Progress: Procedure completed
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 59-p4, TFEU 046, TFEU 149, TFEU 153-p2-a1, TFEU 164, TFEU 168-p5, TFEU 175-p3, TFEU 349-p1sub1-as1
Legal Basis:
RoP 59-p4, TFEU 046, TFEU 149, TFEU 153-p2-a1, TFEU 164, TFEU 168-p5, TFEU 175-p3, TFEU 349-p1sub1-as1Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution approving the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013.
The proposed regulation establishes the European Social Fund plus (ESF+), which consists of two strands: (i) the shared management strand and (ii) the employment and social innovation strand (EaSI component) implemented under direct and indirect management.
Objectives
The objective of the ESF+ is to help Member States and regions to achieve high levels of employment, fair social protection, a skilled workforce and inclusive societies aiming at the eradication of poverty and the implementation of the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights. At the same time, the ESF+ will support, complement and add value to the policies already implemented by Member States in these areas.
The ESF+ has the following specific objectives :
- improve access to employment and activation measures for all job seekers;
- modernise labour market institutions and services to anticipate skills needs;
- promote a gender balanced participation in the labour market;
- promote the adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, as well as active and healthy ageing;
- improve the quality, inclusiveness, efficiency and labour market relevance of education and training systems;
- promote equal access to and completion of inclusive, quality education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups;
- promote lifelong learning;
- promote active inclusion to foster equal opportunities;
- promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals, including migrants and marginalised communities;
- improve equal access to affordable, sustainable and quality services; modernising social protection systems; improving the accessibility, efficiency and resilience of health care systems and long-term care services;
- promote the social inclusion of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
- combat material deprivation by providing food aid or basic material assistance to the most deprived people.
Where strictly necessary, and as a temporary measure to address exceptional circumstances, the ESF+ may support the financing of short-time work schemes and access to health care.
Budget
The financial envelope for the implementation of the ESF+ for the period 2021 to 2027 is set at EUR 87 995 063 417 , at 2018 prices.
The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the ‘Investment for jobs and growth’ objective is set at EUR 87 319 331 843 , of which:
- EUR 175 000 000 for transnational cooperation to accelerate the transfer of innovative solutions and facilitate their upscaling;
- EUR 472 980 447 as additional funding for the outermost regions.
The part of the financial envelope for the implementation of the EaSI strand for the period 2021 to 2027 is set at EUR 675 731 573 .
Thematic concentration of resources
The Council's position provides that:
- the Member States concerned will allocate at least 25% of their national resources from the ESF+ shared management strand to promoting social inclusion;
- Member States whose average rate of children under 18 at risk of poverty or social exclusion for the period 2017-2019 was above the EU average for that period will allocate at least 5% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to these activities;
- Member States whose average rate of young people aged 15-29 not in employment, education or training in the period 2017-2019 exceeded the EU average for that period will allocate at least 12.5% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to these actions;
- Member States will allocate at least 3% of their resources from the ESF+ strand under shared management to measures to combat the forms of extreme poverty with the highest incidence of social exclusion, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation;
- Member States will allocate an appropriate share of their resources from the ESF+ shared management strand in each programme to capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations. Member States with a country recommendation in this area will allocate at least 0.25% of ESF+ resources for this purpose.
Commission statements
In 2019, there were 18 million children at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU with very high numbers in some Member States. The COVID-19 outbreak and its socio-economic consequences have exacerbated inequalities and poverty with a more pronounced effect on them. Young people have been disproportionately hit by the socio-economic crisis following the COVID-19 outbreak. From December 2019 to December 2020 youth unemployment has increased by 3 percentage points in the EU, bringing the number of unemployed young persons to over 3.1 million.
In this context, the Commission stated that when programming the ESF+, it will do its utmost to ensure that Member States dedicate appropriate ESF+ funding to implement the European Child Guarantee and the reinforced Youth Guarantee . Moreover, it will encourage Member States to use also other EU funding instruments and national resources available to support adequate investments in this area.
The Commission presented an amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Social Fund plus (ESF+) for the period 2021-2027, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
BACKGROUND: since the adoption by the Commission of its proposal for a Regulation on the European Social Fund plus (ESF+), the European economy has been confronted with an unprecedented shock with COVID-19 pandemic, which is putting a serious strain on the economy, the labour market and the social and health systems of the Member States.
The Commission therefore finds it necessary to amend its European Social Fund Plus proposal in order to adapt it to the new Recovery Package while enabling strategic investments in employment and social policies and systems.
The proposal is limited to a targeted amendment of the Commission's proposal on the European Social Fund plus to allow a more effective contribution of the ESF+ to economic recovery, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic and social situation in Member States.
CONTENT: in line with the Union's commitments to the implementation of the United Nations Agenda 2030 for sustainable Development and Paris Agreement, the amended proposal focuses on the following points:
Increased requirements for thematic concentration on youth employment
Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the programming period 2014-2020, Member States shall:
- continue to promote employment and education and reintegration pathways, as well as early prevention and awareness-raising measures, giving priority to the long-term unemployed, inactive young people and disadvantaged young people, including through youth work;
- invest in measures to facilitate the transition from school to work, as well as in adequate capacity of employment services to provide tailor-made and holisitc support and better targeted offers to young people.
In order to further support an inclusive economic recovery and to ensure that young people make the most of the opportunities arising from the digital and green transitions, the proposal foresees that Member States with a higher rate of young people aged 15-29 not in work, education or training (NEET) than the EU average in 2019 should allocate at least 15% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions and structural reforms to support young people (10% increase).
Combating child poverty
In line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, it is proposed to include a provision requiring Member States to devote at least 5% of the ESF+ resources under shared management to the fight against child poverty to support actions in areas such as early childcare, education, health care, decent housing and adequate nutrition.
Promoting green and digital transitions
The green and digital transitions and the transformation of Europe's industrial ecosystems will offer many new opportunities, if accompanied by the right mix of skills and employment and social policies. The ESF+ should therefore provide support for improving the quality, efficiency and labour market relevance of education and training systems, including by promoting digital learning, in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences, in particular basic skills, including health literacy, media literacy, digital skills and competences for sustainable development.
Gender equality
The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate socio-economic effect on women. Therefore, the amended proposal states that Member States should pay due account that operations strictly follow the horizontal principle of gender equality.
Temporary measures for the use of the ESF in exceptional circumstances
Temporary measures relating to the use of the ESF+ in exceptional and unusual circumstances are proposed so that derogations from certain rules can be provided for to facilitate the response to such circumstances.
The Commission may, by means of an implementing decision:
- extend the scope of ESF+ support by making it possible to support measures which are strictly necessary, in particular to allow the financing of short-time work schemes without the need to combine them with active measures and access to health care, including for people who are not in a situation of immediate socio-economic vulnerability;
- ease thematic concentration requirements.
Synergies with the new health programme
As the Commission has proposed to establish a reinforced autonomous health programme , it is planned to remove all references to the health strand in the proposal for the European Social Fund+. However, the amended proposal includes provisions to ensure synergies and complementarity between the actions of the ESF+ and those of the new EU health programme.
Budgetary implications
The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 97 332 282 000 in current prices. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be EUR 96 571 282 000 in current prices of which EUR 200 000 000 in current prices shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions and EUR 400 000 000 in current prices as additional funding to the outermost regions and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling certain criteria.
The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 761 000 000 in current prices.
The budget appropriations for the ‘Health’ strand have been abolished.
The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), closing its first reading.
The European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amended the Commission proposal as follows:
General objectives
The ESF+ shall consist of three strands: the strand under shared management, the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand. It aims to:
- support Member States, at national, regional and local level, and the Union to achieve inclusive societies, high levels of quality employment, job creation, quality and inclusive education and training, equal opportunities, eradicating poverty, including child poverty, social inclusion and integration, social cohesion, social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work;
- support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, lifelong learning, high quality working conditions, social protection, integration and inclusion, eradicating poverty, including child poverty, investment in children and young people (in particular through the implementation of the youth guarantee fund), non-discrimination, gender equality, access to basic services and a high level of human health protection.
The ESF+ shall deliver on the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and contribute to the goals of the Union as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion and the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made under the Paris Agreement.
All programmes implemented under the ESF+ shall ensure gender equality throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and support the accessibility to persons with disabilities also in terms of ICT.
Budget
Parliament proposed that the total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 be EUR 106 781 000 000 in 2018 prices (EUR 120 457 000 000 in current prices) compared to EUR 101 174 000 000 in current prices in the Commission's proposal. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be:
- EUR 200 million shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions;
- EUR 5.9 billion shall be allocated for measures falling under the European Child Guarantee;
- EUR 400 million as additional funding to the outermost regions and the NUTS level 2 regions.
The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1 095 000 000. The indicative distribution of this shall be:
- EUR 675 million for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand;
- EUR 420 million for the implementation of the Health strand.
Consistency and thematic concentration
Member States and the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, InvestEU, Creative Europe, the Rights and Values Instrument, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and the Reform Support Programme, both in the planning phase and during implementation.
Parliament proposed the following:
- within the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area, Member States should allocate at least 5% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions aiming at implementing the European Child Guarantee, in order to contribute to children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition;
- Member States should allocate at least 27% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to specific objectives in the field of social inclusion and at least 3% of their resources to the specific objective of social inclusion of the most deprived and/or material deprivation;
- at least 3% of resources under shared management shall be allocated to targeted actions and structural reforms aimed at promoting youth employment, the transition from education to work and second chance education;
- Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training (NEET) is above the Union average in 2019 or where the NEET rate is above 15% on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 in the programming period to targeted actions and structural reforms to promote youth employment, paying particular attention to the most affected regions.
Lastly, with regard to the partnership between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities, Member States should allocate at least 2% of ESF+ resources to strengthen the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations at Union and national level.
Governance
The Commission shall consult stakeholders within the Union, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations, on work programmes for employment and social innovation, their priorities, strategic orientation and their implementation.
By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the strands. The results of that mid-term evaluation shall be presented to the European Parliament and to the Council.
The European Parliament adopted by 543 votes to 81, with 64 abstentions, amendments to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
The matter was referred back to the competent committee for interinstitutional negotiations.
The main amendments adopted in plenary concern the following issues:
General objectives
The ESF+ shall consist of three strands : the strand under shared management, the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand. It aims to:
- support Member States, at national, regional and local level, and the Union to achieve inclusive societies, high levels of quality employment, job creation, quality and inclusive education and training, equal opportunities, eradicating poverty, including child poverty, social inclusion and integration, social cohesion, social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work;
- support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, lifelong learning, high quality working conditions, social protection, integration and inclusion, eradicating poverty, including child poverty, investment in children and young people (in particular through the implementation of the youth guarantee fund), non-discrimination, gender equality, access to basic services and a high level of human health protection.
The ESF+ shall deliver on the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and contribute to the goals of the Union as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion and the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made under the Paris Agreement.
Budget
The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 106 781 000 000 in 2018 prices (EUR 120 457 000 000 in current prices). The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be:
- EUR 105 686 000 000 of which EUR 200 000 000 shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions;
- EUR 5 900 000 000 shall be allocated for measures falling under the European Child Guarantee;
- EUR 400 000 000 as additional funding to the outermost regions and the NUTS level 2 regions.
The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1 095 000 000. The indicative distribution of this shall be:
- EUR 675 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand;
- EUR 420 000 000 for the implementation of the Health strand.
Consistency and thematic concentration
Member States and the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, InvestEU, Creative Europe, the Rights and Values Instrument, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and the Reform Support Programme, both in the planning phase and during implementation.
Parliament proposed the following:
- within the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area, Member States should allocate at least 5% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions aiming at implementing the European Child Guarantee , in order to contribute to children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition;
- Member States should allocate at least 27% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to specific objectives in the field of social inclusion and at least 3% of their resources to the specific objective of social inclusion of the most deprived and/or material deprivation;
- Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training (NEET) is above the Union average in 2019 or where the NEET rate is above 15% on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 in the programming period to targeted actions and structural reforms to promote youth employment, paying particular attention to the most affected regions.
Lastly, with regard to the partnership between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities, Member States should allocate at least 2% of ESF+ resources to strengthen the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations at Union and national level.
By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the strands. The results of that mid-term evaluation shall be presented to the European Parliament and to the Council.
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted the report by Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP, ES) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, exercising its prerogative as an associated committee in accordance with Article 54 of the Rules of Procedure, also gave its opinion on the report.
The committee recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission's proposal as follows.
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). ESF+ consists of three strands: the strand under shared management, the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand. It lays down the objectives of the ESF+, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the methods of implementation, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding, complementing the general rules applicable to ESF+ under the Common Provisions Regulation.
General objectives
The ESF+ shall:
- support Member States, at national, regional and local level, and the Union to achieve inclusive societies, high levels of quality employment, job creation, quality and inclusive education and training, equal opportunities, eradicating poverty, including child poverty, social inclusion and integration, social cohesion, social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work;
- support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, lifelong learning, high quality working conditions, social protection, integration and inclusion, eradicating poverty, including child poverty, investment in children and young people, non-discrimination, gender equality, access to basic services and a high level of human health protection.
Specific objectives
It aims to:
- support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, mobility, social inclusion, poverty eradication and health;
- improve access to quality employment and activation measures of all jobseekers, in particular specific measures for young people, especially though the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, long-term unemployed, economically inactive people and disadvantaged groups;
- promote women’s labour market participation and career progression, promote the principle of equal pay for equal work, a better work/life balance, with a special focus on single parents, including access to affordable, inclusive and quality childcare, early childhood education, eldercare, and other care services and support;
- promote a healthy and well–adapted working environment;
- fight discrimination against and promoting the socio-economic integration of marginalised communities such as Roma;
- modernise social security institutions, public employment services, social protection and social inclusion systems;
- improve accessibility including for persons with disabilities, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services.
Budget
The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 106 781 000 000 in 2018 prices. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be:
- EUR 105 686 000 000 of which EUR 200 000 000 shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions;
- EUR 5 900 000 000 shall be allocated for measures falling under the European Child Guarantee;
- EUR 400 000 000 as additional funding to the outermost regions and the NUTS level 2 regions.
The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1 095 000 000. The indicative distribution of this shall be:
- EUR 675 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand;
- EUR 420 000 000 for the implementation of the Health strand.
Member States shall allocate at least 27% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to specific objectives in the field of social inclusion and at least 3% of their resources to the specific objective of social inclusion of the most deprived and/or material deprivation.
Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training (NEET) is above the Union average in 2019 or where the NEET rate is above 15 % on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 in the programming period to targeted actions and structural reforms to promote youth employment.
Complementarity
Member States and the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, InvestEU, Creative Europe, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and the Reform Support Programme, both in the planning phase and during implementation.
Reporting and evaluation
The Commission shall draw up an initial qualitative and quantitative monitoring report covering the first year, followed by three reports covering consecutive two-year periods and shall submit those reports to the European Parliament and the Council.
The reports shall include the results of the strands and the extent to which the principles of equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming have been applied, as well as how anti-discrimination considerations, including accessibility issues, have been addressed through their activities. The reports shall be made available to the public in order to enhance the transparency of the strands.
By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the strands. The results of that mid-term evaluation shall be presented to the European Parliament and to the Council.
PURPOSE: to establish the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) for the period 2021-2017.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: tackling unemployment and persistently high rates of poverty remains a priority throughout the EU. Social and employment issues are a primary concern of European citizens.
Targeted support measures are needed to address the challenges identified in the European Semester and in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission: shortfalls in skill levels, under-performance in active labour market policy, problems arising from new technologies such as automation and new forms of work, social exclusion and low labour mobility.
In this context, this Commission proposes to make the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) the EU’s main instrument to invest in people by merging the following funds and programmes:
the European Social Fund ( ESF ) and the Youth Employment Initiative ( YEI ); the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived ( FEAD ); the Employment and Social Innovation ( EaSI ) programme; the Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health (the Health Programme ).
CONTENT: the proposal for a Regulation - presented for a Union of 27 Member States - seeks to establish the European Social Fund plus (ESF+) . It lays down the objectives of the ESF+, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the methods of implementation, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding.
The ESF+ shall support policies and priorities which aim to help create full employment, enhance quality and productivity at work, increase the geographical and occupational mobility of workers within the Union, improve education and training systems, and promote social inclusion and health.
The overarching policy objective of the ESF+ Regulation shall be to help create a more performing and resilient ‘Social Europe’ and implement the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as the social and employment priorities endorsed by the European economic governance process.
Actions under the shared management strand of the ESF+ shall also contribute to achieving the strategic objectives set out in the proposed Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) in particular:
· a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition;
· a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications, the creation of new jobs in sectors related to the environment, climate and energy, and the bioeconomy.
Shared management strand : under the proposal, Member States shall:
allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations ; allocate at least 25% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area, including the promotion of the socio-economic integration of third country nationals; allocate at least 2% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objective of addressing material deprivation . The European Fund for the most deprived (FEAD) shall continue to benefit from simpler rules, to ensure that the Fund is accessible to an even wider range of beneficiaries, such as small non-governmental organisations.
Member States with a rate of young people aged 15-29 not in employment, education or training (NEET) above a certain threshold shall devote 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions and structural reforms to support young people. In the case of the outermost regions with a NEET rate above this threshold, this percentage shall be increased to 15%.
The proposal defines the rules on eligibility and control, in addition to the future CPR for all ESF+ support under shared management (with the exception of support to combat material deprivation). There is also a provision on ‘ innovative actions ’, which encourages Member States to support social innovation and social experimentation, which strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships.
Direct and indirect management strand :
Under the employment and social innovation strand , ESF+ support shall allow innovative solutions to be tested and evaluated before they are applied on a larger scale to help improve policies, for example by supporting worker mobility in Europe. Under the health strand , support shall focus on priority areas where cooperation at European level has a proven advantage: disease prevention, crisis preparedness for cross-border health threats, assistance to Member States' health authorities, digitisation of health and care systems, support for EU health legislation and strengthening cross-border cooperation, for example on rare diseases.
