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2015/0051(NLE) Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2015
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Lead committee dossier: EMPL/8/02938
Legal Basis TFEU 148-p2
Next event: Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading 2015/06/15 more...
- Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2015/07/07
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| Lead | EMPL | AGEA Laura (EFD) | BACH Georges (EPP), RODRIGUES Maria João (S&D), KRASNODĘBSKI Zdzisław (ECR), WEBER Renate (ALDE), SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (GUE/NGL), ŽDANOKA Tatjana (Verts/ALE) |
Legal Basis TFEU 148-p2
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2015/07/07
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/06/15
Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/03/12
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/03/02
Legislative proposal published
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COM(2015)0098
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PURPOSE: to adopt the guidelines for the employment policies for 2015. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that Member States are to regard their economic policies and promoting employment as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate their action within the Council. In two distinct articles, it provides that the Council is to adopt broad economic policy guidelines (Article 121) and employment guidelines (Article 148), specifying that the latter must be consistent with the former. Given this legal basis, the guidelines for employment and economic policies are presented as two distinct – but intrinsically interconnected – legal instruments: · a Council Recommendation on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union – Part I of the Integrated Guidelines; · a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States – Part II of the Integrated Guidelines. The guidelines were first adopted together (‘integrated package’) in 2010, underpinning the Europe 2020 strategy. It was also decided in 2010 that the integrated guidelines should remain largely stable until 2014. Whilst the broad economic policy guidelines remain valid for any duration of time, the employment guidelines need to be drawn up each year. Therefore, the Commission proposes a new set of guidelines. CONTENT: the Commission proposes new guidelines for Member States’ employment policies. These guidelines shall form part of the ‘integrated guidelines’. The guidelines are to underpin the Europe 2020 strategy within the context of the new approach to economic policy making built on investment, structural reform and fiscal responsibility as set out in the Commission's 2015 Annual Growth Survey. At the same time, the integrated guidelines are to support the achievement of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the aims of the European Semester of economic policy coordination. Guidelines: the ‘Integrated Guidelines’ are the following and are set out in the annex: · Guideline 1: Boosting investment · Guideline 2: Enhancing growth by the implementation of structural reforms · Guideline 3: Removing key barriers to growth and jobs at EU level · Guideline 4: Improving the sustainability and growth-friendliness of public finances · Guideline 5: Boosting demand for labour · Guideline 6: Enhancing labour supply and skills · Guideline 7: Enhancing the functioning of labour markets · Guideline 8: Ensuring fairness, combatting poverty and promoting equal opportunities.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/social/', 'title': 'Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion'}, THYSSEN Marianne
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COM(2015)0098
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- Legislative proposal published: COM(2015)0098
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Amendment 100 #
Recital 10 (10) The broad guidelines for economic and social policies give guidance to the Member States on implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence. They are in line with the Stability and Growth Pact. The guidelines should form the basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States.
Amendment 102 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate
Amendment 103 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate job creation
Amendment 104 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate job creation, dismantle red tape on a large scale, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of
Amendment 105 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate sustainable job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, including by cutting red tape, promote entrepreneurship and in particular
Amendment 106 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate quality job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people whilst respecting labour and social standards, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 107 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate sustainable job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small and medium enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote white and green sector jobs, the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 108 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate quality job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote green, white and blue jobs and the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 109 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote white and green sector jobs, the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 110 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate quality job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 111 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should facilitate job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 112 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship from an early age and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 113 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1 Member States should facilitate job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social and mutual economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 114 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be
Amendment 115 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation that are more fair and less detrimental to employment and growth
Amendment 116 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation that are less detrimental to employment and growth, for instance to environmental pollution, capital or consumption, while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth enhancing expenditures. Reductions in labour taxation should be aimed at the relevant components of the tax burden and at removing barriers for employers and disincentives to labour market participation, in
Amendment 117 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation that are less detrimental to employment and growth, such as taxation on financial transactions, high earners and the use of fossil fuels, while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth enhancing expenditures. Reductions in labour taxation should be aimed at the relevant components of the tax burden and at removing barriers and disincentives to labour market participation, in particular for those furthest away from the labour market.
Amendment 118 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation, including a shift from labour to environmental taxation and the phasing out of counterproductive subsidies by 2020, that are less detrimental to employment and growth while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth enhancing expenditures. Reductions in labour taxation should be aimed at the relevant components of the tax burden and at removing barriers and disincentives to labour market participation, in particular for those furthest away from the labour market.
Amendment 119 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation that are less detrimental to employment and growth
Amendment 120 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 Amendment 121 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 The tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation, especially by low-paid and low-skilled workers, the long-term unemployed and other vulnerable groups, that are less detrimental to employment and growth while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth enhancing expenditures. Reductions in labour taxation should be aimed at the relevant components of the tax burden and at removing barriers and disincentives to labour market participation, in particular for those furthest away from the labour market.
Amendment 122 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 Policies to ensure that wages allow a decent living income remain important to both improve quality employment and decrease poverty in the Union. Member States should therefore, together with the social partners, respect and encourage wage-setting mechanisms allowing for a responsiveness
Amendment 123 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 Member States should, together with the social partners, encourage wage-setting mechanisms allowing for a responsiveness of wages to productivity developments
Amendment 124 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 Member States should, together with the social partners, encourage wage-setting mechanisms allowing for a responsiveness of wages to productivity developments. In this respect, differences in skills and local labour market conditions as well as divergences in economic performance across
Amendment 125 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 Member States should, together with the social partners, encourage wage-setting mechanisms allowing for a responsiveness of wages to productivity developments. In this respect, differences in skills and local labour market conditions as well as divergences in economic performance across regions, sectors and companies should be taken into account. When setting minimum wages, Member States and social
Amendment 126 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 Member States should, together with the social partners, encourage wage-setting mechanisms allowing for a responsiveness of wages to productivity developments. In this respect, differences in skills and local labour market conditions as well as divergences in economic performance across regions, sectors and companies should be taken into account. When setting minimum wages, Member States and social partners should consider their impact on in- work poverty, job creation, productivity and competitiveness.
Amendment 127 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 a (new) Member States should work on cutting red tape in order to ease the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises, as they contribute significantly to job creation.
Amendment 128 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 a (new) The Europe 2020 headline target on employment, on the basis of which Member States set their national targets, taking into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances, is to aim to raise the employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 to 75 % by 2020, including through the greater participation of young people, older workers and low-skilled workers and the better integration of migrants. A sub- target for youth employment, which should likewise be translated into national sub-targets, is to aim to reduce the rate of people aged below 25 who are neither in employment, education or training to less than 10 % by 2020, based on full implementation of the Youth Guarantee.
Amendment 129 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3 a (new) In order to reduce wage inequalities across the Union and limit nominal imbalances in competitiveness, the Commission together with the Member States should aim at a better coordination of wages via a European Framework on minimum wages, either by law or collective agreement whilst respecting national practices;
Amendment 130 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – title Enhancing labour supply and
Amendment 131 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote and take the required policy actions towards sustainable productivity and quality employability
Amendment 132 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Special attention should be given to health care, social services and transport services which are facing or will face on the medium term shortages of staff. Member States should make the necessary investments in
Amendment 133 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability
Amendment 134 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in
Amendment 135 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and
Amendment 136 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of
Amendment 137 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of the workforce, allowing it to better anticipate and meet the rapidly changing needs of dynamic labour markets in an increasingly digital economy. Member States should step up efforts to prevent young people from dropping out of school, to ensure a smoother transition from education and training to professional life, to improve access to quality adult learning for all and implement active ageing strategies to enable longer working lives.
Amendment 138 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while
Amendment 139 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of the workforce, allowing it to better anticipate and meet the rapidly changing needs of dynamic labour markets in an increasingly digital economy. Member States should step up efforts to improve access to quality adult learning for all and implement active ageing strategies to enable healthy and longer working lives.
Amendment 140 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of the workforce, allowing it to better anticipate and meet the rapidly changing needs of dynamic labour markets in an increasingly digital economy. Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should step up efforts to improve access to quality adult learning for all and implement active ageing strategies to enable longer working lives.
Amendment 141 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) While ensuring the necessary skills level requested by a continuously changing labour market and supporting education and training alongside programmes for adult learning, Member States should not forget that low-skills jobs are also needed and that employment opportunities are better for the high-skilled than for the medium- and low-skilled.
