7 Amendments of Jeroen LENAERS related to 2019/2212(INI)
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that rates of unemployment and long-term unemployment are still high in some Member States; calls for a new financial instrument to tackle long-term unemployment by providing financial support for measures and projects in regions with above-average long-term unemploymentstresses that social and employment policies should not merely be looked at from a cost perspective, but should put the interest of the citizens central; consideration should also be given to structural reforms of the labour market and the long term benefit perspective, in order to maintain investments in society and citizens, and safeguarding the future and stability of the Member States and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission consultation on a European framework for minimum wages; calls for adequate minimum wage levels through collective agreements or through national law, in line with national traditions; stresses that it is up to each Member State to set minimum income levels and that these should be commensurate to the specific socioeconomic situation in the country in question; emphasizes that Article 153, paragraph 5 of TFEU explicitly excludes pay from the remits of EU action; calls for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to achieve real wage growth, avoid the downward spiral of unhealthy labour cost competition and increase upward social convergence for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen collective bargaining coverage at sectorial level and the involvement of social partners in policy-making, including for the European Semester;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its concern about the high number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion; is especially worried about high rates of child poverty and in- work poverty; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive European anti- poverty strategy and establish a Europeawith a specific focus on Cchild Guaranteeren with adequate funding and well- designed support services;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the regulation of new forms of work and improve the working conditions of platform workers;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Rejects any reduction in the level of cohesion policy funding; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce funding forcognizes the need for a balanced budget post-Brexit in the level of cohesion policy funding; welcomes the proposal to streamline the European Social Fund Plus despite its enlarged scope; stresses the need for greater alignment of the European Semester with social and cohesion fundingcohesion policy with the European Semester and the policy objectives of the Union;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that macroeconomic imbalances need to be tackled in a symmetrical way; calls ontakes note of the Commission’s proposal to present a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme in order to better protect workers and reduce pressure from external shocks on public finances;