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2015/2330(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2016
Lead committee dossier: EMPL/8/04789
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| Lead | EMPL | RIBEIRO Sofia (EPP) | GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO Sergio (S&D), TREBESIUS Ulrike (ECR), TØRNÆS Ulla (ALDE), ZIMMER Gabriele (GUE/NGL), LAMBERT Jean (Verts/ALE), AGEA Laura (EFD), BIZZOTTO Mara (ENF) |
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Subjects
Activites
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2016/02/25
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2016/02/24
Debate in plenary scheduled
- 2016/02/22 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2016/02/17
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/11/26
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0031/2016
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2015/2330(INI)
2016/01/18
EMPL
430 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Article 5 TEU and 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 c (new) - Having regard to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Concluding Observations on the initial report of the European Union (September 2015),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas the demographic change the EU is facing depends on other factors apart from the ageing of population, such as density population or dispersed population
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas the growing number of dependent older people has and will have an increasing impact on health and long term care systems, the need for both formal as well as informal care resources; and whereas current social security systems do not take sufficient account of the situation of informal carers, which constitute a huge resource to society;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas public
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas public debt remains too high in many Member States (the highest figures being for Greece at 167.8 % and Italy at 136 %), impeding growth and making the entire Union more vulnerable to crises; whereas asymmetric shocks have hit mainly those Members States most affected by the economic crises, while even other countries are increasingly showing similar symptoms;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas growing public debt remains too high in many Member States (the highest figures
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas public debt remains too high in many Member States (the highest figures being for Greece at 167.8 % and Italy at 136 %),
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas public debt remains too high in many Member States
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas in the next 10 to 15 years 90 % of the world’s growth will come from outside the EU; whereas it is essential to implement industrial and market policies able to increase the global competitiveness of the EU and therefore guaranteeing sustainable and socially inclusive employment;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, with the current scenario, in the next 10 to 15 years 90 % of the world’s growth will come from outside the EU therefore it is necessary to rethink the actual growth and employment creation strategy in the EU;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 d (new) - - Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. Whereas 20 % of European Social Fund expenditure should be used to address poverty and social exclusion in the Member States
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has already approved 69 projects in 18 countries, and signed 56 operations (with total financing under EFSI of around EUR 1.4 billion ), and this is expected to lead to more than 22 EUR billion in investment and to involve around 71 000 SMEs; whereas these projects involve mostly great infrastructure, while SMEs and micro-enterprises are usually excluded by these funds in spite of their importance as backbone of European economy and generator of quality jobs;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has already approved 69 projects in 18 countries, and signed 56
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas, despite the Investment Plan, last years total investment has continue to shrink, which might have been caused by the substitutive effect of European investments on those that could had been made by the Member States, and therefore undermining the positive effect that the Juncker Plan could have;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the outermost and poorest regions are facing huge difficulties related to their specific characteristics that limit their potential for growth; whereas the unemployment rates in those regions varies between 15 % and 32.4 %;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas 6.9 million EU citizens exercise their fundamental right to free movement and live and work in another EU country; whereas there are over 1.1 million cross-border or frontier workers;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas it is essential to review the posting of workers Directive in order to tackle social dumping cases;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas the free movement of people is fundamental to enhance convergence between European countries;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas the ongoing arrival of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from outside the EU will require both short term actions in terms of immediate social assistance and medium to long term actions to ensure access to employment, housing, education, healthcare and social integration.
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas the increasing inflow of refugees in Europe requires extraordinary efforts by Member States, regional and local authorities in receiving and integrating them into society;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 e (new) Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) M b. Whereas evidence points to an increase in homelessness across the EU; whereas, according to the latest Eurostat data release, 11.4% of the EU population was confronted in 2014 with housing cost overburden, and the Draft Joint Employment Report clearly identifies housing overburden as one of the key social trends to watch, significantly deteriorating in several countries; and whereas fuel poverty is a major problem for Europe with between 50 and 125 million people unable to afford a proper indoor thermal comfort
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) -1a. Notes the risks highlighted by CEDEFOP concerning the skills mismatch and skills obsolescence; underlines the importance of dual education such as vocational training and apprenticeships in matching the skills of young people with the demands of the labour market.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) underlines the need to pay more attention to social fairness in the context of the new
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) underlines the need to pay more attention to social fairness in the context of the new macroeconomic adjustment programmes, adding three social indicators (activity rate, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment) in the 2016 Alert Mechanism Report; stresses that the need to invest in social development is not just a means of guaranteeing that economic growth and convergence can be achieved, but must also be a specific target in itself; calls for measures preventing a race to the bottom in terms of taxation and social standards, building on better use of social indicators in macroeconomic surveillance; points to the importance of poverty and inequality indicators in this context; takes note of recent studies by the OECD[1] and the IMF[2] underlining that social inequalities in Europe hamper economic recovery; stresses that more effort is needed to improve the political visibility and impact of the Scoreboard of Key Employment and Social Indicators; calls for the Commission to make sure that Member States with low social performance adequately address the problems of social inequality; welcomes the own initiative opinion of the Social Protection Committee in this context;[3] [1] OECD, 'In it Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All', 2015. [2] IMF Report 'Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality', June 2015. [3] SPC, 'SPC own-initiatve opinion on monitoring social developments', SPC/2015/10.2 /FIN.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) underlines the need to pay more attention to social fairness in the context of the new macroeconomic adjustment programmes, adding three social indicators (activity rate, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment) in the 2016 Alert Mechanism Report; stresses that the need to invest in social development is not just a means of guaranteeing that economic growth and convergence can be achieved, but must also be a specific target in itself; however, more efforts should be done to have a more complex and objective evaluation based on the member states' diversity and characteristics;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) - Having regard to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Concluding Observations on the initial report of the European Union (September 2015)
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls for the inclusion of additional social and environmental indicators which should be on at least an equal footing with the rest of the MIP indicators; is of the opinion that such indicators must also be able to trigger corrective action and not merely to 'monitor' the overall socioeconomic situation; insists that excessive unemployment, inequality and poverty are also threatening imbalances for the Eurozone; recalls its repeated requests to adopt indicators regarding resource efficiency, indicators on unit capital costs and other indicators relevant for monitoring progress towards updated EU2020 objectives, including non-cost competitiveness-related indicators in fields such as R&D, education and training
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes the Commission for, in this AGS, having put social fairness at the heart of European economic recovery; Stresses the EU´s convergence achievements by creating an EMU and calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost for an European social convergence;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good and quality jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct a more sustainable social European Union; urges Member States to implement and increase policies for youth employment by taking into account young people's aspirations and matching these policies with the actual needs of the job market;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) - having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good and
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good and quality jobs and high social standards constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity for all; believes that in this sense
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that poverty and social exclusion are still major issues, that the objectives of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion have not been fully met and that good and quality jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU polic
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good and quality jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of Member States and EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. calls on the European Commission to define and quantify its' concept of social fairness, taking into account both employment and social policies, to be achieved through the 2016 Annual Growth Survey and European Semester.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Is concerned of the effects that brain drain of highly qualified graduates from the EU to more competitive and wealthy economies such as Switzerland, USA and Norway combined with the influx of migrants with lower average qualifications will have on the EU's ability to regain competitiveness and create more high skilled jobs;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Calls on the Commission to engage Member States in strategies and actions to reduce poverty and social exclusion in line with the Europe 2020 strategy.