Amendment 142 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) Access to affordable, quality, early childhood education and care should be a priority for comprehensive policies and investment coupled with family and parenting support and reconciliation measures helping parents to balance work and family life, as a contribution to preventing early school-leaving and increasing young people's chances on the labour market.
Amendment 143 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 Amendment 144 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented through a mix of demand and supply-side measures. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, including the provision of
Amendment 145 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, including the provision of
Amendment 146 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, including the provision of specific active support to long-term unemployed to return to the labour market. The youth unemployment needs to be comprehensively addressed, including by investing in sectors that can create quality jobs for young people and by equipping the relevant institutions with the necessary means to fully and consistently implement their national Youth Guarantee
Amendment 147 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, including the provision of specific active support to long-term unemployed to return to the labour market. The youth unemployment needs to be comprehensively addressed, including by investing in sectors that can create quality jobs for young people and by equipping the relevant institutions with the necessary means to fully and consistently implement their national Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans
Amendment 148 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The
Amendment 149 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, including the provision of specific active support to long-term unemployed to return to the labour market. The youth unemployment needs to be comprehensively addressed, including by equipping the relevant institutions with the necessary means to fully and consistently implement their national Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans, but also by the rapid take-up of resources by Member States.
Amendment 150 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, while avoiding disincentives, including the provision of specific active support to long-term unemployed to return to the labour market. The youth unemployment needs to be comprehensively addressed, including by equipping the relevant institutions with the necessary means to fully and consistently implement their national Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans.
Amendment 151 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) Member States should take into consideration local and regional disparities in drawing up and carrying out measures against unemployment and work together with local employment services.
Amendment 152 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 Structural weaknesses in education and training systems should be addressed to ensure quality learning outcomes and prevent and tackle early school leaving. Member States should increase educational attainment
Amendment 153 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 Structural weaknesses in education and training systems should be addressed to ensure quality learning outcomes and prevent and tackle early school leaving. That requires flexible school and education systems with a practical focus. Member States should increase educational attainment and consider dual learning systems and upgrading professional training while at the same time increas
Amendment 154 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 Structural weaknesses in education and training systems should be addressed to ensure quality learning outcomes and prevent and tackle early school leaving, promoting all-embracing, high-quality education from the most basic level onwards. Member States should increase educational attainment and consider dual learning systems and upgrading professional training while at the same time increase opportunities for recognising skills acquired outside the formal education system.
Amendment 155 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 Structural weaknesses in education and training systems should be addressed to ensure quality learning outcomes and prevent and tackle early school leaving. Member States should increase educational attainment and consider dual learning systems adapted to their needs and upgrading professional training while at the same time increase
Amendment 156 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 Structural weaknesses in education and training systems should be addressed to ensure quality learning outcomes and prevent and tackle early school leaving. Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should increase educational attainment and consider dual learning systems and upgrading professional training while at the same time increas
Amendment 157 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 a (new) Member States should gear their training systems more closely to the labour market with a view to better transition from training to employment. In particular in the context of digitisation, and in terms of new technologies, green jobs and health care, that is essential.
Amendment 158 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Amendment 159 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people,
Amendment 160 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled
Amendment 161 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, persons with
Amendment 162 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people,
Amendment 163 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled and legal migrants. For these groups, too, a comprehensive approach should be taken to tackling unemployment, including by ensuring that the relevant institutions have the necessary funding. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to affordable quality early childhood education and care.
Amendment 164 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled
Amendment 165 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled, the Roma community and legal migrants. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to affordable quality early childhood
Amendment 166 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled and legal migrants. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to affordable quality early childhood education and care. All efforts should be made to include people with disabilities in the labour market, through incentives and innovative integration and training instruments and by removing all forms of physical and digital barriers.
Amendment 167 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled and legal migrants. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to flexible working time arrangements and affordable quality early childhood
Amendment 168 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled and legal migrants. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to affordable quality early childhood education and care, and a new approach on parental leave in order to tackle the gender gap and improve equal opportunities between women and men without deepening in ageing societies problems.
