Activities of Traian UNGUREANU related to 2010/2273(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Promoting worker mobility (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on promoting workers’ mobility within the European Union PDF (276 KB) DOC (192 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the draft interim report entitled "Comparative study on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States" requested by its Committee on Legal Affairs and delivered by the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on guidance for better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC, as well as its intention to publish simplified guides for EU citizens and making the best use of the Internet,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
(Aa) whereas the right to live and work in another country of the Union is one of the Union's fundamental freedoms, a basic component of Union citizenship recognized by the Treaties, yet according to statistics and notwithstanding specific initiatives to support workers' mobility, there are still too few people taking advantage of this right,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
(Ba) whereas the free movement of workers represents a positive socio- economic example for both the EU and the Member States, being a milestone for EU integration, economic development, social cohesion, individual upgrading at professional level, fighting against prejudices, racism and xenophobia, and can counteract the negative effects of economic crisis and better prepare for the challenges of global change, by engaging all stakeholders at decisional level together with the civil society into dialog,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
(Bb) whereas promoting mobility of workers is a positive contribution to reaching the employment objectives set in the Europe 2020 Strategy; invites the Commission to include labour mobility in the flagship initiatives and the Member States to include labour and geographical mobility dimensions when designing their National strategies and reform programs;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
(Ca) whereas the recent evolution of our societies notably due to industrial change, globalization, new work patterns, demographic change, and the development of means of transport, call for a higher degree of mobility among workers,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
(Ea) whereas in times of economic crisis professional and geographical mobility of workers can help reduce unemployment by matching labour supply with demand, can contribute to job creation opportunities, to adapting the economy, the society and the demography to structural changes, and to promoting economic growth and EU's competitiveness,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to produce a scoreboard presenting the obstacles faced by Union workers wishing to make use of their right to free movement and how they are being tackled in the Member States, so as to assess whether such obstacles are dealt with thoroughly and effectively;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to thoroughly evaluate the current economic situation in the Member States with regard to labour markets; calls on the Member States to better integrate migration policies with respect to labour in order to address labour shortages and with the view to boost in-house production;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Congratulates the Commission to linking workers' mobility with the Europe 2020 Strategy and takes the view that this is of crucial importance to boost welfare within the EU through sound and sustainable job creation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to guarantee, taking into account subsidiarity, the correct implementation of the existing legislation on non-discrimination, to take practical measures to enforce the principle of equal treatment of mobile workers, and to fight prejudice, racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on a greater coordination between the European Institutions and the national ones to better inform and provide assistance to the citizens and monitor how the right of free movement of workers is being transposed into practice and used by individuals in order to accelerate the implementation of labour mobility;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites border regions to consider agreements for promoting cross-border labour mobility in order to gain mutual (beneficial) advantages for these regions;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages the Commission to pursue its initiatives aimed at promoting the geographical mobility of young people through learning mobility schemes, using all the designated programs related to the topic;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission's plan to establish a regular systematic assessment of long-term supply and demand in the EU labour markets up to 2020, broken down by sectors, occupations, levels of qualification and countries, and strongly advises the coordination of labour and educational policies between Member States with a view to meeting the targets set in the EU 2020 Strategy regarding job creation and avoiding future indirect barriers that may hinder the exercise of the right of free movement; The plan should clearly identify labour shortages in the EU in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for developing EURES' institutional capabilities and its reinforcement of the one-stop instrument to facilitate mobility of workers and their families;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, when promoting active employment policies, information about learning and training programmes available across the EU they should be given a high priority;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls for greater dialog and coordination among national and regional authorities as they are usually the first source of information for many citizens due to their proximity and knowledge of citizens needs, and greater involvement of the social partners;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Commission to launch a communication regarding taxation effects on the workers comprised in the scope of this directive, for providing a better understanding and possible solutions to crucial matters that can impede or deter workers mobility;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that, due to the negative effects registered due toas effects of the economic crisis, competitive pressure on labour markets increased and, as a result, the way to regain a comparative advantage is by investing in formal and informal education, vocational training, exchanges of working experience and coordinated actions to speed up the process of labour mobility;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that active labour market policies, and in particular vocational training and life-long learning, must be reinforced as they can contribute to increasing labour mobility, facilitate transitions in times of structural unemployment, and allowing workers to adapt to labour market changes;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that skills and knowledge will foster workers'’ mobility, and requests the Commission to develop a roadmap for demands for skills and a mid- and long- term assessment regarding future jobs where a match between demand and supply of skills can be provided;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that labour mobility is a two-way process; On the one hand, it leads to gathering skills and knowledge through all types of education in order to prepare the active population facing competition when searching for a new job and on the other hand, mobile workers can upgrade their skills and knowledge through labour mobility as they gather more practical experience and knowledge on the new site;