Activities of Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, outside the territory of the EU, PMSCs have been accused of engaging in a number of human rights violations and incidents resulting in loss of life; whereas such incidents amount in some cases to serious violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas over the years there were numerous incidents in Iraq and Afghanistan involving western private security companies (in particular CACI International, L-3 Services, Blackwater, Unity Resources Group and Xe) in which civilians were wounded or killed; whereas these incidents peaked between 2003 and 2009, and, since then, most of them have been thoroughly investigated and many of those responsible have been brought to justice;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. whereas in the aftermath of the 2010 presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire, there were numerous reports of Liberian contractors being involved in attacks against civilians;~~deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas in 2012 two Italians assigned to anti-piracy duties aboard an Italian commercial ship shot dead two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala; whereas it is controversial whether the killing occurred in Indian or international waters and whether India or Italy has jurisdiction; whereas the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague is expected to issue its ruling on the case later in 2018;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ranchers reportedly paid the Brazilian security firm Gaspem more than USD 10 000 each time it evicted Guarani Indians from their lands; whereas in 2014 Brazilian police shut down Gaspem on account of the reported killing of at least two Guarani leaders, and of brutal attacks against hundreds more;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Russian PMSCs have allegedly been involved in many human rights violations over the past 25 years; whereas, despite a legal prohibition on mercenary activities (Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), Russia has actively used military 'volunteers' since 1992 in Bosnia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabah, Georgia, Crimea, Donbass and Syria;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas contractors with Russian- owned firm PMC Wagner (Private Military Company Wagner) were reported to be fighting alongside Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of Ukraine and in Crimea; whereas there are reports that in 2015 Wagner began sending up to 3 000 contractors to Syria to fight alongside pro-government forces; whereas Wagner is reportedly associated with Russian company Evro Polis, which has signed a deal with the Syrian Government, including on oil and natural gas extraction business;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas on 7 February 2018 Wagner Group tanks and artillery led an attack by Syrian forces on the base of US and Kurdish forces, which was guarding an oil refinery in Deir ez-Zor province of Syria and was decimated by US firepower 'in self defence';deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Malhama Tactical, the first jihadist PMSC, founded in 2016 by an Uzbeki jihadist, has been offering arm deals, elite warriors, consulting and training services to extremist groups, including Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham in Syria;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas in recent years there has been an increase in Chinese PMSCs deployed abroad, mainly in Africa; whereas in 2017 around 3 200 Chinese employees of private security groups were based abroad, more than Chinese troops deployed under UN mandates; whereas most of the Chinese PMSC operatives are unarmed;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

~~L. whereas PMSCs have been providing equipment and services to prisons, detention centres and military checkpoints in the Palestinian territories;~~deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

~~M. whereas many PMSCs are operating in Yemen, reportedly conducting military operations and supervising secret prisons in which Yemeni citizens have been subjected to torture;~~deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Emilian PAVEL, Renate WEBER, Norica NICOLAI, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ioan Mircea PAŞCU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas Russia’s authorities opposed attempts to regulate the activities of Russian PMSCs; whereas the lack of a fully fledged legal and regulatory framework in Russia allows the Kremlin to better control these paramilitary organisations and to quickly deal with the undesirable elements;deleted

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas initiatives such as the Montreux Document and the ICoC have helped to clarify and raise awareness of states’ obligations with respect to PMSCs; whereas these initiatives are non-binding and voluntary, with no significant penalty for non-compliance or for the commission of human rights violations, beyond being expelled from the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers’ Association ~~and losing out on valuable contract~~; whereas the EU and 23 Member States have joined the Montreux Document acknowledging their positive aspects; whereas the Montreux Document applies only in times of armed conflict; whereas the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers does not feature accountability or enforceable remedies for victims;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Expresses its concern at the proliferation of PSCs in the EU and PMSCs worldwide and the impact of the activities of PMSCs on the enjoyment of human rights; is alarmed by serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law linked to the activities of PMSCs and the lack of accountability for many abuses;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of preventing and protecting against human rights abuses perpetrated by PMSCs; reiterates the need for PMSCs, when operating in host countries, and in particular in those that differ significantly in terms of culture and religion, to be mindful of local customs and habits so as not to jeopardise the effectiveness of their mission and alienate the local population; requires PMSCs personnel to be trained in human rights and humanitarian law standards to safeguard against human rights violations;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Highlights the importance of regular independent monitoring, including through randomised field visits, to ensure oversight and put an immediate end to abuse; c~~Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) delegations in countries where PMSCs are operating to monitor their activities and provide regular feedback on their actions;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Holds the view that~~Urges that, in line with UN human rights commitments, states have the obligation to investigate and prosecute in cases where PMSCs have committed human rights abuses;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need to ensure effective remedies, including reparation, commensurate with the scale of violations committed for all victims of human rights abuses committed by PMSCs;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Affirms that victims require easy and safe access to the judicial system, especially in cases of gross violations, and to non-judicial remedy procedures, and rejects any obstacle to victims that could be put in place when fighting for their right to access to justice and to remedy; highlights the importance to prioritize the protection of civilians and bring perpetrators to justice, including mercenaries and foreign fighters who had committed human rights violation on all sides of past conflicts;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. UBelieves that, as a first step, the EU should define relevant military and security services in a precise way, and furthermore create an EU regulatory framework binding for all EU Member States, that would include a blacklist of companies not complying with EU human right standards; urges the Council, in this respect, to add military and security services to PSCs to the Common Military List of the European Union without delay; underlines the importance of ensuring that no gaps exist in protection from human rights abuses; sees a need to improve regulation of PMSCs so as to close any existing gaps;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Accentuates the importance of contextualizing the Montreux Document to address challenges to specific national regulators, and promote a dedicated exchange on existing good practices in PMSCs regulation faced by national petitioners; at the EU level, stresses the importance to subject the use of PSCs to effective parliamentary control as a foreign policy tool;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers an international binding instrument to be an appropriate option to ensure that human rights are fully protected wherever PMSCs operate; ~~takes the view that~~supports, as it is in the interest of all stakeholders, the development of an international regulatory framework ~~is in the interest of all stakeholders, as i~~to provides for legal certainty, remedies, uniformity and objectivity with respect to international standards and thereby to creates a level playing field at global level; in this sense supports the EU contribution, in the context of the UN Human Rights Council, in view of setting up an international regulatory framework;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Member States, the EEAS and the Commission to promote and strongly support the Human Rights Council working groups (special procedures and intergovernmental) and to aim for the creation of a universal UN convention ~~aimed~~ ; stresses that establishing an international legal regime to regulate relevant services provided by PMSCs w~~hich could~~ill complement national legislation and ~~voluntary initiatives in providing effective and robust regulation of PMSCs and close existing gaps;~~will establish important and uniform obligations for States and PMSCs.

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the European Commission to abolish the use of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) applied only to two Member States, as it is a discriminatory tool that is often abusively used for political purposes rather than acting as a European mechanism to safeguard and promote the rule of law;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Β

B. whereas the most appropriate EFP model ~~will mostly depend on the size, activity and status of the company, especially if it is listed~~must be carefully chosen by the individual company and its workers taking due account of the specific national taxation rules and sectoral context, and will mostly depend on the size, activity and status of the company, especially if it is listed; whereas it is not appropriate to develop a comprehensive ‘one size fits all’ model for EFP at EU level;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

– having regard to the ~~Commission green paper entitled ‘Building a Capital Markets Union’, published on 18 February 2015 (COM(2015)0063)~~Mid Term review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan COM(2017) 292, published on 08.06.2017,

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, according to the data from the 2013 European Company Survey1, EFP schemes can vary greatly according to company characteristics, while 62% of European establishments use some form of variable pay, out of which profit sharing accounts for 30%, pay linked to group performance to 25% and share-ownership schemes are used by 5% of establishments; whereas these EFP schemes are more prevalent in the private sector than in the public sector (with some national exceptions) as well as in certain economic sectors, particularly information and communications technology, finance, insurance, and consultancy; whereas larger companies are more likely to use these EFP schemes than small and medium-sized enterprises, and they are also more common in foreign-capital or multinational companies and in companies located in economically2 central or advanced regions; ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1. Third European Company Survey. Eurofound 2013 2. Changes in remuneration and reward systems. Eurofound 2016

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ESOPs are ~~commonly preferred by employees, because the~~a form of EFP using an intermediate entity ~~used can~~able to exercise voting rights or other forms of governance on behalf of employees, and could be voluntarily chosen by them;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas EFP schemes involving workers in consultation and decision- making have proven3 benefits for both employees and the company including in terms of sustainable governance, transparency, social dialogue, mutual respect between employers and employees, and other aspects such as recruitment, retention, ~~absenteeism, motiva~~motivation, job satisfaction and skills development;, as well as overall performance and profitability; __________________________________ 3 ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEY OF EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 2017 - by MARC MATHIEU EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas employee participation in decision making could improve organisational performance and employees’ quality of working life and whereas it could act as a workplace innovation tool4 to promote a sense of ownership, enhance the flow of information in the company, and improve levels of trust between employers and employees; –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4Workplace innovation in European companies. Eurofound. 2016

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, according to the data from the 2013 European Company Survey, 62% of European establishments use some form of variable pay; whereas the most common type is pay linked to individual performance and assessed by management appraisal (43%), followed by payment by results (34%), profit sharing (30%) and pay linked to group performance (25%); whereas share- ownership schemes are used by 5%of establishments;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas EFP schemes c~~ould~~an have positive impacts on the economy of Member States by supporting companies, including SMEs and the job market; whereas workers’ financial participation in their company can contribute to job satisfaction, sense of ownership, mutual respect between employers and employees, overall performance and can help employees find opportunities in their home countries;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in the context of the development of the Capital Market Union, the EFP canould contribute to ~~overcoming widespread reluctance among retail investors to invest their savings in shares owing to a lack of knowledge about its benefits and risks~~the CMU objectives of inclusive growth and transparency in economic activity; whereas EFP, if coupled with training for participants provided by companies and Member States, could improve financial education amongst EU citizens, potentially reducing their reluctance to invest, and potentially increasing retail investment;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the use of supplementary reward systems varies greatly according to company characteristics; whereas these systems are more prevalent in the private sector than in the public sector (with some national exceptions) as well as in certain economic sectors, particularly information and communications technology, finance and insurance, and consultancy; whereas larger companies are more likely to use these systems than small and medium-sized enterprises, and they are also more common in foreign- capital or multinational companies and in companies located in economically1a central or advanced regions; __________________ 1a Changes in remuneration and reward systems. Eurofound 2016

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas EFP must go hand-in- hand with a high level of information, training and consultation with staff so that they are fully aware of the functioning of the financial participation schemes that they could join, to enable them to make a fully informed assessment of the potential benefits and risks of these schemes, such as in the case of the company’s bankruptcy;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~EFP can help~~, by involving employees in the decision making process, depending on the specificity of the scheme, in some cases, EFP can help companies, including SMEs with respect to restructuring and business continuity by addressing company succession ~~problem~~and generational renewal problems, for example in family businesses;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas EFP, especially ESOPs or similar schemes could act as a shock absorber, allowing bonuses or other rewards to be managed in trusts by third parties, spreading the investment risk among the company’s principal shareholders and ensuring that workers have a portfolio of saved sharesbearing in mind that EFP has positive and negative elements to it;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~an ESOP is an example of an effective employee buy-out model for non-listed companies in which an intermediate entity acquires the shares for the~~EFP bears some financial risks, it might as well, act as a shock absorber, allowing bonuses or other rewards and also ensuring that workers have a portfolio of saved shares; whereas ESOPs in particular may be an example of an employee buy-out model for non-listed companies where the priority buy-out process could allow employees, to protecnti~~ng them from additional risk~~ally safeguard their own jobs when there is the possibility of buyouts by other companies;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas measures are therefore needed to protect employees from facing ~~double~~ risks such as losing both their job and the capital invested when their employer is impacted by a crisis, whereas EFP may not be used to reduce the social and employment rights acquired by employees, must not replace normal basic pay, other forms of remuneration or contributions to pension schemes, and must not be a way to transfer risks onto the worker or not to comply with labour law;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas participation in the EFP should remain voluntary for employees, particularly in SMEs while not affecting their ~~mobility~~labour market mobility; their social security or their rights to take collective action; whereas employees should therefore have access at all times to information regarding the economic situation of the company, with the exception of its trade secrets and commercially sensitive information, and be informed of the advantages and disadvantages of each EFP scheme available;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the current European Social Fund ~~could support frameworks similar to Sociedades Laborales as a supporting active labour market policy throughout Europ~~promotes social entrepreneurship and the social and solidarity economy and the upcoming ESF Plus should continue to do so, and whereas Employee Financial Participation can make a valuable contribution to the development of the social and solidarity economy by, for example, making investment or funding more accessible;;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas participative change in a company nourishes an environment of trust between management, employees and their representatives and whereas social dialogue can help inform employees about adaptation needs, promote employee involvement in operations, and engage the workforce in debates about the future of their company1b; __________________ 1b Innovative changes in European companies, Eurofound 2017

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas EFP could be a complementary tool to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, which ~~supports re- skilling and EFP, is an avenue f~~helps people who have lost their jobs as a result of major structural changes due to globalisation or econ~~tinuously training workers, maintaining their employability and reducing the risks of getting laid off~~omic and financial crisis, with respect to re-skilling, training, supporting self-employment, business start-ups and employee takeovers;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas EU guidelines for EFP ~~will~~could help Member States develop ~~EFP schemes throughout Europe,~~frameworks for EFP schemes that could potentially lead~~ing~~ to ~~the~~ benefits ~~mentioned above~~both for employers and employees as well as increase public awareness of EFP;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to consider appropriate ~~measure~~recommendations to encourage Member States and companies ~~that show an interest in EFP to develop and offer EFP schem~~, particularly SMEs, to develop and offer EFP schemes which: - protect workers’ income safety, - do not exploit workers in a crisis situation, - do not shift entrepreneurial risk to workers, - guarantee a high level of protection to the workers investments, for the benefit and in the interest of both employees and companies;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas employee participation could be used as a workplace innovation tool in order to promote organisational change and renewal and hence improve the quality of working life and organisational performance1c; __________________ 1cWorkplace innovation in European companies. Eurofound. 2016

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to provide ~~incentiv~~non-mandatory incentives, including tax incentives, while not overriding national taxation rules, in line with best practice principles, when promoting employee ownership schemes among companies and employees while supporting the highest standards of social protection for the employees and safeguarding their right to collective action;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that EFP has to be embedded in a system of workers’ involvement, for example in company decision making, including through workers’ representatives and that EFP must not be a substitute for fair and decent pay nor an alternative to public pensions or to collectively agreed pension schemes;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~EFP schemes could have~~Capital Markets Union reaches to empower retail investment and can support EFP schemes by contributing to overcoming widespread reluctance among retail investors to invest their savings in shares owing to a lack of knowledge about its benefits and risks, thus eventually positively impactsing on the economy of Member States by supporting SMEs and the job market;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide dedicated websites, that would include model profit- sharing agreements for SMEs and VSEs for ease of implementation; information about attached risks and other relevant material; further calls on the Commission and Member States to continue collecting data on the use and spread of financial participation schemes, as well as to examine the impact of financial participation on the functioning of the company, the quality of its work and retention of workers, with the help of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Notes that, to avoid administrative and development costs associated with implementing EFP in corporations and SMEs, there are outsourcing options, but these need to be promoted;~~ Calls on the Member States and the Commission to assist companies which show an interest in EFP with solutions and specific support measures to avoid excessive administrative and development costs associated with implementing EFP in companies and especially SMEs and encouraging the outsourcing operators such as banks and investment funds, to propose simple EFP schemes tailored to suit this type of company, while making sure intermediaries do not take advantage of the smallest companies, or that there are no hidden costs;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage with social partners, employee ownership organisations and other stakeholders ~~to design the most appropriate EFP schemes,~~at the beginning of the process in order to design the most appropriate EFP frameworks, and when a EFP scheme is considered relevant, to negotiated it on a ‘plant-by-plant’ basis ~~and~~while considering the size and type of company, its workforce and financial situation, but also the national legislation and practices;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the European Employment Strategy and the Europe 2020 Strategy set priorities to improve the quality of jobs and ensure better working conditions and whereas increasing employee participation in company financial results and offering better rewards could help to meet these goals;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that the decision to join EFP schemes should be ~~based on~~totally voluntary, meaning no action should be taken against the employees if they decide not to join an EFP scheme and when they agree, their participation should be based on appropriate training and the informed consent of an employee, fully aware of his or her entitlements, obligations and risks, of the situation of the company ~~and~~, of the advantages and disadvantages of each scheme, of the taxation effects when joining the scheme and the conditions which apply when he or she leaves the company or the scheme;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that EFP ~~benefits should always be complementary to the contractual remuneration and rights~~should not replace or diminish normal basic remuneration or any other form of contribution such as social security contributions, but should be complementary to all social and contractual rights; this being a pre- condition to implementing EFP;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the rapid evolution and change of the labour market and the consequent challenges regarding skills, digitalisation, automation ~~and, potentially~~, wealth inequalities, and ~~therefore~~social security cuts; and continuously create new opportunities ~~for the labour force to adapt in order to be financially sustainable and independent~~to support and protect workers as to adapt and develop professionally and personally;

2018/09/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas EFP, especially ESOPs or similar schemes could act as a shock absorber, allowing bonuses or other rewards ~~to be managed in trusts by third parties, spreading the investment risk among the company’s principal shareholders~~ and ensuring that workers have a portfolio of saved shares;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Considers that ESOPs should also allow employee to use the ESOP account for other equity than that of the current employer, as to mitigate concentration risk, particularly for SMEs;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 250% of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to fostering social inclusion.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii

(iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare~~, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing~~;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)

(iiia) promoting adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, active and healthy ageing and a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi a (new)

(xia) promoting research, development and innovation within the specific objectives of the ESF+;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall allocate at least 250% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1), including the promotion of the socio- economic integration of third country nationals.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a part of a priority, dedicated priority or programme.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

Support in accordance with Article 7(5) shall be programmed under a part of a priority or a dedicated priority and it shall support the specific objective set out in point (i) of Article 4(1).

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under ~~one or more dedicated priorities~~any of the specific objectives referred to in Article 4(1).

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management ~~to such priorities~~.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the purchase of furniture, equipment and vehicles except where the purchase is necessary for achieving the objective of the operation, or these items are fully depreciated, or the purchase of these items is the most economic option.deleted

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4

4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management provided that their level is not higher than 100% of the usual remuneration for the profession concerned in the Member State as demonstrated by Eurostat data.deleted

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1

The Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, annual work programmes which shall set out, in particular, actions to be undertaken, including the indicative allocation of financial resources. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2a).