Proposed budget : the Commission proposes to allocate a total budget of EUR 101 billion (in current prices) to ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 , of which EUR 100 billion for the shared management strand of ESF+. The financial envelope for the direct management strands of the ESF+ would amount to EUR 1 174 million in current prices, of which EUR 761 million for employment and social innovation and EUR 413 million for health.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Regulation 2021/1057
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 231 30.06.2021, p. 0021
- Final act published in Official Journal: Corrigendum to final act 32021R1057R(01)
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 421 26.11.2021, p. 0075
- Draft final act: 00042/2021/LEX
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T9-0272/2021
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A9-0197/2021
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A9-0197/2021
- Commission communication on Council's position: COM(2021)0298
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Council position: 06980/2/2021
- Council position published: 06980/2/2021
- Committee draft report: PE692.979
- Approval in committee of the text agreed at early 2nd reading interinstitutional negotiations: PE689.596
- Approval in committee of the text agreed at early 2nd reading interinstitutional negotiations: PE689.598
- Committee letter confirming interinstitutional agreement: PE689.598
- Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations: PE689.596
- Contribution: COM(2020)0447
- Supplementary legislative basic document: COM(2020)0447
- Supplementary legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2019)443
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T8-0350/2019
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T8-0020/2019
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A8-0461/2018
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR3597/2018
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR4106/2018
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.423
- Committee opinion: PE628.700
- Committee opinion: PE626.720
- Committee opinion: PE627.881
- Committee opinion: PE627.761
- Committee opinion: PE627.836
- Committee opinion: PE625.392
- Committee opinion: PE625.435
- Committee opinion: PE625.489
- Contribution: COM(2018)0382
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES2962/2018
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE626.995
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.407
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.408
- Contribution: COM(2018)0382
- Committee draft report: PE625.203
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2018)0289
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2018)0382
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2018)0289
- Committee draft report: PE625.203
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.407
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.408
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE626.995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES2962/2018
- Committee opinion: PE625.489
- Committee opinion: PE625.392
- Committee opinion: PE625.435
- Committee opinion: PE627.836
- Committee opinion: PE627.761
- Committee opinion: PE627.881
- Committee opinion: PE626.720
- Committee opinion: PE628.700
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.423
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR3597/2018
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR4106/2018
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2019)443
- Supplementary legislative basic document: COM(2020)0447 EUR-Lex
- Committee letter confirming interinstitutional agreement: PE689.598
- Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations: PE689.596
- Committee draft report: PE692.979
- Council position: 06980/2/2021
- Commission communication on Council's position: COM(2021)0298 EUR-Lex
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A9-0197/2021
- Draft final act: 00042/2021/LEX
- Contribution: COM(2018)0382
- Contribution: COM(2018)0382
- Contribution: COM(2020)0447
Activities
- Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ
Plenary Speeches (3)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Marianne THYSSEN
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate)
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Michael DETJEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) DE
- José Inácio FARIA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) PT
- Karine GLOANEC MAURIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) FR
- Czesław HOC
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) PL
- Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) PL
- Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) PL
- Kostadinka KUNEVA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) EL
- Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) ES
- Ivana MALETIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Momchil NEKOV
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Georgi PIRINSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate)
- Soraya POST
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate)
- Sofia RIBEIRO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) PT
- Jasenko SELIMOVIC
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate)
- Monika SMOLKOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) SK
- Dubravka ŠUICA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Claudia ȚAPARDEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (debate) RO
Votes
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 40 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 97 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 171 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 174 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 90PC2/2 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 162 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 175 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 176S #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 177 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 92PC3/2 #
IT | ES | FR | DE | PL | PT | RO | HU | IE | EL | SI | BE | LV | HR | LT | CZ | MT | SK | LU | BG | AT | EE | CY | DK | SE | GB | ?? | FI | NL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
66
|
50
|
67
|
90
|
50
|
20
|
25
|
17
|
9
|
17
|
8
|
21
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
21
|
6
|
13
|
5
|
16
|
17
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
20
|
64
|
1
|
12
|
25
|
|
S&D |
172
|
Italy S&DFor (29)Alessia Maria MOSCA, Andrea COZZOLINO, Brando BENIFEI, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Daniele VIOTTI, David Maria SASSOLI, Elena GENTILE, Elly SCHLEIN, Enrico GASBARRA, Flavio ZANONATO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Goffredo Maria BETTINI, Isabella DE MONTE, Luigi MORGANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Nicola DANTI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Patrizia TOIA, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Renata BRIANO, Roberto GUALTIERI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Silvia COSTA, Simona BONAFÈ
|
13
|
Germany S&DFor (24)Arndt KOHN, Arne LIETZ, Bernd LANGE, Birgit SIPPEL, Constanze KREHL, Dietmar KÖSTER, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, Jens GEIER, Jo LEINEN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Martina WERNER, Michael DETJEN, Norbert NEUSER, Peter SIMON, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Susanne MELIOR, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Udo BULLMANN, Ulrike RODUST
|
Poland S&DFor (5) |
Portugal S&DFor (8) |
10
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Sweden S&D |
United Kingdom S&DFor (18) |
2
|
3
|
||
PPE |
202
|
Italy PPEFor (10)Abstain (1) |
Spain PPEFor (15)Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Gabriel MATO, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Pilar AYUSO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ
Against (1) |
France PPEFor (18)Against (1) |
Germany PPEFor (15)Against (18)Abstain (1) |
Poland PPEFor (22)Adam SZEJNFELD, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Bogusław SONIK, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Dariusz ROSATI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan OLBRYCHT, Janusz LEWANDOWSKI, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Jerzy BUZEK, Julia PITERA, Krzysztof HETMAN, Marek PLURA, Michał BONI, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA
|
Portugal PPEFor (7) |
10
|
Hungary PPEFor (11) |
4
|
Greece PPEAgainst (1) |
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
Czechia PPEFor (6)Against (1) |
3
|
Slovakia PPEFor (5)Against (1) |
2
|
Bulgaria PPEFor (7) |
Austria PPEFor (3)Against (1)Abstain (1) |
1
|
1
|
Sweden PPE |
2
|
2
|
Netherlands PPEAgainst (5) |
||
Verts/ALE |
49
|
1
|
Spain Verts/ALE |
France Verts/ALEFor (5)Against (1) |
Germany Verts/ALEFor (12) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
United Kingdom Verts/ALEFor (6) |
1
|
2
|
||||||||||||
GUE/NGL |
45
|
2
|
France GUE/NGLFor (5) |
Germany GUE/NGLFor (6) |
4
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
||||||||||||||||
EFDD |
36
|
Italy EFDDFor (12)Abstain (1) |
France EFDDFor (2)Against (4) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
United Kingdom EFDD |
||||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
18
|
3
|
2
|
Poland NIAgainst (1)Abstain (2) |
1
|
1
|
Greece NIFor (2)Against (3) |
2
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
ENF |
31
|
Italy ENFFor (6) |
France ENF |
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
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ALDE |
64
|
Spain ALDEFor (4)Against (1)Abstain (3) |
France ALDEFor (6)Abstain (1) |
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Belgium ALDEFor (4)Against (2) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
Netherlands ALDEAgainst (7) |
|||||||||
ECR |
68
|
4
|
Germany ECRAgainst (6) |
Poland ECRAbstain (17)
Beata GOSIEWSKA,
Bolesław G. PIECHA,
Czesław HOC,
Edward CZESAK,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Karol KARSKI,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Marek JUREK,
Mirosław PIOTROWSKI,
Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO,
Ryszard CZARNECKI,
Stanisław OŻÓG,
Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Urszula KRUPA,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
United Kingdom ECRAgainst (17) |
2
|
1
|
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 178 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 179S #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 169 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 170 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Am 161 #
A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné - Proposition de la Commission #
Amendments | Dossier |
1952 |
2018/0206(COD)
2018/09/17
REGI
232 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 a (new) (50a) Given the diversity of the level of development in the regions and different social realities across Europe, the degree of flexibility of the ESF+ should be sufficient to take the regional and territorial specificities into account.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 b (new) (50b) Investments co-financed by the ESF+, in particular if related to measures aimed at social inclusion, should be deemed exempt from deficit and debt calculations in order to improve the investment capacity of the Member States.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) 'basic material assistance' means goods which fulfil the basic needs of a person for a life with dignity, such as housing, clothing, hygiene goods and school material;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3a) "social inclusion measures" means a process by which efforts are made to combat poverty and social exclusion, to ensure equal opportunities, and to create conditions enabling full and active participation in the society;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new) (3b) "minimum income scheme" means a support scheme which provides a safety net for those who cannot work or access a decent job and are not eligible for social insurance;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 13. 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families – including single-parent families –, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new) (13a) ‘social inclusion’ means the improvement of the terms of participation in society, particularly for people who are disadvantaged, through enhancing opportunities, access to resources, voice and respect for rights.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new) (18a) ‘lifelong learning’ means in all its forms (formal, non-formal and informal learning) taking place at all stages in life, including early childhood education and care, general education, vocational education, and adult education, and resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and attitudes or participation in society in a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 b (new) (18b) ‘cross-border partnerships’ means permanent structures of cooperation between public employment services and social partners in border areas of at least two Member States;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels through sustainable job creation, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the current and future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 Amendment 119 #
The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, gender equality, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a) under shared management, taking regional authorities into account, where institutional and legal framework of the Member States permits, for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the specific objectives indicated in Article 4(1) (the ‘ESF+ strand under shared
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, fighting poverty, social inclusion and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular the you
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers,
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to high-quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long-
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, including those in rural areas, in particular youth and long-
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting and developing in the medium and long term self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed,
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services at national, regional and local level to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility, including at cross-border level;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions across the life-cycle and mobility;
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii ii.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and voluntary mobility;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation so they receive a pension at the end of their working lives, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, gender equality, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii iii)
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills while promoting e-inclusion and recognising the relevance of non-formal and informal learning and the value of cooperation with social partners and civil society;
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv iv. improving the quality, effectiveness, flexibility and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, ensuring it is not segregated and adequately addresses early school leaving, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, as well as in rural and remote areas, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v v. promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for marginalised and disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new) (va) supporting the sustainable integration of young people into the labour market, in particular of those not in employment, education or training, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning as well as informal and non-formal learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility, fostering participation in society and tackling societal challenges;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability and access to employment for disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii viii. promoting socio-economic
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of third country nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of former EU Member States, of third country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection and social inclusion systems, including promoting access to social protection and ensuring minimum income schemes; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi a (new) (xia) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration;
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation – The Committee on Regional Development calls for the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to be rejected, and for the funds that are released as a result to be directly refunded to those Member States which are net contributors.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi a (new) (xia) Enhancing and supporting growth and competitiveness of SMEs and social enterprises
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi b (new) (xib) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1 1. a smarter Europe through the development and ongoing adaptation of skills for smart specialisation in close conjunction with developments in new technologies, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial cooperation on skills and entrepreneurship, the training of researchers, teaching staff, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, vocational and educational training (VET) institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises and clusters, support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the social economy;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1 1. a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, green jobs and sustainable development, sectorial cooperation on skills and entrepreneurship, the training of researchers, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, vocational and educational training (VET) institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises and clusters, support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the social economy;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems at the various stages of professional activity necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications, the upskilling of
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems necessary for raising awareness of climate change, the adaptation of skills and qualifications, the upskilling of all, including the labour force, the creation of new green jobs in sectors related to the environment, climate and energy, circular economy and the bioeconomy.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new) 2 a. A Europe closer to citizens through poverty reduction and social inclusion measures taking into account the specificities of urban, rural and coastal areas in view of tackling the socio- economic inequalities in cities and regions.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The ESF+ shall promote free universal access to quality healthcare.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Investments co-financed by the ESF+, in particular if related to social inclusion, shall be qualified as eligible investments for the application of the flexibility clause and shall be excluded from the assessment of the Member States’ budgetary position under either Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the European Union and all its Member States are parties,
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as well as accessibility for persons with disabilities, throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Member States shall enhance their commitment to gender budgeting with fixed target values within the framework of budget management and evaluation of their operational programmes. Gender budgeting shall be recognised as an important instrument of equal opportunities policy in order to make gender gaps in equal participation transparent, thereby strengthening gender equality in the ESF+.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including the
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions and the development of national and regional strategies and action plans to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions and the development of national strategies and action plans to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States and managing bodies at all levels shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes,
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) Support under the investment priority "community-led local development" may contribute to all objectives as set out in this Regulation. Community-led local development strategies supported by the ESF+ should be inclusive with regard to disadvantaged people present on the territory, both in terms of governance of local action groups and in terms of content of the strategy. The ESF may support community-led local development strategies in urban and rural areas, as well as Integrated territorial investments (ITI).
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States managing authorities, at national and regional level, shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester, in regional strategies, as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, and regional strategies in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 173 #
The conditions imposed by the European Semester and the macroeconomic conditionality of the Member States shall not under any circumstances block ESF + payments to recipients, nor shall non- compliance be linked to annulment of funding to the Member State in question.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the European Regional Development Fund, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme,
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes, and instruments such as Horizon Europe, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4. This will be complemented by sufficient flexibility at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4. This will be complemented by sufficient flexibility at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4 taking into account principles and rights as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights as well as the objective of improving upward social convergence .
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities and presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development,
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States sh
Amendment 185 #
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States sh
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities and presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 192 #
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 10 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, entrepreneurship, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment, apprenticeship schemes and school-to-work transition, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4 When implementing such actions, Member States shall give priority to inactive and long-term unemployed young people, focusing on those in rural areas to prevent depopulation, and put in place targeted outreach measures.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation in order to achieve set objectives. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social and economic partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate a
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate a
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of social and economic partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. The co-financing rate for this priority or programme is set at 85%.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 Support in accordance with Article 7(5) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority and it shall support the specific objective set out in point (i) and (v) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities. Member States shall ensure consistency, coherence and synergies of these priorities with the European Pillar of Social Rights, Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Sufficient flexibility shall be ensured at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations (CSRs) and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11a Integrated territorial development The ESF+ may support integrated territorial development within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation(EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] in accordance with Chapter II of Title III of that Regulation[new CPR]. 2. Member States shall implement integrated territorialdevelopment, supported by the ESF+, exclusively through the forms referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 b (new) Article 11b Transnational cooperation Member States may support transnational cooperation actions under a specific priority.3. Transnational cooperation actions may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (x) of Article 4(1).4. The maximum co- financing rate for this priority may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – title Innovative actions and integrated territorial development
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 (1) Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies which take local characteristics into consideration.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, in particular on local and regional level, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving regional and local authorities, public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. Innovative actions and approaches, as well as integrated territorial development may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (x) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities. The implementing and audit rules for such actions should be sufficiently flexible to allow risk-taking and creativity.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13a Member States may support transnational cooperation actions under a specific priority. Transnational cooperation actions may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in point (i) to (x) of article 4(1). The maximum co-financing rate for this priority may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the purchase of furniture, equipment and vehicles except where the purchase is necessary for achieving the objective of the operation, or these items are fully depreciated
Amendment 228 #
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Indicators that refer to individuals must always be disaggregated by sex.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The food and/or basic material assistance may be provided directly to the most deprived persons or indirectly through electronic vouchers or cards, provided that they can only be redeemed against food and/or basic material assistance as set out in Article 2(3) and are not replacing any existing social benefits.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the costs of purchasing food, promoting local purchasing where this is possible, and/or basic material assistance, including costs related to transporting food and/or basic material assistance to the beneficiaries delivering the food and/or basic material assistance to the end recipients;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the administrative, transport and storage costs borne by the beneficiaries involved in the distribution of the food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived at a flat-rate of 5% of the costs referred to in point (a); or 5% of the costs of the value of the food products disposed of in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; a higher flat rate may be established by the Managing Authority using a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method based on: (i) statistical data, other objective information or an expert judgement; or (ii) the verified historical data of individual beneficiaries.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the cost of collection, transport, storage and distribution of food donations and directly related information and awareness raising activities;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. a) Priorities addressing material deprivation shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme-specific indicators. b) Priorities addressing social inclusion shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II (1) to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme specific indicators.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, with an emphasis on fields with labour shortages, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups (e.g. vulnerable people);
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises in start-up and development phases, in particular those that employ vulnerable people and ones started by young people in rural areas, to prevent depopulation;
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f f) to support integration and networking at Union level, a
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the need for a transition to clean energy
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part (c)
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) of participating countries administrations, in particular on regional and local level, social security institutions and employment services responsible for promoting labour mobility, of microfinance institutions and of institutions providing finance to social enterprises or other social investment actors, as well as networking;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) Strengthen crisis-preparedness, management and response in the Union, including via mixed cross-border response teams, to protect citizens against cross- border health threats.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i (i) Capacity-building measures for crisis preparedness, management and response, taking into account potential climate change events;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Health crisis preparedness exercises
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part (c)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) through support for the deployment, operation and maintenance of an IT infrastructure for data exchange and ensuring data protection;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 a (new) children living in institutions and orphanages
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 b (new) data regarding the transition from institutional to family- and community- based care
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 2 – indent 2 — number of supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (including cooperative enterprises, social enterprises and other social economy enterprises established by the specific legislation of the Member States).
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 2 a (new) (2a) Common immediate result indicator for entities: - Number of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (including cooperatives enterprises and other social economy enterprises established by the specific legislation of the Member States) that have started their activity after their participation in the program.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 2 b (new) (2b) Common longer-term result indicator for entities: - number of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (including cooperatives, social enterprises and other social economy companies established by the specific legislation of the Member States) that maintain their activity within six months of their start-up.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – subheading 1 a (new) Output indicators on social inclusion assistance to the most deprived: 1. Total number of persons receiving social inclusion assistance; 2. Total number of persons met during outreach activities and street work; 3. Total number of consultations; 4. Total number of referrals to: a) other low threshold services (e.g. shelters, free medical aid, food distribution, debt counselling etc.) b) public administration services (e.g. public employment services, social benefit support, housing services etc.).
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, external influences that seek to strengthen protectionism, political influences that are opposed to the continuation of integration processes, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change, access to digitalization, and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Regulation (EU, Euratom) No [the new FR] (the ‘Financial Regulation’) lays down rules on the implementation of the Union budget, including the rules on grants, prizes, procurement, indirect implementation, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees and synergies between financial instruments. In order to ensure coherence in the implementation of Union funding programmes, the Financial Regulation is to apply to the actions to be implemented in direct or indirect management under the ESF+.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote high-quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, persons with disabilities and people with chronic diseases, the long-term unemployed and the economically inactive, as well as through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation and flexibility towards various target groups of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted and individual counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active and on-going interventions enabling adaptation to the demands of the labour market and (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting programmes encouraging jobseekers to enter self– employment and in connection with the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market, including as teleworkers and entrepreneurs, through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, other marginalised groups and disadvantaged groups, as well as through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) As the main EU instrument for investing in human capital and skills, the ESF+ plays a key role in promoting social and territorial cohesion. The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital and transversal skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression and flexibility within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, to upscale innovative practices and notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners and young people in vulnerable situations in learning mobility, should be supported within this context. Policy coherence between the bodies responsible for the Erasmus programme and the ESF+ programme should ensure a decent support to design and implement measures such as learning mobility for disadvantaged learners, particularly adult learners and persons with disabilities or chronic diseases.
Amendment 42 #
(15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, and adaptation to social changes and the new demands of the labour market, thereby also fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating voluntary learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, or affected by the globalization outcome in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change in accordance with the needs of the labour market, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, voluntary mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future and to address current and future societal challenges.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all levels of government, including regional and local authorities, to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities and homelessness. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States and their regions’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. Particular attention should be paid to the regions of the Member States which, due to their poor economic and social situation, the demographic situation and the migration of mainly young people to more developed European regions, are threatened with long-term stagnation. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations including through minimum income schemes in line with principle 14 of the Pillar of Social Rights and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market, including by improved access to the internet and hence to teleworking, with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies and strategies and action plan targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the immigrant population and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio- economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies and strategies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and Migration Fund. Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources to local authorities in order to meet the needs for integration of migrants at local level.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The conditions imposed by the European Semester and the macroeconomic conditionality of the Member States shall not under any circumstances block ESF + payments to recipients, nor shall non- compliance be linked to annulment of funding to the Member State in question. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared-
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, high-quality green jobs, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care,
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should, where relevant, allocate at least 25% of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to fostering social inclusion.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment and young people’s access to high-quality jobs, including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people and in particular young people in vulnerable situations. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work; including through programmes enabling the development of entrepreneurial activities. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to- work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10 % of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States and their regions should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to- work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10 % of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 1
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) In accordance with Article 174 and 349 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions and the northern sparsely populated regions are entitled to specific measures under common policies and EU programmes. Due to the permanent constraints these regions require specific support.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) In accordance with Article 349 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions and the northern sparsely populated regions are entitled to specific measures under common policies and EU programmes. Due to the permanent constraints these regions require specific support.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society [CPR, Art. 6]. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF+ under shared management
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States involve local and regional authorities in the implementation of the ESF+ under shared management, as they are best placed to know the needs at sub-national level, and encourage the participation of social partners and civil society
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular regional and local authorities, the social partners and civil society. It is therefore
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of regional and local authorities social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF+ under shared management.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions at local level before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission, as well as implementing bodies, should ensure that ESF+
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination, while ensuring that this places no extra burden on local families and structures. The ESF+ should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion. Regulation (EU) No [future CPR], provides that rules on admissibility of expenditure are to be established at the national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to reduce the administrative burden for the collection of data, Member States should, where such data are available in registers, allow managing authorities to collect data from registers, provided that such data is properly protected.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It should be possible and encouraged for feasible ideas to be pursued on a wider scale or
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central and public employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services, with the involvement of the social partners should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers under fair conditions and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling high-quality vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified. Furthermore, the scope of the ESF+ covers cross-border partnerships between regional public employment services and social partners and their activities to promote voluntary and fair mobility, as well as transparency and integration of cross-border labour markets through information, advice and placement. In many border regions they play an important role in the development of a genuine European labour market.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services and cross-border services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes, especially at cross-border level, with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services should promote a
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted voluntary mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
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2018/09/19
LIBE
149 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 g (new) (20 g) The ESF+ should support Member States in setting up strategies to organise legal migration, enhancing their capacity to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate in general all immigration and integration strategies, policies and measures for third-country nationals, including Union legal acts. The ESF+ should also support the exchange of information, best practices and cooperation between different departments of administration within a Member State as well as between Member States.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and professional training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 25% of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to fostering social inclusion and integration.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to making them more active in providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25 a) In accordance with article 174 TFEU, the Union should pay particular attention to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border and mountain regions.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States en
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive and better adapted to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27 a) The institutions of the Union, as well as the member states when implementing Union law, are to respect the rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, observe its principles and promote its application. Accordingly, the ESF+ should in particular comply with Article 21 of the Charter that stipulates that any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation is prohibited. Under the ESF+, any discrimination on grounds of nationality should also be prohibited.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28)
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster non- discrimination and equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination. The ESF+ should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion.Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] provides that rules on eligibility of expenditure are to be established at national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific provisions with regard to the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to reduce the administrative burden for the collection of data, Member States should, where such data are available in registers, allow managing authorities to collect data from registers while respecting the protection of personal data in accordance to the General Data Protection Regulation.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing prevention and health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 (41) The Commission has recently made a proposal18 on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to support cooperation
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 44 (44) EU health legislation has an immediate impact on the lives of citizen, on the efficiency and resilience of the health systems and the good functioning of the internal market. The regulatory framework for medical products and technologies (medicinal products, medical devices and substances of human origin), as well as on tobacco legislation, patients' rights on cross-border health and serious cross-border threats to health is essential to health protection in the EU. Regulation, as well its implementation and enforcement, must keep pace with innovation and research advances and with societal changes in this area, while delivering on health objectives in all Member States. It is therefore necessary to continuously develop the evidence base required for implementing legislation of such a scientific nature, across the entire Union.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) 'accompanying measures' means activities provided in addition to the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance with the aim of addressing social exclusion and eradicating poverty such as referring to and providing social services, providing country information or advice on managing a household budget, and providing psychological support;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) 'accompanying measures' means activities provided in addition to the distribution of food and
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with local and regional authorities and relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection, an appropriate level of health and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017 and with the real demands of the labour market.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to eradicate poverty, achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels,
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, non- discrimination, equal access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion for all, and a high level of human health protection. All actions under the ESF+ shall respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, effective socio-economic integration of third country nationals, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market and education, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, poverty eradication and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure, free from any discrimination, equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, poverty eradication, social inclusion and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A non-discriminatory, inclusive and more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and eliminating poverty and social exclusion” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, social inclusion, effective socio-economic integration of third country nationals, and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, with special measures for disadvantaged or vulnerable social groups, such as people with disabilities, older people, the Roma and people with a low level of educational attainment or basic skills, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, women aged 45 or more and marginalised persons, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment with decent remuneration of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility, including through improved skills and qualifications recognition across Member States;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs, strengthen cooperation with enterprises and ensure timely and inclusive tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to end discrimination and assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare and dependent care, a healthy and well– adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness, inclusiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, including migrant children irrespective of their residence status, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and recognition of qualifications obtained across Member States;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) reducing and preventing early school leaving, promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, including pupils from disadvantaged and/or isolated rural areas from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning for all age groups, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all and in particular people with low educational attainment and basics kills, taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions, vocational training and promoting professional mobility;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii)
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii)
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii)
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting effective socio-economic
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii a (new) (viii a) supporting legal migration to the Member States in accordance with their economic and social needs, such as labour market needs, while safeguarding the integrity of the immigration systems of Member States, and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii a (new) (viii a) ending discrimination against and promoting long-term socio-economic inclusion of third country nationals with an integrated approach across different sectors, including capacity building and promoting diversity for civil servants;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii a (new) (viii a) supporting the socio-economic integration and inclusion of third-country nationals, including through dedicated measures in the field of education;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services, with special regard to poor and isolated rural areas; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long- term care services;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and free or affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people experiencing or at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, in
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi (xi) addressing material deprivation through food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived, with an emphasis on children in vulnerable situation, including accompanying measures.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi (xi) addressing material deprivation through food and
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request or at the Commission's request and with the Member State's agreement, be transferred only to the Rights and Values Programme or to the Justice Programme under the Justice, Rights and Values Fund. The Commission shall manage those resources directly in accordance with Article 62(1)(a) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with Article 62(1)(c).
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, rac
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. All programmes shall promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The ESF+ shall also support targeted actions within any of the specific objectives referred to in Article 4. Such actions shall likewise improve accessibility for persons with disabilities with a view to improving their inclusion in employment, education and training, thereby enhancing social inclusion, reducing inequalities in terms of educational attainment and health status, and facilitating the transition from residential/institutional to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Rights and Values programme and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4, taking into account the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 25% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1), including the promotion of the socio- economic integration of
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 25% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion and fight against material deprivation policy areas set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1), including the promotion of the socio- economic integration of third country nationals.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 Outermost regions meeting the conditions set out in the first and second subparagraphs shall allocate at least
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4 When implementing such actions, Member States shall give priority to inactive and long-term unemployed young people, in particular young Roma, people with disabilities and third country nationals, and put in place targeted outreach measures.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10 a Integration meassures ESF+ shall support actions which take place in the framework of consistent strategies, taking into account the integration needs of third-country nationals at local or regional level. In this context, the ESF+ shall support, in particular, the following actions focusing on third-country nationals who are residing legally in a Member State or, where appropriate, who are in the process of acquiring legal residence in a Member State: (a) setting up and developing integration strategies with the participation of local or regional actors, where appropriate, including needs analysis, the improvement of integration indicators, and evaluation, including participatory assessments, in order to identify best practices; (b) providing advice and assistance in areas such as housing, means of subsistence, administrative and legal guidance, health, psychological and social care, child care and family reunification; (c) actions introducing third-country nationals to the receiving society and actions enabling them to adapt to it, to inform them about their rights and obligations, to participate in civil and cultural life and to share the values enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; (d) measures focusing on education and training, including language training and preparatory actions to facilitate access to the labour market; (e) actions designed to promote self- empowerment and to enable third-country nationals to provide for themselves; (f) actions that promote meaningful contact and constructive dialogue between third-country nationals and the receiving society, and actions to promote acceptance by the receiving society, including through the involvement of the media; (g) actions promoting both equality of access and equality of outcomes in relation to third-country nationals’ dealings with public and private services, including adaptation of those services to dealing with third-country nationals;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 This Chapter applies to ESF+ support under points (i) to (xi) of Article 4(1) when implemented under shared management (the ‘general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management’).