Amendment 169 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled and legal migrants. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market, promoting balance in administration and businesses, as well as access to affordable quality early childhood
Amendment 170 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) In this respect it should be taken into account the fact that the NEET rates are higher for females than for males and that the NEET phenomenon is primarily due to an increase in youth unemployment but also to non-education linked inactivity.
Amendment 171 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 Member States should make a full use of European Social Fund and other Union funds support in order to combat poverty, improve employment, social inclusion, education
Amendment 172 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 Member States should make a full use of European Social Fund and other Union funds support in order to improve quality employment, social inclusion, education and public administration.
Amendment 173 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 Member States should make a full use of European Social Fund and other Union funds support in order to improve employment, social inclusion, education and public administration. The European Fund for Strategic Investments and its investment platforms should also be mobilised to ensure that quality jobs are created and workers are equipped with skills needed for the Union's transition towards a sustainable growth model.
Amendment 174 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 Member States should make
Amendment 175 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 Member States should make a full use of European Social Fund and other Union funds support, in particular by implementing proactive measures, in order to improve employment, social inclusion, education and public administration.
Amendment 176 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 Member States should make a full use of European Social Fund and other Union funds support in order to improve employment, social inclusion, education and public
Amendment 177 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 5 a (new) The Europe 2020 headline target on education, on the basis of which Member States set their national targets, taking into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances, is to reduce drop-out rates to less than 10 %, and increase the share of 30-34 year-olds having completed tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40 %.
Amendment 178 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation
Amendment 179 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary, part-time or atypical contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured for all in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety), adequate wages and work-life balance. Upward convergence in working conditions should be promoted across the Union.
Amendment 180 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation while safeguarding an appropriate balance between the necessary degree of flexibility and security. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety) and work-life balance. In view of the need to prolong working life, Member States should put in place qualitative end- of-career measures such as flexible working-time arrangements, work-load reduction, part-time retirement, phased retirement, career break systems.
Amendment 181 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should
Amendment 182 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or working part-time or employed on temporary contracts, atypical contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety) and work-life balance. In order to make labour markets function better, Member States should also tackle undeclared working.
Amendment 183 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary, part-time or atypical contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety), decent wages and work-life balance.
Amendment 184 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary, precarious or zero-hour contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety) and work-life balance.
Amendment 185 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, durability, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety) and work-life balance.
Amendment 186 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 Member States should reduce labour market segmentation. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should as far as possible be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety) and work-life
Amendment 187 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) Access to the labour market should facilitate entrepreneurship and sustainable job creation in all sectors, including green employment, the social economy and social innovation.
Amendment 188 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) New forms of work organisation should be encouraged in order to make the best use of people's skills, foster their lifelong development and encourage employee- driven innovation.
Amendment 189 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2 Member States should closely involve National Parliaments and social partners in the design and implementation of relevant reforms and policies, in line with national practices, while
Amendment 190 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2 Member States should closely involve National Parliaments
Amendment 191 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2 Member States should closely involve National Parliaments, civil society organisations and social partners in the design and implementation of relevant reforms and policies, in line with the partnership principle and with national practices, while supporting the improvement of the functioning and effectiveness of social dialogue at national level.
Amendment 192 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2 Member States should closely involve National Parliaments
Amendment 193 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2 Member States should closely involve National Parliaments
Amendment 194 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2 Member States should closely involve National Parliaments
Amendment 195 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 Member States should strengthen
Amendment 196 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 Member States should strengthen active labour market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and interplay with passive measures. These policies should aim at
Amendment 197 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 The Union and Member States should ensure basic standards of quality of active labour market policies. Member States should strengthen active labour market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and interplay with passive measures. These policies should aim at improving labour market matching and support sustainable transitions on the labour market, with public employment services delivering individualised support and implementing performance measurement systems. Member States should also ensure that their social protection systems effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market, protect those (temporarily) excluded from the labour markets and/or unable to participate in it, and prepare individuals for potential risks, by investing in human capital Member States should promote inclusive
Amendment 198 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 Member States should strengthen active labour market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and interplay with passive measures. These policies should aim at improving labour market matching and support sustainable transitions on the labour market, with public employment services delivering individualised support and implementing performance measurement systems. Member States should also ensure that their social protection systems effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market, protect those (temporarily) excluded from the labour markets and/or unable to participate in it, and prepare individuals for potential risks, by investing in human capital Member States should promote inclusive labour markets open to all and also put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Member States and the Union should implement a joint approach on a framework of European unemployment insurance to prevent external shocks with uneven outcomes in different countries. It must be a complementary tool performing as an automatic stabilizer.
