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Opinion | BUDG | DENANOT Jean-Paul (S&D) | |
Opinion | CULT | COSTA Silvia (S&D) | |
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Opinion | EMPL | JAZŁOWIECKA Danuta (EPP) | |
Opinion | ENVI | ||
Opinion | FEMM | ||
Opinion | ITRE | SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (GUE/NGL) | |
Lead | REGI | DEUTSCH Tamás (EPP) | BRESSO Mercedes (S&D), JUARISTI ABAUNZ Josu (GUE/NGL), REINTKE Terry (Verts/ALE) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2015/07/06
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/01/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2014/07/23
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2014)0473
summary
PURPOSE: to present the 6th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion: investment for jobs and growth. BACKGROUND: the crisis has had a profound impact on national and regional budgets availability across all investment areas. In the EU as a whole, public investment declined by 20% in real terms between 2008 and 2013. In Greece, Spain and Ireland, the decline was around 60%. In the central and eastern European countries, where Cohesion Policy funding is particularly significant, public investment (measured as gross fixed capital formation) fell by a third. Without cohesion policy, investments in the Member States most affected by the crisis would have fallen by an additional 50%. The crisis also led to increases in poverty and social exclusion. For example, in 210 of the 277 EU regions, there was an increase in unemployment between 2007 and 2012. In 50 of these regions, the unemployment rate more than doubled. The situation is particularly worrying for young people as, in 2012, youth unemployment rate was over 20% in about half the regions. As a result, many regions have not yet been able to contribute to meeting the Europe 2020 headline target of 75% employment in the population aged 20-64 by 2020. This Communication summarises the achievements of cohesion funding in the programming period 2007-2013. It describes the main elements of the cohesion policy reform introduced for the period 2014-20, and the trends emerging from the ongoing programme negotiations between the Commission and Member States. CONTENT: in its report, the Commission sets out the effect of cohesion policy investments between 2007 and 2012: · the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) created nearly 600,000 jobs, invested in 200,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) projects and 80,000 start-ups, financed 22,000 projects involving research and business sector cooperation, provided broadband coverage to 5 million people and connected 5.5 million people to waste water treatment; · the European Social Fund (ESF) supported 68 million individual project participations, ensured 5.7 million unemployed or inactive people became employed, and saw more than 400.000 reported cases of new start-ups and people becoming self-employed. The effects of these investments will increase over the next few years as Member States have until the end of 2015 to use the funds from the 2007-13 programmes. With a total budget of over EUR 450 billion (including national co-financing) for the 2014-20 programming period, Cohesion Policy will be the main investment arm of the EU. It will provide the largest contribution to supporting SMEs, R&D and innovation, education, the low carbon economy, the environment, the fight against unemployment and social exclusion, to developing infrastructure connecting EU citizens and to modernising public administrations. Evolution of cohesion policy: while remaining true to its roots, cohesion policy has developed and progressed. In its early years, the policy had a purely national focus, financing predetermined projects in Member States, with little European influence. Over time, key principles were introduced such as multi-annual programming, more strategic investment and greater involvement of regional and local partners. The bulk of financial support under the policy has consistently focused on less developed regions and Member States. There has, however, been a shift of investment away from infrastructure and towards SME support, innovation, more innovative employment and social policies. By tailoring investments according to levels of economic development, cohesion policy has been able to adjust to the changing needs of each region over time. However, the evolution of the policy has not been as decisive as might have been expected. Evidence suggests, for example, that the introduction in 2007-13 of compulsory earmarking of part of funding to EU priorities was a step forward, but results have been mixed and funds are still spread too thinly. It has also become increasingly clear that the effectiveness of cohesion policy depends on sound macro-economic policies, a favourable business environment and strong institutions. Gaps have also remained when it comes to transposing EU legislation into national law in areas directly related to cohesion policy. Lastly, implementation of the funds has focused more on spending and compliance with management rules than on achieving objectives. Setting targets is complex and some Member States have set targets which were not ambitious enough. This has limited the capacity to evaluate the effects of interventions and to understand which measures were most effective and why. The new programming period 2014-2020: bearing these observations in mind, several factors have re-directed the new cohesion policy: · better governance: in order to avoid unsustainable fiscal or economic policies that undermine the effectiveness of EU support during the 2014-20 period, funding may be suspended when a Member State does not comply with the recommendations it received under the EU economic governance process; · maximising added value: Member States and regions need to concentrate funding on a limited number of areas of EU relevance. A large share of the ERDF will be allocated to four priorities at the centre of the Europe 2020 strategy: innovation and research, the digital agenda, support for SMEs and the low-carbon economy. ESF concentration on up to five investment priorities will support the consolidation of outputs and results at European level. At least 20% of the ESF budget will be ring-fenced for supporting social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination ; · policy based on results: when designing programmes, Member States and regions must specify the results they intend to achieve by the end of the programming period. Each programme will have a performance framework to increase transparency and accountability. To provide an additional incentive, approximately EUR 20 billion (or 6% of the Cohesion Policy budget) has been set aside, to be allocated in 2019 to those programmes which show they are on track to deliver their objectives; · a stronger voice to cities: around half of ERDF will be spent in cities in 2014-20. The new cohesion policy also aims to empower cities to design and implement policies that contribute to meeting the Europe 2020 objectives, by setting a minimum amount (5% of ERDF) for integrated investment in sustainable urban development ; · include partners at all levels: the 2014-20 policy framework is based on the premise that all partners at national, regional and local levels, respecting the principles of multi-level governance and including social partners and civil society organisations, will be involved at all stages of programming. The new programming period brings, therefore, a clear shift in terms of funding priorities compared to 2007-13. Member States and regions will invest more on the ERDF priorities (R&D and innovation, ICT, SMEs, and low-carbon economy) and on the ESF priorities (employment, social inclusion, education, and governance). In turn, less money will be invested in network and environmental infrastructure. The decrease of investment in infrastructure is particularly marked in more developed Member States. These are the first elements emerging from negotiations with Member States and regions in the first phase of programming. Follow-up: the Commission states that it will submit an initial progress report on the programmes to the European Parliament and Council in 2017. This will give an overview of progress by Member States and regions towards the objectives set in their programmes, indicating whether or not they are delivering the intended results.
