14 Amendments of Thomas HÄNDEL related to 2016/2050(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Greek authorities submitted the application for a financial contribution from the EGF on 26 November 2015, and that its assessment was finalised by the Commission on 14 April 2016Commission respected the deadline of 12 weeks from the reception of the application from the Greek authorities, on 26 November 2015, until finalising its assessment on the compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution, on 14 April 2016 and notified it to Parliament on 15 April 2015;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that additionally to the 557 workers dismissed, 543 young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) under the age of 30 from the same regions are expected to participate in the measures and receive personalised services co-financed by EGF; notes that the request of Greek authorities to include NEETs in these measures is due to the lack of jobs in the region if compared with the high number of job seekers, 73,5% of the unemployed persons being unemployed for more than 12 months in Thessalia (Eurostat);
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Greek economy was in deep recession for six consecutive years (from 2008 to 2013) and that since 2008, private consumption decreased by 32,3 percentage points while unemployment increased by about 19 percentage points; points to the closure of thousands of enterprises in Greece and theas a consequence of the deep recession of the Greek economy followed by a decline inof household consumption and purchasing power since the beginning of the financial and economic crisis in 2008 and the fact thatthe volumes of retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco were more than 30 % lower in 2015 than the early-crisis volumes of 2008; notes that, for those reasons, the sales of Supermarket Larissa followed the same downturn as the Greek economy and that sales in 2013 were 24 % lower than in 2009trend downwards;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes, therefore, that that, in this economic environment, Supermarket Larissa, a cooperative of small grocery stores, could not overcome its losses and had to close its shops during the second quarter of 2014; points out that this was not prevented by the austerity measures, in particular wage cuts (-30%), the renegotiation of leases and the putting off of the maturity date of bills; notes tdespite the austerity measures taken of wage cuts, renegotiation of leases, proposing cheaper products, reducing operating costs, could not overcome its losses and hatd this situation is also due to the drastic reduction in loans to enterprises, in a context where o close its shops in 2014, followed by the closure of the enterprise and the subsequaentitative easing by the ECB failed to kickstart loans; notes that this case is a dramatic result layoffs in 2015, when the court ruled ofn the continuous pressure by creditors on Greece and of European austerity policy bankruptcy request;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the income-support measures will be strictly limited to a maximum amount of 35% of the overall package of personalised measures, as set out in the EGF Regulation, and that these actions are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that Greece is planning five types of measures for dismissed workers and NEETs coverthe measures planned by Greece for the dismissed workers and for the NEETs are comprised byin this application: (i)e following categories: occupational guidance, (ii); training, retraining and vocational training, (iii); contributions to business start-ups, (iv); participation allowances and training allowances, (v); mobility allowances;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes the rather high amount (EUR 15 000) to be received, as part of personalised services, by the workers or NEETs who will set up their own business; notes, at the same time, that a large number of the redundant workers have an entrepreneurial background which increases their chances of success in this sector;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes the possible tendency that some of the new businesses will take the form of social cooperatives and welcomes, in this context, the efforts of the Greek authorities to enhance the sector of social economy in Greece;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that since the group of targeted NEETs is still to be defined, one of the measures under the occupational guidance measures would be to launch information campaigns aimed specifically at theme importance of launching an information campaign in order to reach the NEETs who could be eligible under these measures; recalls its position to extenon the need theo help tohe NEETs after December 2017, in a permanent and sustainable way, as expressed in its abovementioned resolution of 13 April 2016;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services hwas been drawn up inestablished through further consultations with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries and social partners;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recallminds that, in line with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services supported by the EGF should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy;.
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the importanceHighlights the need of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career; expects that the training on offered in the coordinated package to be adapted both to thewill meet both needs of the dismissed workers and to the actualhe business environment;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its cCalls on the Commission to furtherprovide more detail,s in future proposals, on the sectors in which the workers are likely to find employment andhaving prospects to grow, and therefore to hire people, as well as to gather detailsubstantiated data on the impact of the EGF funding in the electronic data exchange system SFC2014, including on the type and quality of jobs found and on the medium and long-term trend as regards the rate of reintegration rate achieved through EGF interventions;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks againRecalls its appeal to the Commission to assure public access to all the documents related to EGF cases;