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions, individualised support services, including the creation of temporal job opportunities even for the less educated people tailored to their skills, and social partners, with a view to adapting Member States’ education and training systems to
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, including social economy enterprises, educational institutions and social partners, with a view to adapting Member States’ education and training systems to the needs of the labour market, in particular through dual training; calls on Member States to include the culture of entrepreneurship and the social economy principles in their educational and training programs;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) - Having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2014 on an EU Homelessness Strategy;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions and social partners, with a view to
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions and social partners, with a view to
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions , individualised support services and social partners, with a view to adapting Member States
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions, individualised services, civil society and social partners, with a view to adapting Member States
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. In order to better adapt Member States' education and training systems to the needs of the labour market, calls on the Member States to support apprenticeship and to fully use the ERAMUS + funds available for apprentices in order to guarantee the quality and attractiveness of this kind of training;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes with concern, that data on government spending in education confirm an increasing risk of investment gaps in human capital, including digital skills; Notes further that educational efforts primarily are focused on the younger part of the workforce, however, many countries need a broader focus on educating the workforce including adult education and vocational training opportunities; Underlines that insufficient investments in education, especially in digital skills, poses a threat to Europe's competitive position and to the employability of Europe's work force; encourages therefore Member States to prioritize broad education in digital skills;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 a (new) - Having regards to the fifth and sixth European working conditions survey 2010 and 2015 1 a __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/europea n-working-conditions-surveys-ewcs
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses the need to invest in people as early as possible in the life cycle to reduce inequality and foster social inclusion at a young age; calls therefore for access to quality, inclusive and affordable early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for all children in all Member States;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, the importance of
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, the importance of creating a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, the importance of creating a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge, especially those acquired via voluntary activities; coherent certification and mutual recognition of qualifications will contribute to bridge the gap between the skills shortages on the European labour market and young job seekers;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, the importance of creating a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge, especially those acquired via voluntary activities; insists in the implementation of the lifelong learning framework approach towards a flexible education path recognizing formal, but also non formal and informal learning to foster equity and social cohesion and allowing employment opportunities for more vulnerable groups.;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services; regrets however that in some Member States the Youth Guarantee has failed to deliver the expected results; calls for an improvement of this instrument by implementing multi- level actions among all the relevant parties (young people, enterprises and educational institutions);
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services with more attention to mainstream and individualised support services;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 26 a (new) - having regard to the European Employment and Social situation quarterly review March 20151 a __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId= 89⟨Id=en≠wsId=2193&furtherNews=yes
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services on national and European level;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services, and social support services; emphasises the need to ensure that the Youth Guarantees reaches young people facing multiple exclusions and extreme poverty;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services and social support services, including mainstream and individualised support services; emphasises the need to ensure that Youth Guarantees reach young people facing multiple exclusions and extreme poverty;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services; regrets that the financing of the Youth Guarantee has not been enough to effectively address the issue and the lack of coordination on the use that Member States have done with the funding; reiterates its continuous call for a European framework for introducing minimum standards for the implementation of Youth Guarantees;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. calls on the Commission to ensure the close monitoring of the use of EU funds;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Stresses that the Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative are acting as drivers for improving school-to- work transition, modernising public employment services and contributing to the reduction of youth unemployment; highlights however that a better collaboration of public administrations and stakeholders at the local level and better synergies among level of governments would increase the outreach and the impact of the programmes; with a view to this, calls on the Commission to consider a targeted revision of the Youth Guarantee and its financing instruments, including the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an individualised approach for the long- term unemployed; considers that such an approach will require an increased effort in terms of human resources, calling for participants with the educational level needed to be able to orientate the unemployed on how to overcome possible
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an individualised approach for the long- term unemployed; considers that such an approach will require an increased effort in terms of human resources, calling for participants with the educational level needed to be able to orientate the unemployed on how to overcome possible gaps in education or training; stresses that professional requalification processes require adequate financial resources that need to be channelled to the unemployed individuals at all ages;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 27 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 23rd October 2015 on "reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty"(2014/2237(INI))
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an individualised approach for the long- term unemployed but it is worried about the plight of long-term unemployed in Europe, representing more than 12 million unemployed; considers that such an
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses that long-term unemployed lack often even the minimum financial resources to meet the most basic needs of daily life; believes therefore that professional requalification should be preceded and paralleled by financial measures such as minimum income, which will enable long-term unemployed to meet the most urgent needs of daily life while struggling for their professional requalification;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Recognises the potential value of the EU as a means to focus Member States attention on the need for action, and for brokering exchanges of advice and assistance for those Member states that need it;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals is crucial for their s
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals is crucial for their self-confidence and future development and is key to fighting poverty and
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals is crucial for their self-confidence and future development and is key to fighting poverty and guaranteeing the sustainability of national social security systems; calls the Commission to support efforts to reduce long-term unemployment by creating inclusive lifelong learning opportunities for workers and job seekers at all ages;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals is crucial for their self-confidence and future development and is key to fighting poverty and guaranteeing the sustainability of national social security systems; considers that is necessary, taking into account the social situation of these citizens and their needs in terms of sufficient incomes, adequate housing, public transport, health and childcare as well as a better monitoring at the European scale of the policies implemented at the national level; calls on the Commission to take measures as soon as possible to guarantee access to EU funding and to mobilise additional resources where possible, as was done in the case of the Youth Employment Initiative, especially in those countries hit harder by the crisis and the fiscal consolidation;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to exchange best practices on the efficiency of a minimum income to reduce inequality and social exclusion in Europe.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Is deeply concerned that there is still a 26 % difference in the rate of employment for people with disabilities compared to the average EU employment rate, with the employment rate for people with disabilities standing lower than 50%
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Believes that effective active labour market policies should include a combination of support for immediate action at Member State and EU level where appropriate to tackle the problems caused by the cyclical economic downturn and for action aimed at addressing long term structural and systemic issues in the labour market;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 30 a (new) - - having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2014 on an EU Homelessness Strategy,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Underlines however that a job is not always a route out of poverty with 12.7% of working age people suffering in-work poverty (2014), increased from 11% in 2009. Underlines that an integrated active inclusion and social investment approach is essential to ensure access to quality jobs, inclusive labour markets and adequate income support;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Emphasises the urgent need to ensure that the EU's efforts to fight poverty and social exclusion are at the core of its growth strategy; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively address the growing number of people facing extreme housing exclusion and homelessness, which are currently not captured by indicators used to measure the EU poverty target, but nevertheless represent an alarming social reality, affecting at least 4 million people every year; is concerned by the fact that 22,348,834 households, or 11% of the population, in the EU are facing housing cost overburden and a further 10.5 million households suffer severe housing deprivation;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Urges the need to give a quick and correct answer to the unemployed people with 55+; Calls on both the Commission and the Member States to support flexible employment solutions to those people (including par-time and temporary jobs) that meet their specific needs, thus preventing their early-leave of work; Underlines the importance of elderly in the workplace to pass on their knowledge and experience to younger workers, for e.g. by involving them in workplace training processes, ensuring that 55+ workers do not fall in unemployment situation.
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Recognises the growing trend of companies returning production and services back to the EU and the opportunities this brings for job creation in the Member States; believes that the economies of the EU have a unique opportunity to accelerate this trend of re- shoring by reinforcing a stable and predictable regulatory environment;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Emphasises the urgent need to ensure that the EU's efforts to fight poverty and social exclusion actively address the growing number of people facing extreme housing exclusion and homelessness, which are currently not captured by indicators used to measure the EU poverty target but which represent an alarming social reality affecting at least 4 million people every year.
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital is prioritised as a common strategy with regard to social investment as a tool;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms creating a more flexible and secure labour market and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 a (new) - having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (A8-0172/2015)
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital and life-long learning is prioritised as a common strategy;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural social problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms that reduce inequalities and promote quality jobs, sustainable growth and social investment and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. reiterates the need for responsible fiscal policies, taking into account debt sustainability, the economic cycle and the investment gap; is concerned about the form of fiscal adjustment policy recommended by the Commission which focuses on cutting the expenditure; underlines that a responsible fiscal consolidation should in the future concentrate on revenue policies by fighting tax fraud and tax avoidance; takes note of a study by the International Monetary Fund[1] which emphasizes that over-hastily fiscal adjustment is likely to hurt growth prospects as it reduces domestic demand; [1] IMF Working Paper ' Walking Hand in Hand: Fiscal Policy and Growth in Advanced Economies', May 2012.
