care systems;
Amendment 206 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers, given that rapid population ageing is becoming a worldwide problem, posing challenges for the Member States’ health care and welfare systems that will have to be met within the next few years, that the Commission should assume a coordinating role in working out solutions regarding health and care services for older people and in disseminating best practice in Member States;
Amendment 234 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, given that the population is ageing across the board, to pursue every form of cooperation with a view to devising sustainable financing systems for care provision so as to ensure that the necessary care services will be available;
Amendment 243 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recognises what has been achieved by the Member States in the field of care for older people and, but calls on the Member States to establish systems of regular, transparent supervision to protect the dignity of people who need carem to bring greater attention than hitherto to bear on the enforcement of, and compliance with, quality criteria for service provision; believes that Member States and the Commission should improve cooperation as regards the supervision of care services and that, to that end, the Member States could consider setting up a network of national care contact points that could be used both at national level and within the EU to obtain information about the care services available and their quality and to lodge complaints on the latter subject;
Amendment 11 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The diversity and evolution of the conditions under which professional activities are pursued make it necessary to take inAnnex III to Council Regulation (EEC) 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures for the field of civil aviation1 defines the concept "home base" for aircrew members under Union law. In order to faccount the situation of highly mobile workers. New labour supply structures have become evident amongst others in the air transport sector. Lilitate the application of Title II of the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 for this group of persons, it is justified to create a special rule by using this notion of "home base" as the criterion for determinking the applicable legislation for aircrew members to. On the Member State where thother hand, the applicable rlegistered office or place of business of the undertaking or employer employing him/her is situated only is effective if there is a sufficiently close connection to the registered office or place of business. For aircrew members it is considered appropriate to refer to ‘home base’ as specification of the notion of ‘registered office lation for aircrew members should remain stable and the "home base" principle should not result in frequent changes of applicable legislation due to the industry’s work place of business’ for the application of Regulation (EC) No 883/200atterns or seasonal demands. _________________ 1 OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4.
Amendment 13 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A new Article 65 (5) ofa should be inserted into Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 should be amendedin order to ensure that a self-employed personsfrontier worker who becomes wholly unemployed receives benefits, in accordance with the legislation of the competent Member State to offer them the best prospects of re-integrating into the labour marketf he/she has completed periods of insurance as a self-employed person or periods of self- employment recognised for the purposes of granting unemployment benefits in the competent Member State and if no unemployment benefits system covering self-employed persons exists in their Member State of residence when return. Such a new provision should be reviewed ing to that Statehe light of the experience after two years of implementation and, if necessary, adjusted.
Amendment 14 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
-1. The following recital is inserted after Recital (18a): "18b. Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures for the field of civil aviation1 defines the concept "home base" for aircrew members as the location nominated by the operator to the crew member from where the crew member normally starts and ends a duty period, or a series of duty periods, and where, under normal conditions, the operator is not responsible for the accommodation of the crew member concerned. In order to facilitate the application of Title II for this group of persons, it is justified to use this notion of "home base" as the criterion for determining the applicable legislation for aircrew members. On the other hand, the applicable legislation for aircrew members should remain stable and the "home base" principle should not result in frequent changes of applicable legislation due to the industry's work patterns or seasonal demands. _____________ 1 OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4."
Amendment 15 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In Article 9(1), the first sentence paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. The Member States shall notify the European Commission in writing of the declarations made in accordance with Article 1 letter (l), the legislation and schemes referred to in Article 3, the conventions entered into as referred to in Article 8(2) and, the minimum benefits referred to in Article 58, as well as substantive amendments made subsequently." and the lack of an insurance system as referred to in Article 65a(1), as well as substantive amendments made subsequently. Such notifications shall indicate the date [...] from which this Regulation will apply to the schemes specified in the declarations by the Member States."
Amendment 16 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
2a. The following paragraph is added to Article 11: "4a. An activity as an aircrew member performing air passenger or freight services shall be deemed as an activity pursued in the Member State where the home base, as defined in Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation1, is located. _________________________ 1 OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4."
Amendment 19 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a
2a. The competent institution may not refuse to grant the authorisation provided for in Article 20(1) to an insured person who has sustained an accident at work or has contracted an occupational disease and who is entitled to benefits chargeable to that institution, where the treatment appropriate to his/her condition cannot be given in the Member State in which the person resides within a time limit which is medically justifiable, taking into account his/her current state of health and the probable course of his/her illness."
