19 Amendments of Sabine LÖSING related to 2011/0268(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of 17 June 2010 called for all common policies, including cohesion policy, to support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth‘'12. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF with the objectives of this strategy, particularly as regards employment, education, and the fight against poverty and social exclusion, the ESF should support Member States in implementing the Council recommendations on broad guidelines for economic policies of the Member States and the Union and the Council decisions on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States adopted in accordance with Articles 121 and 148(4) of the Treatytheir efforts to achieve those objectives. It should also contribute tosupport the implementation of the flagship initiatives, with special regard to the ’'Agenda for New Skills and Jobs‘'13, ’'Youth on the Move‘'14, and the ’'European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion‘'15. It will also support the activities in the ’'Digital Agenda‘'16 and the ’'Innovation Union‘'17 initiatives.
Amendment 56 #
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 the 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 limitedin particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the involve social partners, non-governmental organisations, local and regional authorities in the preparaticipation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation ofon, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the ESF in a timely and consistent manner. High-quality partnerships should be forged at all political levels. The partnership principle should be strengthened and extended as the guiding principle to all actions supported by the ESF.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion, homeless people and other groups of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, including children and young people. 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 reformsocial progress, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Promoting employment and supporting labour mobilityhigh quality employment, good and decent work through:
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change; related to the transition towards environmental and social sustainable development
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
(vii) Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions, including actions to enhance transnational labour mobility;Phasing out precarious forms of employment and providing stepping stones for upward social mobility into stable and secure regular employment
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) Promoting the social economy and social enterprisservices of general interest including public services;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi a (new)
(vi a) Measures aimed at breaking the poverty cycle such as family support, access to high-quality services and promoting children's participation in society;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitivenessntribution of small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve environmental and social sustainable development, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in humnew skills and capitalompetencies.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the local and regional authorities, social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementdesign, in the implementation and the evaluation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […...], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it...] and may take the form of technical assistance as defined in Articles 108 and 109 of Regulation (EU) No [...]. Member States shall make accessible global grants schemes for small NGOs in all ESF Operational Programmes. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it. Technical Assistance resources shall be made available in all ESF Operational Programmes with a particular support for NGOs and small local and regional authorities - driven technical assistances services at EU and regional level.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equality between women and women through mainstreaming as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […]...] integrating gender perspective to actions under all thematic priorities and to all stages of planning and implementation of programmes. The Member States shall allocate funding for 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, reduceliminating gender-based segregation in the labour market, combating gender stereotypes in education and training and promotddressing the feminisation of poverty, promoting equal sharing of care responsibilities between women and men and enforcing reconciliation of work and personal life for women and women.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and after a consultation with civil society organisations and local and regional authorities and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 87(1) of Regulation (EU) No […...], operational programmes may set out priority axes for the implementation of social innovation and transnational cooperation as referred to in Articles 9 and 10.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
· migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, people with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma)**
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
• People at risk of poverty • People suffering from severe material deprivation • Lone parents • Homeless people • People from poorest districts
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
· participants in full-time, part time and self-employment 6 months after leaving• participants with an improved labour market situation 6 months after leaving (nature of employment – full or part time, wages compared to minimum or national level, nature of contracts)• participants are actively involved in community and social networks•participants in full-time, part-time and in self-employment 1 year after leaving•participants with an improved labour market situation 1 year after leaving•Participants lifted above the relative poverty line living above the relative poverty 1 year after leaving•Participants lifted out of severe material deprivation remaining out of severe material deprivation 1 year after leaving