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Highlights that socially responsible reforms must be based on solidarity, integration, social justice and a fair wealth distribution - a model that ensures equality and social protection, protects vulnerable groups and improves the living standards for all citizens.
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the need to
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 a (new) - - Having regard to the Commission's Recommendation on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (October 2008),
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the need to promote and protect the social market economy, which provides a framework within which competitiveness contributes to social justice and social justice stimulates competitiveness; Calls on the Commission to extend its approach about insolvency and business failure, expressed in their Recommendation of 12.03.2014, to improve debt-restructuring and second chance schemes, not just for business and entrepreneurs, but also for individuals and households, as a means to solve the problem of excess private debt in a fair and efficient manner in social and economic terms;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the need to promote and protect the social market economy, which provides a framework within which competitiveness contributes to social justice and social justice stimulates competitiveness as well as the need to find a balance between economic considerations and the need to ensure an efficient fiscal consolidation, a sustainable economy, a real social cohesion and an increased social protection ;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Stresses that AGS should asses in a more consistent manner the evolution of inequality in Europe through economic indicators, such as the Gini and Palma index;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Is concerned that labour market reforms in many Member States have mainly promoted precarious jobs; observes that 50% of the jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; notes that, according to the Commission, in-work poverty persists; in this context, calls for a wage increase not only to guarantee decent income, but also which serves to consolidate the economic recovery through the strenghtening of the internal demand;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises both the quality of work and workers
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, letterbox companies and bogus self-employment which jeopardises workers’ access to social protection systems and national public finances and creates unfair competition between European enterprises; calls on the Member States to reinforce and adequately equip labour inspection
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises workers’ access to social protection systems and national public finances and creates unfair competition between European enterprises; calls on the Member States to reinforce labour inspection mechanisms and to design measures to enable workers in the grey economy to have access to employment protection regimes; encourages Member States to implement rates of taxation related to the diverse forms of employment relationships, as one of the incentives for stable contracts; encourages the Member States to fully invest in the future platform to tackle undeclared work;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises both the quality of work and workers
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises workers’ access to social protection systems a
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 a (new) - having regard to the Eurofound report (2014) 'Changes to wage-setting mechanisms in the context of the crisis and the EU's new economic governance regime';
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises both the quality of work and workers
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Is concerned about the increase in income inequalities linked partially to inefficient labour market reforms; calls on the Commission and Member States to implement measures improving job quality in order to reduce labour market segmentation combined with measures raising minimum wages to a decent level and strengthening collective bargaining and workers position in wage-setting systems in order to reduce wage dispersion; warns about the fact that in recent decades, corporate management have been taking a greater share of the economic share while workers' wages have stagnated or have been reduced; considers that this excessive dispersion in wages increases inequalities and damages productivity and competitiveness of companies.
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. calls the European Commission and Member States to respect and promote collective bargaining and its coverage to reach as many workers as possible while at the same time also aiming for better wage floors in the form of, where applicable, minimum wages set at decent levels and with the involvement of social partners - all this with a view to end the competitive wage race to the bottom, to support aggregate demand and economic recovery, to reduce wage inequalities, to fight in-work poverty and to assist the European Central Bank in getting out of the risk of deflation and to achieve its price stability target
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation and promoting the creation of more
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that flexicurity has to be carefully considered if the aim is to contribute
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation and promoting the creation of more quality jobs; calls on the Member States to modernise their employment protection legislation in order to guarantee more stability in transitions between jobs, as well as employees’ access to social security and welfare rights; calls on the Commission to step up monitoring of the abusive practice of successive fixed-term contracts as well as other atypical contracts, in both private and public sectors;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation, increasing employment and promoting the creation of more quality
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 a (new) - having regard to the Eurofound forthcoming report (16 February 2016) Role of social partners in the European Semester;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation and promoting the creation of more quality jobs; calls on the Member States to modernise their employment protection legislation in order to guarantee more stability in transitions between jobs and also through more and better cooperation between public and private employment services where applicable, as well as employees
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considering that the good use of flexicurity could have contribute
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Notes the need to embrace the shift towards the digital economy in the context of upskilling and training as well as new forms of employment.
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Warns about the fact that despite the fact that labour reforms have reduced the payments or damages for unfair dismissal and have lowered taxes or given tax incentives for permanent employment creation, new jobs have been mainly temporary contracts.
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on the Member States to consider overall progresses in public services incomes as well as in minimum income, when applyable, without putting aside the productivity growth and in a sustainable and stable way, without jeopardizing Member States own competences;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Welcomes the Commission´s initiative on investments in human capital to restore jobs and sustainable growth. However, is extremely worried about the fact that public expenditure in education has recorded a 3.2%[1]decrease since 2010, with decreases in eleven Member States in the most recent year 2013. Stresses that, in order to be effective, these reforms should focus on the pupils curricula and the public sector; [1] Joint employment report 2016 page 19
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11 c. stresses the importance of active labour market policies in the current context; calls on the Member States to increase the coverage and effectiveness of active labour market policies;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for highly qualified young people
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 b (new) - having regard to its legislative resolution of 8 July 2015 on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States,
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources whilst ensuring that social security systems are adequately financed, and to implement fair tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation,
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources with due regard to overall competitiveness, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for highly qualified young people, in order to boost research and innovation projects within European enterprises;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation,
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 b (new) - - Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the European Semester and AGS to asses the importance of the income policies including pensions, revenue indicators and fiscal policy, in order to guarantee social cohesion and revert inequality trends;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing and new social risks; considers that pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also to other
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing; considers that pension schemes should be linked
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing; considers that pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also to
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing; considers that pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also to other social and labour factors, while not jeopardising the sustainability of public finances; in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States should retain full responsibility for the organisation of their pension systems as well as for the decision on the role of each of the three pillars of the retirement system in individual Member States.
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 b (new) - Having regard to the Commission's Recommendation on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (October 2008),
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to examine the persistence of low fertility rates in the EU; calls on the Commission to promote family-friendly policies that enhance parents’ capacity to ensure their children’s and other dependents' care and wellbeing; encourages the Member States to consider applying more favourable fiscal differentiation in line with the number of
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to examine the persistence of low fertility rates in the EU; calls on the Commission to promote family-friendly policies that enhance parents’ capacity to ensure their children’s wellbeing; encourages the Member States to consider applying more favourable fiscal differentiation in line with the number of children in a family; calls on the Commission to provide families with assistance not only by means of financial support but also in the form of high quality services;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to examine the persistence of low fertility rates in the EU; calls on the Commission to promote
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 b (new) - having regard to the debate with representatives of national parliaments on the priorities of the 2016 European Semester,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to examine the persistence of low fertility rates in the EU; calls on the Commission to promote family-friendly policies that enhance parents’ capacity to ensure their children’s wellbeing; encourages the Member States to consider applying more favourable fiscal differentiation in line with the number of children in a
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Notes that low population density or high dispersed population significantly increase the cost of providing public services such as health care or education; calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account their causes and consequences while analysing the effects of demographic change and its impact on the sustainability of public finances;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. underlines that according to Art. 153 (5) TFEU interference in wage setting mechanism by the European Union is not foreseen; emphasizes that wage setting is a core responsibility of mandated social partners in the Member States; demands therefore that the Commission ceases to interfere in national wage setting mechanisms and rejects the establishment of National Competitiveness Boards; underlines that wages are an important factor to increase domestic demand and economic growth; calls therefore on relevant actors in high-surplus countries to support faster wage increases enabling higher domestic demand.
