Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU
Plenary speeches (186)
Question Time (Council)
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Equal treatment between men and women engaged in a self-employed capacity - Pregnant workers (debate)
Organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (debate)
Organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway - Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
Childcare facilities - Barcelona objectives (debate)
Children of immigrants (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate)
Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (short presentation)
Authorisation to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Question Time (Commission)
European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training - European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Organisation of working time (debate)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Council)
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Temporary workers (debate)
Protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (debate)
Progress report on the reform of the European schools (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Social package (First part) (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
How marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men (debate)
Coordination of social security systems - Coordination of social security systems - Extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to third country nationals otherwise excluded (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Question Time (Council)
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (A6-0173/2008, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou) (vote)
Commission Question Time
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (debate)
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (continuation of debate)
Hygiene of foodstuffs (debate)
Council Question Time
Employment Policy Guidelines for Member States (debate)
Women and science (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life (A6-0033/2008, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou) (vote)
Question Time (Council)
The particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life (debate)
The particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life (debate)
Monitoring the application of Community law (debate)
Question Time (Council)
The demographic future of Europe (debate)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
Question Time (Council)
Community strategy on health and safety at work 2007-2012 (debate)
(A6-0513/2007, Paolo Costa) Abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions (vote)
Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Population and housing censuses (debate)
Social reality stocktaking (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Commission)
European Ombudsman's activities in 2006 (debate)
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
Qualifications framework for lifelong learning (debate)
Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)
Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)
Council Question Time
European strategy for the rights of the child: against "dys"crimination of children and exclusion of "dys" people (debate)
Commission Question Time
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Council Question Time
Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (debate)
Council Question Time
Family life and study (debate)
Explanations of vote
Commission Question Time
Decent work (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Combating violence (Daphne III programme) (debate)
Situation of disabled women in the European Union (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Directives concerning the protection of health and safety of workers: simplifying and rationalising practical implementation reports (debate)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Childcare (debate)
Commission Question Time
Ratification of the ILO's 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention (debate)
Corporate social responsibility (debate)
Council Question Time
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (debate)
Equality between men and women in the committees' work (debate)
Council Question Time
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Ombudsman's 2005 annual report (debate)
Women in international politics (debate)
Council Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Council Question Time
Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Council Question Time
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Council Question Time
Investing for growth and employment (debate)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
Sustainable development strategy (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions (2004 - 2005) (debate)
Equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment and occupation (debate)
Women in armed conflicts and their role in post-conflict reconstruction (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations (debate)
Explanations of vote
Commission Question Time
Social protection and inclusion (debate)
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Confiscation of automobiles by the Greek authorities (debate)
Confiscation of automobiles by the Greek authorities (debate)
Combating violence against women
The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective
Question Time (Commission)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Citizenship of the Union - fourth report
Combating the trafficking of women and children
Council Question Time
Women's networks
Commission Question Time
Land law in Valencia
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Social dimension of globalisation
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
MEDIA 2007
Immigrant communities' integration in Europe
Council Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Gender discrimination in health systems
PROGRESS
Structural Funds
Equal opportunities in employment and work
Lloyd’s Affair
Council Question Time
Question Time (Commission)
Legal and illegal migration and the integration of migrants
Organisation of working time
Question Time (Council)
Activities of the European Ombudsman (2003)
Reports (5)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/15/EC on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities PDF (184 KB) DOC (260 KB)
REPORT Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010) PDF (336 KB) DOC (483 KB)
REPORT on the situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life PDF (197 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT Report on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies PDF (187 KB) DOC (110 KB)
REPORT Report on promoting decent work for all PDF (418 KB) DOC (509 KB)
Opinions (13)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Renewed social agenda: Opportunities, access and solidarity in 21st century Europe
OPINION Problems and prospects concerning European citizenship
OPINION on delivering lifelong learning for knowledge, creativity and innovation – implementation of the ‘Education & Training 2010 work programme’
OPINION Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme on protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies
OPINION Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides
OPINION Communication from the Commission: Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child
OPINION on a policy plan on legal migration
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee: implementing the partnership for growth and jobs: making Europe a pole of excellence on corporate social responsibility
OPINION Report from the Commission: Fourth Report on Citizenship of the Union (1 May 2001 - 30 April 2004)
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision on the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007)
OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the European Social Fund
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation
Written declarations (5)
Legal basis opinions (3)
Hygiene of foodstuffs
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
Pesticides: framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides
Amendments (604)
Amendment 3 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 4 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of immigrant women, whether or not their status is legal and their children; urges the Members States to inform them on the importance of their legal status, enabling them to find better jobs and thus preventing them from extreme poverty and social exclusion; calls on Member States to assist women, and especially mothers, in regulating their status and getting a valid work permit;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites Member States to use community financial instruments in the field of common immigration policy, proportionally and fairly distributed between women and men;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the presentation of the renewed social agenda by the Commission, permitting developments to go one step further and providing for a more targeted and integrated approach of social policies by mobilising the fields of employment, equal opportunities, education, health, and information society and hopes that this will contribute to furthering gender equality between women and men, the creation of more and better jobs and the efforts to tackle poverty, discrimination and social exclusion;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its position of 17 June 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)1, ______________ 1 P6-TA(2008)0286.
Amendment 15 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Europe's interests and values, amongst which gender equality figures, must contribute to influence decisions taken at an international level in the framework of the Agenda on Decent Work, the application of the Fundamental Rights and International Conventions, particularly those concerning the work of women, mothers and children, but also education;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that flexibility and security must be used in favour of the socially disadvantaged, especially in regard to women and the elderly, who are more exposed to risks of extreme poverty, fact highlighted by Commission's studies; to this end, a balanced approach has to be adopted regarding the interests of working women, but also concerning the promotion of economic growth;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in 2006, 16% of European citizens were at-risk-of-poverty. Single parents, unemployed people, people with disabilities and elderly people are especially vulnerable; whereas the percentage of children at risk of poverty was some 19% in 2005,
Amendment 23 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of education in social policy; stresses the need for young people to benefit from a qualitative education in order to eradicate the phenomenon of early school leaving; moreover youngsters, and especially girls and women, should be informed about the possibilities available to them in the field of education and training; invites the Commission to go one step further in the field of Lifelong learning, by adopting measures promoting equality between men and women such as offering new skills (for example use of new technologies) to enable the reintegration of women within the labour market;
Amendment 24 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the price increases in recent years have had a considerable effect on household budgets and have disproportionately affected poor peoplevulnerable social groups,
Amendment 24 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the enhancement of the dialogue with social partners, leading to an improvement of parental leave; welcomes the new proposals of the Commission concerning maternity leave and the rights of the self employed; underlines the need to ensure to women the possibility to reintegrate the Labour market and thus calls on the Commission to efficiently promote it;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the participation of women in the labour market, both as employers and employees, in view of reaching EU's objectives in the field of employment and social affairs, notably social inclusion but also growth and well-being; stresses that opportunities should be given to women in order to develop their acquired qualifications and to make use of their education and training; however, underlines the need to offer to women options which facilitate a better organisation of their family and private life;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Commission to actively encourage women's entrepreneurship, which enables them to better reconcile family and professional life; calls on the Commission to guarantee flexibility in the proposed legislations in order to avoid any administrative or financial burden that might restrain women's initiatives in the field of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
6a. Invites the Commission to combine the renewed social agenda with other initiatives such as the European pact for gender equality, the European Youth Pact and the European Alliance for families, in order for disadvantaged social groups to have better access to social benefits;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Ε. whereas Europe faces a demographic change of which the most important features are a life expectancy increase and, a low fertility rate and a decrease in the economically active population of Europe,
Amendment 96 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a more effective prevention and combating of early school leaving under the motto that 'school pays off'; calls for effectively organised education systems and school curricula adapted to tomorrow's he needs and demands of the labour market and future social and tecohnomylogical developments;
Amendment 99 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the need for more effective lifelong learning and training actions aiming to better equipping citizens, especially the less qualified, to (re-)enter the job market smoothly and without discrimination; suggests emphasising entrepreneurial skills, principally the entrepreneurship of women and young people, ICT and communication competences, financial literacy and language skills;
Amendment 163 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for particular attention to be given to the regions - and, in particular, the remote mountain and island regions - that are most affected by globalisation as well as to regions in the new Member States that are in the process of social convergence;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2008 on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)1 , ____________ 1 Ρ6_ΤΑ (2008)0286
Amendment 2 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1 , ____________ 1 OJ C 102 Ε, 24.4.2008, p. 321.
Amendment 3 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 9 October 2008 on promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, including child poverty, in the EU 1 , ____________ 1 Ρ6_ΤΑ (2008)0467
Amendment 11 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the social economy models haveshould consequently become the standard that should be built on to achieve the aims of economic growth, employability, training and personal services as common objectives to be shared by all the European policies,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the wealth and stability of society derives from its diversity, and whereas the social economy actively contributes to that by improving and reinforcing the European social model and by providing a distinctive business model that enables the social economy topattern which could contribute to stable and sustainable growth,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the social economy gives prominence to a business model that cannot be characterised either by its size or by its areas of activity, but by its respect for common values, which are the primacy of the individual and social objectives over capitalindividual gain; defence and implementation of the principles of solidarity and responsibility; the conjunction of the interests of its user members with the general interest; democratic control by its members; voluntary and open membership; management autonomy and independence in relation to public authorities; and mobilisation of the bulk of surpluses in pursuit of the aims of sustainable development, of service to its members andin accordance with the general interest,
Amendment 31 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that the social economy can only prosper and develop its full potential if it has the benefit of suitable political, legislative and operational conditions and prerequisites;
Amendment 52 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that social economy enterprises help to strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit, facilitate better democratic functioning of the business world and, incorporate social responsibility and promote the active social integration of vulnerable categories;
Amendment 79 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Asks the Commission to ensure that the Observatory of European SMEs systematically includes social economy enterprises in its surveys and to make recommendations for measures to assist their functioning and development;
Amendment 81 #
2008/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to enable social economy enterprises to be linked together and promoted by the European e-business support network;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1,
Amendment 27 #
2008/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its invitation to the Commission to put forward a proposal on social labelling, based on criteria such asapplying the decent work agenda to workers in subcontracting undertakings and, in particular, on compliance with core labour standards, social rights, employee training and equal treatment;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of subcontracting undertakings in production chains using new technologies in order to improve the quality of both production and jobs;
Amendment 63 #
2008/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Proposes that the possibility of reconciling family life with work be safeguarded in law at national level for workers in subcontracting undertakings in production chains and that the directives on maternity and parental leave be effectively implemented;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, adopted in Nice on 7 December 200012, and in particular Article 27 thereof
Amendment 10 #
2008/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RegretNotes that some Member States have not taken ‘atypical’ employees (part-time workers, temporary workers, trainees, apprentices and workers in assisted employment)employees with fixed-term employment contracts, including young workers and women working part-time, into account in their measures for the transposition of Directive 2002/14/EC, and call; urges the Member States to bring their national transposition measures con them to do socerning workforce size into line with the spirit of the directive;
Amendment 66 #
2008/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 68 #
2008/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a Notes with satisfaction that the agreement concluded between the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) on the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention makes reference to consultation in relation to various issues, such as risks to the health and safety of workers and the early termination of contracts;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose coordinated amendments to Directives 94/45/EC, 98/59/EC, 2001/23/EC, 2001/86/EC, 2002/14/EC, 2003/72/EC and Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Hopes that the amendment of Directive 2000/35/ EC on combating late payments aimed at ensuring the prompt payment of SME debts in commercial transactions will provide for account to be taken of entrepreneurs’ family burdens and obligations, in particular as regards bringing up children;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that there is a continuing gender gap in this area, in particular as regards pay, and that there are still fewer female entrepreneurs, despite the interest shown, than there are male;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Sees a need for further development of the Small Business Act ingrater emphasis to be given to the area of labour law, especially in view of the flexicurity principle, which enables SMEs in particular to respond more quickly to changes in the market and therefore to guarantee a higher level of employment 1 and the competitiveness of the Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0574. company, as well as international competitiveness, while taking into account the necessary social protection; in this connection refers to its resolution of 29 November 2007 on flexicurity12; stresses that one of the main pillars of flexicurity is a simple and predictable labour law, which is of crucial importance to SMEs in particular, because these businesses often cannot afford to have a legal department;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages Member States to cultivate an innovative mindset in young people through the national curricula and educational exchanges between them, European programmes and the pooling of best practices, especially in young women and women graduates, and to facilitate the implementation of their entrepreneurial projects;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to facilitate female entrepreneurship in the SME sector by establishing appropriate professional and financial advice facilities and structures for upgrading the skills of female workers;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the use of new technologies helps particularly young female entrepreneurs avoid administrative costs;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. DemandAgrees, in the context of impact assessment for new legislative proposals, with the introduction of a compulsory 'SME test', the results of which would be assessed by an external, independent body; asks the Commission to allow the SME associations more time in consultations on new legislative proposals;·
Amendment 29 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of encouraging young entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs through, amongst other things, the introduction of mentoring programmes; points out that an increasing number of women and young entrepreneurs work in SMEs;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of constantly taking into consideration the principle of equality between women and men and promoting equal opportunities in all Union policies and actions, particular when promoting the core rights of European citizens, namely the right to move and reside freely within the Member States, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections in the Member State in which they reside, the right to diplomatic and consular protection in third countries, the right to petition the European Parliament and the right to apply to the Ombudsman;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that, once more, the Commission has failed to incorporate the gender dimension in its Fifth Report on Citizenship of the Union and in its summary of the advances made in areas closely related to citizenship; notes that, for that reason, it is very difficult to have a comprehensive gender assessment and guidelines on the topic;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2008/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on an enhanced participation of women in the political life and to the decision-making process with a view to European integration; to this end, women should benefit from strengthened awareness-raising campaigns in order to fully exercise their rights as Union citizens and to be more active within political groups, political life and the activities of local authorities in their countries of residence;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 2 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that no special consideration has been given to the situation of women in the Commission communication entitled 'Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean' and stresses that the 'projects' dimension should include the promotion of geographical, economic and social cohesion and always take into account the issue of equal opportunities for men and women and the gender perspective;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on all participants in the Barcelona Process to give special consideration to the establishment and public funding of projects to improve women's living conditions, particularly in the fields of sexual and reproductive health and education, the creation of quality jobsas regards any specific health problems, education, training and access to quality employment with rights specifically geared to women and the construcbacked up by the creation of facilities to provide support for children and older people which foster women'sthe inclusion in society of all women, in particular women from island regions or less-favoured regions;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Member States and partners in the Barcelona Process to promote positive measures in the field of equal opportunities and the fight to prevent discrimination against women in all areas, with special reference to employment, family life and education, with the aim of combating violence against women and trafficking in human beings, and ensuring respect for and the promotion of the role of women in society, including by facilitating their access to positions of responsibility and decision-making positions.
Amendment 2 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Re-emphasises, in the context of intercultural dialogue, its longstanding commitment to the promotion of language learning, multilingualism and linguistic diversity in Europe, including regional and minority languages, as these aretogether with the classics (Latin, ancient Greek) as these are an expression of personal identity for European citizens and cultural assets that must be safeguarded and nurtured;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4α. Stresses the importance of ongoing training for language teachers and those involved in language teaching and measures to encourage their mobility with a view to improving their language and intercultural skills;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes thatStresses the possible dangers of increased linguistic diversity such as the communication gap between individuals with different cultural backgrounds and the social divide between multilinguals and monolinguals and believes that in the context of life-long learning sufficient support should be provided to help all citizens develop their language skills, independently of their age, to develop their language skills by giving them access to suitable language learning or other facilities for easier communication, with a view to improving their social inclusion, employment and welfare;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission and the Member States to promote measures facilitating language learning by people in disadvantaged situations, persons belonging to national minorities and migrants, in order to enable the latter to learn the language(s) of the host country and/or region in order to achieve social integration and combat social exclusion;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States, with the support of the Commission, to promote better management of linguistic diversity in enterprises, especially in small and medium- sized enterprises, providing, for example, translation and interpreting services, multilingual technology and funding for language learning and in the services offered by the local authorities to promote tourist activities;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8α. Welcomes plans by the Commission to launch information and awareness campaigns regarding the benefits of language learning through the mass media and new technologies; urges the Commission to draw on the conclusions of the consultations regarding language learning for migrant children and the teaching in the host Member State of the language and culture of the country of origin.
Amendment 6 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for girls and women to be given better information on the concept of European citizenship and the rights pertaining thereto, particularly in socially and geographically isolated regions; stresses that the aim of these information campaigns should be to improve women's participation in political life and the decision-making process;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the European institutions to move on from communication and marketing campaigns and develop economic and social policies which meet the expectations and needs of the citizens of the Member States; in that connection, supports, for example, the Commission’s proposals concerning parental leave, which seek to enablestrengthen the principle of reconciling work and family life, thereby enabling Europeans to have as many children as they want and thus reduce the demographic deficit which is posing an economic and social threat to our continent.
