16 Amendments of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2021/2251(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is placing a heavy burden on all people in the EU, particularly those from moreon women and on vulnerable groups, such as women, peoplepersons with disabilities, children, young people and the elderly, in their everyday lives, working lives and livelihoods2 3 ; _________________ 2 Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung, Belastungen von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Eltern in der Corona-Pandemie, 2021. 3 European Commission, Joint Employment Report 2021.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the RRF created an unprecedented structure adapted to addressing the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, people, society and institutions;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas social and territorial cohesion is one of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas creatingmitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and fostering high- quality employment creation, which is particularly important for women and the most disadvantaged groups, is one of the objectives included in the RRF Regulation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the consultation and involvement of the EU stakeholders strongly varies between countries and regions;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has already left many people jobless or in precarious employment; cCalls on the Commission and Member States to fight against youth unemployment and to ensure that young people, especially those not in employment, education or training (NEETs), receive adequate, paid and quality first working experience;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. SIs concerned that many NRRPs do not properly reflect the ambitions set by the European Child Guarantee and that they reflect only partially those of the reinforced Youth Guarantee; stresses that Member States must adopt reforms and include investments in the next generation, children and youth in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and reinforced Youth Guarantee; recalls that there is RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; stresses, further, the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the social consequences of the pandemic have been manifold and have unevenly burdened lower income and vulnerable groups while at the same time reinforcing the need for public services; observes that the social expenditure in the NRRPs focuses on employment incentives for specific disadvantaged groups, reforms of employment protection legislation and labour contract regulation; regrets that only some NRRPs contain measures for the development of proper care services and temporary support measures; calls for increased public expenditure to ensure the provision of accessible highquality public services;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 crisis on people’s mental health; is concerned that many Member States did not include sufficient measures to make mental health care accessible and highlights that mental health should represent an integral part of the EU’s socio-economic recovery from the pandemic and anoccupational health priority;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality and safe jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that many NRRPs include explanations on how the plan addresses gender-related concerns; observes that some NRRPs contain measures focusing on the participation of women in the labour market and the reduction of the gender pay gap; notes however that these measures fall short of what would have been needed to ensure agender-equal recovery; regrets that current available data show that jobs are largely created in male-dominated sectors without accompanying measures to increase the presence of women in those sectors;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the creation and publication of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard.;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that the Facility aims at contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, introducing better policies for the next generation; considers that for the delegated acts on recovery and resilience scoreboard and on social expenditure to comply and be in line with the aims of the Regulation, clear methodologies are crucial for displaying the progress on the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans regarding the above mentioned aspects;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Regrets these delegated acts do not provide a robust and comprehensive methodology to track and to report on the social dimension and impacts of the RRF that would live up to the objectives of the Regulation; underlines that the social expenditure methodology must follow the structure of the European Pillar of Social Rights and analyse the contribution to each one of the 20 principles; stresses that common indicators must include indicators reflecting all the social areas included in the RRF that allow an assessment of the performance of the Facility; calls on the Commission to come forward with complementary social indicators tracking notably the implementation of the 20 principles of the EPSR through the NRRPs;
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Insists once again on the essential role played by EU stakeholders in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the RRPs; regrets that the RRF Regulation does not contain a formal assessment criterion when it comes to the involvement of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected; deplores once more the fact that many Member States have not or only inadequately involved regional and local authorities in the drafting process of the NRRPs;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Concludes that the design and implementation of the RRF offer important lessons and can serve as an inspiration for reforming the European Semester; calls on the European Commission to integrate effectively the social dimension into the Semester process;