10 Amendments of Sven GIEGOLD related to 2011/2116(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas cooperatives compete with investor-driven companies in many economic areas, whereas cooperative enterprises have considerable economic power on globalised markets and even multinational cooperatives often remain linked to local needs,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cooperative banks have shown high levels of sustainability and resilience during the financial crisis, thanks to their cooperative business model, whereas cooperative enterprises also provide high- quality, inclusive and crisis- resilient employment, often with high ratios of female and migrant employment; whereas, thanks to their cooperative business model, they increased turnover and growth during the crisis, with fewerless bankruptcies and redundancies,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU 2020 strategy calls for an economy based on high levels of employment, delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion, whereas this includes a strong social economy,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2012 provides an excellent opportunity to promote the cooperative business model,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the use of the SCE is often restricted to second-degree cooperatives consisting of legal persons only, also by mutual societies, which lack a European statute but wish to use a legal status associated with the social economy;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that Article 17 of the Directive requires the Commission to assess its implementation and, if needed, revise it; stresses that the modest use of the Statute impedes proper evaluation of the Directive;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the Directive should not be revised before the Statute, asks to consider the insertion of the provisions on employee participation directly in the Statute for the sake of simplification and smarter regulation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to consider a European Year of Social Economy;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the growing importance of cooperatives in the area of social services and public goods; stresses the need to ensure decent working conditions and to address the health and safety related issues in this sector regardless of the status of the employer;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses the need to ensure cooperatives' input in the social dialogue at the EU level;