Amendment 57 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission, as part of planning for the future policy on trans- European Transport Networks, to pay particular attention to island regions of the European Union, particularly those which, though having a low population density, see an intensive seasonal tourist trade;
Amendment 63 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate green corridors, rail freight networks, Trans European Rail Freight Network (TERFN), European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) corridors, maritime "highways", such as short sea shipping, existing waterways with ample square capacity, into an intermodal TEN-T concept, based on planned actions in favour of more environmentally friendly, less oil consuming and safer modes, taking care to ensure the compatibility of connections between the various modes of transport, in particular rail links in ports;
Amendment 86 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines in this regard that the financial crisis puts greater pressure on the European Union, Member States and regions to base decisions concerning transport infrastructure projects on sound cost-benefit assessments, sustainability and the European trans-border added value, taking into account the financial possibilities of users;
Amendment 67 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges constant care to ensure that all decisions take account of the need to ensure proportionality between costs and benefits and the possibility of subsidising less affluent users (the disabled, large families, welfare recipients);
Amendment 1 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Lisbon Strategy aims to make the European Union the most competitive and dynamic economy in the world by 2010 and to enhance scientific research activities, so that innovation contributes to economic growth and to improving the quality of jobs,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 9 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that reciprocal recognition by Member States and research institutes of researchers' qualifications within the European qualifications framework will strengthen mobility and ensure the maximum possible integrity of the composition of research teams;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a new policy aimed at ensuring that social protection considerations are also included in short-term contracts and providing the maximum possible safeguards as regards the continuation of research programmes and the professional employment of researchers;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concern at the lack of flexible contracts for experienced researchers and researchers at the end of their careers and at the absence of arrangements similar to those governing the treatment of management personnel in the private and public sectors;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges that advancement in the research sector, in particular for young researchers, be based on ability and excellence and not solely on seniority, with due respect for the principle of non-discrimination, in accordance with Community law;;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that an intensification of exchanges within the framework of the relevant European higher education programmes, with the focus on research, will prepare generations of future European researchers and make the research sector more dynamic;·
Amendment 14 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns all forms of violence towards children: physical, psychological and sexual violence, sex-selective birth control, slavery, trafficking or, labour exploitation, sale of children or of their organs, child pornography, child prostitution and paedophilia, as well as extreme poverty, famine and armed conflict;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for a better approach to the problems that young girls must face; suggests, in this connection, that they be given a comprehensive education covering not only the standard curriculum but also how to deal more effectively with everyday problems and with the problems that arise at times of crisis;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas because of persistent gender disparities between women and men the utilisation of budgetary resources has different effects on women and menthe two genders,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests that the Court of Auditors include the gender equality aspect in theirits annual and special reports, in particular relevant information on gender mainstreaming policiespolicies addressing the principle of non- discrimination between women and men and on availability of gender-specific data.
Amendment 10 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, in order to confront the demographic challenge, these programmes should also focus on reconciling family and professional life and on care for the elderly, the chronically ill and people with disabilities;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to inform citizens, local authorities and non- governmental and women’s organisations fully about the possibilities of financing for all projects in the framework of the new programming period 2007- 2013;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States, in the context of the planning and implementation of strategic projects, to take account of the needs of women, families, particularly single-parent and large families, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups in geographically and socially disadvantaged regions.
Amendment 1 #
2008/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes, in addition, that Parliament, exercising its own right of legislative initiative, may decide to launch this procedure and to act upon recommendations based on petitions received by its competent committee;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that such measures may better ensure compatibility between proposals addressed to the Commission in the first instance by citizens and the European Parliament's democratically approved priorities and proposals;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that Parliament should be able to pronounce on the suitability of a Citizens' Initiative, associated with any suggestions and recommendations made, befor while the Commission proceeds with the detailed elaboration of a legislative text based on the Citizens' Initiative;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that questions of eligibility need to be addressed, and in that context considers that flexibility should be shown with regard to what precisely constitutes the “several Member States” from which the one million-plus signatures should be drawn; similarly, in line with the practice used for petitions, considers that the possibility of supporting a Citizens' Initiative should be open to all EU citizens and residents without qualification in relation to age or other discriminatory elements.
Amendment 2 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, originally proclaimed in December 2000, was signed on 12 December 2007, and reconfirmed by the Presidents of Parliament, of the Commission and of the Council, and whereas the commitment to a legally binding Charter, contained in the Treaty of Lisbon, which is in the process of ratification, reflects a growing awareness that citizens should be placed at the centre of Europe's concerns,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is essential that the European institutions and bodies be given the budgetmake full use of the necessary resources neein ordedr to fulfil their obligation to ensure that citizens receive prompt and substantive responses to their enquiries, complaints and petitions,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Ombudsman to pursue his efforts and to promote his activities effectively, transparently and flexibly so that, in the eyes of citizens, he represents the custodian of sound administration and a genuine culture of service in EU institutions;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its satisfaction with the public profile of the Ombudsman, whose aim is to provide citizens, companies, NGOs and other entities with information and to make them aware of their rights, and considers that high-quality information may help to reduce the number of complaints which do not fall within the Ombudsman's terms of reference; at the same time, calls on the Ombudsman to forward immediately those complaints which do not fall within his terms of reference by way of the most appropriate network at national, regional and local level and to keep each petitioner informed about the progress of his/her complaint;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 10 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 11 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 13 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the enhanced information campaign promoted by the communications strategy adopted by the Ombudsman using various means of informing citizens and raising public consciousness, which leads to greater awareness of citizens' rights and Community competences, as well as a greater understanding of the Ombudsman's sphere of competence; urges him, however, in the light of the still substantial number of complaints falling outside his terms of reference and in the light of the fact that the figure in respect of admissible complaints – 16% – remains unsatisfactory, to intensify his efforts to provide more comprehensive information about those terms of reference on a more regular basis;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 15 #
2008/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 9 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on EUROPOL to set up a specific unit dealing with child pornography and child prostitution composed of experts trained in gender specific issues; calls for close cooperation between this specific unit and the police authorities in the Member States and third countries with competence in the field of child pornography and child prostitution, thus establishing a cross-border network to tackle these issues;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States and relevant international bodies, to complete the report by a study (to be updated regularly) upresent regular studies analysing gender-disaggregated data, notably focusing on:
Amendment 13 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7–indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 7–indent 5 a (new)
- job advertisements, especially in the services sector, aimed at under-age girls;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2008 on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)1,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
Amendment 5 #
2008/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 57 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the policies of the Union institutions and the Member States geared to improving access to employment can only be based on the recognition thatof the economic reform in Eastern and Central Europe has made millions of former workers unemployed or kept them inactiveutility of active integration measures;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the socioeconomic disadvantage suffered by Roma children in practice puts early developmentpreschool and quality education out of their reach throughout the region; notes that these disadvantages in turn determine their subsequent chances on the labour market;
Amendment 63 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that education systems are selective and that although Member States are spending substantial sums on overcoming segregation, innumerable seemingly ineluctable systems accelerate the rise of the elite from the middle class and accentuate disparities in opportunities for the poor who find themselves on a downward spiral, particularly the Romathe socio-economic and educational level of the Roma is showing no significant improvement and calls on the competent bodies to take measures to introduce flexibility into the relevant systems;
Amendment 74 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, although the proportion of Roma young people in secondary and higher education has increased, their level of qualifications still remains far below the European average; observes that, as a result of this, the Member States' economies often draw labour from third countries to make good labour shortages; and calls on the competent bodies to make use of their qualifications, as a matter of priority, in particular since they are resident in the EU·
Amendment 80 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it a fact that the Roma community in some Member States particularly influences demographic processes; notes that, for instance, the proportion of Roma children in the population is high, while their life expectancy at birth is a full 10 years less than that of people belonging to the majority nationalitieand calls for multilateral measures to enable them to develop into active European citizens;
Amendment 84 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that it is commoner for Roma to suffer from so-called 'diseases of poverty', that the unhealthy environment in which they live, poor diet and difficult access to health services which hamper their employment on the market and provide a pretext for denying them particular job opportunities; calls on the competent authorities to help bring about an improvement in their living conditions;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it essential that the Member States havmake used substantial European Union and Member-State of their own and European resources to help the long- term unemployed find work, but these have typically set in stone the existing situation; stresses that the number of long-term unemployed people and their marginalisation have grown since enlargement;
Amendment 100 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Endorses the view taken by the Commission that the greatest problem in bringing about reintegration into the labour market is that Roma adults are under-represented in the working population and in lifelong learning, but over-represented among the long-term unemployed and those working on low- prestige occupationsRoma adults should be represented in the working population in the context of lifelong learning;
Amendment 105 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws it to the attention of the Member States that this social dichotomy compels many Roma job-seekers to transfer from the legal economy to the black market, and that a European effort is needed to bring that marketRoma travel to find work and often perform undeclared work. Consequently, an effort is needed from all the competent bodies to bring the Roma's activities into the legitimate sphere;
Amendment 113 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it necessary to take account of the fact that, in practiuse European financial resource,s the elimination ofo improve housing conditions in Roma settlements cannot be achieved using EU resources under the rules which currently apply to the European Regional Development Fund, as, in the case of Member States which acceded after 2004, the minimum population figure for the eligibility of settlements for financing from housing budgets is such that it is precisely those living under the worst conditions, in the smallest settlements, who cannot be reachedd calls on the Commission to draw up appropriate rules on minimum population figures to make such financing possible;
Amendment 118 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the Member States should exploit the revision of the rules governing the Structural Funds which affords more scope for complex programmes by allowing more than 10% to be transferred between the Funds, but notes that, in the Member States concerned, this opportunity is only exploited to an insignificant extent;
Amendment 121 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the proposal of a comprehensive directive against discrimination is an excellent opportunity to evaluate Directive 2000/43/EC; considers thatCommission's proposal should ensure that Directive 2000/43/ΕC is implemented and evaluated and, in the spirit of the Social Agenda, the Commission should identify specific objectives with the aim of preventing and reduceliminating discrimination against and stigmatisation of the Roma and criminalisation of Roma communitiesthe Roma;
Amendment 127 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the proposal by the EU institutions that the number of Roma working in public services should be increasedconcerning equal treatment of Roma applicants for jobs in public services; points out, however, that in order to make this possible it is necessary not only for governments to pursue personnel policies which promote it but also to increase public acceptance of the principle;
Amendment 138 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that employment of Roman women should also be promoted by means of employment-friendly operation of social support systems; calls on Member States to make it possible for children from large Roma families who have not yet reached school age to have access to children's day care institutions even if their mother is at home with her other children; considers it desirable that labour market programmes should use this time to teach them knowledge to prepare them in the long term for work from which they can earn a livingattend nursery schools even if their mother is at home; considers that there should be special programmes for the training and integration of Roma women into the labour market;
Amendment 148 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 150 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Expresses the view that subsidising jobs on the labour market in order to reintegrate Roma workers is preferable to subsidising long-term unemployment;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take more active measures to meet the needs of small coastal municipalities, in particular those located in the outermost island regions, by promoting examples of best practice in relation to the planning, development and management of specific projects and exchanges of information about the relevant European rules and funds;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– promoting the intangible cultural heritage, for example by devising itineraries and ‘themed’ routes to introduce visitors to the regional heritage of the coastal hinterland (including the local gastronomy);
Amendment 28 #
2008/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 7
Paragraph 3 – indent 7
– setting up education and training schemes so asin the tourist sector, at all levels and in all fields (service provision, economics and administration), with a view to createing a core of qualified workers
Amendment 4 #
2008/2126(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the misleading character of these practices becomes more obvious when they are of an electronic nature and are spread using the Internet (see Petition No 0079/2003),
Amendment 17 #
2008/2126(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas such practices have been applied for a number of years, creating a large number of victims and a significant financial impact across thean internal market that is being damaged and distorted in many ways by these practices,
Amendment 20 #
2008/2126(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that, despite the widespread nature of these practices, EU and national legislation does not appear to be adequate in providing a significant means of protection and an effective remedy or is not being adequately enforced at national level; regrets that national authorities also seem to be unable to provide a remedy;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2126(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the action taken by certain Member States such as Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom, but most notably by Austria, in trying to prevent business-directory companies from following misleading practices; considers, however, that these efforts remain insufficient and that there is still a need for the coordination of control at an international level;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2126(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that, whereas the Commission has no power to enforce the Directive directly against individuals or companies, it does have the duty, as the guardian of the Treaty, to ensure that the Directive is adequately and effectively implemented by Member States;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2126(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets that Regulation (EC) 2006/2004 on co-operation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws has not been sufficiently used, and calls on the Commission to step up its monitoring of the implementation of this Regulation and to ask national authorities to make more frequent useonitor the application of this legal instrument which could provide a remedy in cases of intra-Community infringements;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas self-employment through micro and small, small, individual or family businesses gives women the opportunity to improve their status in economic terms and the possibility to combine professional and family life,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the provision of micro-credits is an important tool to improve the status of women, giving women a start-up possibility, encouraging female entrepreneurship, access to the, active participation in and continuing presence on the labour market, helping them to become economically independent and is therefore not only an issue of entrepreneurship and economic growth but also of social inclusion and a measure against poverty,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses, in particular, the importance of publicising the possibilities of micro- credits through the education process and their use by bodies or non-governmental women's organisation that work to link up graduates and school-leavers at all levels with the labour market;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to link micro-credit schemes and schemes to improve competitiveness, particularly for undertakings run by women and young people, placing the emphasis on their equipment and the use of new information and communication technologies;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the potentials of micro-credits through publicity and awareness-raising programmes targeted, among others, at young women, ethnic minorities and particularly underlining the importance of programmes at schoolswomen of all ages and without discrimination on grounds of origin;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Lisbon Strategy aims to ensure that 60% of women able to work are in employment; whereas efforts relating to the demographic challenge seek to promote higher birth rates to meet future requirements; whereas these two public policies target the same pivotal population group of women aged between 18 and 49, who are viewed both as workers and as mothers carrying life and, bringing children into the world and raising them mainly, together with their fathers, as well as taking care of the elderly and dependent or disabled persons; whereas the different policies now need to be built not just around the professional performance of workers but also around their role in society as human beings,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the various alternatives involved in the choice between formal employment and informal non market work do not have the same economic consequences, and the manifold but latent discrimination against women and men who would opt for informal non market work-costable work involving family care thus takes the form of having to chose between two alternatives which are not recognised as being equivalent in economic terms,
Amendment 30 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the concept of inter- generational solidarity is not just limited to childcare but also extends to responsibility for the elderly and dependent and to nurturing the human capital of our citizens, particularly of, contributing to respect for human dignity and its promotion among future generations,
Amendment 40 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the monetisation of non- market informalthe valuation of informal, non-costable, work carried out by women/mothers and men/fathers is more than a question of justice, and economic science now attaches increasing importance to the creation of national wealth by the household economy,
Amendment 48 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas attention should be drawn to the aforementioned 1995 UNDP Report which notes that if more human activities in the field of non-market informal work devoted to inter-generational solidarity were seen as market transactions in the same way as the prevailing wages, they would yield gigantically large monetary valuations for the work carried out by women/mothers and men/fathers; whereas this same report states that if national statistics fully reflected the 'invisible' contribution of women/mothers and men/fathers, it would become impossible for policy-makers to ignore them in their decisions on, particularly, policies to reconcile family life and 'formalised' working life or periods of training or retraining study,
Amendment 52 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the manifold but latent discrimination against women/mothers and men/fathers in this field is primarily manifested in the obligation of frequently having to chose between two alternatives which are not recognised as being equivalent in economic terms (formal or informal work),
Amendment 58 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas systems of national accounts (SNAs) in the Member States do not recognise the value of non-marketcostable informal work in its different forms even though, according to mathematical models, it accounts for one-third of national wealth in GDP,
Amendment 105 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the European Economic and Social Committee to undertake work on defining criteria and standards to record and evaluate the manifold aspects of informal non market-costable work by women and men, on the basis of a uniform method for assessing and assigning a value to this work and the long-term economic and social usefulness of this activity and its contribution to GDP;
Amendment 107 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on experts in the social sciences, economics and law, alongside those in philosophy, anthropology, neuroscience, child development science and geriatrics and gerontology, to draw up a clearer definition of the different terms to make them easier to understand and reduce the scope for misuse; calls for a comprehensive pan-European investigation into the nature, level and internal mechanisms of involvement in informal non market-costable work which is not yet officially recognised, running inter- generational networks and funding for this purpose;
Amendment 118 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the public authorities to take the necessary steps to enable women/mothers and men/fathers to make better choices as to how they wish to reconcile, without suffering discrimination, as to how they wish to reconcile studying, training, retraining and work and family life;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph - 1 (new)
Paragraph - 1 (new)
-1. Stresses the fundamental importance of recognising the right of men and women to have a greater say on matters concerning their health and its care and the right of children to unconditional protection of their health, on the basis of the general principles of universality, equality and solidarity;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to integrate public health issues into all EU policy areas and, including the use of impact assessment and evaluation tools, enhancing the profile, understanding and effective tackling of health issues at Community level through the adoption of a long-term approach, and to strengthen gender mainstreaming in public health policies;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas good health and a high level of health protection have a positive effect on safeguarding employment and on citizens' welfare and encouragecontribute towards higher productivity and better competitiveness at national and European level,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, proceeding from World Health Organisation recommendations, to present a report on the state of women’s and children’s health so as to enable measures to focus on various target groups and analyses to be brought to bear on the accessibility of services and their impact on different social groups in different regions, taking account of demographic changes and environmental factors;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is convinced that good health for the active population, the elderly and children can be secured on the basis of knowledge about health and by acquiring basic skills in health protection through lifelong learning;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
Ε. whereas health care should be adapted to the changing needs and features of the EU population and that it should be based on the principles of prevention, health protection and good health promotion - both physchosomatical and mental - and on the fostering of healthy lifestyles from an early age,
Amendment 19 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which calls for legislative bodies to treat the interests of children as a primary consideration, one way being to make the necessary provision for maternity leave, taking into account in particular the effect that breastfeeding has on an infant’s mental and physical developmenthealth protection and access to health services during maternity;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas more attention should be paid in the EU's health strategy to long-term care using new technologies, the care of persons suffering from chronic diseases, and the provision of home-based health care for the elderly and for people with physical or mental disabilities and whereas, in this context, synergies between health services and social services should be sought,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU's health strategy should foster enhanced cross-border cooperation among Member States, and between Member States and the Commission, in the health care sector at political, administrative, medical, educational, technical and scientific level aimed at, among other things, facilitating the right of patient mobility within the EU,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to increase public awareness of reproductive and sexual health in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce the social and health problems caused by infertilitythe rapid development of new, health-promoting technologies in order to reduce the social and health problems caused by infertility, achieve the strategic objective of prosperity and secure a viable future for Europe;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission in that the EU can provide added value in a series of cross-border aspects including the mobility of health-care professionals, cooperation between public and private bodies and the free movement of goods, services and patients;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the factIs convinced that risks associated with the health behaviour of pregnant women (high rates of induced and repeated abortions, smoking during pregnancy), mothers’ levels of health education, and infant mortality after the 28th day remain closely linked, that teenage pregnancies and deliveries continue to pose a greater risk to newborns’ health, and that medical conditions among newborns have become more frequent;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that gender-sensitive preventive measures, promoting health and treatment,which take account of documented scientific data, local and age disparities and promote health and treatment, and the use of information and communications technologies (ICT), access to services and the safety and health of workers help to lower the incidence of more serious diseases and mortality rates among women and improve their quality of life in the EU.
