2020/2079(INI) Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020
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DOBREV Klára ( S&D)
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RADTKE Dennis ( EPP),
VEDRENNE Marie-Pierre ( Renew),
JAMET France ( ID),
PETER-HANSEN Kira Marie ( Verts/ALE),
GEUKING Helmut ( ECR),
GUSMÃO José ( GUE/NGL)
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| Amendments | Dossier |
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2020/2079(INI)
2020/07/23
EMPL
406 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 - having regard to Articles 3, 5 and
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 a (new) - having regard to the European Council conclusions of 8 June 2020 on “Demographic challenges - the way ahead”,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas progressive taxation is crucial to fight inequality in order to finance more inclusive welfare systems;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas entrepreneurship is the primary generator of employment and wealth in society, and whereas families depend on policies that foster and marshal resources to enable entrepreneurs to provide workers with decent, stable jobs;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the current crisis also entails a risk of widening regional and territorial disparities across and within Member States;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the Country Specific Recommendations do not have a clear focus on wealth taxation and on progressive income taxation;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas in the next decade, job polarisation is expected to grow further, jobs in the higher and lower skills spectrum are expected to grow; whereas this trend is likely to be further reinforced by the pandemic; whereas progressive taxation is a necessary precondition to reduce overall inequality and finance well-functioning welfare states;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas the public purse should be used for the benefit of people’s personal, family and working lives to guarantee proper social cohesion and to ensure that the link between public and private life is not broken;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems,
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems, a
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 b (new) - having regard to Council conclusions of 20 June 2011on the reconciliation of work and family life in the context of demographic change (11841/11),
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems, and social protection can reduce in-work poverty, decrease inequalities
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems, and social protection can reduce in-work poverty, decrease health and social inequalities and generate demand;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair living wages, strong collective bargaining systems
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas fair
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the COVID-19 has thrown a spotlight on the future importance of health and safety in the workplace, and the need to improve working conditions as well as working time conditions and adapt them to the new reality, including flexible work arrangements (with workers being given more freedom to organise their work) and work-life balance, all of which are important EU policy objectives;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the development and training of workers in their vocational and personal skills are the best way of helping them achieve the excellence expected of them, fostering social responsibility that guarantees respect for personal freedom and dignity;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas social protection systems are under severe pressure to mitigate the social impact of the crisis and ensure decent living conditions for all as well as access to essential services such as health, education and housing;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas a variety of minimum income schemes exist in the majority of Member States in order to establish a safety net for those living at risk of poverty; whereas a European directive on minimum income would be welcomed;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence and their promotion in an inclusive, secure and neutral way are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the organisation of the labour market in all its aspects, and particularly legislation on the minimum wage, is the responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 26 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Delegated Regulation480/2014 supplementing Regulation 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas various forms of minimum income schemes exist in all Member States in order to provide a social protection floor and safety net for those in need;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas COVID-19 has exposed the gaps in social protection for many in our societies, in particular for platform workers, migrants and refugees;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the Commission communication of 20 October 2010 entitled ‘Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU’ (COM(2009)0567) underlines that, throughout the EU, there is a social gradient in health status; whereas the WHO defines this social gradient as being the link between socioeconomic inequalities and inequalities in the areas of health and access to healthcare; whereas health inequalities are rooted in social inequalities in terms of living conditions and models of social behaviour notably linked to gender, educational standards, employment, income and the unequal distribution of access to medical assistance, sickness prevention and health promotion services;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas current and traditional demographic trends in the EU are negative; whereas COVID-19 puts additional burden on most vulnerable groups of society and sound families have proven again to be a fundamental shelter against poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas cultivating virtues during character-building is essential to ensure that people have the values and principles that enable a society to encompass personal considerations and collective ones;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas COVID-19 has worsened the already unacceptable gender employment gap which will worsen the gender pensions gap; whereas COVID-19 has worsened the already unequal sharing of caring responsibilities between men and women;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the fight against climate change persist