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. Innovative actions and approaches may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 2. The food and/or basic material assistance shall be distributed free of charge to the most deprived persons based on clear and truthful records.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises in start-up and development phases, in particular those that employ vulnerable people or are set up by people in vulnerable situations;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new) (ii a) recognition of skills and qualifications to facilitate access to the labour market and labour mobility
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iii (iii) information systems collecting, analysing and disseminating evidence and data related to the fields referred to in Article 4(1);
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iv (iv)
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Any legal entity created under Union law or any international organisation operating within the Union.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall be implemented directly as provided for by the Financial Regulation or indirectly with bodies referred to in Article [61(1)(c)] of the Financial Regulation. Local and regional authorities shall have direct access to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of the civil society organisations involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ESF+ programmes and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1a – indent 10 a (new) - third country nationals*,
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 2 Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 4 —
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 2 – indent 2 a (new) - number of supported civil society service providers at national, regional or local level.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 – indent 6 — Number of end recipients with a foreign background
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 – indent 6 a (new) — Number of end recipients belonging to ethnic or linguistic minorities
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 – indent 13 — Number of end recipients with a foreign background
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 3 – indent 13 a (new) — Number of end recipients belonging to ethnic or linguistic minorities
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) Having regard to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 b (new) Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines and relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and, where appropriate, at national level, the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key Union initiatives and activities, in particular the "Skills Agenda for Europe" and the European Education Area, relevant Council Recommendations and other initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, Upskilling Pathways and on Integration of the long- term unemployed.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation,
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation,
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation. To implement measures linked to the socio- economic integration of third country
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation. To implement measures linked to the socio- economic integration of
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim at promoting youth employment through specific actions, including by supporting fair and voluntary mobility and fostering early integration into the labour market. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should aim at tackling precarious employment, in order to ensure that all types of work contracts offer decent working conditions with proper social security coverage, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda, Article 9 TFEU, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Social Charter. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, with special emphasis on disadvantaged or vulnerable social groups, such as people with disabilities, older people, the Roma, and people with a low level of educational attainment or basic skills, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to make them more effective, improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment with special regard to disadvantaged social groups and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, with special emphasis on people with disabilities, third-country nationals, Roma people, people experiencing homelessness or poverty, people living in disadvantaged micro-regions and rural areas, and people above the age of 50, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide, free from discrimination, intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, free or affordable access to childcare and care for the elderly and improved work/life balanc
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, accessibility, inclusiveness, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, support for enterprises to employ people with disabilities, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, especially on working with students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Roma and students with learning difficulties, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to reduce and prevent early school leaving, promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for those who belong to disadvantaged groups, to quality, non- segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) ESF should support educational schemes that offer adults with a low level of skills the possibility to acquire a minimum level of literacy, numeracy and digital competence in line with Council Recommendation No. 2016/C 484/01 on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17 a) Synergies with the Asylum and Migration Fund should ensure that ESF+ can mainstream and scale up equal access to quality-non segregated and inclusive education and training, as well as ensuring social inclusion, integration into the labour market and access to healthcare for third country nationals.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 b (new) (17 b) Synergies with the Rights and Values programme should ensure that ESF+ can mainstream and scale up actions to prevent and combat discrimination, racism, xenophobia, anti- Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance, as well as devoting specific actions to prevent hatred, segregation and stigmatisation, including bullying, harassment and intolerant treatment.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. The ESF should also address rural poverty stemming from the specific disadvantages of rural areas, such as an unfavourable demographic situation, a weak labour market, limited access to or lower quality of education and training services, lack of healthcare and social services.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 2% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules, include direct access to funding for local and regional authorities, apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and fair responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and Migration Fund, the ERDF, and those funds which can have a positive effect on the inclusion of third-country nationals.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20 a) To improve and reinforce the integration process in European societies, the ESF+ should facilitate legal migration to the Union in accordance with the economic and social needs of Member States.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 b (new) (20 b) In order to be efficient and achieve the greatest added value, the ESF+ should pursue a targeted approach, in support of consistent strategies specifically designed to promote the integration of third- country nationals at national, local or regional level, where appropriate. Those strategies should be implemented mainly by local or regional authorities and non- state actors, while not excluding national authorities, in particular where the specific governance structure of a Member State would so require, or where, in a Member State, integration actions fall within a competence shared between the national and the regional or local authorities. The implementing organisations should choose the measures most appropriate to their particular situation from a range of measures available.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 c (new) (20 c) The actions to ensure successful socio-economic integration of third country nationals should be consistent with the Union’s Common Basic Principles on Integration.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 d (new) (20 d) The scope of the integration measures should also include beneficiaries of international protection in order to ensure a comprehensive approach to integration, taking into account the specificities of those target groups. Where integration measures are combined with reception measures, actions should, where appropriate, also allow applicants for international protection to be included
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 e (new) (20 e) The authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of ESF+ should be required to establish cooperation and coordination mechanisms with the authorities designated by Member States for the purpose of the management of the interventions of the ASylum and Migration Fund.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 f (new) (20 f) For practical reasons, some actions may concern a group of people which can be more efficiently addressed as a whole, without distinguishing between its members. Member States that would so wish should therefore be able to provide in their national programmes that integration actions may include immediate relatives of third-country nationals, to the extent that it is necessary for the effective implementation of such actions. The term ‘immediate relative’ should be understood as meaning spouses, partners, and any person having direct family links in descending or ascending line with the third-country national targeted by the integration action, and who would otherwise not be covered by the scope of the ESF+.
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions which use sport and physical activity to drive social inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged groups and to promote good health and disease prevention.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions which use sport and physical activity to drive social inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged groups and to promote good health and disease prevention.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 b (new) (15b) Synergies with the Asylum and Migration Fund should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and upscale equal access to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, as well as social inclusion, integration into the labour market and access to healthcare for third-country nationals with special attention to the needs of women and children.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, taking into consideration the challenges of different disadvantaged social groups, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, such as the ones induced by the transition to a low carbon economy, facilitating
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled, persons with disabilities and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled, persons with disabilities and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably entrepreneurial and digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future and to address current and future societal challenges.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all levels of government including at regional and local level to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities and housing deprivation, including homelessness, while putting special emphasis on combatting the feminisation of poverty. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all levels to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities and homelessness. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, persons with disabilities, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. Projects that promote active inclusion and integration based on the three pillars of access to services, income support and inclusive labour markets, should be encouraged. Synergies between ESF+ funded measures and income support, in the form of minimum income and social benefits, which are of national competence and therefore not eligible expenditure under the ESF+, should be fostered to amplify their impact on the final beneficiaries. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations including through minimum income schemes in line with principle 14 of the European Pillar of Social Rights and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies and strategies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, people with disabilities, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social security institutions and public employment services and social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility and effectiveness in responding to the changing realities of world of work.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including energy poverty as foreseen in the newly agreed rules on the Governance of the Energy Union, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ and local and regional authorities’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Given the diversity of the level of development in the regions and different social realities across Europe, the degree of flexibility of the ESF+ should be sufficient to take the regional and territorial specificities into account.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Given the diversity of the level of development in the regions and different social realities across Europe, the degree of flexibility of the ESF + should be sufficient to take the regional and territorial specificities into account.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Given the differences in levels of development within Europe as a whole, ESF+ assistance must always be flexible enough to allow for specific regional and territorial characteristics.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social in
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4 % of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 2 % of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty, old-age poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) Old-age poverty is a European and a predominantly female problem. In 2014, the gender gap in pensions, which may be defined as the gap between the average pre-tax income received as a pension by women and that received by men, stood at 39.4% in the 65-and-over age group, and has increased in half of the Member States in the past five years. The financial and economic crisis which has affected Europe in recent years has had a negative impact on many women’s incomes and in the long term on average is having a greater impact on women’s incomes than men’s. In some Member States between 11 and 36% of women have no pension entitlements whatsoever.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) In order to eradicate poverty and ensure greater social inclusion, the ESF+ should promote the active participation of specialised social NGOs and organisations representing and working with people living in poverty in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the programmes dedicated to this.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic in
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and fair responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and Migration Fund. Member States should allocate adequate resources to local authorities for migrant integration at local level.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) The management of the migration flows has distinctive urban and local dimension and implications. Cities, local and regional authorities, social partners, socio-economic actors, civil society organisations have been proving capable of elaborating effective and innovative strategies, projects and initiatives to tackle short-term and long-term challenges related to the reception, social inclusion and integration of third-country nationals into society and the labour market. The ESF+ should offer direct support to cities and local stakeholders in order to scale- up local projects, in this field, with a view to offering a timely, targeted and effective support based on local needs.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) The ESF+ should not under any circumstances be used to give an incentive, directly or indirectly, to new illegal migration flows to the EU, but should remain a useful tool to promote the social and economic integration and employment of European citizens, in particular young people who, residing legally in the Union, experience poverty, material deprivation and social exclusion and who face difficulties in retaining a permanent place within the European labour market.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester and the new rules on the Governance of the Energy Union, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement in a just transition way relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural, including climate and energy, challenges, which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared-
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, and that the sustainable development objectives set in the European Pillar of Social Rights are met. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should involve local and regional authorities in the process to ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared-
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, as well as the European Pillar of Social Rights. In particular, the Commission and the Member States should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 2
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 2
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 2
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of EU policies (Article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty), and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights requires the best interests of the child to be a primary consideration in all EU action. The EU and Member States should make appropriate use of the ESF+ to break the cycle of disadvantage for children living in poverty and social exclusion, as defined in the 2013 European Commission Recommendation Investing in children. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of Union policies, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires that the best interests of the child be a primary consideration in all Union action. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) Poverty deprives children of respectable living conditions, education opportunities, access to healthy nutrition and health care, which in the long-run leads to a higher risk of unemployment, inter-generational poverty, malnutrition, illness, homelessness, early school dropouts and social exclusion. Growing up in poverty can dramatically change children’s chances to enjoy their rights – as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Child poverty needs to be addressed from a child rights perspective and with a cross- sectorial and integrated approach.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 b (new) (22b) Given the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the Union, and having regard to principle 11 of the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the right to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should allocate 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the eradication of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole and is crucial to break the cycle of disadvantage in early years and is key to reduce the risk of poverty and social exclusion for the entire society. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, bringing them the best educational and health outcomes, to become active members of society and to increase their chances on the labour market.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 b (new) (22b) In light of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should allocate at least 10% of ESF+ resources under shared management to European Child Guarantee scheme for the eradication of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 b (new) (22b) The lifetime opportunities of children, especially the poorest, depend on a combination of the coverage of basic needs (nutrition and lodging), access to quality public services (health and education) and the stable conditions of parents in order to provide good parenting (social inclusion and labour market integration). Consequently, the European response to improving the living conditions of poor children must be multidimensional, rights-based and integrated, aiming at ensuring that children and their families have access to adequate resources and quality services. The European Child Guarantee is a new integrated approach to tackling the multidimensional aspects of child poverty which should ensure that every European child at risk of poverty has access to free quality health care, free quality education, free quality childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition. Covering these five areas of action through European and national action plans would ensure that the living conditions and opportunities of millions of children in Europe improve considerably and with a long-term perspective. The Child Guarantee is a key structural reform of this period and it should be considered as an investment in the stability and prosperity of the European Union, necessary for preserving the EU’s growth potential. Investment in young children is the most important means of improving economic and social welfare.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training (NEETs), which levels are even higher in case of young people coming from a disadvantaged social background, it is necessary that
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23a) The proven Austrian model of a dual system combining teaching and work experience is an effective way of combating youth unemployment. Member States should, therefore, introduce the dual system which is established as the leading model in the EU.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23a) Disparities are growing at subregional level, including in more prosperous regions where there are pockets of poverty.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 b (new) (23b) EURES must be strengthened on a long-term basis, in particular through the comprehensive development of the internet platform and the active involvement of the Member States. Member States should use the existing model more effectively and publish details of all vacant jobs in the EURES system.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Member States and the Commission should ensure coordination and complementarity between
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Member States should ensure coordination and complementarity between the actions supported by these funds, including funds for Erasmus, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Member States, in cooperation with the competent regional and local authorities, should ensure coordination and complementarity between the actions supported by these funds.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 a (new) (24a) In light of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities; Member States should allocate appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management for the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) In accordance with Articles 349 and 174 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) In accordance with Articles 349 and 174 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions, islands and the northern sparsely populated regions are entitled to specific measures under common policies and EU programmes. Due to the permanent constraints these regions require specific support.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) In accordance with Article 174 and 349 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions and the northern sparsely populated regions are entitled to specific measures
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25a) The structural conditions in rural, mountainous and island areas require a targeted and specific ESF+ commitment to promote employment and training in these areas, in close cooperation with national, regional and local authorities, social and economic actors and the social partners, in order to support their competitiveness and to prevent depopulation.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular regional and local authorities, the social partners and civil society
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners, and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF+ under shared management.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) Good governance and partnership between managing authorities and the partners require the effective and efficient use of capacity building for stakeholders, to whom Member Stes should allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources. As investment in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administration and public services at the national, regional and local levels with a view to reforms, better regulation and good governance, is no longer included an operational objective of the ESF+ under shared management, but has been included in the Structural Support Reform Programme, it is necessary that the Commission and the Member States ensure effective coordination between the two instruments.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) The achievement of the objectives of the ESF+ and access to its resources in the Member States are still very difficult, which significantly reduces its impact. It is therefore necessary to further simplify the administrative and bureaucratic burdens and complexities which hamper the use of the ESF+ in the Member States, in particular for SMEs and local administrative authorities.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions including at local level, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+ and requires good coordination between the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand and the Employment and Social Innovation strand.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, developing and experimenting innovative solutions as well as testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation and the social economy is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions at local level before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised communities, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised groups, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28)
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including with regard to the education, training, employment and accessibility of persons with disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the European Union and all its Member States are parties,
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work, employment and universal accessibility. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28a) The ESF+ should support measures intended to protect and promote the rights of the child and to ensure equality of opportunities, measures which enable children to develop the skills that they need to become active members of society, improve their chances of entering the labour market and end the vicious circle of poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It should be possible and encouraged for ideas to be tested at local level and for feasible ones ideas to be pursued on a wider scale or
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It should be possible for feasible ideas to be pursued on a wider scale -where appropriate - or in other contexts with financial support from the ESF+, as well as from other sources.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF + lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the EU and all its Member States are parties,
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis, by ensuring th
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 a (new) (32a) The ESF + covers cross-border partnerships between regional public employment services and social partners and their activities to promote voluntary and fair mobility, as well as transparency and integration of cross-border labour markets through information, advice and placement. In many border regions they play an important role in the development of a genuine European labour market.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. Appropriate funding is available, for example through the European Fund for Regional Development and the European Programme for Social Change and Innovation. In that connection, it is important to make effective use of the budget, and access to EU funding must be made easier. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco-
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social economy enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 a (new) (33a) The Commission should introduce at Union level a ‘European Social Economy Label’ for social and solidarity- based enterprises, based on clear criteria designed to highlight the specific characteristics of these enterprises and their social impact, increase their visibility, create incentives for investment and facilitate access to funding and to the single market for those willing to expand nationally or into other Member States, in a manner consistent with the different legal forms and frameworks in the sector and in the Member States.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) Social investment market players, including philanthropic actors, can play a
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) Social invest
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 a (new) (34a) With a view to supporting EU initiatives designed to bring EU citizens and the European Union closer together, a second measure should be funded alongside the Interrail ticket for young people: the ‘99 Euro Europe Ticket’ for air, rail or bus travel, which any citizen can use to travel cheaply from any place in Europe in order to visit the EU institutions (European Commission, European Parliament, Council) in Brussels, their country’s permanent representation and the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Predetermined proof of attendance at an information event must be provided.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 5 a (new) having regard to the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09),
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 a (new) (34a) Transnational cooperation has significant added value and should therefore be supported by all Member States with the exception of duly justified cases taking into account the principle of proportionality. It is also necessary to reinforce the Commission’s role in facilitating exchanges of experience and coordinating implementation of relevant initiatives.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 a (new) (34a) Transnational cooperation has significant added value and should therefore be supported by all Member States with the exception of duly justified cases taking account of the principle of proportionality. It is also necessary to reinforce the Commission’s role in facilitating exchanges of experience and coordinating implementation of relevant initiatives.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 a (new) (34a) Transnational cooperation has significant added value. It should therefore be supported by all Member States with the exception of duly justified cases taking into account the principle of proportionality. It is also necessary to reinforce the Commission’s role in facilitating exchanges of experience and coordinating implementation of relevant initiatives.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union’s policies
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action to ensure a socially acceptable and just transition to a sustainable low carbon economy in the Union’s policies and to the achievement of an overall target of
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action to ensure a socially acceptable and just transition to a sustainable low carbon economy in the Union’s policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the mid-term evaluation.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change and the just transition in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union’s policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the mid-term evaluation.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 (47) Pursuant to Article [94 of Council Decision 2013/755/EU19], persons and entities established in Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) are to be eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant OCTs are linked. The programme will need to allow for the particular constraints affecting persons and entities established in those territories in order to provide for proper access to those strands. __________________ 19 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ( ‘Overseas Association Decision’) (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 a (new) Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 b (new) (50b) Investments co-financed by the ESF+, in particular if related to measures aimed at social inclusion, should be deemed exempt from deficit and debt calculations in order to improve the investment capacity of the Member States.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 5 b (new) having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Since the objectives of this Regulation under the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand, namely enhancing the effectiveness and fairness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving the access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving the access to and the quality of education
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 This Regulation establishes the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 It lays down the objectives of the ESF+, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the methods of implementation, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding, complementing the general rules applying to the ESF+ under Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions].
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) 'accompanying measures' means activities provided in addition to the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance with the aim of addressing social exclusion and eradicating poverty such as referring to and providing social services, providing information on the host country or advice on managing a household budget, and providing psychological support;
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) 'accompanying measures' means activities provided in addition to the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance with the aim of addressing poverty and social exclusion such as referring to and providing social services or advice on managing a household budget;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) 'basic material assistance' means goods which fulfil the basic needs of a person for a life with dignity, such as clothing, hygiene goods and school material, adequate nutrition, decent housing and healthcare;
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) 'basic material assistance' means goods which fulfil the basic needs of a person for a life with dignity, such as clothing, hygiene goods, including female hygienic and care products, and school material;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 (6) ‘common longer term result indicators’ means common result indicators which capture effects
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new) (7a) "Cross-border partnerships" in the employment and social innovation strand, means permanent structures of cooperation between public employment services and social partners in border areas of at least two countries;
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 5 c (new) having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new) (7a) 'Cross-border partnerships' in the employment and social innovation strand mean permanent structures of cooperation between public employment services and social partners in border areas of at least two countries
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new) (7a) ‘cross-border partnerships’ in the Employment and Social Innovation strand means permanent arrangements for cooperation between employment services and social partners in border areas comprising parts of at least two countries;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) (9a) ‘just transition roadmap’ means a strategy outlining regional actions towards a climate-friendly and resource- efficient economy;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new) (12a) "minimum income scheme" means a support scheme which provides a safety net for those who cannot work or access a decent job and are not eligible for social insurance;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children whose need for assistance has been established according to their living situation, including homelessness, or the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to their living situation (such as homelessness) or to the objective criteria set by the national
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, including children, families, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new) (14a) 'self-employed person' means a person who employed fewer than 10 workers; people in the ‘self-employed’ category are not regarded as ‘entrepreneurs’;
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 5 d (new) having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights,
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – introductory part (15) 'social enterprise' means an undertaking, regardless of its legal form, or a natural person wh
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – introductory part (15) 'social enterprise' means a
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a (a)
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a (a) in accordance with its Articles of Association, Statutes or with any other legal document that may result in liability under the rules of the Member State where it is located, has as its primary social objective the achievement of measurable, positive social impacts, including environmental impacts, rather than generating profit for other purposes, and which provides social services or goods that
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b (b)
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a (a) in accordance with its Articles of Association, Statutes or with any other legal document that may result in liability under the rules of the Member State where it is located, has as its primary social objective the
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b (b)
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c (c)
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c (c) is managed in an entrepreneurial, democratic, accountable and transparent way, in particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders impacted by its business activities;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new) (15a) "social inclusion measures" means a process by which efforts are made to combat poverty and social exclusion, to ensure equal opportunities, and to create conditions enabling full and active participation in the society;
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital -1 (new) (-1) Pursuant to Article 3 TEU, the Union in establishing an Internal Market is working for a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress; promoting equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; as well as combating social exclusion and discrimination. In accordance with Article 9 TFEU, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, is to take into account requirements linked to, inter alia, the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of an adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and the promotion of a high level of education, training and the protection of human health.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new) (15a) ‘social innovation means the improvement of the terms of participation in society, particularly for people who are disadvantaged, through enhancing opportunities, access to resources, voice and respect for rights;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new) (15a) ‘social economy enterprise’ means a plurality of enterprises and entities falling within the social economy, such as cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations, social enterprises and other forms of enterprise regulated by the laws of the individual Member States and based on the primacy of the individual and social objectives over capital, democratic governance, solidarity and the reinvestment of the majority of profits or surpluses;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new) Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 (16) 'social innovations' mean collective activities that are social both as to their ends and their means and in particular those which relate to the development
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 (17) 'social experimentations' mean
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (18) 'key competences' means the knowledge, skills and competences all individuals need, at any stage of their lives, for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The key competences are: literacy; multilingual; mathematics, science, technology and engineering; digital;
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new) (18a) ‘lifelong learning’ means in all its forms (formal, non-formal and informal learning) taking place at all stages in life, including early childhood education and care, general education, vocational education, and adult education, and resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and attitudes or participation in society in a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new) (18a) ‘overseas countries and territories’ means overseas countries and territories to which the provisions of Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply and which are listed in Annex II to that Treaty;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new) (19a) 'third-country national' means any person who is not a citizen of the European Union within the meaning of Art. 20(1) of TFEU and who is not a person enjoying the European Union right to free movement, as defined in Art. 2(5) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new) (19b) ‘Vulnerable or disadvantaged groups’ means target groups considered at risk of poverty, discrimination or social exclusion including, but not limited to, ethnic minorities, migrants, persons with disabilities, elderly people and children.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The European Pillar of Social Rights sets out obligations for the Member States as regards social protection, social inclusion, decent working conditions, equal opportunities and access to the labour market. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. The definitions in Article [2] of [the future CPR] shall also apply for the
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] shall also apply for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand under direct and indirect management.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – title General objectives
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States, at national, regional and local level, to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work and social inclusion, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, thereby contributing to the goals of the Union as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States, at national, regional and local level, to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, thereby helping to achieve the Union’s objectives in terms of strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States, at national, regional and local level, to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, thereby contributing to the goals of the Union as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to effectively eradicate poverty, including child poverty and fight social exclusion, advance equality and non-discrimination, achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection, equal opportunities and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, while promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The European Pillar of Social Rights is a declaration of political intent but not a legal framework. To reach the goals of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the goals of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) have to be grounded on a legal basis of the current EU acquis and cannot transcend it. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the Treaties of the European Union and with regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States, at national, regional and local level, to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels,
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, fair working conditions,
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure gender equality, equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions,
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion,
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, particularly for young people, and to help men and women aged over 40 to find employment again and acquire the skills for it, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, non- discrimination, equal access to the labour market,
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equality between men and women, equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) The ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part It shall be implemented in response to Member States’ challenges identified through official data and statistics as well as in their national reform programmes, the EU Semester and relevant country- specific recommendations:
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a) under shared management, where programming and strategic implementation tasks have been delegated to the Member States and regions, for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the specific objectives indicated in Article 4(1) (the ‘ESF+ strand under shared management’), and
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) under shared management, whereby the programming and implementation shall be delegated to the Member States and the regions, for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the specific objectives indicated in Article 4(1) (the ‘ESF+ strand under shared management’), and
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a) under shared management, where strategic programming and implementation tasks are delegated to the EU member States and regions, for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the specific objectives indicated in Article 4(1) (the ‘ESF+ strand under shared management’), and
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a) under shared management, where strategic programming and implementation tasks are delegated to the EU member States and regions, for the part of the assistance which corresponds to
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). In
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3 a Methods of implementation 1. The part of the financial envelope allocated to the ESF+ under the Social Cohesion and Social Rights strand shall be implemented in shared management in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common provisions/future CPR] and Article 63 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union]. 2. The part of the financial envelope allocated to the ESF+ under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand shall be implemented either directly by the Commission in accordance with Article 62(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] or within the framework of indirect management in accordance with Article 62(1)(c) of that Regulation.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support all of the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, social inclusion, eradication of poverty, and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, social inclusion, eradication of poverty and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, mobility, social inclusion and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to high-quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, single parents and long-
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to decent jobs for quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to quality employment (in terms of combating precarious employment and protecting rights) of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long-
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to high quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, migrants, and of inactive people, promoting self- employment, entrepreneurship and social self-employment initiatives and the social economy;
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, people with chronic and long-term conditions, terminally ill people and of inactive people, promoting self- employment and the social economy;
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, the older unemployed, people with a disability and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, people with chronic and long-term conditions, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed,
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to decent jobs leading to quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i i) improving access to high-quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long-
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility, improving job quality and combating precarious employment;
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions across the life-cycle and mobility;
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions across the life-cycle and mobility;
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level,
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii a (new) (iia) transition to a climate-friendly, resource-efficient and sustainable economy along the regions’ just transition roadmaps;
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, combating the declining birth rate, promoting a better work/life balance including access to childcare,
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including equal access to
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including equal access to
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii iii) iii) promoting
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, particularly in the case of women aged over 40, and promoting a return to the labour market for older people, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well– adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, rights to reasonable adjustments and accommodations, professional reorientation, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities, include a gender perspective and be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare and other care services and support, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare and life-cycle care, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new) (iiia) promoting adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, active and healthy ageing and a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality,
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality,
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills and those linked to the just transition towards a low carbon and circular economy;
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills, promote e-inclusion and facilitate the transition from education to work;
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills, promote e-inclusion and facilitate the transition from education to work;
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills; promote e-inclusion and facilitate the transition from education to work;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including entrepreneurial and digital skills;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, ensuring it is non- segregated and adequately addresses early school leaving, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups and family carers, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, particularly the introduction of dual-training systems, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups and populations vulnerable to exclusion, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality, affordable, non- segregated and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality non-segregated and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new) (va) promoting inclusion in schooling, and occupational and social inclusion, of persons with disabilities, improving the skills of teachers and all school staff, reducing resistance and prejudice regarding the employability of persons with disabilities and at the same time supporting the emergence of new outlets and job profiles;
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities and presented alongside the yearly National
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change including those entailed by a just transition to a low carbon and circular economy and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility;
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning,
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all and formal and non- formal learning, taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account entrepreneurial and digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion and full participation in society with a view to promoting equal opportunities, non- discrimination, democracy and active participation, and improving
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability of disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and improving employability;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active social inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on “Next steps for a sustainable European future” of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its budgetary programmes. The ESF+ should mainly contribute to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by halving relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); good health and well-being (goal 3); quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5), promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality (goal 10).
