Progress: Procedure completed
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| Lead | BUDG |
JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli ( ALDE)
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PLENKOVIĆ Andrej ( PPE),
VANA Monika ( Verts/ALE),
ZANNI Marco ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | EMPL | ||
| Committee Opinion | REGI |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
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PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to assist France in respect of redundancies in the road haulage sector.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2016/989 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from France — EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal ).
CONTENT: with this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council decided to mobilise EUR 5 146 800 in commitments and payments under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in the framework of the 2016 budget.
This amount shall assist France in respect of redundancies in the road haulage sector.
On 19 November 2015, France submitted an application EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in MoryGlobal SAS in France.
Given that the application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF as laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 ( EGF Regulation 2014-2020 ), the European Parliament and the Council decided to mobilise the amount requested.
To recall, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million , as laid down in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 .
Therefore, it has been decided to mobilise the EGF in order to provide the requested financial contribution in respect of the application submitted by France.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 21.06.2016. This Decision shall apply retroactively from 8 June 2016.
The European Parliament adopted by 540 votes to 73, with 2 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for an amount of EUR 5 146 800 in commitment and payment appropriations to assist France in respect of redundancies in the road haulage sector.
Parliament recalled that the Union has set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.
French application : France submitted application EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in the economic sector classified under the NACE Rev.2 Division 49 (Land transport and transport via pipelines) and Division 52 (Warehousing and support activities for transportation) throughout mainland France, and whereas 2 132 redundant workers eligible for an EGF contribution are expected to participate in the measures. The request follows the judicial liquidation of MoryGlobal and is a follow-up to the application EGF/2014/017 FR/MoryDucros.
The application was submitted under the intervention criteria of point (a) of Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers and/or selfemployed persons whose activity has ceased.
Nature of the redundancies : Parliament considered that the redundancies in MoryGlobal are linked to the general decline in physical output in Europe, which has led to a reduction in volumes to be transported and a price war in the road haulage sector, resulting in a steady deterioration in operating margins and a series of losses for the sector in France since 2007, followed by a wave of bankruptcies, including that of Mory-Ducros and later of MoryGlobal, which re-employed 2 107 of Mory-Ducros' former workers.
Older workers : Parliament recalled that the EGF support for 2 513 former Mory-Ducros workers, approved in April 2015, amounts to EUR 6 052 200. It considered that workers in the 55-64 age group are at a higher risk of long-term unemployment and exclusion from the labour market with the possible effect of social exclusion. Members considered therefore that those workers, who make up over 19% of the beneficiaries expected to be targeted by the proposed actions, have specific needs when it comes to providing them with personalised approach in accordance with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation.
A package of personalised services : Parliament welcomed the fact that the French authorities started providing the personalised services to the affected workers on 23 April 2015, ahead of the application on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. It noted that the EGF cofunded personalised services to be provided consist of advice and guidance provided by a team of expert consultants, which are additional to the social plan and the Contrat de Sécurisation Professionnelle funded by the French State to help the workers back into employment.
External consultants for the implementation of measures : Parliament noted that the EGF cofunded personalised services to be provided consist of advice and guidance provided by a team of expert consultants, which are additional to the social plan and the Contrat de Sécurisation Professionnelle funded by the French State to help the workers back into employment. It noted that the three contractors operating the team of consultants are the ones providing services to the workers made redundant by Mory-Ducros. It expects the Commission and the French authorities to strictly follow the principle according to which payments to the agencies are to be made on the basis of results achieved.
Parliament noted that the contractors (BPI, Sodie and AFPA Transitions) shall assist the redundant workers and help them find solutions to remain in the labour market and find new jobs, through personalised services such as collective and individual information sessions, job transition and accompaniment towards new jobs. The contractors operating the team of consultants are the same as those providing services to the workers made redundant by Mory-Ducros. Parliament called on the Commission to provide an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the ongoing support for the redundant workers of Mory-Ducros, as the current application is a follow-up to the EGF/2014/017 FR/Mory-Ducros application, and the personalised services are provided by the same contractors.
Parliament noted that the French authorities confirmed that the proposed actions do not receive financial support from other Union funds or financial instruments and that they are complementary to actions funded by the Structural Funds. It reiterated that assistance from the EGF comes in addition to national measures and must not replace actions which are the responsibility of Member States or of companies.
Lastly, Parliament recalled its appeal to the Commission to assure public access to all the documents related to EGF cases.
The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI (ADLE, FI) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for an amount of EUR 5 146 800 in commitment and payment appropriations to assist France in respect of redundancies in the road haulage sector.
Members recalled that the Union has set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.