and require a just transition so as to leave no one behind;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. Whereas homelessness has increased consistently in most Member States over the past decade; whereas at least 700,000 people are homeless on any given night in the EU, 70% more than a decade ago; whereas COVID-19 has demonstrated that homelessness is both a social and public health crisis;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019; calls for the implementation rate of the country specific recommendations to be stepped up in the euro area and beyond; urges the Commission to enhance the CSRs for eurozone members by creating a matrix framework where social policies related to the European Pillar of Social Rights, such as inclusive access to education, health, nutrition, employment and housing, and the preservation of social rights, are analysed by social segment, for example children, young people, older people (in the field of long- term care for elderly people), minorities, migrants and people with disabilities, thereby creating a much more accurate image of the economic and social health of the Member States, and to examine the possible extension of this new component of the CSRs to non-Eurozone members; points out that CSRs should be coherent with economic, social and environmental EU objectives and should reinforce rather than contradict each other; calls on the Commission and the Member States to define a European sustainability strategy to overcome social, economic and climate challenges; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce social rights by proposing legislation, including financial instruments where appropriate and following review, to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights within the limits of their respective competences as laid down in the Treaties and in compliance with subsidiarity;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 33 - having regard to the Commission’s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019, and to the European Pact for Gender Equality 2011-2020 and the Council conclusions thereon of 7 March 20119 and the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, __________________ 9 OJ C 155, 25.5.2011, p. 10.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs);
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019 and progress remains uneven across policy areas; points out that since the start of the European Semester in 2011 progress has been particularly slow on broadening the tax base, as well as on health and long-term care with the healthcare systems being further challenged because of the COVID-19;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019; stresses that the implementation of CSRs is crucial to foster social inclusion and improve social rights; urges the Commission to put pressure on Member States, regardless of their membership in the euro area, to implement the recommendations;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern that Member States have made limited or no progress in
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups, especially workers who were in the front line during the crisis; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis; calls in this context on the Member States to use the REACT-EU package to ensure aid for the most deprived by guaranteeing adequate funding for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), to support retention and the return to employment by prioritising young people in the funding provided by the European Social Fund (ESF), and to take specific action in support of cohesion and the territories of the Union, in particular the outermost regions;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 a (new) - having regard to the Commission report of 29 May 2013 on Barcelona objectives -The development of childcare facilities for young children in Europe with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth (COM (2013)322),
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups, especially the elderly, persons with disabilities, persons belonging to minorities or persons facing multiple discrimination, but also new vulnerable groups created by the pandemic; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response that also thinks ahead to future crises will offset the consequences of the current crisis;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis,
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and people with disabilities; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups increasing inequality; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the social consequences of the current crisis;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social and psychological effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that despite the announcements about the urgent necessity of balancing economic and social dimensions and foster upward convergence, the European Semester does not have a concrete agenda and actions to fight poverty and therefore a concrete strategy with a set of targets and a monitoring process should be established;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets that only 3,9 % of EU citizens in the working age reside in an EU country other than that of their citizenship in 2018; calls for increased efforts from the Commission and Member States to reduce mobility barriers for workers and businesses;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 1 July 2020 entitled ‘European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience’,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and to prevent and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis too, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, by not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands th
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 41 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 20 October 2010 entitled ‘Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU’ (COM(2009)0567),
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be in
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances, prevent and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands that social and ecological objectives be given the same legal enforceability as fiscal consolidation and financial stability;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, despite the importance of sound and responsible fiscal policies, budgetary stability should not be detrimental to public investment, especially in education, social and healthcare
