18 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/2067(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas SMEs have shed more than 3.5 million jobs as a result of the economic crisis; whereas SMEs are one of the factors most conducive to economic growth, job creation and the promotion of cohesion,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas SMEs will play a significant role in achieving a 75 % employment rate by 2020 and the goal of full employment,
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the fact that the ESF is a multiannual programme which plays a key role in improving employability and also contributes to the goal of social integration and strengthening the competitiveness of Europe’s regions; therefore proposes allocating more of the ESF’s funds to horizontal priorities, at the same time taking political action in the field of employment;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that universities can play a key role in the regional economies of Member States and that universities are unique places where innovation, education and research come together and can lead to job creation; points out that cooperation between universities, regions, governments and businesses is fundamental; also notes that the internationalisation of education is of social, cultural and economic significance, and consequently urges the Commission to facilitate international mobility among researchers, students, scientists and lecturers, both within and outside the EU;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Draws attention to the importance of implementing the principles of flexicurity; calls for the creation of a system of coordinated employment and training, income support and a balance between professional and private life which would ensure a flexible job market, worker safety and job security and improve the balance of these factors on the labour market;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to raise the profile of Leonardo da Vinci, a programme which enables people to acquire new skills, knowledge and qualifications, and which makes vocational education more attractive to everyone; notes that the Erasmus sub- programme has an implementation rate of close to 100 %; recalls the well- documented evidence that Erasmus considerably facilitates study abroad and provides students with a wider range of skills, and that this, in turn, significantly improves subsequent employment prospects for those students participating in Erasmus and thereby contributes substantially to Europe’s competitiveness;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas migration, within, as well as into and out of, the EU, will increasingly influence the future size and composition of the working population in Member States and has important implications for skill demand and supply, in particular in those Member States whose population is declining rapidly and where the ‘brain drain’ and exodus of specialists are getting out of hand,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that national flexicurity arrangements must be strengthened and adapted to the new socio-economic contexts of each individual Member State, in accordance with its specific needs, in order to ensure a flexible and active labour market, efficient trainingfair pay for work performed, efficient training accessible to all, training schemes and secure social security systems; warns against one-size- fits-all solutions;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that for many workers the reconciliation of work and family life remains a difficult task; calls on the Member States to encourage businesses to adopt organisational approaches that are compatible with parental responsibilities, to give all parents, especially single-parent families, opportunities for integration not only into working life but also into lifelong learning processes, which are a key means of combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the number of early school-leavers still remains high; calls on the Member States to implement policies designed to provide a high-quality, modern education system, to prevent early school leaving and, to offer learning and training alternatives to students with learning difficulties, to foster pupils’ socialisation and help them find jobs, and to optimise the network of schools in rural areas;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages Member States to implement a dual system of education/training in order to introduce young people to the labour market from the earliest stage, to provide careers advice services and to facilitate labour market integration; furthermore, calls on relevant stakeholders to ensure that traineeships and apprenticeships lead to the provision of new jobs;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to stimulate creation of small and medium-sized enterprises, to provide them with a regulatory friendly environment, to facilitate market access and to improve their access to finance; recalls that 85% of jobs in the EU are provided by SMEs, which are responsible for 58% of all the added value created in the Union; urges all relevant stakeholders to remove barriers to business creation and its free movement; takes the view that regional, national and European measures in support of SMEs should be mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a barrier-free and competitive single market has to be completed in order to facilitate free movement of workers; in this regard, calls on the Commission and Member States to work closely with social partners and, to encourage sharing of best practice and experience in this area and to raise awareness and increase the level of social solidarity among businesses;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns undeclared work which endangers both society and workers; calls on the Member States to reduce the fiscal burden of the minimum wage, to facilitate legal employment, to promote job retention, to carry out regular checks and to initiate information campaigns in order to raise awareness of long-term disadvantages for workers employed in the black economy;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to ensure efficient use of EU funds, such as ESF, ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, and facilities such as the Microfinance Facility, for job creation; and other innovative financial instruments, for job creation; calls for particular consideration to be given to those Member States with high unemployment and an average monthly income that is below the poverty threshold;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses, however, that flexicurity alone cannot remedy the crisis and calls on the Commission, Member States and the social partners to pay special attention to workers from disadvantaged groups, such as young people, low-skilled workers and workers with disabilities, and to establish an additional compensation mechanism for workers living below the poverty threshold;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that, in order to emerge stronger from the economic crisis, to become more competitive and convergent, with higher levels of growth, and to secure our welfare systems in the long term, Europe needs to make full use of its labour force potential, widen the range of occupations and boost the educational qualifications, skills and abilities of the labour supply;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that pursuing the objective of full employment has to be complemented by strengthened efforts to improve the job quality, working and living conditions of all employees and to ensure that all the Member States set a minimum monthly wage that is above the poverty threshold and provide a high level of social welfare and pensions;