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic in
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of third country nationals, including asylum seekers and migrants and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting long-term socio- economic integration of third country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii a (new) (viiia) promoting equal opportunities for all European citizens, including the most remote, by supporting mobility.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable, accessible and affordable services;
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable health and care services; modernising social protection systems,
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection and social inclusion systems, including promoting access to social protection and ensuring minimum income schemes; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social security institutions and public employment services and social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection, with particular focus on children; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, for persons with disabilities, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3)
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable, accessible and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion, including the most deprived, persons with disabilities and children;
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi (xi) addressing material deprivation through food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived, including accompanying measures aiming at the social inclusion of the most deprived persons.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) (xii) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration; (xiii) enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and access to quality employment through developing social innovation and infrastructure; (xiv) improving access to inclusive and quality services in education, training and life long learning through developing infrastructure; (xv) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services; (xvi) ensuring equal access to health care through developing infrastructure, including primary care; (xvii) improving accessibility to goods, services and physical environment in order to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, on an equal basis with others.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi a (new) (xia) (xii) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration;
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi a (new) (xia) promoting research, development and innovation within the specific objectives of the ESF+;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi b (new) (xib) (xiii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services;
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi c (new) (xic) (xiv) improving accessibility to goods, services and physical environment in order to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, on an equal basis with others.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1 1. a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial cooperation on skills and entrepreneurship, the training of researchers, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, vocational and educational training (VET) institutions, research and technological centres and enterprises and clusters, support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the social economy, taking into account the laws and frameworks of the social economy established in the Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications,
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new) 2a. 3. a Europe closer to citizens through poverty reduction and social inclusion measures taking into account the specificities of urban, rural and coastal areas in view of tackling the socio- economic inequalities in cities and regions.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In order to ensure that the transition to a low carbon and circular economy is just, these specific objectives shall be implemented by taking fully into account the needs and specificities of citizens, communities and territories which would be involved in this transition, so that the local and collective skills and welfare level are not adversely impacted.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 10
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The part of the financial envelope for the ESF+ strand under shared management under the Investment for Jobs and Growth goal shall be EUR 1
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand for the period 2021- 2027 shall be EUR 1
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europeʼs competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) EUR
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) EUR
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. At least EUR 70 000 000 of the funds referred to in paragraph 4(a) shall be used for cross-border partnerships between employment services and social partners and their support services.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Budgetary resources under shared management 1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management shall be EUR 117 786 000 000 in constant prices. 2. From the financial envelope referred in paragraph 1 EUR 471 144 000 in constant prices shall be allocated as additional funding to the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The resources referred to in paragraph 4(a) shall be at least EUR 70 000 000 for cross-border partnerships between public employment services and social partners and their support services.
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Budgetary resources under direct and indirect management 1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management shall be EUR 1 075 000 000 in constant prices. 2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) EUR 697 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand; (b) EUR 378 000 000 for the implementation of the Health strand.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Budgetary resources under direct and indirect management 1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management shall be EUR 1 075 000 000 in constant prices. 2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) EUR 697 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States adopted by the Council in accordance with Article 148(2), namely: Boosting the demand for labour; Enhancing labour supply: access to employment, skills and competences; Enhancing the functioning of labour markets and the effectiveness of social dialogue and Promoting equal opportunities for all, fostering social inclusion and combatting poverty, together with the broad economic guidelines adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) form part of the Integrated Guidelines underpinning the Europe 2020 strategy. The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Budgetary resources under direct and indirect management 1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management shall be EUR 1 075 000 000 in constant prices. 2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) EUR 697 000 000 for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand; (b) EUR […] for the implementation of the Health strand.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) Article 5 a Synergy and Coordination Member States and the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe Programme, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Justice, Rights and Values Fund, InvestEU, the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – title Gender Equality
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure gender equality
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure gender equality
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 (1) All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, including access, both physical and in terms of ICT, for persons with disabilities, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability,
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as well as the accessibility to persons with disabilities, throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall apply to gender budgeting with fixed target values (share of funds at programme level for women) within the framework of budget management and evaluation of their operational programmes.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Member States and the Commission shall support specific targeted actions aimed at, in particular, increasing the long-term participation of women in working life, respecting the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value and being paid at least a living wage, and at improving their professional development, combating the feminisation of poverty, reducing gender segregation and gender stereotypes in education and training, the labour market and beyond, and to promote a work-life balance for all, including more balanced sharing of care responsibilities between all genders.
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States are committed to gender budgeting with fixed target values (percentage of funding at programme level for women) in the management and evaluation of their operational programmes. With a view to monitoring equality, gender budgeting is an important tool for ensuring transparency of discrepancies in the gender balance in the ESF which are contrary to the principle of equitable participation, thus reinforcing gender equality in the ESF.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. The Member States shall integrate the gender perspective into all phases of programming, from shaping the priorities of the operational programmes to the delivery, monitoring and evaluation and enhance their commitment to gender budgeting by establishing specific targets with their corresponding budget allocations. Gender budgeting shall be recognised as an important instrument of equal opportunities policy in order to make gender gaps in equal participation transparent, thereby strengthening gender equality in the ESF+.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sex characteristics, gender expression and gender identity or sexual orientation through mainstreaming the principle of non-discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. Through the ESF+, the Member States and the Commission shall also support specific actions that aim to combat all forms of discrimination as well as to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities and for those facing multiple discrimination, thereby enhancing social inclusion and reducing inequalities.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions and the development of national strategies and action plans to promote the principles referred to in paragraphs 1 to 1(c) within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including improving accessibility for all and the transition from
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including the transition from
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including improving universal accessibility for persons with disabilities and the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Part II – title II Implementation
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Part II – chapter 1 – title Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article -7 (new) Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the social challenges identified
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations taking into account regional specificities, adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, the Social Scoreboard, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted, taking into account regional specificities, in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as the associated monitoring indicators set out in the ‘Social Scoreboard’. This will contribute to achieving the Union’s objectives as set out in Article 174 TFEU to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion. ESF+ programmes should also take into account the Smart Specialisation Strategies developed by regional authorities.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on “Next steps for a sustainable European future” of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations, taking into account regional specificities, adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, thereby contributing to the goals of the Union set out in Article 174 TFEU as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and take into account the social challenges identified, among others, in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4)
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights. National employment strategies, national social reports, national Roma integration strategies and national disability strategies shall also inform these interventions.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States, taking into account regional specificities, shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified through official data and statistics, in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the Social Scoreboard under the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the ERDF, InvestEU, the Rights and Values Instrument, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those managing authorities responsible for implementation to deliver integrated approaches, coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on “Next steps for a sustainable European future” of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by halving relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5), promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality (goal 10) as well as the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, Creative Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the European Regional Development Fund, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States, through their national and regional authorities, and, where appropriate, the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, such as the Structural Funds and in particular the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, as well as programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation without prejudice to the objectives of the ESF+ as set out in Articles 3 and 4. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, the European Regional Development Fund, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those managing authorities responsible for implementation to deliver integrated approaches, coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on “Next steps for a sustainable European future” of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ can contribute to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); quality and inclusive education (goal 4) promoting gender equality (goal 5) and reducing inequality (goal 10) among others.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. In duly justified cases, Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address relevant challenges identified in
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. In duly justified cases, Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations, taking into account regional specificities, adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4 taking into account principles and rights as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights as well as the objectives of the economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations, taking into account regional specificities, adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4, taking into account principles and rights as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights as well as the objectives of the economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in a coherent and consistent way relevant country- specific recommendations adopted
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4. This will be complemented by sufficient flexibility at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country reports and country-specific social recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4 and in line with the requirements as set out in Article 11.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The Union endorsed the objectives of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and has adopted in 2018 new rules on the Governance of the Energy Union as a first step to implement this Agreement. The rules on the Governance of the Energy Union constitute a legally binding framework to identify national and European energy and climate related measures across the entire political spectrum to achieve a socially acceptable and just transition to a sustainable low carbon economy, taking into consideration citizens and regions which would be involved in this transition, so that the local and collective skills and welfare level is not adversely impacted, with the objective of maintaining the territorial production of added-value. Achieving greenhouse gas emission reduction should in particular go hand- in-hand with the creation of sustainable, local jobs and should lead to improvements of public health. The rules on the Governance of the Energy Union foresee the adoption of integrated national climate and energy plans based on a wide consultation with, inter alia, social partners and civil society (the same stakeholders already involved in ESF governance) and the issue of recommendations to the Members States in order to achieve EU agreed targets. The climate and Energy framework is as important as the European Semester of economic policy coordination and should serve on equal footing and in a coherent manner with the European Semester of economic policy coordination to the use of Union funding.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 2
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 2
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 25% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 25 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 (3) Member States shall allocate at least 25 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1)
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 In addition to the minimum allocation of at least 30% of the ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives vii) – x) of Article -7(2), Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 In addition to the minimum allocation of at least 30% of the ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives vii) – x) of Article 4(1), Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The Union and its Member States, having in mind the European Social Charter signed at Turin on 18 October 1961, should have in their objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, with a view to lasting high levels of employment and combating exclusion, in accordance with Article 151 TFEU.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least 2% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objective of addressing material deprivation set out in points (x) and (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 In
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a youth unemployment rate and/or rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data or faced a sudden increase of at least 10% in 2019, shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment,
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, or whenever their NEET rate is above 15 %, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall, at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework, allocate at least 1
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a youth unemployment rate and/or rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2026 to 2027 to these actions.
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 Outermost regions meeting the conditions set out in the first and second subparagraphs shall allocate at least 15% of the ESF+ resources under shared management in their programmes to the targeted actions set out in the first subparagraph. This allocation shall be taken into account for verifying compliance with the minimum percentage at national level set out in the first and second subparagraphs. This allocation shall not replace funding necessary for infrastructure and development for outermost regions.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new) Member States shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to implement the European Child Guarantee in order to ensure children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Member States shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to targeted actions and reforms supporting the eradication of child poverty and inclusion measures targeted at children in line with Article 10 (a) (new).
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7 a Respect for fundamental rights The Member States and the Commission shall ensure respect for fundamental rights and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the implementation of the funds. Any cost incurrent for action that is not in line with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights shall not be eligible in accordance with Article 58(2) of the Common Provisions Regulation xx/xx and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall adopt binding rules to ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management. This participation shall be inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management. The participation shall be inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the programming and delivery of employment, education, anti- discrimination and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the definition and delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate a
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate a
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate at least 2% an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of social partners, the social economy and civil society organisations.
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – title Addressing material deprivation and social exclusion
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. The co-financing rate for this priority or programme is 85 %.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. The co-financing rate for this priority or programme is set at 85%.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. The maximum co- financing rate for this priority or programme may be increased to no more than 85 % for these ESF+ allocations of the actions under Article 7(4).
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a part of a priority, dedicated
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 Support in accordance with Article 7(5) shall be programmed under a part of a priority or a dedicated priority and it shall support the specific objective set out in point (i) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 Support in accordance with Article 7(5) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme and it shall support the specific objective set out in point (i) of Article
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10 a Investing in children The resources referred to in point 5(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. Member States shall ensure that the amount of resources targeted at children programmed under point (iii) through (v) and/or (ix) and/or (x) of Article 4(1) are in line with the 2013 European Commission Recommendation on Investing in children.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10 a Support to the European Child Guarantee Support in accordance with Article 7(5) subparagraph 3a (New) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme reflecting the 2013 European Commission Recommendation on Investing in Children; it shall support tackling child poverty and social exclusion within the specific objective set out in point (x) of Article -7(2).
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) Article 10 b Inclusion of third-country nationals and marginalised communities The resources referred to in point 3(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) Article 10 c Energy poverty and housing Member States shall ensure that the actions programmed under point (ix) of Article 4(1) in line with point 3 of Article 7 related to housing contribute to the achievement of the national action plans on energy poverty as set out in Article 3 of the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation (xx/xx) and shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – title Support to
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change, unemployment in general and youth unemployment, and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – title Support to
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – title Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the social challenges identified in relevant country reports and country-specific social recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities. Member States shall ensure consistency, coherence and synergies of these priorities with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, taking into account local and regional challenges. The Commission shall undertake yearly reviews and assess whether the proposed operational programmes are sufficient to address the problems identified in the country-specific social recommendations with a view of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. Where the operational programmes or the corrective actions proposed by the Member States are insufficient, the Commission shall propose their readjustment.
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 Regulation No 2018/0206 Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between these specific priorities and the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations (CSRs) and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities. Sufficient flexibility shall be ensured at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges, due to annual character of CSRs and multiannual character of the ESF+ programming.
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities or programme. Sufficient flexibility shall be ensured at managing authority level to identify priorities and areas for ESF+ investments in line with the specific local or regional challenges.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as well as the ones related to the Governance of the Energy Union as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of internal and external migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11 a Innovative actions 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom- up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies. 2. Member States may support the upscaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (social experimentations) developed under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and other Union programmes. 3. Innovative actions and approaches may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (x) of Article -7(2). 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11a Integrated territorial development 1. The ESF+ may support integrated territorial development within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation(EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] in accordance with Chapter II of Title III of that Regulation[new CPR]. 2. Member States shall implement integrated territorial development, supported by the ESF+, exclusively through the forms referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation Part II – Chapter II – title Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 This Chapter applies to ESF+ support under points (i) to (x) of Article 4(1) when implemented under shared management (the ‘general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management’). Article 13 applies also to ESF+ support under point (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 This Chapter applies to
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 a (new) Article 12a Integrated territorial development. (1) The ESF+ may support integrated territorial development within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] in accordance with Chapter II of Title III of that Regulation [new CPR]. (2) Member States shall implement integrated territorial development, supported by the ESF+, exclusively through the forms referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, and/or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities,
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy and just transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) 5. Member States shall identify, either in their operational programmes or at a later stage during implementation, fields for social innovation and social experimentations that correspond to the Member States' specific needs.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new) (2) 6. The Commission shall facilitate capacity building for social innovation, in particular through supporting mutual learning, establishing networks, and disseminating and promoting good practices and methodologies.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. Member States may support the upscaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (social innovation and social experimentations) developed under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and other Union programmes.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. Member States may support the upscaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (social innovation and social experimentations)
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. Innovative actions and approaches may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. Innovative actions and approaches may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities. The implementing and audit rules for such actions shall be sufficiently flexible to allow risk-taking and creativity.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) To anticipate challenges and take concrete steps towards a socially and environmentally sustainable economy, just transition roadmaps, developed in cooperation with local and regional governments and stakeholders, should be included in the operational programmes, outlining regional and local strategies towards a climate-friendly and resource efficient future, with the aim of social inclusion, quality job creation, sustainability and investment geared towards supporting future-oriented local development.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. At least 5% of the ESF+ resources at national level, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to the priorities established under this Article.
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. In order to build up the innovation capacity of relevant stakeholders (such as national, regional or local authorities, civil society and social economy organisations, social partners, cooperatives and local action groups) the dedicated priorities will provide resources for funding social innovation resource and competence platforms with the mission to effectively assist in the design, preparation, implementation, evaluation, adaptation or replication of innovative actions.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13a Transnational cooperation 1. Member States may support transnational cooperation actions under a specific priority. 2. Transnational cooperation actions may be programmed under any of the specific objectives set out in points (i) to (x) of Article 4(1). 3. The maximum co-financing rate for this priority may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum 5% of the national ESF+ allocation under shared management to such priorities.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In addition to the costs referred to in Article
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the purchase of land and real estate,
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the purchase of furniture, equipment and vehicles except where the purchase is necessary for achieving the objective of the operation, or these items are fully depreciated, or the purchase of these items is the most economic option, or if needed to ensure reasonable accommodation to ensure universal accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the purchase of furniture, equipment and vehicles
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. Contributions in kind in the form of allowances or salaries disbursed by a third party for the benefit of the participants in an operation may be eligible for a contribution
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The continuing high level of youth unemployment in Europe is deplorable, and many Member States still need to take urgent action in this area, including Greece, where the youth unemployment rate is roughly 40%. The objective of reducing youth unemployment must continue to be given priority in the country-specific recommendations.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. The specific additional allocation received by the outermost regions and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession shall be used to support the achievement of the specific objectives set out in paragraph
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management provided that their level is not higher than 100% of the usual remuneration for the profession concerned in the Member State as demonstrated by Eurostat data unless collective agreements apply.
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Programmes
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions that, through sport and physical activity, aim to boost social inclusion, particularly of disadvantaged groups, and to promote health and disease prevention.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Regulation (EU) No […]
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 4. Personal data of individual persons related to indicators required under point 1a and 3 of Annex 1 is collected from each participant. Data on the indicators for participants shall only be transmitted when all data required under point (1a)
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall, when data are available in registers or equivalent sources, enable the Managing Authorities and other bodies entrusted with data collection necessary for the monitoring and the evaluation of the
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 5. Member States
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to amend the indicators in Annex I where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of programmes which shall include a gender impact assessment to monitor the implementation of the ESF+ programmes with regard to gender equality.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Indicators that refer to individuals must always be disaggregated by sex.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 This Chapter applies to ESF+ support under points (x) and (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 This Chapter applies to ESF+ support under point (xi) of Article
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Member States and beneficiaries shall choose the food and/or the basic material assistance on the basis of
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The food and/or basic material assistance may be provided directly to the most deprived persons or indirectly through electronic vouchers or cards, provided that they can only be redeemed against food and/or basic material assistance as set out in Article 2(3) and are not replacing any existing social benefit or affecting the eligibility to receive social benefits in the future.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Regulation (EU) No […] establishes the framework for action by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMIF), Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) as a part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), and lays down, in particular, the policy objectives and the rules concerning programming, monitoring and evaluation, management and control for Union funds implemented under shared
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The food and/or basic material assistance may be provided directly to the most deprived persons or indirectly through electronic vouchers or cards, provided that they can only be redeemed against food and/or basic material assistance as set out in Article 2(3) and that they are not replacing any existing social benefit or counted towards eligibility of social benefits.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The food and/or basic material assistance may be provided directly to the most deprived persons or indirectly through electronic vouchers or cards, provided that they can only be redeemed against food and/or basic material assistance as set out in Article 2(3) and are not replacing any existing social benefits.
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance m
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance m
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. The distribution of financial resources between programmes may not be changed unless based on a parliamentary decision. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part A priority concerning support under point (xi) of Article
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. The food and/or basic material assistance provided to the most deprived persons may be purchased
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 2. The food and/or basic material assistance shall be distributed free of charge to the most deprived persons, except in justified cases where projects may ask beneficiaries to contribute a symbolic sum to the project or service as a measure to safeguard the person’s dignity. Such a contribution shall not be seen as a payment for any aid provided.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the administrative, transport and storage costs borne by the beneficiaries involved in the distribution of the food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived at a flat-rate of
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) the costs of accompanying measures undertaken by or on behalf of beneficiaries and declared by the beneficiaries delivering the food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived persons at a flat- rate of at least 5% of the costs referred to in point (a). Such support shall be available to deliveries of aid at the point of contact with users as well as other stakeholders.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) the costs of accompanying measures undertaken by or on behalf of beneficiaries and declared by the beneficiaries delivering the food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived persons at a flat- rate of
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) the costs of accompanying measures undertaken by or on behalf of beneficiaries and declared by the beneficiaries delivering the food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived persons at a
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 a (new) Article 20a The co-financing rate for actions programmed under Article 4(1) points (x) and (xi) is set at 85%.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. (a) Priorities addressing material deprivation shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme-specific indicators. (b) Priorities addressing social inclusion shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II (1) to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme specific indicators.
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Priorities addressing material deprivation shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme-specific indicators. Reporting requirements towards measures addressing material deprivation shall be kept as simple as possible, due to the volunteers-based nature of these services and the need to respect the human dignity of the recipients.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Priorities addressing material deprivation shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme-specific indicators. Reporting requirements shall be kept as simple as possible.
