3 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2010/0220(NLE)
Amendment 50 #
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The social purpose of the transition period preceding the closure of undertakings is to guarantee Member States enough time to address fundamental challenges to the social fabric resulting from closures such as unemployment, poverty, re-skilling of workers and the creation of new jobs.
Amendment 81 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 2014 ;
Amendment 104 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As closure aid is granted in the context of an irrevocable closure of uncompetitive coal mines, it cannot be granted with the objective of rendering the concerned mines competitive at a later stage.