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, despite the importance of sound and responsible fiscal policies, budgetary stability should not be detrimental to public investment, especially in education, social and healthcare systems; stresses that the debt reduction focus in the Semester’s macroeconomic imbalance procedure (MIP) has regressive impact as it reduces the capacity of public services to address inequalities;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to meet international legal obligations in relation to children’s rights that Member States (as well as the EU as a whole for some of them) are committed to upholding; calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, calls for using opportunities in the 2021-2027 MFF for investing in children and funds to be employed to develop the potential added value of the EU Child Guarantee when combating poverty as well as harmful negative trends with regard to demographic change in Europe; demands to use soft law initiatives encouraging and incentivising Member States (through peer pressure rather than obligations) to establish European and national action plans to ensure children’s access to the five key social rights (access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition); asks for protection of families and children via the immediate introduction of a 25/25 European child maintenance allowance, an essential and long overdue measure with a view to implementing the Child Guarantee. This additional child maintenance payment must not be offset against any other benefits and would be demonstrably the largest economic development project of all time, since families would pump the additional money they receive into the economy, thereby benefiting all Europeans either directly or indirectly;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that, while focussing on social inclusion and poverty, the European Semester still lacks an agenda to monitor and address the increase of inequalities in Europe, urges therefore the Commission, to better assess the distributional impact of public policies and the imbalances in terms of income and wealth distribution, also through individual in-depth review (IDR) reports if these imbalances are detected, as a way to link economic coordination with employment and social performance; calls on the Commission to study which should be the most accurate indicators of economic inequality (from among the Gini index, Palma indexes, Theil index, wage share, ratio of minimum wage to GDP per capita or to average wage, etc.), and to monitor the evolution of inequalities;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Member States to make their tax schemes and social security scheme more efficient with a view to create incentives to work; Emphasises the importance of tax systems that are fair and easy to abide with; Reiterates that tight labour law and too generous benefit systems hampers the level of employment and in the long run results in unsustainable cost increases for Member States; calls on the Member States to make the necessary economic reforms to create a thriving business climate and increase productivity growth; Recalls that our social welfare is built on thriving businesses and well-functioning national economies;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes that during the COVID- 19 pandemic, many Member States have taken extraordinary measures to prevent and address homelessness by stopping evictions and providing emergency housing; urges Member States to provide sustainable, proactive and reactive solutions in order to eradicate homelessness by 2030; urges the Commission and the Member States to collect data on homelessness and mainstream homelessness in all relevant policies;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus their efforts on safeguarding industry as a whole, along with potential jobs, by paying special attention to SMEs and the self-employed;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 44 Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; insists that the recovery plan must contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, implementing our growth strategy as set out in the Green Compact, and fulfilling the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights; calls on the Member States to make full use of the
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; regrets however that significant imbalance exist between the green and digital transitions on one hand and education, social and healthcare infrastructure on the other; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and invest in people and
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and invest in people and social welfare systems, without endeavouring fiscal sustainability and remaining committed to respect the Stability and Growth Pact; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective and stronger welfare states;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and invest in people and social welfare systems; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective, equitable and stronger welfare states;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on Member States to ensure that no one is left behind in the Covid-19 crisis by supporting vulnerable groups in informal economy who lost their income as well as unemployed, particularly women and single parents by creating fair minimum wages and binding pay transparency measures;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 58 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-191, ________________________________ 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA-PROV(2020)0205
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the European Recovery Plan; stresses that in order to fuel the recovery, the EU’s investment effort through the Recovery Plan and MFF must have a strong social dimension, particularly by investing in stable social security systems, healthcare, education, housing, employment, culture, justice and adequate and accessible public social services with the objective of combating the social impact of the crisis and definitively tackling poverty eradication;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR); stresses that in order to fuel the recovery, the EU’s investment effort through the Recovery Plan must have a strong social dimension aimed at protecting all citizens from poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses th
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses th
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR); stresses that in order to fuel the recovery, the EU’s investment
