16 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2015/2222(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the development of the European Union and the European social model and the preservation of a strong social market economy in the European Union require a strengthening of democracy, including economic and social democracy;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the involvement of employees in the supervisory boards is a crucial step in the further democratisation of the economy, whereby this is not a matter of legislative burdens which may be tackled by cutting red tape and by deregulationof the various types of European undertakings should be the subject of discussions between the Commission and the social partners with a view to reaching an agreement which represents a real step forward in workplace democracy;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas forms of worker participation at company supervisory board level exist in 18 Member States of the European Union and in Norway, but they differ enormously owing to their respective economic and social historical development15; whereas other forms of participation exist in the European Union and it is important to take account of national preferences regarding social dialogue; __________________ 15 http://fr.worker- participation.eu/National-Industrial- Relations/Across-Europe/Board-level- Representation2/MAP-Board-level- representation-in-the-European-Economic- Area2Aline Conchon (2015) La voix des travailleurs dans la gouvernance d’entreprise: https://www.etui.org/Publications2/Reports /Workers-voice-in-corporate-governance.- A-European-perspective
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the scope and intensity of social dialogue and worker participation vary greatly, but it has proved effective, and whereas the countries concerned are essentially economically successful ones;16 __________________ 16http://www.worker- participation.eu/About-WP/European- Participation-Index-EPIetween the Member States, effective social dialogue on all levels has proved key to balancing competitiveness and fairness during the past years;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas giving priority to the fundamental economic freedoms inof the European Union often leads to the erosion of the national worker representation, not only at supervisory board levelmust not adversely affect worker representation within undertakings;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the adoption of any further legislative actany regulation of worker participation at board level in the various kinds of European company law without the regulation of worker participation will lead to a further erosion of national rulesies must not aim to replace the existing rules concerning information and consultation;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with Article 154 TFEU, to consult social partners on the contents of any proposal on employee participation on supervisory boards in the various kinds of European companies and reiterates that social partners can inform the Commission of their willingness to engage in dialogue on this, as set out in Article 155 TFEU;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to consult the European social partners on the possibility of ensureing that provision is made for employee representation at supervisory board level in drafting all new EU legislative acts or revising existing ones in the context of European company law for the various kinds of European companies;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to respect and protect existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level in the EU and to counter any attempt to use existing EU law to circumvent or abuse such arrangements by an appropriate by making appropriate changes in the underlying European Treaties or acts;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to identify and address shortcomings in the existing European legislative framework in order to prevent potential circumventions of existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in the even to take into account the potential impact of new legislative actinitiatives, particularly in the area of European company law, to determine and publicise the impact on European and national forms of worker participation through an appropriatduring the impact assessment procedure and to take appropriate measures to counter any adverse consequences;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider, together with European social partners, introduceing in the Directive on the European Company (SE) minimum EU rules governing employee representation on supervisory boards, rather than referring to national law or revising the Directive so that the involvement of workers in supervisory boards is not solely determined by conditions when a company is established, but account is also taken of subsequent developments and, in particular, changes in the number of employees;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to envisage, in agreement with the social partners, the introducetion in the Directive on mergers of limited liability companies minimum European rules for employee representation on supervisory boards, rather than referring to national legislation;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to envisage, in conjunction with the social partners, reviseing Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 200421 on takeover bids to ensure that the workers of a bidding company are also consulted, rather than just those of the company subject to the takeover bid; __________________ 21 OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12. OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12.
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends, with respect to the number of worker representatives sitting on the supervisory boards of companies, including direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates with more than 50 employees25, that half the number of seats on the supervisory board should be reserved for workers or their representatives; __________________ 25In Sweden from 50 workthat the Commission take duly into account the opinion of the social partners.;