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Stresses the fact that, in order to be effective, EFSI investments must be focused on creating new investments in areas where investor appetite is subdued rather than on substituting investments that would have been produced elsewhere or focusing on highly profitable investments that would have occurred in any case; reiterates its call on the importance of investments in human capital and other social investments, such as healthcare, childcare or affordable housing and on the need of the effective implementation of the Social Investment Package;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. Invites the Commission and the Member States to involve all levels of government and relevant stakeholders in the identification of obstacles to investments, focusing on the most needed regions and sectors as well as on making available adequate instruments bringing together public and private financing;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to promote sustainable growth leading to the creation of more and better jobs and tangible
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to promote sustainable and inclusive growth leading to the creation of more and better jobs and tangible prospects for young people in particular, in order to respond to the internal and external challenges facing the EU;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to promote sustainable growth leading to the creation of more and better jobs and tangible prospects for all, young people in particular, in order to respond to the internal and external challenges facing the EU;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to promote sustainable inclusive growth leading to the creation of more and better
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to promote sustainable growth leading to the creation of more and better jobs and tangible prospects for all, young people in particular, in order to respond to the internal and external challenges facing the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 c (new) - - Having regard to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Concluding Observations on the initial report of the European Union (September 2015),
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Underlines that the demographic change will lead to a decrease of young workers and consequently to an increasing need to retain older workers in employment; calls on the Member States to adapt their labour market strategies and pension systems as well as improve adult education in order to react to the demographic change accordingly;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. underlines the need to increase women employment rate in order to reach the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy and encourages the Commission and social partners to be ambitious and to take measures in order to better reconcile work-life balance;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on SMEs as a fundamental key for sustainable development; urges the Member States to implement tax schemes that favour innovative start-ups and the facilitation of job creation by SMEs and to monitor the impact of tax incentives on sustainable development, and to develop mechanisms that might
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on SMEs as a fundamental key for sustainable development and job-creation; urges the Member States to
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on SMEs as a fundamental key for sustainable development; urges the Member States to implement tax schemes linked to sustainable business models that favour innovative start-ups and the facilitation of job creation by SMEs, and to develop mechanisms that might impel such enterprises to achieve or operationalise in an international dimension;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. calls on the Member States to simplify regulatory frameworks and to avoid gold plating in order to reduce administrative burdens which hinder the creation and development of SMEs;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, to take steps to provide better information on all European funds and programmes that have the potential to boost entrepreneurship, investment and access to financing, such as Erasmus for Entrepreneurs, the European Employment Service (EURES), the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), the programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI);
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, to take steps to provide better information on all European funds and programmes that have the potential to boost entrepreneurship, investment and access to financing, such as Erasmus for Entrepreneurs, the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), the programme for
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Member States to develop policies which boost entrepreneurship among young people, from an early age, by providing opportunities for internships and company visits;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 c (new) - having regard to the Commission recommendation of 20 February 2013 entitled 'Investing in Children: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage' (COM(2013)778)
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls for the EFSI to be applied in particular towards helping European areas with low levels of investment and that are specially affected by unemployment; Calls on the European Commission to monitor and control the investments under the EFSI. A report should audit and measure the economic and social impact of the investment in real terms;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate all these programmes in a holistic way, in order to prevent conflicts between its targets and demands and to cut red tape; in such a revision should be an analysis of each Member State appliance, thus guaranteeing more equity in its access to the funds;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. In order to boost entrepreneurship among Youth, calls on the Member States to support associations and initiatives which help young entrepreneurs in the development of innovative projects by providing them administrative, legal or organisational support ;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. The European Social Fund should devote more resources to funding the engagement of unemployed workers in training programmes in the EU Member States in addition to those in their country of origin, making easier their integration in the European labour market they choose and enhancing European citizenship;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy, including social services face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more support, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds; calls on the Commission to create a tool within EFSI aiming specifically to support investment into the social economy and social service providers;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more support, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds; underlines also the need to cut red tape in order to support social enterprises;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy, including social services face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more support, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds; calls on the Commission to support investment into the social economy;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the European Court of Auditors special report number 3/2015 on the EU Youth Guarantee: first steps taken but implementation risks ahead1 a ; __________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR15_03/SR15_03_EN.pdf
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 d (new) - Having regard to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Concluding Observations on the initial report of the European Union (September 2015)
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Underlines the high societal and economic value of investment in social protection, including social services; states that such social investment should be given more flexibility within the Macro-economic Imbalance Procedure, therefore encouraging Member States to invest in social services for positive social and economic growth.
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Underlines the high societal and economic value of investment in social protection, including social services; states that such social investment should be given more flexibility within the Macro-economic Imbalance Procedure, therefore encouraging Member States to invest in social services for positive social and economic development
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Is concerned that "quantitative easing" policies as currently used by the ECB are leading to more financial speculation and detracting from investment and will damage job creation and growth prospects in the EU;1 a __________________ 1a http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fed- has-hurt-business-investment- 1445899627 http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little- humility-please-mr-summers-1446669213
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Better use of European funds to foster social
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the results of the EFSI in the first year of its implementation and its role
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Reminds the Commission of its Budget Review 2010 which identified 'EU added value' as one of its core principles; insists that this principle represents the cornerstone of all expenditures, which must also be guided by efficiency, effectiveness and value for money, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity as defined by Article 5 TEU;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 e (new) - having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2014 on an EU Homelessness Strategy
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructur
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructural projects where these are clearly needed in order to ensure social fairness or enhance sustainable growth; calls on the Commission to require both a prior presentation of the expected social and economic outcomes of any EU-funded investment project and its subsequent monitoring and evaluation; highlights nonetheless the short-term sustainability of these jobs as well as the heavy impact produced on the environment by these projects;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructur
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructural projects where these are clearly needed in order to ensure greater cohesion, social fairness or enhance sustainable growth; calls on the Commission to require both a prior presentation of the expected social and economic outcomes of any EU-funded investment project and its subsequent monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructural and human capital development projects where these are clearly needed in order to ensure social fairness or enhance sustainable growth; calls on the Commission to require both a prior presentation of the expected social and
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructural and human capital development projects where these are clearly needed in order to ensure social
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses, taking into account Member States’ difficulties in fully using European funds, that the EU must guarantee proper and better use of its investments, which need to be matched to its priorities, as well as the efficient management of its resources, and must also cut red tape with
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses, taking into account Member States
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the Commission’s call on Member States to increase their social investments, especially in
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 f (new) - Having regard to the Communication Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 and subsequent Strategic engagement for equality between women and men 2016-2019, which specifically refer to women's employment and economic independence;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the Commission’s call on Member States to increase their social investments, especially in healthcare, childcare, housing support and rehabilitation services to fulfil the growth of their citizens needs facing the economic crisis; calls on enterprises and other eligible beneficiaries to make better use of the investment mechanisms provided by European funds and projects having direct application
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the Commission
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the Commission’s
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the Commission
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the commission and member states to take action in the area of affordable childcare so as to allow the parent with caring responsibilities equal access to the labour market, which is of particular importance to the inclusion of women in the labour market
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Points out that formal and especially informal carers represent an important pillar for mastering the rapidly growing demands of the future care systems in Europe; underlines the need to improve the social protection for caring family members, who often have to reduce their paid jobs in order to provide unpaid care and lose social security rights as a result;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Congratulates the Commission on having enhanced the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in support of the implementation of the country- specific recommendations, and on having presented a proposal to the Member States on funding for technical assistance; underlines that these funds should not solely be used to implement the country- specific recommendations, leaving out other important investment areas;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital - A a (new) - A a. Whereas the economic recovery in the EU is under way but remains uneven between and within Member States and is partly driven by temporary factors, such as low oil prices and unconventional monetary policies showing therefore that the EU can do more to boost the economic and social recovery so as to make it more sustainable in the medium term;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion between Member States and their regions, but points out that this must be viewed as a goal of a common project in which social and civil dialogue plays a key role;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion between Member
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the urgent need to develop a European pillar of social rights and a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion within and between Member States and their regions, but points out that this must be viewed as a goal of a common project in which social and civil dialogue plays a key role;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion between Member States and their regions,
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion between Member
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion between Member States and their regions, but points out that this must be viewed as a
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Calls for tackling economic inequalities which act as an obstacle against long lasting economic growth;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to enhance the application of Article 349 TFEU in
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to boost strategic investments with the aim to improve the territorial structure, increase the competitiveness and set population in order to reach article 174 of the TFEU, in particular in those regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Stresses that the divisions between the poorest regions and the rest of the EU are deepening and calls for urgent targeted efforts on both European and national level for promoting cohesion and growth in these regions;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Is concerned of the effects that the migration crisis is having on genuine intra-EU labour mobility; calls therefore on the Commission to consider the extension of the "smart borders" system in order to ease genuine intra-EU labour mobility;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the midterm review of the MFF, to study the possibility of increasing the funding of the ESF to ensure the adequacy of its objectives and the new challenges that have been incorporated, such as long-term unemployment or the integration of refugees. Calls also for the establishmen of an specific programme to those European subregions whose unemployment rates exceed 30%;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Social inclusion as a
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Social inclusion as a
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Social inclusion a
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Social inclusion as a
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Social inclusion as a
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A.
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Welcomes the Commission's call on all Member States to increase their social investment, especially in healthcare, childcare, housing support and rehabilitation services;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses that the Europe 2020
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses that the pertinence of the Europe 2020 strategy
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Calls on the Commission to propose an integrated rights-based anti-poverty strategy in the EU to tackle the multidimensionality of poverty for all groups, especially the most vulnerable ones, integrated active inclusion, underpinned by rights to quality social protection and linked to thematic strategies for all at-risk groups. In this sense, reiterates its call on the Commission to propose an initiative to promote the introduction of minimum incomes in the Member States, for example, through an EU framework for adequate income throughout the life cycle stressing that it is up to each Member State to set minimum income levels and that these should be commensurate to the specific socioeconomic situation in the country in question;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Is particularly worried about the fact that a job is no longer a guarantee out of poverty or the best tool for ensuring social inclusion. Even if the in-work AROP rate stabilised on average in the 28 EU Member States, only half of the poor who find a job actually escape poverty[i]. Calls on the Commission and the Member states to urgently address this situation while assuring the conditions for new jobs to offer at least a living wage [i] Joint Employment Report 2016 page 28
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new) 26 c. Is extremely worried about the child poverty rates in the EU; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a child guarantee;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more efficient and effective forms of social protection systems and income support, with a special focus on groups at risk in order to ensure that these systems offer a minimum standard of living for the unemployed and those at risk of poverty and social exclusion throughout the life-cycle, while guaranteeing that such mechanisms do not perpetuate social dependency and constitute an incentive to
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more efficient forms of social protection systems and income support, in order to ensure that these systems offer a minimum standard of living for the unemployed and those at risk of social exclusion
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more efficient forms of social protection systems and income support, in order to ensure that these systems offer a minimum standard of living for the unemployed and those at risk of social exclusion, while
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more efficient forms of social protection systems and income support, in order to ensure that these systems offer a minimum standard of living for the unemployed and those at risk of social exclusion,
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more effective and efficient forms of social protection systems and income support, in order to ensure that these systems offer a
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Calls on the Commission to propose a strengthened social pillar based on social rights which can ensure a level playing field across the EU, starting with an EU guarantee of an adequate minimum income, and reinforced employment and social rights;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States to implement the necessary measures for the inclusion of refugees; points out however that these measures can be effective only if shared and implemented equally by all Member States; stresses that such an approach will require the allocation of funds that, in so fragile a situation, cannot be provided solely by Member States; calls on the Commission to provide the funding required to develop such a strategy as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF);
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment rate has been diminishing since 2013
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States to implement the necessary measures for the social inclusion
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States to implement the necessary measures for the inclusion of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers; stresses that such an approach (access to education, training and employment, affordable housing and healthcare) will require the allocation of funds that, in so fragile a situation, cannot be provided
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Member States to implement the necessary measures for the inclusion of refugees within the regulation of the Dublin III regulation; stresses that such an approach will require the allocation of funds that, in so fragile a situation, cannot be provided solely by Member States; calls on the Commission to provide the funding required to develop such a strategy as part
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Calls on the Commission to duly take into account additional expenditures encountered by Member States in the effort to address the refugee crisis and their integration into the society and the labour market when assessing their compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take adequate measures to help refugees settle and integrate, as well as ensuring that public services are sufficiently resourced and early anticipation of the requirements to facilitate their smooth transition to the labour market. Local authorities and social partners should play a key role in facilitating the integration of migrants and preventing them from suffering from labour abuse;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the social risk implied in not being able to guarantee the sustainability of social security systems over the coming decades, encourages therefore the Member States to develop strategies which ensure that more people are maintained as an active part of the labour force for a longer time;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the social risk implied in not being able to guarantee the sustainability of social security systems over the coming decades; highlights the long-term benefits associated with a rapid and full social inclusion and integration of migrants into the labour market, with a view to contribute to the sustainability of national welfare and fiscal systems;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment has been diminishing since 2013 thanks to
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the social risk implied in not being able to guarantee the sustainability safety and adequacy of social security systems over the coming decades; considers that linking retirement age to life expectancy is not the only way of tackling the challenge of ageing, and that pension system reforms should also reflect, inter alia, labour market trends, birth rates, the demographic situation, the health and wealth situation, working conditions and the economic dependency ratio; recalls that the best way to tackle the challenge of ageing is to increase the overall employment rate, building, inter alia, on social investments in active ageing;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that asylum-seekers have access to the labour market and to enable their right to work, which is a fundamental right according to international law; urges the Member States to fully transpose into national legislation and implement all dispositions included in the updated European Agenda on Migration; deplores the fact that the Commission had to adopt 40 infringement decisions against several Member States, including Letters of Formal Notice to 19 Member States for not having taken the necessary measures to transpose the Reception Condition Directive; supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen the European Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to fair labour mobility
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to fair labour mobility, ensuring that EU mobile workers are n
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to fair labour mobility,
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to fair labour mobility, to combat fraud and ensur
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment has been diminishing since 2013 thanks to supportive macroeconomic policies and the impact of structural reforms; whereas it nevertheless remains too high, currently affecting 9.9 % of active citizens, i.e. 23 million Europeans, about half of them being long-term unemployed; highlighting the need for further structural reforms which at the same time promote flexibility in the labour markets and security for the employed; Whereas employment has increased in the EU28 by 0.8 % and in the Eurozone by 0.4 % in 2014;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to fair labour mobility
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a concrete plan on how the European Semester will be used to implement the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support labour mobility all around Europe as a way to create new job opportunities for workers and to provide labour for companies; Calls for the Member States to use and to promote the European tools available to facilitate this labour mobility, especially the European jobs network EURES; In cross border regions where the labour mobility is really high, encourages Member States to develop EURES cross-border partnerships to help workers in their mobility projects;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a concrete plan on how the European Semester will be used to implement the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in particular by assessing access to quality community-based services for all people in Europe;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a concrete plan on how the European Semester will be used to implement the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; in particular by assessing access to quality community-based services for all people in Europe;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. States that social dialogue is a key instrument for improving working conditions and that in order to ensure the best conditions possible for the dialogue between social partners, a precondition in this context is the existence of strong trade unions, the participation of employees in company matters and a strengthening of collective agreements; calls on the Commission and Member States to boost the quality of social dialogue also at the European level ensuring timely and meaningful social partner consultations, allowing for the necessary analysis and integration of proposals in decision making processes.
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30 b. calls for the promotion of a socially just corporate governance framework at the European level as a way to reducing inequalities, focusing on promoting greater economic democracy putting in place and strengthening legislation requiring employee representatives on company boards and remuneration committees, systems of tax advantages to employee owned companies, cooperatives and mutuals, as well as funds providing loans to assist employee-buy outs.