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 - having regard to Articles 2, 3 and 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 60 a (new) - having regard to the Commission report on equality between women and men 2014,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that fostering social policies that support and provide incentives as regards the needs of families is a priority in terms of achieving maximum wealth in society, at both material and human level;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to reach a swift agreement to allow its urgent implementation; recalls however that SURE is of temporary nature and will terminate once the COVID-19 pandemic is over; invites therefore the Commission to propose a permanent special instrument outside the MFF ceilings, to be activated – upon request of Member States – in case of any unexpected crisis that led to a steady rise in expenditure for short-time work schemes and similar measures;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to reach a swift agreement to allow its urgent implementation and, as a result, to increase the chances of companies obtaining the liquidity necessary for resuming economic activity and safeguarding jobs;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure to offer financial support with regard to EU Member States efforts to adapt or extend (to self-employed workers) their short-time work schemes in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to reach a swift agreement to allow its urgent implementation;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines the Commission’s commitment to mobilising the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in response to the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on employment; calls therefore on the Member States to rapidly submit to the Commission applications for funding to support European workers who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 in their retraining, requalification and reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Member States to provide preventive restructuring and second-chance schemes to enable honest debtors with financial problems to become solvent again and prevent insolvency;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens; stresses that we need to strengthen the strategic capacity of the EU by making sure that this time the money will not disappear from Europe through outsourcing; demands to make sure that companies receiving investment through EU instruments need to meet clear benchmarks so that only companies that adhere to social standards including good and family-friendly employment practices, that have just salaries, sound finances and protect the environment are eligible for this support;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens; demands that funds and resources be directed to projects and beneficiaries that comply with our Treaty-based fundamental values and that recipient firms protect their workers and ensure fair working conditions, pay their fair share of taxes, and refrain from paying out dividends or offering share buy-back schemes aimed at remunerating shareholders;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 61 a (new) Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens; and that companies using public financial support will protect workers, ensure fair working conditions, pay their fair share of taxes, and refrain from paying out bonuses to management or dividends to shareholders; companies refusing to negotiate with the trade unions should not receive public resources or financial assistance;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens; Member States should furthermore ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings that respect the applicable collective agreements. Member States should ensure that recipient undertakings refrain from making share buy backs or pay dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings that respect the applicable collective agreements and refrain from making share buy backs or paying dividends to shareholders or bonuses to executives, and that these undertakings are not registered in tax havens;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens and that recipient firms refrain from buying back shares or paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to managers;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in t
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in tax havens outside the European Union;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 62 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 1 July 2020 entitled ‘Youth Employment Support: a bridge to jobs for the next generation’ COM(2020)276),
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to improve the social scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR, and to develop mandatory social targets namely on poverty reduction;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR, and to develop mandatory social targets set out in CSRs;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR, and to develop
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Is concerned about the unfold impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the supply chains in European strategic sectors, which is resulting in demand disruptions and unprecedented job losses that risk of negatively affecting the European labour market in the long-term;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low-
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 62 a (new) - having regard to the Committee of the Regions Opinion of 15 September 2017 entitled ‘Entrepreneurship on Islands: contributing towards territorial cohesion’,
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a permanent EU unemployment reinsurance scheme and a more effective and inclusive Youth Guarantee with a special focus on quality job offers; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment and the associated rise of poverty and divergences of living standards, which will especially affect youth, women1a and workers in low-
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low-
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a permanent EU unemployment reinsurance scheme and a more effective and inclusive Youth Guarantee; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to elaborate on the possibility of propos
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a permanent EU unemployment reinsurance scheme for EMU countries and a more effective and inclusive Youth Guarantee; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies to prevent long-term unemployment;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 69 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2020 on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis2, ______________________________ 2 Text adopted, P9_TA(2020)0176.