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 3 3. By 30 June 2025 and 30 June 2028, Managing Authorities shall report to the Commission the results of a structured anonymous survey of the end recipients carried out during the previous year and focusing on their living conditions and the nature of their material deprivation. This survey shall be based on the model which shall be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 3 3. By 30 June 2025 and 30 June 2028, Managing Authorities shall report to the Commission the results of a structured anonymous survey of the end recipients carried out during the previous year, focusing on their living conditions and the nature of their material deprivation. This survey shall be based on the model which shall be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article -23 (new) Article -23 Specific objectives In accordance with the general objectives set in Article 3 the Employment and Social Innovation Strand will support the following specific objectives: (a) Specific objective 1: Support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Union's instruments, policies (promoting a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions) and relevant law and promote evidence-based policy-making, social innovation and social progress, in partnership with the social partners, civil society organisations and public and private bodies (b) Specific objective 2: Promote workers’ voluntary geographical mobility on a fair basis and boost employment opportunities by developing high-quality and inclusive Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all, while respecting workers' rights throughout the Union, including freedom of movement. (c) Specific objective 3: Promote employment and social inclusion by increasing the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable people who wish to start up a micro-enterprise as well as for existing micro-enterprises, and by increasing access to finance for social enterprises.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to develop high-quality comparative analytical knowledge in order to ensure that policies to achieve the
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning, peer reviews and dialogue on policies in the fields referred to in Article
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support social experimentations in the fields referred to in Article
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support social experimentations in the fields referred to in Article 4 and build up the stakeholders' capacity to prepare and design, implement, transfer or upscale the tested social
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non-
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to support social experimentations in the fields referred to in Article
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to develop and provide specific support services to employees, employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre-
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to develop and provide specific support services to workers, employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre-
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups (e.g. people in vulnerable
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to workers, employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre-
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to support cross-border partnerships from Public Employment Services and social partners to promote a cross-border employment market and cross-border mobility under fair conditions in border regions.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to support cross-border partnerships between public employment services and social partners to promote a cross-border labour market and to promote cross-border mobility under high-quality social conditions in border areas.
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to support cross-border partnerships between public employment services, civil society and social partners to promote a cross-border labour market and cross-border mobility with fair conditions;
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to support the provision of EURES services for the recruitment and placing of workers in quality and sustainable employment through the clearance of job vacancies and applications, including through cross-border partnerships;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to streamline and simplify the funding landscape and create additional opportunities for synergies through integrated funding approaches, the actions which were supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (‘FEAD’), the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation and the Programme for the Union
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) to promote workers' voluntary geographical mobility on a fair basis and boost employment opportunities by developing high-quality and inclusive Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all, while respecting workers' rights throughout the Union, including freedom of movement;
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) to promote the voluntary geographical mobility of workers with high-quality social conditions and increase employment opportunities through the development of high-quality and inclusive labour markets in the Union, which are open and accessible to all, while respecting workers' rights throughout the Union.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) to promote the voluntary mobility of workers on a fair basis and increase employment opportunities through the development of high-quality, accessible and inclusive labour markets while respecting workers’ rights throughout the Union;
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises in start-up and development phases, in particular those that
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) to support the
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises in start-up and development phases, in particular those that employ people in a vulnerable
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking and transnational cooperation at Union level and strengthen dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 4 and contribute to build up the institutional capacity of these stakeholders, including the public
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 4 and contribute to build up the institutional capacity of these stakeholders, including the public employment services (PES), social security institutions, microfinance institutions and institutions providing finance to social enterprises and social economy and non- governmental organisations;
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 4 and contribute to build up
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 4 and contribute to build up the institutional capacity of these stakeholders, including the public employment services (PES), social security institutions, NGOs, microfinance institutions and institutions providing finance to social enterprises and social economy;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to streamline and simplify the funding landscape and create additional opportunities for synergies through integrated funding approaches, the actions which were supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (‘FEAD’), the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation and the Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health should be integrated into one ESF+. The ESF+ should therefore include three strands: the ESF+ strand under shared management, the Employment and Social Innovation strand, and the Health strand. This should contribute to reducing the administrative burden linked to the management of different funds, in particular for Member States and beneficiaries, whilst maintaining simpler rules for simpler operations such as the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance.
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) to support the development of social enterprises
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) to support the development of social economy enterprises and the emergence of a social investment market, facilitating public and private interactions and the participation of foundations and philanthropic actors in that market;
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) to support the development of social enterprises and the emergence of a social investment market, facilitating public and private interactions and the participation of foundations, civil-society organisations and philanthropic actors in that market;
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) to provide guidance for the development of social infrastructure (including housing,
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) to provide
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) to provide guidance for the development of social infrastructure (including housing, child care and education and training, health care and long
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) to provide guidance for the development of social infrastructure (including housing, child care and education and training, health care and long term care
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) to
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) to support transnational cooperation to accelerate the transfer of, and to facilitate the scaling of, innovative solutions, in particular for the areas of combatting poverty, employment, skills and social inclusion, across Europe.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The Union should contribute to the employment policies of the Member States by encouraging cooperation and by complementing their action. In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point j (j) to support the implementation of relevant international social and labour standards in the context of harnessing globalisation and the external dimension of Union policies in the fields referred to in Article
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 a (new) Article 23a Thematic concentration and funding The part of the ESF+ financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation Strand referred in Article 5b(2)(a) shall be allocated over the whole period to the specific objectives set out in Article -23 according to the following indicative percentages: (a) 55% to the Specific Objective 1; (b) 18% to the Specific Objective 2; (c) 18% to the Specific Objective 3;
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Only actions pursuing the objectives referred to in Article 3, -23 and
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new) (iiia) recognition of skills and qualifications to facilitate access to the labour market and labour mobility;
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i)
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i)
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) cross-border partnerships and support services providing information, advice and placement for workers, including apprentices, interns and trainees and commuters, as well as jobseekers and employers in cross-border regions;
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) an EU-wide labour targeted mobility scheme at Union level to fill job vacancies
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) support to microfinance and social economy enterprises, including through blending operations such as asymmetric risk sharing or reducing transaction costs, as well as
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (ii) of national contact points providing guidance, information and assistance related the implementation of the strand as well as of national platforms providing lifelong learning and adult education offers related to the specific objectives;
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive and fair labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) of participating countries administrations, social security institutions and employment services responsible for promoting labour mobility, of microfinance institutions and of institutions providing finance to social economy and social enterprises or other social investment actors, as well as networking;
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) of participating countries administrations, social security institutions and employment services responsible for promoting labour mobility, of career guidance services, of microfinance institutions and of institutions providing finance to social enterprises or other social investment actors, as well as networking;
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) of participating countries administrations, social security institutions and employment services responsible for promoting labour mobility, of microfinance institutions and of institutions providing finance to social economy enterprises or other social investment actors, as well as networking;
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iv (iv) of social partners and stakeholders in view of transnational and cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iv (iv) of stakeholders (e.g. social partners) in view of transnational and cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iv (iv) of social partners and other stakeholders in view of transnational and cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iv Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) Technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the work programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including information technology systems.
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Eligible actions by cross-border partnerships or stakeholders as listed in paragraph 2 which are financed as part of calls to submit proposals shall as a rule be co-financed by the Union at a rate of 95 % of the total eligible expenditure. Any financial support in excess of this ceiling shall only be granted in duly justified exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The eligible actions of cross- border partnerships or stakeholders referred to in paragraph 2 shall be co- financed by the Union at 95% of the total eligible expenditure. Additional financial support will only be granted in the event of sufficiently substantiated exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive and gender-equal labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 a (new) Article 25a Governance 1. The Commission shall consult stakeholders in the Union, particularly social partners and civil society organisations, on the work programmes for the Employment and Social Innovation strands, their priorities, their strategic orientations, and their implementation. 2. The Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations and the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement of Workers in order to ensure that they are regularly and appropriately informed of progress in implementing the Programme. The Commission shall also inform other committees dealing with policies, instruments and actions of relevance to the Programme. 3. The results of the actions implemented under the Employment and Social Innovation strands shall be regularly and suitably communicated and disseminated to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, as well as to the social partners and to the public in order to maximise their impact, sustainability and Union added value.
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 a (new) Article 25a Governance 1. The Commission shall consult stakeholders within the Union, in particular social partners and civil society organisations, on the employment and social innovation work programmes, their priorities and strategic orientation and their implementation. 2. The Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations and the Advisory Committee on Free Movement of Workers to ensure that they are regularly and appropriately informed about progress made in the implementation of the programme. The Commission shall also inform other committees dealing with strategies, instruments and actions relevant to the programme. 3. The results of the actions implemented under the employment and social innovation strand shall be communicated at regular intervals and in an appropriate form and transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, as well as the social partners and the public in order to maximise the impact, sustainability and added value of these results at Union level.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 a (new) Article 25a Governance 1. The Commission shall consult stakeholders within the Union, in particular social partners, civil society organisations and regional and local authorities, on the employment and social innovation work programmes, their priorities and strategic orientation and their implementation. 2. The Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations and the Advisory Committee on Free Movement of Workers to ensure that they are regularly and appropriately informed about progress made in the implementation of the programme. The Commission shall also inform other committees dealing with strategies, instruments and actions relevant to the programme. 3. The results of the actions implemented under the employment and social innovation strand shall be communicated at regular intervals to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, as well as the social partners and the public in order to maximise the impact, sustainability and added value of these results at Union level.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 a (new) Article 25a Governance 1. The Commission shall consult stakeholders within the Union, in particular social partners and civil society organisations, on the employment and social innovation work programmes, their priorities and strategic orientation and their implementation. 2. The Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations and the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement of Workers in order to ensure that they are regularly and appropriately informed of progress in implementing these programmes. The Commission shall also inform other committees dealing with policies, instruments and actions of relevance to the Employment and Social innovation Strand.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new) (iva) Develop and implement policies and measures aimed at improving access to universal healthcare;
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible, non-discriminatory, inclusive and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention addressing, in particular, the challenges identified in the European
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) Technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the work programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including information technology systems.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – title Forms of EU funding
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 1. The Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants, prizes, procurement and
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive and open labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. The Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [110
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 The Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, annual work programmes which shall set out, in particular, actions to be undertaken, including the indicative allocation of financial resources. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2a).
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 The
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 The Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations.
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 The Employment and Social Innovation strand and Health strand shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. For the employment and social innovation strand, multi- annual work programmes and funding agreements of the Union shall be provided for the project manager.
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. Indicators to monitor implementation and progress of the strands towards the achievement of the
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to supplement or amend the indicators in Annex IIa and Annex III where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of the strands.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. With a view to regular monitoring of the strands and to making any adjustments needed to their policy and funding priorities, the Commission shall draw up an initial qualitative and quantitative monitoring report covering the first year, followed by three reports covering consecutive two-year periods and shall send those reports to the European Parliament and the Council. The reports shall also be transmitted, for information purposes, to the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The reports shall cover the strands' results and the extent to which the principles of equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming have been applied, as well as how anti- discrimination considerations, including accessibility issues, have been addressed through their activities. The reports shall be made available to the public in order to enhance the transparency of the strands.
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands, and their actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall also contribute to the
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 15(6), Article 21(5), Article 32(2) and Article 33(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 3 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 15(6), Article 21(5), Article 32(2) and Article 33(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 6 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 15(6), Article 21(5) Article 32(2) and Article 33(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – title Committee Procedure for the ESF+
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the ESF+
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be assisted by
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of civil society according to Article 6 paragraph 1 section 1 c of the Common Provisions Regulation1 funds and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings. 1 Regulation (EU) No ... / ... of ... laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (OJ ..., …, p. ...).
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of civil society with reference to Article 6(1)(c) of [the future CPR] and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings.
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of the relevant civil society organisations, one representative of the equality bodies or other independent human right institutions and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings.
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of civil society organisations and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings.
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall appoint one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations, one representative of the employers' organisations, one representative of civil society and one alternate for each member for a maximum period of seven years. In the absence of a member, the alternate shall be automatically entitled to take part in the proceedings.
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations and employers' organisations, the relevant civil society organisations, and the equality bodies at Union level.
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the ESF+. To shift money between purposes parliamentary consent is required. Parts of this financial envelope should be used for actions to be implemented in direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands.
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF+ Committee shall include one representative from each of the organisations representing workers' organisations
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The ESF+ Committee may invite representatives of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund as well as representatives of the relevant civil society organisations to its meetings.
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups in the ESF+ Committee shall be safeguarded.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) questions related to the ESF+ contribution to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) questions related to the ESF+ contribution to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including country-specific recommendations and semester-related priorities (national reform programmes, country reports, etc.);
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) questions related to the Commission’s assessment of the responsiveness of programming priorities as required in Article 11.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 The opinions of the ESF+ Committee shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the votes validly cast, and shall be communicated to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, for information. The Commission shall inform the ESF+ Committee in writing of the manner in which it has taken account of its opinions.
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 6 6. The ESF+ Committee
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 6 6. The ESF+ Committee may set up working groups
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – title Transitional provisions for the
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote high-quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, persons with disabilities and people with chronic diseases, the long-term unemployed and the economically inactive, as well as those facing multiple forms of discrimination through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 3 3. If necessary, appropriations may be entered in the budget beyond 2027 to cover the expenses provided for in Article
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 4 4. Reflows from financial instruments established by Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI 2014-2020) shall be invested in the
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 4 4. Reflows from financial instruments established by Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI 2014-2020) shall be invested in the
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – subheading 1 Common indicators for the
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary').
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 a – indent 5 a (new) – not in education or training (NEET)*
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 a – indent 5 b (new) – single adult households with dependent child(ren)*
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 a – indent 5 c (new) – participants below 18 years of age*
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part If data for these indicators is not collected from data registers, values on these indicators can be determined based on informed estimates by the beneficiary. The provision of this data is voluntarily and, in case of non-provision, does not lead to any disadvantage for the participant or the provider of the activity or measure.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part If data for these indicators is not collected from data registers, values on these indicators can be determined based on
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part If data for these indicators is not collected from data registers, values on these indicators can be determined based on informed estimates by the beneficiary. Data is always provided by participants on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 3 Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 4 Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 4 –
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new) – minorities (other than Roma),
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 5 Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 a (new) – participants from geographical areas with high levels of poverty and social exclusion
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 a (new) – participants from geographical areas with high levels of poverty and social exclusion
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 a (new) – participants from geographical areas with high levels of poverty and social exclusion,
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 a (new) – participants aged under 18
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 b (new) – participants (children, persons with disabilities, persons experiencing mental health problems, homeless people) transitioning from institutional to family and community based care
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 b (new) – participants transitioning from institutional to family and community based care
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 b (new) – participants transitioning from institutional to family- and community- based care.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 c (new) – participants below 18 years of age
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 6 c (new) – participants below 18 years of age
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 3 – introductory part (3) The common immediate result indicators for participants are: If common output indicator data of participants of most deprived groups was surveyed anonymously, the following data will not be surveyed.
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 3 – indent 4 a (new) – participants in apprenticeship or traineeship,
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – introductory part (4) Common longer-term result indicators for participants: If common output indicator data of participants of most deprived groups was surveyed anonymously, the following data will not be surveyed.
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 1 – participants in high quality employment, including self-employment, six months after leaving*,
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 1 – participants in employment, including self-employment,
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 2 Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 2 – participants with an improved labour market situation
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 2 a (new) – participants above 54 years of age in employment, including self- employment, six months after leaving*
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed, family carers and the inactive, supported employment and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities as well as through promoting self–employment, entrepreneurship and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 2 b (new) – participants below 30 years of age in employment, including self- employment, six months after leaving *
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 2 c (new) – participants below 30 years of age in continued education, training programmes leading to a formal qualification, an apprenticeship or a traineeship, six months after leaving*
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) Common indicators for ESF+ support for promoting social integration for people who are particularly threatened by poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived persons and children. All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, ‘non-binary’). If certain results are not relevant, data for those results do not have to be collected and reported. All data are collected anonymously. Participants provide all data on a voluntary basis, and there are no negative consequences for the participants or the organisation responsible for the project. Common Output Indicators: – disadvantaged groups (such as the unemployed and long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, homeless people, single parents, third-country nationals, minorities, etc.) – children up to and including 18 years of age – those below 30 years of age – those over 54 years of age
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) Common indicators for ESF+ support to promote social inclusion of people threatened by poverty or social exclusion Every personal data collected shall be broken down according to gender (female, male, non-binary). In case of irrelevance of results, the data at hand does not need to be surveyed and transmitted. The provision of this data is voluntarily and, in case of non-provision, does not lead to any disadvantage for the participant or the provider of the activity or measure. – deprived group the participant belongs to – participants below the age of 18 – participants below the age of 30 – participants above the age of 54
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – title Common indicators for ESF+ support for promoting social integration for the most deprived people Output indicators (1) Total number of people who receive help towards social inclusion. Of which: (a) number of children aged 15 or younger; (b) number of persons aged 65 or older; (c) number of women (d) number of migrants, participants with foreign backgrounds; minorities (including marginalised communities such as Roma) (e) number of people with disabilities (f) number of homeless people
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – title Output indicators on social inclusion assistance to the most deprived: (i) Total number of persons receiving social inclusion assistance; (ii) Total number of persons met during outreach activities and street work; (iii) Total number of consultations; (iv) Total number of referrals to: (a) other low threshold services (e.g. shelters, free medical aid, food distribution, debt counselling etc.) (b) public administration services (e.g. public employment services, social benefit support, housing services etc.).
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II a (new) ANNEX IIa Indicators for the Employment and Social Innovation Strand 1. Level of declared gain of better understanding of EU policies and legislation (1) Number of analytical activities (2) Number of mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities (3) Support for main actors 2. Level of active collaboration and partnership between government institutions of the EU, Member States and associated countries (1) Number of analytical activities (2) Number of mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities (3) Support for main actors 3. Declared use of social policy innovation in the implementation of social CSRs and the results of social policy experimentation for policy making (1) Number of analytical activities (2) Number of mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities (3) Support for main actors 4. Number of visits of the EURES platform 5. Number of youth job placements achieved or supported under the Preparatory Action Your First EURES Job (YfEJ) as well as under Targeted Mobility Schemes 6. Number of individual personal contacts of EURES advisers with jobseekers, job changers and employers 7. Number of businesses created or consolidated that have benefitted from EU support 8. Proportion of beneficiaries that have created or further developed a business with EU microfinance that are unemployed or belonging to disadvantaged groups
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II a (new) Annex II - Common indicators for ESF+ support for addressing material deprivation Output indicators on social inclusion assistance to the most deprived (i) Total number of persons receiving social inclusion assistance; (ii) Total number of persons met during outreach activities and street work; (iii) Total number of consultations; (iv) Total number of referrals to: (a) other low threshold services (e.g. shelters, free medical aid, food distribution, debt counselling etc.) (b) public administration services (e.g. public employment services, social benefit support, housing services etc.).
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed, the older unemployed, people with a disability, and the inactive, as well as through promoting self- employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should, in close cooperation with the Member States, aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women’s participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) With a view to supporting and unlocking the job creation potential in the social economy, the ESF+ shall contribute to improving the integration of social economy enterprises in national employment and social innovation plans, and in their National Reform Programmes. The understanding of what a social economy enterprise is shall follow the definitions in the Member States’ social economy laws and in Council Conclusions 15071/15 on the promotion of the social economy as a key driver of economic and social development in Europe.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Member States should be committed to gender budgeting with fixed target values (share of funds at programme level for women) within the framework of budget management and evaluation of their operational programmes. Gender budgeting is an important instrument of equal opportunities policy in order to make gender gaps in equal participation transparent in the ESF+, thereby strengthening gender equality in the ESF+.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality,
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14)
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, non- discriminatory nature, accessibility, inclusiveness, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ as the main EU instrument for investing in human capital and skills plays a key role in promoting social, economic and territorial cohesion. The ESF + should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) As the main EU instrument for investing in human capital and skills, the ESF+ plays a key role in promoting social and territorial cohesion. The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition or maintenance of key competences notably as regards digital skills and those induced by a just transition to a low carbon economy which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and a just transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry and trade unions, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, focusing in particular on the proven dual system combining teaching and work experience, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, non- discriminatory, accessibility, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work and reintegration to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards entrepreneurial and digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The ESF+ should provide support to eradicate energy poverty and promote access to adequate and energy-efficient housing, including social housing, in line with the Commission Communication ‘The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: A European framework for social and territorial cohesion’ and Regulation (XX/XX) of the European Parliament and Council on the Governance Energy Union and Directive (XX/XX) of the European Parliament and Council amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) In future the allocation of ESF+ funding to Member States should be made contingent on provision of proof of effective involvement in projects to introduce or enhance, in the context of the Youth Guarantee, the dual system combining teaching and work experience.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care, paying special attention to children coming from a disadvantaged social background, such as children in institutional care and children experiencing homelessness, through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level and re- integration into the education system, as well as adult education and learning, thereby preventing the transmission of poverty through generations, fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving and social exclusion, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non- formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, with special attention to children and young people coming from a disadvantaged background, such as children in institutional care and children experiencing homelessness or housing deprivation, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non- formal and
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The Commission and the Member States should ensure that gender equality and the integration of the gender perspective is a binding principle in all phases of programming, from shaping the priorities of the operational programmes to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and that key actions for gender mainstreaming receive support.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Support from the ESF+ should be used to promote broad access to culture, participation in cultural life and exploitation of artistic and creative expression, in particular by developing synergies with the Creative Europe programme.
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectoral cooperation, to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields and to achieving the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity as well as culture should be used as tools in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at improving social inclusion and active citizenship.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 b (new) (18 b) To strengthen the European dimension of the programme, the ESF+ should also support transnational actions and activities, with due simplification of rules and procedures, in order to foster peer learning and the exchange of good practices.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social in
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social in
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, sporting activities, a wider access to culture, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) No links between the European Semester and the European structural funds, particularly the ESF+, may constitute a precondition for funding, and no Member State should have its allocations under the ESF+ or any other structural fund reduced or blocked as a result of conditions laid down as part of the European Semester, in particular in the country-by-country recommendations; no provisions on the reception and integration of migrants may have an impact on the allocation of structural funds to a Member State.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 25% of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to combating poverty and fostering social inclusion.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22 a) All EU Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of EU policies (Article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty), and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights requires that the best interests of the child be a primary considerationin all EU action. The EU and Member States should make appropriate use of theESF+ to break the cycle of disadvantage for children living in poverty andsocial exclusion, as defined in the 2013 European Commission Recommendation Investing in children. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22 a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of Union policies, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires that the best interests of the child be a primary consideration in all Union action. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22 a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of Union policies, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires that the best interests of the child be a primary consideration in all Union action. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 b (new) (22 b) In light of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities; Member States should allocate appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management for the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting public employment services with a view to providing tailor-made and personalised support to young people, and increasing their outreach to the most vulnerable in particular. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 1
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people, especially NEETs, by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work and formal, non- formal and informal learning. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support lifelong career guidance to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Member States should ensure coordination and complementarity between the actions supported by these funds, in particular Erasmus, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 a (new) (24 a) Member States should allocate appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management for the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion, while supporting them to develop skills enabling them to develop their full potential and become active members of society.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States en
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to societal change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27 a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised groups, health promotion, and disease prevention;
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27 a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised groups, health promotion, and disease prevention;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote accessibility in accordance with Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as ratified by the European Union and its Member States, and the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination. The ESF+ should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion. Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] provides that rules on eligibility of expenditure are to be established at national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific provisions with regard to the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28 a) The ESF+ should support sport and physical activity, especially at an amatorial and grassroot level, considering that it can a be a powerful tool in fostering social inclusion, in particular of marginalised or disadvantaged groups and migrants, but also in promoting a healthy lifestyle and preventing diseases.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 b (new) (28 b) The ESF+ should support education to cultural heritage and the role and the contribution to social inclusion given by the cultural, artistic and creative institutions and sectors, in particular libraries, archives and museums, and promote a wider access to them, especially with regard to the most disadvantaged ones and the marginalized groups, also in partnerships with schools, universities, and cultural and creative SMEs.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 c (new) (28 c) The ESF+ should support the study of languages in fostering mutual understanding and as a powerful tool for building an inclusive society, also through a wider adoption by the Member States of the toolkit for language support for refugees developed by the Council of Europe as part of the project "Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants" (LIAM).