Amendment 199 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 Member States should strengthen active labour market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and interplay with passive measures. These policies should aim at improving labour market matching and support sustainable transitions on the labour market, with public employment services delivering individualised support and implementing performance measurement systems. Member States should also ensure that their social protection systems effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market, protect those (temporarily) excluded from the labour markets and/or unable to participate in it, and prepare individuals for potential risks and changing economic and social conditions, by investing in human capital. Member States should promote inclusive labour markets open to all and also put in place effective anti-discrimination measures.
Amendment 200 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 Member States should strengthen active labour market policies by increasing their
Amendment 201 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility
Amendment 202 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be
Amendment 203 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be ensured with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 204 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be ensured with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the effective recognition of qualifications and skills. Member States should at the same time
Amendment 205 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be en
Amendment 206 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be ensured with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the recognition of qualifications. For this purpose, it is necessary to promote Eures and improved coordination between public employment services. Member States should at the same time guard against abuses of the existing rules.
Amendment 207 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be ensured with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the recognition of qualifications. Member States should at the same time guard against abuses of the existing rules. In the process, account should be taken of the fact that, as regards quality assurance and consumer protection, conditions for entering occupations can be of particular significance.
Amendment 208 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be ensured as a fundamental right and a matter of free choice with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and social security, and the recognition of qualifications. Member States should at the same time guard against abuses of the existing rules. Investment in regions experiencing labour outflows should be promoted to mitigate brain drain and encourage mobile workers to return.
Amendment 209 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be
Amendment 210 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Amendment 211 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4 Mobility of workers should be ensured with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the recognition of qualifications as well as by removing other existing barriers. Member States should at the same time guard against abuses of the existing rules.
Amendment 212 #
Annex 1 – section 3 a (new) - title Improving the quality and performance of education and training systems at all levels
Amendment 213 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) Member States should make access to care and to affordable quality early childhood education a priority as both are important support measures for labour market actors and contribute to increasing the overall employment rate while supporting the individuals in their responsibilities. Member States should set up the comprehensive policies and investment needed to improve family and parenting support and reconciliation measures helping parents to balance work and family life, as a contribution to preventing early school-leaving and increasing young people's chances on the labour market.
Amendment 214 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – title Ensuring
Amendment 215 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should
Amendment 216 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 The Union and Member States should
Amendment 217 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should
Amendment 218 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should
Amendment 219 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should modernise their social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual
Amendment 220 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should modernise their social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual’s life, ensuring fairness and addressing inequalities. There is a need for simplified and better targeted social policies complemented by affordable quality childcare and education, training and job assistance, housing support and accessible health care, access to basic services such as a bank account and Internet and for action to prevent early school leaving and fight social exclusion.
Amendment 221 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should eliminate the burden of red tape for small and medium- sized enterprises and modernise their social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual’s life, ensuring fairness and addressing inequalities. There is a need for simplified and better targeted social policies complemented by affordable quality childcare and education, training and job assistance, housing support and accessible health care, access to basic services such as bank account and Internet and for action to prevent early school leaving and fight social exclusion.
Amendment 222 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should modernise their social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual’s life, ensuring fairness and addressing inequalities. There is a need for simplified and better targeted social policies complemented by specific rules, affordable quality childcare and education and care for dependents, training and job assistance, housing support and accessible health care, access to basic services such as
Amendment 223 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1 Member States should modernise their social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual’s life, ensuring fairness and addressing inequalities. There is a need for simplified and better targeted social policies complemented by affordable quality childcare and education, training and job assistance, housing support and accessible health care, access to basic services such as bank account and Internet and for action to prevent early school leaving and fight social exclusion and poverty, including extreme forms of poverty such as, for example, homelessness.
