Activities of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2020/2244(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester: annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 – European Semester: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy 2021 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021
Amendments (11)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, in many Member States, the EU funds and programmes pursuant to the MFF 2014-2020 have not yet been fully implemented;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the financing of the NGEU, in particular of the RRF, will only be available after the ratification of the Council Decision 2020/2053, of 14 December 2020, on the EU system of own resources, by the Member States;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that 10 years after the introduction of the European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination, employment and social imbalances in Europe, such as labour market segmentation, wage dispersion and child poverty, have not been resolved but have worsened, demonstrating that public policies at the national level are insufficient for building a fairer European labour market, and that stronger and further-reaching policies at EU level are needed; strongly believes that European support must go beyond making funds available; highlights the importance of taking lessons from the current health and economic crisis, acting preventively from now on; urges the design and encouragement of measures to promote the high quality health systems in the EU with highly trained and well paid professionals;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on Member States to accelerate the implementation of EU programmes and funds pursuant to the MFF 2014-2020, while recalling that a low implementation rate may jeopardize the implementation of employment and social policies under the MFF 2021-2027 and the NGEU; furthermore, calls on Member States to urgently ratify the Council Decision 2020/2053, of 14 December 2020, while stressing that the implementation of the roadmap for the introduction of new own resources will be crucial to repay the expenditure under the EU Recovery Instrument without an undue reduction in EU expenditure or investment in employment and social policies under the MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 156 #
5. Emphasises the need to integrate the six pillars of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, including economic competitiveness and entrepreneurship, territorial cohesion and social progress as an investment priority, together with green and digital transitions, in order to protect vulnerable people against the negative impact of the current crisis; recalls that social progress plans must be included in national recovery and resilience plans, outlining the implementation of the EPSR and of social investment;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls the importance of European programs such as the Youth Guarantee, whose package has recently been strengthened; Calls on Member States a quickly implementation of this Programme, addressing their NEET’s situation, with particular concern about those living in Regions with natural constraints in their labor market;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Welcomes the availability of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to also respond to this pandemic crisis, supporting the restructuring needs of European companies; Notes that the limit for worker’s dismissals for access the fund has been reduced to the minimum of 200 jobs lost, as well that this European tool could help funding personalised support measures, such as tailor-made training courses, re-skilling and up- skilling; Calls on European Institutions involved for flexibility and quick analysis of the activation requests, ensuring that the time to mobilize the fund is reduced to a minimum;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Encourages the temporarily adaptation of the EU School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme to the closure of schools where necessary to fight the pandemic situation, ensuring healthy eating habits to our children during this period and preventing malnutrition of those at risk of poverty and social exclusion, as well as supporting the local producers;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for better coordination between economic and social policies and between the different recovery funds and structural funds, in order to improve synergies and boost social investment resources; underlines the need for synergies between the MFF 2021-2027 and the RRF; in this regard, calls on Member States to put forward their respective proposals for partnership agreements under the MFF 2021-2027 without undue delay;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Reminds the critical moment that we are facing and strongly recommends that should be avoided political initiatives that create unnecessary costs, administrative burdens and obligations that could undermine the full implementation of these funds and, consequently, the recovery of the principal engine of the European economy, our SMEs;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Believes that for a resilient EU we must focus all policies on ensuring a lasting recovery, avoiding the premature end of measures and financial tools to support our companies and workers and to strengthen them where and when needed; stresses the paramount importance of supporting investment and access to finance in the EU, namely through the InvestEU Programme, in order to help SMEs with solvency difficulties, create employment in strategic sectors and promote territorial, economic and social cohesion in the EU; underlines the need to ensure that the small size of the projects, or their origin in more remote regions, such as the outermost regions, are not an obstacle to access the InvestEU Programme, guaranteeing geographical balance, equality in their allocation and social justice;