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It is the case with many cross-sector projects, like arts in social environment, which is an essential element of inclusion. It should be possible for feasible ideas to be pursued on a wider scale or in other contexts with financial support from the ESF+, as well as from other sources.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It is the case with many cross-sector projects, like arts in social environment, which is an essential element of inclusion. It should be possible for feasible ideas to be pursued on a wider scale or in other contexts with financial support from the ESF+, as well as from other sources.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, notably in the cultural and creative sectors, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social and cultural enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco-
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) Social investment market players, including philanthropic actors, can play a key role in achieving several ESF+ objectives, as they offer financing as well as innovative and complementary approaches to combatting social exclusion and poverty, reducing unemployment and contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, philanthropic actors such as foundations and donors should be involved, as appropriate, in ESF+ actions in particular in those aimed at developing the social investment market ecosystem, provided the consent of the relevant national authorities is forthcoming. In particular, a clear barrier must be established between action undertaken as part of the ESF+ and action of a political nature or scope, since solidarity activities may not be used as a pretext for interference in the internal policy of Member States, particularly their sovereign decisions concerning migrants. What is more, Member States are free, subject to any applicable legislation in force, to impose any restrictions on any organisation or action on their national territory.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion, including mental health, by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) (1 a) (-1) ‘social inclusion’ means the improvement of the terms of participation in society, particularly for people who are disadvantaged, through enhancing opportunities, access to resources, voice and respect for rights;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) (1 a) (-1) ‘social inclusion’ means the improvement of the terms of participation in society, particularly for people who are disadvantaged, through enhancing opportunities, access to resources, voice and respect for rights;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children whose need for assistance has been established according to their living situation, including homelessness, or the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children whose need for assistance has been established according to their living situation, including homelessness, or the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 (13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (18) 'key competences' means the knowledge, skills and competences all individuals need, at any stage of their lives, for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The key competences are: literacy; multilingual; mathematics, science, technology
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 (18) 'key competences' means the knowledge, skills and competences all individuals need, at any stage of their lives, for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The key competences are: literacy; multilingual; mathematics, science, technology, arts and engineering; digital; media literacy; personal, social and learning to learn; citizenship and civic knowledge; entrepreneurship; cultural awareness and expression;
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new) (18 a) ‘lifelong learning’ means in all its forms (formal, non-formal and informal learning) taking place at all stages in life, including early childhood education and care, general education, vocational education, and adult education, and resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and attitudes or participation in society in a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new) (18 a) ‘lifelong learning’ means in all its forms (formal, non-formal and informal learning) taking place at all stages in life, including early childhood education and care, general education, vocational education, and adult education, and resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and attitudes or participation in society in a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017. The ESF+ also aims to contribute to fulfilling the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve fair and inclusive societies, high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection, equal access to education and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market,
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to eradicate poverty, ensure equal opportunities, access to education and the labour market for all, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, including access to culture and knowledge, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to quality formal and non-formal education and training, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, p
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving effective access to quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth, with a focus on young people not in employment, education or training and long-
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, ethnic minorities, migrants, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment, entrepreneurship and the social economy;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, persons with a disability and
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, and other care services and support, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality,
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills and cultural awareness and expression, while recognising the relevance of non-formal and informal learning and the value of cooperation with social partners and civil society;
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, also taking account of the specific needs of persons with a disability, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills and cultural awareness and expression;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the inclusiveness, quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including transferable, social and digital skills;
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, inclusiveness and effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v)
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v)
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, aiming at breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and deprivation across generations, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality non-segregated and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning pathways, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements needed for personal and professional fulfilment and development, social inclusion and active citizenship as well as those based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible and learner-centred upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on personal, societal and labour market needs, facilitating career transitions
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility as well as occupational literacy;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability as well as individual and collective development and well-being;
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic in
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic in
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of third country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma and other minorities;
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting socio-economic integration of third country nationals, of ethnic minorities and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, accessible, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion,
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, in particular Roma, through an empowerment of their skills, both digital and linguistic, through the promotion of sporting and physicial activities, especially at grassroots level, through the validating of non-formal and informal learning, and through the valorisation of cultural, artistic and creative expression within their communities;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, by supporting the use of innovative measures, including social inclusion through sport, physical activity and culture;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, for example improving access to local and neighbourhood-based cultural institutions and activities;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi (xi) addressing material deprivation through food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived, in particular children, including accompanying measures.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1 1. a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation and cultural competences, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of sport and physical activities, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including mental health, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – title 6 Gender Equality
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, particularly persons with disabilities – which entails the implementation of accessibility measures – without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on social conditions, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified among others in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country reports and country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU,
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions. However, such synergies must not contribute to diverting an EU fund or programme from its initial objectives: in particular, the purpose of the Erasmus+ programme must, as a priority, be the academic mobility of nationals of the Member States of the EU or the countries participating in the programme.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as the ERDF, InvestEU, the Rights and Values Instrument, Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, Creative Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country reports and country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate, a
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 25% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1),
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. At least 2% of the ESF resources defined in point 3 shall solely be dedicated to actions targeted at third-country nationals, including refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and stateless persons, and at marginalised communities.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate, according to their specific needs, at least 2% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objective of addressing material deprivation set out in point (xi) of Article 4(1) in addition to activities already carried out pursuant to Article 7(3) of this Regulation.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes. This percentage serves as a guideline and shall be adapted in line with the specific needs and economic situation of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery and monitoring of employment, education and social inclusion policies and initiatives supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Member States shall envisage actions intended to help small beneficiaries to fully comply with the regulatory requirements in the ESF+, including monitoring and reporting, aiming at diversifying the type of recipients of the Fund and increasing the participation of non-traditional beneficiaries in co-funded projects especially at local and regional levels.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10 a Investing in children The resources referred to in point 5(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. Member States shall ensure that the amount of resources targeted at children programmed under point (iii) through (v) and/or (ix) and/or (x) of Article 4(1) are in line with the 2013 European Commission Recommendation on Investing in children.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10 a Investing in children The resources referred to in point 5(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. Member States shall ensure that the amount of resources targeted at children programmed under point (iii) through (v) and/or (ix) and/or (x) of Article 4(1) are in line with the 2013 European Commission Recommendation on Investing in children.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) Article 10 b Inclusion of third-country nationals and marginalised communities The resources referred to in point 3(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) Article 10 b Inclusion of third-country nationals and marginalised communities The resources referred to in point 3(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social as well as socio-cultural innovation and
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies according to the specific needs identified for the region or territory concerned.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. Member States may support the upscaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (cultural and social experimentations) developed under the Employment and Social Innovation strand and other Union programmes.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Programmes benefitting from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation, with flexibility to adapt those indicators to national, regional and local needs where appropriate. The programmes may also use programme-
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Priorities addressing material deprivation shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme-specific indicators. Projects may as well establish additional quantitative and qualitative indicators that measure soft outcomes and the progress made by participants towards the common results and indicators.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups (
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) to support the development of the market eco-system related to the provision of microfinance for micro-enterprises in start-up and development phases, in particular those that employ
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 4 and contribute to build up the institutional capacity of these stakeholders, including the public employment services (PES), social security institutions, civil society organisations, microfinance institutions and institutions providing finance to social enterprises and social economy;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. Legal entities established in a third country
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 3 3. Legal entities established in a third country
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 4 4. Legal entities established in a third country
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 5 5. In exceptional cases, during a crisis caused by a serious cross-border health threat as defined in Decision 1082/2013/EU27, costs incurred in
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 2 Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1a – indent 5 a (new) - not in education or training (NEET),
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 ter – paragraph 1 – indent 2 Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 ter – paragraph 1 – indent 3 Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 ter – paragraph 1 – indent 4 Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 3 – indent 4 a (new) - participants in apprenticeship or traineeship,
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – introductory part (4) Common longer-term result indicators for participants: If common output indicator data of participants of most deprived groups was surveyed anonymously, the following data will not be surveyed:
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – introductory part (4) Common longer-term result indicators for participants: If common output indicator data of participants of most deprived groups was surveyed anonymously, the following data will not be surveyed:
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 4 – indent 2 — participants with an improved labour market situation six months after leaving, particularly in the event they have entered into an open-ended employment contract*,
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the policy areas of employment, education and training and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level,
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities, include a gender perspective and be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027 as presented in the Commission's communication of 2 May 2018 brings the reception of migrants under the scope of cohesion policy and makes it a criterion for the allocation of funding; the European Structural Funds, in particular the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the ESF, should not be used as a means of exerting pressure on Member States in respect of their sovereign decisions on migration.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines and relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and, where appropriate, at national level, the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key Union initiatives and activities, in particular the "Skills Agenda for Europe" and the European Education Area, relevant Council Recommendations and other initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, Upskilling Pathways, including in the area of digital skills, and on Integration of the long-
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by tackling relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1);quality and inclusive education (goal 4),promoting gender equality (goal 5),promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality(goal 10) as well as the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by tackling relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1);quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5),promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality(goal 10) as well as the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ contributes to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals to halve relative poverty and eradicate extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5), promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality (goal 10).
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustaniable Development Goals by halving relative poverty and eradicatin gextreme forms of poverty (goal 1); quality and inclusive education (goal 4); promoting gender equality (goal 5); and reducing inequality (goal 10), among others.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments.The European Social Fund + can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustaniable Development Goals by halvingrelative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty; quality andinclusive education, promoting gender equality, and reducing inequality, among others.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the inc
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, e.g. unequal access to education, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and related integration challenges, the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning and relevant skills, making labour markets and growth more inclusive and by improving education, employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills including through life long learning, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment, education and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, demographic developments, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, competences and knowledge making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The cultural and creative sectors in particular play an important role in this context. They make a significant contribution to promoting and safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe, to maintaining the Union's competitive advantage, to growth and to job creation, in particular for young people, by fostering social cohesion and technological innovation. Creative competences and capabilities boost people’s self-esteem, promote their creativity and thereby contribute to innovative products, services and processes.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) Furthermore, culture is a key contributor to combating marginalisation and poverty and promoting social cohesion. Cultural engagement empowers groups at risk of social exclusion, such as economically disadvantaged, ageing, disabled people, and minority groups to become an active part of society. Cultural participation is beneficial to society as a whole as it fosters intercultural dialogue and facilitates integration of displaced people.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Culture, education, vocational training, music, voluntary work and sport are key and effective ways of achieving the objectives of a more cohesive, inclusive and innovative society which leaves no one behind and places value on personal interests in a Community context.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training - taking account of the specific needs of persons with a disability - as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, by ensuring a smoother transition from completing their studies to entering employment in a secure, high-quality job, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting the creation of economically viable companies and, where appropriate, self
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote stable and quality employment through active interventions enabling sustainable and effective (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, in particular young people not in employment, education or training, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by avoiding precarious forms of employment and supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce. The ESF+ should also support measures aimed to facilitate the transition of young people between education and employment.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self– employment, with the accompanying adaptation of social protection systems, and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted and personalised counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition from education to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment, with the accompanying adaptation of social protection systems, and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed, ethnic minorities, migrants and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment, entrepreneurship and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and the access of each family to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality,
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality,
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the inclusiveness, quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards cultural awareness and expression and digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. The ESF+ should encourage and promote access to the teaching profession by minorities, aiming at a better integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma, minorities and migrants.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators,
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards cultural awareness and expression and digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14 a) In light of the digitisation of all parts of society, e.g. banking, welfare services and education, the acquisition of new key competences, notably digital skills, becomes the precondition of effective civic participation. Local actors, community and cultural spaces including museums, libraries, theatres and other cultural heritage institutions, play a key role in providing access to digital devices and the Internet as well as in fostering digital skills among EU citizens at basic and more advanced levels. The ESF+ should therefore support these actors in the training of their staff members so that they can keep pace with the changing demands upon their services as well as in providing training and education of digital skills, such as media literacy, to the people.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The ESF+ should take account of the educational, cultural and social needs of prisoners, and in particular minors, and their need for support in reintegrating into society.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, with special attention to children and young people coming from a disadvantaged background, such as children in institutional care and children experiencing homelessness or housing deprivation, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non- formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, to upscale innovative practices and notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners and young people in vulnerable situations in learning mobility, should be supported within this context. Policy coherence and complementarity between the Erasmus programme and the ESF+ should ensure a decent support to design and implement measures such as learning mobility for disadvantaged learners, particularly adult learners and persons with disabilities or chronic diseases.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, with special attention to children and young people coming from a disadvantaged background, such as children in institutional care and children experiencing homelessness or housing deprivation, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non- formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, to upscale innovative practices and notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners and young people in vulnerable situations in learning mobility, should be supported within this context. Policy coherence and complementarity between the Erasmus programme and the ESF+ should ensure a decent support to design and implement measures such as learning mobility for disadvantaged learners, particularly adult learners and persons with disabilities or chronic diseases.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, and to cultural activities, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning, namely in the field of arts, and facilitating learning mobility for all. Special attention should be given to early childhood education as the early years are the most formative in human life and they greatly influence people's education, employment and integration prospects. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, with special attention to learners with disabilities, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning and to cultural activities, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The primary mission of the Erasmus+ programme must, however, be the academic mobility of higher education students from the member countries of the programme; any synergy between the Erasmus+ programme and the ESF+ must not aim to make, or have the effect of making, the purpose of Erasmus+ to run social inclusion projects, particularly for migrants, any measure intending to increase the participation of disabled persons in the Erasmus+ programme must, however, be supported and strengthened.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) Synergies with the Asylum and Migration Fund should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and upscale equal access to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, as well as social inclusion, integration into the labour market and access to healthcare for third-country nationals with special attention to the needs of women and children.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The Commission, within the framework of Strategy 2020, has set the target for 95% of pre-school children up to 4 years of age or older to participate in pre-school education. It should be noted, however, that thousands of children are excluded annually from pre-school education structures due to the lack of resources of the competent national authorities.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) Synergies with the Asylum and Migration Fund should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and upscale equal access to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, as well as social inclusion, integration into the labour market and access to healthcare for third-country nationals with special attention to the needs of women and children.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Support provided through the ESF + should be used to promote broad access to culture, participation in cultural life and the exploitation of artistic and creative expression, in particular by developing synergies with the Creative Europe programme, also with reference to quality labels.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The ESF+ will be able to support innovative actions which use sport and physical activity to drive social inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged groups and to promote good health and disease prevention.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling o
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people of all ages across formal, non- formal and informal settings with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating transitions from education to employment for young people, career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe. In this context, special attention should be paid to local actors, community and cultural spaces including museums, libraries, theatres and other cultural heritage institutions, that play an important role in supporting individuals to acquire skills, especially digital skills and media literacy.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably basic and advanced skills, as well as digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills, competences and knowledge adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future as well as for the active participation in a digitised society.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17 a) Synergies with the Creative Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative projects that aim at equipping people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future as well as for the active participation in society, at connecting all layers of society and at fostering social inclusion.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, particularly by means of a truly meritocratic education system, and tackling discrimination of all kinds and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all levels, including at regional and local level, to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, minorities, migrants and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion and citizenship of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio- economic integration, namely via educational and cultural projects. The potential of sport as a tool for social inclusion should be fully recognised and further exploited. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility, and fair conditions for self-employed workers.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination, improving and easing access to culture and knowledge and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as culture, healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility and fair conditions for self- employed workers.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, disabled persons, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
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Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1 a) Synergies between the European Social Fund Plus, the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the European Investment Stabilisation Function, InvestEU and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should be exploited.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ should contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by reducing poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty, achieving quality and inclusive education, promoting gender equality, promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and reducing inequality.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Member States should commit to gender budgeting, with fixed target values (share of programme funds allocated to women) in the context of budget management and the evaluation of their operational programmes. Gender budgeting is an important instrument in equal opportunities policy for making gender gaps in ESF+ participation transparent.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies, adapted to the different levels of development between and within EU regions, aimed at targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 2% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation, while maintaining the minimum level of basic social security within the national social security schemes. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, as well as the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainabale Development Goals. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22 a) In light of the high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should allocate at least 10% of ESF+ resources under shared management to European Child Guarantee scheme for the eradication of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work and arrangements based on active involvement and volunteering. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) In accordance with Article 349 and 174 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions, islands, and the northern sparsely populated regions, are entitled to specific measures under common policies and EU programmes. Due to the permanent constraints these regions require specific support.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. The
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services (EURES) should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) “ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services (EURES) should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.’
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services (EURES) should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 a (new) (50a) It is important to ensure sound and fair financial management of the Fund to guarantee that it is implemented in such a way as to make it as clear and easy to use as possible, while guaranteeing legal certainty and ensuring that the instrument is accessible to all participants. As ESF+ activities are carried out under shared management, the Member States are urged not to add additional rules or amend the rules as they go, as that would complicate the use of the funds for the beneficiary and may lead to a delay in the payment of invoices.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017. The ESF+ shall also contribute to fulfilling the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, and thus aim towards the strengthening of economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU..
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, students approaching the end of their study cycle, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed,
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long-
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and improving employability;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active social and economic inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in the
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4, if all funds available under the Reform Support Programme for the Member State are absorbed.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Member States shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to implement the European Child Guarantee in order to ensure children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 In addition to the minimum allocation of 30% of ESF+ resources under shared management to objectives (vii) to (x) of Article 4(1), Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 In duly justified cases, the resources allocated to the specific objective set out in point (x) of Article 4(1) and targeting the most deprived may be taken into account for verifying compliance with the minimum allocation of at least
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, pathways to reintegrate into education or training, arrangements based on active involvement and volunteering and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new) In ESF+ co-financed operational programmes, particular attention should be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, in connection with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate a
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. The co-financing rate for this priority or programme is set at 85%.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities, ensuing coherence with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustinable Development Goals.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities taking into account actions envisaged to be financed from Reform Delivery Tool.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, social entrepreneurs and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community- led local development strategies, as well as thematic actions focused on addressing the needs of targeted groups.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. Each Member State shall dedicate at least one priority to the implementation of paragraphs 1 or 2 or to both. The maximum co-financing rate for these priorities may be increased to 95% for the allocation of maximum
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. At least 5% of ESF+ resources at national level, with the exception of technical assistance, shall be allocated to the priorities established in this article.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) the costs of accompanying measures undertaken by or on behalf of beneficiaries and declared by the beneficiaries delivering the food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived persons at a
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers, as well as students approaching the end of their study cycle, with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre-
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) 2a. Eligible actions by cross- border partnerships or the stakeholders referred to in paragraph 2 shall be co- financed by the Union at 95% of the total eligible expenditure. Additional financial support will only be granted in the case of exceptional and sufficiently reasoned circumstances.
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6.º – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall support specific actions to involve women in working life with acceptable pay and improved career prospects, combating the feminisation of poverty, reducing gender segregation and gender stereotypes on the employment market and in education and training. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, nationality, place of residence, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also improve access to the employment market and elsewhere in accordance with Article 9 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure gender equality
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Programmes will adopt tools such as gender impact assessment and gender budgeting for these purposes. All monitoring and evaluation component will include indicators to monitor impact on gender equality and collect sex disaggregated data .
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Member States and the Commission shall support specific targeted actions aimed at, in particular, increasing the long-term participation of women in working life, respecting the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value and being paid at least a living wage, and at improving their professional development, combating the feminisation of poverty, reducing gender segregation and gender stereotypes in education and training, the labour market and beyond, and to promote a work-life balance for all, including more balanced sharing of care responsibilities between all genders.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. The Member States shall integrate the gender perpective into all phases of programming, from shaping the priorities of the operational programmes to the delivery, monitoring and evaluation and enhance their commitment to gender budgeting by establishing specific targets with their corresponding budget allocations. Gender budgeting shall be recognised as an important instrument of equal opportunities policy in order to make gender gaps in equal participation transparent, thereby strengthening gender equality in the ESF+.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sex caracteristics, gender expression and gender identity or sexual orientation through mainstreaming the principle of non-discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. Through the ESF+, the Member States and the Commission shall also support specific actions that aim to combat all forms of discrimination as well as to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities and for those facing multiple discrimination, thereby enhancing social inclusion and reducing inequalities.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7.º – paragraph 2 Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7.º – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7.º – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8.º – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management with a view to achieving effective social inclusion and improving the social and economic circumstances of the beneficiaries, especially in the field of employment, promoting high-quality jobs with high labour and social protection.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10 a Investing in children The resources refered to in point 5(a) of Article 7 shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. Member States shall ensure that the amount of resources targetted at children programmed under point (iii) through (v) and/or (ix) and/or (x) of Article 4(1) are in line with the 2013 European Commission Recommendation on Investing in children.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11.º Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to amend the indicators in Annex I where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of programmes which shall include a gender impact assessment to monitor the implementation of the ESF+ programmes with regard to gender equality.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The food and/or basic material assistance
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that aid provided in the framework of the ESF+ support for addressing material deprivation respects the dignity and prevents stigmatisation of the most deprived persons. Such aid shall be developed in a gender-responsive manner to best meet the special needs of women, children and disadvantaged people.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point h h) to provide guidance for the development of social infrastructure (including housing, child care and education and training, health care and long term care for older persons, persons with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses) needed for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. With a view to regular monitoring of the strands and to making any adjustments needed to their policy and funding priorities, the Commission shall draw up an initial qualitative and quantitative monitoring report covering the first year, followed by three reports covering consecutive two-year periods and shall send those reports to the European Parliament and the Council. The reports shall also be transmitted, for information purposes, to the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The reports shall cover the strands' results and the extent to which the principles of gender equality and gender mainstreaming have been applied, as well as how anti-discrimination considerations, including accessibility issues, have been addressed through their activities. The reports shall be made available to the public in order to enhance the transparency of the strands.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other marginalised groups in the ESF+ Committee shall be safeguarded.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) Common indicators for ESF+ support to promote social inclusion of people threatened by poverty or social exclusion Every personal data collected should be broken down according to gender (female, male, non-binary).In case of irrelevance of results, the data at hand does not need to be surveyed and transmitted.The provision of this data is voluntarily and, in case of non-provision, does not lead to any disadvantage for the participant or the provider of the activity or measure. - deprived group the participant belongs to - participants below the age of 18 - participants below the age of 30 - participants above the age of 54
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital –1 (new) (-1) Pursuant to Article 3 TEU, the Union in establishing an Internal Marketis working for a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress; promoting gender equality, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; as well as combating social exclusion and discrimination. In accordance with Article 9 TFEU, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, is to take into account requirements linked to, inter alia, the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of an adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and the promotion of a high level of education, training and the protection of human health.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The European Pillar of Social Rights sets out obligations for the Member States as regards social protection, social inclusion, decent working conditions, equal opportunities and access to the labour market. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At European Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities, include a gender perspective and be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2 a) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its budgetary programmes. The ESF+ should mainly contribute to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by halving relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); good health and well-being (goal 3); quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5), promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality (goal 10).