Amendment 20 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 63
Article 63
5a. Article 63 is replaced by the following: "For the purpose of this Chapter, Article 7 shall apply only in the cases provided for by Articles 64, 65 and 65a and within the limits prescribed therein."
Amendment 21 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 65 – paragraph 5
Article 65 – paragraph 5
Amendment 23 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 65 a (new)
Article 65 a (new)
The following Article is inserted after Article 65: "Article 65a Special provisions for wholly unemployed self-employed frontier workers where no unemployment benefits system covering self-employed persons exists in the Member State of residence. 1. By way of derogation from Article 65, a wholly unemployed person who as a frontier worker most recently completed periods of insurance as a self-employed person or periods of self-employment recognised for the purposes of granting unemployment benefits and whose Member State of residence has submitted notification that no possibility exists for any category of self-employed persons to be covered by the unemployment benefits system in that Member State, shall register with and make himself/herself available to the employment services in the Member State in which he/she pursued his/her last activity as a self- employed person and continuously adhere to the conditions laid down under the legislation of the latter Member State when he/she applies for benefits. The wholly unemployed person may, as a supplementary step, make himself/herself available to the employment services of the Member State of residence. 2. Benefits shall be provided to the unemployed person referred to in paragraph 1 by the Member State to whose legislation he/she was last subject in accordance with the legislation that that Member State applies. 3. If the person referred to in paragraph 1 does not wish to become or remain available to the employment services of the Member State of last activity after having been registered there, and wishes to seek work in the Member State of residence, the provisions of Article 64 shall apply mutatis mutandis, except for Article 64(1)(a). The competent institution may extend the period referred to in the first sentence of Article 64(1)(c) up to the end of the period of entitlement to benefits."
Amendment 25 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 87 a (new)
Article 87 a (new)
The following Article is inserted: "Article 87a Transitional provision for application of Regulation (EC) No xx/2012. 1. If, as a result of Regulation (EU) No xx/2012, a person is subject to the legislation of a Member State other than the one determined in accordance with Title II of this Regulation, as applicable before ...*, that legislation shall continue to apply as long as the relevant situation remains unchanged and, in any case, for no longer than 10 years from ...**, unless the person concerned requests that he/she be subject to the legislation applicable under this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) No xx/2012. The request shall be submitted within three months after ...*** to the designated institution of the Member State of residence if the person concerned is to be subject to the legislation determined under this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012. If the request is made after the time limit indicated, the change of applicable legislation shall take place on the first day of the following month. 2. No later than the second calendar year after ....*****, the Administrative Commission shall evaluate the implementation of the provisions set up in Article 65a and present a report on their application. On the basis of this report, the European Commission may, as appropriate, submit proposals to amend those provisions. __________________ * OJ insert the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 ** OJ insert the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 *** OJ insert the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 **** OJ insert the date of entry force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 ***** OJ insert the date of entry force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012."
Amendment 26 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of the application of Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation, a person who “'normally pursues an activity as an employed person in two or more Member States”' shall refer to a person who simultaneously, or in alternation, for the same undertaking or employer or for various undertakings or employers, exercises one or more separate activities in two or more Member States, with the exception of marginal activities.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a – subparagraph 2
Amendment 30 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(3a) In Article 14, the following paragraph 5b is added: "5b. Marginal activities shall be disregarded for the purpose of determining the applicable legislation under Article 13 of the basic Regulation. Article 16 of the implementing Regulation applies in these cases mutatis mutandis."
Amendment 31 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
5a. In Article 55, paragraph 1, the first sentence is replaced by the following: "1. In order to be covered by Article 64 or Article 65a of the basic Regulation, the unemployed person who intends to go to another Member State shall inform the competent institution prior to his/her departure and request a document certifying that he/she retains entitlement to benefits subject to the conditions laid down in Article 64(1)(b) of the basic Regulation."
Amendment 32 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 7
Article 55 – paragraph 7
7. Paragraphs 12 to 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the persons refsituation coverred to inby Article 65(5)(b) ofa(3) referred to in the basic Regulation, except for paragraph 1 (c) of this Article.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
7. In Article 56, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "Where the unemployed person decides, in accordance with Article 65(2) or 65a(1) of the basic Regulation, to make him/herself also available to the employment services in the Member State not providing the benefits by registering there as a person seeking work, he/she shall inform the institution and the employment services of the Member State providing the benefits. At the request of the employment services of the Member State not providing the benefits, the employment services in the Member State providing the benefits shall send the relevant information concerning the unemployed person’s registration and his/her search for employment."