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise the fight against youth unemployment, particularly in the context of the European ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery; to make full use of financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee and European programmes such as Erasmus +; and to take appropriate measures to tackle youth unemployment and improve the employability of young people;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes with great concern the high level of youth unemployment in a number of Member States and the fragility of young workers’ employment contracts, particularly in sectors seriously impacted by the COVID-19, such as the tourism and hospitality industries; calls on the Member States and the Commission to make the fight against youth unemployment a priority by, among others, fostering youth employability and tackling job polarisation;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the COVID- 19 pandemic does not worsen the position of those groups furthest from the labour market, such as informal carers, people with long-term illnesses, disabilities, health problems or complex chronic diseases, migrants and refugees, and people from ethnic and religious minorities;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Points out the need to fight ageism in labour markets, including by raising awareness of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, and by securing access to life-long learning opportunities through customised courses and trainings;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tailor education and training systems so that they better meet the needs of the labour market to facilitate a smooth transition between the two; calls, therefore, for businesses to be more involved in the design and implementation of such systems;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social partners
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires more direct involvement of citizens in decision-making processes, a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 69 a (new) - having regard to the Commission's Economic Forecast Summer 2020,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue at all levels and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue at all levels and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls for no reduction in funding for programmes focused on cohesion and well-being such as the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+);
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 69 b (new) - having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document entitled ‘Identifying Europe’s recovery needs’ (SWD(2020) 98),
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present an E
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to ensure upward social convergence and eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law, in line with national traditions; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum, national, adequate wages to eliminate in- work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas EU GDP is forecast to contract by about 7.5 % in 2020, while the euro area GDP is forecast to experience an even sharper drop of about -8,7% in the same period;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes with concern the inadequacy of access to social protection systems and the lack of such access for non-standard and self-employed workers; calls on the Member States to take measures to remedy these problems, in particular by following the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed; welcomes, once again, the adoption of this recommendation as a first measure and the Commission’s commitment to strengthening social protection systems in Europe, but stresses the need to make universal access to social protection a reality, especially in the current difficult situation;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) recognises the need for workers to earn a living wage, as does the International Labour Organisation Constitution (1919), and that all human rights declarations agree that remuneration should be sufficient to support a family; stresses that wages should enable workers to meet their needs and those of their families and that every worker in the Union should receive a living wage, asks the Commission to study how to identify what a living wage could encompass and how it should be measured, which could serve as a reference tool for social partners;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Reiterates that Member States are primary responsible for improving social developments; Notes that wages are important to fair working conditions and for a thriving social market economy; Believes that strengthened collective bargaining is the best way to promote decent wages within the EU; Calls, in this regard, on the Commission to promote collective bargaining through for example coordination of mutual learning and analyses with a view to identify barriers to social dialogue within the EU;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for work on adequate minimum income to be accelerated and guidance issued in the form of an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income (incl. reference budgets) to identify the level of social benefits necessary to ensure people are able to retain a dignified life;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls for the EU-level promotion of adequate old-age pensions for all workers; highlights that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old-age pensions shall be granted to all; acknowledges the challenges faced by Member States to strengthen the sustainability of pension systems, but stresses the importance of safeguarding solidarity in pension systems; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems which provide an adequate retirement income well above the poverty threshold; believes that pension system reforms should focus among other aspects on the effective retirement age and reflect labour market trends, birth rates, the health and wealth situation, working conditions and the economic dependency ratio; considers that these reforms shall also take account of the situation of millions of workers in Europe, particularly women, young people and the self-employed, suffering insecure, atypical employment, periods of involuntary unemployment and reduced working time;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero-
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen co
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage,
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to present an assessment of the working and employment conditions of essential workers, identifying the sources of their precariousness and to propose legal instruments to ensure sufficient working hours and decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero-
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas EU GDP is forecast to contract by about
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments where Community legislation is absent and necessary to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero-
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments where Community legislation is absent and necessary to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero-