Amendment 34 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that patients must be empoweredoffered more services and that, in this context, information strategies should be set up in order adequately to inform patients of their rights and obligations, including their right of free movement for health-care provision, thus allowing them increasingly to become active subjects rather than mere objects of health care;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. OpinionConsiders that health-care professionals' training should be adapted to the dynamics of health care and that this involves promoting lifelong learning among health- care professionals so that they benefit to the full from developments in the information and communications technology sector as well as the new medical, scientific and technological developments, and developing stable training structures to provide such lifelong learning with the possibility of recognition throughout Europe;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UrgesCalls on the Commission to prioritise streamlining of administrative practices andand the Member States to fight efficiently against all legal and administrative barriers as well as obstacles to geographical mobility at European, national, regional or local levels, such as the non-recognition of mobility related experiences for career prospects or social security and pensions, particularly within SMEs; considers that it is also important to promote administrative cooperation between national institutions and authorities, whose interaction is decisive when trying to resolve problems related to worker mobility between Member States efficiently in all fields of financial, social and personal relations;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to implement fully Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and, which will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (to be applicable fromin 2009), as well as related legislation on social security matters and the payment of allowances of any kind; calls on the Member States and the Commission to urgently address the recurring problems raised in petitions and complaints on social security, pensions, and health care; supports the Commission's plans for the introduction of an electronic version of the European Health Insurance Card, which will considerably reduce the time taken to process EU mobile workers' social security claims; suggests that this should also be done for form "E106";
Amendment 5 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for close cooperation between national administrations in order to identify and eliminate injustices in the fields of taxation, such as discrimination of foreign nationals and doublejustice and taxation;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the regional and national authorities to remove practical obstacles to mobility, in accordance with the concept of "fair mobility", particularly by combating undeclared work and social dumping;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 7 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages educational authorities to work together pro-actively on mutual recognition of qualifications gained from formal, informal and non-formal education, and professions which correspond to the standards set by Member States; considers it crucial that Member States makimplement efficiently the European Qualifications Framework and give appropriate fuoll useow-up to upcoming initiatives ofn the European Qualifications FCredit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), so that classification in the levels of the national educational system and of the Lifelong Learning programmework allows mobile workers to continue their training; endorses the Commission's commitment to developing Europass in order to make qualifications more readable for employers; stresses the value of the Euraxess Services;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that EURES is also designed to meet the needs of specific categories of workers such as the long- term unemployed, young or older workers, women, researchers, self-employed workers and seasonal workers, and intends to support individuals in preparing a full, high-quality career plan; points out that, where appropriate, it will be expanded to the benefit of third- country nationals, including those who have not yet acquired long-term resident status;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Fully endorses the existing information mechanisms and the exchange of good practices but at the same time suggests that all relevant sites, portals etc. be checked in terms of efficiency and, if necessary, be reorganised, harmonised or regrouped so as to make them more user- friendly and to improve public awareness of sustainable development and social cohesion;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the fact that Member States should promote good practice and mutual learning schemes for mobility actions, financed from the EU Cohesion Fund, and especially from the European Social Fund;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in addition to online services, supplementary means of information should be explored and put in place in the Member States and in the regions of the EU with a view to widely distributing information on job mobility within Member States; considers that a job mobility call centre related to EURES should be put in place to promptly provide workers with information on specific questions; in the national language and at least in a second European language;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, since mobility entails facilitating matters across the entire range of needs and activities of workers and their families, Parliament has in numerous resolutions drawn attention to the obstacles to mobility and to European citizens' right to reside outside their Member State of origin, and has proposed possible means of removal,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the development of appropriate training for professional mobility consultants, who will also contribute to the resolution of the upcoming issues needing to be solved;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, while the Commission's Action Plan covers the main issues related to mobility, much more action still needs to be taken, notably regarding creating stronger links between education systems and the labour market, as also on aspects such as preparation for mobility via the teaching of foreign languages and maintaining acquired linguistic abilities for workers and their children;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that guaranteed labour mobility is a means of consolidating the Lisbon strategy's economic and social dimensions, achieving the objectives of the renewed social agenda, and tackling a range of challenges including globalisation, industrial change, technological progress, population trends, migrations and alterations in the social and employment model;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to include both labour and geographical mobility as a priority in their national employment and lifelong learning programmes;
Amendment 55 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work together in order to draw up a programme of reintegration for citizens and their families returning to their Member State of origin after a period spent working in another;
Amendment 59 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that there remain within the EU a large number of administrative or legislative barriers to labour mobility and to the mutual recognition of qualifications of every level and professional experience; reaffirms its commitment to a solution to these problems, and calls on the Commission to undertake close monitoring of Member States failing to implement EU legislation in this area;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the proposal for improving exchanges of information and best practice between national authorities, as well as that concerning an electronic version of the European health insurance card; requests further information on this initiative and how it can enhance workforce mobility; calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of creating, in the near future, a single European card including all information relating to the contributions paid by and the social rights of the individual concerned in all Member States where that person has worked;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the objectives announced in the third section of the Action Plan for Work Mobility, in line with the enhancement of EURES' institutional capabilities; stresses the diverse make-up of the workforce and the need for services adapted to all categories of worker, including older people, the self-employed, seasonal workers, workers with disabilities, workers who return to employment after a break from work, etc.;
Amendment 95 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the issue of access to the EURES network for citizens living in the countryside or in regions of the Union where Internet access tends to be limitedrural, island, mountain and remote regions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the information on this portal is also made accessible to these population groups;
Amendment 102 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports and encourages the implementation of the concept of equitable mobility, and calls on the Commission to ensure its application, e.g. by involving workers' and employers' organisations on a sectoral basis in order to prevent undeclared work and the downgrading of working conditions;
Amendment 106 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to follow up the proposal which it submitted in 2005 and its amended proposal of 2007 for a directive laying down minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility by improving the vesting and preservation of supplementary pension rights;·
Amendment 108 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote programmes in support of mobility for young professionals; believes that such programmes need to be grounded in the employer/employee relationship, and should recognise the value added arising from experience, abilities and skills, including knowledge of languages, acquired outside one's home country;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for women to resume or further their education and training post-conflict; considers, in this connection, that the resumption of teaching should be actively promoted during nation-building processes;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that action to combat the use of child soldiers and the recruitment of girls into armed forces and their subsequent subjection to sexual abuse ties in with action to improve the daily lives of women living in regions in which post- conflict peace-building and nation- building are in progress;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it crucial to involve women in economic activities in post-conflict societies in order to support their socio- economic and business empowerment, and stresses the positive role played by micro- credit;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
Amendment 9 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas the Commission’s report on industrial relations in Europe 2006 shows that highly developed collective bargaining has a positive influence on social inclusion but that such bargaining is indicative and not binding in the context of general developments in industrial relations in the EU,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the objective of the PWD – to provide for a climate of fair competition and measures guaranteeing respect for the rights of workers – is more important than ever; in an economic, in an era in which transnational provision of services is expanding, the PWD is expected to play a key-role infor the protectingon of the workers concerned, while respecting the framework of labour law and industrial relations of Member States,
Amendment 20 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas according to the PWD the laws of the MS must lay down a nucleus of mandatory rules for minimum protection of posted workers to be observed in the host country without preventing application of terms and conditions of employment more favorable to workers,
Amendment 23 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas the nucleus provisions in Article 3(1) of the PWD consists of international mandatory rules which the MS have commonly agreed upon; the public order provisions in Article 3(10) also consist of international mandatory rules but in such a way that MS themselves can define them; the use of Article 10 is important for MS to be able to consider a variety of labour market, social policy and other concerns including protection of workers,
Amendment 80 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that the subsidiarity principle must apply in all matters relating to industrial relations law, labour law and the right to strike;
Amendment 95 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the freedom to provide services is not superiorcontrary to the fundamental right for trade unions to take industrial action; especially, since this is a constitutional right in several Member States;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5a (new)
Citation 5a (new)
- having regard to Article 3(5) of the Statute of the Ombudsman that directs the Ombudsman to seek, as far as possible, a solution with the institution concerned in order to eliminate the instance of maladministration and satisfy the complainant,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas improved transparency, the promotion of multilingualism and informing accurately the public are objectives which are given the highest priority by the EU and its institutions,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas ease of access to information for as manyll the citizens as possibleof the EU is an important prerequisite for, and a basic element of, the general principle of democratic legitimacy and of transparency,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 − point iii
Paragraph 1 − point iii
iii. the information on these websites should, ideally, be available on time in all official languages of the Community,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 − point iv
Paragraph 1 − point iv
iv. the number of available languages should, as far as is necessary, and certainly based only on criteria of objectivity, transparency and manageability, be reduced be reduced only if technical inconveniences and objective criteria dictate it,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Council to avail itself of the opportunity to conduct a comprehensive review of the language options of the websites of its presidencies, in order to ensure that as large a section of the population as possiblethe entire population of the European Union has easy access to information on its activities;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that any reduction of the language options which may temporarily prove necessary must be undertaken on the basis of objective criteria, and that only the language of the incumbent presidency may have priority until the end of such presidency;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the recommendation of the Ombudsman to the Council to examine the complainant’s request that the websites of the Council presidencies also be available in German and suggests that all EU citizens should have the right to request the official documents in their native language;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Addresses itself to all future Council presidencies, in the hope that they will make their websites available in as many languages as possible and, in the event of a restriction on the number of languages, will use the most widely spoken official languages according to an order of priorityprogressively available in all the official languages of the European Union;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the fact that the petitions process, retained in the new Treaty, provides an important facility enabling the people of Europe to become actively involved – either individually or through voluntary associations – with the development of the Union; points out that such involvement can include drawing Parliament's attention to situations where Member States are not properly implementing EU law, alerting Parliament to weaknesses in existing EU legislation, and pro by exchanging in public their points of view concerning all fields of EU competence with respect to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; points out that such involvement can include drawing Parliament's attesnting abouton to possible failures to respect the fundamental rights of EU citizens or residents of the Union;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the recognition of the rights, freedoms and principles set out in it for all EU citizens; is resolved to clarify with the other institutions the extent to which the Charter is applicable directly to EU citizens – which is what citizens expect to be the case – and also the specific means of redress and non-judicial remedies available to EU citizens who petition Parliament to ensure the correct application of the Charter and its provisions regarding the integrity of the person, and the various rights pertaining to life, human dignity, equality, justice, liberty and private property.
Amendment 14 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the only change introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon to the three legislative procedures referred to will be that as regards their adoption, voting in the Council will take place on the basis of qualified majority rather than unanimity, subject to the procedure provided for in Article 48 of the EC Treaty as amended; anticipates no particular difficulty with the change of voting majority in the Council.
Amendment 22 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 32 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to give priority totake account of the social dimension of road safety and the health and safety of drivers ahead ofin connection with all other considerations, when drawing up its official impact assessment;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up its official impact assessment, to take into accountexplore the general view within the transport sector that self-employed drivers should be included and the fact that it would be extremely difficult from a legal point of view to identify and pursue ‘bogus’ self-employed workers, not to mention the practical and bureaucratic difficulties that would have to be overcome to prevent this concept from being widely exploited to evade the restrictions on working daysand those who only claim that status formally should be included;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on reconciling professional, family and private lives1,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Α. Whereas the Commission report on Equality between women and men 2008 1 Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Equality between women and men 2008. 2 Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Equality between women and men 2008. (COM(2008)0010)12 suggests that while female participation in employment has steadily increased, there remain significant challenges as regards the quality of female employment, in particular the persistent pay gap between women and men, the continuing horizontal and vertical labour market segregation, the fragmented professional careers of women and the difficulty in reconciling professional and family life, all of which prevent equality during working lives and thereafter treatment in education and during working lives and even development during retirement,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2007 on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies2,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)
Citation 14 c (new)
Amendment 4 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental right and principle of the EU, recognised by the Treaty establishing the European Community and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, whereas in spite of the significant progress made in this field, many inequalities between women and men remain,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the Flexicurity Strategy raises expectations for a better reconciliation of the professional and private life of women and men; whereas not all Member States will attain the Barcelona targets by 2010; whereas care facilities for dependent family members other than children and the recognition of atypical and non-formal qualifications are not yet incorporated in policy strategies,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. having regard to the conclusions of the Lisbon European Council (March 2000), which aimed to increase the rate of employment in the European Union to 70% and the rate of employment of women to more than 60% by 2010; having regard also to the conclusions of the Stockholm European Council (March 2001), which added the interim target of 67% for the general rate of employment and 57% for the rate of employment of women by 2005,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas women's participation in decision-making is a decisive indicator of equality between women and men, whereas the presence of female managers in companies is stableand universities remains slight and the number of female politicians and researchers is rising only very slowly,
Amendment 18 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve gender mainstreaming in all employment and social security policies, in particular in the Flexicurity Strategy, and to promote the incorporation of the gender dimension into all their policies;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a number of challenges and difficulties affect women more than men, notably quality of employment, part-time and temporary employment, the situation of ‘helping’ spouses in agriculturereas such as agriculture or fisheries and small family businesses, health and safety at work and maternity protection, as well as a higher risk of poverty,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the reconciliation of professional, life and training or study periods and family and private lives remains an unresolved issue for women as well as for men,
Amendment 23 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the social partners play an important role in defining and effectively implementing actions for gender equality at the European, national, regional, sectoral and corporate levels,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission and Member States to develop instruments that will ensure that high educational qualifications of women will result in "better jobs"women with high professional qualifications will have equal opportunities, in finding quality jobs and in professional development, as men with equivalent skills in the public and private sector;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas entitlements to paternity leave enable fthe sharing of family and domestic duties between men and women, not least by developing the use of parental leave and pathers to share the responsibilities and therenity leave, is a precondition fore promote equality between women and mening and achieving gender equality,
Amendment 27 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas access to services for the care of children, the elderly and other dependants is essential for equal participation of women and men in the labour market, education and training,
Amendment 28 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesNotes that the increase in the number of women in work has not been accompanied by the expected increase in the quality of that work and that the Commission report andconfines itself to reiteratesing the dual nature of gender mainstreaming at EU level, designed on the one hand to ensuringe equality between women and men in all policy areas and, on the other hand, targeted measures to curb discrimination against women, including awareness-raising campaigns, the exchange of best practices, dialogues with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of combating violence against women in achieving equality between women and men, therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission for a concerted action in the field; urges the Commission to consider possibilitie with a view to assessing the effectiveness of newthe measures adopted ton combating violence against women and, if need be, to consider adopting new measures;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Proposes that the Commission continue to consult the social partners on the possible approach of Community action for a better reconciliation of professional, private and family life with a view to improving and supplementing the existing framework and implementing the objectives of the Barcelona Council (2002);
Amendment 35 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers overall women participation in decision-making on local, national and EU levels to be insufficientunrepresentative, therefore invites the Commission, the Member States and political parties to consider positive actions to improve the situation, not least by organising active citizenship campaigns and political activity familiarisation programmes;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the lack of progress as regards the gender pay gap over the last few years; thus, urges the Commission and the Member sStates to evaluateassess the strategies and actions in this area and to establish, whetherre necessary, in cooperation with the social partners, any new measures, or new approaches in implementation of existing measures, mayto improve the situation; stresses the need for a concerted action, especially in the context of the new cycle of the European Strategy for Growth and Jobs and for common principles of flexicurity;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the role of employers in creating a modern work organisation and Member States in providing accessible, in terms of distance, and affordable quality services in order to allow a better reconciliation of professional and family life, an objective which social corporate responsibility initiatives help achieve;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the persistent mismatch between women's and men's education level on one hand, and the situation in the labour market on the other hand, where females earn lower wages, are in more insecure jobs and experience a slower career than males, while the education performance of women is better than that of men; urges the Commission and the Member States to explore the reasons and find solutions to this situation;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take the appropriate measures to tackle stereotypes inat all levels of education, and employment and the mediao raise the awareness and participation of the media, civil society and the social partners in those efforts and to emphasise the role of men in promoting equality;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the importance of women control over their sexual and reproductive rights in women empowerment; therefore supports measures and actions improving women's access to sexual and reenjoying equal access to health services and a high level of maternity produtective health services and raising their awareness of their rights and available serviceson at work, and being informed of their rights and the services available to them and how to avail themselves of these;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to pursue the objective of equal economic independencepay and professional development for women and men;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to support the Commission in its monitoring of the implementation of national measures to assess respect for the principle of equality, particularly as regards legal entitlements and pension and social security regimes;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take further measures to improve women's access to and participation in the labour market, especially in sectors such as high-technology, research, science and engineering, in which they are still under-respresented, and the quality of employment of women, in particular by means of lifelong learning programmes conceived for that purposeand education programmes at every level; urges the Commission and Member States to make use of the European Structural Funds to achieve this;
Amendment 51 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay attention to the situation of helping spouses in agriculturespouses helping in sectors such as agriculture and fisheries and small family businesses, both from the gender equality perspective and taking into account the fact that women are in a more vulnerable position than men;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to develop the legal construct of shared ownership, in order to ensure full recognition of women'sthe rights in the agricultural sector,of helping spouses, their appropriate protection in the field of social security and pensions and recognition of their work;
Amendment 54 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Member States to promote female entrepreneurship in the industrial sector and to provide financial support for women setting up companiesand vocational guidance structures for women setting up companies, as well as the appropriate training;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and of the Member States to give priority to and to pay special attention to more vulnerable groups of women, in particular disabled women, women with dependants, elderly women, minority and immigrant women and women prisoners, and to develop targeted measures aimed at their needs;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6l. Calls on the Commission to support cooperation and the development of partnerships between all the bodies involved in order to promote better reconciliation of professional, family and private life in the context of the European Alliance for Families.