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – title

Committee Procedure for the ESF+ ~~strand under shared management~~

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, to date, more than 7050 million girls have married before the age of 18, of whom 250 million were married before the age of 15; whereas early and forced marriages are more frequent in poor, under-developed regions; whereas the number of early and forced marriages is increasing as the global population grows, according to a recent UNICEF report which estimates that in 2050 around 1.2 billion girls will have married before the age of 18;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas child, early and forced marriages are linked to a high risk of early and unwanted pregnancies, high rates of maternal mortality, lower use of family planning and unwanted pregnancies, and usually signal the end of a girl’s education;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas child~~-mothers are exposed to~~, early and forced marriage exposes girls to early childbearing involving considerable risks and difficulties during pregnancy and childbirth, particularly owing to highly inadequate or non-existent access to medical support, frequently resulting in maternal mortality; whereas there is an increased risk of contracting viral infections such as HIV;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas child marriages are a violation of the rights of the child and a form of violence against girls, and whereas, as such, they must be condemned; whereas early and forced marriages are often a~~ssociated with~~t the origin of domestic violence and sexual abuse; and other practices harmful to girls and women, such as female genital mutilation and so-called honour crimes;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on legislators, both in the EU and in third countries, to set the minimum age for marriage at 18 years and to ~~provide themselves with the~~adopt necessary administrative, legal and financial mea~~ns to be able to comply with this require~~sures to ensure effective implementation of this requirement and to ensure that girls have access to institutional support mechanisms including psycho-social counselling, protection mechanisms and opportunities for economic empowerment;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that in order to comprehensively tackle early and forced marriage, the European Union, as a major actor in global development, must play a leading role; calls upon EU Member States to contribute to initiatives such as the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative focused on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point d

d. the level of public development aid allocation to government authorities is made dependent on the recipient country’s commitment to complying with the requirements in the fight against early and forced marriage;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point e

e. the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) programme is implemented in triangular cooperation involving these organisations, the European Union ~~and the developing~~, civil society organisations working in this field and the partner countries in combating early and forced marriage, prioritising programmes and methods likely to go beyond so-called cultural, religious or tribal practices that, in reality, constitute the worst violations of the rights of children and their dignity ~~of girls~~;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the European Union to ensure that training is provided to law enforcement agencies so that they are better able to uphold the rights of girls exposed to forced and early marriage, domestic violence, the risk of ~~rap~~sexual violence and any other practice which undermines human dignity;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers it critical that universities need to embed the explicit teaching of digital competences into teacher education courses and constantly update these competences through professional development during their career;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Member States to introduce explicit updated digital literacy education from early stages within their formal education systems;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas traditional indigenous territories encompass approximately 22 % of the world’s land surface and are estimated to hold 80 % of the planet’s biodiversity; whereas the tropical forests inhabited by indigenous peoples and local communities contribute, at least for one quarter, to store carbon across the tropical forest biome, making them valuable in any strategy to address climate change; whereas, due to their close relationship with the land and their lifestyle, which is directly reliant on the consistency and availability of natural resources, indigenous people are the most vulnerable to the negative impact generated by climate change;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas increasing demand and growing competition over natural resources ~~is driving a ‘global land rush’ that~~ in several countries is putting the territories traditionally inhabited and used by indigenous peoples and local communities under ~~unsustainable~~constant pressure; whereas the exploitation of those natural resources by the ~~agribusiness, energy, timber and mining sectors, among other~~ extractive industries, as well as by illegal logging and large infrastructure and development projects, constitutes one of the main causes of enduring conflict over land tenure and the main cause for water and soil contamination;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas a ~~great~~ number of EU- based investors and companies are involved in ~~hundreds of~~ land acquisition operations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, which sometimes leads to violations of the rights of indigenous and local communities; whereas in many cases, ~~given th~~they have multiple foreign ramifications ~~of those actors, it can prove~~, which can make it difficult to trace their roots directly to the ~~EU and its Member States~~countries of origin;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the obligation to protect and provide access to remedy under the European Convention on Human Rights applies both to extraterritorial activities and to domestic activities with extraterritorial impact; whereas the degree of commitment of the EU and its Member States to their extraterritorial obligations ~~is currently very weak~~should be considerably increased;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. E. whereas the EU provides assistance for the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights worldwide through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), which is complementary to its other external assistance instruments and is mainly channelled through civil society organisations; whereas due to its mechanism protectdefenders.eu, EU provides swift assistance to Human Rights Defenders at risk, helps them meet their most urgent needs and reinforces their capacities to do their work in the medium and long term;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all states, including the EU and the Member States, to include indigenous peoples and rural communities in their strategies for tackling climate change; notes that the lives and identities of indigenous people depend heavily on their close relationship with the land, which in case of irreparable damage left by climate change, can force them to migrate and lead to their double discrimination - as environmentally displaced people and indigenous people;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on all states, including the European Union and its Member States, to recognise ~~indigenous peoples as equal partner~~the importance of consulting indigenous peoples in all deliberations on issues that could affect them;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the EU and its Member States to redouble their efforts in order to ensure the physical integrity and the legal assistance of indigenous, environmental and land rights defenders; , with dedicated attention to women human rights activists; stresses, in this context, the importance of the EIDHR-supported mechanism ProtectDefenders.eu and calls for its continuation and increase in its funding, so that it can timely respond to the requests of the human rights defenders at risk;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Remains concerned about the situation with respect to land grabbing as a result of corrupt practices by corporations, foreign investors, national and international State actors, officials and authorities; underlines that corruption enables land grabbing, often with forced evictions, by, inter alia, granting third parties tainted control of land without the consent of the people who live on that land, particularly indigenous people;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the EU and its Member States to ~~monitor and publicly rep~~require disclosure and to monitort the land acquisitions involving EU-based corporations and actors or EU-funded development projects, in ~~countries where such deals could result in the violation of human right~~order to increase the transparency and accountability of those acquisitions, instructing and capacitating EU Delegations and embassies for that purpose ;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to establish a register of EU-based companies that are involved in land grabbing operations in foreign countries, in order to ensure public scrutiny and proactive monitoring of their activity;deleted

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote and support indigenous peoples' organisations that have a social development agenda which designs and develops legal and institutional framework for the demarcation and titling of indigenous territories; outlines that recognizing and formalizing indigenous peoples’ lands and empowering indigenous people’s authorities and community members would ensure sustainability, social accountability and would contribute to the resolve of land disputes and conflicts within the state;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the EU to set up a grievance mechanism, in accordance with the Commission Recommendation 2013/396/EU adopted on 11 June 2013, whereby indigenous and local communities can lodge complaints regarding violations and abuses of their rights resulting from EU-based business activities ~~or EU development or investment projects~~, regardless of the country where the violations and abuses occurred, in order to ensure that the victims have effective access to justice, as well as to technical and legal assistance; calls on the EU and the Member States to engage in the negotiations to adopt a legally binding international human rights instrument for transnational corporations and other companies;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the EU to fulfil its extraterritorial duties related to human rights, and resolves to request legislative proposals from the Commission and to work together with the European Council to create legislation to prevent and sanction extraterritorial violations of the rights of indigenous peoples and of local communities;deleted

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on all states to ensure that indigenous communities benefit from sustainable tourism revenues and are protected from the adverse impact ofthat mass tourism might bring, and welcomes examples of shared management of reserves and protected areas that allow better protection of ecosystems and control of tourism flows;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the EU to ensure that all EU-funded development projects that ~~could in any way negatively affect the livelihoods, lands and~~are taking place on the lands and involve resources of indigenous peoples rigorously comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the EU to ~~establish the obligation to~~ carry out impact assessment studies prior to the conclusion of trade and cooperation agreements and to the implementation of development projects, in order to measure and prevent their deleterious effects on the rights of indigenous and local communities;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

— having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 20165,

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Article 21 of the TEU commits the EU to ~~developing~~ a common foreign and security policy (CFSP) guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principle of equality and solidarity, including women's rights and gender equality and compliance with the UN Charter, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and international law;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas today’s worldwide abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocides, necessitate determined efforts on the part of the whole international community;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas an increasing number of human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide, are being committed by state and non-state actors;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas children and women face increasing threats, discrimination and violence, especially in war zones and authoritarian regimes;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas gender equality is at the core of European values and enshrined within the EU’s legal and political framework;whereas violence and discrimination against women and girls has dramatically increased during the recent years;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, as well as the right to apostasy and the right to adopt atheistic views must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Article 207 of the TFEU stipulates that the EU’s commercial policy is to be based on the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action; whereas trade and human rights reinforce each other, and whereas the business community has an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and corporate responsibility;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas in fragile, conflict-prone or oppressive societies, elections can at times trigger widespread political violence;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

M a. whereas human rights and democracy support policies should be mainstreamed across all other EU policies with an external dimension, such as development, migration, security, counter- terrorism, women’s rights and gender equality, enlargement and trade in particular through the implementation of human rights conditionality;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its firm belief that the EU and its Member States must actively pursue the principle of mainstreaming human rights and democracy in all EU policies, including those with an external dimension, such as development, migration, security, counter-terrorism, enlargement and trade, in particular through the implementation of human rights conditionality; reiterates, in this regard, the crucial importance of ensuring increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that in 2016, the rule of law, democratic principles and breaches of human rights were debated regularly in its plenary sessions, targeted in various parliamentary resolutions, and raised in committee and interparliamentary delegation meetings;deleted

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that in 2016, DROI drafted three reports, namely on human rights and migration in third countries, corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries, and the fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU’s external relations;deleted

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses grave concern about the increasing number of attacks against religious minorities, in particular Christians, which are often committed by non-state actors such as ISIS/Daesh; deplores the attempts of state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing blasphemy laws; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to enhance respect for freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and to promote interreligious dialogue when engaging with third countries; requests concrete action towards the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, including by ensuring the systematic and consistent training of EU staff at headquarters and in delegations; supports fully the EU practice of taking the lead on thematic resolutions on freedom of religion and belief at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN General Assembly (UNGA); supports fully the work of the EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Mr Ján Figel;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is deeply concerned that civil society is increasingly under attack worldwide, through, inter alia, a growing number of repressive laws adopted throughout the world, under the pretext of combating terrorism or disclosing "foreign agents"; recalls that independent civil society plays an essential role in the defence and advancement of human rights and in the functioning of democratic societies; deeply regrets the fact that human rights defenders, journalists and civil society activists are victims of harassment, intimidation and killings; calls for the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including the various forms of bans and limitations on civil society organisations (CSOs) and their activities, such as laws aiming at shrinking civil society space or the promotion of NGOs sponsored by governments (GONGOs) which mimic a functioning and free civil society space; calls, in addition, for the EU and its Member States to use all available means, such as human rights dialogues, political dialogues and public diplomacy, to systematically raise individual cases of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society activists at risk, particularly those in prison;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for the establishment of a system to effectively monitor civil society space with clear benchmarks and indicators, to fill in the gaps in the overall framework under which the EU deals with the issue of civil society space, notably as regards the use and definition of terms around the enabling, conducive, legal environment for civil society;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers it deeply regrettable that torture, ill-treatment and the death penalty continue all over the world, and calls for the EU to intensify its efforts to eradicate the~~se serious human rights violations~~m; urges the EEAS and the VP/HR to engage more strongly in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including the death penalty, through increased diplomatic efforts and more systematic public positioning; recommends that the EEAS, the EU delegations and the Member States use all existing instruments, such as the EU Guidelines on Torture, to their full potential; welcomes the fact that the UN’s resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty was adopted by the UNGA in December 2016 with the support of 117 countries; calls on countries that still retain this practice to adopt a moratorium and abolish the death penalty;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Condemns the fact that women’s sexual and reproductive rights are frequently violated;emphasises that proper, affordable health care and universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive rights and education should be ensured to all women;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reaffirms the urgent need for the universal ratification and effective implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols; underlines that children are often exposed to specific abuses, such as child marriages or genital mutilation, and therefore are in need of enhanced protection; requests that the EU systematically consult relevant local and international child rights organisations, and raise, in its political and human rights dialogues with third countries, States Parties’ obligations to implement the Convention; welcomes the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021); requests that the EU continue to promote the EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit for integrating child rights in development cooperation through its external delegations, and to train the EU delegation staff adequately in this field; reiterates its request for the Commission to propose a comprehensive children’s rights strategy and action plan for the next five years, in order to prioritise children’s rights within EU external policies; welcomes the fact that under the 2016 Development Cooperation Instrument, resources were allocated to support UN agencies in carrying out measures targeted to children’s rights;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reaffirms the fact that the activities of all companies, including European ones, operating in third countries should be in full compliance with international human rights standards; reaffirms, moreover, the importance of promoting corporate social responsibility and of European enterprises playing a leading role in promoting international standards on business and human rights; acknowledges that global value chains contribute to enhancing international core labour, environmental and social standards, and represent an opportunity for sustainable progress, especially in developing countries; outlines, however, that in case of business-related human rights abuses, the effective access to remedies for victims should be ensured;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly condemns the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by state actors, as well as non- state actors such as Boko Haram in Nigeria ~~and~~, ISIS/Daesh in Syria and Iraq and Houthi in Yemen, among others; is horrified at the vast range of crimes committed, including murder, torture, rape as a weapon of war, enslavement and sexual slavery, the recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic killing of religious minorities, including Christians, Yazidis and others; emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of state actors, as well as members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC);

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Expresses profound concern at and solidarity with the large number of refugees and migrants who suffer grave human rights violations as the victims of conflicts, persecution, governance failures and illegal migration, trafficking and smuggling networks; stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows and therefore to address the external dimension of the refugee crisis, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood by developing, among others, cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; underlines the need for a comprehensive human-rights-based approach to migration and calls for the EU to collaborate further with the UN, regional organisations, governments and NGOs;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. ~~Welcomes the adoption of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015; c~~Considers that the Annual Report is an indispensable tool for scrutiny, communication and debate on the EU’s policy on human rights and democracy in the world;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Acknowledges that Human Rights Dialogues with third countries can be an efficient tool for bilateral engagement and cooperation in the promotion and protection of human rights; welcomes the establishment of Human Rights Dialogues with a growing number of countries; urges the EEAS to ensure that women’s rights are included in all agendas and to systematically hold consultation meetings with civil society, including local civil society, before and after each Dialogue; praises and further encourages the involvement of civil society in preparatory dialogues; reiterates its call for the development of a comprehensive mechanism for monitoring and reviewing the functioning of Human Rights Dialogues;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas corruption diminishes public trust and weakens the ability of government to respect and protect human rights;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the economic consequences of corruption are extremely negative, especially in terms of its impact on increasing poverty and inequality among the population, the quality of public services, access to infrastructures, economic opportunities and loss of investment; whereas, for example, corruption costs the EU between €179 billion and €990 billion in GDP terms per year1a; _________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/579319/EPRS_STU%2 82016%29579319_EN.pdf

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas in many countries ~~there is a vicious circle between~~ high levels of corruption ~~and~~lead to low rates of human, social and economic development, low levels of education, limited civil and political rights ~~and~~, little or no political competition and deficiencies in the rule of law;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas acts of corruption and human rights violations typically involve the misuse of power, lack of accountability and the institutionalisation of various forms of discrimination; whereas in countries where the rule of law is undermined by corruption, both the implementation and strengthening of legal frameworks are impeded by corrupt judges, lawyers, prosecutors, police officers, investigators and auditors2a; _________________ 2a http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Develop ment/GoodGovernance/Pages/AntiCorrup tion.aspx

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas many civil society organisations, including anti-corruption associations and human rights associations, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers expose corruption, fraud, mismanagement and human rights violations despite serious personal risks, including retaliatory measures in the workplace; whereas lack of protection against reprisals, libel and defamation laws and lack of independent and credible investigation can all deter people from speaking out; whereas the EU has a duty to protect them, in particular by offering public support and making the most effective use of its instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR); whereas the existence of a legal framework does not always guarantee proper implementation and effectiveness, and therefore ensuring compliance with existing legislation is indispensable; whereas those exposing corruption should be entitled to have the confidentiality of their identity maintained, subject to fair trial guarantees3a; whereas whistle-blowers should be granted international protection from prosecution3b; _________________ 3a https://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/ cdcj/CDCJ%20Recommendations/CMRec (2014)7E.pdf 3b http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_ uploads/fra-2016-surveillance- intelligence-services_en.pdf

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to its resolutions on Venezuela, in particular the resolutions of 8 June 2016 and 27 April 2017 on the situation in Venezuela2 , _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0269. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0269.

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

~~– having regard to the declaration by the Co-Presidents of the EuroLat of 21 September 2016 on various topics relevant for bi-regional relations,~~deleted

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

– having regard to the declaration by the Co-Presidents of EuroLat of 7 February 2017 on the executive orders issued by the Trump Administration in the area of foreign policy and their repercussions on Latin America,deleted

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on point (ii) of point (b) of Article 5(2) of Regulation No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020,