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COM(2014)0473
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2014)0473
Amendments | Dossier |
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2014/2245(INI)
2015/01/29
CULT
44 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the fact that
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems and
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems, in particular vocational training and formal and informal education, and the strengthening of links between education, research and employment at regional and local level. Notes that the Commission recognises that insufficient funding is allocated to education at present;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems - in particular in the use of new technology for education and research (access to research database, IT training, E-Learning) - and the strengthening of links between education, research and employment at regional and local level;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the importance of lifelong learning and better working conditions for researchers and professors - in order to attract and retain qualified teaching staff - as key factors for economic growth;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2а. Emphasises that, with a view to realising human-resources potential and stemming negative demographic and migratory processes, the improvement of education provision and quality should be among the main cohesion policy priorities;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out how important it is that young people acquire digital skills, and that teachers are trained accordingly, since such skills are becoming increasingly important on the European labour market;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that labour market needs are changing rapidly and young people face increasing difficulties in their transition from education to work and therefore are usually more vulnerable to unemployment; reiterates the importance of investing in human capital and people and in particular in Europe's youth in order to enhance their employability and pathway of professional qualifications; calls for the development of a job's radar to identify the jobs and skills needed and accordingly remodel the education and training systems of Member States so that people will be provided with the right skills for the right job;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need to promote partnerships between the educational world and employment policies by involving all stakeholders including social partners, decision makers, training providers and employers;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Would welcome
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as an efficient means of reducing youth unemployment and as a fundamental structural reform in the mid- and longer term; calls on Member States to establish strong
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the Youth
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that the budgeted funds for the Youth Guarantee expire on 31 December 2015; calls on the Commission to do what is necessary to ensure that the programme can continue;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to help ensure the Youth Guarantee Scheme is implemented efficiently by exchange of examples of good practice;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Welcomes the new European Fund for Strategic Investments; hopes that education and training are considered to be strategic investments and are therefore part of one of the priority actions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as drivers for regional development, and
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as strategic drivers for
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to sustainable economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as drivers for regional development, recalls the role played by culture in generating more and better employment through education, skills development, training and informal learning, and highlights the importance of cohesion policy instruments in improving and increasing the number of jobs in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as drivers for regional development, and highlights the importance of cohesion policy instruments in improving and increasing the number of jobs created directly in the cultural and creative sectors and indirectly in other sectors;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to regions' competitiveness, economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as drivers for regional development, and highlights the importance of cohesion policy instruments in improving and increasing the number of jobs in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as drivers for regional and local development, and highlights the importance of cohesion policy instruments in improving and increasing the number of jobs in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the scope for using EU Regional Development and Social Fund monies to promote cultural activities, and especially to promote the creative sector, in the Member States; asks the Commission to submit a report on the findings of the evaluation to the European Parliament, at the latest alongside the Creative Europe programme mid-term report, i.e. by 31 December 2017;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness of cities and regions and for economic development through cultural tourism; calls on the
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness and development of cities and regions and for economic
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for sustainable urban and rural regeneration and the attractiveness of cities and regions and for economic development through cultural tourism and creative SMEs; calls on the EU’s cities and regions to use the cohesion policy instruments efficiently in order to boost cultural and socioeconomic development that draws on the cultural distinctiveness of European countries, regions and cities.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness of cities and regions and for economic development through cultural tourism; calls on the EU’s cities and regions to use the cohesion policy instruments efficiently in order to boost cultural and socioeconomic development that draws on and promotes common European identity and the cultural distinctiveness of European countries, regions and cities.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that culture and tangible and intangible cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness of cities and regions and for economic development through cultural tourism; calls on the EU’s cities and regions to use the cohesion policy instruments efficiently in order to boost cultural and socioeconomic development that draws on the cultural distinctiveness of European countries, regions and cities.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fully in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targets for education of reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness of cities and regions and for economic development through cultural tourism; calls on the EU’s cities and regions to use the cohesion policy instruments efficiently in order to boost cultural and socioeconomic development that draws on the cultural distinctiveness of European countries, regions and cities; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to review the decision to place a ceiling of EUR 5 million (or EUR 10 million of the total cost where sites on the UNESCO list are involved) on ERDF funding for cultural heritage projects; stresses that there is no legal basis for this approach in EU law; emphasises that setting such a low ceiling for support reduces the scope for many types of investment that are of vital importance to social and economic development in the EU.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5а. Calls on the Member States to allocate a larger share of their budgets and of regional development funding to culture and the cultural heritage with a view to making regions attractive, promoting their effective and comprehensive development and tapping their potential.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights the importance of simplification, and recommends that the Commission and the Member States should continue their efforts to simplify implementation of the cohesion policy, in order to improve targeting of policy outcomes and cut red tape at all levels; stresses the importance of platforms for sharing best practice in the various areas of implementation.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. To this end, calls for the establishment of regional cultural hubs in which towns, cities and regions can work together to promote and preserve their cultural heritage and turn it into an economic asset.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Commission to clarify, in the thematic guides, the interpretation of Article 3(e) of Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 (ERDF) with regard to investment in the development of endogenous potential through fixed investment in equipment and small-scale infrastructure for culture and sustainable tourism. Takes the view, in this connection, that the EUR 5 million ceiling adopted by the Commission on the basis of total project costs is overly rigid and will result in less support for the cultural heritage, not least because it makes no provision for the deduction of documentation and management costs and of non-reducible expenditure (e.g. VAT). Believes, furthermore, that it reduces the scope for public and private partnerships and for investment in culture.