Amendment 62 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the consultation between the Commission and the social partners aiming at improving the legislative and non- legislative frameworks for reconciliation of professional, family and private lives; is also looking forward to an analysis of that consultation and to proposals originating from it, in particular proposals relating to maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and, care for dependent leave and leave that could cover close family members, such as grandparents;
Amendment 64 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that any policy on the reconciling of work and family life must be based on the principle of free personal choice and adapted to different life cycles;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. NotesPoints out that reconciliation of work, private and family lives is one of the keys to increasing participation in the labour market and quality of employment and calls on the Commission and the Council to gather and disseminate, not least within the framework of the European Alliance for Families, best practices which allow for an effective training period- and work- life balance at every level, and greater involvement of men in family life;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Member States to provide appropriate training in gender mainstreaming to officials responsible for implementing Community programmes at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Invites Member States to incorporate in their national legislation the requirement for undertakings to develop and implement annual plans on corporate equality pland the rights of women and men caring for family members and ensure gender balanced representation on corporate boards;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Invites Member States to encourage employers to provide employees and their representatives with regular gender-based informationinformation on gender issues and leave entitlement;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Finds it disturbing that women are continuing to suffer serious discrimination, as reflected in their unemployment rates, the more precarious forms of work in which they are employed, their lower pay, the fact that they are exposed to a higher risk of poverty and industrial accidents, and the greater difficulties that they encounter in terms of career advancement in the transition from education to the labour market and during reinsertion in the labour market after leave to care for children or relatives;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists on the need to develop national mechanisms aimed at monitoring the implementation of the equal pay principle and reinstatement at work following maternity leave, paternity leave or leave to care for dependent family members;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reminds the Member States of the importance of actively implementing gender mainstreaming and seeking to reconcile family and working life when developing and implementing laws;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the Member States to intensify their efforts and fight discrimination as a matter of the utmost priobetween men and women, particularly as regards equality of pay and the integration or reintegration in the labour market as a matter of the utmost priority and calls on the Commission to renew the planning of support measures for this purpose with due respect for the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that steps need to be taken immediately in order to give full and productive effect to Directive 2002/73/EC with a view to combating discrimination; urgescalls upon the Member States to attach greater importance to collective bargaining, give dignity to those who work, bring closer supervision to bear on workingimplement the Decent Work Agenda in accordance with condiventions, health and safety, and trade union freedom, of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and, with the assistance of the social partners, draw up phased industry-wide plans, laying down clear-cut goals, to eradicate direct and indirect wage discrimination;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that collective negotiation and bargaining have an important role to play in combating discrimination against women, not least as regards access to employment, pay, working conditions, career advancement, and vocational training, and maintains that fixed-term contracts should be superseded by contracts concluded for an indefinite period;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the need for specific policies and goals aimed at achieving genuine equality between women and men (equal pay, parental leave, access to high-quality jobs with rights) and organising work and working time in ways making for a better work-life balance and equal access to lifelong learning;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas identification with a person or object is the next step to understanding how we become full members of society; whereas gender stereotyping in advertising is, in this context, an impediment to a modern and equal society,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 15 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas advertising ins all media is part of our daily life and sends out different messages; whereas these messages are designed to encourage us to buy different products; whereas advertising sends out signals about how to behave in order to be seen as successful and 'normal' component part of the market economy and, owing to its ubiquity, has an undeniable impact on public behaviour and the shaping of public opinion,
Amendment 19 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas advertising often presents black-and-white situations in whicha caricatured view of women’s and men are given specific roles and attributed with qualities based on their gender’s lives,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 28 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 30 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising not only restricts individuals to playing various predetermined roles, but also excludes individuals who do not fit the norm, such as men and women with disabilities and non-heterosexuals, by conveying a non- differentiated, homogeneous image of individuals, advertising fails to reflect the broad diversity of human and social existence,
Amendment 41 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas gender stereotyping must be opposed at all levels of society in order to liberatefoster equality and cooperation between women and men in both the private and public domains,
Amendment 46 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas gender stereotyping is instrumental in segregating and differentiating between the sexes from a very young age; whereas this segregation/differentiation sets the tone for lifelong discrimination between the sexes,
Amendment 51 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the whole of society has to be involved in efforts to avoid the reproduction of gender stereotyping; whereas the responsibility for doing so should be shared by all parties from the cradle to the grave,
Amendment 55 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 58 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas children are a particularly vulnerable group that places its trust not just in authority but also in characters from myths, TV programmes, picture-books, TV games, toy advertising, etc.; whereas children learn by imitation and mimicking what they have just experienced; whereas gender stereotyping in advertising is for that reason not just a restraint on individual development but also one of the direct causes of an individual being implicated from an early age in lifelong discrimination in which a person's gender dictates what is possible and what is notmay reinforce existing discrimination,
Amendment 66 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas TV advertising is omnipresent in our daily lives; whereas, regardless of our age and gender, we are exposed to commercial breaks in daily TV programmes; whereas it is of particular importance that TV advertising be subject to ethically and/or legally binding rules to prevent adverts communicating gender stereotypes and discrimination of all kinds,
Amendment 84 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the need for measureeducational measures and measures to cultivate awareness from an early age to eliminate male and female stereotypestereotypes of all kinds;
Amendment 92 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention in particular to the need to eliminate messages conveying gender stereotypestrary to human dignity from textbooks, toys, TV games and TV or cinema advertising;
Amendment 100 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of the role played by the media in creating and perpetuating gender stereotypes and calls on the EU institutions and Member States to comply with and/or establish ethical and/or legal rules on how persons of both sexes can and should be presented in advertising; the responsibility of the media for respecting the integrity of the human person and dignity and equality and for combating discrimination;
Amendment 106 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the importance of supporting the education, training and employment of women to promote and ensure that they have equal access to all areas and levels of the media, supporting research into all aspects of women and the media, encouraging and recognising women’s media networks, and developing regulatory mechanisms, including voluntary ones, that promote balanced and diverse portrayals of women by and in the media and international communications systems;
Amendment 123 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 126 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 9 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out the generally weaker position of women on the labour market, which is often due to their family obligations, as a result of which access to the official labour market is hampered, and underpaid and undeclared work more readily accepted; points also to the resulting serious consequences for the career advancement and retirement of women, but also for the proper functioning of the labour market and the capacity for financing social security schemes;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose to the Member States a framework statute for spouses or family members helping in family businesses to guarantee their compulsory membership of a social security scheme.·
Amendment 12 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to propose to Member States a flexible framework for recognising care services for the young, the elderly, the disabled, etc., and the rights, obligations and professional experience of care providers, whether they are European citizens or citizens of third countries;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind that running a family is itself a family business, to propose a framework for recognising atypical family work and the compulsory inclusion thereof in a social security scheme;
Amendment 108 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Strongly advocates the conclusion of 'agreements' at regional, national and local level providing a progressive and sectoral response to illegal labour and encouraging measures producing effective solutions for the benefit of society as a whole;
Amendment 111 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 115 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for greater and more effective respect of the right to work and of existing employment rules, of international employment rules as one of the means of promoting the Decent Work Agenda and of Community law, in particular those set out in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services1; 1OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.
Amendment 117 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Advocates closer links between national labour inspectorates and measures to encourage exchanges of best practices at Community level in response to undeclared work;·
Amendment 119 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 127 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that there is a need to raise awareness amongst bothemployers, workers and, potential users of undeclared work and all social organisations on the risks and costs relating to undeclared work and on the benefits of declareliminating that work;
Amendment 131 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Takes the view that in order to combat the phenomenon of undeclared work, there is a need for local and European programming instruments which allow both economic and social support and development policies to be pursued and supervisory and punitive action to be taken;
Amendment 150 #
2008/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Advocates combined financial, fiscal and labour inspection procedures to combat undeclared work;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission's proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010), (COM(2007)0797), and the related report of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6- 0173/2008),
Amendment 23 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point (a)
Paragraph 2 – point (a)
α) Income support sufficient to avoid social exclusion: Minimum income schemes, related benefits and social assistance must be easily accessible and provide sufficient resources, accompanied by a strategic plan for active inclusion policies, to lift people out of poverty and prevent social exclusion; active inclusion policies must promotcomprise greater equity of social protection systems and also provide specific flanking measures (e.g. rehabilitation, training, counselling, childcare, housing, language training for migrants, support services) to enable people to lead a dignified life;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point (b)
Paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) Link to inclusive labour markets: Active inclusion policies must aim at creating stable and secure high-quality employment, improving the quality of jobs, providing specific support measures and services to accompany people into employment and promoting job retentionthe retention of access to jobs and the development of entrepreneurial activity, providing high- quality education, vocational and entrepreneurial training, further training and lifelong learning and facilitating the transition from studying to work;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Gender mainstreaming, anti- discrimination and active participation: Active inclusion policies must ensure the promotion of gender equality, principally through a better reconciliation of family life and work, and contribute to the elimination of discrimination in all three pillars mentioned above; good governance, participation and integration of all relevant actors must be promoted by directly involving those affected by poverty and social exclusion, as well as social partners and non-governmental organisations, in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of strategies;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages free and unfettered participation in education, training and lifelong learning and in training on the sound management of financial resources;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the need to promote mixed-sex classes or a gender mix in university admission quotas and to offer a greater range of cultural or educational trips and exchanges to give the poor the opportunity to play a full part in the knowledge society and cultural life;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Encourages use of the open method of coordination between Member States and at all other levels of governance;
Amendment 59 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 64 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that poverty in employment must be propereffectively addressed; recalls that remuneration in general and especially minimum wages – regardless whether they are of a statutory nature or collectively agreed – mustshould prevent income poverty in any event;
Amendment 66 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 70 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that schemes providing for minimum wages must be complemented bythe creation of decent living conditions is conditional upon the implementation of supportive measures for social inclusion, e.g. on housing, education, training, re-training and lifelong learning as well as sound economic management and income support schemes, to coverntribute towards covering the costs to individuals and households;
Amendment 85 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point (b)
Paragraph 10 – point (b)
(b) ensuring that children grow up in families with sufficient resourcwith the support of resources and every form of assistance for families to meet all aspects of their emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of their members;
Amendment 130 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
(i) supporting personal development, access to education, training and lifelong learning, social integration and inclusion before employment;
Amendment 137 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (iii)
Paragraph 14 – point (iii)
(iii) assisting job retention by supportive measures (e.g. on-the-job training and lifelong learning opportunities), the development of entrepreneurship and also work arrangements that help marginalised people reconcile employment with their efforts to deal with social disadvantage (e.g. lack of housing, care responsibilities or health problems);
Amendment 149 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Proposes that a balance be found between the personal responsibility of individuals and the provision of social assistance to enable everyone to live in dignity and participate in society.
Amendment 167 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to provide for social default tariffs for vulnerable groups (e.g. in the fields of energy and public transport) and for facilities to obtain microcredits in order to promote active inclusion;
Amendment 180 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote voluntary activities and to help with the social integration of people who have lost touch with or no longer participate in the labour market.
Amendment 207 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves to the effective actions to be taken in the context of the Year against poverty and social exclusion, which should represent a substantial step towards the long-term effort to combat poverty;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 48 #
2008/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Expresses its satisfaction concerning the Decision of the European Court of Justice C-156/04 (07.06.2007), that declares unfounded the complaints submitted to the Petitions Committee against the Greek authorities, and welcomes the adaptation of the Greek legislation to the "acquis communautaire" concerning this field;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to increase efforts in order to make more rapid progress towards the general implementation of principle of gender budgetmainstreaming as essential means in promoting equality between men and women; welcomes the Commission's willingness to systematically apply gender mainstreaming in the budgetary process and awaits the study on theits feasibility of gender budgeting in the EU budgetary process;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that, by way of preparation for European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in– 2010, a new budget heading has been created with an allocation of EUR 6.5 m (04 04 12);
Amendment 3 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Points out that, although for 2009 the commitments for Section 5 "Equality between women and men" of the PROGRESS programme (item 04 04 01 05) have reached 12 % level, overall commitments and payments for the period 2007-2009 are between 11.1 % and 11.2 %, falling short of 12 % allocation to Section 5; moreover, total appropriations for the PROGRESS programme are below average multi-annual level; therefore urges the Commission to bring those figures, especially in Section 5, into line with Decision 1672/2006/EC, and the horizontal application of equality to the other 4 sectors of the PROGRESS programme: employment, social protection and social inclusion, working conditions, non discrimination and diversity;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2α Calls for the effective use of the amount of € 130 000 earmarked for the administrative organisation of the Community Progress programme to fully implement the European Employment Strategy and promote social solidarity, protection and cohesion;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Observes that the Daphne III programme (Fight against violence, item 18 04 07) has not taken full advantage of the increase in its budget, therefore urges the Commission to increase commitment levels in line with the average level foreseen in the multi- annual programme envelope (EUR 116.85 millon for 2007-2013, Decision 779/2007/EC); invites the Commission to evaluate the budget allocated to the human resources responsible for the evaluation of the projects, in order to increase the efficiency of the programme;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
– Invites the Commission to urge Member States to increase the use of Structural Funds, in the framework of the European Social Fund, as a means of promoting equality between men and women;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the Commission's inefficiencdelay in recruiting the director of the European Institute for Equality between men and women, established by the Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 from 20 December 2006; considers that the grade AD13 is sufficient to lead the Institute, and that raising the grade of the post of director could affect more women than men (by progressively diminishing proportion of women in the highest grades), which means that it is not gender neutral; rejects the Commission's proposal to change the grade of the post from AD13 to AD14;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the added value of pilot projects launched by associations that promote equal opportunities between men and women; calls, hence, for further attention to avoid the creation of monopolies and abuse of a dominant position in the framework of the execution of the budget of pilot projects so that access to the Community budgetary lines is not hindered for associations active in local networks;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14α. Approves the projected allocation of € 953 363 000 to promote the lifelong learning programme and hopes that the funds will be allocated equitably for lifelong learning, adult retraining and teacher training, in accordance with the principle of non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all, so as to assist those belonging to the most vulnerable categories or resident in less-favoured areas of the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for a more balanced distribution of the budget lines in order to avoid budgetary monopolies; underlines that numerous associations at a European level are efficient in promoting equal opportunities between men and women; therefore calls for the budget lines related to associations promoting equality between men and women at a European level to be merged so as to ensure that the budget is fairly accessible to all associations;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for the launch of pilot projects in the following fields: solidarity between generations, and especially carers, the input of men in the education of children and the reconciliation between family life and professional life, the acknowledgement of the informal labour of women within the framework of intergenerational networks in order to highlight the economic value of women's informal work;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for the budget lines related to the development of policies in favour of 'DYS' (dysphasia, dyspraxia, dyslexia, dyscalculia or attention deficit disorder, etc.) and disabled persons to be maintained, especially regarding an improved support towards women and men whose children suffer from disabilities and 'DYS' disorders, as well as towards the transition of DYS and disabled individuals from school to professional integration;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recognises the need to support those persons affected by 'DYS' disabilities and disorders from their childhood to their social and professional integration; considers that the current support provided by the Community and the Member States to persons taking care of DYS individuals is not sufficient, while the responsibility is taken more often by women than by men; calls for appropriate action in order to ensure that women and men taking care of DYS individuals benefit from equal opportunities and supports the pilot project aiming at implementing financing in order to guarantee the promotion of better support for the educators and parents of DYS individuals respecting equal opportunities between women and men;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 1
Part A – paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s aim of analysing the causes of the difference in pay between men and women and developing targeted approaches to tackle the pay gap and the segregation of the female employment market of which it is an adjunct; stresses that the many studies and large body of data which already exist indicate that progress has been too slow (a decline in the pay gap from 17% in 1995 to 15% in 2005).
Amendment 12 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point a
Part A – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) specific policies to make it possible to reconcile work, studies, training and re- training as part of life-long learning with family and personal life, covering child care and other care services (which should be financially available and easily accessible regardless of individual employees’ status and type of contract), flexible work organisation and hours and maternity, paternity, parental and family leave in combination with the possibility of smooth reintegration,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point b
Part A – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) fiscal and social security policies, including gender-specific measures designed to compensate for unfair and unjustified pay differences and, boost quality female employment, and cover atypical work-care within the family or its broader environment.
Amendment 14 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point c
Part A – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) specific actions under the national programmes to implement the integrated guidelines for the 2008/2010 Lisbon Strategy cycle, designed to take account of local and regional conditions in each country, explore the possibilities for promoting equality and protecting women through the European mechanisms and the funds provided for this purpose and ensure the Roadmap for Equality 2006/2010 is implemented on schedule,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point e
Part A – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) the insertion of a clause requiringtaking of initiatives for respect for gender equality and equal pay in public contracts and the introduction of a specific label such as a 'quality certificate' for gender and pay policies which could be awarded to firms and confer on them certain advantages in terms of accmplementation by firms of a policy of gender equality and equality of pay within the framework of increased corporate social responsibility by effective measuress to national, local and European supporboost equality and make it measures and funding and boost their chances of securing public contractsier to combine family and professional life for men and women.
