6 Amendments of Thomas HÄNDEL related to 2098/2017(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Acknowledges, with regret, the challenges faced by EU mobile phone manufacturers; considers that appropriate support needs to be offered so that the affected workers can retrain so as to be better placed to find jobs in related or expanding industrial sectors;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NotRecognises that the redundancies are concentrated in the NUTS 2affected regions of Helsinki-Uusimaa (FI1B1), Länsi- Suomi (FI197) and Etelä-Suomi (FI1C1have already experienced extensive lay-offs by firms in the electronics and software sectors and that the latter two regions have high regional unemployment rates (14,6 % and 17,5 % of the labour force respectively); notes that 1 000 out of 1 248 redundant workers eligible for the EGF contribution are expected to participate in the measures;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that the income support measures will be 26,74 % of the overall package of personalised measures, below the maximum 35 % 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 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Understands that the EGF-funded training measures will be complementary to those financed by a fund set up by the company to help former employees start small businesses in the IT and other sectors; welcomes this initiative;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries, social, national and regional partnersWelcomes the consultations with stakeholders including representatives of the Centres for Economic Development (“ELY centres”), the Employment and Economic Development (“TE”) offices of the concerned regions, Microsoft, the Technology Industries of Finland, Trade Union Pro, Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and of the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. StressNotes that the Finnish authorities have confirmedprovided assurances that the eligibleproposed actions dowill not receive financial contributionssupport from other Union funds or financial instruments, that any double financing will be prevented and that they will be complementary with actions funded by the Structural Funds;