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fully in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targets for education of reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree or diploma to at least 40 %, and with the benchmark for an average of at least 15 % of adults to participate in lifelong learning, thereby recognising the validation of skills and acquired experience;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1а. Points out that, in order to achieve the Europe 2020 strategy targets and particularly those for education and the reduction of school drop-out rates, there is a need to improve access to education infrastructure and the quality of socio- cultural services in the EU’s regions, especially those affected by economic stagnation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points to the importance of education in bringing about greater social and regional cohesion and enhancing democratic consciousness and participation among young people;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the fact that 12% of the 18- 24 year old population are early school leavers and calls on the EU to identify the main factors leading to early school leaving and monitor the characteristics of the phenomenon at national, regional and local level as the foundation for targeted and effective evidence-based policies. Policies to reduce early school leaving must address a range of factors including educational and social challenges that might be possibly leading to such a phenomenon;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that without good cooperation between educational institutions and labour market players it will be impossible to remedy the high unemployment among young graduates in the EU; stresses in particular that through teaching of the knowledge and skills needed on the labour market the youth employment rate has been raised and social differences have narrowed;
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2015/03/02
ITRE
92 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in huge differences between Member States;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that substantial efforts are needed to bring the EU back on track to meet the 20% reindustrialisation target by 2020; calls to strengthen and renew the industrial structure in the European Union in order to increase competitiveness, growth and jobs; emphasises that in order to gain this investments need to be made in digital, energy and transport infrastructure as ell in a longer-term perspective – but not less urgent - in education, research and increasing the skills of workers.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Acknowledges that cohesion policy investments have helped to mitigate the negative effects of the economic and financial crisis and have become a significant part of the investment budget in certain European countries; acknowledges the efforts of the European Commission in redirecting cohesion policy investment to areas that were hit the hardest by the crisis;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that the Treaty of European Union includes the objective of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States (Article 3 TEU).
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Emphasises that the goals set in the Europe 2020 strategy should be taken well into account in cohesion policy; underlines that cohesion policy investments should be aimed to growth, increasing innovations, to SMEs, digital economy and low carbon bioeconomy; highlights that in particular investments in these sectors have the potential not only to secure existing jobs but to trigger the creation of growth and further jobs;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that the industrial sector, and manufacturing in particular, constitutes one of the cornerstones of economic and social cohesion in Europe since nearly 80 % of European exports depend on the industrial sector and industry accounts for 80 % of expenditure on R&D in Europe2; __________________ 2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2014)0014, For a European Industrial Renaissance, p.3.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that the industrial sector constitutes one of the cornerstones of economic and social cohesion in Europe since nearly 80 % of European exports depend on the industrial sector and industry accounts for 80 % of expenditure on R&D in Europe2
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that the industrial sector constitutes one of the cornerstones of economic and social cohesion in Europe since nearly 80 % of European exports depend on the industrial sector and industry accounts for 80 % of expenditure on R&D in Europe2; observes, however, that the EU exposes our industries to fierce competition by obstinately rejecting any economic protectionism and imposing severe constraints, to which competition is not subject; __________________ 2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2014)0014, For a European Industrial Renaissance, p.3.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that cohesion policy must be modernized; recommends that renewing industry and structures, and supporting new innovations should be in the centre of it in order to enhance employment in the whole European union.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that EU must promote environmental friendly policy, emphasizing on the renewable energy sources and severe sanctions for the industrial pollution.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Emphasises the importance of the simplification of management and procedures of cohesion policy programmes; stresses that the administrative burden caused by different managing and monitoring procedures must be reasonable when compared to the amount of the funding gained from cohesion policy programmes.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines that SMEs make up 99% of the EU's corporate fabric and account for 80% of jobs in the EU
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries are
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries are having a negative impact on industrial structures, resulting in a fall-off in investment and more difficult access to credit for manufacturers; believes that negative impact to be at the root of the spiralling recession that has occurred in many Member States;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries are having a negative impact on industrial structures, resulting in a fall-off in investment and more difficult access to credit for manufacturers; underscores the need for a "mesoeconomic" (regions-centric) approach in order to achieve economic recovery;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries, which are the consequence of the mistaken policies of the Troika, are having a negative impact on industrial structures, resulting in a fall- off in investment and more difficult access to credit for manufacturers;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries are having a negative impact on industrial structures, resulting in a fall-off in investment
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries are having a negative impact on industrial structures, resulting in a fall-off in investment and more difficult access to credit for
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that the fragmentation of the financial market, the risk aversion of European undertakings and a cautious approach to innovation are acting as a brake on job creation and growth;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have an employment clause that includes the obligation to create new and non- precarious jobs; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection, in particular, to promote the renewable sources of energy as well as energy efficiency measures; and recalls that the global market for eco - friendly products and services is projected to almost double by 2020 being around 2 trillion of euros a year1a __________________ 1a Report on The number of Jobs dependent on the Environment and Resource Efficiency improvements, p.9 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/enveco/jo bs/pdf/jobs.pdf
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously and for a long term damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, cre
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that all the new projects and investments
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have a
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have a
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have an employment clause that includes the obligation to create new and non- precarious jobs; considers that, to this end, investment should, as a priority, be channelled into profitable and productive projects;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that it is essential to provide greater support especially to micro and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and worker cooperatives in order to boost their productivity within a stable business environment, minimize the effect of dominant market positions occupied by large companies and conglomerates, and help MSMEs and worker cooperatives to be set up and to grow".