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC) constitutes a key partner for the EU when it comes to jointly facing current global challenges, such as ~~the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, peace and security, socioeconomic development, sustainability~~peace and security, fight against corruption and impunity, socioeconomic development, lack of good governance, sustainability, the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, the fight against climate change, the digital transformation and managing migration;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 33 LAC countries have diverse political, economic and cultural realities that require different approaches within a coherent and consistent framework in the context of EU external action while always defending EU values on democracy and human rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the LAC region has undergone significant changes in the past decade, such as the elevation of a large part of the population to the middle class through economic reforms, social policies and the overall consolidation of democracy, but also the end of the commodities super-cycle that made millions of people vulnerable to falling back into poverty;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas respect to the rule of law and to a stable legal and political framework enables both regions to exercise a free enterprise and adequate investment environment that include safeguards to the principle of legal certainty;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the main geopolitical shifts currently in play in LAC countries, ~~marked by~~including the increasing ~~presence of Asian states seeking economic partnership in the region, require that the EU~~trade and economic relations with some Asian countries, require that the EU continues more than ever standsing up as a truthful ally to its partners in the LAC region;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is the main source of development assistance in the LAC region, as reflected in the DCI (Development Cooperation Instrument) 2014-2020, and whereas European cooperation is strong as a result of financial and triangular cooperation;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that the new geopolitical scenario reinforces the LAC region as a strategic priority and opportunity for the EU’s foreign policy, as both regions share a common vision of the world based on multilateralism, dialogue, sustainability, the rule of law and open societies;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that respect to rule of law and to stable political and legal framework are cornerstone for an adequate investment environment; in this sense, recalls the importance to ensure legal certainty for EU businesses in LAC countries;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that current global challenges, including ~~the digital transformation, mass migration, cybersecurity, organised crime and terrorism, climate change, geopolitical shifts, inequality within an~~fight against corruption and impunity, lack of good governance, socioeconomic development, social and economic inequality within and across countries, geopolitical shifts, digital transformation, migration flows, climate change, organised acr~~oss countries, and drug trafficking, offer new opportunities for~~ime and terrorism, cyber security and drug trafficking, requires a strategic EU-LAC partnership in which a common vision is shared;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the goal of eradicating poverty and reducing inequality must be addressed through economic reforms, work opportunities, access to education, social cohesion and inclusion, and highlights the necessity of widening the middle class and protecting itall its citizens from the effects of economic cycles in the frame of democratic values and respect for human rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need to develop sustainable and effective tax systems in both regions, together with an appropriate tax culture, that could foster the development of welfare states providing ~~public good~~and assuring public services, such as ~~public~~access to education, infrastructure and security to all citizens, and reiterates that tax havens and tax avoidance are detrimental to economic and social development, progress and prosperity and to social redistributive policies;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the effective inclusion of women in all spheres of political, economic and social life, with a view to enhancing their ~~political~~active participation in society, strenuously combatting femicides, guaranteeing the physical and psychological security, facilitating access to job market and employment equality, of women, and ensuring their fundamental rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the advances in freedoms and social rights made in the last decade, and the great efforts made to elaborate public policies to distribute wealth and economic growth equally; ~~notes the necessity to guarantee the right~~calls on the authorities to respect and guarantee democratic principles, fundamental rights, freedoms and safety of ~~religiou~~all citizens min~~orities,~~cluding indigenous groups~~, the~~ and LGTBI ~~community and populations in rural area~~; expresses its concerns over the lack of freedom of assembly, association and expression both online and offline that still remains in some Latin American countries;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Regrets the attacks against democratically elected opposition leaders, journalists, human rights defenders, in particular those working on environmental issues and their lawyers; calls on the authorities to take all the necessary measures to guarantee their physical and psychological integrity and to ensure immediate, thorough and impartial investigations in order to bring those responsible to justice in accordance with international standards;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Encourages EU Member States to consider adopting legislation providing for the possibility of the freezing of assets and visa restrictions targeting individuals who have been involved in serious human rights violations;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates that policies and practices on migration in the EU-LAC area must guarantee respect for human rights, with special attention given to women and minors and all vulnerable people, i.a. by re-evaluating the emphasis on the securitisation of borders and the criminalisation of migrants; calls for measures to facilitate and improve legal mobility between the ~~region~~countries, while ensuring the mutual consistency of labour rights and enhancing the coordination of social security systems;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the EU and LAC countries to address the problem of corruption through measures ranging from prevention to law enforcement and criminal prosecution, and points out that the existence of corruption undermines not only social and economic welfare, but also the political legitimacy and quality of democratic government;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that the absence of an independent judiciary and public administration, fosters distrust in public institutions, undermining the rule of law and fuelling violence;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights the importance of the o~~pening of~~ngoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement, the progress made in the negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, and the speeding up of the EU- Mercosur negotiations, and calls for the ratification of the EU-Central America Association Agreement by all national parliaments of the EU Members States;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Expresses its grave concern at the seriously deteriorating situation as regards democracy, human rights and the socio-economic situation in Venezuela, in a growing climate of political and social instability; calls on the Venezuelan Government to safeguard the separation and independence of branches and to restore full constitutional authority to the National Assembly; in this sense, rejects any attempt to divert its constitutionally recognised powers to any other body; recalls the authorities to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and to present as soon as possible an electoral calendar that will allow free and transparent electoral processes to take place;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Asks the EU to support the Central American countries afflicted by organised crime that threatens their social and political structures;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23c. Asks the EU to support Mexico in its differences with the United States of America;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Welcom~~Notes the signing on December 2016 of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Cuba; stresses the importance of speeding up its implementation, which can have a positive impact on the overall EU- CELAC partnership,; stresses that no tangible results have been achieved on human rights in Cuba, despite the setting up of the Human Rights Dialogue and insists on the need for tangible results in the human rights ~~dialogue~~situation;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses that improvements in the economic sector are interdependent with the respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights in Cuba;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the principle of equality forms the core of the human rights vision of the Charter, which states that human rights and fundamental freedoms should be available to all human beings 'without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language or religion';

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been signed by 195 countries, has the status of law and of binding nature and is an essential instrument to deal with the vulnerable situation and the need for special protection and care for girls;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas gender equality features among the common values on which the European Neighbourhood Policy is based, though clear objectives and specific action points on this matter are lacking; whereas the levels of political participation and representation of women in the EU’s neighbouring countries are low;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policy; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; recalls that empowerment cannot be linked to labour market access only as progress needs to be made in many other fields such as political representation, legal protection, health and particularly through education;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Draws attention to the European Commission’s commitment to mainstreaming and integrating gender analysis and perspectives across all instruments; calls on this approach to be reflected in all EU tools in particular in the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/0123(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, António MARINHO E PINTO, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The rules on national transport performed on a temporary basis by non- resident hauliers in a host Member State ('cabotage') should be clear, simple and easy to enforce, while ~~broadly~~ maintaining the level of liberalisation achieved so far.

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. On the basis of the information provided by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report in which it reviews the application of this Directive, including data disaggregated by gender and age on the take-up of different types of leave contained in this Directive and its impact on micro, small and medium-sized undertakings, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2016/2324(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

1 a. Condemns the shrinking of civil society space as a result of acts of harassment and intimidation against civil society organisations and individual activists, who are solely exercising their rights of freedom of expression, assembly and association;calls on governments to investigate and to ensure accountability for this kind of actions and attacks directed against NGOs,

2017/06/01
Committee: AFET

2016/2324(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

2. Considers that the EU should use its foreign policy instruments, including human rights and development instruments, to deal with the structural roots of the shrinking space problem and to design a multifaceted approach, since regimes are now using not only draconian NGO laws but also a wide range of direct and indirect tactics to limit the operation or financing of civil society organisations (CSOs), such as arbitrary registration and reporting requirements, distorted criminal charges, including criminal defamatory laws, raids and audits, and counterterrorism measures;

2017/06/01
Committee: AFET

2016/2324(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

3. Calls on the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Member States and the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to be more vocal, consistent and timely in expressing objections to restrictive CSO laws and to exert effective and tailored pressure on the host governments in question and raise this issue systematically in political and human rights dialogues; ~~considers that EU actors could exert more positiv~~stresses the role and encourages further involvement of the EU delegations in supporting civil society organisations and individual activists, including by offering assistance in judicial processes; considers that the EU should exert more conditionality bywhen allocating ~~additional funds to those governments allowing a wider space for~~financial assistance to governments, based on the space allowed to civil society;

2017/06/01
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to ~~workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness~~vulnerable groups of society, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Article 92 a (new)

Article 92a Intra-Union calls 1. Providers of publicly available number based interpersonal communication services shall not apply tariffs to intra-Union fixed and mobile communications services terminating in another Member State which are higher from tariffs for services terminating in the same Member State, unless it is justified by the difference in mobile termination rates. 2. Where providers of publicly available number based interpersonal communication services apply different tariffs to intra-Union fixed and mobile communications services terminating in another Member State than to services terminating in the same Member State, the surcharge shall not be higher than the difference between mobile termination rate of the Member State where the call is terminating and mobile termination rate of the Member State where call is originating.

2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2016/0254(COD)

Heinz K. BECKER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Renate WEBER, David CASA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Since its establishment in 1994 EU- OSHA has, by virtue of its expertise, played an important role in supporting the improvement of health and safety at work throughout the European Union. At the same time there have been developments in the area of occupational safety and health (OSH), including technological developments, particularly in the digital area, which add to the challenge of promoting high OSH standards. In this light some adjustments are required in describing the objectives and tasks of EU- OSHA as compared to the provisions in Council Regulation (EC) No. 2062/94.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) As the three tripartite Agencies - EU-OSHA, the European Centre for development and vocational training (Cedefop), and the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) - address issues related to the labour market, working environment and vocational education and training and skills, close coordination among three Agencies is required ~~and the ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploit~~so that the work of the Agencies does not overlap where they have similar fields of interest, while ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploited and any duplication among the Agencies, as well as between them and the Commission, concerning their mandates, objectives and activities, should be avoided. In addition, whenever relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European Commission's and European Parliament's in-house research capacities.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3

3. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency shall maintain a close dialogue particularly with specialised bodies, whether public or private, public authorities and workers' and employers’' organisations. The Agency, without prejudice to its own aims, shall ensure cooperation with other European Union Agencies aimed at avoiding overlaps and promoting synergy and complementarity in their activities, including the possibility of working jointly, in particular with the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions, the European Centre for the development of vocational training and, where relevant, with other EU Agencies.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Heinz K. BECKER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Renate WEBER, David CASA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. Members of the Management Board and their alternates shall bhave app~~ointed in light of their~~ropriate knowledge in the field of health and safety ats w~~ork, taking into account~~ell as relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. All parties represented in the Management Board shall make efforts to ensure a balanced representation of men and women and to limit turnover of their representatives, in order to guarantee continuity of the Board's work.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The members of the Management Board shall be appointed only after they have signed a declaration that they have no conflicts of interests.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. It shall be ~~extend~~renewable. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. A representative of Eurofound and a representative of Cedefop shall have observer status at the meetings of the Management Board in order to enhance the efficiency of the three tripartite agencies and synergies between them, and to avoid overlaps in their activities.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) give the ~~general~~strategic orientation for the Agency's activities taking into account that the prime role of the Management Board is the strategic governance of the Agency's work, focusing on its priorities and adopt each year the Agency's programming document by a majority of two-thirds of members entitled to vote and in accordance with Article 6;

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n

(n) ~~take all decisions~~confirm after their evaluation, the decisions of the Executive Director on the establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

~~By 30 November each year, t~~The Management Board shall adopt the draft programming document referred to in paragraph 1 and shall forward it to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission no later than 31 January ~~each year as well as any later updated version of that~~. By 30 November each year, the Management Board shall adopt the final programming document.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

The single programming document shall contain three elements: multi-annual part, annual work programme and budget including human resources. It shall become definitive after final adoption of the general budget of the Union and, if necessary, shall be adjusted accordingly.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The Management Board may invite any person whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings as an observer, in particular Eurofound, EU- OSHA and the European Training Foundation, in order to avoid duplication and to promote synergies and complementarity.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall be two years. That term shall be ~~extend~~renewable. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall end when their membership of the Management Board ends.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Heinz K. BECKER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Renate WEBER, David CASA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6

6. The Executive Board shall meet at least three times a year. Each coordinator shall inform members of its own group after the meeting about the content of the discussion in timely and transparent manner. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative of its Chairperson or at the request of its members.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Heinz K. BECKER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Renate WEBER, David CASA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The Executive Director shall ~~manage the Agency. The Executive Director~~be responsible for the overall management of the Agency according to the strategic direction set by the Management Board and shall be accountable to the Management Board.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)

(ja) taking the decisions regarding the human resources policy of the Agency.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6

6. The Executive Director shall also be responsible for deciding whether it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Agency's tasks in an efficient and effective manner to establish a liaisone o~~r more local offices in one or more Member State~~ffice to further the Agency's cooperation with the relevant Union institutions. That decision requires the prior consent of the Commission, the Management Board and the Member State where the l~~ocal~~iaison office is to be established. That decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out atby that l~~ocal~~iaison office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6

6. TIn the event of misconduct, unsatisfactory performance or recurring or serious irregularities, the Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal, based on a reasoned assessment, from the Commission.

2017/04/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34

(34) In order to promote the self- sufficiency of applicants and to limit wide discrepancies between Member States, it is essential to provide clear rules on the applicants’ access to the labour market and to ensure that such access is effective, by not imposing conditions that effectively hinder an applicant from seeking employment. Labour market tests used to give priority to nationals or to other Union citizens or to third-country nationals legally resident in the Member State concerned should not hinder effective access for applicants to the labour market and should be implemented without prejudice to the principle of preference for Union citizens as expressed in the relevant provisions of the applicable Acts of Accession , sector restrictions, working time restrictions and unduly strict administrative formalities should not hinder effective access for applicants to the labour market. In order to increase integration prospects and self- sufficiency of applicants, early access to the labour market before 6 months from the date when the application for international protection was lodged and to language courses should be encouraged.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35

(35) The maximum time frame for access to the labour market should be aligned with the duration of the examination procedure on the merits. In order to increase integration prospects and self-sufficiency of applicants, earlier access to the labour market is encouraged where the application is likely to be well- founded, including when its examination has been prioritised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation]. Member States should therefore consider reducing that time period as much as possible with a view to ensuring that applicants have access to the labour market no later than 3 months from the date when the application was lodged in cases where the application is likely to be well-founded. Member States should however not grant access to the labour market to applicants whose application for international protection is likely to be unfounded and for which an accelerated examination procedure is applied.deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39

(39) Due to the possibly temporary nature of the stay of applicants and without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States should be able to exclude family benefits and unemployment benefits from equal treatment between applicants and their own nationals and should be able to limit the application of equal treatment in relation to education and vocational training. The right to freedom of association and affiliation may also be limited by excluding applicants from taking part in the management of certain bodies and from holding a public office.deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that applicants have access to the labour market ~~no later than 6 months~~ from the date when the application for international protection was lodged ~~if an administrative decision by the competent authority has not been taken and the delay cannot be attributed to the applicant~~.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Where the Member State has accelerated the examination on the merits of an application for international protection in accordance with points [(a) to (f)] of Article [40(1)] of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation], access to the labour market shall not be granted.deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States are encouraged to provide language courses to applicants from the moment of application, in order to integrate them and enable them to capitalise fully on their formal qualification and thus contribute to society.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Member States are encouraged to provide adequate training on employment legislation and non-discrimination to applicants and to authorities, in order to avoid exploitation in the workplace by means of undeclared work practices and other forms of severe labour exploitation, and to avoid discrimination from the date when the application for international protection was lodged.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) ~~education and vocational training, except study and maintenance grants and loans or other grants and loans related to~~ education and vocational training;

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the context of existing procedures for recognition of foreign qualifications, with a view to ensure consistency with other Union policy on migration management, in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) xx/xx (qualification Regulation)1a , while facilitating, to the extent possible, full access for those applicants who cannot provide documentary evidence of their qualifications to appropriate schemes for the assessment, validation and accreditation of their prior learning. __________________ 1aProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 –subparagraph 2 – introductory part

Member States may restrict equal treatment of applicants: in certain specific situations. However, restrictions should be consistent with the provisions of international law and other Union policy on better migration management as set out by the Commission in the European Agenda on Migration.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point i

~~(i) pursuant to point (b) of this paragraph, by excluding them from taking part in the management of bodies governed by public law and from holding an office governed by public law;~~deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point ii

~~(ii) pursuant to point (c) of this paragraph, to education and vocational training which is directly linked to a specific employment activity;~~deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point iii

~~(iii) pursuant to point (e) of this paragraph by excluding family benefits and unemployment benefits, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010.~~deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data, economic feasibility, a thorough assessment of the socio-economic impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The limit values should be revised when necessary in the light of scientific data, including evidence-based techniques and protocols for measurement of exposure levels.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) In order to swiftly transpose new scientific and technical data into legislation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting new exposure limit values.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)

(2b) The exposure limit values should always take into account the feasibility of implementation and compliance, particularly for SMEs.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Mircea DIACONU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Directive 2204/37/EC should include only carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, which have no safe exposure level, as set in its scope

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 2

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 56 and 62 thereof,

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Renate WEBER, Mircea DIACONU

Proposal for a directive
Citation 3

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments and the following 11 reasoned opinions by national parliaments objecting the Commission proposal on grounds of subsidiarity,

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Mircea DIACONU

Proposal for a directive
Citation 4

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5, and its counter-opinion; _________________ 5 OJ C,, p..

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Mircea DIACONU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable w, including for companies providing cross-borkder~~s of the user undertaking. (See ECJ cases Case C-76/90, Manfred Säger v Dennemeyer & Co. Ltd, [1991] ECR I-4221; Case C-55/94, Reinhard Gebhard v Consiglio dell'Or~~ services. Or. en includineg degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano, [1995] ECR I-04165 and E.g. Joined cases 62 and 63/81, See also Seco SA v. Etablissement d’Assurance contre la Vieillesse et l’Invalidité, [1982] ECR 223, para 8,irect and indirect discrimination)

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Mircea DIACONU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

~~(Case C- 113/89, Rush Portuguesa Ldª v Office national d'immigration, [1990] ECRI-1417, judgment, para 15; Raymond Vander Elst v Office des Migrations Internationales, [1994]~~(7a) The ECJ case-law has established that posted workers do not in any way gain access to the host country´s labour market if they return to their country of origin after completion of their work. Or. en ECR I-3803, para. 21)

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Mircea DIACONU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)

~~(Case C-55/94, Reinhard Gebhard v Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati~~ (7b) The ECJ has held that the temporary nature of the provision of services is to be determined in the light of its duration, regularity, periodicity and continuity. The Ppro~~curatori di Milano, [1995] ECR I-04165, para. 39; Case C-396/1, Sähköalojen ammattiliitto ry c/~~vider of services, within the meaning of the Treaty, may equip himself in the host Member State with the infrastructure necessary for the purposes of performing the services in question. Or. en Elektrobudowa Spółka Akcyjna [2015] Case C-396/1)

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a

(b) The following paragraph is added: 1a. territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted If undertakings established in the

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which will help to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders and removing barriers for goods and services; Welcomes the Commission's determination in the Better Regulation agenda including strengthened stakeholder involvement through for example the REFIT Platform, strengthened impact assessments and a strengthening of the REFIT programme; believes that better, more effective and simple legislation will reduce administrative burdens and boost growth and job-creation; regrets, however, that the SMS does not devote particular attention to skills-matching as skills- mismatches remain a barrier to growth and development of the European Single Market;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders are barriers to growth and job creation; believes that particular attention must be devoted to reduce administrative burdens through for example simplified VAT-requirements, one-stop-shops for digital public services for businesses with a particular focus for SME's and simplified rules for setting up businesses;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market will bring new opportunities and challenges, such as skills, new forms of employment and financial structures, which will have to be addressed; notes with concern that 47 % of the EU-population is insufficiently digitally skilled and that the demand for digitally skilled employees are growing by 4 % per year, underlines in this regard the importance of Member States investing in digital education;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States; ~~believes that a country-by-country taxation principle needs to be established~~notes the need to adapt and modernise legislation to reach the potential of the shared economy;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Commission’s support for dual education systems; stresses the importance of ensuring that the SMS does not in any way undermine dual education systems; believes that dual education systems within the EU could be strengthened by a European benchmark on dual education which could highlight the correlation between dual education and youth employment;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the services market remains fragmented; calls on the Commission to deliver ~~the necessary reforms that will remove barriers in the service sect~~on implementation of the Services Directive; underlines that assessments show that when administrative barriers are lower, more b~~y adopting a targeted sector-specific approach for services~~usinesses are created and thereby is the potential for job-creation strengthened;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to simplify and speed up procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications, including by facilitating and encouraging the introduction of Common Training Frameworks and a Services Passport to facilitate cross-border recognition of qualifications;

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2354(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by ~~developing appropriate safeguards~~adapting and modernising legislation, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create jobs.

2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard; reminds of the eight fields of action promoted by the Youth Strategy;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU~~’s alarmingly~~'s high youth unemployment and NEET rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the ~~two~~ objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on tackling youth unemployment, fostering entrepreneurship among young people, investing in education, and training ~~and~~for the skills employers look for, and facilitating the transition to the labour market;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that there has been a decrease in youth unemployment in most Member States since 2013, despite this fact, notes with real concern that youth unemployment continues to be almost double the overall unemployment rate with around 8 million young Europeans still being unemployed;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and ~~qualitative apprenticeship~~career paths, including apprenticeships, technical and artisanal job profiles;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that Member States youth policies should be closely coordinated with other policies and that more synergies should be found; further recommends to enhance the cooperation between schools, businesses, public authorities and other labour market stakeholders to estimate the future skills needs to pre-empt skills ' mismatch and to facilitate the process whereby young people choose jobs profiles that actually match the needs of the labour market;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired in non- formal environments; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages and skills´ mismatch observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning play a vital role in developing young people’s's creative and innovative potential, including entrepreneurial skills;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; expresses concern that the mobility of apprentices has not yet achieved the desired levels and calls on the Commission, the Member States, companies and schools to find solutions to overcome the remaining obstacles to the mobility of apprentices;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, by integrating young people into the labour market with a job, apprenticeship or traineeship within 4 months of leaving school or losing a job and for example by putting in place career guidance systems and ~~compulsory registration for~~improving the data available about the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment. as well as improving the services of job centres for young jobseekers;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the fact that more than EUR 12.4 billion from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) have been earmarked for the fight against youth unemployment during the new programming period; calls for the assessment of the results and objectives achieved via such funding;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2351(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes that the Court of Auditors' report on 'EU Youth Guarantee - Implementation in Member States', due to be completed at the beginning of 2017, will provide a clearer assessment of the programme's results; considers that, inter alia, analysis of the efficiency and the long-term results should be outlined in the report;

2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas trafficking in human beings is defined by the United Nations (Palermo Protocol) as the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring or receiving persons by means of the threat or use of force or other forms coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation; whereas the exploitation includes, at a minimum, ~~the exploitation of the~~forced prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, including child slavery with the purpose of child soldiers, servitude or the removal of organs;

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the ~~ILO estimates that there are around 21 million people in forced labour~~re is a statistical consensus that many people are victims of HTB globally, being trafficked for labour ~~and~~, sexual exploitation or being held in slave-like conditions ~~and~~; whereas ~~of these people 14.2 million were trapped in forced labour, 4.5 million in a situation of forced sexual exploitation, and 2.2 million in state-imposed forced labour; whereas~~women and girls make up 70% of the total detected victims, while men and boys account for 30% 1a; _________________ 1a- from the UNODC Global report 2014, page 29 – 49% women ~~and~~, 21% girls ~~make up 55% of the total, while men and boys account for 45%;~~, 18% men, 12% boys. "Detected" is the word used in the UN report

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas six countries with the greatest prevalence of their populations, subjected to "modern slavery", a term associated with human trafficking, are from Latin America (Haiti, Suriname, Guyana, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru)2a; _________________ 2a 2014 Global Slavery Index

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on governments to exercise due diligence in tackleing corruption, which fuels trafficking in human beings and t~~o exercise due diligence in identifying and eradicating~~ herefore leads to public sector involvement or complicity in THB;

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the EU and its Member States to constructively engage in the negotiations of the Open-ended InterGovernmental Working Group on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights and to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU and its Member States to make a particular effort to combat forced labour in EU industries abroad, and in relation to third countries, by applying and enforcing labour standards and supporting governments in adopting labour laws providing minimum protection standards for workers, including foreign workers and to make these standards a precondition for European companies operating in third countrieminimum protection standards for workers, including foreign workers;

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. ~~Regret~~Outlines that cross-border labour migration ~~has to date not received sufficient~~should receive more attention; and underscores ~~the~~its potential ~~of formalised labour migration~~ as a means of preventing trafficking in human beings and ~~to save~~saving lives;

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Urges the EU to refrain from addressing THB primarily as a security issue and from disproportionately focusing on the fight against smuggling; urges the EU and its Member States to ~~pay attention to the identification of refugees and migrants as victims of THB or as~~invest in identification mechanisms of THB victims or victims of violations and abuse as part of smuggling in the waves of migrants and asylum seekers;

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2340(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Urges the EU to find tangible solutions regarding regular, non- exploitative and safe ways into the EU for migrants and refugees; recalls that safe and if possible voluntary return should be guaranteed to trafficked persons by the receiving state and state of origin, and legal alternatives offered for repatriation in cases where such repatriation would pose a risk to their safety and/or of their family;deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: AFET

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that one of the main end results of Erasmus+ should be closing the skills gap and increasing employability; in this context, outlines that, when measuring the programme's efficiency and success, these indicators should be taken into account;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the National Agencies, besides managing the top-down implementation of the Erasmus+ programme, also to focus on setting up a forum for constructive dialogue between the authorities in charge with education and labour policies in each Member State, in order to enhance the cooperation aiming to close the skills gap; considers that this undertaking and the data it would gather may be essential during the mid-term evaluation of Erasmus+;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements in recognition and validation systems in education and VET, problems still persist; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognition, and for validation of competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning.; outlines that the European Voluntary Service (EVS) aims to increase skills and encourage learning, therefore considers that this experience should be recognised for its value with the aim of raising the employability of the EVS participants;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Taking into account the importance of multilingualism in raising the employability of young people1a , considers that more efforts should be made to promote and support multilingualism in the Erasmus+ programme; __________________ 1aJRC Science and Policy Report on Languages and Employability, 2015

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to address serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, linguistic barriers, diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, health needs, including psychosocial and post-trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of ~~disadvantaged~~vulnerable groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly and women8 ; _________________ 8 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues-migration- health/making-integration-work- humanitarian-migrants_9789264251236-en

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that early intervention is crucial to allow for successful social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market and their respective communities, in order to diminish future chances of isolation, feelings of inadequacy and misfit;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the fact that labour market conditions within host countries are a determining factor for the successful and durable integration of refugees; stresses that unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment, is still at alarming levels, and that the Commission and the Member States should continue to prioritise policies and investments aimed at quality ~~job~~employment creation and economic growth;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls therefore on the Commission to raise the allocation of the European Social Fund ~~to a 25 % share of~~in the cohesion policy budget in the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework11 ; _________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/ne ws-room/20131118IPR25534/MEPs- approve-new-cohesion-policy- %E2%82%AC325bn-to-invest-in- Europe’s-regions

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a revision of the Reception Conditions Directive in order to ensure that applicants of international protection have access to the labour market ~~no later than six months from the date when the~~ as soon as possible, once their applications wasere lodged;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas there is a serious and concrete risk of corporate practices resulting in forced labour, and sexual and child exploitation;~~deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~a significant number of corporations operating in third countries~~many internationally active corporations have substantial business operations or are based in Europe, arnd/or may be owned by European corporations, have assets or goods in Europe or control other corporations in Europe; whereas ~~there is a practice whereby European corporations outsource activities to~~ globalisation and the development of technology has led to increasingly glocbal suppl~~iers or use goods or services in~~y chains, meaning that their production ~~chains that have been produced or provided by other corporations in countries where human rights standards are lower~~processes increasingly take place in many different countries and therefore jurisdictions, with different legal systems, different levels of human rights protections and standards and different levels orf enforcement ~~and victim protection are legally or factually lacking~~;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas a significant number of corporations operating in third countries are based in Europe, are owned by European corporations, have assets or goods in Europe or control other corporations in Europe; whereas there is a practice whereby European corporations outsource activities to local suppliers or use goods or services in their supply and production chains that have been produced or provided by other corporations in countries where human rights standards are lower or enforcement and victim protection are legally or factually lacking;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas~~, where~~ human rights ~~are~~ breached, appropriate and effective remedies are required; whereas a fairer and more effective remedies system is needed under domestic law to deal with human rights violations committed by business enterpriss require appropriate and effective remedies;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas a holistic approach to the way in which corporations abide by human rights standards globally is still lacking, and that this is allowing certain states and companies to circumvent such rules;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed~~Notes that increasing globalisation and internationalisation of business activities and supply chains creates a situation in which international norms, rules and cooperation are crucial to avoid the human rights abuses in third countries by corporations and business enterprises;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed in third countries by corporations and business enterprises; reminds corporate actors of their responsibility to respect human rights throughout their global operations, regardless of where their users are located and independently of whether the host state meets its own human rights obligations;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that continuing globalisation underlines the urgency of enforceable CSR and the role that corporations play in ensuring respect for human rights will become more important;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that the rapid advances in technology are leading to an increasing privatisation of law enforcement, especially online, which requires urgent attention and a proper legal framework;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reaffirms the urgent need to act in a continuous, effective and coherent manner at all levels, including at the international ~~and~~, European Union and national level, in order to effectively address ~~the legal problems resulting from the extra-territorial dimension of companies and of their conduct, and the related uncertainty as to where the liability for human rights violations lies~~human rights abuses by international corporations when they appear and to address the legal problems and uncertainties around this issue;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the adoption of the UNGPs; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States, the ILO and the International Chamber of Commerce, including support for the concept of a ‘smart mix’ of regulatory and voluntary action; strongly supports the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and calls on companies to implement them, including through the establishment of due diligence policies and risk management safeguards, and the provision of effective remedies when their activities have caused or contributed to an adverse human rights impact;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on companies to ~~integrat~~make sure theat findings of their human rights due diligence processes are actually translated into policies and procedures, withich are~~sources and authority assigned accordingly, and to communicate their commitment and actions externally, in order to identify, prevent and mitigate any negative human rights impact of their activities~~ duly implemented; stresses that this requires sufficient resources to be allocated;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on companies to urgently integrate ~~the findings of their~~in their management process human rights due diligence ~~processes into~~and to transpose its findings into internal policies and procedures, with resources and authority assigned accordingly, and to communicate their commitment and actions externally, in order to identify, prevent and mitigate any negative human rights impact of their activities;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Stresses that transparency and communication on measures taken to avoid human rights abuses in third countries are crucial to allow proper democratic oversight and to allow consumers to make fact-based choices;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding ~~violation~~abuses of human rights is ~~not a matter of charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but a legal obligation on enterprises and their management, wherever they may~~a moral obligation, wherever companies are active and whatever their size ~~or industrial sector~~;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding violations of human rights is not a matter of ~~charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but a~~voluntary action but an ethical question and legal obligation on enterprises and their management, wherever they may act and whatever their size or industrial sector;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that~~, if~~ companies should take moral responsibility if they find that they have caused or contributed to harm, they must provide for or participate in effective remedy processes for the individuals and communities affected;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that~~, if~~ when companies ~~find that they~~are found to have caused or contributed to harm, ~~they must~~all instruments must be used so that the companies provide for or participate in effective remedy processes for the individuals and communities affected;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Warmly welcomes the prepar~~Calls on the EU and its Member States to constructively engage in the negotiations of ~~a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights, and strongly calls for the EU Member State~~the Open-ended Inter- Governmental Working Group on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and othe ~~EU itself to promote and take part in this proces~~r business enterprises with respect to human rights and to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the different but complementary roles of states and companies with regard to human rights protection; recalls that states have a duty to protect everyone within their jurisdiction, including against human rights abuses ~~committed by companies, even if they operate in third countries~~; strongly recalls that, where human rights abuses occur, the victims’ states must grant them access to an effective remedy, and points out that the EU shares that duty with regard to areas of exclusive or shared competence;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for policy coherence on business and human rights at all levels: within different EU institutions, between the institutions, and between the EU and its Member States; notes that this will require intensive cooperation between different Directorates General within the Commission and the European External Action Service;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on ~~all national and international authoriti~~the Member States to ensure that binding instruments devoted to the effective protection of human rights in thi~~s field~~rd countries are adopted as a matter of urgency ~~and as widely as possible,~~ and that all obligations stemming from the abovementioned international rules are enforced; hopes that European efforts on CSR can be a model for other countries;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on ~~all national and international authoriti~~Member States to ensure that ~~binding~~ instruments devoted to the effective protection of human rights in this field are adopted as a matter of urgency and as widely as possible, and that all obligations stemming from the abovementioned ~~international~~ rules are enforced;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to implement the UNGPs swiftly and robustly, including by developing National Action Plans; deplores that, notwithstanding the Commission’'s 2001 CSR communication, ~~only a few~~not all Member States have adopted CSR statements or policies that mention human rights or have published their plans on business and human rights;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for the Member States to legislate in a coherent, holistic, and effective ~~and binding~~ manner in order to meet their duty to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights violations, including those perpetrated in third countries, directly or indirectly, by corporations acting under their jurisdiction;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to lay down clear requirements as to the fact that companies domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction must respect human rights throughout their operations, in every country and context in which they operate; considers that ~~they~~companies should ensure that they ~~have systems in place to~~ assess risks and mitigate potential negative impacts related to human rights, labour, environmental protection and disaster-related aspects of their operations and value chains, and periodically assess the adequacy of ~~such laws~~mitigation measures put in place and address any shortcomings;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to lay down clear r~~equirements as to the fact~~ules that companies ~~domicil~~established in their territory and/or jurisdiction must respect human rights throughout their operations, in every country and context in which they operate; considers that they should ensure that they have systems in place to assess risks and mitigate potential negative impacts related to human rights, labour, environmental protection and disaster-related aspects of their operations and value chains, and periodically assess the adequacy of such laws and address any shortcomings;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States to ~~compel companies that use~~work towards responsible sourcing for raw materials orand commodities ~~that might~~, especially those originate ing from conflict-affected areas ~~(for example, so- called conflict minerals) to disclose their sourcing and use of such materials~~;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Member States to take any appropriate steps to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when such human rights violations occur, those affected have access to an effective remedy, piercing the veil of the legal personality, when a corporation based in the EU holds, directs or controls companies that are responsible for human rights violations in third countries; calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to reduce legal, practical and other relevant barriers that could lead to a denial of access to remedy;deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Member States to take any appropriate steps to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when such human rights violations occur, those affected have access to an effective remedy, ~~piercing the veil of the legal personality,~~ when a corporation based in the EU holds, directs or controls companies that are responsible for human rights violations in third countries; calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to reduce legal, practical and other relevant barriers that could lead to a denial of access to remedy;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that collective redress mechanisms could potentially decrease the costs of litigation for victims of human rights infringements; welcomes the recommendation on collective redress adopted by the Commission9 and ~~regrets that only a few~~urges all Member States ~~have~~to compl~~ied~~y with ~~it;~~ this recommendation; encourages ~~all Member States to comply with this recommendation; __________________ 9~~this type of class action to be applicable to non-EU citizens who are victims of human rights abuses by EU companies found to have caused or contributed to harm; __________________ 9 OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 60. OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 60.

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the non-binding private sector initiatives for responsible supply chain management introduced by the Commission’'s services, but stresses that non-binding private sector initiatives are by themselves not sufficient; ~~calls for urgent binding and enforceable rules and related sanctions and independent monitoring mechanisms;~~

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the non-binding private sector initiatives for responsible supply chain management introduced by the Commission’s services, but stresses that non-binding private sector initiatives are by themselves not sufficient; ~~calls for urgent binding and enforceable rules and related sanctions and independent monitoring mechanisms;~~

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Strongly calls for the systematic inclusion in trade and investment agreements of rules on corporate liability for violations of human rights, to be implemented at national level, and of references to internationally recognised principles and guidelines; notes that trade agreements in general can contribute to reinforcing the global rules-based trading system and that trade and values must go hand in hand, as recently outlined by the European Commission in its new trade strategy 'Trade for All';

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls on the Commission to urgently come forward with a legislative proposal for the export control of dual use items, since technologies made by European companies are still being used for human rights violations all over the world;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the extension of jurisdictional rules under the Brussels I Regulation11 to third country defendants in actions against parent companies domiciled in the Union; __________________ 11http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=URISERV%3Al33 054deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for the establishment of a necessity forum (forum necessitatis), which would allow claims to be brought before the courts of the Member States in situations where there would be a risk of denial of justice if no access to court were foreseen in the EU, where proceedings proved impossible in a third country, or where an applicant could not reasonably be expected to initiate or conduct proceedings in that state and the dispute had a sufficient connection with the Member State of the court seized;deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for the establishment of a necessity forum (forum necessitatis), which would allow claims to be brought before the courts of the Member States in situations where there would be a risk of denial of justice if no access to court were foreseen in the EU, where proceedings proved impossible in a third country, or where an applicant could not reasonably be expected to initiate or conduct proceedings in that state and the dispute had a sufficient connection with the Member State of the court seized;deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Calls for the establishment of cases of jurisdiction based on the presence of the defendant’s assets in the Union;~~deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls that, when human rights violations are perpetrated by corporations, this action ~~often~~may involves personal criminal liability and calls for those responsible for such crimes to be prosecuted at whatever level;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. ~~Recommends the creation of an ‘abuse-free’~~Notes that the use of clear and transparent labelling of products brand at EU level, participation in which would be on a voluntary basis, monitored by an independent body governed by strict rules and endowed with powers of inspection, devoted to verifying and certifying that no abuse has been committed at any stage in the chain of production of the relevant goodproper information supply to consumers is crucial, with proper oversight and inspection by independent bodies;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the fundamental freedom to provide services laid down in Article 56 TFEU,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to the fundamental freedom of movement of workers laid down in Article 45 TFEU,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the on-going implementation of Directive 2014/67/EU,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the adoption of the European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report entitled “Posted workers in the European Union” (2010) and the national reports,

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. having regard to the ~~increased trend towards~~existence of undeclared work~~, bogus~~ and false self- employment, ~~outsourcing and subcontracting,~~ leading to ~~an in~~decrease ~~in precarious jobs and deteriorating~~d levels of worker protection,;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in case C- 34/05 Laval of 18 December 200710 highlighted the ~~legitimacy of the struggle against social dumping~~right to undertake collective action against possible social dumping and emphasized that such action must be proportionate in order not to restrict the fundamental freedoms of the EU, such as the freedom to provide services, __________________ 10 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?te xt=&docid=71925&pageIndex=0&doclang =EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1& cid=498309

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas there is no clear, universally accepted definition of social dumping, whereas as a rule, the activities relating to social dumping are considered not to be in compliance with the minimum requirements of labour standards;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. having regard to the importance of the principle of 'equal pay ~~and social protection for the same work at the same place~~for equal work' for all European workers,;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection~~Welcomes the ratification by the Member States of the ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspections and the progress made by adopting the new European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work; in this regard, recognizes the Commission's work in financing the mutual learning programmes for labour inspectors in the Member States and the progress made via SLIC system;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the Commission´s intention to evaluate EU OSH legislation as part of the Smart Regulation programme;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to increase the ~~staffing levels and resources~~efficiency of their labour inspectorates and their liaison offices~~, in particular for interpretation and translation~~;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspect~~Welcomes the goals laid down by the European Platforsm to ~~carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body woul~~enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work in coord~~ination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved~~er to mitigate the consequences of undeclared work, to learn from the best practices as well as to share and exchange information of how to tackle it;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the implementation by Member States of electronic systems for the registration ~~of the prior declaration of posting missions~~, welcomes the functionalities of the EU IMI system;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers~~Notes the Council of Ministers Decision authorising the EU Member States to ratify ILO Domestic Workers Convention No. 189 and calls on the Member States follow the decision;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that the competent authorities should be able to suspend the provision of services in cases of serious breaches of legislation on postings; considers that the amount of the fines should exceed employees' contributions;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Requests that information on postings should ~~not be retroactive~~be up-to-date and correct and should be entered in a European electronic register; stresses that the competent authorities of the host Member State should be able to revise form A1 in the event of serious doubts about whether a posting is genuine; ;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Recalls its appeal for the creation~~Welcomes looking into the efficiency of 'a forgery-proof European social security card (...) on which could be stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’'s employment relationship~~'11 ; wishes all~~ as well as storing the information associated with the worker's postings ~~to feature on this card~~; __________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA- 2014-0012+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. CRecalls ~~for a public list to be drawn up of enterprises responsible for serious breaches of EU legislation~~that attention should be drawn to serious breaches of EU and national legislation relating to posting of workers;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading II