Amendment 224 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 2 For that purpose a variety of instruments
Amendment 225 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 2 For that purpose a variety of instruments should be used in a complementary manner, including labour activation enabling services and income support, targeted at individual needs. Social protection systems should be designed in a way that facilitate take up of all persons entitled, support investment in human capital, and help prevent, reduce and protect against poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 226 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 2 For that purpose a variety of instruments should be used in a complementary manner, including labour activation enabling services and income support, targeted at individual needs. Social protection systems should be designed in a way that facilitate access, decency, take up of all persons
Amendment 227 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 2 For that purpose a variety of instruments should be used in a complementary manner, including labour activation enabling services and income support, targeted at individual needs. Social protection systems should be designed in a way that facilitate take up of all persons entitled, support investment in human capital, and help prevent, reduce and protect against poverty. Special attention should be paid to children at risk of poverty due to their parents' long term unemployment.
Amendment 228 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 Amendment 229 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change
Amendment 230 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change,
Amendment 231 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should
Amendment 232 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change
Amendment 233 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be
Amendment 234 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for
Amendment 235 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context
Amendment 236 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, including by linking statutory retirement ages to life expectancy, by increasing effective retirement ages, and by
Amendment 237 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context
Amendment 238 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, including by linking statutory retirement ages to life expectancy, by increasing effective retirement ages, and by developing complementary retirement savings and by ensuring that workers who take time out of their employment to care for a family member have the opportunity to build up pension credits.
Amendment 239 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3 The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability, portability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, including by linking statutory
Amendment 240 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 Member States should improve the quality, affordability, accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare and long term care systems as well as decent working conditions in the related sectors, while safeguarding
Amendment 241 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 Member States should improve the
Amendment 242 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 Member States should improve the accessibility, affordability, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare and long term care systems, while safeguarding fiscal sustainability.
Amendment 243 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 Member States should improve the accessibility, affordability, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare and long term care systems and welfare services, while safeguarding fiscal sustainability.
Amendment 244 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 Member States should improve the accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare and long term care systems,
Amendment 245 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) Member States should make a full use of European Social Fund and other Union funds support in order to fight poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, improve accessibility for persons with disabilities to promote equality between women and men and improve public administration.
Amendment 246 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) The Europe 2020 headline target on fighting poverty and social exclusion, on the basis of which Member States set their national targets, taking into account their relative starting conditions and national circumstances, is to promote social inclusion, in particular through the reduction of poverty by aiming to lift at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty and exclusion.1 __________________ 1 The population is defined as the number of persons who are at risk of poverty and exclusion according to three indicators (at risk of poverty; material deprivation; jobless household), leaving Member States free to set their national targets on the basis of the most appropriate indicators, taking into account their national circumstances and priorities.
Amendment 29 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a
Amendment 30 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change
Amendment 31 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for decent working conditions across the Union, promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic, social and environmental change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Within this joint responsibility Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council; the Union should accompany these efforts with policy proposals to achieve the Treaty objectives and ensure an inclusive integrated labour market as well as decent working conditions across the Union.
Amendment 32 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council. As the economic crisis has a direct and variable impact on economic performance and social conditions in the Member States, the Union should allow them to take the necessary measures at national level to remedy their situation. When, and only when, they have overcome the crisis, the Union should encourage them to exchange good practices.
Amendment 33 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated and effective strategy for employment
Amendment 34 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Particular efforts should be made to increase the employment of workers with very low levels of schooling or skills, or those who in the short term have no suitable learning abilities at all, and to reduce ever increasing large-scale and long-term unemployment, with special attention to regions which are lagging behind. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 35 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets
Amendment 36 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should
Amendment 37 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a
Amendment 38 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change through the targeted promotion of training in the MINT-sectors and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 39 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing an efficient and coordinated strategy for increasing employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national
Amendment 40 #
Recital 1 (1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing an efficient and coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 41 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must encourage the Member States to combat social exclusion and discrimination
Amendment 42 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. This overarching objective needs to be implemented across all Union policies and legislation, ensuring that this overall Union objective is not endangered by side effects of other legislation. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of
Amendment 43 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must combat social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should
Amendment 44 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must combat poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against poverty and social exclusion and a high level of education and training.
Amendment 45 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion and against all forms of discrimination, in addition to a high level of education and training.
Amendment 46 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to the labour market and to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education and training.