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 c (new) 30 c. calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce their efforts to tackle social and wage dumping in the EU, which causes significant harm to the workers affected and to Member State welfare systems; calls, furthermore, for the social partners to be included at all levels in these efforts;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment has been
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate monitoring and follow-up of the implementation of the country-specific recommendations and ensure adequate focus on employment and social inclusion issues;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Requests a stronger role for the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, inclusive and sustainable growth, its targets, particularly social ones reflected equally in all the Semester instruments including the CSRs;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Rejects the establishment of National Competitiveness Boards as new bureaucratic institutions to interfere in collective bargaining at national level;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Believes that the Eurozone recommendation needs to be the starting point for a broader economic policy debate involving Member States and EU institutions; invites all relevant stakeholders to explore all options to strengthen the EMU social dimension. In this sense:
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) – point a (new) (a) enhanced democratic accountability mechanisms at both the EU and national levels, whereby responsibilities must be assumed at the level where decisions are taken and based on the adoption of convergence guidelines under co- decision, while formalising the scrutiny role of the European Parliament in the European Semester in an Inter- Institutional Agreement and ensuring that all euro area National Parliaments follow each step of the European Semester process;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) – point b (new) (b) a social dimension aimed at preserving Europe´s social market economy including a European framework on minimum wages, in a legal or conventional form while respecting national practices;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) - point c (new) (c) joint meetings between the EPSCO Council and the ECOFIN to be held with a view to promoting coordinated socio- economic policies geared towards strengthening competitiveness in Europe and giving growth and quality jobs a sustainable boost;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment has been diminishing since 2013 thanks to supportive macroeconomic policies, low energy costs which have increased spending power and the impact of structural reforms; whereas it nevertheless remains too high in many Member States, currently affecting 9.9 % of active citizens, i.e. 23 million Europeans, about half of them being long-term unemployed;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) – point d (new) (d) meetings of the Eurozone Labour and Social Ministers so as to better integrate its social dimension and properly address social imbalances;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) – point e (new) (e) the creation of European automatic Stabilizers, like a European unemployment benefit scheme, with the aim of increasing the resilience of the EMU, to address economic crises and emergencies connected directly to the Monetary Union;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) – point f (new) (f) a euro area fiscal capacity based on specific own-resources in the framework of the Union budget with European parliamentary control;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31a (new) – point g (new) (g) on taxation, a commitment to European-wide measures against tax fraud and evasion and aggressive corporate tax planning, cooperation of the national tax authorities in order to exchange information regarding tax avoidance and tax fraud, measures to bring about convergence of taxation policies of the Member States, a common consolidated corporate tax base, simpler and more transparent tax systems and country-by-country reporting for corporates, excluding SMEs;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 b (new) 31 b. Calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible the proposal for a Pillar of Social rights, as a way to guarantee social and labour rights and to foster upward economic and social convergence in order to tackle the economic and social disparities between Member States and within societies;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 a (new) Better coordination of the European Semester (This amendment intends to be the title of the section starting from original paragraph 32 onwards)
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda in this respect, also involving the social partners and civil society and the national parliaments;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda in this respect, also involving the social partners and civil society and the national parliaments;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for sustainable and inclusive growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda and guidelines in this respect, also involving the social partners, civil society and the national parliaments; believes that the Commission could monitor and report whether suggestions to implement certain Country Specific Recommendations in 'consultation with the social partners' were taken up;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas unemployment rate has been
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda in this respect, also involving the social partners and the national parliaments; believes that the Commission could monitor and report whether suggestions to implement certain Country Specific Recommendations in 'consultation with the social partners' were taken up.
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda in this respect, also involving the social partners and the national parliaments, social partners and civil society, ensuring that the Spring European Council remains the central movement where policy priorities are defined on the basis of the input from the Commission, the Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a concrete plan on how the European Semester will be used to implement the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; in particular by assessing access to quality community-based services for all people in Europe;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Urges the Commission to launch negotiations with the European Parliament and the European Council on an interinstitutional agreement on economic governance, as repeatedly demanded by the European Parliament and as suggested by the Five Presidents' report;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that, in order to match European and national policies on growth and guarantee their suitability on the ground, it is crucial to strengthen the role of the social partners at both European and national level; stresses that, in order to progress with convergence and balance competitiveness and fairness, social dialogue and civil dialogue must be pursued in all the phases
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that, in order to match European and national policies on growth and guarantee their suitability on the ground, it is crucial to strengthen the role of the social partners at both European and national level; stresses that, in order to progress with upward convergence and balance competitiveness and fairness, social dialogue must be pursued in all the phases of the Semester; reminds however that the social dialogue is important but not sufficient in order to actually implement growth and employment oriented policies, while an immediate exemption from existing budgetary rules concerning productive investments and minimum income is essential;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that, in order to match European and national policies on growth and guarantee their suitability on the ground, it is crucial to strengthen the role of all stakeholders in the process including civil society, national parliaments and the social partners at both European and
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that, in order to match European and national policies on growth and guarantee their suitability on the ground, it is crucial to strengthen the role of the social partners at both European and national level; stresses that, in order to progress with convergence and balance competitiveness and fairness, social dialogue must be pursued in all the phases of the Semester; In this sense, welcomes the European Commission's efforts to relaunch social dialogue and the streamlined approach introduced by the AGS 2015. However, points out that the situation remains weak at national level. In this sense, highlights the importance of national parliaments debating country reports and country-specific recommendations and voting on national reform programmes and of a proper consultation and association with social partners;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Believes that the Commission could strengthen the role of the European Semester Officers by better defining their objectives and functions;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Believes that the social partners should have more involvement in the Annual Growth Survey, the country reports and the discussions in EMCO, the SPC and the informal EPSCO; believes that the Commission could monitor and report whether suggestions to implement certain Country Specific Recommendations in consultation with social partners were taken up;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas in order to reduce unemployment it is essential to take into account specific microeconomic circumstances and outline structural reforms whose social impact must be assessed before they enter into force;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Believes that the Commission could strengthen the role of the European Semester Officers by better defining their objectives and functions.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas economic recovery has now entered its third year with a growth forecast for the EU28 of 2 % in 2016 and of 1,8 % in the Eurozone;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas the effects of the Eurozone- crisis, especially high public and private debt, have yet to be solved and continue to have a negative economic and social effect on the economies of the EU; whereas the Eurozone continues to be susceptible to asymmetric economic shocks and lags behind the rest of Europe in regards to economic growth;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. Whereas fiscal consolidation in the EU28 is improving with the general budget deficit decreasing from 4,5 % in 2011 to 2,5 % in 2015;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. Whereas, as stated by the European Commission1 a , employment and social divergences within and between Member states persists and social developments still point to further divergence across the EU hindering growth, employment and cohesion; whereas societies which are characterised by a high level of equality and investment in people do better in terms of growth and employment resilience. __________________ 1a Joint employment report 2016 page 2
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the youth unemployment rate at EU level stands at 22.6 %, and in 2014 12.3 % of young people were not in education, employment or training (NEETs), thus being at risk of exclusion from the labour market
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the youth unemployment rate at EU level stands at 22.6 %, and in 2014 12.3 % of young people were not in education, employment or training (NEETs), thus being at risk of exclusion from the labour market and
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - – having regard to the 2014 Communication from the Commission on Effective and Accessible and Resilient, Health Systems (COM (2014) 215 final)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas many young people do either enroll for additional graduate studies in an effort to escape unemployment or leave their home country to seek jobs in other Member States; whereas these two cases are not covered by national statistics on youth unemployment; whereas the actual unemployment rate might therefore be higher than the official one;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the level of unemployment and its social consequences differs between European countries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas up to 12.4 million people have been out of work for more than a year and, of those, 6 million for more than two years; whereas long-term unemployment has a negative impact on economic growth and social welfare systems and can become a structural problem affecting entire generations;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas the employment rate of women (63.5% in May 2015) remains far below the Europe 2020 headline target of 75% and women's part-time employment rate remains excessively high at 32.2% compared to men 8.8% and thus more robust measures are required to narrow these gaps;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas only half of workers between 55 and 65 are in employment and long- term unemployment is particularly prevalent among younger and older employees;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas the primary responsibility for tackling youth unemployment rests with the Member States in terms of developing and implementing labour market regulatory frameworks, education and training systems and active labour market policies;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas employment rate in EU-28 increased by 0.8 percentage points whilst there are considerable differences in the performances of European countries, with five countries having reduced their employment rates in at least five percentage points between 2009 and 2014;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) B c. whereas about 5% of the labour force in EU28 in 2014 had been unemployed for more than a year and 3.1% of labour force had been unemployed for more than 2 years.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) B d. whereas, in addition to its financial and social effects, unemployment, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment negatively affect social convergence and ultimately hinder sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - Having regard to the Commission's Recommendation on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (October 2008),
