Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2011/2019(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mandate for the trialogue on the 2012 draft budget
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for adequate funding for the flagship initiatives ‘New Skills for New Jobs’, ‘Youth on the Move’ and ‘European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion’;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that those objectives require national budgets and the Union budget to be comparablebetter aligned, compatible and complementary;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to ensure greater synergies between the European Social Fund and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that targeted use of the microfinance facility can assist unemployed persons or those on low income to start up, stabilise or expand a small business and encourages Member States to offer complementary assistance to such ventures in order to help ensure their sustainability;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that the EU budget must provide support for partner countries in the Mediterranean region in reforming their labour markets and vocational training systems in order to make possible a real labour market integration and facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications.