238 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS
Amendment 4 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that new environment policy, eco-innovation, waste management and bioeconomy initiatives at EU level should be preceded by solid impact assessments focusing on employment and labour market opportunitiejob-creation potential and initial, continuing and vocational training measures to be implemented in order to achieve the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the transition to a low- carbon economy must enable the environmental and economic issues to be reconciled; recalls in this context that the Member States should support initiatives that facilitate the development of sectors with high employment potential and, in particular, that aid in the transformation towards a sustainable economy and the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the potential of the circular economy model which, as it enables the decoupling of growth from the depletion of resources, is regenerative and may have an impact on all sectors, becoming a source of job creation; stresses that the circular economy presupposes a complete change in our idea of ‘products’ and that new jobs will be needed at each stage of the life-cycles of products, from eco-design through repair and repackaging to recycling;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact thatRegards identifying the future needs of the labour market and future skills requirements as a priority; emphasises the need for strategies which will enable workers’ skills to be matched with the future needs of the labour market; in this context, underlines the fact that, in order to tackle the challenges posed by the transition to a low-carbon economy, appropriate levels of training and skills are needed for eco-innovations to flourish, and for EU waste legislation to be implemented correctly; recommends that the Member States integrate the circular economy model in their professional training provision; recalls, in this context, that the European Social Fund cshould be helpful in preparing the labour force for an increased demand for green jobs.
Amendment 5 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that even if the Youth Strategy’s has had a positive impact during the first cycle (2010-2012), providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement of the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders; interested parties, nonetheless it is still young people in particular who are the victims, to an ever more alarming extent, of the current crisis; stresses therefore that efforts need to be urgently stepped up to ensure a whole generation has a decent future by improving access not just to employment, education and training, but also to good health, housing, culture and citizenship;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the employment aspects of the Youth Strategy have become ever more pressing given the current crisis and alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment; stresses that youth unemployment in the European Union reached a level of 23.6 % in January 2013 and that even more worryingly 8 million 15-24 year olds are not in education, employment or training (NEETs); stresses that the next cycle (2013-2015) , by focusing on youth unemployment, education and training, should contribute to the two overall objectives of the Youth Strategy of creating equal opportunities for youth in the labour market and promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that special attention should be paid to vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion, including people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), anddisabled people, disadvantaged youth and those from minority backgrounds such as the Roma, children without families and immigrants;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to combat early school leaving through dialogue between the education sector and youth work organisations on the one hand, and public and private employment services on the other, through better links betweenwith initial and further vocational training, and through the introduction of dualtargeted education systemsprogrammes focused on preventing and monitoring early school leaving, and through the development of innovative programmes such as dual education or reintegration programmes offering a second chance;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need, whichever formula is chosen to combat early school leaving, to ensure that each individual acquires the basic key skills essential to his or her personal development; insists on the need to help pupils decide their future plans by providing, from the start of secondary school, classes in career planning and a module on trades and professions;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals for a Quality Framework on Traineeships and an Alliance for Apprenticeships, aimed at promoting high-quality traineeships across the EU; stresses that the Member States need a common legal framework for traineeships, apprenticeship and dual education, including a mininum wage irrespective of the length of the training course, as well as appropriate social protection in order to promote mobility among young people and encourage social inclusion and a successful entry into professional life; calls on the Member States to urgently implement the Youth Guarantee in order to combat youth unemployment, drawing on the EUR 6 billion in EU funds available for the Youth Employment Initiative; calls on the Commission to give practical support to Member States implementing the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that European funding can act as an important complement to necessary investments from national budgets; calls on the Member States to exploit the potential of the European Social Fund (ESF) when implementing the Youth Strategy; stresses that resources towards youth employment should be seen as an investment and not as a cost; states that the true cost lies in youth unemployment, a cost that Eurofound put at EUR 153 billion, or 1.2 % of the European Union’s GDP;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that poor employability of Roma women caused by both discriminatory practices and their low level of education is a key issue, and that, therefore, addressing poor employability is the most important tool in achieving a higher employment rate, in decreasing dependency on social assistance and in reducing the risk of povertythe risk of poverty, reinforcing their financial autonomy and significantly improving their social inclusion;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States when implementing their national Roma integration strategies and on the Commission when coordinating and evaluating these strategies to stress the prioritisation of measures to support the education of girls and combat early school-leaving and absenteeism;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that educating Roma girls has a complex impact in improving the lives of Roma people. For example, it is a crucial condition for increasing the employability of Roma women, providing some income security, and it is essential in overcoming poverty and social exclusion; calls, therefore, on the Member States to ensure more inclusive and effective education and training systems, taking the improvement of jobs skills to match the demands of the labour market as a priority; stresses the need to ensure equality of access to education and training systems without discrimination; considers that there is a need to promote education and training programmes adapted to the Romas’ specific needs; calls on the Member States to promote teacher- training programmes in order to improve the education of Roma children, especially girls;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Roma youth are particularly vulnerable to unemployment, running the risk of being permanentlylong-term excludedsion from mainstream society; highlights, therefore, the importance of assuring the possibility of finishing primary and/or secondary education, as well as vocational training at a later stage, which can dramatically increase the employability of Roma youth; stresses the need to ensure a smooth transition from primary to secondary school and to promote regular school attendance;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that reshaping welfare systems is necessary in order to decrease dependency on social assistanthe Member States should ensure that their welfare systems guarantee that fundamental needs are met and provide access to basic social service,s while stimulating active participation oin the labour market, improving job prospects and combating discrimination;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that increasing efforts in providing access to child-care facilities for reconciliation of family and working life in rural areas could have a positive impact on the integration of the Roma and the professional inclusion of Roma women.
Amendment 55 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that the prevention of marginalisation must begin in infancy; considers it essential to adopt an approach which targets different generations of women in order to bring the intergenerational transmission of poverty to an end.
Amendment 58 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the opportunities offered by the Structural Funds and in particular the ESF so that the Roma may have a real chance of social inclusion; urges the Member States to produce a regular report on the results obtained – particularly those resulting from the support of the ESF – in the fields of the education and training of young Roma, especially women.
Amendment 127 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the involvementcooperation of all relevant stakeholders, including state secondary and higher education departments, training and education providers, individual employers, public and private employment services, social partners, third-sectorcivil society organisations, and health and other authorities, is essential for the successful implementation of a variety of measures fostering youth employment and employability in an integrated fashion; emphasises that measures must be flexible so as to meet the continuously evolving needs on the labour market;
Amendment 144 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the particularly difficult situation in certain regions where the level of unemployment among young people is above 25 between 25 % and over 55%; welcomes the fact that EU support for youth employment will be further boosted through the proposed EU Youth Employment Initiative, with a budget of EUR 6 billion over the seven- year period 2014-2020;
Amendment 178 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to boost their support for public- and private-sector enterprises, cooperatives and third-sectorcivil-society organisations wishing to participate in Youth Guarantee schemes in close cooperation with public and private employment services, including through tax incentives, subsidies for fixed employment costs, and the possibility of accessing funding for on-site training, which will support enterprises in providing high-quality employment and training offers, and will represent an investment in young people’s potential in an effective and targeted way;
Amendment 200 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to draw up - in collaboration with, in particular, state secondary and higher education departments, training and education providers, employers, the employment services, the social partners and civil society organisations – further specific outreach strategies targeted on NEETs, which should combine effective forms of intervention aimed at tackling early school- leaving and the reintegration of early school-leavers with strategies facilitating a smooth transition from education to work, and an increase in the employability of young people, together with the removal of the practical and logistical barriers faced by young people with more complex needs;
Amendment 215 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the establishment of the Erasmus for All Programme and the creation of a separate chapter for youth as well as a separate budget allocation, together with increased support for those who are active in youth work but not in an institutionalised fashion; is of the opinion that acquiring more and different– non-formal and informal – skills, also by studying abroad, will promote young people’s participation in society and improve their prospects on the labour market;
Amendment 244 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an ambitious holistic policy approach which looks at education, training, employment and self-employmententrepreneurship initiatives, for all young people at all the various levels, in an integrated way;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. In order to create a strong and innovative Europe and to promote social inclusion, calls on Member States to increase the level of investment in quality education and training to prepare students for the ever-changing needs of the labour market;Points out that the crisis is hitting young people particularly hard, with some going as far as to talk about a ‘lost generation’, that the youth unemployment rate in the European Union stood at 23.6% in January 2013, and that, even more worryingly, 8 million people in the 18-25 age group are not in employment, education or training1; calls on Member States, in the light of the urgent social problems facing the EU, to increase the level of investment in quality education and training to prepare students for the process of social and professional integration and, in particular, for the ever-changing needs of the labour market; __________________ 1 EU employment and social situation quarterly review, published by the Commission (March 2013).
