Activities of Olle LUDVIGSSON related to 2010/0115(NLE)
Plenary speeches (2)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0235/2010, Csaba Őry) (vote)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As part of comprehensive "exit strategies" for the economic crisis, Member States should carry out ambitious reforms to ensure macroeconomic stability and the sustainability of public finance, improve competitiveness, reduce macroeconomic imbalances, strengthen social cohesion and enhance labour market performance. The gradual withdrawal of the fiscal stimulus, to be started as soon as the economy is on the way to a sustainable recovery, should be implemented and coordinated inter alia within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should also, through their reform programmes, aim at "sustainable growth". Sustainable growth means building a resource-efficient, sustainable and competitive economy, a fair distribution of the cost and benefits and exploiting Europe's leadership in the race to develop new processes and technologies, including green technologies. These technologies should, as far as possible, be made accessible to all companies, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, so that changes in order to enhance sustainability can be carried out across the board. Member States should implement the necessary reforms to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and use resources efficiently. They should also improve the business environment, stimulate creation of green jobs and modernise their industrial base. The crisis should not obstruct or delay this crucial transformation to a green and sustainable economy.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) During the process of elaborating and carrying out structural reforms, Members States should have a particular focus on making sure that the growth that is promoted is employment-intensive and accompanied by substantial job creation in the real economy.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
In order to increase competitiveness and raise participation levels, particularly for the low-skilled, and in line with economic policy guideline 2, Member States should review tax and benefit systems and the capacity of public services to provide the necessary support. Member States should increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, gender equality and equal pay and labour market integration of young people, disabled, legal migrants and other vulnerable groups. Work-life balance policies with the provision of affordable care and innovation in work organisation should be geared to raising employment rates, particularly among youth, older workers and women, in particular to retain highly-skilled women in scientific and technical fields. Member States should also remove barriers to labour market entry for newcomers, support self-employment and job creation in areas including green employment and care and promote social innovation. In enhancing the functioning and performance of the labour market, Member States should actively engage social partners in national policy elaboration and should fully respect their right– in accordance with national laws and practices – to conclude and enforce collective agreements.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision
Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The EU headline target, on the basis of which Member States will set their national targets, is of aiming to bring by 2020 to at least 75% the employment rates for both women and men aged 20-64 including through the greater participation of youth, older workers and low skilled workers and the better integration of legal migrants.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As part of comprehensive "‘exit strategies"’ for the economic crisis, Member States should carry out ambitious reforms to ensure macroeconomic stability and the sustainability of public finance, improve competitiveness, reduce macroeconomic imbalances, strengthen social cohesion and enhance labour market performance. The gradual withdrawal of the fiscal stimulus, to be started as soon as the economy is on the way to a sustainable recovery, should be implemented and coordinated inter alia within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Member States' efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people's lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare — thus providing social cohesion — whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable. In enhancing the sustainability of public finances, Member States should pay particular attention to the positive effects that improvements in social cohesion have on national budgets. Reduced poverty and enhanced participation lead to decreases in social expenditures and increased tax revenues.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should also, through their reform programmes, aim at "‘sustainable growth"’. Sustainable growth means building a resource-efficient, sustainable and competitive economy, a fair distribution of the cost and benefits and exploiting Europe'’s leadership in the race to develop new processes and technologies, including green technologies. These technologies should, as far as possible, be made accessible to all companies, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, so that changes in order to enhance sustainability can be carried out across the board. Member States should implement the necessary reforms to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and use resources efficiently. They should also improve the business environment, stimulate creation of green jobs and modernise their industrial base. The crisis should not obstruct or delay this crucial transformation to a green and sustainable economy.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) In the course of elaborating and carrying out structural reforms, Members States should have a particular focus on making sure that the growth that is promoted is employment-intensive and accompanied by substantial job creation in the real economy.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
In order to increase competitiveness and raise participation levels, particularly for the low-skilled, and in line with economic policy guideline 2, Member States should review tax and benefit systems and the capacity of public services to provide the necessary support. Member States should increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, gender equality and equal pay and labour market integration of young people, disabled, legal migrants and other vulnerable groups. Work-life balance policies with the provision of affordable care and innovation in work organisation should be geared to raising employment rates, particularly among youth, older workers and women, in particular to retain highly-skilled women in scientific and technical fields. Member States should also remove barriers to labour market entry for newcomers, support self-employment and job creation in areas including green employment and care and promote social innovation. In enhancing the functioning and performance of the labour market, Member States should actively engage social partners in national policy elaboration and should fully respect their right,– in accordance with national laws and practices, to conclude and enforce collective agreements.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The EU headline target, on the basis of which Member States will set their national targets, is of aiming to bring by 2020 to 75% the employment rates for both women and men aged 20-64 including through the greater participation of youth, older workers and low skilled workers and the better integration of legal migrants.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Member States" efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people's lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare thus providing social cohesion whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable. In enhancing the sustainability of public finances, Member States should pay particular attention to the positive effects that improvements in social cohesion have on national budgets. Reduced poverty and enhanced participation lead to decreases in social expenditures and increased tax revenues.