Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2018/2120(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2019 PDF (212 KB) DOC (75 KB)
Amendments (36)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by world leaders in September 2015 and endorsed by the Council which voiced its commitment to their implementation,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission in November 2017,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2018 on care services in the EU for improved gender equality;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are substantial disparities in employment rates across the EU between Member States but also within them as well as disparities in the quality of employment;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas while long-term unemployment and youth unemployment rates are declining at EU level, they remain high in a number of Member States; and long-term unemployment disproportionately affects young people as single parents, informal carers, people with long-term sickness, disability or health problems, migrants and people from ethnic and religious minorities continue facing specific barriers to accessing employment and discrimination at all stages of employment;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas quality employment is an important factor in the fight against poverty and social exclusion, it is insufficient to reach all members of society who are furthest from the labour market and at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas globalisation has helped to drive and underpin economic growth but its benefits are unequally shared both between and within Member States; whereas the growth model itself needs to be re-examined;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas civil society organisations make an essential contribution in providing services for inclusion as well as representing their views in policymaking;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas there are a number of specific groups including children, marginalised communities and persons with disabilities who are at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas 80 million Europeans have disabilities and one-third of Europeans aged 15 and over is affected by chronic diseases and are therefore at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas persisting health inequalities and an increasing burden of chronic diseases lead to high levels of premature mortality across the EU while affecting workforce, productivity and welfare systems;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the employment rate of women in 2017 is 66.5 %, yet the gender employment gap remains substantial, as does the gender pay gap and consequently the gender pension gap; women standing to earn 40% less in pension income due to the accumulation of gender inequalities over their life span;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas more than 40 % of adults in the EU do not have basic digital skills and basic literacy and numeracy skills are still lacking among more than 60 million adults;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas housing is the highest expenditure for Europeans, whereas housing prices are growing faster than income in most Member States; whereas inequality and housing exclusion are mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas housing exclusion, homelessness and housing affordability represent a highly significant challenge in many Member States; whereas women, children and people with a migrant background are particularly more vulnerable to housing exclusion and homelessness;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas long-term challenges, such as population ageing, digitalisation and its impacts on work, climate change and unsustainable use of natural resources remain pressing;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the EU’s social goals and commitments are just as important as its economic goals; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce social rights by implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in such a way as to build a real social dimension for the EU (through legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments provided at the appropriate level); therefore stresses that the Member States’ reforms, as advocated by the Commission through the country specific recommendations should aim at transformative actions towards a socially just and environmentally sustainable union;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that not all elements of the European Pillar of Social Rights are reflected in the Social Scoreboard and that additional analyses should be developed in order to ensure that all the priorities of the EPSR should be captured by the Commission’s social monitoring; therefore, calls on the European Commission to strengthen its social situation monitoring capacity in the framework of the Semester, and to address or compensate for gaps in the social scoreboard;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for greater consistency within the European Semester, including ensuring that issues highlighted in the Joint Employment Report are adequately taken up in the Annual Growth Survey and the country specific recommendations and that priorities are sustained from one year to the next, unless they are deemed resolved;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that all Member State economies are forecast to continue growing but at a slower pace; highlights the need to bridge the investment gap for research and innovation in infrastructure including social, health and care services as well as health promotion and disease prevention and quality, energy efficient housing, as well as in human capital; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts in investing in affordable, accessible and high-quality education and training, including digital and transferable skills, and to promote lifelong learning and skills development; highlights the importance of addressing particular measures to women and girls, who are still underrepresented in the digital and Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors, and of reinforcing the initial training and continuous professional development of teachers and trainers; calls on the Member States to strengthen their vocational education and training systems and increase their alignment with labour market needs;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Shares the Commission’s opinion that the current economic growth should translate into frontloading of investment into decarbonisation of Europe’s industry, transport and energy systems; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase efforts to provide adequate and accessible training for the right set of skills including support to businesses in training, re-training, and up-skilling of workforce as well as re- adaptation of education and training systems;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully examine the issue of in-work poverty and to propose solutions at both EU and national level to counter this