26 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA related to 2011/0268(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote the creation of lasting high quality jobs, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural and demographic challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants. The ESF should aim to create and to promote employment and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promote social inclusion and combat poverty. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular,may support European Employment Services (EURES activities) in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross- border level.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the creation, development and competitiveness of European small and medium-sized enterprises and micro- enterprises and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through life-long learning opportunities, to changing social and economic conditions and to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobs, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union’s intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20 %, with contributions from different policy fields..
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for than active and effective fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring- fenced allocation. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Taking into consideration the fact, that in order to assure employment and social cohesion, an integrated and holistic approach is needed; the ESF should support the creation of cross sectoral, transnational, territorial based partnerships and their programmes.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Taking into account that social innovation is a subject of different programmes, measures should be put in place to avoid overlapping or double- financing of the same activities and initiatives. In addition, since some activities carried out under ESF under shared management partially overlap with those of the Programme for Social Change and Innovation, which is under direct management, measures should be put in place not to duplicate or double- finance activities falling under different management modes.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Member States and regions should be encouraged to leverage the ESF through financial instruments in order to support for example students, young people, those aged over 50, job creation, mobility of workers, social inclusion and social entrepreneurship.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit peopleresidents of the European Union, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, young and unskilled workers, older workers, workers aged 50 and over who experience problems returning to the labour market after losing their jobs, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access to employment and employment services for job-seekers and inactive people, including local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) Sustainable integration of young people and people aged 50 and over who are not in employment, education or training into the labour market;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) Aadaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change;social and economic change and the spread and development of social economy entities:
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
(vii a) Support the employment of persons in a disadvantaged situation on the labour market, in particular persons with disabilities.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Investing in good quality and modern education, skills and life- long learning through:
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) Improving the quality, efficiency and openness of tertiary and equivalent education with a view to increasing participation and attainment levels, and increasing the use of modern teaching systems at these levels;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, and for the regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007- 2013 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU- 25 but which are now eligible under the transition or more developed regions category, Member States shall concentrate 60 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to fourive of the investment priorities set out in Article 3(1).
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a In order to ensure that ESF resources are used efficiently and deliver the expected benefits, a system must be developed to simplify procedural and administrative matters for social partners and NGOs.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equality between men and women through mainstreaming as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […] and specific targeted actions as referred to in Article 3(1)(a)(iv), in particular with the aim of increasing the sustainable participation and progress of women in employment, reducing gender-based segregation in the labour marketincreasing their presence in the labour market, limiting segregation, eliminating the pay gap between men and women, facilitating women’s return to work after maternity leave, combating gender stereotypes in education and training and promoting reconciliation of work and personal life for men and women.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support transnatcross- border, transnational and interregional cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners from at least two Member States.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may select themes for transnatcross-border, transnational and interregional co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall facilitate transnatcross- border, transnational and interregional cooperation on the themes referred to in paragraph 2 through mutual learning and coordinated or joint actions. In particular, the Commission shall operate an EU-level platform to facilitate the exchange of experience, capacity building and networking, as well as dissemination of the relevant outcomes. In addition, the Commission shall develop a coordinated implementation framework, including common eligibility criteria, types and timing of actions, and common methodological approaches for monitoring and evaluation, with a view to facilitating transnational cooperationcross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation. Cross border, transnational and interregional cooperation under the ESF should be coordinated with the ETC Regulation to ensure coordination between the funds.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF mayshould in particular support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [...], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, as well as Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No. […].
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
persons from rural and remote areas
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
· participants in employment 69 months after leaving.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 2
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 2
· participants in self-employment 69 months after leaving.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3
· participants with an improved labour market situation 69 months after leaving.