13 Amendments of Petru FILIP related to 2008/2098(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's initiative, and reaffirms the crucial importance of mobility, both between jobs and Member States, for and regions, for consolidating a European labour market and attaining the Lisbon objectives; supports the launch of the Action Plan, and wishes to be informed with regard to the monitoring of the implementation of the measures contained in it;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU needs to support the mainstreaming of the concept of labour mobility in all Community policies, especially those concerning completing the internal market, taxation, justice and home affairs and company law; calls on the Commission to treat labour mobility as a transversal policy, involving all relevant EU policy areas and all levels of authority;
Amendment 30 #
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 the provision of proper information on mobility and preparation for mobility via the teaching of foreign languages;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that labour mobility is a key instrument for the efficient working of the internal market, via the objectives of the Lisbon strategy and the eight principles adoptproposed on 'flexicurity' in the Commission communication of 27 June 2007 (COM(2007)0359);
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that labour mobility is based on the fundamental principle of the free movement of persons within the internal market as laid down in the EC Treaty;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the failure of some Member States to observe the legislation on the free movement of labour, especially as regards workers from the new Member States; calls for greater involvement and closer monitoring on the part of the Union institutions, especially the EP, inwith regard to the process of authorisation and justification by Member States of the transition periods for access to their labour markets for the citizens of the new Member States, including from the first year of membership;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern certain moves by Member States to alter their internal legal framework regarding immigration and interpret and apply the principle of the free movement of labour in a manner that is contrary to the letter and spirit of the EU rules in force; calls for an immediate end to such practices, and asks the Member States to introduce comprehensive schemes for the integration of European citizens exercising their right of free movement on their territory, in cooperation where appropriate with the Member States of origin;
Amendment 56 #
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, implement, monitor and evaluate a programme of reintegration for citizens returning to their Member State of origin after a period spent working in another;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers, in regard to the new forms of mobility, that it is necessary to examine the existing legislation with a view to determining if it is still up-to-date and finding means of adapting it to the new conditions on the European labour market; believes, at the same time, that an analysis needs to be made of the real implementation in all Member States of the Community legislation on the free movement of labour and the right of residence of workers and their families; considers that, where relevant, recommendations should be drawn up for improving the legislative and operational framework;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates reopening the discussion on the gradual extension of harmonisation of social security arrangements and the fact that workforce mobility can, in some cases, lead to the loss of social benefits; supports the Commission, accordingly, as regards drawing up new legislative instruments which will be better adapted to labour market needs, and asks to be informed of the results achieved following consultation of all parties;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the proposal for improving exchanges of information 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 and contribute to 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 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses its ongoing support for the contribution of the EURES network to facilitating workforce mobility in the EU; recommends that EURES' services should include information on specific Internet networks and portals for particular sectors, and that it should also cooperate with other information providers, especially specialist bodies in the Member States, with regard to job opportunities in the Union;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the supplementary budget of EUR 2 m allocated to innovative mobility projects up to 2013 to beis on the low side, given the need to inform as many European citizens as possible on labour mobility in the Union, as well as on the objectives set out in the various programme documents in support of labour mobility in the Union;