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4 Amendments of George LYON related to 2012/2280(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union has set up the appropriatewith its EGF has set up a legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequenceshave been made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market,
2012/11/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and recognition of skills and competences gained throughout the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the level and needs of the dismissed workers, but also to the actual business environment;
2012/11/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Requests the institutions involved to make the necessary efforts to improve procedural and budgetary arrangements in order to accelerate the mobilisation of the EGF; appreciates the improved procedure put in place by the Commission, following Parliament's request for accelerating the release of grants, aimed at presenting to the budgetary authority the Commission's assessment on the eligibility of an EGF application together with the proposal to mobilise the EGF; hopes that further improvements in the procedure will be integrated in the new Regulation on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014–2020) and that greater efficiency, and transparency and visibility of the EGF will be achieved;
2012/11/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the decision of the Council to block the extension of the "crisis derogation", allowing to provide 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 allowing the 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
2012/11/08
Committee: BUDG