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Activities of Luigi COCILOVO related to 2008/2085(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Challenges to collective agreements in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2085(INI)

Amendments (19)

Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, according to the preamble of the PWD, the promotion of the transnational provision of services requires a climate of fair competition and measures guaranteeing respect for the rights of workers in full keeping with the reference framework of labour law and industrial relations in the Member States,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the objective of the PWD – to provide for a climate of fair competition and measures guaranteeing respect for the rights of workers – is more important than ever; in an economic era in which transnational provision of services is expanding, the PWD is expected to play a key-role in protecting the workers concerned, while respecting the framework of labour law and industrial relations of Member States,deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the Albany judgement (C- 67/96) in the field of competition law gave substantial and large space for trade unions to regulate labour market issues; in fact, at that time the ECJ rejected the direct horizontal effect for competition rules on collective bargaining,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the ECJ in both the Laval and Rüffert cases made a completely differadopted case-specific judgments interpretation of European legislation than the advocate general the Laval, Rüffert and Viking cases,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the ECJ in both the Laval and Rüffert cases has made a narrowose judgments have shown there to be possible ambiguities and inadequacies in the combined provisions of the European regulations in force, owing partly to interpretations of the possibilities for trade uniose regulations which often differ from the ones to demand better conditions for posted workersmade by the advocate general,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the ECJ in the Rüffert case has significantly diminished the scope for Member States to regulate their collective bargaining and also narrows down the purpose of the PWD, neglecting the PWD’s two fold aim – protection of workers and free movemenserious consequences are liable to arise in relation to the following issues, in respect of which pointers should be established: - reduction in trade unions’ scope to demand better working conditions for posted workers than those applied in the country of origin, - significant reduction in the prerogative of Member States to regulate their collective bargaining, - limitation of the scope and legal basis of the PWD, which should continue to relate to two fold guarantee of the safeguarding of workers and free movement, - introduction of the horizontal direct effect of Articles 43 and 49, which can be used by employers and service providers to challenge collective agreements and industrial actions with a cross-border effect,
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. Whereas the ECJ in the Viking case introduces a horizontal direct effect of Articles 43 and 49 which can be used by employers and service providers to challenge collective agreements and industrial actions with a cross-border effect; the autonomy for collective bargaining from competition rules is thereby not extended to the field of free movement with a risk that industrial relations in the Member States will be put under legal scrutiny; consequently, this new uncertainty in industrial relations could result in a “flood” of cases to the ECJ,deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of not allowing the verdicts to negatively eaffecting labour market models that already today are able to combine a high degree of flexibility on the labour market with a high level of security and, instead, of further promoting this approach;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Subtitle II
Impacts of the judgementsGeneral impact
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that the intention of the legislator in the PWD and Services Directive is not reflected in the ECJ verdicts,incompatible with interpretations which, instead of protecting workers, is invitinge unfair competition between companies; companies that sign and follow collective agreements will have a competitive disadvantage to companies that refuse to do so;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Questions the introduction of a proportionality principle in the Viking case for the right to use collective action against undertakings which, when using the right of establishment or the right to provide services across borders, deliberately undercut terms and conditions of employment; such a proportionality principle is not compatible with the character of this right as a fundamental right; there should be no question about the right of trade unions to use industrial action to uphold equal treatment and secure decent working conditions;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that the PWD as implicitly interpreted byin the ECJjudgments would prevent demands for equal pay for work for all workers regardless of their nationality or that of their employer in the place where the service is provided; this runs counter to the principle of non-discrimination which is established in the Treaty especially with regard to the mobility of workers;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets the fact that even though the PWD was formulated as a minimum standard directive, the ECJ determinescertain interpretative guidelines suggest that those minimum standards must be regarded as the maximum in the context of the Laval judgement; this approach causes great concerns as to whether any directives decided on the basis of a minimum approach are regarded as valid; if all directives in the social dimension were to be reformulated as maximum directives, as in the case of the PWD, the consequences would be enormous;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is of the opinion that the limited legal basis of free movement of the PWD has led the ECJ tomay lead to the PWD being interpret the PWDed in this way, creating an explicit invitation to unfair competition on wages and working conditions driving them downwards, which is in clear contradiction to the stated aim of the PWD (to ensure a climate of fair competition) and the objective of the EU as established in the Treaty (improvement of living and working conditions); therefore, the legal basis of the PWD must be broadened to include a reference to the free movement of workers;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the current situation could lead to a situation where workers in host countries will be pressured by low wage competition; this, in turn, could lead to xenophobia and counterproductive anger against the EU;deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that the ECJeven judicial rulings fails to take into sufficient consideration ILO cConvention 94, and fears that the ECJ judgement in Rüffert may impede the ratification of ILO 94; this would be counter to the further development of social clauses in public procurement regulations, which is an aim of the Public procurement directive 2004;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that the ECJ fails to recognise ILO conventions 87 and 98 are not being recognised; restrictions on the right to industrial action and fundamental rights can only be motivated with respect to health, public order and similar concerns;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that the ECJ has interpreted EU legislation in a waycurrent EU legislation has lent itself to interpretations that wasere not the intention of the legislators; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EP to take immediate action to ensure, via the necessary changes in EU legislation, to change the new practise of the ECJhat it is impossible for those conflicting interpretations to be made;
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Therefore calls on the Commission to take immediate action to make necessary changes in European legislation in order to counter the possible detrimental social, economical and political effects of the ECJ judgements;deleted
2008/06/10
Committee: EMPL