Amendment 45 #
2010/0115(NLE)
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 #
2010/0115(NLE)
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 #
2010/0115(NLE)
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 #
2010/0115(NLE)
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 #
2010/0115(NLE)
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.
Amendment 136 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 236 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
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;
Amendment 246 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
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;
Amendment 86 #
2009/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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 incoma pension equal to the minimum subsistence figure that is dependent on the Member State’s standard of living;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
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 dimenswhich have, however, never been established because of strong opposition toin the campaign, particularly by entrusting a central role to European political partiesEuropean Parliament and in the Council,
Amendment 13 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
Amendment 17 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 22 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 andnumber of Members at a level which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly, the principles of plurality, between political parties and solidarity among Statesy 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;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 3 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) For the purposes of helping workers to reconcile their professional and family life and to achieve true gender equality it is essential for men to be entitled to paid paternity leave, granted on an equivalent basis – except with regard to its duration – to maternity leave with a view to gradually establishing the conditions required. This entitlement should also be given to unmarried couples. Member States are encouraged to consider whether, under their respective legal systems, working men might be granted a non-transferable individual right to paternity leave, without any loss of employment rights.
Amendment 5 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7
Article 7
-1g. Article 7 is replaced by the following “Article 7 Night work 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers referred to in Article 2 are not obliged to perform night work and are not obliged to work overtime: (a) during the ten weeks prior to the due date of childbirth; (b) during the remainder of the pregnancy should it be necessary for the health of the mother or the unborn child; (c) during the entire period of breastfeeding. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 must entail the possibility, in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice, of: (a) transfer to a compatible daytime working timetable; or (b) leave from work or extension of maternity leave where such a transfer is not technically and/or objectively feasible [...]. 3. Workers wishing to be exempted from night work shall, in accordance with rules laid down by the Member States, inform their employer and, in the case referred to in paragraph 1 (b), submit a medical certificate to the employer. 4. For single parents and parents with children with severe disabilities, the periods referred to in paragraph 1 may be extended in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Member States".
Amendment 7 #
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 fully paid maternity leave of at least six weeks after childbirth, without prejudice to existing national laws which provide for a period of compulsory maternity leave before 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. The six week period of compulsory maternity leave shall apply to all working women regardless of the number of days worked prior to confinement.
Amendment 9 #
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 d (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. The worker must indicate her chosen period of the non-compulsory portion of the maternity leave no later than one month before the date of commencement of such leave.
Amendment 10 #
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 fully paid 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 leave should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodatedspecific situations justified on medical grounds, such as in the case of premature childbirth, children with disabilities, mothers with disabilities, teenage mothers, multiple births or births occurring within 18 months of the previous birth. The duration of the additional maternity leave after confinement should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodated. Where national legislation and/or practice provide for maternity leave or parental leave in excess of 20 weeks this can be counted towards any additional periods of maternity leave provided for under paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
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).
Amendment 101 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) To achieve true gender equality it is essential for men to be entitled to paid paternity leave, granted on an equivalent basis – except as regards its duration – to maternity leave with a view to gradually establishing the conditions required for balanced participation of women and men in work and family life. The above entitlement should also apply where a father is living together with, but not married to, the mother of his child.
Amendment 115 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 e (new)
Article 1 – point -1 e (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 128 #
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 maternity leave of at least six weeks after childbirth. Member States may extend the compulsory portion of maternity leave to not more than six weeks before confinement. 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. The six weeks’ compulsory maternity leave shall apply to all working women regardless of the number of days worked prior to confinement.
Amendment 133 #
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 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The worker must specify when she has chosen to take the non-compulsory portion of the maternity leave no later than one month before the leave is due to commence.
Amendment 135 #
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 fully paid additional maternity leave is granted in special circumstances, for example where a mother has disabilities or in the case of premature childbirth, stillbirth, Caesarean section, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional leavematernity leave after confinement should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodated.
Amendment 141 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 17 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
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.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 − paragraph 2
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.