most insidious issue; believes that immediate and coordinated action must be taken to reverse this trend, which threatens to fragment social cohesion and intergenerational solidarity; reiterates its concern at the high number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion despite the decreasing trend; is especially worried about the high rates of child poverty; asks the Commission and the Member States to adopt all necessary measures to significantly reduce poverty, particularly child poverty; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater recognition to the work and expertise of NGOs, anti-poverty and social inclusion organisations and people experiencing poverty themselves, encouraging their participation in the exchange of good practices; points out that high levels of inequality diminish economic output and the potential for sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that skills mismatches are considerable, and calls on the Member States to prioritise quality public investment in education and trainingto ensure that everyone, regardless of their personal and social circumstances, can enjoy their right to quality and inclusive education and training; investing in quality and inclusive education, career counselling and training can act as a driver of sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) can avail of and benefit from the Youth Guarantee in a real and meaningful way; , including those with complex needs in line with the recommendations of the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors, can avail of and benefit from the Youth Guarantee in a real and meaningful way; and highlights the importance of addressing current shortcomings in the quality of the offers and outreach of the scheme. Efforts should be made to establish quality standards; provide continued and increased financial support both through EU funding instruments and national budgets; and ensure the meaningful involvement of young people and youth organisations in the design, implementation and monitoring of measures under the Youth Guarantee; stresses the need to recognise that due to age criteria a number of those unemployed or underemployed when young have not been included in measures specifically targeting younger workers and therefore need the opportunity to update their skills;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and all Member States to initiate and/or strengthen the regulation of new forms of work; in this context, expresses concern about theparticular to ensure full coverage of atypical workers and self- employed workers, who often do not have full access to the social protection system and to basic workers’ rights such as paid leave, or paid holiday;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to increase the coverage and effectiveness of active labour market policies, working in close cooperation with the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society where appropriate;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to increase efforts to promote quality employment by creating measures to improve job security, ensure adequate minimum wages and fair remuneration, protect and promote the health and wellbeing of employees, improve their skills and ensure work-life balance;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts for the further labour market inclusion of groups who are furthest away from the labour market, such as single parents, informal carers, people with long-term sickness, disability, health problems or complex chronic diseases, migrants and refugees and people from ethnic and religious minorities as well as their better integration into society;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts for the further inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market, by removing legislative barriers to creating incentives for their employment and ensuring the accessibility of workplaces; and furthermore, calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that all actions on the inclusion of Roma are in line with the general principles of the agreed National Roma Integration Strategies;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take all necessary measures to improve work-life balance and boost gender equality; calls for the development of accessible and affordable high-quality care services throughout the life-cycle and childcare and early education services, as well as adequate forms of support for family carers, who deliver the greater part of care in the EUto continue to pursue the attainment of the 2002 Barcelona childcare targets, and legislation promoting flexible work arrangements, as well as adequate forms and recognition of the important work of family carers, who deliver the greater part of care in the EU by offering pension and social security creditability as well as training and skills recognition; deplores the continuing gender pay gap; recognises that this issue requires a multifaceted response, and calls on the Member States to address it as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that increasing life expectancychange in the age- composition of the population requires the adaptation of pension systems in order to ensure sustainable and adequate pensions and safeguard intergenerational equity;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that social and health care services are essential to support the fight against poverty and social exclusion and calls on the Commission and Member States to provide investment and fiscal space to develop these services to be affordable, accessible and of high quality; cautions that in the absence of continued public investment in health and care policies, life expectancy could reverse in the years to come;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Deplores the failure to include the housing crisis among the top policy priorities for 2019, as housend calls upon the Commission and Member States to make better use of the Semester to monitor and support progress on housing affordability and homelessness ares fundamental issues of concern in many Member States; ; calls on the Commission as a first step to include EUSILC housing cost overburden indicator into the social scoreboard in line with principle 19 of the EPSR;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to propose a European Framework for Social and Affordable housing for the efficient coordination of Member State policies;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that cohesion policy, as one of the main investment policies of the European Union, has demonstrated its effectiveness in increasing social cohesion and reducing inequalities; encourages Member States to make full use of the funding available; welcomes the closer alignment of the European Semester and cohesion policy for the implementation of the EPSR;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament to give greater recognition to the expertise of NGOs in the social field by working towards a civil dialogue as stipulated by article 11 of the Treaty on European Union in the framework of the Semester process;