Amendment 18 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas data indicate that qualifications and experiences acquired by women armust be financially less rewarded thanas much as those acquired by men; whereas the concept of "equal pay for work of equal value" also implies a redefinition of societal roles that have hitherto beenmust not be biased by a gender- stereotyped approach,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 1 – point a
Part B - paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the concepts of pay and occupational social security schemes, ensuring that these are formulated in such a way as to fully reflect the data and evaluations contained in new job classification systems,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast1) states that the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value is an essential and indispensable part of the aquis communautaire, including the case law of the Court concerning sex discrimination, and it is appropriate to make further provision for the implementation of such principle, 1 OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p.23.Or. fr
Amendment 26 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 1 – point c
Part B - paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the tasks of equal opportunity organisations, ensuring that they should play a greater role alongsidein cooperation with the social partners,
Amendment 29 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Part B - paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Is convinced that it is essential to ensure better and speedier implementation of the provisions of the directive aimed at redressing differences in pay by ensuring the Member States, social partners and national and European equal opportunity organisations apply measures such as those set out in the 'Framework of actions on gender equality' endorsed by the social partners in March 2005, by providing for:
Amendment 50 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3 - 1 point 3.1.
Recommendation 3 - 1 point 3.1.
3.1. The concept of the value of work is marked by a stereotyped approach not favouring women, for example putting the emphasis on physical strengmust be based on interpersonal skills or responsibility, emphasising quality of work, with rather than on interpersonal skills or responsibility aim of promoting equal opportunities between women and men.
Amendment 53 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3 - point 3.2
Recommendation 3 - point 3.2
3.2. The Commission's initiative should therefore focus on the obligation forinvite Member States to introduce gender- neutral job evaluations enablcomplying bowith employers and workers to identify possible pay discrimination based on a biased pay- scale definition, whilethe principle of equality between women and men. It remains important to respecting national laws and traditions concerning their industrial relations system. Such elements of work evaluation should also be transparent and be made available to all stakeholders and to labour inspectorates and equality bodies.
Amendment 58 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 4
Recommendation 4
Amendment 64 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 5
Recommendation 5
Further scrutiny of collective agreements and applicable pay scales and job evaluation schemes are necessary, mainly concerning the treatment of part-time workers and workers with other atypical work arrangements or extra payments/bonuses (more often given to men than women). Member States - while respecting national law, collective agreement or practice - should encourage social partners to introduce gender-neutral job evaluations, enabl complying bowith employers and employees to identify possible pay discriminations based on a biased pay- scale definitiothe principle of equality between women and men.
Amendment 71 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.1.
Recommendation 6 − point 6.1.
Amendment 72 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.2.
Recommendation 6 − point 6.2.
Amendment 73 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − introductory part and indents 1 to 3
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − introductory part and indents 1 to 3
6.3. It is recalled that under the Recast Directive No 2006/54, Member States are already obliged to impose compensation or reparation (Title III Horizontal provisions, Chapter 1, Article 18), as well as penalties (Chapter 3, General horizontal provisions, Article 25) which are "effective, proportionate and dissuasive". However, these provisions are not sufficient to avoid infringement of the equal pay principle. For this reason, it is proposed that: – compensation or reparation should not be restricted by the fixing of a prior upper limit; – penalties must include the payment of compensation to the victim; – administrative fines (for example in the event of failure of notification or unavailability of analysis of wage statistics disaggregated by gender (according to Recommendation 2) requested by labour inspectorates;
Amendment 74 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − indent 4
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − indent 4
Amendment 12 #
2008/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transnational character of a matter should be determined by taking account of both the scope of its potential effects, and the level of management and representation that it involves. For this purpose, matters which concern the entire undertaking or group or, at least two Member States or, where appropriate, workers in a single Member State directly are considered to be transnational.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The members of the special negotiating body shall be elected or appointed in proportion to the number of employees in each Member State by the Community- scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings, by allocating in respect of each Member State in which at least 50 employees are employed one seat per portion of employees employed in that Member State amounting to 10%, or a fraction thereof, of the number of employees employed in all the Member States taken together;
Amendment 49 #
2008/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Annex I – point 1 – point c
(c) The members of the European Works Council shall be elected or appointed in proportion to the number of employees in each Member State by the Community- scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings, by allocating in respect of each Member State in which at least 50 employees are employed one seat per portion of employees employed in that Member State amounting to 10%, or a fraction thereof, of the number of employees employed in all the Member States taken together;
Amendment 52 #
2008/0263(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States shall take account of the morphological particularities of geographically isolated regions and the distances that have to be covered to reach them, making an exception if need be to the cost-efficiency ratio principle referred to in Annex I;
Amendment 17 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Community legislation is only efficient and effective if it is properly implemented by all Member States, applied equally to all actors concerned and controlled on a regular basis and in an efficient manner.
Amendment 18 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Monitoring compliance is a complex task with multiple actors and therefore it requires cooperation between Member States and the Commission, as well as between Member States themselves, as well as between the social partners concerned.
Amendment 20 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles specifically recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular it seeks to ensure the right of every worker to working conditions which respect his or her health and safety as well as the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and weekly rest periods. In accordance with (Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union). and with Article 2(5) of the European Social Charter , a weekly rest period shall, as far as possible, coincide with the day recognised by tradition or custom in the country or region concerned as a day of rest.
Amendment 31 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(b) The following sentence is added to point (d): "'mobile worker' shall also include any person who ismay not be tied to an employer by an employment contract or by any other type of working hierarchical relationship, but:
Amendment 31 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point g
Article 3 – point g
Amendment 43 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point i
Article 3 – point i
(e) point (i) is replaced by the following: "(i) 'night work' shall mean work during a period of work which includes at least two hours work performed during night time, without prejudice to any financial consequences in terms of the salaries, as regulated by national legal provisions, employment contracts and collective agreements";"
Amendment 48 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 –point 6
Article 1 –point 6
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 1
Article 11 a – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall organise a system of appropriateppropriate, non-discriminatory and regular monitoring and controls, by means of which abuses of workers' working-time rights may be effectively reported and eliminated in order to guarantee the correct and consistent implementation of the rules contained in this Directive. They shall ensure that the national bodies, including their employment, transport and taxation services responsible for enforcement of the Directive have an adequate number of, sufficient and qualified inspectors andion body and, after a well coordinated dialogue with the social partners concerned, shall take whatever measures are appropriate.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 –point 6
Article 1 –point 6
Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 11 a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to reinforce administrative cooperation between their competent authorities, through the adoption of effective systemmeasures of exchange of information, the improvement of access to information and the promotion of exchange of information and good practices in enforcement of working time rules;
Amendment 19 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Women should therefore be protected from discrimination on grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave, and should have adequate means of legal protection, in order to safeguard their rights to decent working conditions and a better balance between family life and work.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 15
Recital 15
- 1) Recital 15 is replaced by the following: “Whereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 16 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least four weeks [...] after confinement;”
Amendment 70 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 186 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 81 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory leave of at least sixfour weeks after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternity leave is taken, before or after childbirth.
Amendment 1 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
4 α. having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1, __________________ 1 OJ C102 Ε, 24.4.2008, p. 321.
Amendment 7 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
6 α. having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)1, ___________________________ 1 P6_TA(2008)0286
Amendment 16 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member Sates and the Commission to ensure free access to information concerning the provisions of the UN Convention and the Optional Protocol for European citizens and for organisations of people with disabilities at European and national level and encourage exchanges of information on best practices regarding its implementation;
Amendment 1 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a legally binding international Human Rights Treaty confirming the rights of women and girls with disability; regrets that only four EU Member States have so far ratified the Convention and the Protocol; calls on the Commission and the Member States to incorporate all the provisions of the Convention into EU and domestic law, to provide for the measures and financial means necessary for their application within specific deadlines and to set quantitative objectives for this;
Amendment 3 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that to ensure equal treatment and equal rights for women and girls with disabilities, gender mainstreaming must be applied in decisions about policies and measures for disabled people and their implementation in all areas, especially regarding the right to work, integration in the workplace, education and life-long learning, and anti- discrimination;
Amendment 4 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. With reference to the protocol, underlines the importance of training in and use of new technologies to improve the living conditions of women and girls with disabilities, and encourages research to this end, taking into consideration the legislation on bioethics in each Member State;
Amendment 6 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1, __________________________ 1 OJ C 102 Ε, 24.4.2008, p. 321.
Amendment 7 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)1, ___________________________ 1 P6_TA(2008)0286.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges all Member States to proceed rapidly to ratification of the UN Convention and put its content into effect in advance of completion of the ratification processmaking the necessary adjustments to their framework legislation and creating the necessary material infrastructure;
Amendment 32 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member Sates and the Commission to ensure free access to information about the provisions of the UN Convention for European citizens and for organisations of people with disabilities at European and national level and encourage exchanges of information on best practices regarding observance thereof;
Amendment 51 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The objective of reducing the negative impacts of transport should be achieved in such a way as to avoid disproportionate obstacles to the freedom of movement and the apportionment of costs, in the interest of sound economic growth of all sectors and the proper functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 332 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7h – paragraph 3
Article 7h – paragraph 3
3. Subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7f(3)(b) and in Article 7f(4), toll rates may, in exceptional cases, namely specific projects of high European interest, be subject to other forms of variation in order to secure the commercial viability of such projects where they are exposed to direct competition with other modes of vehicle transport. The resulting charging structure shall be linear, proportionate, openly published, and available to all users on equal terms and shall not lead to additional costs being passed on to other users in the form of higher tolls. Any alteration to tolls must not create disproportionate obstacles to freedom of movement and to the apportionment of costs, in the interests of sound economic growth in all sectors and the proper functioning of the internal market. The Commission shall verify compliance with these conditions prior to the implementation of the charging structure in question.
Amendment 9 #
2008/0143(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex - point 1
Annex - point 1
Directive 2006/112/EC
Annex III - point 3
Annex III - point 3
"(3) pharmaceutical products of a kind normally used for health care, prevention of illnesses and as treatment for medical and veterinary purposes, including products used for contraception and absorbent hygiene products (including babies' nappies) and children's products;
Amendment 36 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This directive aims to establish a general framework for provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare in the Community and to ensure patients mobility, a better balance between patients' individual rights in relation to mobility and the maintenance of national regulatory capabilities, for the benefit of all, and freedom to provide healthcare and high level of protection of health, whilst fully respecting the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of social security benefits related to health and the organisation and delivery of healthcare and medical care and social security benefits in particular for sickness.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State in accordance with this Directive, hospital care shall mean:and specialised care shall mean healthcare as defined by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation.
Amendment 124 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 127 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 135 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 178 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate national contact points for cross-border healthcare and communicate their names and contact details to the Commission. They shall also be required to draw up national lists of hospital care and specialised care, for the benefit of stakeholders.
Amendment 186 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall render such mutual assistance for the promotion of the quality and safety of healthcare as is necessary for the implementation of this Directive.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the fundamental principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 10 of the Charter recognises the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; Article 21 prohibits discrimination, including on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; and Article 26 acknowledges the rouncil of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, specifically Articles 9 and 10 thereof, and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independencethe European Union, specifically Articles 10, 10.2, 21 and 26 thereof.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Actuarial and risk factors related to disability and to age are used in the provision of insurance, banking and other financial services. These should not be regarded as constituting discrimination where the factors arcan be shown to be key factors for the assessment of risk.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) All individuals enjoy the freedom to contract, including the freedom to choose a contractual partner for a transaction. This Directive should not apply to economic transactions undertaken by individuals for whom these transactions do not constitute their professional or commercial activity.
Amendment 37 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of religion, freedom of expression and the freedom of association. This Directive is without prejudicedoes not apply to national lawsegislation on marital or family status, including on reproductive rights. It is also without prejudiadoption and the rights deriving therefrom, or to the organisation and content of education, which fall under the competence tof the secular nature of the State, state instituMember States. The Directive does not require Member States to amend their legislations or bodies, or educationpractices in these respects.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a ) In particular, this Directive respects the Declaration on Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, the United Nations Resolution 36/55.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Community has adopted three legal instruments1 on the basis of article 13(1) of the EC Treaty to prevent and combat discrimination on grounds of sex, racial and ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. These instruments have demonstrated the value of legislation in the fight against discrimination. In particular, Directive 2000/78/EC establishes a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. However, variations remain between Member States on the degree and the form of protection from discrimination on these grounds beyond the areas of employmenta number of grounds including on the grounds of disability and age. These instruments have demonstrated the value of legislation in the fight against discrimination.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and servicesdisability or age in a range of areas outside the labour market, including housing. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Conduct on the part of a person or an organisation which does not conform to the principles set out in the provisions of this Directive shall not be considered to be a form of discrimination within the meaning of paragraph 1 where such conduct is motivated by moral standards based on religion or belief.
Amendment 59 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the fundamental principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 10 of the Charter recognises the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; Article 21 prohibits discrimination, including on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; and Article 26 acknowledges the right of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independenceouncil of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, particularly Articles 9 and 10 thereof, and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly Article 10, Article 12, paragraph 2, and Articles 21 and 26 thereof.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 7
Article 2 - paragraph 7
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, in the provision of financial services Member States may permit proportionate differences in treatment where, for the product in question, the use of age or disability is a key factor in the assessment of risk based on relevant and accurate actuarial or statistical data. In taking decisions in relation to eliminating discrimination and to proportionate differences in treatment, account must also be taken of the impact on the viability of small and medium-sized businesses, particularly at the individual level.
Amendment 65 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 7
Article 2 - paragraph 7
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, in the provision of financial services Member States may permit proportionate differences in treatment may be permitted where, for the product in question, the use of age or disability is a key factor in the assessment of risk based on relevant and accurate actuarial or statistical databased on an appropriate risk calculation using relevant mathematical or statistical data or principles and medical experience.
Amendment 68 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - introductory part
3. Within the limits of the powers conferred upon the Community, the prohibition of discrimination shall apply to all persons, as regards both the public and private sectors, including public bodies, and in compliance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, the prohibition of discrimination shall apply in relation to:
Amendment 69 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of religion, the freedom of expression and the freedom of association. This Directive is without prejudicee scope of this Directive does not extend to national laws on marital or family status, including on reproductive rights. It is also without prejudithe areas of reproduction and adoption, and the rights deriving from them, nor to the organisation and content of education, which fall within the competence tof the secular nature of theMember State. The Member State, state institutionhall not be required under the present directive to amend its cor bodies, or education. responding legislative provisions or procedures in this area.
Amendment 69 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point a
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point a
Amendment 70 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States are responsible for the organisation and content of education. The Commission Communication on Competences for the 21st Century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools draws attention to the need for special attention to be paid to disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. In particular national law may provide for differences in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief. Member States may also allow or prohibit the wearing or display of religious symbols at school.
Amendment 70 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - paragraph 3 - point b
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - paragraph 3 - point b
Amendment 71 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point d and subparagraph 2
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point d and subparagraph 2
Amendment 74 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point d - subparagraph 2
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point d - subparagraph 2
(d) Subparagraph (d) shall apply to individuals only in so far as they are performing a professional or commercial activity.
Amendment 75 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The rules on the burden of proof must be adapted when there is a prima facie case of discrimination and, for the principle of equal treatment to be applied effectively, the burden of providing sufficient proof must shift back to the respondent when evidence of such discrimination is brought. However, it is not for the respondent to prove that the plaintiff adheres to a particular religion or belief, has a particular disability, is of a particular age or has a particular sexual orientation.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) direct discrimination shall be taken to occur where one person is treated less favourably than another is, has been or would be treated in a comparable situation, on any of the grounds referred to in Article 1, except where the treatment or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim and where the means employed are appropriate and necessary;
Amendment 84 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Harassment shall be deemed to be a form of discrimination within the meaning of paragraph 1, w. Then unwanted conduct related to any of the grounds remay take differred to in Article 1 takes placent forms ranging from spoken or writh the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person and often comments to actions or behaviour, but it must be sufficiently serious to creatinge an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensiv or hostile environment.
Amendment 86 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where the conduct of an individual or an organisation has its origins in moral concepts which are based on a religion or a set of beliefs, it does not violate the principle of equal treatment, but contributes to the diversity which is part of the common wealth of the European Union.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, in the provision of financial services Member States may permit proportionate differences in treatment where, for the product in question, the use of age or disability is a key factor in the assessment of risk based on relevant and accurate actuarial or statistical data. When decisions are being adopted that relate to eliminating discrimination or introducing proportionate differences in treatment, account should be taken of the effects of those decisions on the viability of businesses, particularly individual, small and medium-sized businesses.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modificat. Such measures and the provisions orf adjustments. Such measurelternative solutions should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or goods and services in question or require the provision of alternatives theretos.
Amendment 88 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b
Amendment 89 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Within the limits of the powers conferred upon the Community, the prohibition of discrimination shall apply to all persons, as regards both the public and private sectors, including public bodies, and taking account of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, the prohibition of discrimination shall apply in relation to:
Amendment 90 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 91 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 91 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Amendment 92 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d and second subparagraph
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d and second subparagraph
Amendment 96 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of religion,thought, conscience and religion, the freedom of speech and the freedom of association. This Directive is without prejudice to national laws on marital or family status, including on reproductive rights. It is also without prejudice to the secular nature of the State, state institutions or bodies, or education.
Amendment 96 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures. Such measures, as well as offers of alternative solutions, should not impose a disproportionate burden, n or require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or goods and services in question or requires to the sectors concerned or the provision of alternatives thereto.
Amendment 97 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b
Amendment 98 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Amendment 101 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 - paragraph 1
Article 8 - paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take such measures as are necessary, in accordance with their national judicial systems, to ensure that, when persons who consider themselves wronged because the principle of equal treatment has not been applied to them establishpresent, before a court or other competent authority, facts from which it may be presumed that there has beensufficient prima facie evidence of direct or indirect discrimination, it shall be for the respondent to prove that there has been no breach of the prohibition of discrimination.
Amendment 119 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The prohibition of discrimination should be without prejudice to the maintenance or adoption by Member States of measures intended to prevent or compensate for disadvantages suffered by a group of persons of a particular religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationdisability or age. Such measures may permit organisations of persons of a particular religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationdisability or age where their main object is the promotion of the special needs of those persons.
Amendment 122 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Persons who have been subject to discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationdisability or age should have adequate means of legal protection. To provide a more effective level of protection, associations, organisations and other legal entities should be empowered to engage in proceedings, including on behalf of or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts.
