Activities of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2022/2119(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Foundation’s work to enhance and disseminate knowledge, and provide evidence and expertise to support policies concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in Europe; and in particular the very timely and useful actions to communicate findings relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic drawing on the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey and the COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch; stresses its importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, the final budget of the Foundation for the financial year has been frozen in nominal terms for 6 years and from 2019 is indexed with the EU inflation rate to reach 21.6 million euro in2021, was the same as for the financial year 2020 and amounted to EUR 27 million; a result of which, and due to the accumulated inflation, the real purchasing power of the budget decreases and the share of the operational budget decreases from 39% in 2010 to 28% in 2021; stresses that the continuation of this trend puts at risk the ability of Eurofound to collect sufficient, timely and reliable data; expresses its satisfaction that the Foundation’s budget for 2021 was executed by 100%;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates the importance of high- quality data provided by Eurofound’s ongoing monitoring tools for evidence- based policymaking, especially the Europe-wide surveys conducted by the Foundation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highly appreciates the flexibility Eurofound demonstrated by using new tools of as the e-survey and focusing the research on the most pertinent issues such as the implication of COVID-19, telework, the problems of care services and care workers and lastly – the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; highlights that this research is timely, relevant and extremely useful for decision makers and social partners at EU and national levels;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Notes with satisfaction the active cooperation of Eurofound with the other agencies partnering with DG Employment but also with EEA, FRA, EIGE, ECDC, as this cooperation increases the relevance of research, the visibility, brings additional cross-sectoral value and to a much lower extend brings to efficiency of financial and human resources;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Appreciates the Foundation’s leadership in seeking close cooperation with other European Union Agencies, including Cedefop, EU-OSHA, ETF, EIGE, FRA, and EEA, which aims at strengthening the synergies between these agencies and avoid overlaps; welcomes the Foundation’s active participation in the EU Agencies Network, including chairing the sub-network on Scientific Advice;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Welcomes the cooperation with the European Environmental Agency in the area of anticipating and managing the impact of the transition to a carbon- neutral economy especially joint work on socio-economic impacts of climate policies, including their distributional effects;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Notes and welcomes the investment made by the Foundation in digital communication during this period and in particular the development of innovative channels and digital outputs to enhance and expand communication and dissemination in the context of the new ways of working;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Welcomes the work done by the Foundation to enhance awareness of its work and increase accessibility at EU and national level, not least through its work input and support provided in 2021 to the Interinstitutional Conference on the Future of Europe;