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills, whereas low educational level is one of the key causes of young people becoming NEETs; whereas it is essential to identify the root causes of early school leaving and determine whether the increase of unemployment among parents is likely to lead to an increase in early school leaving cases;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills, whereas low educational level is one of the key causes of young people becoming NEETs; whereas a mismatch of skills can result in unemployment;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills, whereas low educational level
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas many Member States cut funding in the education sector, hampering quality education, putting pressure on pay and working conditions of teachers, and increasing precarious contractual arrangements for teachers and employees in the education sectors; whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills, whereas low educational level
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills although this is also linked to their unwillingness to offer long-term contracts, whereas low educational level is one of the key causes of young people becoming NEETs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. Whereas there are approximately 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU, of which almost 900.000 are in the digital sector, which hampers economic growth and job-creation; whereas in 2012 one in three Europeans were either over- or under-qualified for their job; whereas this mis-match negatively affects growth;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the discrimination of long- term unemployed job seekers is unfortunately very common: whereas such practices are based on the psychological stigma associated with unemployment and result in employers to perceiving jobless and older applicants as less competent and less hireable than employed individuals; whereas there is a need for employers to train human resource managers to overcome their biases against unemployed workers and older workers and to focus on qualifications and experience rather than the current employment status.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas undeclared work
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 b (new) - – having regard to the 2014 report of the Social Protection Committee entitled 'Adequate social protection for long-term care needs in an ageing society'
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas undeclared work has serious budgetary implications and leads to loss of tax revenue and social security contributions, as it produces negative effects on employment, productivity and quality of work, skills development and lifelong learning, as well as on
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas undeclared work has serious
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas undeclared work
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas a
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply, a
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply, a
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 b (new) - Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas high-quality skilled jobs with employment security are required to help tackle unemployment across the EU as opposed to precarious work;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the most precarious work involves the inability of individuals to enforce their rights, where social insurance protection is absent, where health and safety is put at risk and where work does not provide sufficient income to enable people to live decently; whereas Insecurity is another key element of precariousness and it encompasses work uncertainty, income insufficiency, lack of protection against dismissal, an unknown length of employment and where there is uncertainty about future employment
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation, 7 million more than when the commitments for the Europe 2020 target were made; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas in 2012 32.2 million persons with disabilities over 16 years are in this situation;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas homelessness has increased in many EU Member States; whereas in 2012 32.2 million persons with disabilities over 16 years were in this situation;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas the Europe 2020 targets have not yet been reached so that an immediate review of the EU2020 strategy is needed;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas in 2012 32.2 million persons with disabilities over 16 years are in this situation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas in 2012 32.2 million persons with disabilities over 16 years are in this situation;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas the number of people experiencing poverty in the EU is increasing, with almost 123 million people in the EU
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 c (new) - - Having regard to the Commission's Recommendation on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (October 2008),
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation, of whom 32.2 million persons with disabilities in 2012; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas the number of Europeans in risk of poverty increased in the period 2009- 2012, the situation has improved as the number stabilized in 2013 and 2014;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this objective is far from being achieved and almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas - although one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion - poverty rates in the EU have increased even further and are at an unacceptably high level; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060; whereas these factors
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060; whereas these factors may appear as sufficient justification for the fact that
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and
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Amendment A #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas the economic recovery has now entered its third year with a growth forecast for the EU28 of 2% in 2016 and of 1,8% in the Eurozone but remains uneven between and within Member States and is partly driven by temporary factors, such as the continued decrease of energy prices, which contribute to spending power’s increase, in cases it has an impact on the real economy showing therefore that the EU can do more to boost the economic and social recovery so as to make it more sustainable in the medium term, especially in the current situation of uncertainty in the global economy;
Amendment AA #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7a. Emphasises the urgent need to ensure that the EU's efforts to fight poverty and social exclusion actively address the growing number of homeless people, which are currently not captured by indicators used to measure the EU poverty target but which represent an alarming social reality affecting at least 4 million 1people every year.
Amendment AB #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the EU as whole and many of its Member States continue
Amendment AC #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the need to promote and protect the social market economy, which provides a framework within which competitiveness and high social standards contribute
Amendment AD #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10 a. Considers that the dispersion in wages increases inequalities and damages productivity and competitiveness of companies; calls on the Commission and Member States to implement measures improving job quality in order to reduce labour market segmentation combined with measures raising minimum wages to an adequate level, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, and strengthening collective bargaining and workers position in wage-setting systems in order to reduce wage dispersion; all this with a view to support aggregate demand and economic recovery, to reduce wage inequalities and to fight in-work poverty;
Amendment AE #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Consider
Amendment AF #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources
Amendment AG #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment AH #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States should retain full responsibility for the organisation of their pension systems as well as for the decision on the role of each of the three pillars of the retirement system in individual Member States; considers that pension schemes should provide guarantees against old age poverty and for this reason, that it is necessary to implement policies to guarantee a strong, sustainability and adequate first pension pillar;
Amendment AI #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment AJ #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to promote sustainable and inclusive growth leading to the creation of more and better jobs and tangible prospects for
Amendment AK #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on
Amendment AL #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, to take steps to provide better information on all European funds and programmes that have the potential to boost entrepreneurship, investment and access to financing, such as Erasmus for Entrepreneurs, the European Employment Services (EURES), the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), the programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); Recalls the importance of the partnership principle, bottom up approach and the importance of adequate resource allocation;
Amendment AM #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Better use of European funds to foster social
Amendment AN #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the
Amendment AO #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that investment priorities must be oriented to infrastructural projects where these are clearly needed in order to ensure
Amendment AP #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses, taking into account Member
Amendment AQ #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the Commission’s call on Member States to increase their social investments
Amendment AR #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment AS #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social
Amendment AT #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Calls for tackling economic inequalities which act as an obstacle against long lasting economic growth; Stresses that the divisions between the poorest regions and the rest of the EU are deepening and calls for urgent targeted efforts on both European and national level for promoting cohesion and growth in these regions; Following this calls on the Commission and Member States to boost strategic investments in order to increase competiveness with respect to the article 174 of the TFEU, in particular in those regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps;
Amendment AU #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to enhance the application of Article 349 TFEU in order to make the outermost regions more integrated in the Europe of Regions, differentiating EU policies in order to guarantee equity between regions and
Amendment AV #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Social inclusion as a
Amendment AW #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26 a. Is worried about the fact that a job is no longer, by itself, a guarantee out of poverty or the best tool for ensuring social inclusion with 12,7% of working age people suffering in-work poverty (2014), increased from 11% in 2009; calls on the Commission to propose an integrated anti-poverty strategy in the EU to tackle the multidimensionality of poverty for all groups, especially the most vulnerable ones, integrated active inclusion, underpinned by right to proper social protection. In this sense, reiterates its call on the Commission to propose an initiative to promote the introduction of minimum incomes in the Member States without breaching the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment AX #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment AY #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment AZ #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe
Amendment B #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A.