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines the importance of concentrating EU investments on thematic priorities such as research and innovation, the digital agenda, the support of small and medium-sized enterprises and low carbon economy for maximising the impact of investments on economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the proposal on Capital Markets Union and considers it an important tool to complement to the Investment Plan for Europe and improve SMEs access to credit by creating and developing alternative sources of funding to bank loans including through improving initial public offerings.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that the inefficient internal cost structures perpetuated by the failure to carry out structural reforms are deterring private investors;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls for the rapid implementation and use of the Capitals Markets Union to support industry led work to develop European private placement markets and support the take up of long-term investment funds. A successful Capital Markets Union will reduce fragmentation in the EU's financial markets, thereby helping to reduce the cost of funding
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that investments should focus on areas that are capable of producing multiplier effects on jobs and growth, such as investments in innovation or education;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses the importance of regional funding for small and medium-sized companies, who act as a regional engine for job creation, smart growth, and the digital an low-carbon economies;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Underlines the importance of cohesion policy funding for the transition towards a low-carbon economy and reaching the 2020 and 2030-objectives for CO2-reduction, energy efficiency and renewables;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Notes that reporting on projects financed by EU funds is usually focused on compliance with rules and regulations and not on the effects that are achieved, causing a lack of knowledge on the effectiveness of EU subsidies; stresses, in this regard the importance of systematically collecting information on the impact of EU funds in order to increase the effect of EU spending;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection; takes the view, furthermore, that investment efforts should focus on innovative sectors that are of key importance to creating the conditions for sustainable, green growth.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a more s
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection. recalls also that it would not be possible to finance all these investments and projects solely on credit or to allow them to compromise schedules for the reduction of public debt and deficits;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and coordinated public investments of the Member States, local and regional authorities, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments by States, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in huge differences between Member States and regions; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the EU1; __________________ 1 Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments, without which it will be almost impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for more social and public investments, particularly in the field of R&D, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection and promote sustainable development.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Criticises the fact that when resources are allocated from EU funds the focus is on the expenditure itself and on compliance with administrative rules, and not on the achievement of tangible results, with the result that the impact of EU funding cannot be properly assessed and the measures which would be most effective in fostering the economic development of the regions of the EU cannot be identified;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy, th
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is needed in the EU, protection of the fundamental rights of individuals and maintaining a balance between economic and social objectives; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development and a high quality of life, together with prosperity
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is needed in the EU; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy, based on viable, long-term projects, that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is needed in the EU; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development and a high quality of life, together with prosperity and decent work for everyone.
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises, that in order to enable innovative and productive research activities it is necessary to further increase funding for research and development; calls therefore to better align existing funding measures, i.e. the European Structural and Investment Funds and Horizon2020 funding as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for a direct support to promote solid growth and sustainable development of MSMEs in order improve labour productivity and resource use efficiency and keep pace with the evolving knowledge society and with development based on balanced economic growth, especially in Member States where the crisis has had a greater impact in terms of MSME closures;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on Member States to accelerate the Youth Guarantee programme, because the crisis has prevented disproportionate numbers of young people at the beginning of their careers from finding jobs, and because youth unemployment has reached alarming levels in half of the regions;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls for a special programme to be drawn up, as part of cohesion funding, to help the most disadvantaged regions to catch up, with targeted investments, training, job creation and the development of inter-city transport; notes that, with declining regions, it will be impossible to attain its 2020 objectives;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in huge differences between Member States; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the EU1; considers, however, that the current crisis is systemic and that there is an urgent need for the EU to abandon the ultraliberal ‘model’; __________________ 1 Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6.
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for the investment plan to be used to further the efforts to complete the internal market in the areas of finance, telecommunications, energy, transport and services.
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls, as a means of improving the employment situation, for proper account to be taken of the needs of SMUs when laws and regulations are drawn up and for access to credit to be facilitated for undertakings, whatever their size, which create jobs.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls, as a means of improving the situation as regards innovation, exchanges of knowledge and ideas and the competiveness and innovativeness of European undertakings, for the digital internal market to be completed.