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Deplores the significant cut, possibly as much as 45%, in funding for economic and social cohesion under the upcoming MFF 2021-2027, and the rechannelling of these resources towards other priorities, especially in the military and security sectors; recalls that successive cohesion funding cuts have contributed to aggravating divergences and disparities in the EU, undermining social responses and increasing poverty in particular, something that has affected women to a greater degree; calls for an increase in cohesion funding and related funding, including ESF+;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines and relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and, where appropriate, at national level, the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key European Union initiatives and activities, in particular the "Skills Agenda for Europe" and the European Education Area, relevant Council Recommendations and other initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, Upskilling Pathways and on Integration of the long- term unemployed. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. The ESF+ can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by halving relative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty (goal 1); quality and inclusive education (goal 4), promoting gender equality (goal 5), promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (goal 8), and reducing inequality (goal 10) as well as the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment, entrepreneurship including women's entrepreneurship and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Regulation (EU) No […] establishes the framework for action by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Cohesion Fund
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment with better pay and open- ended contracts, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive and gender-equal labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, persons with disabilities and people with chronic diseases, the long-term unemployed
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote high-quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, persons with disabilities and people with chronic diseases, the long-term unemployed and the economically inactive, as well as those facing multiple forms of discrimination through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market and women entrepreneurship through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13 a) ESF+ should aim to fight gender segregation in education, training and employment. Gender segregation is a deeply entrenched feature of education systems and occupations across the EU. It manifests itself in women’s and men’s different patterns of participation in the labour market, public and political life, unpaid domestic work and caring, and in young women’s and men’s choices of education. As such, it refers to concentration of one gender in certain fields of education or occupations, which narrows down life choices, education and employment options, leads to unequal pay, further reinforces gender stereotypes, and limits access to certain jobs while also perpetrating unequal gender power relations in the public and private sphere. Gender segregation has an equally detrimental effect on both women’s and men’s chances in the labour market and society in general.1a _________________ 1a EIGE report to the Council “Gender segregation in education, training and the labour market” 2017, http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-12709-2017-ADD-2/en/pdf.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) In managing their budgets, Member States should be prepared to earmark funding for effective measures to combat all forms of inequality, including gender inequality, evaluating their operational programmes and increasing resources where necessary. Adequate funding for measures to combat gender inequalities is of key importance for the implementation of equal opportunities policies.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. ESF+ shall exploit and better target the aims of the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the serious gender gap within the ICT and STEM sectors by promoting training and qualification of women and girls into ICT and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality,
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14 a) The ESF+ should provide targeted support to increase the number of women in STEM subjects and computing and engineering with the specific aim of increasing women's participation in the ICT and digital sector
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated, more widely accessible, public, free and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning,
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that gender equality and the integration of the gender perspective is a binding principle in all phases of programming, from shaping the priorities of the operational programmes to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and that key actions for gender mainstreaming receive support.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 b (new) (15 b) Synergies with the Asylum and Migration Fund should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and upscale equal access to high-quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, as well as social inclusion, integration into the labour market and access to healthcare for third-country nationals with special attention to the needs of women and children.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities and housing deprivation, including homelessness, while putting special emphasis on combatting the feminisation of poverty. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age,
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) ESF+ should aim to address the poverty among elderly women across the EU, taking into account that the gender pension gap, standing at 40 %, constitutes an acute risk for worsening levels of poverty among older women, especially those living without a partner, thus following up on the commitments made in the 2015 ‘Council conclusions on equal income opportunities for women and men: closing the gender gap in pensions’.2aPoverty among elder women is also exacerbated by the rising out-of- pocket costs for health care and medicines that have to be borne by the elderly patients, especially women who spend a larger proportion of their lifespan in ill health than men mostly due to longer life expectancy. _________________ 2a http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-9302-2015-INIT/en/pdf.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22 a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of Union policies, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires that the best interests of the child be a primary consideration in all Union action. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10 % of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular regional and local authorities, the social partners and civil society
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28 a) In line with the firm EU commitment to gender mainstreaming expressed in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States and the Commission shall ensure that when implementing ESF+ gender budgeting as a strategy is developed and applied in all its programmes and actions and is matched with a technical capacity for gender mainstreaming.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the Commission. The European network of employment services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency, with gender-disaggregated data of information on the labour markets as well as greater skills recognition. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving the access to and the quality of education
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) 'basic material assistance' means goods which fulfil the basic needs of a person for a life with dignity, such as clothing, hygiene goods, including female hygienic and care products, and school material;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2.º – paragraph 1 – point 18 Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, bringing down the gender employment gap, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3.º – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair labour and social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure gender equality, equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions,
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3.º – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, fairer distribution of wealth, labour and social protection
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions across the life-cycle and mobility;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) gender mainstreaming and, in particular, promoting women
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare and long- term care for older persons, persons with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation and entrepreneurship, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, sexual abuse and harassment at the workplace, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new) (iii a) promoting a healthy and well– adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality, affordable, non- segregated and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services, particularly through the consolidation and enhancement of free and universal public health services;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 2 – point 1 1. a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial cooperation on skills
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – title Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all; this will mean in particular the removal of any financial barriers to such progress;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and promoting professional mobility without making geographical mobility compulsory, while maintaining traditional occupational skills, particularly in the craft and artistic craft industry;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the Member States;
Amendment 106 #
(ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable person-centred healthcare and related care services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving affordable-to-all accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix a (new) (ixa) fostering disease prevention and early diagnosis, and health promotion throughout the lifetime and across a social gradient;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, including by taking into account the use of innovative measures, such as social inclusion through sport and physical activity;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, by supporting the use of innovative measures, including social inclusion through sport and physical activity;
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x (x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, in
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point xi a (new) (xia) provision of low-cost accommodation to those most vulnerable and most in need of these programmes;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1 1. a smarter Europe through the development of skills for smart specialisation, skills for key enabling technologies, industrial transition, sectorial cooperation on skills and entrepreneurship, the training of researchers, networking activities and partnerships between higher education institutions, vocational and educational training (VET) institutions,
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications, awareness raising among the population about sustainable development and lifestyles, the upskilling of all, including the labour force, the creation of new high- quality jobs in sectors related to the environment, climate and energy, and the circular and bioeconomy.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of health education, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from address cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation. EU’s health policy should be guided by Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to ensure that the EU and Member States reach the targets of SDG 3 "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, increase life expectancy at birth, protect citizens from cross-border health threats,
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 101
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand and the Health strand for the period 2021- 2027 shall be EUR
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) EUR
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) EUR
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) EUR
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or health condition, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or health condition, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes,
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU,
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least 25% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1), including the promotion of the socio- economic integration of their
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4 Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Programmes benefitting from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. The programmes may also use programme- specific indicators and action-specific indicators.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Member States and beneficiaries shall choose the food and/or the basic material assistance on the basis of objective criteria related to the needs of the most deprived persons. The selection criteria for the food products, and where appropriate for goods, shall also take into consideration climatic and environmental aspects, in particular with a view to reduction of food waste
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 3 3. Legal entities established in a third country which is not an associated country sh
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point –a (new) Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) Strengthen crisis-preparedness, management and response in the Union to
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) Strengthen crisis-preparedness, management and response in the Union to protect citizens against
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii (ii) Respond to
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv (iv) Addressing antimicrobial resistance, in particular by stressing the major effectiveness of the simplest hygiene measures
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new) (iva) Well-designed public health interventions for reducing the burden and impact of infection and preventable infectious diseases
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new) Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention including in relation to environmental health issues, in particular through health literacy and education programmes
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of health education
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, taking into account established good practices
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, taking specific account of possible measures to promote physical activity
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) Invest in health promotion and disease prevention, including through the promotion of physical activity
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the digital transformation of health and care in particular by establishing links to programmes that support media literacy and digital skills
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the digital transformation of health and care that address the needs and concerns of patients and citizens
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the digital transformation of health and care that address the needs and concerns of patients and citizens
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new) (iia) Promote digital public services in areas such as health
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii b (new) (iib) Strengthen the security and quality of health information
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the development of a sustainable Union health information system, whilst ensuring protection of private data
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the development of a sustainable, transparent and accessible Union health information system
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the development of a sustainable, transparent and accessible Union health information system
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) Support the development of a sustainable and duly secured Union health information system
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention addressing, in particular, the challenges identified in the European Semester. This includes supporting high quality national disease registries that can deliver comparable data on diseases and their risk factors, especially for chronic diseases.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer and implementation support, which are useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible, non-discriminatory, inclusive and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention addressing, in particular, the challenges identified in the European Semester
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for the national reform processes for more effective, accessible, non-discriminatory, inclusive and resilient health systems and better health promotion and disease prevention addressing, in particular, the challenges identified in the European Semester
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Support Member States with knowledge transfer useful for
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv (iv) Develop and implement approaches responding to future health system challenges
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new) (iva) Support the transition towards person centred care, proximity health and social services, and community-based integrated care, in particular promoting organizational models based on interprofessional teamwork and multi- stakeholders networking.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv a (new) (iva) Ensure the engagement of all relevant stakeholders in the above actions, at Union and/or national level as appropriate
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv b (new) (ivb) Develop and implement tools and strategies to prevent and tackle health inequalities, promote social inclusion, citizen empowerment and community participation
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (i)
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (i) support the implementation of the legislation on
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c – point vi (vi) Support t
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) Support the monitoring of, implementation of, and strengthen, other Union legislation and policies with health implications so as to help ensure a high level of protection of human health, including but not limited to those relating to: (i) air pollution (ii) endocrine disruptors and other chemicals with harmful properties (iii) pesticide residues in food, water and air (iv) food and food labelling, including on transfatty acids, alcohol labelling, additives and food contact materials
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii (ii) Support the development of cooperation on and capacity-building in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in preparation of new harmonised rules
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iii (iii) Support the implementation of best practices for innovation in public health, with particular attention to interventions that respond to the challenge of chronic and environmental diseases in the Union
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iii a (new) (iiia) Support the implementation of programmes and best practices on sexual and reproductive health education and campaigns for young people
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iii a (new) (iiia) support European-level civil society organisations
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iii b (new) (iiib) support European level civil society organisations working on health and health related issues
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 1 1. Only actions related to health pursuing the objectives referred to in Articles 3, Article 4, and 26 are eligible for funding.
Amendment 188 #
(ia) activities designed to monitor the cumulative health impacts of environmental risk factors, including those arising from contaminants in food, water, air and other sources;
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i b (new) (ib) activities monitoring the health impacts of Union legislation, such as pharmacovigilance and similar;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) The results of analytical activities, once finalised, should be made publicly available.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) cross-border collaboration and partnerships, including in cross-border regions and including in relation to air pollution and other cross-border environmental contamination;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) Health crisis preparedness exercises, particularly those concerned with viral diseases.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (i) through exchange, transfer, adaptation and roll-out of best practices with established Union level added value between Member States;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (ii) of EU-level networks related to the fields referred to in Article 26, in a continuous and sustainable way, ensuring the presence of an active civil society at European level;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iv (iv) of regional, subnational and national contact points providing guidance, information and assistance related the implementation of the programme;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 3 3. The actions referred to in the second paragraph shall only be eligible insofar as they support the creation of economies of scale, the improvement of crisis preparedness, the rolling out of identified, high added value best practices, or aim to ensure that Union rules in the areas referred to in Article 26
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 4 4. Legal entities established in a third country which is not an associated country sh
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall consult the health authorities of the Member States in the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall consult the health authorities of the Member States in the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases or in other relevant Commission expert group or similar entities such as professional bodies in the health sector, on the work plans established for the Health strand and its priorities and strategic orientations and its implementation, and also on the health policy perspective of other policies and support mechanisms, thus increasing their overall coordination and added value.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall consult the health authorities of the Member States in the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases or in other relevant Commission expert group or similar entities on the annual work plans established for the Health strand and its priorities and strategic orientations and its implementation, and also on the health policy perspective of other policies and support mechanisms, thus increasing their overall coordination and added value.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 a (new) Article 29a Steering Board for Health 1. The Commission shall establish a Steering Board for Health (‘the Steering Board’) for implementing the actions under the Health strand. 2. The Steering Board shall focus on creating synergies between the Health strand and other Programmes where a health dimension is integrated, through coordination and cooperation, promoting patients and society engagement, and providing scientific advice and recommendations. Those actions shall provide value oriented health actions, sustainability, better health solutions, foster access and reduce health inequalities. 3. The Steering Board shall provide a comprehensive strategy and steering in developing the work plans under the Health strand. 4. The Steering Board shall be an independent stakeholder group, composed of actors from relevant sectors in the field of public health, wellbeing and social protection, with participation of representatives of Regions and local health authorities, patient representatives and citizens. 5. The Steering Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high level individuals drawn from across disciplines and activities referred to in paragraph 4. The members of the Steering Board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an open call for nominations or for expression of interests or both. 6. The Steering Board shall have a chair who shall be appointed by the Commission from among its members. 7. The Steering Board shall: i. provide input to annual work plans for the Health strand, following a proposal from the Commission; ii. elaborate a blueprint for steering coordination and cooperation between the Health strand and other Programmes where health dimension is integrated. The blueprint shall facilitate ensuring visibility and coordination of all the existing financial mechanisms relevant to health, and shall help steering coordination and cooperation.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. Indicators, including programmatic and action specific indicators to monitor implementation and progress of the strands towards the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 4 and the operational objectives set out in Articles 23 and 26 shall be set.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results), by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public, indicating the proportion of the funding that has come from the Member State where it is being used.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 4 Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – point 2 2. Number of
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – point 3 3. Number of
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – point 4 4.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – point 4 a (new) 4a. Degree of use of the results of the programme in regional and national health policies or tools as measured by validated methods.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the policy areas of employment, public services, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, improved public services in the health and other sectors, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines and relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and, where appropriate, at national level, the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key Union initiatives and activities, in particular the
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and addressing increasing health inequalities between and within Member States.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in the growth of local and circular economies, in the relevant skills, in making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies
Amendment 30 #
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) To anticipate challenges and take concrete steps towards a socially and environmentally sustainable economy, just transition roadmaps, developed in cooperation with local and regional governments and stakeholders, should be included in the operational programmes, outlining regional strategies towards a climate-friendly and resource efficient future, with the aim of social inclusion, quality job creation, sustainability and investment geared towards supporting future-orientated local development.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation. To implement measures linked to the socio- economic in
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular,
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment which fully respects all existing Union labour rights, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The integration of the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health with the ESF+ will also create synergies between the developments and testing of initiatives and policies to improve the effectiveness, accessibility, resilience and sustainability of health systems developed by the Health strand of the ESF+ Programme and their implementation in the Member States by the tools provided by the other strands of the ESF+ Regulation.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote high-quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, persons with disabilities and people with chronic diseases, the long-term unemployed and the economically inactive, as well as those facing multiple forms of discrimination through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF + should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, regular and ongoing validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups (which means especially the removal of financial barriers ), to quality, non-segregated, and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) The synergies created thanks to European territorial cooperation at regional and cross-border levels also have resulted in cooperation projects to improve employment, inclusion of the most vulnerable sections of the population, demographic challenges, health and education, not only in the Union but also with countries in the pre- accession phase and in neighbouring countries, where European cooperation is an added value. The ESF+ should consider improving funding for projects of this type and ensure the transfer of knowledge between them and the legislative process to improve the European regulatory framework and promote the sharing of good practices between the territories of the Union.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies also, but not limited to mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies also, but not limited to mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, especially by removing any financial barriers, and by tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work, and by focusing especially on trade apprenticeships, an area in which there is a growing shortfall in many Member States. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to- work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised groups, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) With a view to maximise the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and synergies with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at reducing youth unemployment and improving social inclusion of marginalised groups, but also for health promotion and disease prevention.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that in accordance with Article 8 TFEU, ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35) In accordance with Article 168 TFEU, a high level of human health protection is to be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities which gives a legal obligation to implement health considerations in other EU policies. The Union is to complement and support national health policies, encourage cooperation between Member States and promote the coordination between their programmes, in full respect of the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policies and the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 a (new) (35a) One of the main EU objectives is to strengthen health systems by supporting the digital transformation of health and patient care and developing a sustainable health information system as well as supporting national reforms to make health systems more effective, accessible and resilient.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 a (new) (35a) European Commission should increase participation of Member States and underrepresented organisations by lowering as much as possible the barriers to participation, including the administrative burden of applying for and receiving funding.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) Continued effort is required in order to meet the requirements set out in Article 168 TFEU. Keeping people healthy and active longer and empowering them to take an active role in managing their health will have positive effects on health, health inequalities, quality of life, productivity, competitiveness and inclusiveness, while reducing pressures on national budgets. Support for, and recognition of, innovation, including social innovation, which has an impact on health, helps in order to take up the challenge of sustainability in the health sector in the context of addressing the challenges of demographic change. Moreover, action to reduce inequalities in health is important for the purposes of achieving 'inclusive growth'. The Commission has been committed to help Member States to reach their sustainable development goals (SDG), in particular SDG 3 "Ensure healthy lives and
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) Continued effort is required in order to meet the requirements set out in Article 168 TFEU. Keeping people healthy and active longer and empowering them to take an active role in managing their health will have positive effects on health, health inequalities, quality of life, productivity, competitiveness and inclusiveness, while reducing pressures on national budgets. Support for, and recognition of, innovation, including social innovation, which has an impact on health, helps in order to take up the challenge of sustainability in the health sector in the context of addressing the challenges of demographic change. Moreover, action to reduce inequalities in health is important for the purposes of achieving 'inclusive growth'. The Commission has been committed to help Member States to reach their sustainable development goals (SDG), in particular SDG 3 "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) Keeping all people healthy and active
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37) Evidence and the common values and principles in European Union Health
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37) Evidence and the common values and principles in European Union Health Systems as set out in the Council Conclusions of 2 June 2006 should support the decision-making processes for planning and managing innovative, efficient and resilient health systems, promoting tools for ensuring universal access to quality healthcare, and the voluntary wider scale implementation of best practices. This includes health promotion and disease prevention services as part of primary healthcare services.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37) Evidence and the common values and principles in European Union Health Systems as set out in the Council Conclusions of 2 June 2006 should support the decision-making processes for planning and managing innovative, efficient and resilient health systems, promoting tools for ensuring universal access to quality
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37) Evidence and the common values and principles in European Union Health Systems as set out in the Council Conclusions of 2 June 2006 should support the decision-making processes for planning and managing innovative, efficient and resilient affordable-to-all health systems, promoting tools for ensuring universal access to quality healthcare, and the voluntary wider scale implementation of best practices.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 a (new) (37a) The Health strand of the ESF+ should be a means of promoting actions in areas where there is Union added value that can be demonstrated on the basis of the following: exchanging good practices between Member States and between Regions; supporting networks for knowledge sharing or mutual learning; supporting qualification of health professionals; addressing cross-border threats to reduce their risks and mitigate their consequences; addressing certain issues relating to the internal market where the Union has substantial legitimacy to ensure high-quality solutions across Member States; unlocking the potential of innovation in health; actions that could lead to a system for benchmarking to allow informed decision-making at Union level; improving efficiency by avoiding a waste of resources due to duplication, and optimising the use of financial resources.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention, early diagnosis throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use, smoking and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, obesity and unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles, well- designed public health interventions for reducing the burden and impact of infections and preventable infectious diseases in the overall health throughout life in order
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, exposure to environmental pollution, such as indoor and outdoor pollution, pesticides and toxic chemicals in food and water, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles and greater public awareness of risk factors in order to complement Member States action in
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. In this context, special attention should be given to health education as it helps individuals and communities improve their health, increase their knowledge and influence their attitudes. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention, early diagnosis throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use, smoking and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles, well-designed public health interventions for reducing the burden and impact of infections and preventable infectious diseases through vaccinations in the overall health throughout life in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens .
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) Current health challenges can only be effectively addressed through collaboration at EU level and continued EU action in the field of health. The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) Current public health issues can only be effectively dealt with through collaboration at EU level. The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens, and to health promotion by 1), addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 a (new) (38a) In order to implement the actions under the Health Strand, the European Commission should support the creation of a Steering Board for Health. In addition, the Commission should propose ways and methodology for aligning the health-related activities with the European Semester process, now empowered to recommend health systems (and other social determinants of health in fact) reforms towards greater accessibility and sustainability of healthcare and social protection provisions in EU Member States.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) Non-communicable diseases are responsible for over 80 % of premature mortality in the Union, and thus an effective prevention entails multiple cross- border dimensions. In parallel, the European Parliament and the Council underlined the need to minimise the public health consequences of serious cross- border threats to health, such as communicable diseases and other biological, chemical, environmental, and unknown threats, by supporting preparedness and response
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) Non-communicable diseases are responsible for over 80 % of premature mortality in the Union and an effective prevention entails multiple cross-sectoral actions and cross border dimensions. In parallel, the European Parliament and the Council underlined the need to minimise the public health consequences of serious cross-border threats to health such as sudden and cumulative environmental emissions and pollution, communicable diseases and other biological, chemical, environmental and unknown threats, by supporting preparedness and response capacity building.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 a (new) (39a) Continuous investments in innovative community-based approaches to tackle cross-border diseases such as the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis is vital as social dimension of the diseases is a major factor affecting the ability to tackle them as epidemics in the EU and neighbouring countries. A more ambitious political leadership and adequate technical and financial means to provide a sustainable regional response to the fight against HIV/AIDs, T Band Hepatitis in Europe will be instrumental to reach the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals on these diseases.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 (40) Reducing the burden of resistant infections and healthcare associated infections and securing the availability of effective antimicrobials, whilst nonetheless reducing their use in order to help tackle antimicrobial resistance, is essential for the efficiency of health systems and for the health of citizens.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 (40) Reducing the burden of resistant infections and healthcare associated infections and securing the availability of effective antimicrobials and promoting the responsible use of antimicrobials is essential for the efficiency of health systems and for the health of citizens.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 (42) Given the specific nature of some of the objectives covered by the Health strand of the ESF+ and by the type of the actions under that strand, the respective competent authorities of the Member States are best placed to implement the related activities with the active support of civil society. Those authorities, designated by the Member States themselves, and additionally, civil society organisations, as appropriate, should therefore be considered to be identified beneficiaries for the purpose of Article [195]of [the new Financial Regulation] and the grants be awarded to such authorities without prior publication of calls for proposals.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 a (new) (42a) The ESF+ programme should address existing obstacles to civil society participation, for example through simplifying the application procedures, easing the financial criteria by waiving the co-financing percentage in some cases, but also through building the capacity of patients, their organisations and other stakeholders through training and education. The programme shall also aim to enable the functioning of civil society networks and organisations at European level that contribute to the achievement of its objectives, including EU-level organisations.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 a (new) (42a) In order to increase the performance of programme monitoring inefficiencies and inadequacies, the Commission should implement and use programmatic and action specific monitoring indicators to ensure that programme objectives are achieved.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 b (new) (42b) The implementation of the Health strand of the ESF+ should be such that the responsibilities of the Member States, for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care, are respected. Whilst respecting Treaty obligations and the role of Member States as the primary interlocutor in the EU decision-making process, competent authorities at sub-national level should be engaged in order to ensure and effective and lasting impact of EU health policy through their integration with social policies on the ground.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 44 (44) EU health legislation has an immediate impact on the lives of citizen, on the efficiency and resilience of the health systems and the good functioning of the internal market. The regulatory framework for medical products and technologies (medicinal products, medical devices and substances of human origin), as well as on tobacco legislation, patients' rights on cross-border health and serious cross-border threats to health is essential to health protection in the EU.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 44 a (new) (44a) Facing health challenges cannot be done by the health sector alone, as health is determined by multiple factors outside of it. Hence, as stated in the Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties, Health in All Policies is important for the Union's ability to face future challenges. However, making other sectors aware of the health impacts of their decisions and to integrate health into their policies is one of the biggest challenge European health sector currently encounters. Important advances in health have been registered so far through policies in sectors such as education, traffic, nutrition, agriculture, labour, or planning. As an example, heart health has registered significant improvements through changes in policies and regulations regarding the quality of food, increasing physical activity and decreased smoking.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 44 a (new) (44a) Regulation with health implications, as well as its implementation and enforcement, must keep pace with innovation and research advances and with societal change in this area, whilst remaining underpinned by the precautionary principle, as enshrined in the EU treaties. It is therefore necessary to continuously develop the evidence base required for implementing legislation of such scientific nature and, in order to ensure the possibility of independent scrutiny thereby re-gaining public trust in EU processes and because, by its very nature the sharing of this evidence is in the public interest, the highest level of transparency must be guaranteed.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change and the just transition of the workforce in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 48 (48)
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 52 (52) In order to amend certain non- essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending and supplementing the annexes on the indictors. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) (9a) 'just transition roadmap' means a strategy outlining regional actions towards a climate-friendly and resource efficient future.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) The ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support t
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii a (new) (iia) industrial transition to a climate- friendly, resource efficient and sustainable economy in line with the regions' just transition roadmap;
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation if that is their wish and to the exclusion of any quota policy, as such policies as a matter of principle have an undermining effect, a better work/life balance including access to childcare, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, particularly carcinogens, mutagens and endocrine disrupters, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour
Amendment 99 #
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) Non-communicable diseases are responsible for over 80 % of premature mortality in the Union and an effective prevention entails multiple cross border dimensions. In parallel, the European Parliament and the Council underlined the need to minimise the public health
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 44 (44) EU health legislation has an immediate impact on the lives of citizen
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change, in the light of current scientific knowledge, in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the mid-term evaluation.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 48 (48)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3a) ‘beneficiary’ means a legal entity carrying out activities or providing support to meet objectives as laid down in Article 4(1);
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to quality employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting self- employment and the social economy;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and job mobility;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new) (iiia) promoting a healthy and well– adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training,
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, contribute to the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of health systems, make healthcare affordable-for- all, safer, reduce health inequalities, protect citizens from cross-border health threats, and support EU health legislation.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Budgetary resources under direct and indirect management 1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management shall be EUR [XXXX] in current prices. 2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) EUR [XXXX] for the implementation of the Employment and Social Innovation strand; (b) EUR [XXXX] for the implementation of the Health strand. 3. The Commission may make use of up to 2% of the amounts referred to in paragraph 2 (a) and (b) for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the work programmes of the corresponding strand, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities including institutional information technology systems at Commission's level.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 a (new) Scope This Chapter applies to the programming of the support for implementation of specific objectives under points (i) to (xi) of Article 6a (new).