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage,
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure adequate work hours decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero-
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Asks the Commission to propose
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States swiftly to adopt all necessary measures to combat the scourge of precarious employment; takes the view that penalties should be adopted more rapidly and effectively in cases of discrimination and abuse against workers, ensuring proper compliance with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union; stresses the need to step up inspections so that workers subject to temporary or flexible contractual arrangements may tangibly benefit from the same protection as all other workers; considers that the use of open-ended employment contracts should also be encouraged through binding measures and specific legislative intervention aimed at discouraging the use of fixed-term contracts;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Is concerned about the working and living conditions of seasonal workers and other cross-border workers in the low-wage sector; calls for an EU-wide subcontractor liability in certain sectors like agriculture and meat industry, especially in the case of on-site work contracts, and clear rules on subcontracting practices in general;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU entered the deepest economic recession in its history, economic activity in Europe dropping at an unusually fast speed; whereas according to the Summer 2020 Economic forecast, EU GDP is forecast to contract by about 8.3% and the euro area by 8.7% in 2020;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Acknowledges the crucial role of European carers during the pandemic; calls for a European carers’ strategy to ensure fair labour mobility in this sector and improve working conditions for carers;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. C
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect; calls for account to be taken of the situation of parents with young children, single parents and informal carers providing continuous care to dependent relatives, as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that these groups have had the greatest difficulty in reconciling work and family life in connection with teleworking;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect; calls on the Commission and Member States in strong cooperation with social partners to propose a directive on work-related stress and in this regard to require all companies to form a company policy towards work-related stress;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of location-less jobs, which can prevent depopulation of rural areas in the European Union;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect, taking into account the special circumstances regarding tax and social security coordination of frontier workers teleworking;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect, and to ensure a work-life balance;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 - having regard to Articles 6, 9, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 165, 166, 168, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the free movement of workers is a fundamental principle of the European Union and essential to the proper functioning of the Internal Market;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave, work-life balance and the right to disconnect;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave, work-life balance and the right to disconnect;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda,
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Pays attention to the fact that flexible working arrangements and tele- working also play an important role in preserving jobs and production and are one of the key factors in supporting better work-life balance;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for an updated EU insularity strategy, in order to promote harmonious development and allow the provision of remedies for the islands’ permanent natural and demographic handicaps, while allowing them for transition to future centres of remote working and prosperous living;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 crisis is a symmetric shock affecting all Members States, though the impact of the crisis is set to be uneven; whereas the COVID-19 crisis requires a coordinated European response ensuring social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Asks the Commission to put forward a proposal for a digital EU Social Security Number to facilitate fair labour mobility;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about limited intergenerational social mobility and increasing income inequality;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about limited
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about limited intergenerational social mobility and increasing income inequality; stresses that national tax and benefit systems must be designed in a way that reduces inequalities, promotes fairness, protects families by promoting a work-life balance and provides incentives for labour market participation;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about limited intergenerational social mobility and increasing income inequality;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about limited intergenerational social mobility and increasing income inequality; stresses that national tax and benefit systems must be designed in a way that reduces inequalities and discrimination, promotes fairness and provides incentives for labour market participation;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 crisis
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about limited intergenerational social mobility
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is concerned about the limited
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Is concerned about growing discrimination and racism in Europe; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the implementation of anti-discrimination legislation, policy, and practice, to end structural discrimination against racialised minorities in access to employment and in the workplace and promote positive narratives of diversity;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020 building on the 3 pillar approach of the Council recommendation of 2013 on investing in children, a rights-
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, which provide a social protection floor and safety net for those in need and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies by adopting the ‘Housing First’ principle, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 crisis is a symmetric shock affecting all Members States, though the impact of the crisis is set to be uneven and likely to penalise vulnerable people and workers the most, and to increase the existing inequalities;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting an EU framework directive in this regard;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to present