French application : France submitted application EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in the economic sector classified under the NACE Rev.2 Division 49 (Land transport and transport via pipelines) and Division 52 (Warehousing and support activities for transportation) throughout mainland France, and whereas 2 132 redundant workers eligible for an EGF contribution are expected to participate in the measures. The request follows the judicial liquidation of MoryGlobal and is a follow-up to the application EGF/2014/017 FR/MoryDucros.
The application was submitted under the intervention criteria of point (a) of Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers and/or selfemployed persons whose activity has ceased.
Nature of the redundancies : Members considered that the redundancies in MoryGlobal are linked to the general decline in physical output in Europe, which has led to a reduction in volumes to be transported and a price war in the road haulage sector, resulting in a steady deterioration in operating margins and a series of losses for the sector in France since 2007, followed by a wave of bankruptcies, including that of Mory-Ducros and later of MoryGlobal, which re-employed 2 107 of Mory-Ducros' former workers.
A package of personalised services : Members welcomed the fact that the French authorities started providing the personalised services to the affected workers on 23 April 2015, ahead of the application on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. They noted that the EGF cofunded personalised services to be provided consist of advice and guidance provided by a team of expert consultants, which are additional to the social plan and the Contrat de Sécurisation Professionnelle funded by the French State to help the workers back into employment.
They considered that workers in the 55-64 age group are at a higher risk of long-term unemployment and exclusion from the labour market with the possible effect of social exclusion. They considered therefore that those workers, who make up over 19% of the beneficiaries expected to be targeted by the proposed actions, have specific needs when it comes to providing them with personalised approach in accordance with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation.
Members noted that the French authorities confirmed that the proposed actions do not receive financial support from other Union funds or financial instruments and that they are complementary to actions funded by the Structural Funds.
They reiterated that assistance from the EGF comes in addition to national measures and must not replace actions which are the responsibility of Member States or of companies.
Lastly, Members recalled their appeal to the Commission to assure public access to all the documents related to EGF cases.
PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to assist France in respect of redundancies in the road haulage sector.
PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT: Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 provides that the EGF shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices) over and above the relevant headings of the financial framework.
The rules applicable to financial contributions from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 .
In this context, the Commission examined the application for mobilisation of the EGF to assist France and concluded the following:
France : EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal : on 19 November 2015, France submitted application EGF/2015/010 FR/ MoryGlobal for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in MoryGlobal SAS in France.
France submitted its application within 12 weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria were met. The deadline expired on 7 April 2016.
In order to establish the link between the redundancies and the global financial and economic crisis addressed in Regulation (EC) No 546/2009, France argues that MoryGlobal was active in the fields of courier services, freight transport and delivery, warehousing and rental of related materials; and provided these services both within France and abroad.
As a result of the global financial and economic crisis, road haulage in vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes declined by 13.7% in the EU and by 21% in France between 2007 and 2012. This decline has been following the general decline of physical output in Europe and the road transport sector in Europe has not yet recovered from the major activity decline it suffered in 2009 due to the economic crisis. In 2014, the activity of road freight transport remained more than 10% lower compared with the pre-crisis activity.
Faced with the reduction in volumes to be transported, a price war broke out within the sector.
The current difficulties of MoryGlobal go back to 2012/2013. At the time the enterprise was known as Mory-Ducros. Mory-Ducros declared itself insolvent on November 2013 and entered into liquidation procedures. The difficulties were not resolved after the take-over and the company eventually went bankrupt and ceased all activity.
This is a follow-up application to a previous request , in support of the Mory-Ducros workers who moved to MoryGlobal.
Basis of the French application : France submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers and / or self-employed persons whose activity has ceased.
The reference period of four months for the application runs from 27 April 2015 to 27 August 2015. During the reference period 2 093 workers were made redundant in MoryGlobal. The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 2 132.
Having examined this application, the proposed contribution from the EGF to the coordinated package of personalised services is EUR 5 146 800 .
BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted beneficiaries, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 5 146 800, representing 60 % of the total costs of the proposed actions, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application.
The proposed decision to mobilise the EGF will be taken jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, as laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.
At the same time as it presents this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will present to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary line for the amount of EUR 5 146 800.
