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6 Amendments of George LYON related to 2012/2110(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
(A) whereas the European Union has set up the appropriate legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market,
2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the direct losses at Odense Steel Shipyard covered by the two EGF applications (this one and EGF/2010/025 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard) amount to around 2 % of the local workforce, and together with indirect job losses, the shipyard closure is regarded as a major crisis in the regional economy;
2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of tailored training and recognition of skills and competences gained throughout the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be tailored to the level andnot only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also of the actual business environment;
2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the target group of workers is already highly skilled, but in a field where the outlook for future employment looks bleak; therefore, the measures proposed for them will be more costly than would be the case for other workers in mass layoffs, which often concern people with relatively low skills;
2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the emphasis on new areas of potential growth and development in the regional economy such as energy technology, robotics and welfare technology, which are in line with both Lisbon goals of strong European competitiveness as well as Europe 2020 goals of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth;deleted
2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets the decision of the Council to block the extension of the "crisis derogation", which allows provision of financial assistance to workers made redundant as a result of the current financial and economic crisis in addition to those losing their job because of changes in global trade patterns, and which allows an increase in the rate of Union co-financing to 65% of the programme costs, for applications submitted after the 31 December 2011 deadline, and calls on the Council to reintroduce this measure without delay;deleted
2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG