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Next event: Vote in plenary scheduled 2016/06/23
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2016/06/23
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2016/06/15
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2016/05/12
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/05/04
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2016)0242
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PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to assist Belgium in respect of redundancies in the manufacturing of machinery. PROPOSED ACT: 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 Belgium and concluded the following: Belgium: EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery: on 17 December 2015, Belgium submitted application EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in the economic sector of manufacture of machinery and equipment (NUTS level 2 region) of Hainaut in Belgium. Belgium submitted application within the deadline of 12 weeks set out in the Regulation. This deadline within which the Commission should finalise its assessment of the application's compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution expires on 5 May 2016. In order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Belgium argued that Union trade in construction machinery has undergone serious disruptions in recent years. This has had a negative impact on the profitability in Europe of the three enterprises, which are all specialised in production of components and/or assemblage of machines used in the construction sector. The sector concerned by the proposal is characterised by having production units close to the market. Therefore, the three enterprises mainly produce for the European market. Due to declining public and private investments in infrastructure, the demand for the products produced by the three enterprises has decreased accordingly. The production of construction engines in Europe has seen a decline of 45.1 %. Simultaneously, steel prices in Europe have increased significantly. Declining economies of scale and increasing unit costs have led to a loss of competitiveness for the European plants. This decline in competitiveness has led to the delocalisation to third countries of substantial production capacity (in particular Asian plants have benefitted from this development). The primary event giving rise to these redundancies is the announcement by Caterpillar Belgium S.A. on 23 February 2013 to enter into a collective redundancy procedure at its production plant located in Gosselies (the majority of the 1399 workers concerned were the subjects of a first EGF application involving redundancies at the enterprise). The current proposal includes the remaining 169 workers at the site. Carwall S.A., a principal supplier of cabs for Caterpillar Belgium S.A., witnessed a falling demand for its products, mainly due to fewer orders coming from Caterpillar, and was forced to scale down production accordingly. The third enterprise concerned by this proposal, Doosan S.A., produces excavators. Falling demand for its products in Europe led to the decision to close a production plant located in Frameries and supply the European market from its production sites in South Korea. The impact of the redundancies on the local and regional economy and employment is expected to be significant. Hainaut is facing a difficult labour market situation with an unemployment rate of 14.5 % (5.9 percentage points higher than the national average). To date, the Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c sector has been the subject of 14 EGF applications, eight of which based on trade related globalisation and six on the global financial and economic crisis. Basis of the Belgian application: Belgium submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) derogating from the criteria of Article 4(1) (b) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of nine months in enterprises operating in the same economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 Division and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level in a Member State. There were 488 redundancies in the NUTS 2 region of Hainaut (B32). The reference period of nine months for the application runs from 25 December 2014 to 25 September 2015. Having examined this application, the proposed contribution from the EGF to the coordinated package of personalised services is EUR 1 824 041. 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 Commission proposed to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 1 824 041, 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 proposed amount. 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.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, GEORGIEVA Kristalina
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COM(2016)0242
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2016)0242
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2016/2074(BUD)
2016/06/02
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27 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas, since 2007, the Caterpillar Group, amongst other companies of the sector, has established plants in emerging economies in Asia and Latin America whilst other were closing down in Europe; whereas the Union has done nothing but exacerbate dumping ;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Notes that workers in the 55 - 64 age group make up 35,9 % of the targeted beneficiaries ; considers that they are at a higher risk of long-term unemployment and social exclusion and have specific needs when it comes to providing them with personalised approach in accordance with the Article 7 of the EGF Regulation;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on the Commission to provide information on the results of on- going support for the redundant workers of Caterpillar, as the part of current application is a follow-up to the EGF/2014/011 BE/Caterpillar application;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Welcomes the extension of the access to the EGF for NEETs; notes however that this access is currently limited by the EGF Regulation until 31 December 2017; calls for the revision of the EGF Regulation, in the framework of the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework, in order to enable the access of NEETs to continue after 2017;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Welcomes the fact that the Belgian authorities are proposing special measures designed for NEETs, targeting in this way more specifically their needs;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Notes the importance of launching an information campaign in order to reach the NEETs who could be eligible under these measures; recalls its position on the need to help the NEETs in a permanent and sustainable way;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Welcomes especially the approach of Belgian authorities and the cooperation with social partners for granting support to collective projects for workers who consider setting up a "social enterprise" together as a group, as a measure with a highly value added potential;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. 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
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that the
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls on the Member States to prepare, together with the social partners, strategies to anticipate the projected labour market changes and to protect Union jobs and skills, especially when negotiating trade agreements in order to ensure fair competition rules and common measures against economic, social and environmental dumping ; recalls its call for a proper revision of the Union's trade defence instruments ;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recalls the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual and anticipated business environment in the region and in the neighbouring regions;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls on the Commission to revise the rules on state aid in order to enable state intervention to enhance socially and environmentally beneficial projects, and to help SMEs and industries in difficulties by contributing to reconstructing their production capacities, which have been heavily hit by the global financial and economic crisis;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Asks the Commission to further detail, in future proposals, the sectors in which the workers are likely to find employment and whether the training on offer is aligned to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the regions concerned by the dismissals and the neighbouring regions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that, to date, the Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. sector has been the subject of 14 EGF applications,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that following the serious disruptions in recent years
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that in recent years Union trade in construction machinery has undergone serious disruptions, due to declining public and private investment in infrastructure forced by austerity policies resulting in a dramatic loss of market share for European producers, coupled with significant increase of steel prices in Europe
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that following the announcement
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the fact that
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that Belgium is planning
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Welcomes the fact that the allowances and incentives, for which Belgium confirmed that they are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities, (Actions under Article 7(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation) are limited to less than 5 % of the total costs, which is far below the threshold of 35% of the total cost for the package of personalised measures allowed by the Regulation;
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