5 Amendments of Jean LAMBERT related to 2008/2334(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a set of measures in the context of the Lisbon Strategy, in particular in the social and employment field, which should be coordinated, and should be backed up by linkage to the monetary and budgetary spheres; stresses that employment and social policies must play an active role in the response to the crisis and that such measures should also take account of the EU’s commitment to the reduction of poverty and the development of quality jobs;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is extremely concerned at the number of jobs lost in the European Union as a result of the negative prospects for the coming months and notes that these will be at all skill levels and that there is likely to be a significant gender impact in certain sectors, and stresses the need to continue working towards lower unemployment, to support social inclusion through employment and to protect European workers from the negative social consequences of the crisis;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that there is a need for early intervention at the time that jobs are actually lost, not least in order to reduce the risk of people becoming excluded from the labour market; such interventions will require significant investment in training, including an increase in training providers, and should not only use short-term measures but should also endeavour to make high-level qualifications possible in order to increase the overall skill levels within the EU;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that it is essential to include groups which are already vulnerable in the labour market and to maintain efforts to include them, especially in times of crisis;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that in some Member States there has been increased interest by consumers in transferring their custom to financial institutions based on mutual and ethical criteria;