Amendment 7 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to develop a strategy based on growth and employment; emphasises that investment in human capital is fundamental to the efforts to achieve the objectives of the EU2020 strategy, build a strong and innovative Europe, strengthen social cohesion and foster active citizenship;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CallsStresses that better knowledge and skills are essential; calls, therefore, on Member States to provide more efficient education, with a focus on active citizenship, transversal, entrepreneurial and STEM-related skills, digital literacy and foreign languages skills, to tackle mismatches between skills and labour market demand;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds Member States of the need to promote learning outcomes with the aim of ensuring that young people have the knowledge and competences they need to integrate successfully into society and the labour market;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to safeguard an inclusive and integrated education system with a lifelong learning approach, providing equal access to all at all levels and offering tailor-made arrangements to meet the different needs of students, especially those from vulnerable social groups, such as Roma, migrants and disabled persons; emphasises the need for the Member States to strengthen their lifelong-learning strategies by making vocational training attractive and by ensuring that everyone can exercise their right to training;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that priority must be given to the acquisition of key skills – every young person must possess the basic knowledge and competences they need for their personal and professional lives as adults; stresses that the focus must be on disadvantaged areas and young people with problems; takes the view that every pupil must be given help with the task of developing their own learning plan by ensuring that everyone receives educational and careers guidance and that, at the start of secondary school, a module is offered which gives pupils an insight into the career paths available;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to facilitate transition between the different educational and training pathways, assist transition between education, professional training and employment, provide traineeships, work-based learning, apprenticeships and dual learning models and recognize and award credit for competences based on non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that more apprenticeships, which are still often underutilised in the EU, and courses combining training and work experience should be made available; takes the view that all school curricula should include a period of work experience; emphasises, at the same time, the need to increase the number of people in higher education, and calls for guarantees that students undertaking continuous training, students undertaking work experience and apprentices will enjoy the same status;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to regularly monitor and evaluate whether they have managed to provide equal access to inclusive and quality education at all levels and if skills resulting from education and training have increased students’ employability and social integration.
Amendment 128 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 207 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 308 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to continue to explore measures at European level to enhance the protection of consumers by providing them with adequate information about the legal gambling services available, including formalised cooperation between regulators and the introduction of an on-line trustmark for legal operators which would require them to explicitly state the jurisdiction in which they are licensed;
Amendment 389 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the fight against match fixing requires more effective cooperation between public authorities, law enforcement agencies, the sport industry, gambling operators and gambling regulators, in view of the transnational nature of match fixing; draws attention to the strict prohibition on sportsmen and sportswomen, and their associates, betting on sporting events in which they are involved
Amendment 400 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is of the opinion that for there to be concerted action within the European Union effective legal cooperation between Member States needs to be set up and considers that said cooperation ought to lead as a matter of urgency to the establishment of an agency to combat attacks on the integrity of sports competitions and financial regulation of sports at international level;
Amendment 408 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Insist that Member States need to make such fraud a criminal offence in order to effectively penalise the manipulation of betting and sports results;
Amendment 417 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the European Union explicitly to restrict the most hazardous bets by banning in particular the taking of bets on sports competitions in which only minors take part;
Amendment 420 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Recommends adopting common uniform standards at European level for the implementation of player registration and identification procedures that enable forewarning of the risks of fraud and money laundering inherent to online gambling;
Amendment 423 #
2012/2322(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Supports the negotiations currently underway under the aegis of the Council of Europe on a draft international agreement to prevent manipulation of sports competitions;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of investing in leareducation and training to meet the Europe 2020 targets and to strengthen European competitiveness, and urges Member States to improve access to lifelong learning (LLL) for all despite budgetary consolidation processes; points out that investment in human capital, particularly in younger generations, should not be regarded as a cost, but instead constitutes a prerequisite for achieving the Europe 2020 targets;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that a higher level of skills and knowledge is necessary to improve the integration of learners into social, civic and professional life, reduce unemployment, to facilitate voluntary geographical mobility, to promote professional mobility, and to provide European industry, in particular SMEs, with an adequately educated and trained workforce;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need for educational and vocational guidance to help learners, trainees and workers identify the education and training path best suiting their inclinations and interests, andstresses that one of the main causes of structural unemployment is the mismatch between supply, in the form of training, and demand, in the form of jobs; regards it as a priority to anticipate future skills needs in an effort to ensure that the training available corresponds to the realities of the labour market; recognises that the anticipation of labour market trends can be very useful for all those involved in order to better target their actions and make informed choices;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that employers have a key responsibility in making LLL a reality for all and encourages them to facilitate continuous training throughout workers’ careers, by improving the visibility of rights to training, by ensuring that training is available to all workers, and by giving workers proper credit for in-service training throughout their careers;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that young people need to be better prepared for the transition between education, initial training and work; regards it as essential to increase interaction and develop partnerships between universities, training bodies and youth organisations so that learners can adjust to and become properly integrated into working life;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the need to develop lifelong learning strategies which meet the requirement for economic and social efficiency; calls on Member States to improve the recognition and accreditation of skills acquired through non-formal education;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the values of mutual societies correspond to the fundamental principles of the European social model; stresses that, as well as being based on values of solidarity, mutual societies are major operators in the social market economy of the European Union and should be given greater recognition, particularly by establishing a European statute;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that mutual societies play a major role in the EU economy by providing health care and social services to more than 160 million European citizens, that they represent more than EUR 180 billion in insurance premiums and that they employ over 350.000 people in the EU; stresses that mutual societies facilitate access to care and social inclusion and participate fully in the provision of services of general interest within the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that with a 25% share of the insurance market and 70% of the total number of undertakings in the industry, mutual societies cannot continue to be forgotten by the single market;1, and that they should be given a European statute to place them on an equal footing with other forms of undertaking in the Union; emphasises that the diversity of forms of entrepreneurship is an asset that should be fully recognised and encouraged; ____________ 1 COM(2011)0206.
Amendment 9 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that retirement and survivor’s pensions make up the largest share of Member States’ social protection expenditure and that population ageing, that population ageing currently poses major challenges to European companies, particularly straining national budget balances, and risksing putting public expenditure on social protection under pressure;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the increase in expenditure on health care and pensions could have significant consequences for the continuity and cover of the current social protection schemes, which could lead Member States to lower their level of contribution to statutory social protection and to transfer the costs of social security to the private sector; considers that the enhancement of mutual societies’ contribution to the European social market economy should not take place at the expense of Member States’ action on social protection; stresses that the diversity of social protection systems, some of them borne fully by the state, some by the mutual societies and some on a shared basis between the two, should be respected; considers that the statute for a European mutual society is essential but must not be used to make up for Member States’ deficiencies in terms of social protection;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the social economy – and mutual societies in particular – plays an essential role in the EU economy, by combining profitability with solidarity, creating high-quality, local jobs, strengthening social, economic and regional cohesion, generating social capital and promoting active citizenship, solidarity and a type of economy with democratic values which puts people first and supports sustainable development and social, environmental and technological innovation;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the European statute for a mutual society is essential for achieving better integration in the single market and thereby helping, for enhancing awareness of their specific qualities and for enabling mutual societies to make a greater contribution to achieveing the growth and employment objectives of the 2020 strategy;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that mutual societies are solid and durable elements which have betterwell withstood the financial crisis in all economies, particularly in the area of insurance and social protection; points out that mutual societies are particularly active in the area of population ageing and social needs, and that the involvement of mutual societies in the area of pensions offers additional opportunities for EU citizens and that mutual societies have a role to play in preserving the European social model;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that social business is paran essential component of the eco-social market economy and the European Single Market and has showed which the European Union seeks to develop; notes that, while forming part of the European Single Market, social business fulfils a requirement which is both economic and social, and that it seeks to meet social needs whigch aresilience against the crises unsatisfied or inadequately satisfied both by the Market and by the State;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that there is increasing interest in social business among Europeans, which is partly due to the resilience against crises that this sector has showed and its significant benefits in terms of creating local jobs which are not easily outsourced and strengthening social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point A
Paragraph 3 – point A
A. Social business: the whole sector of the European social market economy, which is offering social products or services or fulfils social objectives through its activities and which works to transform society through innovation;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that activities by volunteers constitute an important contribution to welfare organisations and solidarity, and give many people a meaning in life; asks, therefore, for financial support on local, national and European levelthat the voluntary sector be strengthened not only through financial support on local, national and European level but also through greater recognition in education as well as initial and continuing education systems;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that social business produces social action in the broad sense by using business methods; notes in this regard that it is at the junction between the market and public policies, the profit and the non-profit sector; points out that it does not necessarily need to be not-for- profit; underlin but that the strategy of social business consists in finding a lasting solution to a given problem; stresses, at the same time, the social value providcreated by welfare organisations and the need to preserve it and to enable it to develop;
Amendment 117 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for greater recognition of social business in national education systems in order to stimulate career interests among younger generations, to encourage young entrepreneurs to engage in social business and explorto enable them to create new forms of social business; calls, therefore, for better access for young entrepreneurs to Community programmes and funding; asks that the future of the Erasmus For Young Entrepreneurs programme be assured and that the attractiveness and visibility of the programme be improved;
Amendment 177 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
- while profit-making in general is allowed and even supported, profits, operating surpluses, funds and reserves are primarily to be reinvested in quality, social innovation and the development of the objectives pursued by the enterprise;
Amendment 224 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that European added value should be in improving the recognition of social business within the European Union; stresses that improving access to financing and the credibility of social enterprises can be achieved through better measurement of the social impact of these enterprises;
Amendment 267 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support smaller businesses set up by young and/or innovative entrepreneurs; stresses that it is crucial that social enterprises are supported over the long term to ensure their survival; calls on the Member States to open up their innovation support policies to social enterprises;
Amendment 19 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union underlines that the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Amendment 21 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2 b) Article 6 of the Treaty of the European Union underlines that the Union recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 23 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (hereinafter the ‘Fund’) should strengthen social cohesion by contributing to the reduction of poverty in the Union by supporting, primarily through the provision of food supplies, national schemes that provide non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons to alleviate food deprivation, homelessness and material deprivation of children.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The Fund cannot replace public policies undertaken by Member State governments to limit the need for emergency food aid and to develop sustainable targets and policies for the full eradication of hunger, poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to establish a maximum level of co-financing from the Fund to the operational programmes to provide for a multiplier effect of Union resoThe Member States most in need of the Fund are least likely to be able to afford to co-finance the measurces, while the situation of Member States facing temporary budget difficulties should be addressetherefore the Fund should be 100% funded by the Union in order to ensure the highest possible uptake of the Fund.
Amendment 43 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) All citizens in the European Union should be treated equally and yet levels of deprivation differ across Member States. The Commission should produce a report showing what percentage the European funds make up of national budgets for aid programmes for most deprived persons.
Amendment 44 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16 b) Much of the work undertaken by associations working with the provision of food to Europe's most deprived is undertaken by volunteers. Therefore, the process for applying to be a beneficiary of the Fund must not be prohibitively complicated.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Member States and partner organisations should work actively with large and small scale companies throughout the food supply chain, in line with their corporate and social responsibility programmes, as well as economical incentives, to reduce food waste and to ensure this produce is made available to associations working with Europe's most deprived.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace or reduce national, long-term, sustainable poverty eradication and social inclusion programmes, which remain the responsibility of Member States.
Amendment 83 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Fund may support accompanying measures, primarily complementing the provision of food and goods, contributing to the social inclusion of the most deprived persons. It should also encourage collaboration with organisations which focus on the eradication of poverty and long-term social reintegration.
Amendment 99 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 12 a (new)
(12 a) The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace Member States' authorities' responsibilities, for eradicating poverty and social exclusion, notably through the provision of long-term, sustainable programmes aiming at social reintegration rather than alleviating immediate food deprivation and material needs.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 12 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 12 b (new)
(12 b) Member States, and the bodies designated by them, shall build partnerships with companies throughout the food chain to create programmes allowing food companies to reduce waste and fulfil corporate and social responsability programmes, and for associations working with Europe's most deprived to gain access to food resources.
Amendment 105 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR 23 500 000 000 at 2011 prices, in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex II.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This platform shall include encouraging an exchange between those working on immediate material deprivation alleviation and organisations working for longer- term, sustainable social reintegration, and looking at how links could be developed between these different objectives.
Amendment 166 #
Amendment 169 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The co-financing rate at the level of the operational programme shall not be higher than 85be 100% of the public eligible expenditure.
Amendment 174 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 178 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 52 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the promotion of green growth and green jobs in all green-growth industries;
Amendment 55 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall ensure that natural persons from OCTs, as defined in Article 49, can participate in the initiatives and programmes of the Union concerning youth on the same basis as nationals of Member States.
Amendment 57 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The association aims at strengthening the ties between young people living in the OCTs and the Union, among others by promoting learningeducational and learning exchanges and mobility of OCT youth and by fostering intercultural learning and mutual understanding between young people.
Amendment 60 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the support to the OCTs in defining and implementing education and formal and informal training policies.
Amendment 64 #
2012/0195(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The dialogue shall mainly consist of exchange of information and best practices relating to policies and legislation in the area of employment and social policy that are of mutual interest to the Union and the OCTs. In this regard, areas such as skills developmentnticipating future skills requirements, skills development, the training of a qualified workforce to meet labour market needs, social protection, social dialogue, equal opportunities, non- discrimination and accessibility for persons with disabilities, health and safety at work and other labour standards shall be taken into consideration.
Amendment 175 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In view of the prevalence of subcontracting in the construction sector, and in order to protect posted workers' rights, it is necessary to ensure that in such sector at least the contractor of which the employer is a direct or indirect subcontractor can be held liable to pay to posted workers the net minimum rates of pay due, any back- payments of outstanding remuneration and/or contributions due to common funds or institutions of social partners regulated by law or collective agreement in so far as these are covered by Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC in addition to or in place of the employer. The contractor shall not be held liable if he/she has undertaken due diligence. The latter may imply preventive measures concerning proof provided by the subcontractor, including where relevant based upon information emanating from national authorities.
Amendment 197 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The obligation to impose a liability requirement on the contractor where the direct or indirect subcontractor is a service provider, established in another Member State, posting workers is justified in the overriding public interest of the social protection of workers. Such posted workers may not be in the same situation as workers employed by a direct subcontractor established in the Member State of establishment of the contractor with regard to the possibility to claim outstanding pay or refunds of taxes or social security contributions unduly withheld.
Amendment 388 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Where the criteria laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are not met, all the laws, rules and collective agreements of the host Member State shall apply to the workers concerned. In that connection, steps should be taken to ensure that the workers in question enjoy the most favourable terms of employment possible.
Amendment 446 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall continue to supportprovide support, in particular financial support, to the Member States in this area.
Amendment 510 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The obligation laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not entail a duty on the part of the Member State of establishment to carry out factual checks and controls in the territory of the host Member State where the service is provided. Such checks and controls shall, if need be, be carried out by the authorities of the host Member State at the request of the competent authorities of the Member State of establishment, in accordance with Article 10 and in conformity with the powers of supervision provided for in the host Member State’s national law, practice and administrative procedures and which respect Union law.
Amendment 525 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may only imposeshall impose at least the following administrative requirements and control measures:
Amendment 551 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an obligation for a service provider established in another Member State to make a simple declaration to the responsible national competent authorities at the latest atbefore the commencement of the service provision, whereby the declaration may only covershall cover at least the identity of the service provider, the presence of one or more clearly identifiable posted workers, their anticipated number, the anticipated duration and location of twheir presencere the service is to be provided, and the services justifying the posting;
Amendment 564 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an obligation to keep or make available and/or retain copies in paper or electronic form of the employment contract (or an equivalent document within the meaning of Directive 91/533, including, where appropriate or relevant, the additional information referred to in Article 4 of that Directive), A1 forms, payslips, time-sheets and proof of payment of wages or copies of equivalent documents during the period of posting in an accessible and clearly identified place in its territory, such as the workplace or the building site, or for mobile workers in the transport sector the operations base or the vehicle with which the service is provided;
Amendment 571 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an obligation to provide a translation of the documents referred to under (b), may be justified provided these documents are not excessively in one of the official loang and standardised forms are generally used for such documentsuages of the host State;
Amendment 611 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the necessity and appropriateness of the application of national control measures shall be reviewed in the light of the experiences with and effectiveness of the system for cooperation and exchange of information, the development of more uniform, standardised documents, the establishment of common principles or standards for inspections in the field of the posting of workers as well as technological developments, with a view to proposing, where appropriate, any necessary amendments or modifications.
Amendment 626 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that appropriate checks and monitoring mechanisms are put in place and that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory in order to control and monitor compliance with the provisions and rules laid down in Directive 96/71/EC and to guarantee its proper application and enforcement. Such inspections shall be based primarily on a risk assessment to be drawn up regularly by the competent authorities. The risk assessment shall identify the sectors of activity in which the employment of workers posted for the provision of services is concentrated on their territory. When making such risk assessment the realisation of big infrastructural projects, the special problems and needs of specific sectors, the past record of infringement, as well as the vulnerability of certain groups of workers shall be taken into account.
Amendment 713 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. With respect to the construction activities referred to in the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC, for all posting situations covered by Article 1(3) of Directive 96/71/EC, the Member States shall ensure on a non–discriminatory basis with regard to the protection of the equivalent rights of employees of direct subcontractors established in its territory, that the contractor of which the employer (service provider or temporary employment undertaking or placement agency) is a direct or indirect subcontractor can, in addition to or in place of the employer, be held liable by the posted worker and/or common funds or institutions of social partners for non- payment of the following:
Amendment 9 #
2011/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the social consequences of the crisis are far-reaching, now exacerbated by the impact of austerity measures, cutting jobs, benefits and public servicesoth in private and public sectors, benefits, especially for SMEs, public services and worsening the poverty situations across the EU;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the labour market situation is particularly critical for all young people, regardless of their level of education;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the European Council to give the necessary budgetary leeway and encouragement for investments in sustainable job creation in a wide range of sectors; calls on Member States with a current account surplus to contribute to the reduction of macroeconomic imbalances by increasing internal demand in order to prevent a recessionary spiral detrimental to job growth across the EU;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the European Council to make tackling youth unemployment a priority and on Member States to develop comprehensive strategies for young people who are not in employment, education or training; calls on Member States to introduce a Youth Guarantee, securing the right of every young person in the EU to be offered a job, an apprenticeship, additional training or combined work and training after a maximum period of 4 months' unemployment; stresses the importance of reducing precarious forms of employment, such as temporary contracts, undesired part-time jobs as well as unpaid internships, among young people;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to create working conditions that enable older workers who so choose to participate and remain in the labour market, by combating age discrimination, replacing incentives for older workers to leave the labour market with incentives for an inclusive labour market and adapting working conditions to the needs of older workers, such as putting in place the right to flexible working time and place of work, and the right to training and the right to a flexible exgiven that the older workers represent a real added value wit hinto retirement their enterprise;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU and Member States to bridge the skills mismatches and shortages and develop comprehensive strategies increasing the synergies between universities, training institutions, youth organisations and enterprises, by improving the anticipation of skills needs to prepare the workforce for the transition to a sustainable economy;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is very concerned that in the past decade progress has only been achieved very slowly, that the wage differential between men and women has remained persistently high in recent years and that, despite the legally binding principle of equal pay for work of equal value, women’s hourly earnings in the EU27 were on average 17.5% less than men’s for the same work in 2009; notes that the flexicurity strategy is not of a nature to reduce existing disparities in employment protection and pay between women and men; stresses that women are among the sections of society worst affected by insecure employment and the social consequences of the crisis; points out that, according to the ILO report entitled ‘Global Employment Trends 2012: Preventing a deeper jobs crisis’, more women than men are in vulnerable employment (50.5%, as against 48.2%);
Amendment 39 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to take practical and ambitious measures to promote professional and occupational development under conditions of genuine gender equality; stresses that current work-life balancing arrangements are inadequate and are one of the reasons why part-time working is more common among women than among men;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to adopt extensive legally binding general rules in order to implement in practical terms the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value in all sectors and all jobs;
Amendment 87 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses thate need for the involvement of the social partners, which have an important role to play in pay negotiations at all levels in order to tackle unequal pay for male and female workers; calls, accordingly, on the Commission and the Member States to step up cooperation with the social partners;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the Commission’s measures must be directly addressed not only to Member States and the social partners but also to equal rights agencies and associations;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and social partners to adopt measures against discrimination on grounds of gender, against inequalities of training, against segregation of the labour market and to promote a successful balance between work and private life and complete transparency with regard to pay, and to include them in legislation or collective agreements;
Amendment 105 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that, in view of the lack of progress, the Member States should give consideration to effective measures and lay down penalties against employers who contravene the principle of equal pay;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cooperative enterprises also provide high-quality, inclusive and crisis- resilient employment, often with high ratios of female and migrant employment and contribute towards the sustainable economic and social development of an area by providing local, non-relocatable jobs; whereas, thanks to their cooperative business model, they increased turnover and growth during the crisis, with fewer bankruptcies and redundancies,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Views with regret the fact that the SCE is not yet a success given its scarce use - until 2010 only 17 SCEs had been established, with a total of 32 employees14; emphasises that these stark figures show the Statute to be poorly suited to the specific circumstances of cooperative societies in Europe; takes the view that an in-depth assessment should be conducted of the Statute in order to ascertain why it is proving unattractive;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the use of the SCE is often restricted to second-degree cooperatives consisting of legal persons only and that hence it mainly benefits large companies and remains difficult for small cooperative societies to access, despite their being in the majority in Europe;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is of the opinion that the review of the Statute must facilitate a furthering of the recognition of this type of society in the EU; emphasises that the economic weight of cooperative societies, their crisis-resilience and the values on which they are based clearly show them to be relevant in the EU of today;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas verbal and physical violence and discriminatory behaviour may occur during sports competitions,
Amendment 50 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the specific nature of sport arises from the sum of sport’s individual and essential aspects which make it different from all other sectors of economic activity, and must be considered on a case-by-base basis,
Amendment 55 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas national teams have a key role to play and must be protected, international competitions continue to constitute a reference model and action should be taken against ‘naturalisations of convenience’,
Amendment 60 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the very nature of competitions between national teams implies that sports federations and clubs can enhance the training of their national sportspeople,
Amendment 63 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas professional sport generally is vulnerable to financial instability,
Amendment 99 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on sports organisations to pay attention to the needs of disabled sportspeople by making every effort to promote their inclusion in sports activities and also by developing sports activities and competitions for people with disabilities;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes’ individual freedom; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this end; welcomes the progress achieved by the Council of Europe in that regard;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to refuse access to stadiums to supporters who have displayed violent or discriminatory behaviour and to set up a European database of those who have been banned, drawing on the work done by the Council of Europe in this area;
Amendment 253 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to boost the protection of minors in the context of international transfers; takes the view that international transfers are potentially dangerous for young athletes, who are extremely vulnerable because they have left their families and countries at a young age and should therefore receive ongoing attention from sports organisations;
Amendment 265 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Proposes the setting up of a European register of sports agents, in which agents would list the players that they represent, and the amount they are paid; calls on sports organisations also to consider the idea of a blacklist of agents operating fraudulently and without a licence;sf
Amendment 310 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on clubs to ensure compliance with immigration laws when they recruit young people from non-member States and to ensure that they return to their country of origin under satisfactory conditions if their career does not take off; emphasises, in this connection, that it is essential to enforce the relevant legislation;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Internet gambling and betting are liable to undermine the principle of equality among both sportspeople and the gamblers and betters, and involve a greater risk of addiction and dangers than traditional physical, location- based gambling,
Amendment 68 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas, in order to achieve these objectives, it is essential to introduce mechanisms for scrutinising sports competitions and financial flows, along with common supervisory mechanisms at the EU level,
Amendment 69 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas international-level cooperation among all stakeholders (institutions, sports federations and betting operators) is also crucial with a view to pooling good practices,
Amendment 91 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 6
Paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) that risks to the integrity of sporting competition are precludgradually eradicated and
Amendment 97 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sees such regulation as having the potential to ensure that sports competitions are attractive to consumers and to the public, that sports results remain credible and that the competitions retain their prestige;
Amendment 235 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that betting on, in particular, minor-sports competitions may represent a risk to the integrity of sport; is therefore of the view that sport fraud and betting fraud should be penalised throughout Europe; calls on the Member States to class such cases of fraud as criminal offences so as to punish effectively the manipulation of betting and sports results;
Amendment 244 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers stronger safeguards against the risks of on-line betting and gambling to be an essential part of protecting the integrity of sport; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to propose ways of raising the awareness of sportspeople and consumers of all ages and at all levels (both amateur and professional) from their childhood;
Amendment 255 #
2011/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is aware of the importance of the contribution from gambling revenue towards the funding of sport in the Member States; states that further development of the Internet gambling market should therefore not lead to a reduction in sports funding; considers that alternative financing arrangements involving sports betting operators should be studied; calls for balanced solutions – beneficial for both betting providers and sport as a whole – to be found;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the most vulnerable groups have been those most severely affected by the financial, economic and social crisis and the associated austerity measures,
Amendment 39 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 17% of the EU population live below the poverty threshold, and 8% of Europeans live in conditions of severe material deprivation and are thus unable to afford even the most basic necessities which the observance of human rights would demand,
Amendment 58 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas poverty can be classed as a violation of human rights and is thus proof of the effort still needed to achieve the aims set out in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment A #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Ccalls on the Commission to involve civil society at national and European level and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on povertyboost the involvement in the development of a European strategy at all levels of governance (European, national, regional and local) of organised civil society and of all stakeholders, such as NGOs, social economy organisations, service providers, experts in social innovation and the social partners, as well as people living in poverty themselves, in partnership with the associations in which they freely express their opinions and which have acquired experience and knowledge, particularly through the development of national platforms against poverty and social exclusion in each Member State; calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation between local, regional and national authorities and European Institutions, particularly the European Parliament; believes that the synergies should concern all stakeholders, including SMEs and entrepreneurs; calls for discussions with people living in poverty and social exclusion to be institutionalised, and to be extended at national level, and for their participation and contribution to be made a formal and central part of the annual convention on poverty and social exclusion, and calls for appropriate and regular follow-up of the recommendations so developed;
Amendment B #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for poverty awareness seminars to be organised in the European institutions and Member State governments by organisations which have specific experience of combating poverty and for experiments in joint training on social and exclusion issues to be made, bringing together European officials and people with hands-on experience of combating poverty;
Amendment C #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for regular, critical monitoring ofthe establishment of a regular, critical evaluation mechanism, involving the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, based on precise indicators at national and European level, by which the multiple dimensions of poverty can be evaluated and the Member States’ progress, by gender and age, towards achieving the poverty reduction target, and towards breaking this target down into sub-targets, can be measured, in view of the fact that the lack of a precise definition of poverty leaves too much leeway for the Member States, to break this target down into sub-targets; hus risking aberrant interpretations; calls on the Commission to improve national and European indicators relating to the comparability of national statistics on the poverty of vulnerable people and to promote, with Eurostat, the production of more precise statistics within a comprehensive scoreboard on poverty and social exclusion by means of which it will be possible to track the number of people below the 50% and 40% levels of median income and on this basis to conduct an annual evaluation of the situations of poverty in the EU, the statistical approach of which should be supplemented by a qualitative and participatory approach; calls on the Commission to ensure the policies implemented are beneficial to all and not just to those close to the poverty threshold;
Amendment E #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify more precisely the budget lines relevant to the Platform and the level of appropriations allocated to them, particularly as regards the ESF and its contribution to this flagship initiative through the funding of political priorities such as preventing school drop-out and addressing poverty among children, women, older people and migrant workers; calls on the Commission to set out its proposals on combating poverty and social exclusion in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework in order to ensure adequate funding of the initiatives launched to combat poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission to identify the financial support needed for agreed thematic priorities and to urge Member States to support financially the participation of civil society at national level in National Reform Programmes, the Flagship Platform and National Strategies for social protection and social inclusion; recommends pressing ahead with, and providing increased budgetary funding for, the European programmes which can help combat the various aspects of social exclusion, poverty and social and economic inequality, including health inequality (the research Framework Programme, the Progress programme, etc.);
Amendment FF #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas employmentgrowth and employment, even in a decent job, alone isare not sufficient to lift people out of poverty, and whereas the problem of the working poor has gained increasing recognition in recent years, and whereas the segmentation of the labour market has increased, working and living conditions have very much worsened, particularly during the financial crisis, and work has become much less secure – a trend which must be combated; whereas the problem of the working poor has gained increasing recognition in recent years but is not yet being addressed to an extent commensurate with the challenges it represents for our societies; whereas the number of the working poor has grown considerably in recent years, with 8% of the working population suffering in-work poverty and where 22% of those at risk of poverty are in work1; whereas the fact of people having access to decent, egalitarian working conditions constitutes an advance in terms of reducing poverty and social exclusion among families and people living alone, __________________ 1 EUROSTAT (2009), SPC Report: SPC Assessment of the social dimension of the Europe 2020 Strategy (10 Feb. 2011)
Amendment 72 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas employment alone is not sufficient to lift people out of poverty, and whereas the problemnumber of the working poor has gainedrown considerably in recent years and the increasing precognition in recent yearsvalence of insecure working conditions should be combated,
Amendment L #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the creation of decent jobs through vocationalConsiders that a full and effective way out of poverty can only be found if the appropriate strengthening of social protection instruments is accompanied by significant reinforcement of education and training paths at every level; supports the development of more inclusive education systems to tackle the problem of students dropping out and enable young people from disadvantaged social groups to reach a higher level of education, with a view to countering the intergenerational transmission of poverty; supports access to validation of acquired experience and life-long training, and the provision of personalised job-seeking assistance, in particular for disadvantaged groups; s a means of reducing poverty by securing access to employment, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to help them to access decent jobs; regards it as essential, therefore, for life-long learning programmes to be implemented properly and developed, and for Member States to cooperate in the fields of education and vocational training and personalised job-seeking assistance, and stresses that more measures of this kind must be taken to assist the most vulnerable sectors of the population; recommends the development of an EU strategy to tackle in-work poverty and create quality jobs, agreeing principles for quality work;
Amendment MM #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the EU since the crisis and now runs at over 20% reaching a critical level in all Member States, which puts young people at risk of falling into poverty from a very early age; whereas this alarming situation calls for urgent political, economic and social responses and will, in combination with demographic changes, aggravate skills shortages; having regard to the vital role that vocational training can play in helping young people and low skilled workers to join the labour market; whereas, however, getting a job does not always mean escaping poverty, and whereas young people are especially susceptible to falling into the category of working poor,
Amendment R #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to initiate a horizontal anti-discrimination directive with a view to further eradicating discrimination; Urges the Member States to agree and adopt as soon as possible the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426); calls on the Commission to continue to support the overcoming of technical difficulties within the Council in order to ensure a swift agreement is reached, and to close gaps in the existing anti-discrimination legislation which is currently not covering all relevant aspects, with a view to further eradicating discrimination, including social discrimination; Note: A citation referring to the Kosa report will be added by oral amendment.
Amendment S #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s desire to clarify the legal framework applicable to social economy enterprises so that there are no obstacles hindering their contribution to poverty reduction; , through various initiatives, to take more account of the role of social economy actors – as defined in Parliament’s resolution of 19 February 2009 on the social economy – in particular by clarifying the legal framework applicable to social economy enterprises (for mutual societies, foundations and cooperatives) so that there are no obstacles hindering their making a full contribution, with legal certainty, to reducing poverty and social exclusion by proposing innovative and sustainable responses to citizens’ needs, while stressing that the social economy is not limited to this scope of activities; is concerned, however, about the lack of reference to the Statute for a European association, given that the not-for-profit sector is a major actor in the fight against poverty; stresses, however, that the measures currently proposed to promote the social economy, in particular associations and mutual societies, do not adequately reflect its potential contribution to the policy to combat poverty and social exclusion, the economy and the European social model and, more generally, do not match its role in responding to the consequences of the economic and social crisis; stresses, in particular, its demands and expectations in relation to the recognition of SSGI, as reaffirmed in the resolution of the European Parliament on the future of social services of general interest adopted on 5 June 2011 (A7-0239/2011); notes the proposals for a revision of the Community provisions on public procurement procedures and state aid, and recalls its demand for them to be adapted to the specific nature of the tasks of SSGIs and to the way in which they are organised; supports the creation of decent jobs and the provision of personalised job-seeking assistance via specialised training and placement agencies and social economy enterprises in view of their expertise in helping disadvantaged persons enter employment; reiterates its call for a framework directive on the quality and accessibility of social services of general interest, in particular in the areas of health, education, public transport, energy, water and communication; Note: A citation referring to the De Rossa report will be added by oral amendment, and amendment 312 will be voted on outside the compromise.
Amendment Z #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the most vulnerable groups have been those most severely affected by the crisis and the associated austerity measures, 116 million people in the European Union are at risk of poverty and 42 million (i.e. 8%) live ‘in conditions of severe material deprivation and can not afford a number of necessities considered essential in order to live a decent life in Europe’1; whereas poverty is the unacceptable reflection of an uneven distribution of wealth, income and resources in a prosperous European economy; whereas the most vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and disabled people, have been those most severely affected by the financial, economic and social crisis and the austerity measures currently being taken in the EU in the context of the ‘Euro Plus Pact’ and the ‘governance package’, which could worsen the situation for these groups and put at risk of unemployment, economic insecurity or poverty millions of people who were still managing to live on, and meet their basic needs from, their wages or retirement pension, notably as a result of cuts in public service and social assistance budgets; whereas applying tougher conditions and penalties in social activation policies in response to the crisis aggravates the difficulties faced by the most vulnerable people at a time when few decent jobs are on offer; whereas the gap between rich and poor is getting ever wider as the crisis continues; __________________ 1 European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion (COM(2010)758 final).
Amendment 115 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas family policies are an essential part of policies to address poverty and social exclusion ,
Amendment 119 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the EU since the crisis, reaching a critical level in all Member States; whereas this alarming situation calls for urgent political, economic and social responses,
Amendment 142 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society, in particular NGOs, social economy organisations and the social partners, at national and European level and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on poverty; believes that the synergies should concern all stakeholders, including SMEs and entrepreneurs;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for poverty awareness seminars to be organised in the European institutions and Member State governments by organisations which have specific experience of combating poverty;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for regular, critical monitoring of, based on precise indicators at national and European level, by which the multiple dimensions of poverty can be evaluated and the Member States’ progress towards achieving the poverty reduction target can be measured, and for the Member States to break this target down into sub-targets; calls on the Commission to promote, with Eurostat, the production of more precise and more regular statistics and on this basis to conduct an annual evaluation of the situations of poverty in the EU;
Amendment 188 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify the budget lines relevant to the Platform in order to ensure adequate funding of the initiatives launched to combat poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 213 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the Platform to be geared towards asserting the rights which enable everyone to live in dignity, particularly in the field of employment, housing, health care, social security and adequate living standards, justice, education, training and culture, and the protection of families and children;
Amendment 221 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the creation o f decent jobs through vocational training and the provision of personalised job-seeking assistance, in particular for disadvantaged groups; stresses the importance of education, initial and on-going training, apprenticeships and vocational training as a means of reducing poverty by securing access to employment; regards the provision of personalised job-seeking assistance as essential, and stresses that more measures of this kind must be taken to assist the most vulnerable sectors of the population;
Amendment 307 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to initiate a horizontal anti-discrimination directive with a view to further eradicating discrimination, including social discrimination;
Amendment 313 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s desire to clarify the legal framework applicable to social economy enterprises, which are central actors in the fight against poverty and social exclusion, so that there are no obstacles hindering their contribution to poverty reductionsocial progress in the EU;
Amendment 392 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for the establishment of a mechanism to assess the work of the European Platform Against Poverty and Social Exclusion on a regular basis in order to improve the Platform’s work and effectiveness;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, which proposes directions that policy in this area might take in the future, in particular, linking it to the Europe 2020 strategy, with a common strategic framework which would translate the Europe 2020 objectives into investment priorities; stresses that the three constituent pillars of the 2020 strategy (smart, sustainable and inclusive growth) must be complementary;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 26 May 2004 on ‘A stronger partnership for the outermost regions’ (COM (2004) 343) and the Communication from the Commission of 17 October 2008 on ‘The outermost regions: an asset for Europe’ (COM(2008) 642),
Amendment 19 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Approves the intention of developing new macro-regional strategies and calls for steps to be taken to identify and combat regional disparities, such asparticularly in access to employment and, education and initial and ongoing training ;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the fact that the ESF provides crucial support for employment market policies and plays an important part in boosting social inclusion, particularly those helping young people to enter the labour market, combating unemployment and promoting professional retraining; highlights the fact that the ESF plays an important part in combating poverty and boosting equal opportunities and social inclusion; points out that the ESF is used, in part, to benefit vulnerable groups in society (young people, women, migrants, the long-term unemployed, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the elderly and people distant from the labour market ); stresses, therefore, the ESF’s vital role in maintaining the cohesion of Europe’s societies;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the effectiveness of the ESF to be increased through more results-oriented action and to this end considers; calls for thate ex ante setting of clear and measurable targets and outcome indicators is neededindicators of implementation; considers that stakeholders concerned at all levels of governance need to be involved in the setting of these targets and indicators; believes that the adoption of this approach by these stakeholders is an essential prerequisite for its success;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to improve the visibility of ESF action and to make the ESF more accessible and capable of providing more support for integration into the job market, particularly by setting up lifelong training tothe integration of young people, the creation of decent jobs and guidance for entrepreneurs; calls on the Commission to enable the ESF to support and promote lifelong training; stresses that training, whether initial, professional or ongoing training, helps workers adapt their skills and qualifications to the needs of the job market, which is an absolute necessity given its ever-changing nature;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the external dimension of cohesion policy remains underexploited, particularly with regard to the remote and outermost regions; whereas the weak budgetary capacity of certain third countries can limit their ability to cofinance certain projects;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that particular attention should be paid to developing innovation and the capacity to create SME projects, which are some of the main job creators; adds that SMEs deplore the difficulties they experience in accessing funding and the expenditure, particularly administrative costs, that they incur as a result of procedures;
Amendment 90 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to simplify procedures (provisions for access and management) and reduce excessive administrative costs and the number of other obstaclesin order to make the ESF more accessible to potential project promoters, particularly SMEs, thereby making the ESF better able to contribute to achieving the EU’s objectives for growth and job creation.
