7 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2010/2273(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that one of the main achievements of the European Union is the creation of an area without internal borders where EU citizens and third- country national can circulate and work freely;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that labour restrictions inside the EU aimed at avoiding the movement of large numbers of workers from the "new" Member States to some of the "old" Member States can, on the long term, have a negative impact on fundamental European values as freedom of movement, non-discrimination and solidarity, equal rights and bringing the EU closer to its citizens;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to review the transitional provisions regulating the access to their labour markets in order to eliminate the differences between European citizens in this matter;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Welcomes the recent decision of Austria and Germany to fully open their labour markets to citizens of eight countries in central Europe that joined the European Union in May 2004; is concerned by the recent proposal of the Dutch government regarding immigration and by its intention to adopt national legislation targeted to undermine the rights of workers from some "new" Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC and make sure that proposing changes to national legislation as regards the rights of EU citizens to reside and work freely throughout the EU, does not lead to the infringement of that Directive;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Underlines that labour restrictions constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market and that the economic crisis demonstrates the need to promote free labour mobility which is self-regulatory, provides flexibility, and reduces undeclared work and the natural rate of unemployment;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Reiterates that, in order to avoid inconsistencies in the area of EU internal market, for the purpose of employment 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 Council 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 employment1; 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;