Activities of Frédéric DAERDEN related to 2012/2279(BUD)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2012/005 SE/Saab from Sweden) PDF (187 KB) DOC (104 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Swedish application; deplores, however, the fact that, despite applying for EGF support, Sweden is among the countries undermining the future of the Fund after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation;
Amendment 3 #
2. Notes that the Swedish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 25 May 2012, supplemented by additional information up to 20 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation period;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Swedish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 20 December 2011, the same date as the start of the redundancy reference period, and the Swedish authorities aimed to help to the dismissed workers immediately and that the implementation of the coordinated package of personalised services started already on 20 December 2011 - well ahead of the final decision ton granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that this is yet another EGF application addressing dismissals in the automotive sector and that with 16 applications this sector has been the subject of the most numerous EGF applications submitted both in relation to crisis and to globalisation criteria;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that Saab bankruptcy led to 20% increase in unemployment in the region of Trollhattan where the production plant was based; in this context, notes that the Swedish authorities targeted only 1 350 of 3 239 dismissed workers for EGF support; calls on the Swedish authorities to use the EGF potential to the full in favour of dismissed workers;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the Swedish authorities underline the additionality of the measures contained in the package in comparison to regular services available to unemployed;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the training offered is matched with the future skills and qualifications needs in the region and that it will be focused on growth areas such as greens jobs;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes the fact that the municipality developed positive relations with the social partners while assisting Saab workers; however, regrets that the Commission proposal does not include more detailed information concerning the consultation process of the social partners in the design and the implementation measures and in particular concerning the involvement, possibly financial, of Saab;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the payment appropriations in the EGF budget line 04 05 01 have been exhausted; however, is strongly critical of the fact that the Commission has decided to use the European Progress Microfinance Facility budget line in order to make the transfer for this application;