Amendment 97 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in Articles 349 and 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, and northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions);
Amendment 281 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a general new funding category based onCalls for the establishment of a specific arrangement for regions with per capita GDP/PE between the 75% and 90% rates would be at odds with the tried andof the EU average, in the form of a new intermediate category, or at least a specific arrangement within Objective 2 enabling thested principles of EU cohesion policy (to support the weakest and pool the inherent potential of the wealthier regions, taking a cross- cutting approach), and therefore rejects this intermediate categorye regions to enjoy appropriate treatment; considers that this specific arrangement, being funded from the savings expected to result from several regions leaving Objective 1, should be budget-neutral, but should on no account lead to a cut in funding for regions currently eligible for Objective 2;
Amendment 556 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Deplores the failure to make use of synergies between cohesion policy and cooperation funds such as the DCI and the EDF; calls for the opportunities for cross-financing with such funds to be increased;
Amendment 28 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 55 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to all nationals of a Member State wishing to pursue a regulated profession or a remunerated traineeship in a Member State, including those belonging to the liberal professions,, including those belonging to the liberal professions, wishing to pursue a regulated profession – other than those professions which necessarily require a delegation of public authority – or a remunerated traineeship in a Member State other than that in which they obtained their professional qualifications, on either a self-employed or employed basis.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4e – paragraph 4
Article 4e – paragraph 4
4. The information included in the European Professional Card shall be limited to the information that is necessary to ascertain its holder'’s right to exercise the profession for which it has been issued, in particular name, surname, date and place of birth, professionevidence of formal professional qualifications, profession, together with information stating whether or not it is a regulated profession in the holder’s Member State, applicable regime, competent authorities involved, card number, security features and reference to a valid proof of identity.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4f – paragraph 1
Article 4f – paragraph 1
For the purposes of point (b), an activity shall be deemed to be separable if it is exercised as an autonomous activity in the home Member State as well as in the host Member State.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4f – paragraph 2
Article 4f – paragraph 2
2. Partial access may be rejected if such rejection is justified by an overriding reason of general interest, such as patient safety, consumer protection or public health, it would secure the attainment of the objective pursued and it would not go beyond what is strictly necessary.
Amendment 95 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where the service provider moves, if he has pursued that profession in one or several Member States for at least two years during the last 10 years preceding the provision of services when the profession is not regulated in the Member State of establishment. The condition requiring two years' pursuit shall not apply when either the profession or the education and training leading to the profession is regulated.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2
Amendment 100 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directiveArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point bDirective 2005/36/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 106 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point ii
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f
f) (f) in the case of evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Article 21 (1) and in the case of certificates of acquired rights referred to in Articles 23, 26, 27, 30, 33, 33a, 37, 39, and 43, evidence attesting sufficient knowledge of the language of the host Member State.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the first provision of services, in the case of regulated professions having public health or safety implications, which do not benefit from automatic recognition under Chapter II or III of Title III , the competent authority of the host Member State may check the professional qualifications of the service provider prior to the first provision of services. Such a prior check shall be possible only where the purpose of the check isThe purpose of any such prior check shall be to avoid serious damage to the health or safety of the service recipient due to a lack of professional qualification of the service provider, and wthere this does check in question shall not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose.
Amendment 125 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 155 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 53 – paragraphe 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 53 – paragraphe 2 – subparagraph 1
A Member State shall ensure that any controls of the knowledge of a language are carried out by a competent authority afterbefore the decisions referred to in Articles 4d, 7(4) and 51(3) have been taken and if there is a serious and concrete doubt about the professional's sufficient language knowledge in respect of the professional activities this person intends to pursue.
Amendment 162 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the case of professions with patient safety implications, Member States may confer ton the competent authorities the right to carry out language checking covering all professionals concerned in the course of the procedure for the recognition of professional qualifications, if it is expressly requested by the national health care system, or in the case of self- employed professionals not affiliated to the nationals health care system, by representative national patient organisations.
Amendment 451 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) This Regulation should provide for the possibility of disposal of products bought in public intervention. Such measures should be taken in a way that avoids market disturbances and that, ensures equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers and enables produce to be made available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union.
Amendment 456 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that private storage has the desired effect on the market, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures for reducing the amount of aid to be paid where the quantity stored is lower than the contracted quantity; and conditions for granting of an advance payment and conditions for re-marketing and disposal of products including making them available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union.
Amendment 733 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Products may be disposed of by making them available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […] if that scheme so provides. In that case, the accounting value of such products shall be at the level of the relevant fixed public intervention price referred to in Article 14(2).
Amendment 877 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the conditions according to which it may be decided that products covered by private storage contracts may be re- marketed or disposed of, disposed of or made available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No [...];
Amendment 14 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Stresses that investing in human capital, in particular among the younger generations, is an essential precondition for meeting the EU 2020 strategy objectives; points out, accordingly, that education and training must become priorities for the EU;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Points out that key EU 2020 strategy objectives and initiatives such as 'Youth on the Move’ must be adequately funded; stresses that young people will only gain practical benefits in educational, training and employment terms if adequate funding is available; calls, in this connection, for full use to be made of the available EU instruments – above all, the Structural Funds – in funding measures for young people;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility, and irrespective of the type of education of training in which they are engaged, as all young people in education or training must be able to enjoy mobility;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Acknowledges and supports the role played by local and regional authorities in education, training and mobility; takes the view that that role should be fully recognised by the EU institutions and the Member States when drafting and implementing education and training programmes;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ETakes the view that future skill requirements need to be identified in order to match education and training provision to labour market realities; stresses that a better match between supply and demand is of key importance in employment policies targeting young people; takes the view, accordingly, that a close link needs to be established between ‘Youth on the Move’ and the ‘New Skills for New Jobs’ initiative; emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of qualifications obtained;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Draws attention to the need to develop partnerships between universities, training bodies and youth organisations in order to provide support for young people as they enter working life;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Single Market can and should be re-launched so as to offer more growth and more and better jobs for European businesses, workers and consumers; believes, in that respect, that the Single Market needs to encompass the three mutually reinforcing pillars of the EU 2020 strategy to achieve its objectives;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly supports the efforts to pursue international trade negotiations; reiterates in this respect the importance of including social and environmental standards in all trade agreements concluded between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. whereas a ‘Decade of Roma inclusion’ was launched in 2005 to combat discrimination and improve the economic and social situation of the Roma; whereas the signatories to the Declaration of the Decade – Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – undertook to work toward eliminating discrimination and closing the unacceptable gaps between Roma and the rest of society;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. whereas there are still economic and social disparities between the various regions of the European Union and whereas a significant proportion of the Roma community live in regions which are among the least economically and socially advanced in the Union;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds effectively reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes with a longer time coverage and more territorial relevance, addressing the problem of suburban and rural poverty, assuring sustainability, and with special emphasis on improving substandard housing and the desegregation of Roma neighbourhoods;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States’ performance in absorbing EU funds, in particular those funds specifically intended for marginalised groups, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems that there is also a need for new regulations on the allocation of the Structural Funds to set conditionality concerning the elimination of segregation and the assurance of equal access of the Roma to public services; equal opportunity and anti-segregation plans should be prepared also at local level, based on measurable indicators and concrete actions;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non- discrimination and anti-segregation measures, and also to monitor such mainstreaming and to fight stigmatisation;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development bodies with local decision- making powerorganisations that should work together with local public authorities and representatives of the civil society in Member States with large Roma communities in order to secure development-oriented EU funding in support of good local initiatives; stresses the importance of identifying and exchanging good practices with regard to Roma integration and to increase the visibility of the success stories;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States and Accession countries to use the experiences of the first period the decade of Roma Inclusion and calls on the Commission to incorporate these into the European Roma Strategy;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services are basic pillars of the active inclusion strategy presented in the Recommendation 2008/867/EC;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that social assistance, early development programs and high quality education accessible for all, including for Roma girls, are essential to ensure equal opportunities and to have the chance of full participation in society; stresses the need for combating truancy and early school leaving; stresses that education, training opportunities and job assistance offered to adults are crucial to avoid the reproduction of social exclusion and to facilitate access to the labour market;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on Member States to improve economic opportunities of Roma including the promotion of the microcredit facility among entrepreneurs; calls on Member States to build on the experience of successful projects for example where undeclared businesses were turned into legal economic activities with the help of experts;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that social inclusion of the Roma is not possible without creating and strengthening their interest representation and, including in political decision making, and their civil activities through NGOs at national and European level;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it necessary to design, develop, implement and evaluate Roma inclusion policies in cooperation with local authorities and with Roma and non-Roma population groups in order to improve acceptance and effectiveness of policies;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that sound economic and social policies, taking account of the challenges of intergenerational solidarity and predicted birth rates, make an important contribution to growth and stability;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
stresses the importance of overhauling the intergenerational pact, by insisting both on recognition of the value of work done by older people and prioritising the employment of young people;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that pensions and pension systems are a primary responsibility of the Member States, but recognises that the Member States' economies are all interdependent; therefore calls on Member States to use soft law tools, such as the Open Method of Coordination, to guarantee the adequacy, safety and sustainability of their pension systems;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the Green Paper does not devote any attention to the gender issue, particularly bearing in mind that, because of persistent disparities in salaries and careers, women have smaller pensions on average;
Amendment 142 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Does not consider iConsiders that, although it is not possible to set an adequate pension at European level, because the amount required is very dependent on specific circumstances in the Member States, common criteria and targets should be set which are to be attained by means of national pathways;
Amendment 159 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that Member States are themselves responsible for making adequate pension provision for their citizens that will provide them with a decent standard of living as part of their social and economic policies;
Amendment 258 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that there are major disparities in the statutory retirement age and in the actual age at which older people cease to be employed; calls on Member States and the two sides of industry, therefore, on the basis of real situations for reforming their retirement schemes, to include in such reforms thinking on age management, to exchange information about good experiences and to conclude agreements leading to a prolongation of working life, for example by rewarding people who work for longer;
Amendment 320 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
1. Considers that, in order to pursue the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy and in particular to attain an employment rate of 75% of people aged between 20 and 64, it is necessary to reform the pension system so as not to penalise young people’s entry into the world of work;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ENotes that the cultural and creative industries already employ some 5 million people in the EU and that they constitute a sector with powerful potential for growth and employment in Europe; emphasises the need to reduce the inequalities faced by practitioners in the cultural and creative sector and to fight discrimination in these sectors, especially as regards pay, jobs that match the level of qualifications, and social security; calls on the Member States to introduce changes to their social security systems to meet the needs of practitioners in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. EHighlights the fact that the cultural and creative industries will be of prime importance in achieving the Europe 2020 strategy targets; emphasises the need to reduce the inequalities faced by practitioners in the cultural and creative sector and to fight discrimination in these sectors, especially as regards pay, jobs that match the level of qualifications, and social security; calls on the Member States to introduce changes to their social security systems to meet the needs of practitioners in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that the potential for job creation in the cultural and creative industries is still under-recognised in the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Emphasises the need to promote the creation of decent, high-quality jobs in the cultural and creative sector;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that access to SSGI must be universal, accessible to all, and independent of wealth or income, and are not only for vulnerable users;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that local authorities play a fundamental role in defining, financing, providing and attributing SSGI: it is estimated that the local and regional government sector is worth 15.9% of EU- 27 GDP, with local government alone accounting for 12.9%, and its social protection expenditure for 3% (EUR 378.1 billion); stresses that some social economy enterprises (cooperatives, associations, mutual societies, foundations and other form of enterprises that share the same characteristics and values) play an essential role in SSGI’s provision;
Amendment 95 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that national and local authorities engaged in providing or mandating SSGI need a clear legal basis for their services and expenditures, and that while the information and clarification service developed by the Commission is essential, it is insufficient and does not protect SSGI providers from legal challengevide legal certainty which would ensure that they can fulfil their missions;
Amendment 151 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that Member States and local authorities must be free to decide how SSGI are funded and delivered, whether directly or otherwise, using all available instruments so as to ensure that the Union's social objectives are not weakened by single market rules, while at the same time supporting an environment that promotes quality, accessibility , affordability and efficiency in the delivery of the services;
Amendment 157 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for EU legislation to enableon the Commission to initiate legislation on a European statute for mutual societies, associations and foundations to operate on a transnational basis; calls for a greater and broader recognition of the social economy actors active in provision of SSIGs ;
Amendment 196 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission formally to recognise other modali alternatives to public procurement for the sdelection of providersivery of SSGI, such as ‘in-house’ and ‘service concession’ methods, and explicitly to accord equal value to all options for the contracting and financing of SSGI; calls for the expansion of the ‘in- house’ method to include service providers who meet specific general interest criteria;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for more and better traineeships with tighter rules on duration that should not exceed 6 months renewable twice; calls on the Commission and the Council to set up a European Quality Charter on Traineeships to ensure their educational value and avoid exploitation, applying the principle of a minimum income equivalent to one-third of the median wage in the Member State where the traineeship is carried out; calls for income earned during traineeships to be taken into account when calculating pension contributions in proportion to the length and remuneration of the traineeship;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2111(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the findings of the ECA that EUR 4.9 million (55%) of operational expenditure was carried forward without sufficient justification; calls therefore forfor in-depth consideration to be given to ways of ensuring that the Foundation's specific needs in terms of multiannual contracts can be met in a manner consistent with programming and budget forecasts to be adjusted to reflect the actual annual needs;
Amendment 35 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Microfinance institutions should only pursue social purposes and undertake to respect regulatory standards in the industry.
Amendment 36 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Besides the difficulties of gaining access to credit, social exclusion and insecurity are among the main obstacles to setting up and developing microenterprises. European microfinancing instruments can help to support the structures of the social economy which assist people who are excluded with their social reintegration and which help them to develop the minimum skills required in order to undertake a lasting business project.
Amendment 42 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The measures financed by means of this Facility should comply with the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation and make it possible to provide advice and financial training useful to recipients of micro-credit .
Amendment 61 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) micro-enterprises in the social economy which employ persons who have lost their job or which employ disadvantaged persons, including the youngose non-profit-making activities are geared to social reintegration, social counselling, training of the unemployed and, more generally, the establishment of an environment favourable to enterprise.
Amendment 75 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Facility shall be open to public and private bodies established in the Member States which provide microfinance to persons and micro-enterprises in the Member States. These bodies must demonstrate the greatest transparency and communicate their real annualised rates. They must publish a report at least once every two years detailing and analysing information about the use of the Facility.
Amendment 92 #
2009/0096(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. For the first time in 2011 and before 31 December of each year, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a quantitative and qualitative annual report on the activities under this Decision in the previous year. The annual report shall be based on the implementation reports referred to in paragraph 1 and focus mainly on the results achieved and shall in particular contain information relating to applications submitted, contracts concluded, actions funded including their complementarity with other Community interventions, notably the ESF. It shall also contain information, activity by activity, on the development of microenterprises in the social economy which have sought assistance from European microfinancing facilities.