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7 Amendments of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2015/0000(INI)

Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the reduction of unemployment rates in the Union; however, points out that they remain in high levels and asks Member States to implement active labour market policies in order to improve the employability and facilitate access to labour market;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that there are more than 2 million employment vacancies in the Union; asks the Commission and Member States to ensure the proper functioning of Public Employment Services to facilitate job seeking in the Union;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that those regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps usually have higher unemployment rates and less economic growth; therefore, considers that they need investments which help them to improve their growth potential and to attract people to live in their areas, in order to ensure their sustainability;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the recommendations on the need to move forward within new labour reforms, and calls for such reforms, if carried out, to guarantee social dialogue and to ensure necessary political consensus in order to be sustainable and effective; considers it regrettable that many labour reforms have not ensured the required balance between flexibility and security, resulting in, for example, the exclusion of millions of workers from collective bargaining; calls for labour reforms capable of reducing fragmentation, putting an end to insecurity and increasing the productivity and competitiveness of our economy while ensuring decent jobs and living wages linked to productivity through investment in human capital;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that enterprises, in particular SMEs, face some difficulties such as access to credit, unnecessary administrative burden and bureaucracy that hinder their growth and sustainability as well as their job creation potential;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that employment is the better way to fight against poverty and social exclusion and Member States should focus on ease the access to labour market, in particular to young people and long term unemployed;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that to ensure the well- functioning and sustainability of pension systems, Member States should link retirement age to life expectancy;
2015/07/24
Committee: EMPL