8 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2014/2076(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that the Commission had to assess the application without obtaining relevant information about the sources of national pre-financing or co-funding from the French authorities; reminds the applicant that in order to ensure that the EGF support complements the actions of the Member States the necessary details of these actions should be provided to the Commission for the proper evaluation of the application and establishing the complementary support;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that this is the third application related to the French car industry above EUR 10 million; stresses the importance of well anticipated adjustments and good identification of skills, offering the possibility of reorientation by putting the competences of workers to the benefit of other sectors;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the estimated high number of the participants to receive grants for business creation; notes that the amount of these grants remains under the cap of EUR 15 000, as set out in Article 7 of the Regulation; calls for the timely assessment of this specific action in order to evaluate the results of such incentives, possibly in the next biennial report or at the latest in the final report;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Appreciates the plan of awarding interest free loans for the creation of new businesses; notes that, in combination with the grants for business creation, this could provide substantial help to the participants for the creation of viable businesses; welcomes that the authorities consider using the European Microfinance Facility for this purpose;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the application aims to utilise the maximum allowed 35 % of all costs for training allowances and that this action complements the allowances paid by the dismissing company in line with the provisions of the Regulation;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recalls that in line with Article 7 of the Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Considers that the applying authorities may underestimate the management costs for this application; calls for explanations for no costs being set aside for information and publicity; stresses that information and publication activities play an important role in case of an application for such significant support;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Notes that the automotive sector has been subject of 21 EGF applications, 12 of which were based on trade related globalisation and 9 on the global financial and economic crisis; reiterates its call for an assessment of the effects of the EGF interventions specifically in this sector;