Amendment BA #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support intra-EU labour mobility all around Europe as a way to create opportunities for workers and for companies; Calls on the Member States to use and to promote the European tools available to facilitate this labour mobility, especially the European jobs network EURES; In cross-border regions where the labour mobility is really high, encourages Member States to develop EURES cross-border partnerships to help workers in their mobility plans;
Amendment BB #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment BC #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for sustainable and inclusive growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda in this respect, also involving the social partners, the national parliaments and othe
Amendment BD #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that, in order to match European and national policies on growth and guarantee their suitability on the ground, it is crucial to strengthen the role of the social partners at both European and national level; stresses that, in order to progress with upward convergence and balance competitiveness and fairness, social dialogue must be pursued in all the phases of the Semester; In this sense, welcomes the European Commission's efforts to relaunch social dialogue and the streamlined approach introduced by the AGS 2015. However, points out that in many Member States the situation remains weak at national level.
Amendment BE #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Believes that the Commission could strengthen the role of the European Semester Officers by better defining their objectives and functions.
Amendment C #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the youth unemployment rate at EU level stands at 22.6 %, and in 2014 12.3 % of young people were not in education, employment or training (NEETs), thus being at risk of exclusion from the labour market
Amendment D #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the employment rate in EU- 28 increased by 0.8 percentage points and in the Eurozone by 0.4 % in 2014, whilst there are considerable differences in the performances of European Member States, with five countries having reduced their employment rates in at least five percentage points between 2009 and 2014; whereas in 2014 the number of self- employed increased at about the same pace as employment and from 2013 the increase in overall employment has been mainly driven by an increase in temporary contracts, although those varie widely between Member States; whereas the level of unemployment and its social consequences differs between European countries; whereas many young people either enrol for additional graduate studies in an effort to escape unemployment or leave their home country in search of employment in other Member States; whereas these two cases are not included in national statistics on youth unemployment;
Amendment E #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. Whereas the employment rate of women (63.5% in May 2015) remains far below the Europe 2020 headline target of 75%, and women's part-time employment rate remains high at 32.2% compared to men 8.8%, even if considering the individual free choices and needs; whereas enhancing women’s labour market participation can help reduce these gaps and address women’s increased risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment F #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) B c. whereas the loss of human capital due to unemployment is huge and whereas the total cost of youth unemployment has been estimated at 153 billion Euros a year[1]; whereas, in addition to its financial and social effects, unemployment, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment negatively affects social convergence and ultimately hamper sustainable economic growth; [1] http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR15_03/SR15_03_EN.pdf #8
Amendment G #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) B d. Whereas about 5% of the labour force in EU28 in 2014 had been unemployed for more than a year and 3.1% of labour force had been unemployed for more than two years; whereas only half of workers between 55 and 65 are in employment and long-term unemployment is particularly prevalent among younger and older employees; whereas the discrimination of long-term unemployed job seekers is unfortunately very common; whereas such practices are based on the psychological stigma associated with unemployment and might result in employers to perceiving jobless and older applicants as less competent and less hireable than employed individuals; whereas there is a need for employers to train human resource managers to overcome possible biases against unemployed workers and older workers and to focus on qualifications and experience rather than the current employment status;
Amendment H #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills
Amendment I #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas undeclared work deprives workers of their social and labour rights and fosters social dumping and has serious budgetary implications and leads to loss of tax revenue and social security contributions, as it produces negative effects on employment, productivity and quality of work, skills development and lifelong learning, as well as on the
Amendment J #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply, albeit such contracts account for a minority of existing employment relationships
Amendment K #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas the number of Europeans at risk of poverty increased in the period 2009- 2012, but the situation has stabilized considering the numbers in 2013 and 2014; whereas homelessness has increased in many EU Member States; whereas given that 32.2 million persons with disabilities over the age of 16 in 2012 were at risk of falling into poverty and social exclusion; whereas the Europe 2020 targets have not yet been reached so that an immediate review of the EU2020 strategy is needed;
Amendment L #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the
Amendment M #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. Whereas the EU gender pension gap remains substantial at 40%, reflecting differences between women and men in working full time or part-time hours, as well as the gender pay gap and shorter careers of women;
Amendment N #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas public and private debt remains too high in many Member States
Amendment O #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, given the current trend, in the next 10 to 15 years 90 % of the world’s growth will come from outside the EU; believes, therefore, it is necessary to continue to develop and promote real growth and job creation strategies in the EU Member States; whereas it is essential to implement innovative industrial and market policies in order to increase the intra-EU and global competitiveness which will help deliver sustainable and socially inclusive employment opportunities;
Amendment P #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has already approved 69 projects in 18 countries, and signed 56 operations (with total financing under EFSI of around EUR 1.4 billion ), and this is expected to lead to more than 22 EUR billion in investment and to involve around 71 000 SMEs; whereas more effort is needed to ensure that funding is provided for social infrastructure such as, for example, childcare, in view of meeting the long standing Barcelona commitments whereas the current projects involve mostly large infrastructure projects, while SMEs and micro-enterprises are usually excluded by these funds in spite of their importance as the backbone of the European economy and generator of quality employment;
Amendment Q #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas 6.9 million EU citizens exercise their fundamental right to free movement and live and work in another EU country; whereas there are over 1.1 million cross-border or frontier workers; whereas the free movement of people is fundamental to enhance convergence between European countries;
Amendment R #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas the increasing numbers of refugees in Europe requires solidarity and more balanced and enhanced efforts by Member States, regional and local authorities in terms of integration measures such as social assistance in line with the relevant EU asylum legislation and medium to long term actions and strategies, in receiving and integrating refugees into society;
Amendment S #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1 a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission's Annual Growth Survey (AGS) underlines the need to pay more attention to social fairness in the context of the new national, stability and reform programmes, adding three employment indicators (activity rate, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment) in the Macroeconomic Imbalance procedure; Urges these indicators to be put on a genuine equal footing as the existing indicators, allowing them to trigger in-depth-analyses in the relevant Member States and guarantee that their internal imbalances are further assessed, with economic and social reforms being proposed and monitored;
Amendment T #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes the Commission for having put in its AGS social fairness at the heart of European economic recovery; Stresses the EU’s convergence achievements by creating an EMU and calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost for an European social upward convergence; Calls on the European Commission to define and quantify its’ concept of social fairness, taking into account both employment and social policies, to be achieved through the 2016 Annual Growth Survey and European Semester;
Amendment U #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment V #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises,
Amendment W #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that educational efforts primarily are focused on the younger part of the workforce, however, many countries need a broader focus on educating the workforce including adult education and vocational training opportunities; Underlines that insufficient investments in education, especially in digital skills, poses a threat to Europe’s competitive position and to the employability of Europe’s work force; encourages therefore Member States to prioritise broad education in digital skills; Calls on the Commission to promote, at Member State level, a broader investment strategy for the full cycle of education and training, encompassing all sectors of lifelong learning, work-based and workplace learning, dual learning, formal and non-formal learning taking into account the need to improve adult education in order to react to the demographic change accordingly in order to better adapt Member States’ education and training systems to the needs of the labour market, calls on the Member States to support apprenticeship and to fully use the Erasmus+ funds available for apprentices in order to guarantee the quality and attractiveness of this kind of training;
Amendment X #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people and people having spent time out of the labour market for caring responsibilities; stresses, therefore, the importance of creating a validation system for non-
Amendment Y #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission
Amendment Z #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an individualised approach for the long- term unemployed but is worried about the plight of long-term unemployed in Europe, representing more than 12 million unemployed; considers that such an approach will require an increased effort in terms of human resources, calling for participants with the educational level
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