Amendment 47 #
Recital 2 (2) The Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education and training. The Union should therefore allow Member States to take all measures necessary at national level to comply with these commitments, without imposing either criteria or constraints on them.
Amendment 48 #
Recital 2 (2) The Member States of the Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing
Amendment 49 #
Recital 3 Amendment 50 #
Recital 3 (3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies. A balance between employment policy and economic policy set out by Article 121 TFEU and Article 148 TFEU is necessary so as to ensure positive development of the Union. In order to meet the objectives set out in Article 9 TFEU, economic policy and social and employment policies should be given equal consideration so as to prevent economic and social imbalances, thus ensuring fully coherent public policy.
Amendment 51 #
Recital 3 (3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies, which cannot be limited to achieving fiscal and monetary benchmarks. .
Amendment 52 #
Recital 3 (3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies and on no account call into question budgetary restructuring policies.
Amendment 53 #
Recital 3 (3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies
Amendment 54 #
Recital 3 (3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies. However, they are not compatible with the austerity policies imposed by economic governance.
Amendment 55 #
Recital 3 a (new) (3a) While complying with EU legislation, Member States should ensure that their national employment and labour market legislation corresponds to the needs of the labour market, promotes the development of the labour market and motivates employees and jobseekers to take part in lifelong learning.
Amendment 56 #
Recital 4 (4)
Amendment 57 #
Recital 4 (4) Member States should regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and coordinate them within the Council.
Amendment 58 #
Recital 4 (4) Member States should regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and
Amendment 59 #
Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Regrettably the Employment guidelines and Broad economic policy guidelines are only adopted by the Council and not under the ordinary legislative procedure. To ensure a more democratic decision-making on the Employment guidelines, which affect the citizens and labour markets across the Union, it is of utmost importance to change Article 148 TFEU so that both the Employment guidelines and the Broad Economic Guidelines are decided upon by both legislators, Council and European Parliament.
Amendment 60 #
Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The employment guidelines must allow Member States, as a priority, to adopt sustainable and integrated economic models at EU, national and local level.
Amendment 61 #
Recital 5 (5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral economic and budgetary surveillance. The
Amendment 62 #
Recital 5 (5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral economic and budgetary surveillance.
Amendment 63 #
Recital 5 (5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral surveillance of economic
Amendment 64 #
Recital 5 (5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies. To date, these policies have resulted in an alarming trend of stagnation and deflation in large parts of the Union which is discouraging growth and employment. In this regard it is vital to take into consideration the new social indicators and the asymmetric shocks that all Member States will experience as a result of the economic crisis. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral economic and budgetary surveillance. The streamlining and strengthening of the European Semester as set out in the Commission's 2015 Annual Growth Survey will further improve its functioning.
Amendment 65 #
Recital 5 (5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an
Amendment 66 #
Recital 5 (5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies which have a strong impact on the social and employment situation in the Union. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral economic and budgetary surveillance and should be better geared to delivering on the EU2020 targets. The streamlining and strengthening of the European Semester as set out in the Commission's 2015 Annual Growth Survey will only further improve its functioning if the poverty and employment targets are taken more seriously and policy recommendations which bear the risk of increasing poverty are no longer possible.
Amendment 67 #
Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The introduction of EU-wide unemployment insurance is not considered a suitable coordination tool.
Amendment 68 #
Recital 5 b (new) (5b) The regulatory competence at EU level is lacking for the creation of a regulatory framework for a European minimum wage.
Amendment 69 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union
Amendment 70 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment,
Amendment 71 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both
Amendment 72 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance.
Amendment 73 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the econom
Amendment 74 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment, a renewed commitment to structural reforms and exercising fiscal responsibility. Substantial differences in unemployment rates between Member States generated an increase in the number of persons wanting to move. In this context, intra- Union as well as intra-Member States mobility should be supported further as to reach the equilibrating role against the huge imbalance across Union labour markets.
Amendment 75 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation, which involves putting a stop to the large pockets of unemployment that have arisen in certain parts of its territory, is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment, a renewed commitment to structural reforms and exercising fiscal responsibility.
Amendment 76 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires firm, coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment, a renewed commitment to structural reforms and exercising fiscal responsibility.