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the financial crisis
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas historically women have been more affected by unemployment than men; whereas women’s unemployment stands at 10 % across the EU, with significant regional variation; however this difference has been significantly decreasing (Eurostat figures for 2008 and 2013);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas there has recently been a 15 %
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) A b. whereas women are particularly affected by low wages (21.2% in 2010 as against 13.3% for men), especially female employees with a low level of education and those on fixed-term contracts 2 a __________________ 2a ibid
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps usually have higher unemployment rates, less economic growth and a lack of significant investment leading to a structural divergence in the union;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds are still one of the EU’s main investment instruments, with the potential to alleviate negative trends resulting from the economic crisis and to create high-quality, sustainable jobs, if used efficiently;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas at university men remain over- represented in STEM subjects, which
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas at university men remain over- represented in STEM subjects, which restricts economic opportunities for women
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds are still one of the EU
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the employment rate for women is still low with respect to the objectives set out in the Europa 2020 strategy (11.5% below the target of 75%)1 a; __________________ 1aSource: Eurostat, Labour Force Survey (LFS), 2014 (second quarter)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds are still one of the EU’s main investment instruments, with the potential to alleviate negative trends resulting from the economic crisis and
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas, in any case, the low numbers of women rising to positions of responsibility is inconsistent with the fact that 60% of bachelor’s degrees in Europe are held by women
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. whereas women are under-represented in managerial positions and only 30% of new start-ups in Europe are established by women1 a ; __________________ 1a Source: Entrepreneurship 2020 Action plan. Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe (COM(2012) 795 final).
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds a
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) B c. whereas only 29% of women have a degree in ICT and only 4% are directly employed in the ICT sector1 a; __________________ 1a Source: European Commission report (2013), Women active in the ICT sector.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas socioeconomic imbalances between Member States have deepened further, while the reverse is true with regard to the goal of regional convergence; whereas the core-periphery gap in unemployment has increased from 3,5% in 2000 to 10% in 2013; whereas this divergence increases the risk of fragmentation and threatens EU economic stability and social cohesion; and whereas the Sixth Cohesion Report highlights the role that the Structural Funds play in overcoming inequality especially during the crisis;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) C a. whereas more than two thirds of Europeans live in cities which are productive and innovative centres; at the same time they create concentration of the socially excluded persons, therefore they are essential to tackling the challenge of social exclusion;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers it regrettable that the job creation potential of EU funds is still insufficient, and notes that it should be further strengthened, particularly with a view to supporting micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, which provide more than 80 % of the jobs in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) C a. whereas being a single mother or single parent continues to be a handicap in the labour market;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the financial crisis has undermined the positive effects of cohesion policy and led to higher unemployment rates, increased poverty and social exclusion, and
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas historically women have been more affected by unemployment than men, despite representing 59% of new graduates; whereas women’s unemployment stands at 10 % across the EU, with significant regional variation; whereas even for women who are employed, their professional qualifications and level of salary and pension contributions are not proportional to the degrees they have obtained;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers it regrettable that
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) C a. whereas equal opportunities for men and women and the principle of gender- based integration are expressly laid down in the Structural Funds Regulations as cross-cutting elements in terms of programming and political application;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers it regrettable that the job creation potential of EU funds is still
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) C a. whereas family businesses offer women higher remuneration than SMEs; whereas women working in family businesses are more likely to attain management positions; whereas family businesses offer women the opportunity to enter male-dominated industries; encourages the European Union and the Member States to promote this type of activity and persuade women to enter family businesses to a greater degree
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers it regrettable that the
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) C a. since women have a certain specific set of qualities in relation to men with which they can contribute to the diversification and development of the labour market,
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to design tailor-made policies to support quality job creation for the long-term unemployed, senior unemployed people, women and other priority groups hit especially hard by the crisis;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) C a. whereas support for equality, aside from being a question of justice and fundamental rights, is also an issue of competitiveness because the talents of all those women affected by occupational marginalisation are going to waste, a situation which is inconsistent with efforts to support the knowledge-driven economy
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that austerity measures in several Member States are having a negative impact on jobs and growth, resulting in decreasing investments, increasing unemployment, and in the destruction of the job creation potential; considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have an employment clause that includes the obligation to create new and non- precarious jobs;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the fact that Member States have
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for an inclusive jobs and growth strategy that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers' rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is needed in the EU; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development and a high quality of life, together with prosperity and decent work for everyone;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16 % less than men doing work of equal value; calls on the Member States to improve and up-to-date statistics on the gender pay gap;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it regrettable that the unemployment rate among young people in some of the Member States hardest hit by the crisis is still far too high; calls on those Member States in particular to make the best and promptest possible use of the money available under the Youth Employment Initiative, especially the EUR 1 billion in prefinancing once it has been released;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16 % less than men doing work of equal value, which places them at an economic disadvantage and sometimes makes them dependent on their partner; stresses the importance of measures to address the gender pay gap which also creates a pension gulf of 39 % between men and women in the EU.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it regrettable that the unemployment rate among young people
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16.4 % less than men doing work of equal value; highlights the worrying fact that in nine Member States the difference has far from decreased, but has instead increased over the past five years;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it regrettable that the unemployment rate among young people is still too high; calls on the Member States to make the best