Amendment 125 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The rules on the burden of proof must be adapted when there is a prima facie case of discrimination and, for the principle of equal treatment to be applied effectively, the burden of proof must shift back to the respondent when evidence of such discrimination is brought. However, it is not for the respondent to prove that the plaintiff adheres to a particular religion or belief, has a particular disability, or is of a particular age or has a particular sexual orientation.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation,disability or age with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation.
Amendment 138 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of a particular religion or belief, a particular disability, a particular age, or a particular sexual orientationdisability or a particular age at a particular disadvantage compared with other persons, unless that provision, criterion or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary.
Amendment 184 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 8
Article 2 – paragraph 8
Amendment 214 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of thought, conscience and religion, the freedom of speech and the freedom of association.
Amendment 46 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 3
Article 34 - paragraph 3
3. In the case of a cross-border merger of an SPE with an SPE or other company registered in another Member State, the provisions of the laws of the Member States in which the company’s registered office is situated implementing Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 - paragraph 3
Article 38 - paragraph 3
3. Where one of the conditions set out in points a) or b)For the purposes of paragraph 2 is met, the management body of the SPE shall take the necessary steps, as soon as possible, after disclosure of the transfer proposal, to start negotiations with the representatives of the SPE’s employees with a view to reaching an agreement on arrangements for the participation of the employees.
Amendment 44 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 22a
Article 22a
With regard to aerodrome operators referred to in Article 4(3)(b) the Agency shall: (a) conduct, itself or through national aviation authorities or qualified entities, inspections, and audits of the regularly receive the report from the national aviation authorities concerning the certification of organisations it coperatifies; (b) issue and renew certificates of organisations,ng aerodromes located in or outside the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty, and responsible for the operation of an aerodrome located in theat territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty; (c), including any amendments, suspendsions or revoke the relevant certificate, when the conditions according to which it was issued are no longer fulfilled or if the holder of the certificate fails to fulfil the obligations imposed on it by this Regulation or by its implementing rulcations of certificates.
Amendment 1 #
2008/0107(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Some provisions of the Convention fall within the Community’s exclusive competence as regards the coordination of social security schemes, while, where other matters are concerned, there is the flexibility of applying national legislation, such as to vessels not exceeding 200 GRT operating in internal waters only.
Amendment 18 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The second subparagraph of Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union enshrines the concept of openness, stating that the Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen. Where applicable, the best available resources should be used to put the principle of openness into practice, thereby achieving greater legitimacy, effectiveness, and accountability to the citizen, while respecting fundamental rights, democracy and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to all documents held by an institution, namely, documents drawn up or received by it and in its possession concerning a matter relating to the policies, activities, investigations and decisions falling within its sphere of responsibility, in all areas of activity of the European Union.
Amendment 21 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Articles 4 and 9, documents shall be made accessible to the public either following a written application or directly in electronic form or through a register. In particular, documents drawn up or received in the course of a legislative procedure shall be made directly accessible in accordance with Article 12. The various application forms shall be identical for all bodies covered by this Regulation and shall be duly translated into all the official languages of the EU.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. This Regulation shall not apply to documents submitted to Ccourts by parties other than the institutions, until the investigation has been closed.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
7. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to rights of broader public access to documents held by the institutions which might follow from instruments of international law or acts of the institutions implementing them.
Amendment 26 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 29 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where an application concerns a document originating from a Member State, other than documents transmitted in the framework of procedures leading to a legislative act or a non-legislative act of general application, or a document containing information submitted to the Commission, the authorities of that Member State shall be consulted. The institution holding the document shall disclose it unless the Member State gives reasons for withholding it, based on the exceptions referred to in Article 4 or on specific provisions in its own legislation preventing disclosure of the document concerned. The institution shall appreciate the adequacy of such reasons given by the Member State insofar as, especially when they are based on exceptions laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 32 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Documents drawn up or received in the course of procedures for the adoption of EU legislative acts or non-legislative acts of general application shall, subject to Articles 4 and 9, be made directly accessible to the publicThe institutions shall as far as possible make documents directly accessible to the public in electronic form or through a register in accordance with the rules of the institution concerned.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At the latest by .. .. ...., the Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of this Regulation and shall make recommendations, including, if appropriate, any proposals for the revision of this Regulation which are necessitated by changes in the current situation and an action programme of measures to be taken by the institutions.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where possible, other documents, notably documents relating to the development of policy or strategy, shallIn particular, documents drawn up or received in the course of procedures for the adoption of EU legislative acts or non- legislative acts of general application shall, subject to Articles 4 and 9, be made directly accessible in electronic formto the public.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. EachThe institutions shall define in its rules of procedure which other categories of documents are directly accessible to the publicestablish a common interface for their registers of documents, and shall in particular ensure a single point of access for direct access to documents drawn up or received in the course of procedures for the adoption of EU legislative acts or non-legislative acts of general application.
Amendment 7 #
2008/0047(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I - Title 1- point 4
Annex I - Title 1- point 4
4. Promoting cooperation and exchange of information, experience and best practices between stakeholders at national and European level. Activities will aim to improve the coordination of stakeholders involved inthose in charge of countering the distribution of illegal content and harmful conduct online and encourage the participation and engagement of these stakeholderspopulation groups, irrespective of their social and geographical background.
Amendment 8 #
2008/0047(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I - Title 3 - point 3
Annex I - Title 3 - point 3
3. Encouraging enhancement of efficient and cost-effective awareness-raising methods and tools. Actions to prevent gender stereotyping will be aimed at improving relevant awareness-raising methods and tools with a view to making them. The objective is to render actions more efficient and cost- effective, by harnessing both the potential for cooperation between the public and private spheres, and activities concerning the social responsibility of undertakings, in a long-term perspective.
Amendment 9 #
2008/0047(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I - Title 4 - point 5 a
Annex I - Title 4 - point 5 a
5a. Promoting awareness of how effectively to balance use of the on-line environment, its dangers and its impact at local and regional level, as well as within small social groupings (family, school, etc.).
Amendment 6 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Labour market adjustment and restructuring measures necessitated by climate change must be accompanied by aid from the European Social Fund and, in particular, a strengthening of the social dialogue at various levels (sectoral and intersectoral both at local, regional and national levels and at EU level) and the creation of framework conditions for social equilibrium, to promote training, further training and retraining for individuals.
Amendment 5 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Α. whereas the objectives of the Lisbon strategy as regards the employment of women, young people and older people and the Barcelona objectives as regards childcare services are essential for the viability of pension systems,
Amendment 9 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Β. whereas, in general termsdespite the need to increase employment rates among women, women's careers tend to be more fragmented and the rate at which their pay increases is slow, while men tend to have a more continuous employment record and their pay tends to increase more steadily, which means that there is a discrepancy between their respective contributions to the pension system and an increased risk of poverty for women,
Amendment 14 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, therefore, the need for active policies on the employment of women, young people and older people so as to make proper use of manpower and business enterprise and to ensure that contributions to pension systems entitle them to a decent pension;
Amendment 21 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– recognition of periods spent devoted to reconciling work and family life, such as maternity leave, parental leave, periods spent looking after a dependent relative and educational, further education, retraining and lifelong learning responsibilities, for example by increasing periods of compulsory insurance to complete the period of social insurance coverage requinecessary to ensured for entitlement to a pension;
Amendment 25 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Member States, in the light of the Lisbon strategy and the need for action to keep the social security and pensions systems sustainable, to make more progress in shifting from a social expenditure to a social activation outlook and to attract and retain more people in quality employment, increase labour supply, modernise social protection systems and increase investment in human capital through better education and traipromoting research and innovation and through better education and training with special emphasis on life- long learning;
Amendment 27 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of spouses helping self-employed workers which called, among other things, for action to ensure that it was compulsory for spouses helpthose receiving shelf-employed workers to be covered by ap to contribute to their partners' pension insurance scheme.
Amendment 61 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that it might be necessary for people to work past the age 65, remaining as long as possible in the labour force; stresses the need to discuss rvoluntarily remaisning the legal retirement agein work for as long as a worker wishes and conditions allow;
Amendment 68 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that any pro-active economic migration policy that addresses especially potential migrants of working age and offers fast-track immigration to highly skilled applicants would need to be complemented by better integration of migrants into the labour market and society as a whole; stresses that intensified efforts to increase immigration might lead to a brain-drain in the countries of origin, which might have a negative effect on the economical and societal development of these countries and encourage new waves of uncontrolled human mobility;
Amendment 89 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls upon the Member States to take serious account of the need to redesign traditional pension systems which are based on systematic risk assessments and the assumption of a typical, standard life course, given that the assumed standard life course is changing rapidly and so-called patchwork biographies will become more and more common, leading to the new social risk of increasing unpredictability for many individuals and for vulnerable groups in particular, especially immigrants, low-skilled workers, the inhabitants of remote and inaccessible regions and single parents;
Amendment 91 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Observes that it is predominantly women who take care of children, voluntarily or involuntarily under the pressure of cultural attitudes and social norms or of the poor quality or lack of childcare facilities stresses the need to compensatrecognise atypical family work and to provide wcompen ansation, and the need to provide women them with real choices both as regards having children and as regards the provision of care to dependent persons, without fearing possible financial disadvantages or suffering detriment to their career progression; welcomes action by Member States to compensation this;
Amendment 100 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for the Member States to ensure that inflation remains at a low level, to reduce deficits and the public debt, to preserve adequate levels of funding for social security and pensions systems, the need for them and to find alternative and robust tax bases in face of increased competition brought about by globalisation; warns of the possible reduction of tax revenue caused by flat tax rates, given the fact that they are strictly related to the total number of people in the labour force; stresses the importance of reducing reliance on labour taxation in order to increase the competitiveness of Member States economies and provide more work incentives; recognises the complexity involved in shifting to a more capital taxation, given the smaller capital tax base and greater mobility of capital; suggests that increasing the use of environmental taxes and greater reliance on consumption as tax base be considered, and thus the need for greater progressiveness, which would reduce the pressure on lower incomes;
Amendment 110 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. IExpresses its conviction that the adoption of measures for improving the state of health of citizens constitutes an investment and contributes to a reduction in the costs of demographic ageing and to more robust public finances; insists on the importance of preserving the values and principles underpinning all health care systems of the European Union, which comprise universal coverage, solidarity in financing, equity of access and the provision of high quality health care, notwithstanding the need for rational consumption of scarce resources;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Prie instamment le gouvernement turc d'entreprendre des réformes visant à la réalisation effective de l'égalité entre hommes et femmes, de la sécurité sociale, de l'élimination de la féminisation de la pauvreté et des violences envers les femmes et de l'amélioration de la participation des femmes au marché du travail, à l'éducation et à la vie économique, sociale et politique, avec une diligence identique à celle qui a été accordée à la législation relative à la levée de l’interdiction du port du voile;
Amendment 17 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Estime qu'il est essentiel que la nouvelle constitution garantisse l'égalité entre hommes et femmes et confère aux femmes des droits plus étendus, et non plus restreints, y compris la pleine jouissance de leur droit au travail; qu'elle jette les fondements d'une représentation paritaireéquilibrée des femmes à tous les niveaux du processus décisionnel, et qu'elle évite d'employer des critères vagues tels que la "moralité générale"; qu'elle s'abstienne de percevoir les femmes avant tout comme des membres de la famille ou de la communauté et qu'elle réaffirme les droits fondamentaux des femmes, notamment ceux liés à la sexualité et à la procréation, en tant queréaffirme les droits fondamentaux des femmes y compris leurs droits individuels;
Amendment 25 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Rend hommage auNote que le gouvernement turc pour le soutien qu'il a apportéa apporté son soutien à des projets de coopération entre l'Union européenne et des partenaires turcs qui ont été couronnés de succès, tels que le projet de jumelage en vue de la création d'un organe indépendant sur l'égalité entre hommes et femmes qui chapeaute actuellement la formation de 750 fonctionnaires aux questions d'intégration de la dimension de genre, et espère que cet organe sera rapidement mis en place;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2264(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the European Ombudsman that the Commission should deal with the petitioner's complaint as rapidly and diligently as possible after six years' unjustified delay;·
Amendment 3 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 3 #
2007/2264(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that this case may constitute an abopportunity to make use of the discretion the Commission enjoys when interpretfulfilling its obligations as guardian of the Treaties under Article 211 of the EC Treaty, which confers on the Commission the role of 'guardian of the Treaties', in that the Commission so far exceeded the discretionary power it accorded itself in its Communication on Better Monitoring of the Application of Community Law (COM(2002)0725) that in this instance it might be regarded as having acted in an arbitrary way rather than having exercised its discretion;
Amendment 4 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 4 #
2007/2264(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Also stresses that Community law must be applied as it stands unless and until it is amended by subsequent legislation, and consequently no. Any proposal for amending legislation by the Commission can createwhere it discovers a vacatio legis, whichmay in effect isbe the justification the Commission gave for its failure to act in the present casefor a delay in dealing with the allegations;
Amendment 5 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that that proposal was submitted in September 2004 and that there is no evidence that the Commission has taken any further steps since then in order to proceed with its investigationrecalls the position of the European Parliament in first reading on 11 May 2005 on amending Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time;
Amendment 6 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the introduction of German legislation (1 January 2004) which contains transitional provisions regarding existing collective agreements permitting derogations from Directive 2003/88/ΕC up to 31 December 2005, a deadline changed to 31 December 2006 following a decision by the Bundesrat; stresses that the Commission should examine this legislation and all collective agreements containing derogations from legislation regarding working time and evaluate whether Directive 2003/88/ΕC is being implemented in them;
Amendment 6 #
2007/2264(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that this case is only one - and not the most serious - example of the systematic failuis one example of the difficulties encountered by various Member States toin complying with the basic provisions of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time12, as can be seen from the Extended Impact Assessment (SEC(2004)1154) which the Commission produced before embarking on the planned review of the directive in question; 1 OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9. 2 OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9.Or. el
Amendment 7 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 8 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that the Commission has discretionary powers with regard has discretionary powers with regard to all phases in the management of to all phases in the management of complaints and infringement complaints and infringement proceedings, including the pre- proceedings, including the pre- litigation phase; is of the opinion, litigation phase; is of the opinion, however, that those powers should not however, that those powers should not exceed the limits indicated by the exceed the limits indicated by the Commission itself in its Commission itself in its Communication and considers that Communication; the Commission's failure to reach a definite decision on the complainant's infringement complaint cannot be justified by its discretionary powers;
Amendment 8 #
2007/2264(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission, in the light of the foregoing, to take action, in accordance with its prerogatives, in all cases and in all the Member States where the transposition or implementation of the directive does not comply with the law laid down by the legislative branch and the Court of Justice of the European 1 Communities;to support the amendment to the above directive (Commission proposal COM(2004)0607) and the position of the EP at first reading on 11 May 2005 regarding the amendment of Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9 the organisation of working time1;·
Amendment 13 #
2007/2264(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 29 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, prostitution and the traffic in persons, which is often associated with it, are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person and endanger the welfare of the individual, the family and the community,
Amendment 35 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the United Nations Development Fund for Women in 2005 stated that women's exposure to violence increases their exposure to HIV/AIDS. Vulnerability is extremely high in coercive situations such as trafficking for prostitution and child prostitution, where women and girls have little power to insist on condom use or otherwise control the terms under which sex takes place,
Amendment 68 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas prostitution is a low skilled occupation and many prostituted women have lower levels of education are members of an ethnic minority and are of a low socio- economic background,
Amendment 78 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 88 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas it is demand for prostitution which bolsters the market and associated business, thus sustaining traffic in persons and, more generally, exploitation of women,
Amendment 113 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. DeIdentifines violence as a health problem, i e victims of violence suffer a wide array ofgainst prostituted women as a source of physical and mental health problems;
Amendment 119 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 164 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that the health effects of the sex industry are not something that can be isolated within the sex industry, but also affect the wider community. Purchasers of prostituted women's services who refuse to wear a condom are spreading STDs, most importantly HIV/AIDS, in their sexual encounters outside the sex industry; in this context, encourages Member States to penalise the negligent transmission of diseases endangering public and individual health in connection with the supply of sexual services;
Amendment 168 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 199 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that providing decent working conditions for impoverished women and better social integration of migrants could help lessen recourse to prostitution;
Amendment 202 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks associated with prostitution and the need to combat paedophilia;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, from the macroeconomic point of view, hedge funds and private equity (HFs & PE) represent welcome additional investors at a time when economic structures are experiencing ever more substantial change at an ever- increasing pace, but that t. This type of alternative investment is unregulated; stresses, in addition, that lack of scrutiny and excessive profit-seeking are solely at the expense of employees and/or other third partiesshould be regulated by jointly agreed procedures and subject to scrutiny so as to prevent any form of abuse;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal as to how the legal status of HFs & PE as employers can be determinedexamine whether hedge funds and private equity funds are assuming the role of employers and whether the legal provisions governing their operation are in accordance with Community legislation;
Amendment 13 #
2007/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal as to how Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of the transfer of undertakings should be supplemented so as to safeguard the rights of the employees concerned inprovide also for the case of HF & PE takeovers; thereof;·
Amendment 17 #
2007/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to use best practice to ensure that employees are informed about the way in which their pensions are invested and the associated risks, and that they can have a say thereinall the implications for them of investments in the undertakings in which they are employed;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expects the fund industry to move further towards binding measurjointly excepted rules on corporate governance which will also be made public; considers that funds which act as entrepreneurs cannot distance themselves frommust cultivatinge human resources, ensuring worker participation and the pursuit of environmental and social objectives;
Amendment 25 #
2007/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the effects of the operations of HF & PE companies, and to propose a directiveframework provisions on minimum transparency rules on the way in which investments are financed, the objective, the funding of investment projects, the disclosure of ownership structures and the registration of hedge funds;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2007 on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies∗,
Amendment 8 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 15 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 17 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the abiding imbalance between the shareAcknowledges the 'leaking pipeline' of wcomen in different levels of scientific careers, and believes that alternatives to the current widely accepted "leaking pipeline" model may be necessary in order to establish effective measurpetent women scientists and proposes the implementation of programmes to improvmote the situation; sees the "push and pull factors" model as an alternative, since it takes account ofm, which will incorporate the interrelation of different factors, such as working environment, role models, competition, mobility requirements and family responsibilities;
Amendment 19 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 22 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. 5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks thereforeAsks that age not be advanced as a criterion for excellence without the family situation's having been taken into consideration;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that mobility is one of the crucial ways of developing and assuring research career advancement and notes that this can be difficultincentives should be provided to reconcile it with family life;
Amendment 32 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 33 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the activities carried out by the European Platform of Women Scientistsnon-governmental organisations and agencies at European and national level aiming to enhance the participation of women in science and to increase the number of women scientists in decision- making positions;
Amendment 35 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission fto support awareness raising actions in the scientific community, as well as among policy makers on the issue of equal opportunities in science and research;
Amendment 36 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation, in regard to invitations to tender concerning projects of Community interest, and on the Member States, to ensure genderthe balanced representation of men and women in evaluation panels and selection committees, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that attention is given to the quesparticipation of women andin science in FP7tific research programmes by providing targeted gender-awareness training for those in decision-making positions, sitting on advisory boards and evaluation panels, drafting project calls and proposals and leading contract negotiations;
Amendment 44 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 48 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a change in the definifairer evaluations of excellence and of a "good researcher", in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers contributes to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;
Amendment 52 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for positive actions to be taken to encourage female researchers and for further development of support and mentoring schemes, as well as targeted promotion policies; notes that simple measures like a sentence encouraging women in particular to apply has shown ver with clear objectives; notes that the development of support structures for career guidance and the provision of advice addressed, inter alia, to women scientists would produce particularly positive results;
Amendment 55 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 3 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 4 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 5 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 December 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 6 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament’s interest in the Baltic Sea, which is evident from the activities of the Baltic Europe Intergroup and the public hearing,
Amendment 37 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 45 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
Amendment 72 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its resolute opposition to regarding large-scale transboundary projects planned for the Baltic Sea area, which is a common asset of the states bordering the Baltic Sea, as matters of bilateral relations between states; ·
Amendment 88 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Council to make a full commitment to analysing the environmental impact of the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline, particularly in situations involving the considerations requiring a Commission opinion, as specified in Article 6(4) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC;·lating to protected areas;
Amendment 96 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the Commission’s failure to accept the proposal contained in Parliament’s resolution of 16 November 2006 concerning the preparation of environmental impact assessments of proposed projects by the Commission, while reiterating its call for the preparation of such an assessment;·
Amendment 107 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 129 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 140 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to undertake such an analysis in acoordinate the dialogue with interested states, the investor, the Helsinki Commission and with the participation of interested NGOs;·
Amendment 153 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 168 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 181 #
2007/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Council and Commission to use every legal means at theirits disposal to prevenensure that the construction of the North European gas pipeline on the scale proposed by the investor is environmentally safe;·
Amendment 20 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– Strengthening social and territorial cohesion: Determined action is needed to strengthen and reinforce social inclusion, fight poverty - especially child povertyin one-parent families and families with many children and no resources -, prevent exclusion from the labour market, support integration in employment of people at a disadvantage, and to reduce regional disparities in terms of employment, unemployment and labour productivity, especially in regions lagging behind. Strengthened interaction is needed with the Open Method of Coordination in Social Protection and Social Inclusion.
