9 Amendments of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2018/0202(COD)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should pay particular attention to disadvantaged beneficiaries, including disabled people, young and older unemployed persons, people with a low level of qualifications, and those at risk of poverty, when designing the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, given that those groups experience particular problems in re- entering the labour market. Notwithstanding, the principles of gender equality and of non- discrimination, which are among the Union’s core values and are enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights, should be respected and promoted when implementing the EGF.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In compliance with the principle of sound financial management, financial contributions from the EGF should not replacebe intended to replace either national support programmes for workers or actions that are the responsibility of the companies making the redundancies, but should, where possible, complement support measures which are available for beneficiaries within the Union funds or other Union policies or programmes.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Special provisions should be included for information and communication activities on EGF cases and outcomes. The Commission should, in particular, promote the dissemination of existing best practice, raise the profile of the EGF, raise awareness of the EGF’s eligibility criteria and applications procedures, and do more to raise awareness of the EGF among EU citizens and workers.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) The Member States should conduct effective communication activities in order to promote financial contributions from the EGF, emphasise that funding has come from the EU and raise the profile of activities financed by the EU under the EGF.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Considering the fact that the digital transformation of the economy requires a certain level of digital competence of the workforce, the dissemination of skills required in the digital age should be a mandatory horizontal element of anypromoted as one of the elements comprising the coordinated package of personalised services offered.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The EGF shall contribute to a better distribution of the benefits of globalisation and technological advance by helping displaced workers adapt to structural change. As such, the EGF shall contribute to the implementation of the principles defined under the European Pillar of Social Rights and enhance social and economic cohesion among regions and Member State, foster smart, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, and promote the creation of sustainable jobs.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) a brief description of the events that led to the displacement of workers and a reasoned analysis of the link between the planned redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns;
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member States should conduct effective communication activities and shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including targeted information to beneficiaries, local and regional authorities, social partners, the media and the public.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall promote the dissemination of existing best practice in the area of communication, and implement information and communication activities on EGF cases and outcomes based on its experience, with the aim of improving the effectiveness of the EGFraising the profile of the EGF, raising awareness of the EGF’s eligibility criteria and applications procedures, improving the EGF’s effectiveness and ensuring that Union citizens and workers know about the EGF.