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16 % less than men doing work of equal value or work 59 days for free;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it regrettable that the unemployment rate among young people is still too high; calls on the Member States to make the best and promptest possible use of the money available under the Youth Employment Initiative, especially the EUR 1 billion in pre-financing once it has been released, with adequate involvement of social partners;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16 % less than men doing work of equal value; notes that giving women access to positions of responsibility increases the competitiveness of organisations and provides new leadership figures who will contribute to encouraging participation, focusing talent and better managing the skills of the organisations’ members
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the financial crisis has
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. Whereas historically women have been more affected by unemployment than men; whereas women’s unemployment stands at 10 % across the EU, with significant regional variation
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it regrettable that the unemployment rate among young people is still too high; calls on the Member States to make the best and promptest possible use of the money available under the Youth Employment Initiative, especially the EUR 1 billion in pre-financing once it has been released; calls on European higher education institutions to put more effort in adapting their programs to the needs of the labour market and society in general, which can help fighting the youth unemployment on a large scale;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to demand transparency of remuneration in relation to jobs that it creates or funds through cohesion policy, and thereby to reject any unjustified inequality of pay;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that the number of early school leavers in Europe is still very high and is affecting the youth unemployment rate and that this problem therefore needs to be tackled by modernising education systems and curricula, making use of European Social Fund (ESF) assistance;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls for multiple types of discrimination to be recognised and addressed, that is, not only inequality based on gender but also inequality based on religion or personal convictions, social origin, sexual orientation, age, ethnic origin and disability, so as to put in place a relevant and effective policy of social inclusion;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that social, economic and territorial cohesion in the Union has to take into account the protection of employment rights which have been dismantled in many countries as a consequence of the economic crisis; believes that structural reforms in the Union should not come at the expense of workers’ and social rights;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that the economic crisis has set equality back in many areas; emphasises the importance of ensuring that the economic crisis is not used as an argument for perpetuating inequality between women and men and that work on equality continues, even during an economic crisis.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines the importance of the gender dimension of job creation; calls on the Commission to allocate sufficient funding in order to tackle unemployment of women as well as the still existing pay gap which disadvantages women in many Member States; is of the opinion that women could benefit from technological advances in order to have more flexible working hours and that the Commission has to invest on that issue;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that the Union should, at all stages of implementation of the ESI Funds aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to minority groups across the Union, which suffer from all forms of social exclusion and therefore are more susceptible to suffer from structural unemployment; considers that any policy planning towards social cohesion in the Union has to take into account the integration of minorities;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls on the Member States to change this dynamic by pioneering policies that actively favour equality with schemes and budgets aimed at increasing the GDP per capita by these means
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively use the European structural funds as tools to enhance gender equality: Request the Member States and the Commission to carry out a gender analysis and to work with gender budgeting with the aim to achieve gender-equal allocation of financial resources;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, on account of changes in production patterns, the role of the European Social Fund and investment in adapting workers’ skills have grown significantly; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that available resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible with a view to ensuring workers’ employability; calls for efforts to focus on small and medium- sized enterprises;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Asks the European Commission to incorporate statistical indicators into Eurostat on a state-by-state basis, so as to measure the influence of equality on economic progress in terms of both the actual participation of women in the labour market and the extent to which they are incorporated into positions of responsibility and senior management
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is disappointed that women lead SMEs to a much lesser extent than men as only 5 % of company boards in the EU are currently chaired by women and the corresponding figure for board members is only 18.6 %; calls on both Member States and companies to change the rules which allow only men to participate in decision- making bodies; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices for encouraging women to set up SMEs
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, on account of changes in production patterns, the role of the European Social Fund and investment in adapting workers
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is disappointed that women lead SMEs to a much lesser extent than men; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices for encouraging women to set up SMEs; is pleased that the European Regional Development Fund is providing support to women-led SMEs and particularly encourages support for activities focused on training and access to funding;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, on account of changes in production patterns, the role of the European Social Fund and investment in adapting workers’ skills have grown significantly; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that available resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible with a view to ensuring workers’ employability; at the same time underlines that training programmes financed under ESF should be addressed also to entrepreneurs and staff at managerial level in order to ensure sustainable development of companies, especially SMEs that generate the majority of job places in the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas historically women have been more affected by unemployment than men and that the women employment rate has slightly increased from 60% to 63% during the last five years; whereas women’s unemployment stands at 10 % across the EU, with significant regional variation;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, on account of changes in production patterns, the role of the European Social Fund and investment in adapting workers’ skills have grown significantly; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that available resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible with a view to ensuring workers’ employability; calls, in particular, on the Member States and the Commission to continue to work to improve and extend the EURES platform as an effective tool to encourage worker mobility in Europe, and in particular cross-border mobility, by improving workersʼ knowledge of the EU labour market, informing them of job opportunities and helping them with formalities;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is disappointed that women lead SMEs to a much lesser extent than men; deplores that in the period 2003-2012 the women entrepreneurship rate has slightly increased from 10% to 10,4% ; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices for encouraging women to set up SMEs and to ease the access of women entrepreneurs to the financial support; is pleased that the European Regional Development Fund is providing support to women-led SMEs; asks the European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to collect as quickly as possible more and better information on female entrepreneurship, and in particular access to financing and economic networks; encourages on the Member States to include, as part of secondary education, projects which can encourage entrepreneurship spirit among young people irrespective of gender; notes that female entrepreneurship also constitutes an opportunity to restructure the labour market in a way that benefits the family and gender equality;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, on account of changes in production patterns and the extended retirement age, the role of the European Social Fund and investment in adapting workers