Amendment 77 #
Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and
Amendment 78 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should
Amendment 79 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions. The scoreboard of key employment and social indicators within the Joint Employment Report is a particularly useful tool in this respect by helping to detect key employment and social problems and divergences in a timely way and identify areas where policy response is most needed. However, further editions of the scoreboard should include also gender disaggregated data.
Amendment 80 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. To demonstrate its respect for democracy and the electoral choices made by European citizens, the Union should take more account of the subsidiarity principle and respect the results of the latest elections, both national and European. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions.
Amendment 81 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions and should have full latitude to act accordingly at national level.
Amendment 82 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to a
Amendment 83 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced substantially, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and
Amendment 84 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation, in particular those which affect people with disabilities. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions.
Amendment 85 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should
Amendment 86 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions, without distinction.
Amendment 87 #
Recital 7 (7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regional and local entities.
Amendment 88 #
Recital 8 (8) Action in line with the guidelines is an important contribution to reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. The guidelines constitute an integrated set of European and national policies, which Member States and the Union should implement in order to achieve the
Amendment 89 #
Recital 8 (8) Action in line with the guidelines is an important contribution to reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy including its commitment to a low carbon economy, to reducing poverty and improving the employment rate in the Union. The outcome of the 2014 public consultation on the Europe 2020 Strategy as well discussions in the different Council formations clearly show that the employment, poverty, social exclusion and education targets of the Strategy are still highly relevant, and are equally important, interdependent and mutually reinforcing. The guidelines constitute an integrated set of European and national policies, which Member States and the Union should implement in order to achieve the positive spill-over effects of coordinated
Amendment 90 #
Recital 8 (8) Action in line with the guidelines is an important contribution to reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. The outcome of the 2014 public consultation on the Europe 2020 Strategy clearly showed how the employment, poverty, social exclusion and education targets of the Strategy are still extremely important and highly relevant. The guidelines constitute an integrated set of European and national policies, which Member States and the Union should implement in order to achieve the positive spill-over effects of coordinated structural reforms, an appropriate overall economic policy mix and a more consistent contribution from European policies to the Europe 2020 strategy
Amendment 91 #
Recital 8 (8) Action in line with the guidelines is an important contribution to reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. The guidelines constitute an integrated set of European and national policies, which Member States and the Union should implement in order to achieve the positive spill-over effects of
Amendment 92 #
Recital 8 (8) Action in line with the guidelines is an important contribution to reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. The guidelines constitute an integrated set of European and national policies, which Member States and the Union should implement in order to achieve the positive spill-over effects of coordinated structural reforms, an appropriate overall economic policy mix and a more consistent contribution from European policies to the Europe 2020 strategy’s objectives, which will necessarily involve continuous critical reflection on the strategy.
Amendment 93 #
Recital 8 a (new) (8a) The realisation of the Europe 2020 strategy in the employment and social area remains a key objective of Member States’ employment policy.
Amendment 94 #
Recital 9 (9) When designing and implementing national policies, Member States should ensure effective governance. While these guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented, monitored and evaluated in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities,
Amendment 95 #
Recital 9 (9) While these guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities, closely associating parliaments, as well as social partners and representatives of civil society. Moreover, as Member States will be the first to feel the impact of these guidelines, they should be free to decide how to apply them, in accordance with their national policies.
Amendment 96 #
Recital 10 Amendment 97 #
Recital 10 (10) The broad guidelines for economic policies give guidance to the Member States on implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence. They are in line with the Stability and Growth Pact. The guidelines should form the basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States. Given the close interdependence of Member States' economies and labour markets, when issuing Country-Specific Recommendation the Council should take into consideration the state of affairs in the neighbouring countries as well as countries with which the respective Member State has clear connections following a trend in workers' migration or any other relevant indicator. In this respect, the Commission should have accurate and updated statistics and data available in case the Country- Specific Recommendations need to be adjusted.
Amendment 98 #
Recital 10 (10) The broad guidelines for economic policies give guidance to the Member States on implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence, but are merely suggestions. They are in line with the Stability and Growth Pact. The guidelines should form
Amendment 99 #
Recital 10 (10) The broad guidelines for economic policies and employment guidelines give guidance to the Member States on implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence. They are in line with the Stability and Growth Pact. The integrated guidelines
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