12 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2010/2010(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes it is vital to ensure a new Community framework with a suitable and sufficient budget in order to support public-sector research and make its results available in an accessible and non- bureaucratic form with a view to innovation by microbusinesses and SMEs, in the areas of energy efficiency, use of new energy sources and production processes, and recycling and better use of resources and in the context of creating jobs with rights; reiterates the need to achieve the 3% target of investment in R&D, which is indispensable for introducing the new EU 2020 strategy for jobs and growth and which can have a positive impact on keeping high-skilled workers in the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the creation of a "European Progress Microfinance Facility" which provides easier access to microcredit for people who lost or risk losing their jobs, and calls on the Commission and on the Member States to make sure that citizens are properly and swiftly informed on how to apply to this facility;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the demographic challenges require a broader strategy combining job creation and meeting new and emerging needs on the European labour market; in this respect, further progress must be made in improving the mobility of EU workers , including researchers and other professionals, with a view to achieving a Europe without barriers within the EU internal market;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates that, in order to avoid inconsistencies in the area of the EU internal market, Member States shall give preference to Union citizens and may give preference to third-country nationals who apply for highly qualified employment, as set out in Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment; stresses the importance of rejecting applications for an EU Blue Card in labour market sectors for which the access to workers from other Member States is restricted on the basis of transitional arrangements;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to ask the Member States to review the transitional provisions regulating access to their labour markets as a means of maintaining employment in the EU during the global economic crisis;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SInsists on the importance of job creation as a means of overcoming the present economic crisis; stresses that opting for energy efficiency can help boost industrial diversification and create jobs with rights on a large scale;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for cooperation among Member States in the fight against undeclared employment, as the underground economy is a matter of concern throughout Europe; considers that measures against undeclared work should be intensified at Member State and EU level;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to give incentives to employers who offer low-skilled or unskilled people (including Roma people) training and opportunities to acquire practical experience directly in the workplace;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Believes that digital literacy and competences should be central aspects of EU policies and stresses that all EU citizens should be empowered and have the incentives to develop the appropriate digital skills in order to reduce barriers to social integration and prepare them in the long term for work;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Insists on the importance of subsidizing apprenticeships for young people in economic sectors with good prospects, as a valuable step in the transition from education to professional life;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Emphasises the role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) that can provide the skills, knowledge and competences needed in the labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the provision of VET across Europe in order to enhance the transparency, recognition and quality of competences and qualifications, making the mobility of learners and workers easier;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that further efforts need to be undertaken in order to ensure the effective EU harmonisation of minimum requirements for the organisation of working time connected with workers' health and safety;