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on relevant interventions
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the purchase of furniture, equipment and vehicles
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. Programmes benefitting from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. The programmes
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the Financial regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council information on performance and results in accordance with the indicators, by reporting on both progress and shortfalls and by ensuring a clear link between spending and performance;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. The ESF+ support for addressing material deprivation may only be used to support the distribution of food and
Amendment 125 #
5a. In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the Financial Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council information on performance and results in accordance with the indicators, by reporting on both progress and shortfalls and by ensuring a clear link between spending and performance;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 Audit of operations may cover all stages of its implementation and all levels of the distribution chain, with the sole exception of control of the end recipients, unless a risk assessment establishes a specific risk of irregularity or fraud. The audit of operations should include more controls in the early stages of implementation so that in the case of fraud risk, the money should be re-directed to other projects
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets that offer all existing Labour laws and rights, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors, professions, countries, border regions or for particular groups (e.g. vulnerable people);
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to provide specific support services to employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre- recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance to fill vacancies in certain sectors
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) of participating countries’ administrations, social security institutions and employment services responsible for promoting
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In addition to the criteria set out in Article [197] of the Financial Regulation, and providing they meet all rules and regulations of the programme, the following criteria shall apply for entities to be eligible:
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 3 3. Legal entities established in a third country which is not an associated country sh
Amendment 132 #
(a) Strengthen crisis-preparedness, management and response in the Union to protect citizens against
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv (iv) Develop and implement approaches responding to future health system challenges
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In addition to the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, and providing they meet all rules and regulations of the individual programme, the following criteria shall apply for entities to be eligible:
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1 (1)
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. In compliance with its reporting requirement pursuant to Article [38(3)(e)(i)] of the Financial Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council information on performance and results in accordance with the indicators, by reporting on both progress and shortfalls and by ensuring a clear link between spending and performance;
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a sufficiently timely manner to feed into the decision-making process and shall contain information on performance, EU added value and sound financial management.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations as well as with improved qualitative and quantitative information on performance and results against the objectives set, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results), by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public, indicating the proportion of the funding that has come from the Member State where it is being used.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands, and their actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall also contribute to the
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 4 —
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from the many destructive elements of economic globalisation, the management of
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation. To implement measures linked to the
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the ESF+.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ job mobility
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance (a focus on part-time jobs and remote jobs) and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal and affordable access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non- segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should promote affordable, flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable-for-all, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food, shelter and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 2% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those EU citizens most in need, Member States should allocate at least 25 % of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to fostering social inclusion.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote sustainable and gainful youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes, with full adherence to existing Union labour laws and rights. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to reduce the administrative burden for the collection of data, Member States should, where such data are available in registers, allow managing authorities to collect data from registers. It is advisable to incentivise the continuation of the electronic transmission of data as it helps reducing the administrative burden.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) Social investment market players, including philanthropic actors, can play a key role in achieving several ESF+ objectives, as they offer financing as well as innovative and complementary approaches to combatting social exclusion and poverty, reducing unemployment and contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, philanthropic actors such as foundations and donors should be involved, as appropriate and so long as those foundations and donors do not have a political or social agenda in conflict with Union ideals, in ESF+ actions in particular in those aimed at developing the social investment market ecosystem.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35) In accordance with Article 168 TFEU, a high level of human health protection is to be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities. The Union is to complement and support affordable-for-all national health policies, encourage cooperation between Member States and promote the coordination between their programmes, in full respect
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as the development of cancers, the return or appearance of infectious diseases related to mass immigration and diseases related to endocrine disruptors, tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs-related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in line with the relevant strategies. The Health strand of the ESF+ should mainstream effective prevention models, innovative technologies and new business models and solutions to contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems of the Member States and facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for European citizens.
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 2% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived. At the same time, the involvement of specialised NGOs and organisations representing people at risk of poverty and social exclusion is also important in the process of developing and implementing specific programmes.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and Migration Fund. Member States should allocate adequate resources to local authorities for migrant integration at local level.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment,
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) In light of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should allocate at least 10% of ESF+ resources under shared management to European Child Guarantee scheme for the eradication of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) All Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of Union policies, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires that the best interests of the child be a primary consideration in all Union action. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, or who come from marginalised communities, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment in
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23a) Given the extension of the scope of the ESF +, it has to be ensured that these extra tasks are coupled with an increased budget in order to fulfil the goals of the programme. More funding is needed to combat unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, poverty and for the support of professional development and training, especially in the digital workplace, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular regional and local authorities, the social partners and civil society
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectorial cooperation and to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields to achieve the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity should be used as a tool in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at fighting youth unemployment, improving social inclusion of marginalised groups, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The Member States and the
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to reduce the administrative burden for the collection of data, Member States should, where such data are available in registers, allow managing authorities to collect data from registers, provided that the GDPR is properly applied.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Social experimentation is a small- scale project testing which allows gathering evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. It should be possible
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one another and with the social partners and the Commission. The European network of employment services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross- border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) The ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women, youth and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 a (new) (34a) Transnational cooperation has significant added value and should therefore be supported by all Member States with the exception of duly justified cases taking account of the principle of proportionality. It is also necessary to reinforce the Commission’s role in facilitating exchanges of experience and coordinating implementation of relevant initiatives.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) Keeping people healthy and active longer and empowering them to take an active role in managing their health will have long-term positive effects on health, health inequalities, quality of life, active participation in society, productivity, competitiveness and inclusiveness, while reducing pressures on national budgets. The Commission has been committed to help Member States to reach their sustainable development goals (SDG), in particular SDG 3 "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The Health strand of the ESF+ should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of the Union's citizens and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors such as tobacco use and passive smoking, harmful use of alcohol, consumption of illicit drugs and reduction of drugs- related health damage, unhealthy dietary habits, exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution and physical inactivity and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) Non-communicable diseases are responsible for over 80 % of premature mortality in the Union and an effective prevention entails multiple cross-sectoral actions and cross border dimensions. In parallel, the European Parliament and the Council underlined the need to minimise the public health consequences of serious cross-border threats to health such as communicable diseases and other biological, chemical, environmental and unknown threats, by supporting preparedness and response capacity building.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change and the just transition in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the mid- term evaluation.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Since the objective of this Regulation
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness and fairness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving the access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and reducing poverty as well as the actions under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article premier – paragraph 2 It lays down the objectives of the ESF+, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the methods of implementation, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding. As social and employment policy, and health and assimilation policy, fall primarily within the competence of the Member States, EU funding supports and complements their actions. The Union may encourage Member States to take measures to promote the assimilation of third-country nationals residing in their territory and support them in their actions. However, there is no provision for harmonising the laws and regulations of the Member States in these areas.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) 'accompanying measures' means activities provided in addition to the distribution of food and/or basic material assistance with the aim of addressing poverty and social exclusion such as referring to and providing social services or advice on managing a household budget;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (3) 'basic material assistance' means goods which fulfil the basic needs of a person for a life with dignity, such as clothing, hygiene goods, including female hygienic and care products, and school material;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) (9a) ‘just transition roadmap’ means a strategy outlining regional actions towards a climate-friendly and resource- efficient economy;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – introductory part (15) 'social enterprise' means an undertaking, regardless of its legal form, or a natural person wh
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a (a)
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a (a) in accordance with its Articles of Association, Statutes or with any other legal document that may result in liability under the rules of the Member State where it is located, has as its primary social objective the achievement of measurable, positive social or environmental impacts rather than generating profit for other purposes, and which provides social services or goods that generate a social return, and/or employs methods of production of goods or services that embodies social objectives;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b (b)
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c (c)
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new) (19a) "social inclusion" means the process of improving the terms on which individuals and groups take part in society – improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of those disadvantaged on the basis of their identity.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, and with the rights set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, helping to strengthen the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve high
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The ESF+ aims
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure gender equality, equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions,
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, job creation, social protection and inclusion, investment in children and young people, equality between men and women, and a high level of human health
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, poverty reduction, social protection and inclusion
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and add social value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 The ESF+ shall support, complement and help to add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part It shall be implemented in response to Member States' challenges identified through official data and statistics as well as in their national reform programmes, the EU Semester and relevant country- specific recommendations:
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, social inclusion, eradication of poverty and health and thereby also
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, mobility, social inclusion and health and thereby also contributing to the policy objective for “A more social Europe - Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights” set out in Article [4] of the [future CPR]:
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The ESF+ shall support the following specific objectives in the policy areas of employment, education, social inclusion and health and thereby also
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to quality employment of all jobseekers wishing for dignified work, in particular youth and long-
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy, thereby ensuring fair working conditions;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth, women and the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and the long-
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, and of inactive people, promoting employment, self-employment and the social economy;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii (ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to fair labour market matching, transitions and mobility;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii a (new) Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation,
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii (iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcare and other care and support services, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv (iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills; promote e-inclusion and facilitate the transition from education to work;
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v (v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, ensuring it is non segregated and adequately addresses early school leaving, among others through second chance opportunities, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all and accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi (vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active inclusion and full participation in society with a view to promoting equal opportunities, non- discrimination, democracy and active participation, and improving
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vii (vii) fostering active social inclusion with a
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii (viii) promoting the long-term socio- economic integration of third
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ix (ix) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable services; modernising public employment services and social protection systems, including promoting access to social protection; improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term care services;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a greener, low carbon Europe through the improvement of education and training systems necessary for the adaptation of skills and qualifications,
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 2. a
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Under the Health strand, the ESF+ shall support health promotion and disease prevention, contribute to effectiveness, accessibility and
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The total financial envelope for the ESF+ for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 5 Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Budgetary resources under shared management 1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management shall be EUR 117 786 000 000 in constant prices. 2. From the financial envelope referred in paragraph 1 EUR 471 144 000 in constant prices shall be allocated as additional funding to the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – title Gender Equality
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. They shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Resources should be allocated in line with the principles of gender budgeting.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. All programmes implemented under the ESF+ strand under shared management, as well as the operations supported by the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands shall ensure equality between men and women
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Member States and the Commission shall support specific targeted actions aimed at, in particular, increasing the long- term participation of women in working life, respecting the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value and being paid at least a living wage, and at improving their professional development, combating the feminisation of poverty, reducing gender segregation and gender stereotypes in education and training, the labour market and beyond, and to promote a work- life balance for all, including more balanced sharing of care responsibilities between all genders.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. The Member States shall integrate the gender perspective into all phases of programming, from shaping the priorities of the operational programmes to the delivery, monitoring and evaluation and enhance their commitment to gender budgeting by establishing specific targets with their corresponding budget allocations. Gender budgeting shall be recognised as an important instrument of equal opportunities policy in order to make gender gaps in equal participation transparent, thereby strengthening gender equality in the ESF+.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sex characteristics, gender expression and gender identity or sexual orientation through mainstreaming the principle of non- discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. Through the ESF+, the Member States and the Commission shall also support specific actions that aim to combat all forms of discrimination as well as to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities and for those facing multiple discrimination, thereby enhancing social inclusion and reducing inequalities.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States and the Commission shall also support specific targeted actions and the development of national strategies and action plans to promote the principles referred to in paragraphs 1 to 1(c) within any of the objectives of the ESF+, including improving accessibility for all and the transition from
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and take into account the social challenges identified, among others, in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country reports and country-specific social recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4 and in line with the requirements as set out in Article 11.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall allocate at least
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 208 #
Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 1
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Member States shall allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to implement the European Child Guarantee in order to ensure children’s equal access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 Outermost regions meeting the conditions set out in the first and second subparagraphs shall allocate at least 15% of the ESF+ resources under shared management in their programmes to the targeted actions set out in the first subparagraph. This allocation shall be taken into account for verifying compliance with the minimum percentage at national level set out in the first and second subparagraphs. This allocation shall not replace funding necessary for infrastructure and development for outermost regions.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 Outermost regions meeting the conditions set out in the first and second subparagraphs shall allocate at least
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7a Respect for fundamental rights The Member States and the Commission shall ensure respect for fundamental rights and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the implementation of the funds. Any cost incurrent for action that is not in line with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights shall not be eligible in accordance with Article 58(2) of the Common Provisions Regulation xx/xx and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management. This should include a dedicated approach to social partners’ capacity building in line with the 2016 quadri-partite statement on a new start for social dialogue.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall allocate a
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – title Support to
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 The actions addressing the social challenges identified in relevant country reports and country-specific social recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities. Member States shall ensure consistency, coherence and synergies of these priorities with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, taking into account local and regional challenges. The Commission shall undertake yearly reviews and assess whether the proposed operational programmes are sufficient to address the problems identified in the country-specific social recommendations with a view of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. Where the operational programmes or the corrective actions proposed by the Member States are insufficient, the Commission shall propose their readjustment.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the social partners, the private sector
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 4. Direct staff costs shall be eligible for a contribution from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management provided that their level is not higher than 100% of the usual
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to amend the indicators in Annex I where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of programmes. In accordance with Article 290 TFEU, these non-legislative delegated acts can only supplement the Annexes. They cannot alter the essential elements of the legislative act and shall refer only to the annexes forming part of the regulatory framework (judgments in Commission v Parliament and Council, C 427/12, EU:C:2014:170, paragraph 38, and Commission v Parliament and Council, C 88/14, EU:C:2015:499, paragraph 29). Parliament and the Council may revoke the delegation and/or object to the delegated act and/or stipulate that the delegated act may enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a period set by the legislative act.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to amend the indicators in Annex I where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of programmes which shall include a gender impact assessment to monitor the implementation of the ESF+ programmes with regard to gender equality.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that aid provided in the framework of the ESF+ support for addressing material deprivation respects the dignity, fosters the independence and personal development and prevents stigmatisation of the most deprived persons.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. The food and/or basic material assistance provided to the most deprived persons may be purchased
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to amend the indicators in Annex II where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of programmes. In accordance with Article 290 TFEU, these non-legislative delegated acts can only supplement the Annexes. They cannot alter the essential elements of the legislative act and shall refer only to the annexes forming part of the regulatory framework (judgments in Commission v Parliament and Council, C 427/12, EU:C:2014:170, paragraph 38, and Commission v Parliament and Council, C 88/14, EU:C:2015:499, paragraph 29). Parliament and the Council may revoke the delegation and/or object to the delegated act and/or stipulate that the delegated act may enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a period set by the legislative act.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) to develop and provide specific support services to workers, employers and job-seekers with a view to the development of integrated European labour markets, ranging from pre-
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to support cross-border partnerships between public employment services, civil society and social partners to promote a cross-border labour market and cross-border mobility with socially just conditions;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) to support networking at Union level and dialogue with and among relevant stakeholders in the fields referred to in Article 4 and contribute to build up the institutional capacity of these stakeholders, including the public employment services (PES), social security institutions, non-governmental organisations, microfinance institutions and institutions providing finance to social enterprises and social economy;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) to support the development of
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (i) cross-border partnerships and support services providing information, advice and placement for workers, including apprentices, interns and trainees and commuters, as well as jobseekers and employers in cross-border regions;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 a (new) Article 25a Governance 1. The Commission shall consult stakeholders within the Union, in particular social partners and civil society organisations, on the employment and social innovation work programmes, their priorities and strategic orientation and their implementation. 2. The Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work, the group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations and the Advisory Committee on Free Movement of Workers to ensure that they are regularly and appropriately informed about progress made in the implementation of the programme. The Commission shall also inform other committees dealing with strategies, instruments and actions relevant to the programme. 3. The results of the actions implemented under the employment and social innovation strand shall be communicated at regular intervals and in an appropriate form and transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, as well as the social partners and the public in order to maximise the impact, sustainability and added value of these results at Union level.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a)
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iv (iv)
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to supplement or amend the indicators in Annex III where considered necessary to ensure effective assessment of progress in the implementation of the strands. In accordance with Article 290 TFEU, these non-legislative delegated acts can only supplement the Annexes. They cannot alter the essential elements of the legislative act and shall refer only to the annexes forming part of the regulatory framework (judgments in Commission v Parliament and Council, C 427/12, EU:C:2014:170, paragraph 38, and Commission v Parliament and Council, C 88/14, EU:C:2015:499, paragraph 29). Parliament and the Council may revoke the delegation and/or object to the delegated act and/or stipulate that the delegated act may enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a period set by the legislative act.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 15(6), Article 21(5) and Article 33(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from date of entry into force of this Regulation, and shall be exercised in accordance with Article 290 TFEU. In accordance with Article 290 TFEU, these non-legislative delegated acts can only supplement the Annexes. They cannot alter the essential elements of the legislative act and shall refer only to the annexes forming part of the regulatory framework (judgments in Commission v Parliament and Council, C 427/12, EU:C:2014:170, paragraph 38, and Commission v Parliament and Council, C 88/14, EU:C:2015:499, paragraph 29). Parliament and the Council may revoke the delegation and/or object to the delegated act and/or stipulate that the delegated act may enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a period set by the legislative act.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 6 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 15(6), Article 21(5) and Article 33(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of t
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The ESF+ Committee may invite representatives of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund as well as representatives of the relevant civil society organisations to its meetings.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 The opinions of the ESF+ Committee shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the votes validly cast, and shall be communicated to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, for information. The Commission shall inform the ESF+ Committee in writing of the manner in which it has taken account of its opinions.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not possible to register or relevant, data for those results do not have to be collected and reported. Personal data are to be surveyed anonymously.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) having regard to Article 4 TFEU, under which the EU has shared competence with the Member States in the fields of social policy, employment policy and public health, having regard to Article 5 TFEU, which empowers the EU to define the arrangements under which the Member States may coordinate their action in these areas, with due regard for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, having regard to Article 6 TFEU, which assigns shared competence to the EU to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States, with due regard for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 5 a (new) having regard to the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09),
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe and to appeals from the public to consolidate the social dimension of the Union. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which should reflect the rights and principles contained in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Articles 174 and 175 TFEU.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be developed in partnership between national, regional and local authorities, include a gender perspective and be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant. n level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added social value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment,
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. At the same time, the Union should respond to the social challenges posed by persistently high rates of poverty and social exclusion, and unemployment which is over twice the overall rate among young people, as well as problems concerning the integration of third- country nationals. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving education and training policies and employment and social policies, including in
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) To anticipate challenges and take concrete steps towards a socially and environmentally sustainable economy, just transition roadmaps, developed in cooperation with local and regional governments and stakeholders, should be included in the operational programmes, outlining regional and local strategies towards a climate-friendly and resource efficient future, with the aim of social inclusion, quality job creation, sustainability and investment geared towards supporting future-oriented local development.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Regulation (EU) No […]
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation. To implement measures linked to the socio- economic in
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to streamline and simplify the funding landscape, increase flexibility and create additional opportunities for synergies through integrated funding approaches, the actions which were supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to streamline and simplify the funding landscape and create additional opportunities for synergies through integrated funding approaches, the actions which were supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived ('FEAD'), the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation and the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health should be integrated into one ESF+. The ESF+ should therefore include three strands: the ESF+ strand under shared management, the Employment and Social Innovation strand, and the Health strand. This should contribute to reducing the administrative burden linked to the management of different funds, in particular for Member States and beneficiaries, whilst maintaining simpler rules for
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of open and inclusive labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11)
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote high-quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, persons with disabilities and people with chronic diseases, the long-term unemployed and the economically inactive, as well as those facing multiple forms of discrimination through promoting self– employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation and flexibility towards various target groups of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted and individual counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through education, training and employment policies and active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self– employment, entrepreneurship and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to support, coordinate or supplement actions to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve employment policies and the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ is the EU's main employment instrument, helping to promote and consolidate pan-European social, economic and territorial cohesion, and should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness, accessibility and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that gender equality and the integration of the gender perspective is a binding principle in all phases of programming, from shaping the priorities of the operational programmes to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and that key actions for gender mainstreaming receive support.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The ESF+ should
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all levels of government including at regional and local level to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities and housing deprivation, including homelessness, while putting special emphasis on combatting the feminisation of poverty. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ and local and regional authorities’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and to promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies, strategies and measures targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, people with disabilities, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all regional, local and other levels of government, to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities, as well as homelessness. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, persons with disabilities, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma,
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Given the differences in levels of development within Europe as a whole, ESF+ assistance must always be flexible enough to allow for specific regional and territorial characteristics.
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