II. Addressing ~~regulatory gaps in order to implement the principle of 'equal pay and equal social protection for the same work'~~the implementation of the posting of workers in the EU

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. CRecalls on the ~~Commission to combat~~objectives of Directive 2014/67/EU in fighting the phenomenon of letterbox companies by, calls on applying more generally the principle that each company should ~~have a single corporate headquarters; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies~~be able to exercise the fundamental freedom to establish itself and provide services across the EU;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to combat the phenomenon of letterbox companies by applying more generally the principle that ~~each company should have a single corporate headquarter~~, in cases of free provision of services with temporary posted workers, each company involved should perform a genuine 'activity' and therefore be genuine undertakings; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that Directive 96/71/EC ~~refers only to~~have as a basis Articles 57 and 66 TFEU relating to the freedom to provide services and freedom of movement; ~~believes that its legal basis must be complemented by Articles 151 and 153 TFEU;~~

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the notion of 'minimum wage' contained in Directive 96/71/EC ~~should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions~~is fundamental; stresses the ~~need~~importance to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remuneration;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress on the on-going implementation of the Enforcement Directive and to facilitate and assist Member States´ authorities with its implementation;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Wishes periods of postings to be limited in Directive 96/71/EC and temporary employment agencies to be excluded from the scope of the directive;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Believes that the forthcoming Labour Mobility Package should not re-open the Posting of Workers Directive without thorough prior consultation with businesses and social partners;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Is of the view that the principle "equal pay for equal work in the same place" is unrealistic in terms of its applicability in practice and could seriously impact labour mobility and free movement of services in the EU;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for increased ~~controls~~enforcement on the implementation of working time and rest times in transport ; ~~calls for the introduction~~encourages the continued monitoring of automatic digital records and the development of 'smart tachographs' for all means of transport, including inland waterway transport; recalls the desire expressed in its resolution of 3 July 2012 on road transport that 'by 2020 all vehicles which are not exempted from the application of this Regulation in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be fitted with a smart tachograph'12 ´; __________________ 12 www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2012- 0271&language=EN&ring=A7-2012- 0195#BKMD-7

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Calls for the creation of a~~Believes that creating one European transport agency bringing together existing agencies~~; takes the view that at the very least a specific road transport agency is needed~~ could be looked into;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Asks the ~~Commission~~Member States to clarify the provisions ~~so that a distinction can be draw~~regarding the distinction between employees and self- employed ~~workers to combat 'bogus self employment'; emphasises that airline pilots and train drivers cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they work~~in the transport sector, also in view of combatting 'bogus self employment';

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise, which facilitates the practice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; ~~wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notification;~~

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the need for a new regulation on groundhandling at airports to ensure ~~mandatory social and wage protection for workers in the event of new calls for tenders or the partial loss of work; supports the introduction of rules to ensure~~social protection for workers; calls for the effective implementation of laws with regard to airlines with 'operational bases' on the territory of a Member State; calls for ~~the~~a clarification of the definition of '´home base'´ to better protect the social rights of cabin crews, in particular their rest periods;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on Member States to review their laws to ~~eliminate precarious contracts called 'zero hour contracts' or 'pay to fly contracts'; believes that precarious working conditions are an additional safety risk~~provide sufficient flexisecurity at the labour market;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission shortly to submit a proposal for a directive on requirements with regard to the crews of vessels providing regular cargo, passenger and ferry services operating between Member States so that the conditions applicable on board a vessel are those of the State applying the most favourable standards for workers;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission, drawing on the US Jones Act, to take the necessary measures to ensure that vessels carrying goods between two European ports are built in Europe, fly a European flag and are owned by a European company; calls for the law that is applicable to be associated with the country in which the vessel owner is based;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission ~~rapidly to draw up proposals to~~to continue combatting unfair competition ~~in the~~; agrees that appropriate regulatory environment is needed for digital and shar~~ing~~ed economy;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that ~~a social protocol is necessary to ensure the primacy of fundamental rights over economic freedoms~~the fundamental freedoms of the EU, such as the right of establishment and the freedom of movement of services have to be safeguarded;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls the ~~Commission's commitment to proposing a basis of minimum social rights; emphasises that the establishment of criteria for comparing the various national social system~~commitments of all the Member States under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights can~~not provide such a basis, but can only serve as a preliminary analytical framework~~d the European Social Charter;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Desire~~Recalls that wage floors be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wage; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislation or convention, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60% of the average national wage; calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workersMember States have the competence to establish minimum rates of pay via law and / or collective agreements; reminds that Article 153 TFEU excludes "pay" as EU competence;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Supports the development of unemployment benefit arrangements as a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks within the euro area;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Commission to propose a legal instrument to address the cross- border dimensions of outsourcing, extending the joint and several liability of the payer to include all economic sectors and the entire subcontracting chain;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. CRecalls on the Commission to propose an appropriate legislative vehicle providing that companies have a duty of care for which they may be held liable, in respect of both their subsidiaries that their subcontractors operating in third countries in order to prevent the risk of violations of human rights, corruption, severe physical injury or environmental damage and the violation of ILO Conventionthat the provisions of the Enforcement Directive on subcontracting liability are designed to ensure the security in the supply chain for workers;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Considers that Directive 96/71/EC and the rules coordinating social security systems must be revised before any trade agreement including provisions relating to 'Mode 4' can be concluded;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that ITI and CLLD have the potential to respond directly to local needs and challenges in a more focused and appropriate way and therefore they contribute to the sustainability of employment initiatives;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to create channels of communication with Member States and local agents in order to ensure real and meaningful participation by local actors in the process and points out that CLLD and ITI will only achieve success with the commitment and ownership of all the stakeholders involved;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is concerned that in some Member States CLLD is sometimes a ‘box ticking’ exercise rather than a genuine bottom-up approach and in this context insists that local actors have real decision making powers;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the potential of the bottom-up approach of CLLD in creating job opportunities and encouraging sustainable rural development, and ~~would welcom~~calls on the Commission to actively pursue the inclusion of urban areas in this mechanism;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes furthermore the Court’'s recommendations that the Europe2020 strategy and the MFF need to be better aligned, the high-level political aims need to be translated into useful operational targets, and ~~the focus on results should be reinforced~~stresses the importance of focussing on performance and results as well as on added value, particularly in the cases of the employment and social headline targets, where the Commission does not have the competence to create a legally binding framework;

2015/12/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the Court’s observations about the increased risk of irregularities in cases of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participating in Horizon 2020; supports the Commission’s reply that SMEs' involvement in the programme is crucial for the creation of growth and jobs and welcomes that the administrative rules for SMEs have been simplified, stresses the importance of creation of sustainable jobs through SMEs;

2015/12/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Expresses its regret~~Notes that the intangible nature of investments in human capital, the diversity of the activities and the involvement of multiple, often small-scale partners in the implementation of projects continue to be the main risks to regularity of spending of European Social Fund (ESF) expenditure; calls on the Commission to continue with specific mitigating actions, including both preventative and corrective measures;

2015/12/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the promotion of broader use of simplified cost options can lead to the reduction of the administrative burden on the beneficiaries, to fewer errors and more orientation on performance and results;

2015/12/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its concerns about the fact that out of 1708 transactions examined by the Court in the employment and social affairs policy area 602 (354.8 %) were affected by error, out of which 12 were quantifiable errors exceeding 20% (6.7%); urges the Commission to implement corrective measures and apply strict procedures to reduce the risk of irregularities in this policy area as well as to follow up the cases of ineligible expenditure identified by the Court;

2015/12/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2154(DEC)

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to follow the Court’s recommendations in order to ~~ensure that the implementa~~further increase the contribution of the Union budget ~~contributes~~ to the achievement of the employment and social headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy.

2015/12/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recognises that the Digital Single Market can only become a reality when there is access to high performance broadband infrastructure throughout the regions of the EU in both urban and rural areas;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that only 1.7% of EU enterprises make full use of advanced digital technologies while 41% do not use them at all; stresses that if the EU is to maintain and improve its competitiveness digitalisation of all sectors is crucial;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Jean-Marie CAVADA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that 35% of the EU population is at risk of exclusion from the Digital Single market in particular those over 50 and people with disabilities and in this context stresses that accessible technologies can help deliver digital inclusion and improve access to the labour market;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Is convinced that accessibility is best achieved and most cost effective when incorporated from the outset using a universal design approach and that it also represents a potential business opportunity;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. PNotes that the demand for digitally skilled employees is growing by around 4% per year and that shortages of ICT professionals in the EU could exceed 800,000 by 2020 if no decisive action is taken; points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further education; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategies;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; ~~calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law;~~

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the interim report of the UN's Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, Hans Bielefeldt, submitted in accordance with general Assembly resolution 68/170 on Freedom of religion and belief,

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

– having regard to the Gender Equality Directive (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 (recast)),

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas evidence collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows that racism, xenophobia, as well as homophobia and transphobia and related forms of intolerance are widespread, despite measures taken by governments and civil society across the EU, and whereas the social and political climate is growing ever more tolerant of extremist, racist and xenophobic agendas that exploit fears about youth unemployment and security in the face of terrorism and other geopolitical challenges;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the FRA LGBT survey (http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/ eu-lgbt-survey-european-union-lesbian- gay-bisexual-and-transgender-survey- main) as well as the FRA "Being Trans in Europe" (http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/ being-trans-eu-comparative-analysis-eu- lgbt-survey-data) report highlight the persisting discrimination of LGBT people in access to and within the labour market;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights that religion is sometimes used as proxy for race when it comes to discrimination in employment, based on the real or perceived belonging of a person to a religion;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the role played by the European Court of Human Rights, through its decisions in the interpretation ~~and implementation~~ of the Directive, and looks forward with interest to the future first decisions on this matter of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU);

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that the courts of justice should focus more with making sure that an assertion of religious belief is made in good faith instead of assessing the validity or correctness of a religion or belief;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers that further harmonization is needed following decisions of both national courts and the ECtHR when assessing the principle of secularity of the state against the provisions of Article 4 (2) of the Employment Equality Directive regarding the ethos;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Is of the opinion that it should be considered that, in accordance with the case law of the ECtHR the Directive provides protection against discrimination on the ground of the employer's religion or belief;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that restrictions imposed by employers to the wearing of religious symbols are not always in line with international human rights standards, as they are not limited to well-defined and narrow circumstances or do not pursue a legitimate goal, and Member States do not always check the validity of these restrictions; is concerned that some Member States have introduced general bans on religious symbols in public bodies, in the name of neutrality and secularism, which have led to attempts to extend such restrictions to the private sector;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the fact that all Member States offer grants or subsidies to employers providing reasonable accommodation, thereby incentiviszing employers to adapt the workplace in order to hire people with disabilities; Recommends that national, regional and local authorities propose guidance for reasonable accommodation and prevention of exclusion of specific vulnerable groups; calls for dialogue with social partners, such as trade unions and employers with an aim at defining guidance for reasonable accommodation practices to be put in place;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Urges the European Commission and the Member States to adopt quality frameworks for traineeships with a view to ensuring reasonable accommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that the scope of protection from discrimination available to trans people remains uncertain in many Member States; calls for measures to implement effectively national legislation transposing the Gender Equality Directive (recast); points out that such measures could include improved legal definitions ~~and the extension of~~to ensure that protections for trans people to include ~~others than~~s all trans people not only those undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment21 ; __________________ 21 Ibid.

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Is concerned that rights awareness in the area of discrimination, and awareness of the existence of bodies and organisations offering support to victims of discrimination, are low, with higher rates of awareness among LGBTI people; takes the view that national, regional and local authorities, along with workers organisations, should substantially intensify awareness raising activities for both victims and employers; points out that national LGBTI organizations are key partners in these efforts;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Member States to ~~adopt clear definitions of ‘family members’ for LGBTI families~~ensure mutual recognition of partnership status and matrimonial regimes, as well as parenting rights; Calls on the European Commission and Member States to take account of the specific discrimination intersex people face in employment and to review laws and practices with a view to preventing discrimination of intersex people;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Highlights that lack of comparable equality data makes it more difficult to prove the existence of discrimination, particularly indirect discrimination; calls on the Member States to collect equality data in a systematic way and with the involvement of national equality bodies and national courts; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to promote such data collection by means of a Recommendation to Member States, and by tasking Eurostat with the development of consultations aiming at mainstreaming data disaggregation on all discrimination grounds in European Social Surveys' indicators;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Notes the important role of the national equality bodies in the implementation of the Employment Equality Directive, contributing to awareness raising and data collection, staying in touch with the social partners and other stakeholders, addressing underreporting and making complaint processes more accessible; calls for the role of the national equality bodies to be strengthened, and their capacities enhanced, including through the provision of adequate funding;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Highlights that the Directive mentions the disproportionate impact of multiple discrimination on women; recommends that national, regional and local authorities, law enforcement bodies, including labour inspectors, national equality bodies and civil society organisations, increase their monitoring of the intersectionality between gender and other grounds in cases of discrimination and in practices;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Considers that further focus is needed on balancing competing rights such as freedom of religion and belief and freedom of speech in cases of harassment on this ground;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Considers it necessary that adequate training is provided for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies and labour inspectors; believes that training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police force on non-discrimination legislation in employment and case-law is of critical importance, along with training on cultural understanding and unconscious bias provided by organisations representing the most discriminated groups;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Considers it necessary that the European Commission provides private companies, including SMEs and micro companies with models for equality and diversity frameworks which can be later replicated and adapted according to their needs; Calls on the business stakeholders to go further than making pledges with regard to respecting equality and diversity, by, among others, reporting annually their initiatives in this respect with the help of the equality bodies if they want to;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Considers it necessary that the Commission adopts a European framework for national strategies to combat anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of racism;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

– having regard to the ‘EUROPE 2020 – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth' (COM(2010)2020), and to its main objective which is to increase employment levels to 75% by the end of the decade in the European Union, including through the greater involvement of women, older workers and better integration of migrants in the workforce;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission 'Taking stock of the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth' (COM(2014) 130 final/2),

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)

- having regard to the European Commission's White paper 'An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions' (COM(2012) 55 final),

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas health and safety at work promotes growth, competitiveness, productivity and improves the sustainability of the social security systems;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas demographic ageing is one of the main challenges of the EU Member States' social policies;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the proportion of workers, who report their health and safety to be at risk because of their work, varies significantly across Member States, which underlines the need for a much stronger European focus on implementation and enforecement of the excisting OHS legislation14 ; __________________ 14 5th Working Conditions Survey, Overview Report, Eurofound (2012) http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/defa ult/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ ef1182en.pdf

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas clear, efficient, well implemented and enforceable legislation is a precondition for compliance with OHS requirements, which is today heavily regulated with 24 directives, and thereby a precondition for a high level of protection for all workers regardless of contract and place of work;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment; points out that complex, unclear and overlapping OSH rules can have unintended consequences and undermine employers' protection, stresses therefore the need for better, more clear and efficient rules in the field of OSH;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that ~~more concrete legislative measures should~~a stronger focus on implementation and enforcement of the existing rules as well as the development of non-legislative tools must be included in the framework, following the 2016- review;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that ~~more concrete legislative measures should~~a stronger focus on implementation and enforcement of the existing rules, as well as the development of non-legislative tools must be included in the framework, following the 2016- review;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to de~~fine and apply quantitative reduction targets at EU level for occupational diseases and accidents at work~~velop guidance, encourage the exchange of good practices and to carry out awareness raising campaigns on implementing OSH policies following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that national OSHS strategies are essential and contributes to improvements in OSHS in the Member States and stresses that regular reporting on progress made should be encouraged; considers it necessary to ~~continue to initiate and coordinate policies~~apply a much stronger focus on implementation and enforcement of the existing OHS legislation at EU level with a view to ensuring a high level of occupational health and safety for all workers;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Urges the~~Encourages Member States to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Encourages Member States to set up contact points, exchange good practices and share experiences in implementing national OSH strategies, thus promoting mutual learning