Amendment 24 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph 2
Annex – paragraph 2
Equal opportunities and combating discrimination are essential for progress. Gender mainstreaming and the promotion of gender equality should be ensured in all action taken. Particular attention must also be paid to significantly reducing all gender related gaps in the labour market in line with the European Pact for Gender Equality, which presupposes strict application of the European directives on equal treatment and the elimination of inequalities. This will assist Member States in addressing the demographic challenge. As part of a new intergenerational approach, particular attention should be paid to the situation of young people, implementing the European Youth Pact, and to promoting access to employment throughout working life. Particular attention must also be paid to significantly reducing employment gaps for people at a disadvantage, including women and disabled people, as well as between third- country nationals and EU citizens, in line with any national targets.
Amendment 31 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
3. In the light of both the Commission’s examination of the National Reform Programmes and the European Council conclusions, the focus should be on effective and timely implementation, paying special attention to the agreed quantitative targets and benchmarks, and in line with the conclusions of the European Council.
Amendment 32 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 1 – paragraph 1
Annex – section 1 – paragraph 1
Raising employment levels is the most effective means of generating economic growth and promoting socially inclusive economies whilst ensuring a safety net for those unable to work. Promoting a lifecycle approach to work and modernising social protection systems to ensure their adequacy, financial sustainability and responsiveness to changing needs in society are all the more necessary because of the expected decline in the working-age population. Special attention should be paid to tackling the persistent employment gaps between women and men, further increasing the employment rates of older workers and young people, as part of new intergenerational approach, and the promoting active inclusion of those most excluded from the labour market, particularly victims of multiple discrimination, which is further aggravated by the difficult geographical circumstances of island and mountain regions. Intensified action is also required to improve the situation of young people in the labour market and to significantly reduce youth unemployment, which is on average double the overall unemployment rate.
Amendment 39 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
The employment guidelines form part of the Integrated Guidelines for the period 2008-2010, which are based on three pillars - macroeconomic policies, microeconomic reforms and employment policies - which jointly contribute to achieving the objectives of sustainable expansion and employment and strengthen social cohesion.
Amendment 40 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States, in cooperation with the social partners and other stakeholders, shall conduct their policies with a view to implementing the objectives and priorities for action specified below so that more and better jobs and a better trained and more specialised workforce support an inclusive labour market. Reflecting the Lisbon strategy and taking into account the common social objectives, the Member States' policies shall foster in a balanced manner:
Amendment 45 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – guideline 23 – indent 1
Annex – guideline 23 – indent 1
- inclusive education and training policies and action to facilitate significantly access to initial vocational, secondary and higher education, including apprenticeships and entrepreneurship training, ensuring that the public and private sectors encourage participation by women where they are underrepresented and that the knowledge and skills of the latter are used,
Amendment 46 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph 2
Annex – paragraph 2
Equal opportunities and combating discrimination are essential for progress. Gender mainstreaming and the promotion of gender equality should be ensured in all action taken. Particular attention must also be paid to significantly reducing all gender related gaps in the labour market in line with the European Pact for Gender Equality. This will assist Member States in addressing the demographic challenge. As part of a new intergenerational approach, particular attention should be paid to the situation of young people, implementing the European Youth Pact, and to promoting access to employment throughout working life, for older workers also. Particular attention must also be paid to significantly reducing employment gaps for people at a disadvantage, including disabled people, as well as between third- country nationals and EU citizens, in line with any national targets.
Amendment 48 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – guideline 23 – indent 3
Annex – guideline 23 – indent 3
- efficient lifelong learning strategies open to all in schools, businesses, public authorities and households according to European agreements, including appropriate incentives and cost-sharing mechanisms, with a view to enhancing participation in continuous and workplace training throughout the life-cycle, especially for the low-skilled and older workers and workers of all ages who have left the labour market temporarily in order to be able to reconcile work and family life.
Amendment 67 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph 1
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph 1
Raising employment levels is the most effective means of generating economic growth and promoting socially inclusive economies whilst ensuring a safety net for those unable to work. Promoting a lifecycle approach to work and modernising social protection systems to ensure their adequacy, financial sustainability and responsiveness to changing needs in society are all the more necessary because of the expected decline in the working-age population. Special attention should be paid to tackling the persistent employment gaps between women and men and gender-based pay differentials, further increasing the employment rates of older workers and young people, as part of new intergenerational approach, and the promoting active inclusion of those most excluded from the labour market. Intensified action is also required to improve the situation of young people, in particular the unskilled in the labour market and to significantly reduce youth unemployment, which is on average double the overall unemployment rate.
Amendment 70 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph 2
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph 2
The right conditions must be put in place to facilitate progress in employment, whether it is first time entry, a move back to employment after a break or the wish to prolong working lives. The quality of jobs, including pay and benefits, working conditions access to lifelong learning and career prospects, are crucial for a flexicurity approach, as are support and incentives stemming from social protection systems. To enhance a life cycle approach to work and to promote reconciliation betweena better combination of work and family life policies towards childcare provisions are necessary. Securing coverage of at least 90% of children between 3 years old and the mandatory school age and at least 33% of children under 3 years of age by 2010 is a useful benchmarks. The increase in the average employment rate of parents, especially single parentsHowever, particular efforts must be made in response to regional differences within the countries giving special attention to less-favoured mountain and remote areas and islands. The increase in the average employment rate of parents, especially single parents, and those with many children and with other dependent family members, who are generally at greater risk of poverty, requires measures to support families. In particular, Member States should take account of the special needs of single parents and families with many children. Furthermore to prolong working lives, the effective average exit age from the labour market by 2010 would require a five year increase at EU level (compared to 59.9 in 2001). Member States should also enact measures for health protection, for prevention and for the promotion of healthy lifestyles with the goal of reducing sickness burdens, increasing labour productivity and prolonging working life.
Amendment 71 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph 3
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph 3
The implementation of the European Youth Pact, the European Gender Equality Agreement and the European Alliance for Families should also be a contribution to a lifecycle approach to work in particular by facilitating transition from education to the labour market. Individual measures should be taken to provide young people who have had fewer opportunities with an equal chance of social and vocational integration.
Amendment 88 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph following Guideline 18
Annex – Section 1 – paragraph following Guideline 18
Active inclusion policies can increase labour supply and strengthen society’s cohesiveness and are a powerful means of promoting the social and labour market integration of the most disadvantaged. Every person becoming unemployed must be offered a new starthe possibility of employment, apprenticeship, further training or other measures leading to employment in a reasonable period of time. In the case of young people this period should be short, e.g. at most 4 months by 2010; for adult people at most 12 months. Policies aiming at offering active labour market measures to the long- term unemployed should be pursued, taking into consideration the participation rate benchmark of 25 % in 2010. Activation should be in the form of training, retraining, work practice, a job or other employability measure, combined where appropriate with on-going job search assistance. Facilitating access to employment for job seekers, preventing unemployment and ensuring that those who become unemployed remain closely connected to the labour market and employable are essential to increase participation, and combat social exclusion. This is also in line with a flexicurity approach. Attaining these objectives requires removing barriers to the labour market by assisting with effective job searching, facilitating access to training and other active labour market measures, ensuring affordable access to basic services and providing adequate levels of minimum resources to all, while implementing the principle of fair remuneration as an economic incentive to work. This approach should, at the same time, ensure that work pays for all workers, as well as remove unemployment, poverty and inactivity traps. Special attention should be paid to promoting the inclusion of disadvantaged people, including low-skilled workers, in the labour market, including through the expansion of social services and the social economy, as well as the development of new sources of jobs in response to collective needs. Combating discrimination, promoting access to employment for disabled people and integrating immigrants and minorities are particularly essential.
Amendment 102 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – paragraph 3
Annex – Section 2 – paragraph 3
Member States should implement their own pathways, based on the common principles adopted by the Council. Flexicurity involves four key components that should be taken into account: flexible and reliable contractual arrangements through modern labour laws; collective agreements and work organisation; comprehensive lifelong learning (LLL) strategies to ensure the continual adaptability and employability of workers, particularly the most vulnerable; effective active labour market policies (ALMP) that help people cope with rapid change, reduce unemployment spells and ease transitions to new jobs; and modern social security systems that provide adequate income support, encourage employment and facilitate labour market mobility (this includes broad coverage of social protection provisions, unemployment benefits, pensions and healthcare, that help people combine work with private and family responsibilities such as childcare). Geographical mobility is also needed to access job opportunities more widely and in the EU at large which could serve as a balanced and non- preferential set of guidelines for national flexicurity measures.
Amendment 144 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – paragraph following Guideline 21
Annex – Section 2 – paragraph following Guideline 21
To maximise job creation, preserve competitiveness and contribute to the general economic framework, overall wage developments should be in line with productivity growth over the economic cycle and should reflect the labour market situation. The gender pay gap should be reduced. Particular attention should be given to the low level of wages in professions and sectors which tend to be dominated by women and to the reasons which lead to reduced earnings in professions and sectors in which women become more prominent. Efforts to reduce non-wage labour costs and to review the tax wedge may also be needed to facilitate job creation, especially for low-wage employment.
Amendment 153 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 3 – paragraph 1
Annex – Section 3 – paragraph 1
Europe needs to invest more and more effectively in human capital. Too many people fail to enter, progress or remain in the labour market because of a lack of skills, or due to skills mismatches. To enhance access to employment for men and women of all ages, raise productivity levels, innovation and quality at work, the EU needs higher and more effective investment in human capital and lifelong learning in line with the flexicurity concept for the benefit of individuals, enterprises, the economy and society.
Amendment 157 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 3 – paragraph following Guideline 23
Annex – Section 3 – paragraph following Guideline 23
Setting ambitious objectives and increasing the level of investment by all actors is not enough. To ensure that supply meets demand in practice, lifelong learning systems must be affordable, accessible and responsive to changing needs. Adaptation and capacity-building of education and training systems is necessary to improve their labour market relevance, their responsiveness to the needs of the knowledge-based economy and society and their efficiency and equity, their efficiency and their accessibility and availability on an equitable basis. Access to education and training for men and women of all ages and the matching of needs with skills and with the education and training provided by the public and private sector, must be accompanied by a system of lifelong careers guidance. ICT can be used to improve access to learning and better tailor it to the needs of employers and employees. Greater mobility for both work and learning purposes is also needed to access job opportunities more widely in the EU at large. The remaining obstacles to mobility within the European labour market should be lifted, in particular those relating to the recognition and transparency and use of qualifications and learning outcomes, notably through the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework. It will be important to make use of the agreed European instruments and references to support reforms of national education and training systems, as is laid down in the Education and Training 2010 Work Programme.
Amendment 84 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (h)
Article 2 – point (h)
(h) "higher professional qualifications" means qualifications attested by evidence of higher education qualifications or of at least threfive years of equivalent professional experience as evidenced by a high level of training qualifications relating to the occupation or sector to which the contract or binding job offer applies;
Amendment 87 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (i) a (new)
Article 2 – point (i) a (new)
(ι)a ‘Regulated profession’ means a professional activity as defined by Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2005/36/ΕC;
Amendment 89 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to third- country nationals who apply to be admitted to the territory of a Member State for the purpose of highly qualified employment within the meaning of this directive.
Amendment 92 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
(a) have the opportunity of staying in a Member State as applicantunder temporary protection schemes for international protection or under temporary protection schemehave submitted an application and are awaiting a reply concerning the determination of their status;
Amendment 93 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (a a) (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (a a) (new)
(aa) who comes within the category of applicants for international protection under Directive 2004/83/ΕC and whose application has not yet given rise to a final decision;
Amendment 95 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) who are refugees or have applied for recognition as refugeesprotection in accordance with the national legislation or practice of the Member State and whose application has not yet given rise to a final decision;
Amendment 97 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (g a) (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (g a) (new)
(ga) who have been admitted as seasonal workers into the territory of a Member State.
Amendment 98 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive shouldall be without prejudice to any future agreement between the Community or between the Community and its Member States on the one hand and one or more third countries on the other, that would list the professions which should not fall under this directive in order to assure ethical recruitment, in sectors suffering from a lack of personnel, by protecting human resources in the developing countries, signatories to these agreements.
Amendment 100 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall have the possibility of issuing residence permits other than the ‘Blue Card’ for any type of employment not covered by this directive.
Amendment 103 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) fulfil the conditions set out under national legislation for the exercise by EU citizens of the regulated profession specified in the work contract or binding job offer of work provided for by national legislation;
Amendment 104 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
(c) for unregulated professions, present the documents attesting the relevant higher professional qualifications in the occupation or sector specified in the work contract or in the binding offer of work, provided for by national legislation;
Amendment 105 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
(d) present a valid travel document, as determined by national law together with a visa if considered necessary and, if appropriate, evidence of valid residence permit or a national long term visa. Member States may require the period of the validity of the travel document to cover at least the initial duration of the residence permit;
Amendment 106 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
(e) present evidence of having aor having applied for sickness insurance for the applicant and his/her family members for all the risks normally covered for nationals of the Member State concerned for periods where no such insurance coverage and corresponding entitlement to benefits are provided in connection with, or resulting from, the work contract;
Amendment 112 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 113 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This article shall be without prejudice to applicable collective agreements or practices in the relevant occupational branches sectors.
Amendment 115 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 120 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 121 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The initial validity of an EU Blue Card shall be of two years and shall be renewed for at least the same duration. If the work contract covers a period less than two years, the EU Blue Card shall be issued or renewed for the duration of the work contract plus three months.
Amendment 123 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 126 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Before taking the decision on an application for an EU Blue Card and when considering renewals or authorisations under Article 13(1) during the first two years of legal employment of the Blue Card holder concerned, Member States may examine the situation of their labour market and apply their national procedures regarding the requirements for filling a vacancy. For reasons of labour market policy, Member States may give preference to Union citizens, toAn application for a Blue Card may also be rejected under Article 7. Member States may establish whether a job vacancy could be filled from either the national or Community workforce, by third- country nationals, when provided for by Community legislation, as well as to third-country nationals who reside legally and receive unemployment benefits in theo are legally resident in the country and already form part of its workforce in accordance with Community or national legislation or by long-term residents of the European Community who wish to move to a Member States concerned seeking highly qualified workers in accordance with Chapter III of Directive 2003/109/EC or Article 20 of this directive.
Amendment 127 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) wherever it appears that the holder did not meet or no longer meets the conditions for entry and residence laid down in Articles 5 and 6this directive or is residing for purposes other that that for which he/she was authorised to reside.
