8 Amendments of Thomas HÄNDEL related to 2016/2025(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees withcknowledges the measures proposed by the Commission to be financed as tTechnical aAssistance in accordance withto finance expenditure mentioned in Article 11(1) and (4) as well as within Article 12(2), (3) and (4) of the EGF Regulation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the importance of networking and exchange of information on the EGF, supports, therefore, the funding of the Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF as well as ond ther networking activities amseminars ong the Member States including this year's networking seminars for practitioners on the implementation of the EGF; underlines the neeimplementation of EGF; expects that this exchange of information shall also contribute to the better and fmor evaluae detailed reporting on the outcomes of technical assistance measures in order to ensure best value for Union money investedsuccess rate of the EGF supported measures in the Member States, in particular about the reach and re- employment rate of beneficiaries;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the integration of reporting into the electronic data exchange system (SFC2014); considers that this will ease the administrative burden for the Member States and facilitate the use of reports for evaluation purposes;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the procedure to integrate the EGF into SFC2014 has been going on for years and the relevant costs for the EGF have been relatively high; notes that this level of costs will need to be maintained for another year after which the cost for maintenance will be lower;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its demand toExpresses its regret that the Commission did noto present the progress of integration into SFC2014 from the beginning ofin 2011 until 2014 and asks the Commission to present a timeline of further development of SFC2014;s was requested in Parliament's Resolution of 24 June 2015* on the proposal for the Technical Assistance in 2015; reminds the Commission to present the progress as requested above including the latest developments; ________________ * Texts adopted P8_TA(2015)0237.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its cCalls on the Commission to invite the Parliament, within reasonable deadlines, to to both the expert group meetings and seminars in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission1; ________________ 1 Official Journal of the European Union welcomes that social partners are invited to participate; ______________ 1 OJ L 304/47, 20.11.2010, p. 47.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Expresses its concern that the Commission decided to launch a public procurement for the assistance of external experts for the mid-term evaluation, as Article 20 of the Regulation only provides for assistance of external experts in the case of the ex-post evaluation; calls on the Commission to provide explanation for the selected procedure and details about awarding the procurement;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the importance of increasing general awareness about EGF and its visibility; reminds applicant Member States of their role to publicise the actions funded by EGF to the targeted beneficiaries, authorities, social partners, the media and the general public, as set out in Article 12 of the Regulation;