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Deplores the fact that so little is being done to promote the participation of women in decision-making bodies and to encourage them to set up their own companies; notes that discrimination on grounds of pregnancy, for example, is used extensively to exclude women from the private and public labour market.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Encourages Member States and the Commission to develop and support the cross-border EURES networks by granting them sufficient funding through the EaSI programme, as cross-border workers are the first to be hit by adaptation problems and difficulties in securing recognition of professional qualifications; notes that by bringing together public employment services, the social partners and local and regional authorities these networks encourage and support cross-border mobility, in particular through cross-border apprenticeship programmes;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes that the under-representation of women in STEM subjects originates from gender stereotypes ; urges the Member States and the Commission to promote entry by women into sectors traditionally viewed as 'male' sectors, notably the sciences and new technologies, in particular through information and awareness-raising campaigns, with a view to benefiting fully from the human capital represented by European women;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a European framework for minimum wage, which must respect national practices and industrial relations systems;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, which results in in-work poverty and a gender pension disparity; is concerned about the variation in part-time work figures among the Member States; calls on the Commission to produce an updated, in-depth analysis of the different types of employment, including comparisons within and between Member States with particular reference to part-time work;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Emphasises the need to direct the creation of new quality jobs with the assistance of new technologies; is of the opinion that the Commission should link the reduction of unemployment with the tools of the Digital Agenda and the Horizon 2020;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, which may be beneficial for mothers having returned from maternity leave but it also may result
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, which results in in-work poverty and a gender pension disparity;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that it is high time for the EU to invest in businesses and support business creation, primarily SMEs, which make up 99 % of EU enterprises and generate 85 % of the new jobs created in Europe, by making it easier for them to obtain financing, but also by simplifying rules, in particular through the ongoing REFIT programme, and by reducing the administrative burden on businesses and doing away with unnecessary bureaucracy; welcomes, therefore, the intention to set up the new European Fund for Strategic Investments as a complementary tool with the potential to generate 1.3 million additional jobs within three years.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, low-paid jobs or precarious work, which results in in- work poverty and a gender pension disparity; is concerned about the variation in part-time work figures among the Member States; calls on the Commission to produce an updated, in-depth analysis of the different types of employment, including comparisons within and between
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that it is high time for the EU to invest in businesses and support business creation; welcomes, therefore, the intention to set up the new European Fund for Strategic Investments as a complementary tool with the potential to generate 1.3 million additional jobs within three years; takes the view that priority should be given to investment in cooperatives and socially inclusive, sustainable and solidarity-based companies.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, which results in in-work poverty and a gender pension disparity; is concerned about the variation in part-time work figures among the Member States; calls on the Commission to produce an updated, in-depth analysis of the different types of employment, including comparisons within and between Member States, in order to chart gender- based injustice in forms of employment.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that it is high time for the EU to invest in businesses and support business creation; welcomes, therefore, the intention to set up the new European Fund for Strategic Investments as a complementary to the Cohesion Policy tool with the potential to generate 1.3 million additional jobs within three years; calls on the Commission to speed up its mid-term review of the Europe 2020 Strategy in order to ensure that the EFSI is clearly targeted to overcoming the failure so far in progress towards achieving the main goals of the Strategy in the area of employment and poverty reduction.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, which results in in-work poverty and a gender pension disparity; notes that employed women in Europe are still four times more likely to be working part-time than employed men1 a; is concerned about the variation in part- time work figures among the Member States; calls on the Commission to produce an updated, in-depth analysis of
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that it is high time for the EU to
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Reaffirms the need to establish childcare facilities for young children so as to boost the presence of women in the labour market, and thus calls on the Commission to support innovative projects in this direction;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the financial crisis has undermined the positive effects of cohesion policy and led to even higher unemployment rates,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the Cohesion Policy is the main tool for implementing measures against unemployment and social exclusion and relies on investments to education and enlarging education capacities;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises that cohesion policy should be used to generate smart and sustainable growth in the regions that need it most by supporting the start-up and development of micro, small and medium sized enterprises through a range of measures and financial instruments;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. points out that investment in public infrastructure like childcare facilities increase the chances for women to actively take part in the economy and the labour market;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. calls on Member States, in view of reaching socio-economic convergence, to ensure that also outer and small regions have the necessary capacity such as human resources to absorb available funds;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Recommends that the Commission, in the context of cohesion policy, devote a larger portion of FEDER and FSE funding to projects that enable women to gain access to high-quality training and jobs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to investigate the need for the creation of a "fiscal space" as a vital short-term measure to combat cyclical unemployment, especially for Member States with extraordinarily high levels of unemployment.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Asks the Member States to implement and enhance gender budgeting; asks the Commission to promote the exchange of best-practice in gender budgeting;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages Member States to use the European Structural and Investment Funds to focus on creating jobs and business opportunities by providing a hospitable environment and the right regulatory framework for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, businesses and start-ups;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that there is a strong trend of rural-urban migration among women, who leave rural areas in search of job opportunities, thereby creating a gender imbalance in employment in rural areas; stresses the importance of developing the rural economy in a way which taps into the potential of men and women, and gives sectors normally dominated by women the same status as male-dominated work; also calls for long-term work to combat the factors which assign women and men to different industries, in order to achieve equality in the labour market.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on Member States, in view of negative effects that population ageing and demographic challenges have on the labour markets, to develop projects that address population decline and support mobility;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that there is a strong trend of rural-urban migration among women, who leave rural areas in search of job opportunities, thereby creating a gender imbalance in employment in rural areas; stresses the importance of developing the rural economy in a way which taps into the potential of men and women; calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote women’s entrepreneurship in rural areas;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure investments in economically weaker regions suffering from high unemployment, and in SMEs in such regions, given their limited access to financing, in order to ensure that these efforts have a meaningful impact where they are most needed, with choices made with due regard to the investments' economic features; shares the Commission's view that there is a need for a skilled work-force in growing sectors such as the digital economy, green sectors and health care;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that there is a strong trend