At the same time as it adopts this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act, which will enter into force on the date at which the European Parliament and the Council adopt the proposed decision to mobilise the EGF.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Decision 2016/989
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 162 21.06.2016, p. 0010
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0229/2016
- Budgetary report tabled for plenary: A8-0182/2016
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE582.281
- Committee draft report: PE580.769
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2016)0185
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE580.769
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE582.281
Activities
- Louis ALIOT
- Marie-Christine ARNAUTU
- Jonathan ARNOTT
- Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA
- Hugues BAYET
- Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA
- José BLANCO LÓPEZ
- Marie-Christine BOUTONNET
- Renata BRIANO
- Steeve BRIOIS
- Gianluca BUONANNO
- Alain CADEC
- James CARVER
- Nicola CAPUTO
- David COBURN
- Jane COLLINS
- Pál CSÁKY
- Javier COUSO PERMUY
- Edward CZESAK
- Daniel DALTON
- Michel DANTIN
- Rachida DATI
- Angélique DELAHAYE
- Marielle DE SARNEZ
- Mireille D'ORNANO
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
- Edouard FERRAND
- Lorenzo FONTANA
- Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
- Elena GENTILE
- Sylvie GODDYN
- Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS
- Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
- Brian HAYES
- Marian HARKIN
- Mike HOOKEM
- Cătălin Sorin IVAN
- Petr JEŽEK
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
- Philippe JUVIN
- Barbara KAPPEL
- Afzal KHAN
- Giovanni LA VIA
- Marine LE PEN
- Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR
- Vladimír MAŇKA
- Ivana MALETIĆ
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
- Jiří MAŠTÁLKA
- Dominique MARTIN
- Notis MARIAS
- Valentinas MAZURONIS
- Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK
- Louis MICHEL
- Marlene MIZZI
- Sophie MONTEL
- József NAGY
- Liadh NÍ RIADA
- Franz OBERMAYR
- Rolandas PAKSAS
- Margot PARKER
- Marijana PETIR
- Pavel POC
- Andrej PLENKOVIĆ
- Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE
- Franck PROUST
- Julia REID
- Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY
- Claude ROLIN
- Fernando RUAS
- Tokia SAÏFI
- Daciana Octavia SÂRBU
- Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
- Jill SEYMOUR
- Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
- Siôn SIMON
- Branislav ŠKRIPEK
- Monika SMOLKOVÁ
- Beatrix von STORCH
- Patricija ŠULIN
- Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS
- Eleftherios SYNADINOS
- Hannu TAKKULA
- Claudia ȚAPARDEL
- Isabelle THOMAS
- Pavel TELIČKA
- Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI
- Miguel VIEGAS
Votes
A8-0182/2016 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki - Vote unique #
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Re
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recalls that, in line with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services supported by the EGF should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to propose new measures that would allow SMEs to anticipate changes in production and in the markets;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recalls that, in line with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Takes into account the sensitivity of specific labour market since France has the highest share of EU-28 value added within the land transport services sector;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Reiterates that assistance from the EGF comes in addition to national measures and must not replace actions which are the responsibility of Member States or of companies;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Re
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recalls that, in the previous EGF case involving Mory-Ducros1a, the so- called Social Plan was cancelled by the French State Council on the 8th of December 2015 and that the main shareholder of Mory-Ducros, Arcole Industries, was convicted of unfair dismissals; recalls, therefore, the concerns of the trade unions blaming the main shareholder for intentional under- investment in MoryGlobal, noticing meanwhile that the France lent more than 17 million EUR to Mory-Ducros; expresses its full support to the workers now appealing in the trade Courts for additional compensations ; _____________ 1aDecision (EU) 2015/738 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2014/017 FR/Mory-Ducros, from France) (OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 47).
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that, to date, the land transport and transport via pipelines sector has been the subject of two other EGF applications: EGF/2014/017 FR/Mory- Ducros and EGF/2011/001 AT/Nieder- und Oberoesterreich, both based on the global financial and economic crisis, relating to 2804 redundancies in that sector; notes that several measures in the two applications are similar;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Welcomes that France has put in place the social plan, in which the company MoryGlobal also participates financially, before obtaining the top up from EGF; appreciates that the assistance requested from EGF does not include measures under Article 7(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation, namely allowances, but is orientated on measures with real added value for the future reintegration into the labour market of the workers made redundant;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the EGF cofunded personalised services to be provided to the redundant workers consist of advice and guidance provided by a team of expert consultants, which
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the contractors
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Considers that workers in the 55- 64 age group are at a higher risk of long- term unemployment and exclusion from the labour market with possible effect of social exclusion; considers therefore that these workers, which make up over 19% of the beneficiaries expected to be targeted by the proposed actions, have specific needs when it comes to providing them with personalised approach in accordance with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that France indicated that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries and the social partners;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries and the social partners; notes however that the so-called Social Plan was not supported by all trade unions; denounces the lack of commitment, responsibility and financial contribution of the main shareholder;
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