3 Amendments of Ivo VAJGL related to 2015/0802(CNS)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its Conclusions of 17 December 1999 on the strengthening of cooperation for modernising and improving social protection2 , the Council supported the Commission's proposal to establish a mechanism for enhanced cooperation, brought about by the work of the group of high-level officials, for the implementation of this action. The Council stressed that this kind of cooperation should cover all forms of social protection and, where necessary, help the Member States to improve and strengthen their social protection systems in accordance with their national priorities. It also recalled the competence of the Member States for the organisation and financing of social protection and endorsed the four broad objectives within the overall challenge of modernising social protection systems as identified by the Commission: namely to make work pay and provide secure income, to make pensions safe and pension systems sustainable, to promote social inclusion and to ensure high quality and sustainable health care for all; it also underlined that equality between women and men must be mainstreamed in all activities aiming at these four objectives. Finally, the Council recognised that the aspects relating to finance are common to all the objectives. __________________ 2 OJ C 8, 12.1.2000, p. 7.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In its Conclusions of June 2013, the European Council stated that the social dimension of the EMU should be strengthened. As a first step, it is important to better monitor and take into account the social and labour market situation within EMU, notably by using appropriate social and employment indicators within the European semester. It is also important to ensure better coordination of employment and socialo-economic policies, while fully respecting national competences.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The decision establishing the Committee should reflect the development of the European Semester and the role of the Committee in this process. In particular, Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1175/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, states that the Economic and Financial Committee, the Economic Policy Committee, the Employment Committee and the Social Protection Committee shall be consulted within the framework of the European Semester, where appropriate. Moreover, Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council states that the in-depth reviews should take into account, where appropriate, Council recommendations or invitations addressed to Member States, and that a corrective action plan for any Member States for which an excessive imbalance procedure is opened shall take into account the social impact of the policy actions and shall be consistent with the broad economic policy guidelines and the national employment guidelines. Therefore, the decision establishing the Committee should reflect its role within the European Semester.