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Recalls that aligning wages with productivity is important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive labour force;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that it is crucial to start implementing programmes focusing on the development of entrepreneurial and managerial skills of women in order to increase the number of companies, both in rural and urban areas; underlines the importance of promoting equal employment opportunities, by involving women, especially those in rural areas, in setting up their own businesses;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses the role of territorial cohesion and in this respect underlines the importance of investments in cross- border infrastructure, such as inland waterways, and their role in fostering socio-economic development of regions.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine whether gender clauses might be included in public procurement tender notices in order to encourage businesses to strive towards gender equality in their ranks while complying with the EU legislation on competition ;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Considers that cohesion policy measures have an essential role to play in reducing internal competitive disparities and structural imbalances in regions that need it most; calls on the Commission to consider appropriate solutions for those Member States that, though facing very high unemployment are obliged to return EU funds owing to co-financing problems; calls on the Commission to consider pre-financing in order to facilitate the full use of funds by these Member States in the 2014-2020 period, while always ensuring that the principle of budgetary accountability is upheld;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to give priority to the digital economy agenda; stresses that full broadband access is a vital element in offering options to women and businesses in terms of flexible work arrangements and homeworking; calls on the Member States, the Commission and local and regional authorities to support investments for training women in the ICT sector.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Considers that budgetary discipline is of vital importance for achieving growth and job creation that is smart and sustainable; calls for a renewed focus on better spending and combatting fraud.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to give priority to the digital economy agenda; stresses that full broadband access is a vital element in offering options to women, men and businesses in terms of flexible work arrangements and homeworking so as to improve people’s work-life balance.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU bailout policy has led to the implementation of necessary structural reforms and has enabled the countries affected to make considerable progress in overcoming the economic, financial and social crisis;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas women are more exposed to poverty and social exclusion than men, all the more so when they are over 60 years of age (22.2% in 2010, as opposed to 17.3% for men)1 a __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/eplibrary/ Pauvrete-dans-l-Union-europeenne.pdf
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Stresses that growth and jobs policies have differentiated territorial impacts, depending on the specific situation in each EU region, and that regional disparities have been widening since the beginning of the crisis; stresses that the CSRs should take into account territorial differences within Member States to boost growth and jobs while preserving territorial cohesion;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the EU institutions and member states that in order to achieve goals related to employment and social inclusion they should take into account needs of women returning from maternity leave, motivate employers for recruiting women after maternity leave, facilitate flexible working arrangements and promote additional (lifelong learning) education enabling them to smoothly resume their professional careers;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Points out that there is a significant digital gender gap that must be addressed by facilitating and promoting access for women to training schemes in new technologies;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and local and regional authorities to take account of policies for protecting women within their investment programmes and to ensure that funds are directed towards effective employment and professional growth and are not misused.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Requests the Commission, the Member States and the regional and local authorities to systematically encourage the approach of using e-learning platforms in order to develop women’s entrepreneurial skills, as well as entrepreneurship in cross-border areas; expresses particular concern regarding the need to create a network for cross- border partnership based on dialogue and communication between partner institutions, with a view to organising public debates on women’s entrepreneurship and cross-border entrepreneurship;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the EU institutions and member states that in order to achieve goals related to increasing capacities of early child care facilities they should better use both quantitative and qualitative indicators in a view to ensure equal access for all children to high quality care and education.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Urges the Member States to promote investment in training schemes aimed at helping women to integrate themselves into the labour market, particularly for those who have previously been full-time mothers or guardians for other dependents, and in care services for children, the elderly and others in need, which are both accessible and affordable and follow a schedule that fits in with those who work full time, with a view to creating a balance between work and family as well as targeting unemployment and social exclusion;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Asks the Member States to establish budgetary measures that take account of gender issues in programming the cohesion policy, in an attempt to examine not only those schemes that specifically target women but also all other schemes and policies put forward by the government, together with their impact on the allocation of resources and their contribution to equality between men and women;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the latest figures of 2013 portray long-term unemployment at a historically high level of 5,1% of the labour force in the Union; and whereas long-term unemployment has crucial individual consequences throughout the life-cycle and can become structural, particularly in peripheral regions;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the gender pension gap shows that on average across the EU, women's pensions are 39% lower in comparison to men;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas there has recently been a 15 % decline in public investment in the EU in real terms, and whereas many regions, especially those facing demographic challenges, have not been able to adequately contribute
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas gender equality represents an important tool for economic development and social cohesion
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas there has recently been a 15 % decline in public investment in the EU in real terms, and whereas many regions, especially those facing demographic challenges,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas a series of economic and social problems have become apparent in rural areas over time, such as poorly developed entrepreneurial culture, low participation of adults in lifelong learning and training, the absence of further training in rural areas and the high percentage of persons working in subsistence agriculture;
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