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the importance of ~~taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages~~micro, small and medium enterprises, which create 85% of European jobs; stresses that the lack of awareness, absence of guidance, relative higher costs of compliance lead to a deficient enforcement of regulatory requirements by MSMEs; outlines that awareness raising, exchange of good practices, user friendly guides and online platforms are of outmost use and importance to help micro, small and medium enterprises comply with OSH regulatory framework; encourages, in this context, the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Member States and social partners to take initiatives to upgrade the skills of health and safety representatives and managers in accordance with national customs and traditions; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for the involvement of ~~employee~~the social partners in implementing preventive OSH measures;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that a precondition for good OSHS management and performance is clear, efficient, well implemented and enforceable legislation and documented risk assessment, which allows for appropriate preventive measures to be put in place;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that a precondition for good OSH management and performance is documented risk assessment, which allows for appropriate preventive measures to be put in place; welcomes, in this context, the online platform OiRA, which allows to build easy-to-use and cost-free online tools that can help micro and small organisations to put in place a step-by- step risk assessment process;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition ~~and social dumping~~ is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers' rights to a safe and healthy working environment; ~~calls on~~reminds the Member States ~~to follow~~of the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers ~~and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates~~;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes that although the key drivers in a majority of companies for implementing OSH measures are the legal obligations, non-legislative tools should be more broadly used (i.e. awareness raising campaigns, setting voluntary norms, the use of online tools) to help companies understand and comply with the OSH legislation;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes efforts to improve the quality ~~of the regulatory framework~~and to reduce the administrative burden of the implementation of the regulatory framework; outlines that the existing rules should be improved and simplified, especially by avoiding overlapping, while preserving the high standard of workers' health and safety; reminds the Commission, however, that the submission of OSH directives to the REFIT exercise and modifications of legislation should be transparent, involve social partners and must under no circumstances result in reductions in occupational health and safety;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work- related health problems in Europe and submit a proposal for a comprehensive directive on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; pPoints out that integrating provisions of existing directives into a comprehensive ~~directive~~framework laying down minimum requirements for protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employers;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~develop and implement a programme for systematic monitoring of psychosocial risks, including stres~~systematically monitor and gather comprehensive data regarding the psychosocial risks, including stress, in order to elaborate efficient recommendations to fight these risks; outlines, at the same time, that mental health and psychosocial risks can be influenced by many factors, not all of the arising from work-related activities or environment; calls on the employers to make efforts to find the balance between workers' capacity and job design, in order to diminish these risks;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt a targeted approach to improve the health and safety situation of workers in ~~precarious~~log-term unemployment and involuntary part-time employment and to take into account the negative effects that ~~precarious employmen~~it has on occupational health and safety when addressing this issue in general;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses the importance of occupational health and safety measures to target the specific challenges and risks of women in the workplace, which result from the nature of some jobs where they are over-represented;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Points out that due to the demographic challenge of ageing, the extension of working life becomes necessary; outlines that OSH regulatory framework should boost the sustainability of working life and healthy ageing by encouraging flexibility of the work place and organisation, inter alia, by promoting accessible working time and adaptability to the changing capabilities of workers because of ageing;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Calls on the Commission to promote integration and rehabilitation measures for people with disabilities;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to collect gender and age- specific high-quality statistical data on work-related diseases in order to constantly improve and adapt, where needed, the legislative framework, in accordance to the new and emerging risks;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. points out that while automation has in general positive effects, nevertheless, over the next decade some jobs will be completely eliminated and many others affected. Highlights that for the time being, considering the currently available technologies, activities which involve human interaction like caring, guiding and leading people or which require expertise for decision making, planning or creative work are the hardest ones to automate;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. stresses that robotisation requires an interplay among several factors such as: technical feasibility, the cost of developing and deploying both the hardware and the software for automation, the cost of labour and related supply-and-demand and the benefits apart from labour substitution i.e. the quality of output. Therefore, understanding the activities that are most susceptible to automation from a technical perspective could provide an unique opportunity to rethink how workers engage with their jobs and how digital labour platforms can better connect individuals, teams and projects;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. calls for efforts to create the kind of educational system that will preserve the value of human labour in the future to prevent situations where groups which might be considered "obsolete" could be deemed "inferior". Highlights also the importance of peopling adapting their skills to the tasks in which they continue to have a comparative advantage over machines;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. points out however, that there are risks from using robots which should be carefully weighed against the benefits they might bring. Work injuries caused by robots and related claims should be kept in mind. While wearable robot technology like exoskeletons aimed at protecting against workplace injuries might increase productivity, they could give rise to higher employer expectations of human workers and, in turn, to greater injury risks. This must be taken into consideration by legislators, employers, unions and employees via internal rules, collective agreements etc. Other risks associated with robots might relate to anti-discrimination which could occur following a job interview in the event of data that was acquired leading to unintended analysis. Trade and privacy issues could also appear following the use of robots;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. points out that, whilst robotics and artificial intelligence promise real advantages in the short and medium term in terms of effectiveness and economy not only for production and trade but also in areas where human intelligence hitherto meant there were only humans (whose work will be increasingly unnecessary), there is a danger of the number of jobs in the field of robotics not increasing to match the number of jobs which are expected to be lost; believes in this regard that employee ownership and financial participation schemes for employees to co- own and invest in robots could play a role in ensuring employees have a financial interest in robots which may compete with them on the labour market in the future thus ensuring a second stream of income independent from their job;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. stresses that the majority of benefits coming from automatisation and robotisation in employment should come not only from reducing labour costs but from raising productivity through fewer errors, higher output and improved quality, safety and speed;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. highlights that a loss in employment in the medium and long term as a consequence of robotisation could also be associated with the risk of a loss in consumption capacity.

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. considers that bans and restrictions on automatisation and robotisation are not feasible and should not be envisaged as they might have opposite, undesirable and unpredictable effects. believes on the other hand that given the pace of technological advance we should aim to legislate for robotics for the foreseeable future (short and medium term).; believes also, that legislation should be rather general and flexible, and open so as to accommodate changes in science and technology in order to be quickly updated and to mirror the reality on the ground.

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

5 b. points to scientific studies which have identified four major problems that arise when trying to legislate for the use of robots: - discretion, with regard to the platforms and manufacturers involved in the development and research of artificial intelligence, which might not always be visible to regulators; - diffuseness which arises when artificial intelligence systems are developed using teams of researchers that are organisationally, geographically and jurisdictionally separate; - discretion refers to the fact that artificial intelligence systems could entail many separate, distinct pre-existing hardware and software components. The effects of bringing all those components together may not be fully appreciated until after the fact. - opacity means that the way in which artificial intelligence systems work may be more opaque than previous technologies. This might constitute a problem for regulators as there is a lack of clarity concerning the problems that may be posed by such systems and how those problems can be addressed.

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the Eurofound report 'Maternity leave provisions in the EU Member States: Duration and allowances' (July 2015);

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the connection between reconciliation of professional and family life and the principle of gender equality in employment is now established in EU legislation;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Directive 92/85/EEC grants rights to women workers during pregnancy, immediately after giving birth and while breastfeeding, Directive 96/34/EC recognises the reconciliation between professional and family life as a separate topic while Directive 2010/18/EU stipulates that all employees have a right to four months unpaid parental leave while one of those months must be granted on a non-transferable basis thus ensuring that reconciliation of professional and family life involves both men and women;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Eurofound studies have illustrated aspects that influence fathers' take-up rate of parental leave which include the level of compensation, the flexibility of the leave system, the availability of information, availability and flexibility of childcare facilities and the extent to which workers fear isolation from the labour market when taking leave. Therefore these issues need to be addressed;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Notes that where there are no provisions for leave, or where existing ones are considered insufficient, social partners, through collective agreements, may have an important role to play in establishing new provisions or updating current ones for maternity, paternity and parental leave;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas most EU Member States already comply with the minimum requirements of the Parental Leave Directive 2010/18/EU and in many Member States national provisions go beyond these requirements;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the provisions necessary for the transposition of Directive 2013/62/EU take different forms in the various Member States; believes that the transposition should therefore comply fully with legislation ~~and usages~~ in force in the area of collective bargaining between social partners;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that since not all Member States have followed the EU separate or sequential approach to maternity and parental leaves classifying the different types of leave at an EU level is problematic;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Member States to introduce financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching a level that would act as an incentive for income replacement, over the minimum time period guaranteed by the directive, ~~based on the average EU maternity leave income replacement rate, in order to safeguard families’ social and economic wellbeing~~in order to facilitate reconciliation between work and family life;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Believes that the promotion of individualisation of the right to leave and of positive action aiming at the promotion of the role of fathers is essential in helping to achieve gender balanced reconciliation of work and family life;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Believes that an integrated approach to gender equality and the reconciliation of work and family life in future EU legislation would bring coherence and transparency to the process and would help ensure the promotion of gender- balanced reconciliation of work and family life;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises the importance of the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 by the Commission, in order to ensure that the Europe 2020 targets for employment, fight against poverty and social exclusion can be met; underlines that job creation is the best guarantee out of poverty;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively towards promoting sustainable growth;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding ~~and~~, good budgetary management and increased pre-financing where possible, of the programmes within the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Proposes to launch a pilot project on reduction of youth unemployment and the setup of co-operatives as a measure to enhance working opportunities in the EU, with the aim to contribute to reducing youth unemployment by establishing best practices in the area for the whole EU;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the EU budget should support efforts to promote the completion of the single market, competitiveness and social convergence, the development of a policy on socially responsible enterprises, and the monitoring of the application of statutory social standards by enterprises in order to ensure the creation of ~~decent~~sustainable jobs;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for a sustained effort to be made through the budget to provide for appropriate training and re-skilling in sectors with labour shortages and in key sectors with high job-creation potential, such as the green economy ~~and~~, circular economy, the healthcare and ICT sectors;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas microfinance can contribute to meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; and whereas microfinance can lift people out of poverty ~~and~~by creating jobs and providing access to employment; and can enhance cohesion in communities by improveing social inclusion and minimising social disproportions;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the objective of the Facility is to increase access to finance for unemployed ~~and other~~, those at risk of losing their jobs, the socially excluded and other vulnerable and disadvantaged people and for microenterprises, including those employing the above mentioned, which in turn generates employment ~~and~~, growth and social inclusiveness in local communities;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Capitalizing on the experience gathered so far, calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness particularly in remote regions and within communities, especially in those with a minority background or within organizations for persons with disabilities about the existence of this facility, its benefits and the ways to access it.

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to assess the suitability of the current definition of microcredit with a view to ensuring that future financial instruments meet the needs of the market; encourages the Member States and the Commission to gather data on the characteristics of micro- enterprises, their specific needs and their survival rates and then assess these data against the design and rules of the EaSi programme as to be able to address and correct it, if necessary, with the occasion of the mid-term evaluation; welcomes the fact that the balance and the reflows of the Facility will be injected into the budget of the MF/SE axis of EaSI, thus increasing the number of guarantees and funded instruments that will be offered to microborrowers;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to assess the potential connections and opportunities of combining the microcredit facility available under the new EaSI programme with different forms of Employees' Financial Participation (EFP), according to Member States' specificities.

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls, as well, on the European Commission to investigate possible avenues of interconnecting the microcredit facility and the EFP in a future legislative proposal envisaging a European EFP mechanism or any other similar proposal on this matter.

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the fact that among the general objectives of the Programme the Commissions specifically included the promotion of workers' geographical mobility and of gender mainstreaming and where appropriate gender budgeting.

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the EIF to enforce provisions in agreements with MFIs requiring them to open themselves up to and cooperate more closely with vulnerable groups, including among others, organisations representing minority groups or for persons with disabilities in order to reach target groups more effectively;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to improve methods of evaluating the viability and the impact within their community of businesses after repayment of the microcredit;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the EIF to improve reporting about beneficiaries and MFIs, while recognising that a balance needs to be struck so as to not overburden MFIs; stresses that ~~most of~~ the information that would be required for an appropriate report is provided by both the MFIs and the microborrowers in order to obtain a loan;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the Commission to closely monitor this new feature and to encourage the Member States to exchange data, knowledge and best practices in this respect, ensuring appropriate reporting from MFIs;

2015/09/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the ILO’s eight core labour standards and the four ILO Priority Conventions for the industrialised countries to be ~~systematically includ~~respected and implemented in all bilateral EU trade agreements;

2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for closer cooperation at multilateral level with a view to achieving genuine coordination ~~between~~with the international organisations WTO and ILO;

2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a strengthening of the chapter on sustainable development in bilateral agreements through the provision of a ~~complaints procedure~~monitoring and reporting mechanism open to the social partners;

2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for sustainable impact assessments and human rights impact assessments to be carried out, at bilateral level, before~~, during and after the negotiations~~ the negotiations, as well as for an ex-post systematic monitoring and evaluation to be applied; takes the view, also, that negotiators should take into account to a greater extent the priorities and concerns that emerge from these impact studies;

2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include systematically in all free trade agreements negotiated with non-EU countries a series of social standards that ~~include the full implementation of~~are in keeping with the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda;

2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Recital 2

(2) The Union must combat social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should ~~take into account requirements linked to the~~ guarantee of adequate social protection ~~and the~~, fight against social exclusion and poverty and ensure a high level of education and training.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Recital 6

(6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment, a renewed commitment to structural reforms and exercising fiscal responsibility. Substantial differences in unemployment rates between Member States generated an increase in the number of persons wanting to move. In this context, intra- Union as well as intra-Member States mobility should be supported further as to reach the equilibrating role against the huge imbalance across Union labour markets.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Recital 10

(10) The broad guidelines for economic policies give guidance to the Member States on implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence. They are in line with the Stability and Growth Pact. The guidelines should form the basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States. Given the close interdependence of Member States' economies and labour markets, when issuing Country-Specific Recommendation the Council should take into consideration the state of affairs in the neighbouring countries as well as countries with which the respective Member State has clear connections following a trend in workers' migration or any other relevant indicator. In this respect, the Commission should have accurate and updated statistics and data available in case the Country- Specific Recommendations need to be adjusted.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1

Member States should facilitate sustainable job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, including by cutting red tape, promote entrepreneurship and in particular ~~support the creation and growth of small enterprise~~, due to its significant employment impact, support the creation and growth of business start-ups, small and medium sized enterprises and green jobs in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and foster social innovation.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2

The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation, including a shift from labour to environmental taxation and the phasing out of counterproductive subsidies by 2020, that are less detrimental to employment and growth while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth enhancing expenditures. Reductions in labour taxation should be aimed at the relevant components of the tax burden and at removing barriers and disincentives to labour market participation, in particular for those furthest away from the labour market.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1

Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Special attention should be given to health care, social services and transport services which are facing or will face on the medium term shortages of staff. Member States should make the necessary investments in ~~education~~quality and inclusive education from an early age and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of the workforce and increase the diversity of skills, allowing it to better anticipate and meet the rapidly changing needs of dynamic labour markets in an increasingly digital economy and of society at large. To this end, it should be taken into account that ICT-related skills and "soft skills" such as communication skills are becoming more important for a large number of occupations. Member States should step up efforts to improve access to quality adult learning for all and implement active ageing strategies to enable longer working lives.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

While ensuring the necessary skills level requested by a continuously changing labour market and supporting education and training alongside programmes for adult learning, Member States should not forget that low-skills jobs are also needed and that employment opportunities are better for the high-skilled than for the medium- and low-skilled.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Access to affordable, quality, early childhood education and care should be a priority for comprehensive policies and investment coupled with family and parenting support and reconciliation measures helping parents to balance work and family life, as a contribution to preventing early school-leaving and increasing young people's chances on the labour market.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4

Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled ~~and legal migrants~~, migrants and other people that face discrimination or exclusion. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to affordable quality early childhood education and care. In this sense, the Women on Board Directive and Maternity Leave Directive should be unblocked by the Member States.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

In this respect it should be taken into account the fact that the NEET rates are higher for females than for males and that the NEET phenomenon is primarily due to an increase in youth unemployment but also to non-education linked inactivity.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4

Mobility of workers should be ensured with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the recognition of qualifications. ~~Member States should at the same time guard against abuses of the existing rules.~~

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 2

For that purpose a variety of instruments should be used in a complementary manner, including labour activation enabling services and income support, targeted at individual needs. Social protection systems should be designed in a way that facilitate take up of all persons entitled, support investment in human capital, and help prevent, reduce and protect against poverty. Special attention should be paid to children at risk of poverty due to their parents' long term unemployment.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3

The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability, portability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, including by linking statutory retirement ages to life expectancy, by increasing effective retirement ages, and by developing complementary retirement savings.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0026(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to address the budgetary constraints faced by Member States at the initial stage of the programming period and, taking into account the urgent need to address youth unemployment and the specific features of the YEI, it is appropriate to lay down provisions in order to complement Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, with a view to increase the level of the initial pre-financing paid to operational programmes supported by the YEI in 2015. To ensure that Member States have sufficient means to provide payments to beneficiaries responsible for the implementation of operations that target youth unemployment, an additional initial pre-financing amount from the specific allocation for the YEI should be paid in 2015 for operational programmes supported by the YEI, in order to complement the pre-financing amounts paid in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. In order to enable a prompt implementation of the operational programmes supported by the YEI, the Commission should commit itself to pay the pre-financing amount to the Member States immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation.

2015/03/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/0026(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) To ensure that the additional initial pre- financing amount is used for the immediate implementation of the YEI, it should be foreseen that this amount is reimbursed to the Commission, if the Union contribution from the YEI does not amount to an adequate level in interim payment applications submitted to the Commission 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation. This measure is a safeguard to ensure that eligible Member States set up the required structures to promptly implement the YEI. Member State action is urgently needed to deliver on the YEI and combat alarming levels of youth unemployment.

2015/03/13
Committee: EMPL

2014/2817(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Warmly welcomes the signature of the Association Agreement, as constituting a significant step forward in EU-Moldova relations and embodying a commitment to the path of political association and economic integration; stresses that full implementation thereof is key; urges, in this context, the Member States to proceed as swiftly as possible to the ratification of the Association Agreement;

2014/10/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2817(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that both Moldova and the EU should be involved in the implementation of the Agenda, and that the priorities set out therein should receive appropriate technical and financial support; calls on the Commission to be guided by these priorities when programming financing for Moldova; emphasises the need to improve absorption capacity in Moldova in order to ensure the efficient implementation of projects and use of financing; outlines the importance of strengthening a management, transparency and accountability mechanism in order to monitor the absorption and use of EU funds; calls on the parties to identify the training needs required to ensure that Moldova is able to carry out its obligations under the Agreement and Agenda;

2014/10/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

1. Welcomes the fact that, with effect from 2014, Regulation 1303/2013/EU1 contains new elements intended to help the disadvantaged: it makes it compulsory to dismantle institutions with large staff complements, and, in promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and all forms of discrimination, to switch from institutional services to community-based services, and incorporated marginalised communities, which may face growing challenges and increasingly lag behind other groups in a knowledge-based society; urges the Member States to take action against hate crime directed at people from marginalised communities and to promote anti-discrimination policies, if necessary by, inter alia, appropriate legislation, strengthening their national anti- discrimination bodies and promoting specific training for civil servants. __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.

2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL

2014/2247(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considering that the recent economic and financial crisis has hit in particular the marginalised groups, such as migrants and minorities, recalls that education and employment is the best way out of poverty and thereby integrating the marginalised communities into labour market should be a priority. Highlights the need for a dual approach when working towards helping and integrating the marginalised groups: directly with those affected by providing education, including education facilities, training, counselling and job opportunities; and with the local community and authorities in order to improve and / or change the public perception by raising awareness of the effects of prejudice, improving public services and adapt social systems.

2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL

2014/2247(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Draws the attention of Member States and the Commission to the fact that after 2020, even though there will be fewer and fewer people of working age, there will be ever greater competition for jobs, while the private sector will provide fewer and fewer jobs for those who are currently relatively low-skilled, which will require a new approach and not only long-term strategies but also short-term measures, to prevent permanent unemployment and a lasting increase in it; In this context recalls the need for vocational training and basic skills developing for people with low skills or no qualifications based not on a "one-size- fits-all" policy solutions, but on tailored policy recommendations, contingent on the region's existing knowledge assets. Emphasizes the public–private policy- learning agenda as a consequence of partnerships between civil society organizations and local authorities, capitalizing on the results/outcome indicators, ongoing monitoring and evaluation, combined with pilots, policy experiments and test cases. Points to the necessity of a policy-design framework which considers the potential innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities associated with the region's existing characteristics, its realistic diversification potential so as to design appropriate strategy interventions on the basis of these features and intended outcomes; and thus prevent the risk of over qualification or skills training which in certain regions can induce a non- desired aspect of outflow of population towards more developed regions where these skills are required.

2015/05/19
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having in mind one of the priorities of the European Council conclusions of 26- 27 June 2014 to help develop skills, and unlock talent and life changes for all by promoting the right skills for the modern economy and lifelong learning;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 April 2015 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Social Fund, as regards an increase of the initial pre-financing amount paid to operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Emphasises that labour market shortages are to be considered as a sustained market disequilibrium between supply and demand in which the quantity of workers demanded exceeds the supply available and willing to work at a particular wage and working conditions at a particular place and point in time; (This should go before para 4, right after the subtitle)

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Notes that even if the labour supply is sufficient to match the labour demand, there might still be qualitative shortages as those looking for work may not be suitable for the open position, as a result of a mismatch between sectors, occupations or skills´ requirements; (This should follow 4a)

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Points that Europe has 24 million unemployed people, including 7,5 million NEETs, and on the other side 2 million vacancies and that the European companies are affected by a huge lack of the skilled people and labour force with transferable skills;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employability and adaptability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work, so as to extend protection and provide comparable access to workers regardless of their type of contract, for example by increasing portability of rights from one contract to the next;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers, geographically and across sectors, for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal as well as the importance of enhanced cooperation among national PES and the future inclusion of private employment services to EURES network;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Reiterates that a big economic potential of women has to be unlocked in Europe and it is necessary to create appropriate conditions for women to progress in their career and pursue higher positions in companies or start their own businesses;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations , have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes, which provide an effective transition from formal education to work-based learning;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships and trust between universities, businesses and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard; reminds that at the same time social responsibility of all stakeholders is needed;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls the need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one's personal career path, and recognizes the role that both public and private parties can play in providing this;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Notes that the European policies for Lifelong Guidance have shown considerable impact on national guidance policies and that effective lifelong guidance requires programmes in a cross- cutting perspective at all levels;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers' associations as well private and public employment services, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the future needs of employers;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job and recognises the role that businesses and private employment services can play to provide this, and to ensure that their skills ~~are~~transferable and recognised through ‘'competences passports' reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that dual vocational training and ~~dual~~similar work-based learning systems should be given more consideration, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and smoother transition from education to work and they have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Welcomes the EC initiative of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) which aims to bring together public authorities, businesses, social partners, VET providers, youth representatives, and other key actors in order to promote apprenticeship schemes and initiatives across Europe;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the importance of career orientation and work experience through individual assessment and career advice provided by highly qualified employment counsellors with experience of their local and national and EU labour market;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that close and systematic partnerships are needed at local, regional, national level between governments and employers' and employees' representatives, including public and private employment services, in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions, and calls on Member States to promote such cooperation;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2235(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Rec~~Calls ~~the imp~~fort an~~ce of the mobility of~~ effective economic migration of the highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges and labour market shortages;

2015/05/08
Committee: EMPL

2014/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism of 23 September 2014 (A/69/375)1a, __________________ 1ahttp://daccess-dds- ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N14/545/19/ PDF/N1454519.pdf?OpenElement

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression and opinion of 17 April 2013 (A/HRC/23/40) on the implications of states' surveillance of communications on the exercise of the human rights to privacy and to freedom of opinion and expression,

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the context in which ICTs are designed and used determines, to a great extent, the impact they can have as a force to advance or to violate human rights, information technology, especially software is rarely single-use and usually dual-use as far as their potential to violate human rights is concerned, while software also is a form of speech;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the assessment of the context is determined by the strength of national and regional legal frameworks to regulate the use of technologies and the ability of political and judicial institutions to oversee such use;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas in the digital domain, private actors play an increasingly significant role in all spheres of social activities, but safeguards are still not in place to prevent them from imposing excessive restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms; as a result, private actors play a more active role in assessing the legality of content and in developing cyber security systems and surveillance systems, which can have a detrimental impact on human rights all over the world;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas encryption is an important method that helps to secure communications and the people using them;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas internet governance has benefitted from a multistakeholder decision making model; a process ensuring meaningful, inclusive and accountable participation of all stakeholders, governments, civil society, technical and academic communities, private sector, and users;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas intelligence agencies have systematically undermined cryptographic protocols and products in order to be able to intercept; whereas the US National Security Agency has collected vast numbers of so called 'zero-day exploits' – IT security vulnerabilities that are not yet known to the public or the product vendor; whereas such activities undermine global efforts to improve IT security;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas EU-based intelligence services have engaged in activities that harm human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the ~~role of ICT~~impact of technologies on the improvement of human rights should be mainstreamed in all EU policies and programmes to advance human rights protection;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the active development and dissemination of technologies that help protect human rights and facilitate people´s digital ~~freedoms and security~~rights and freedoms as well as their security, along with promoting best practices and appropriate legislative frameworks;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the EU to increase its support for actors, those who work on strengthening security and privacy protection standards in ICTs on all levels, including hardware, software and communication standards as well as the development of the hardware and software in privacy-by-design frameworks;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for a human rights and technology fund to be established under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Urges the EU itself, and in particular the EEAS, to use encryption in its communications with human rights defenders, to avoid putting defenders at risk and to protect its own communications with outsiders from surveillance;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the EU to adopt free and open source software as well as to encourage other actors to do so, as such software provides for better security and for greater respect for human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the inclusion of conditionality clauses in all agreements with third countries which explicitly refer to the need to guarantee and respect digital freedoms, net neutrality and unrestricted access to the internet;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the EU to counter the criminalisation of human rights defenders' use of encryption, censorship- bypassing and privacy tools, by refusing to limit the use of encryption within the EU and challenge third country governments which use such charges against defenders;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that an effective EU development and human rights policy will require the mainstreaming of ICTs and the bridging of the digital divide, by providing basic technological infrastructure and by facilitating access to knowledge and information to promote digital literacy and the use of open standards in documents as well as the use of free and open source software (especially by public institutions) all over the world;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges Member States to promote full democratic scrutiny over the operations of intelligence services in third countries, and that these services operate in full respect of the rule of law, and to hold to account those who are responsible for operating in unlawful ways;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that corporate social responsibility principles and human rights by design criteria, which are technological solutions and innovations protecting human rights, should be adopted in EU law to ensure that internet service providers, software developers, hardware producers, social networking services/media, mobile phone carriers and others consider the human rights of end- users globally;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Urges the EU to ensure greater transparency in the relationship between mobile phone carriers or ISPs and governments, and to call for it in its relations with third countries, by demanding that carriers and ISPs publish yearly detailed transparency reports, including reports on requested actions by authorities, as well as financial ties between public authorities and carriers/ISPs;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission, in this respect, to swiftly to put forward a proposal for smart and effective policies to regulate the export of services regarding the implementation and use of so-called dual- use technologies, addressing potentially harmful exports of ICT products and services to third countries, as agreed in the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, Council and Commission of April 2014;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that the Commission should ~~swiftly~~ be able to swiftly and accurately provide companies that are in doubt as to whether to apply for an export licence with up-to- date information on the legality or potentially harmful effects of potential transactions;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to submit proposals to review how EU standards on ICTs could be used to prevent the potentially harmful impacts of the export of such technologies or other services to third countries where concepts such as ‘lawful interception’ ~~have different implicat~~cannot be considered equivalent to those of the European Unions, or for example where the rule of law does not exist;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Reaffirms that EU standards, particularly the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, should prevail when assessing incidents when dual-use technologies are used in a way that may restrict human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of policies to regulate the sales of zero-day exploits to avoid their being used for cyber-attacks or for unauthorised access to devices leading to human rights violations without such regulations having a meaningful impact on academic and otherwise bona fide security research;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores the active involvement of certain European companies, and of international companies which trade dual- use technologies with potential detrimental effects on human rights while operating in the EU, in countries violating human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission and Council to actively to defend the open internet, multi- stakeholder decision-making procedures, net neutrality and digital freedoms in internet governance fora;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Condemns the weakening and undermining of encryption protocols and products, particularly by intelligence services who wish to intercept communications that are encrypted;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Warns against the privatization of law enforcement through internet companies and internet service providers;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Calls for a clarification of norms and standards that private actors use to develop their systems;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20d. Recalls the importance of assessing the context within which technologies are used, in order to fully appreciate their human rights impact;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)

20e. Explicitly calls for promoting tools enabling the anonymous and/or pseudonymous use of the internet and to challenge the one-sided view that such tools are allowing criminal activities, rather than empowering human rights activists beyond and within the EU;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)

20f. Urges the Council, the Commission and the External Action Service to develop smart and effective policies to regulate the export of dual-use technologies, addressing potentially harmful exports of ICT products and services, at international level within multilateral export control regimes and other international bodies;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 g (new)

20g. Stresses that any regulatory changes aimed at increasing the effectiveness of export controls vis-à-vis Intangible Technology Transfers must not inhibit legitimate research and access to and exchange of information, and that any potential measures such as the use of EU General Export Authorisations for dual- use research should not have a 'chilling effect' upon individuals and SMEs;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 h (new)

20h. Calls on Member States to ensure that existing and future export control policies do not restrict the activities of legitimate security researchers, and that export controls are applied in good faith to only clearly defined technologies intended to be used for mass surveillance, censorship, jamming, interception, monitoring, and the tracing and tracking of citizens and their activities on (mobile) telephone networks;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 i (new)

20i. Recalls that mesh-based ad hoc wireless technologies offer a high potential to provide for backup networks in areas where the internet is unavailable or blocked, and can help the advancement of human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 j (new)

20j. Calls on the Commission to appoint an independent group of experts who can perform a human rights impact assessment on existing EU standards for ICTs, with the goal of making recommendations for adjustments that will increase the protection of human rights, particularly when systems are exported;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines the need to avoid unintended consequences such as restrictions or chilling effects on research, on the exchange of and access to information or on the export of technologies that are in the interest of advancing human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas new enterprises create on average two new jobs and expansion of existing businesses creates on average five new jobs;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas due to the failure to provide a legally binding EU-wide definition of 'family business', many of these businesses will avoid to attain the SME threshold criteria as set by the European Commission, leading to a recruitment stop and loss of employment;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is crucial to improve the legal climate for succession (transfer of the company within the family), notably the scope and scale of diverse approaches to inheritance and estate taxes across the EU, knowing that 480.000 companies are being transferred in the EU every year, with over 2 million jobs affected; Due to the many difficulties associated with such transfers, an estimated 150.000 businesses are forced to close each year resulting in the loss of 600.000 jobs 1 a; __________________ 1aEntrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, COM(2012)0795

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas entrepreneurship education can make a significant contribution to improving employment perspectives for young people since they are more likely to start their own business and their companies tend to be more innovative and successful than those led by persons without entrepreneurship education background, they are also at a lower risk of being unemployed and are more often in steady employment with better and better paid jobs 3 a; __________________ 3a http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/c

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to continue work on establishing a common EU definition of 'family business' by conducting an impact assessment of a possible revision of the European SME definition from 2003, with the specificities within Member States' definitions to be taken into account, in particular with regard to guaranteeing social rights, social security, pension, entitlements and health and safety at work;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the European Commission to draw up a list of common indicators based on which a family business could be described and which should enable statistics to be produced with respect to the contribution of family businesses to employment, total turnover of family businesses etc.;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on Member States to join the European Commission's efforts in drawing up a list of common indicators and eventually a EU-wide definition thus enabling statistics on family businesses to better understand ownership and help design better policies facilitating access to market and financing for family businesses.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 Subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the competent authorities at the level of Member States to foster entrepreneurship and promote "mini- enterprise" projects in schools, considering the high potential of job creation of family businesses

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the European Commission to facilitate and stimulate the long-term survival of family businesses and put more emphasis on developing support and guidance to facilitate transmission and succession of family businesses;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to continue to pursue a better implementation of already existing EU recommendations 1 a with regards to the simplification of the tax and regulatory framework (reduced inheritance and gift taxes) to improve the legal climate for succession; __________________ 1a The Recommendation of 1994, the Communication of 1998 and the Lille Forum, the Good Practice Guide 2003, the 2006 Communication from the Commission: Continuity through a new beginning

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further promote the exchange of best practices to aid family business transfers, notably in the regulatory environment;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage employee financial participation in line with the growing public recognition of its merits due to the financial and economic crisis;

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Calls on the European Commission to actively promote gender equality in the framework of family businesses relating to entrepreneurship, skills, leadership, transmission and succession. To this end, using the existing administrative structures at the level of Member States to promote the setting up of one stop shop for female entrepreneurs. Calls also for the facilitation of child care support for "mother entrepreneurs".

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to establish within DG Enterprise a dedicated unit to support and inform family businesses, including a one-stop point of contact in each Member State to assist with access in EU funding and EU finance, and provide business assistance.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Strongly condemns the withdrawal of the circular economy legislative package, the provisions of which would have contributed to creating up to 180 000 jobs in the EU waste management sector alone; notes with concern that this withdrawal will delay the reconciliation between growth and sustainability with at least two years;

2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to present its new proposal as soon as possible, but latest by the end of 2015, which should be at least as ambitious as the initial proposal with regards to creating jobs;

2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that a circular economy ~~will~~is one of the main elements to offset the decline in skilled jobs and mid- level occupations;

2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that, in a transition towards a circular economy, internal transformation and redefinition of jobs may affect sectors with a high share of emissions; calls, in consequence, on the Member States and the EU to put in place all the necessary measures to ~~support affected workers~~ensure a swift transition for all the parties involved;

2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL

2014/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourage the development of a circular economy, such as shifting the tax burden from labour to resource use, reducing or lifting taxation on renewable resources, ~~including labour,~~ and differentiating VAT rates in accordance with the waste hierarchy, thus making resource efficiency, recycling, renovating and re- use more attractive, which will contribute to generating job-rich growth.

2015/04/09
Committee: EMPL

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to actively implement the Commission Recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency1 , by introducing recommended and tailor-made wage transparency measures ~~and~~like transparency policies on wage composition and structures; Calls on all Member States to find the most appropriate ways in order to secure gender- neutral job evaluation and classification systems; by means of, among others: collective labour agreements or practical instruments such as: guides and checklists or training programmes to assist employers in implementing gender- neutral job classification systems. __________________ 1 C(2014)1405.

2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to find a way to provide a definition in national laws of what is to be considered as work of equal value or a set of clear criteria on the basis of which it would be possible to determine what should be regarded as work of equal value; In line with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the value of work should be assessed and compared based on objective criteria, such as educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of tasks involved. Other factors can also be taken into account, such as working conditions, physical and mental stress, competence and degree of independence, planning and decision making.

2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL

2014/2160(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that women are still heavily under-represented in senior and leadership positions at all levels of political and economic decision-making; calls, therefore, for swift adoption of the Women on Boards Directive as an important first step in the right direction; Furthermore considers necessary the introduction of mandatory quotas with sanctions in all EU Member States and deplores the fact that there is no such compulsory duty in the above- mentioned proposal.

2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL

2014/2160(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on Member States to ensure that companies select the most qualified candidates for a board position from a gender-balanced selection pool and on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications by applying pre-established, clear, neutrally formulated, non- discriminatory and unambiguous criteria. In the case of an election procedure, Members States shall ensure that companies guarantee gender diversity in the composition of the shortlist of candidates while ensuring that the sex of the non-executive director elected in this procedure is not in any way predetermined.

2015/04/07
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is pleased with the European economic governance framework, which, by coordinating policies more closely in order to prevent major imbalances, fosters smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in line with the targets set by the Europe 2020 strategy; Is pleased that the European economic governance framework has shown progress in addressing fiscal consolidation with EU28 overall debt falling from 4.5 % of GDP in 2011 to a forecast of 3 % of GDP in 2014;

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to conduct an initial review of the framework’s effectiveness with a view to assessing the effective and uniform application of governance rules by the Member States and by the Commission; also suggests that the review presents an opportunity for an exchange of views on the ways in which the framework could be deepened; Suggests that the review in addition focuses on measures that will enhance private trust in the economy as trust is a precondition for private investments which is a precondition for job-creation;

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the European Semester to be strengthened and deepened as an effective way of preventing a crisis, for post-crisis job-creation and for growth convergence within the EU; with this in mind, welcomes the Commission’s proposal to focus its action not only on budget responsibility but also on investment and structural reform in order to link the market economy and job-creation with social progress;

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission, in tandem with the EIB, to make it easier for SMEs – the main sources of jobs and job-creation in Europe – to access financing from the European Fund for Strategic Investments, in connection with the European Investment Fund; Underlines the importance of new growth and job- creation for public acceptance of the European economic governance framework, calls therefore for the Commission to take measures to increase trust in the economy and to improve the business environment with particular attention to SMEs, removal of red tape and access to finance;

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. With a view to improving the effectiveness and focus of budget policies, calls on the Member States to press ahead with their efforts to modernise their labour markets, educational systems and social security systems through structural reforms which ensure a better match between skills and jobs; with this in mind, encourages them to share best practices;

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. So as to address the urgent situation with regard to youth unemployment, encourages Member States to use the available resources in an effective and focused way via the introduction of the youth employment initiative, enhanced use of vocational training as a tool for enhanced employability and a better match between skills and jobs and recommends that cross-border mobility be supported via the development of the EURES portal as a vector for youth employment;

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/2145(INI)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. With a view to stepping up democratic scrutiny, recommends that the European Parliament, national parliaments and ~~management and labour~~the social partners be more closely involved in economic dialogue between the Member States and the Commission.