Amendment 128 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The lack of notification pursuant to Article 13(2) and Article 14(3a) shall not be considered to be a sufficient reason for withdrawing or not renewing the EU Blue Card if the holder can show that the non- receipt of notification by the authorities was for reasons beyond his control.
Amendment 134 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall not accept applications in respect of nationals of third countries covered by Directive 96/71/EC.
Amendment 135 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall adopt a decision on the complete application for the Blue Card and notify the applicant in writing, in accordance with the notification procedures laid down in the national legislation of the concerned Member State, at the latest within 360 days ofafter the date on which the application was lodged. In exceptional cases involving complex applications, the deadline may be extended for a maximum of another 60 daysThe consequences of failure to take a decision within the requisite period shall be specified by the national legislation of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 136 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. If the information or documents supplied in support of the application is inadequate, the competent authorities shall notify the applicant of the additional information that is required specifying a reasonable length of time within which to supply it. The period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be suspended until the authorities have received the additional information required. If the additional information or documents are not received within the specified period the application shall be rejected.
Amendment 138 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. For the first two years of legal residence in the Member State concerned as holder of an EU Blue Card, access to the labour market for the person concerned shall be restricted to the exercise of paid employment activities which meet the conditions for admission set out in Articles 5 and 6. Modifications of the terms of the work contract that affect the conditions for admission or a changes in the work relationship of employer shall be subject to the prior authorisation in writing of the competent authorities of the Member State of residence, according to national procedures and within the time limits set out in Article 12(1). Member States may decide under what circumstances prior notification is required in respect of such modifications.
Amendment 143 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may retain restrictions on access to employment or self-employed activities, provided such activities entail even occasional involvement in the exercise of public authority and responsibility for safeguarding the general interest of the State in cases where, in accordance with existing national or Community legislation, these activities are reserved to nationals.
Amendment 145 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may retain restrictions to access to employment or self-employed activities in cases where, in accordance with existing national or Community legislation, these activities are reserved to nationals, EU or EEA citizens.
Amendment 151 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. During thise period referred to in paragaph 1, the holder of the EU Blue Card shall be allowed to seek and take up highly qualified employment under the conditions set out in Article 13(1) or (2) whichever is applicable.
Amendment 152 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. EU Blue Card holders shall inform the Member State authorities of the commencement of periods of unemployment in accordance with national procedures.
Amendment 153 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Holders of an EU Blue Card shall enjoy equal treatment with nationals of the Member State which issued the Blue Card at least as regards:
Amendment 154 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
(e) at national legislative provisions concerning branches of social security as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 of 14 May 2003 which extends the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality shall apply accordingly;
Amendment 155 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point (e) a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point (e) a (new)
(ea) payment of pension and old age entitlements in accordance with the legislation of the country making such payment when the beneficiary moves to a third country;
Amendment 156 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point (i)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point (i)
(i) access to goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public, includingas well as procedures for obtaining housing and the assistance afforinformation and advisory services of all kinds provided by employment offices;
Amendment 160 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may restrict the rights conferredequal treatment under paragraphs 1(c) and (i) in respect to study grants and procedures for obtaining public housing to cases where the holder of the EU Blue Card has been staying or has the right to stay in its territory for at least three yearsthe right to long-term residence in the EU under the provisions of Article 17. Access to universities may depend on certain preconditions laid down by national legislation.
Amendment 163 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 165 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The right to equal treatment under paragraph 1 shall be subject to the right of Member States to withdraw the EU Blue Card under Article 10.
Amendment 167 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 5(4), first subparagraph, of Directive 2003/86/EC, residence permits for family members shall be granted subject to fulfilment of the conditions for family reunification at the latest within six months from the date on which the application was lodged.
Amendment 174 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The applicant and/or his employer shall be responsible for the costs related to the return and readmission of him/her self and his/her family members, including by reimbursing costs incurred by public funds where applicable, pursuant to paragraph 3(b).
Amendment 176 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The second Member State may require the holder of the Blue Card to provide evidence of stable and regular sources of income sufficient to support himself and the members of his family without recourse to social assistance within the Member State. The Member States shall assess these sources of income with regard to their nature and frequency.
Amendment 177 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The provisions of Article 16 shall continue to apply mutatis mutandi.
Amendment 178 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States if legislative or regulatory measures are enacted in respect of Articles 7, 9(2), 19(5) and 20 through the network established by Decision 2006/688/EC.
Amendment 180 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Annually, and for the first time no later than 1 April of [one year after the date of transposition of this Directive], Member States shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States through the network established by Decision 2006/688/EC statistics on the volumes of third-country nationals who have been granted, renewed or withdrawn an EU Blue Card during the previous calendar year, indicating their nationality and their occupation in accordance with personal data protection legislation. Statistics on admitted family members shall be communicated likewise except for information concerning their occupation. For holders of the EU Blue Card and members of their families admitted in accordance with the provisions of Articles 19 to 21, the information provided shall in addition specify the Member State of previous residence.
Amendment 7 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In their National Action Plans for Social Inclusion, several countries highlight the high poverty and/or exclusion risk faced by some particular groups, including children, lone parents, the elderlylarge families, the elderly, young people and in particular young women, migrants and ethnic minorities, disabled people, the homeless, prisoners, women and children who are victims of violence, and severe substance abusers.
Amendment 8 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) If employment significantly reduces the poverty risk for the individual, it is not always a sufficient condition to lift people out of poverty, and the at-risk-of-poverty rate is still relatively high even for those in work. In-work poverty is linked to low pay, low skills, andreduced scope for vocational training and for combining a job with a family, precarious and often part- time employment, but also and precarious working conditions, but also to the level of social and economic assistance in relation to the characteristics of the household in which the individual lives, in terms of the number of dependants and the work intensity of the household. Quality employment isand social and economic support are thus essential to lift individuals out of poverty.
Amendment 9 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) TheAlthough equal availability and the ability to use information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly becoming a prerequisite for inclusion. A, the digital divide between men and women and between social groups has not been narrowed, which compromises the integration of women within society and at work. The ministerial declaration approved in June 2006 in Riga which calls for an information society for all should be further implemented and universal access to ICT should become a key objective of the European Year.
Amendment 10 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Key to the successful impact of Community action to fight poverty and social exclusion is the extent to which it enjoys broad popular support. The European Year should act as a catalyst in raising awareness and in building momentum. It should help to focus political attention and mobilise everyone concerned in order to drive forward and to strengthen the Open Method of Coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, and also to promote further actions and initiatives at European and Member-State level, in association with people affected by poverty and their representatives. In this connection, particular attention should be devoted to the effective implementation at Member-State level of Community legislation relating to equal opportunities and equality between the sexes.
Amendment 15 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
The report must also contain information concerning the upholding of the principle of equality between the sexes in the course of the European Year and the implementation of that principle, and also an assessment of the way in which the European Year has been of benefit to vulnerable groups.
Amendment 17 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex - part IV - subparagraph 2 - indent 1
Annex - part IV - subparagraph 2 - indent 1
the eradication of child poverty and the intergenerational transmission of poverty, in particular by means of increased support for the family and for parenthood;
Amendment 63 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Poverty and social exclusion take complex and multi-dimensional forms. They relate to income and living standards, access to good quality health services and other services, and including sustainable social protection systems, the reconciliation of family and professional life, educational and work opportunities as well as active citizenship.
Amendment 64 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Social exclusion affects individuals' well-being and prevents people from expressing themselves and participating in society. Community and Member State actions and policies should therefore focus particularly on social exclusion.
Amendment 78 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Key to the successful impact of Community action to fight poverty and social exclusion is the extent to which it enjoys broad popular support. The European Year should act as a catalyst in raising awareness and, in building momentum and in exchanging best practices between the Member States, local and regional authorities and international organisations involved in the fight against poverty. It should help to focus political attention in the long-term and mobilise everyone concerned in order to drive forward and strengthen the Open Method of Coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion. as well as promote further actions and initiatives at European and national level in this field. In this regard, particular attention should be paid to the implementation at national level of Community legislation, in particular on equal opportunities, non- discrimination and gender equality.
Amendment 90 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) Commitment and action — Reiterating the strong political commitment of the EU toand the fight againstMember States to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promoting this commitment and actions at all levels of governance. Building upon the achievements and possible shortcomingstential of the Open Method of Coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, the European Year shawill strengthen the political commitment to the prevention of and fight against poverty and social exclusion and give further impetus to further development ofthe Member States and the European Union’s action in this field.
Amendment 99 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of carrying out its tasks, the National Implementing Body shall consult on a regular basis and cooperate closely with a National Advisory Group, composed of a broad range of relevant stakeholders, including civil society organisations and organisations defending or representing the interests of those who experience poverty and social exclusion, national parliament representatives, social partners, and regional and local authorities, structured in an adequate advisory instance.
Amendment 105 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 13
Article 13
For the purpose of the European Year, the Commission may cooperate with relevant international organisations, in particular the Council of Europe, the International Labour Organisation, and the United Nations, as well as with other EU institutions and agencies.
Amendment 106 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – part I – paragraph 1
Annex – part I – paragraph 1
Organisation of meetings and events at Community level, intended to raise the awareness about issues related to the European Year and about poverty and social exclusion, ands well as to provide for a forum of exchange of ideas. They will gather relevant stakeholders and will be planned together with people experiencing poverty and civil society organisations representing them, to provide a good opportunity to address policy gaps and ehelp develop social empowerment measures and practices and address policy gaps as well as the multidimensional aspects of poverty day problemsuch as access to employment, housing, social protection, health and social services.
Amendment 109 #
2007/0278(COD)
• An information campaign at Community level with positioning at national and local level, based on both traditional and new communication channels and new technologies;
Amendment 110 #
2007/0278(COD)
• Appropriate measures and initiatives for providing information, publicising the results and raising the profilevisibility of Community programmes, actions and initiatives contributing to the objectives of the European Year;
Amendment 114 #
2007/0278(COD)
6. The Commission will evaluate compliance with the objectives referred to in Article 2 and, if necessary, request modifications to the applications for Community funding submitted by the National Implementing Bodies.
Amendment 115 #
2007/0278(COD)
• fighting child poverty and the intergenerational transmission of poverty as well as poverty within families granting special attention to large families, single parents and families caring for a dependent person;
Amendment 125 #
2007/0278(COD)
• promoting integrated active inclusion approaches and the self-management of private life;
Amendment 127 #
2007/0278(COD)
• addressing the needs of disabled people and other vulnerable groupand dependent people and their families, and other vulnerable groups or people in vulnerable situations, in particular the homeless.
Amendment 25 #
2007/0237(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The information collected by online booking systems must not be more extensive than that contained in air carriers' computerised reservation systems.
Amendment 11 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) EContributing to the personal fulfilment of European students, enhancing the quality of European higher education, promoting understanding between peoples as well as contributing to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education avoiding brain-drain whilst favouring vulnerable groups, so as to achieve social cohesion and eradicate stereotypes, are the core objectives of a higher education cooperation programme aimed at third countries. The most effective means to achieve these aims in a programme of excellence are highly integrated study programmes at postgraduate level, either after the sixth level of the European Qualifications Framework, or after the first cycle of the European Higher Education Area (Bologna), collaborative partnerships with third countries, scholarships for the most talented students and projects to enhance the worldwide attractiveness of European higher education.
Amendment 12 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In all its activities, the Community must aim to eliminate inequalities, and promote equality, between men and women, as provided for in Article 3(2) of the Treaty and in accordance with the objectives of the roadmap for equality between women and men (2006-2010) (COM(2006)0092).
Amendment 13 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) There is a need to widen access for those from disadvantagedvulnerable groups and to address actively the special learning needs of people with disabilities or learning difficulties in the implementation of all parts of the programme, including through the use of higher grants to reflect the additional costs of disabled participants affected and their families.
Amendment 14 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 - paragraph 1
Article 3 - paragraph 1
1. The programme's overall aim is to enhance the quality of European higher education, to promote the gaining of qualifications with a view to the future professional development and mobility of men and women, and to promote dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures through cooperation with third countries as well as to promote EU external policy objectives and the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education.
Amendment 16 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 - paragraph 2 - point (d)
Article 3 - paragraph 2 - point (d)
(d) to improve accessibility and enhance the profile and visibility of European higher education in the world as well as its attractiveness for male and female academics and students who are third- country nationals.
Amendment 17 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 - paragraph 2 - point (d a) (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 2 - point (d a) (new)
(d) to help both to ensure that sciences and humanities are promoted equally in order to improve their position on the labour market, and to encourage young people to match their qualifications to their options without being restricted by stereotypes, in particular gender-related stereotypes.
Amendment 18 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 - point (b)
Article 5 - point (b)
(b) students in higher education, at all levels;Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 19 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 - paragraph 2 - point (a)
Article 6 - paragraph 2 - point (a)
(a) take the necessary steps to ensure the efficient running of the programme at Member State level involving all the parties concerned in higher education in accordance with national practice, including endeavours to adopt such measures as may be deemed appropriate to remove legal and administrative barriers and guarantee equal treatment;·
Amendment 20 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 - point (a)
Article 10 - point (a)
(a) enhancing the knowledge base of European economy and contributing to creating more jobs in line with the Lisbon Strategy objectives and strengthening the global competitiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 23 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex - Action 1 - A. Erasmus Mundus masters programmes - paragraph 2 - point (h)
Annex - Action 1 - A. Erasmus Mundus masters programmes - paragraph 2 - point (h)
(h) shall reserve a minimumfix a percentage of the total number of places for, and host, male and female European and third-country students who have been granted financial support under the programme;
Amendment 24 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex - Action 1 - C. Scholarships - paragraph 1 - point (d a) (new)
Annex - Action 1 - C. Scholarships - paragraph 1 - point (d a) (new)
(da) The Community will ensure transparent criteria for the award of scholarships which take into account, inter alia, respect for the principle of equal opportunities and non- discrimination;
Amendment 25 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex - Action 2: Erasmus Mundus partnership with third-country higher education institutions including scholarship - paragraph 2 - point (c)
Annex - Action 2: Erasmus Mundus partnership with third-country higher education institutions including scholarship - paragraph 2 - point (c)
(c) exchange students at all levels of higher education (from bachelor to post-doctoral), academics and higher education staff for mobility periods of variable length, including the possibility of placement periods. Mobility must take European nationals to third countries and third- country nationals to European countries regardless of whether or not the third countries are involved in the partnerships. The scheme will also allow the hosting of third-country nationals who are not linked to the third-country institutions involved in the partnerships, as well as include specific provisions for the equal participation of men and women and of vulnerable groups, as appropriate to the political and socio- economic context of the respective region/country;
Amendment 21 #
2004/0209(COD)
Recital 5
(5) The reconciliation of work and family life is also an essential element for achieving the objectives set by the European Union in the Lisbon strategy, particularly for increasing the rate of employment amongst women. The aim is not only to create a more satisfactory working environment, but also to respond better to workers' demands, in particular those with family responsibilities. This could be best achieved if all family members were given a public holiday on the same day which should be Sunday. A number of amendments contained in this Directive are intended to permit greater compatibility between work and family life.
Amendment 23 #
2004/0209(COD)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The likelihood of sickness in companies that require staff to work on Sundays is greater than in companies that do not require staff to work on Sundays. The health of workers depends, among other factors, on their opportunities to reconcile work and family life, to establish and maintain social ties and to pursue their spiritual needs. Sunday, as the traditional weekly rest day, contributes to these objectives more than any other day of the week.
Amendment 37 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2a – subparagraph 1
Article 2a – subparagraph 1
The inacentivre parteriod of on-call time shall not be regarded as working time unless national law or, in accordance with national law and/or practice, a collective agreement or an agreement between the social partners provides otherwise, including the inactive parts, shall in principle be regarded as working time but by collective agreement or other agreement between the two sides of industry or by means of laws or regulations, inactive parts of on-call time shall be calculated in a specific manner in order to comply with the maximum weekly average working time laid down in Article 6, subject to compliance with the general principles relating to the protection of the safety and health of workers.
Amendment 38 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2a – subparagraph 2
Article 2a – subparagraph 2
The inactive part of on-call time mayshall be calculated on the basis of an average number of hours or a proportion of on-call time, taking account of experience in the sector concerned, by collective agreement or agreement between the social partners or by national legislation following consultation of the social partners.
Amendment 39 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2a – subparagraph 3
Article 2a – subparagraph 3
The inactive part of on-call time shall not be taken into account in calculating the daily or weekly rest periods laid down in Articles 3 and 5 respectively, unless otherwise provided for: (a) in a collective agreement or an agreement between the social partners; or (b) by means of national legislation following consultation of the social partners.
Amendment 43 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2b – subparagraphs 2 and 3
Article 2b – subparagraphs 2 and 3
The Member States shall ensure, without prejudice to Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community and in consultation with the social partners, that: - employers inform workers in due time of any substantialwell in advance of any changes in the pattern or organisation of their working time. Taking into account workers' needs for flexibility in their working hours and patterns, the Member States shall, in accordance with national practices, also encourage employers to examine requests for changes to such working hours and patterns, subject to business needs, and to both employers' and workers' needs for flexibilitf working time, and - workers have the right to request changes to their hours and patterns of work and employers have the obligation to consider such requests fairly, having regard to the needs for flexibility of both employers and employees. An employer may refuse such a request only if the organisational disadvantages for the employer are disproportionate to the benefit to the worker. - the minimum rest period referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC shall, in principle, include Sunday.
Amendment 47 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In Article 5, paragraph 2a shall be added: "The minimum rest period referred to in the first paragraph shall in principle include Sunday."
Amendment 60 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) no worker who has given an agreement under this Article shall, over a period of seven days, work more than: (i) 60 hours, calculated as an average over a period of three months, unless otherwise provided for in a collective agreement or an agreement between the social partners and when the inactive part of on-call time is calculated in a specific manner in accordance with Article 2a.; or (ii) 65 hours, calculated as an average over a period of three months, in the absence of a collective agreement and when the inactive parts of on-call time is regarded as working time in accordance with Art. 2a without using the possibility of calculating it in a specific manner;