2015/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6

(6) The abuse of the status of self- employed, either at national level or in cross-border situations, is frequently associated with undeclared work. Bogus self-employment occurs when a person is declared as self-employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Bogus self-employment is, therefore, falsely declared work and should come under the scope of the Platform.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) As well as measures to deter undeclared work Member States should examine incentives to support compliance with declared work and such incentives could include a phased reduction in unemployment payments, a retention of a reducing proportion of their welfare payments and/or secondary benefits.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10

(10) The strengthening of cooperation among Member States at EU level is necessary to help Member States to prevent and deter undeclared work more efficiently and effectively. The goal of the strengthened cooperation must be to encourage declared work by making declared work associated with less bureaucracy and administration thereby making sure that undeclared work is the less attractive option.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11

(11) The Platform will aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices and information, provide a framework at EU level to develop expertise and analysis, and improve operational coordination of actions between the different national enforcement authorities of the Member States. Additionally, the Platform will aim at sharing best practices of clear and simple regulation between Member States which will reduce the risks of unintended errors especially among self-employed persons and SMEs.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11

(11) The Platform will aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices and information, provide a framework at EU level to develop expertise and analysis, enhance knowledge, thus creating a knowledge bank available to all member States and improve operational coordination of actions between the different national enforcement authorities of the Member States.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) Taking into consideration that the main responsibility to tackle undeclared work lies with the Member States and that according to Member States’ legislation there are several enforcement bodies which fight against it, each Member State should be given the possibility to decide at which level they will engage in each action taken by the Platform.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 12

(12) The Platform should make use of all relevant sources of information, in particular studies, bilateral agreements concluded between Member States and multilateral cooperation projects and create synergies between existing EU level instruments and structures to maximise the deterrent or preventive effect of these measures. The operational coordination of actions of the Member States could take the form of joint trainings, peer reviews and solutions for data sharing. European campaigns or common strategies could increase the awareness of undeclared work. Any recommendations from the Platform must be voluntary for Member States to implement.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) with respect to the representatives of EEA EFTA states., arrangements shall be made under the relevant provisions of the EEA Agreement, specifying in particular the nature, extent and manner in which these countries will participate in the Platform’s work, including provisions relating to participation in the initiatives undertaken by the Platform, financial contributions and staff;

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) improving cooperation between Member States’ different enforcement authorities at EU level to prevent and deter undeclared work, ~~including bogus self- employment,~~ more efficiently and effectively,

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ~~Coordinat~~Encourage cross-border operational actions and communication between local and regional officials of border regions about such actions.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) AdDevelopt non-binding guidelines for inspectors, handbooks of good practice and common principles of inspections to tackle undeclared work,. As there is a cross- border and European dimension to this issue, Member States shall notify the Platform of the extent to which these guidelines are being implemented and progress made in combating undeclared work.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

In accordance with national legislation, regional authorities shall be involved in appointing representatives as members of the Platform.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Ulla TØRNÆS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Renate WEBER

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 5

(5) The Commission shall inform ~~regularly~~ the European Parliament and the Council about the activities of the Platform annually and whenever needed as well, upon request.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0124(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The Platform shall, where possible, refrain from the duplication by works already undertaken be these other bodies and it shall instead coordinate with them towards the sharing of information.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The free movement of workers is a key element to the development of a more integrated Union labour market which allows worker mobility ~~from high unemployment areas to areas characterised by labour shortages. It also~~and contributes to finding the right skills for vacant positions and overcoming bottlenecks in the labour market.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Growing interdependency between labour markets calls for reinforced cooperation between employment services to bring about freedom of movement for all workers through ~~voluntary and fair~~ labour mobility within the Union in accordance with Article 46 (a) of the Treaty, and therefore a common framework for cooperation should be established between Member States and the Commission on labour mobility within the Union. This framework should bring together job, traineeship and apprenticeship vacancies from across the Union and the possibility of applying for those ~~job~~ vacancies ('clearance'), define the provision of related support services to workers and employers and provide for a common approach to share information necessary to facilitate said co-operation.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) Considering the critical importance of the EURES network for boosting employment in the Union, the Commission should ensure direct and adequate finance for the proper functioning of the platform and for Member States' cooperation.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In the ‘Compact for Growth and Jobs’, the European Council requested to explore the possibility of extending to apprenticeships and traineeships the EURES network, apprenticeships and traineeships can be covered under the present Regulation, provided that the persons concerned are considered workers with reference to the rights conferred on citizens under Articles 45 and 47 of the Treaty. An appropriate exchange of general information on mobility for apprenticeships and traineeships within the Union needs to be introduced and adequate assistance to the candidates for those positions should be developed, based on a mechanism for clearance of offers, once such a clearance is deemed feasible in accordance with the appropriate standards and with due respect to the competences of the Member States.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) The extension of the EURES network to apprenticeships and traineeships should observe the Council recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships, as to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regards learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education, unemployment or inactivity to work. Inter alia, the traineeship should respect the working conditions applicable to trainees, under the applicable Union and Member State law, the rights and obligations, transparency of its terms and conditions etc.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The social partners' participation in the EURES network contributes in particular to the analysis of obstacles to mobility as well as the promotion of fair ~~and voluntary~~ labour mobility within the Union, including in the cross-border regions. Social partners representatives at Union level should therefore be involved in the ~~overall governance~~ structure of the EURES network, while national employers' organisations and trade unions may apply to become a EURES Partner.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The composition of the EURES network ~~as regards other organisations than the ones above~~ should be flexible to adjust to changing developments on the labour market for recruitment services. The emergence of a variety of employment services coupled with the reshaped role of the PES relating to national recruitment services points towards the need for a concerted effort by Member States and the European Commission to open up the EURES network, as the main Union tool delivering intra-Union recruitment services.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) A broader membership of the EURES network has ~~soc~~potential, economic ~~and~~, financial and social benefits. It improves efficiency in service delivery by facilitating partnerships, enhancing complementarity and quality improvements. It increases the market share of the EURES network insofar as new members make available job, traineeship and apprenticeship vacancies, ~~job~~ applications and curriculum vitae ('CV’s'). Transnational and cross- border co-operation, which is a key feature of the operation of the EURES network, could generate innovative forms of learning and co-operation between employment services, including on quality standards for job, traineeship and apprenticeship vacancies and support services. The EURES network would therefore enhance its relevance as one of the key Union tools available to Member States and the European Commission for supporting concrete measures towards a high level of employment within the Union.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) Member States should be able to refuse or to revoke the admission of organisations that are in breach of the labour standards or legal requirements. In the case of a refusal of admission based on non-compliance with such standards or requirements, it is appropriate that, after transmission by the National Coordination Office to the European Coordination Office, the information relating to such a refusal or revocation be distributed via the European Coordination Office to the other National Coordination Offices which can take appropriate action on their own territory in accordance with their national laws and practices, should the organisation operate there.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) To communicate reliable and up to date information to jobseekers, trainees, apprentices, workers and employers on the different aspects of labour mobility within the Union, the EURES network should cooperate with other bodies, services and Union networks facilitating mobility and informing citizens about their rights under Union law, such as Your Europe portal, the European Youth portal and SOLVIT, the organisations responsible for the recognition of professional qualifications and the bodies for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of workers, designated in accordance with Directive ../2013 (EU) of [the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of the freedom of movement for workers].

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The right of freedom of movement entails the necessity to set up the means to support clearance, that is to say, the exchange of ~~job~~ vacancies~~, job~~ and applications and CV's, in order to make the labour market fully accessible to ~~both~~trainees, apprentices, workers and employers in accordance with Article 46(d) and Article 47 of the Treaty, and therefore a common IT platform should be established at Union level and run by the Commission. Securing this right means empowering ~~wor~~jobseekers to actually gain access to all employment opportunities throughout the Union.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The right of freedom of movement entails the necessity to set up the means to support clearance, that is to say, the exchange of ~~job~~ vacancies, ~~job~~ applications and CV's, in order to make the labour market fully accessible to both ~~wor~~jobseekers and employers in accordance with Article 46(d) of the Treaty, and therefore a common IT platform should be established at Union level and run by the Commission. Securing this right means empowering workers to actually gain access to all employment opportunities throughout the Union.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The common IT platform which brings together ~~job~~ vacancies and the possibility of applying for those vacancies, while enabling job seekers and employers to automatically match data according to various criteria and levels, should facilitate the achievement of equilibrium on the Union labour markets which would bring a high level of employment and help avoid serious threats to the standard of living and levels of employment in the various regions and industries.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The legal responsibility for ensuring the intrinsic and technical quality of the information made available to the common IT platform, in particular as regards ~~job~~ vacancyies' data, is with the organisations that make the information available in accordance with the law of and/or within the standards set by the Member States. Th~~e Commiss~~ose organisations should facilitate cooperation, to ~~render possible an early~~gether with the Commission, to detect~~ion of~~ any fraud or abuse related to the exchange of information at ~~European level~~Union level. All parties involved should ensure the provision of high-quality data.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) A common classification system of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations constitutes one of the most important tools for enabling online job application in the Union, it is therefore necessary to develop the cooperation between Member States and the European Commission in order to achieve interoperability and meaningful automated matching across borders, including by mapping to and from the common to national classification systems. Other established European formats and tools for comparability of and transparency on skills and qualifications, such as the European Qualifications Framework and the single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) shcould also be used in this context.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) The common classification system of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations should capitalise on the experiences and best practices already acquired following the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework and Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) A common approach to the services delivered by the organisations ('support services') participating in the EURES network should be established and the principle of equal treatment of trainees, apprentices and workers, ands well as employers seeking assistance on intra- Union labour mobility, regardless of their location in the Union, should be secured as much as possible, and therefore principles and rules should be established regarding the availability of support services in the territory of the individual Member States. ~~This common approach also covers apprenticeships and traineeships considered as work.~~

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) A wider and more comprehensive choice of assistance on intra-Union labour mobility opportunities benefits trainees, apprentices and workers, and it is needed to improve the EURES network's potential to provide support to ~~wor~~jobseekers throughout their ~~entire~~ working life, securing their transitions and careers.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Support services will help to decrease the obstacles faced by job seekers when exercising their ~~workers'~~ rights under Union law as well as to exploit more efficiently all traineeship, apprenticeship and job opportunities, thus securing better individual employment prospects.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) A profound understanding of labour demand in terms of matching skills, qualifications, occupations, sectors and needs of employers would benefit the right of free movement of workers within the Union and therefore support services should include good quality assistance to employers, small and medium sized enterprises in particular. Close working relationships between employment services and employers will increase the pool of ~~job~~ vacancies and ~~job~~ matching of suitable candidates, secure pathways for job seekers in particular youth and those in vulnerable groups and improve labour market intelligence.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) Support services for ~~wor~~jobseekers are connected to the exercise of their fundamental freedom of movement as workers under Union law~~, they~~ and should be free of charge. However, the support services for employers may be subject to a fee, in accordance with national practices.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Transparency of labour markets and adequate matching capabilities, including matching of skills and qualifications with labour market needs, are pre- conditions for labour mobility within the Union. A better balance between labour supply and demand by better matching skills and jobs can be achieved through an efficient system at Union level for exchanging of information on national, regional and sectoral labour surppl~~uses~~y and ~~shortages that~~demand. Such a system should be set up between Member States, andssisted by the European Commission and used as a basis for Member States to develop their mobility policies and underpin the practical cooperation within the EURES network.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a)Those policies should also consider the hostile working environment, the high risks of exploitation and the poor working conditions which the mobile workers might experience when they arrive in a new labour market. The same considerations should be given to those workers' families and the opportunities available for them to be integrated in the new labour market.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) A programming cycle should be established to support the coordination of action on mobility within the Union. To be effective, the programming of Member States' activity plans should take into account data on mobility flows and patterns, the data analysis of existing and forecast labour s~~hortages and surpluses~~upply and demand, and recruitment experiences and practices under the EURES network and it should consist of a review of the existing resources and tools at the disposal of the organisations in the Member State to facilitate intra-EU labour mobility.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) The sharing of draft activity plans under the programming cycle among Member States should enable the National Coordination Offices, acting on behalf of the Member States, together with the European Coordination Office, to direct the resources of the EURES network toward appropriate actions and projects, and thereby steer the development of the EURES network as a more result-oriented tool responsive to the needs of jobseekers, trainees, apprentices and workers according to the dynamics of the Union labour markets.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) ~~Since t~~The objective of this Regulation - namely to establish a common framework for cooperation between Member States to bring together ~~job~~ vacancies and the possibility of applying for those ~~job~~ vacancies and to facilitate the achievement of a balance between supply and demand in the employment market - can~~not~~ be ~~sufficiently~~better achieved ~~by t~~when Member States~~, and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effect of the action, be better achieved~~ cooperate, with the assistance of the Commission, at Union level~~, t~~. The Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in said Article 5, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)

(37a) For the purpose of establishing the composition of the network for a transitional period and of ensuring operational continuity with the network established within the framework of Regulation (EU) 492/2011, the organisation designated as EURES Partners under Article 3(c) or Associated Partners under Article 3(d) of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/733/EU on [date of entry into force of this Regulation] should be permitted to continue as EURES Members or EURES Partners for a transitional period.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) cooperation between Member States and the Commission on sharing data on traineeship, apprenticeship and job vacancies, ~~job~~ applications and CV's and on the resultant placement of ~~wor~~jobseekers in traineeships, apprenticeships and jobs;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) actions by and between Member States to facilitate the achievement of a balance between supply and demand in the labour market of the Union, with a view to ~~promote a~~achieve high levels of employment;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) related mobility support services to be provided to jobseekers, workers and employers.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ‘~~job~~ vacancy’ means any offer for employment, ~~including for apprenticeships and traineeships considered as work;~~ apprenticeship or traineeship; The rules governing traineeships and apprenticeships, and the conditions under which they take place, shall be determined in the context of existing national and Union law;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) ‘clearance’ means the exchange of information and processing of ~~job~~ vacancies, ~~job~~ applications and CV's;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) ‘placement’ by employment services of a worker with an employer or ‘recruitment’ of a worker for an employer means the provision of services to mediate between supply and demand with the objective of filling a ~~job~~ vacancy;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) "EURES cross-border partnership" means long-term cooperation between the regional/local employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations, and other relevant stakeholders, at cross- border level.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) The EURES Members which are ~~the bodi~~Public Employment Services appointed by the Member States responsible for the application of this Regulation in the respective Member State, i.e. the 'National Coordination Offices' and other public, private or third-sector employment services authorised by Member States to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and support services to workers and employers;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) The EURES Partners which are the organisations authorised by Member States to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance ~~and/~~or support services to workers and employers.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. In cross-border regions, EURES cross-border partnerships comprising the regional/local public services, employers' organisations and other relevant stakeholders from at least two Members States, may also provide cross-border support services.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) increased ~~voluntary~~ geographical and occupational mobility in the Union on a fair basis;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) ~~social inclusion and~~ integration of persons excluded from the labour market and social inclusion.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) the operation and development of a European job mobility portal, 'the EURES portal', and related IT services, including systems and procedures for the exchange of ~~job~~ vacancies, job, apprenticeship and traineeship applications, CVs, and supporting documents ~~such as skills passports and the like, and other information~~, in cooperation with other relevant Union information, advisory services or networks, and initiatives;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) information and communication activities across the Union;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

(iv) facilitation of ~~networking,~~ exchange of best practice and mutual learning within the EURES network;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the monitoring and evaluation of EURES activity and its ~~employment~~ performance, in co- operation with EURES Members;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) ensuring a coordinated transfer to the EURES portal of information on traineeship, apprenticeship and job vacancies, applications and CVs in accordance with Article 14;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

For the purpose of publication, including on the EURES portal, in the interest of jobseekers, workers and employers, the National Coordination Office validates, regularly updates and timely disseminates information and guidance available at national level on:

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) administrative procedures as regardsing employment and the take-up of employment;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) apprenticeships and traineeships, after ensuring that they fully respect the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships as to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regards learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education, unemployment or inactivity to work. Inter alia, the traineeship shall respect the working conditions applicable to trainees, under the applicable Union and national law and the rights and obligations and transparency of its terms and conditions;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) the regulatory framework for apprenticeships and traineeships;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e

(e) where applicable, the situation of frontier workers in particular in cross- border regions. in close cooperation with EURES cross-border partnerships;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The public employment services shall engage in enhanced cooperation as to assist job matching across borders.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The common classification system of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations shall take into account the experiences and best practices already acquired following the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework and the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. ________________ 1a Directive2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) to provide information on counselling services as to employment opportunities for the workers' families;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)

(b b) to provide information on language courses available upon arrival in the Member State of destination;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2

2. ~~By derogation from Article 18(5),~~The EURES Partners ~~may~~shall offer the assistance referred to in paragraph 1 to workers ~~against a fe~~free of any charge.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Member States shall ensure that mobile workers enjoy the same protection on their territory as their own nationals. To that end public policies shall address the hostile working environment, the high risk of exploitation and the poor working conditions that mobile workers might experience when they arrive in a new labour market. The same considerations shall be given to those workers' families and opportunities shall be provided for them to be integrated into the new labour market.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the SPA and the CETA are ~~closely linked, following the EU's common approach~~being negotiated in parallel and are complementary in strengthening the EU- Canada relationship;

2013/09/18
Committee: AFET

2013/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the issue of a full visa waiver for all EU citizens is still pending, imposing visa requirements on Romanian, Bulgarian and Czech citizens, and should be rapidly resolved;

2013/09/18
Committee: AFET

2013/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to insist that all contractual relationships with third countries, both industrialised and developing, should include clearly worded conditionality and political clauses on human rights and democracy~~, without exception~~; to adopt appropriate safeguards to ensure that the suspension mechanism cannot be abused;

2013/09/18
Committee: AFET

2013/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ~~to insist~~while bearing in mind that ~~such~~ conditionality should ~~thus, as a matter of course,~~ form part of the SPA with Canada, in order to ensure theat it is consisten~~cy of~~t with the EU's common approach on the matter, enough flexibility should be promoted to reflect the positive, historic and unique nature of the EU-Canada relationship;

2013/09/18
Committee: AFET

2013/2133(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Renate WEBER, Gianni VATTIMO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) to insist upon the swift resolution of the visa waiver issue, which is regrettably not applied to all EU Member States and imposes the visa requirement for Romanian, Bulgarian and Czech citizens;

2013/09/18
Committee: AFET

2013/2078(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas these organisations have expressed and recorded their concerns, particularly with regard to the situation of Roma, migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, minorities, members of LGBT communities, the media and journalists, the actions of the security forces, police and secret services, the investigations necessary to prosecute and punish those responsible for human rights violations, state involvement in acts of torture and ill- treatment committed third countries, the use of evidence thus obtained, conditions of detention and the ill-treatment of detainees;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for the respect of dignity at the end of life, notably by ensuring that decisions expressed in living wills are recognised and respected;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Kinga GÖNCZ, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation and adoption, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and calls on the remaining Member States to do the same; welcomes the recent judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Vallianatos and others v. Greece affirming that same-sex couples must be able to enter into civil unions; calls on the Commission and all Member States to propose and adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes, and welcomes the publication of Opinion No 2/2013 of the FRA on the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia - with special attention to the rights of victims of crime; calls on the Commission and all Member States to enforce the directive on freedom of movement without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; reiterates its calls for the Commission to draw up a European roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, and to propose an ambitious regulation on the mutual recognition of the legal effects of civil status documents;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Kinga GÖNCZ, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Is extremely concerned about the number of suicides among young people falling victims of homophobia; recalls the findings of the FRA's EU LGBT survey which showed that 26% of all respondents had been attacked or threatened with violence at home or elsewhere, a figure which rises to 35% among all transgender respondents, while 19% of respondents felt discriminated against at work or when looking for a job, despite legal protection under EU law; consequently calls on the Commission to use these findings as a basis for a comprehensive European response to the fundamental rights problems of LGBT persons, in the shape of an EU Roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, as repeatedly called for by Parliament and NGOs;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Kinga GÖNCZ, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Regrets that legal gender recognition procedures for transgender people still include compulsory sterilisation in 14 Member States; calls on Member States to review these procedures so they fully respect transgender people's right to dignity and bodily integrity; congratulates the Commission for its commitment to work within the World Health Organisation to withdraw gender identity disorders from the list of mental and behavioural disorders and to ensure a non-pathologising reclassification in the negotiations on the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11);

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Kinga GÖNCZ, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘'asylum’' package; deplores, however, the fact that ~~minors~~children can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception and protection of unaccompanied ~~minors~~children; welcomes the recent ECJ judgment stating that LGBT applicants for asylum can constitute a particular social group who may be persecuted on account of their sexual orientation and that the existence of a term of imprisonment in the country of origin sanctioning homosexual acts may constitute an act of persecution per se, provided that it is actually applied, while asylum seekers seeking protection from sexual orientation based persecution cannot be expected to "conceal [their] homosexuality in [their] country of origin or exercise restraint in expressing it";

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Kinga GÖNCZ, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the FRA Opinion 1/2013 on the situation of equality in the European Union 10 years on from initial implementation of the equality directives in this regard;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2078(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Renate WEBER, Gianni VATTIMO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Believes that the current policies on drugs should be urgently re-examined, as they have not reached their stated objectives, and that the current approach, which is based on criminalisation and imprisonment, leads only to further stigmatisation and marginalisation, as well as to an overload of the justice and prison system, instead of saving lives and helping drugs' abusers concretely; consequently calls for the revision – at national, EU and international level – of laws and policies on the basis of a more rational approach based on fundamental rights, medical care and harm reduction;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

2013/2024(INI)