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Highlights the importance of the automatic stabilisation dimension of welfare systems to absorb social shock waves caused by external effects such as recessions; calls therefore on the Member States to introduce policies to re-establish employment security by providing pro- active protection, including in the case of dismissals; calls also on the Member States, in view of ILO Recommendation No 202, which defines social protection floors, to ensure and increase investment in social protection systems in order to guarantee their performance in tackling and preventing poverty and inequalities while ensuring their sustainability;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to come up with directives that could inspire national legislation to shape policy to promote family cohesion so as to foster an ideal environment within which children can develop in perfect conditions, and where families are given the resources required to bring about better cohesion, thereby protecting and safeguarding disadvantaged children;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward specific proposals to ensure a just transition in terms of improving the energy efficiency of housing and to adequately address the problem of energy poverty in relation to the objectives and principles of the Green Compact;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Believes that reforms to social protections systems by the Member States must aim to facilitate labour market participation for those who can work by making work pay; stresses in this regard that income should be targeted at those most in need;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the current crisis has had a huge impact on our working habits - flexible working arrangements, such as remote work and flexible working hours have become the norm and the use of digital technologies is on the rise; whereas their use in the future would be economically and socially beneficial in the long run, but brings about very challenging issues like, social isolation, data protection, workers' health and the protection of employees and workers' rights;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Believes that in order to maintain and increase global competitiveness, the labour market regulatory framework in Member States needs to be clear, simple and flexible while maintaining high labour standards;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures,
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures, and urges their swift adoption in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; Believes the proposal is essential to tackle the gender pay gap and the following causes of pension gap; Calls on Member States in strong corporation with national social partners to address the gender gap challenge in pay and pensions;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures, and urges their swift adoption in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; further stresses the need for gender budgeting as well as for the monitoring of this spending and gender mainstreaming across all budgetary, policy and legislative proposals, following its commitments in the Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce binding pay transparency measures, and urges their swift adoption in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities and discrimination in the labour market;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas in particular the pay gap, the employment gap as well as the social protection gap between men and women, disproportionate burden on women in the provision of care, strengthening and equality of families, youth unemployment, labour market segmentation and inequalities, in-work poverty, productivity, wage growth, pensions, social protection and health care systems were areas for significant improvement even before COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recalls that in the EU, workplace discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, disability, ethnic or racial origin, religion or belief, or sexual orientation, is banned and that everyone is entitled to equal treatment in recruitment, working conditions, promotion, pay, access to training and occupational pensions; calls on the Commission to present a strategy to prevent labour market segregation of ethnic minorities as well as to present a Communication on guidelines and standards for discrimination-free recruitment policies for Member States and employers, including recommendations for the adoption of equality plans at company level and in sectoral collective agreements and the implementation of diversity task forces in the workplace, including tackling stereotypes, prejudice and negative attitudes, preventing discrimination in recruitment, promotion, pay and access to training; highlights that these equality action plans should be also used to promote ethnic and cultural diversity at the workplace, to develop internal regulations against racism, related discrimination and harassment in the workplace, to monitor and review recruitment, progression and retention of workforce by equality strand in order to identify direct or indirect discriminatory practices and to adopt corrective measures to reduce inequality in each of these areas and, to this effect, collect equality data in respect of privacy and fundamental rights standards;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Emphasises and strongly support the aim to strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women; underlines that pay transparency is crucial in counteracting unfair wage differentials and discrimination; calls on the Commission to ensure that a binding EU legislation in relation to gender pay transparency, fully respects the autonomy of national social partners and contractual freedom of social partners in particular in those Member States where pay is also a responsibility of the social partners;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities; calls, in this regard, on the Member States to swiftly and fully implement the Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care and social services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities to facilitate women’s participation in the labour market; calls for the development of an EU framework for care services to set minimum standards and quality guidelines;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities and the promotion of independent living;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for the introduction by the Member States of accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care and social services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas, since long, the world of work is undergoing transformative change in the form of shortage of work, concentration of work, increased demands, more controlling, more flexible, precarious employment relationships and seasonal work;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy, including concrete measures to take into account the needs of persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts towards the further inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market by removing barriers with the opportunities that digital work offers for their inclusion and creating incentives for their employment;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy; notes that the guiding principles underlying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, such as full and effective participation and inclusion in society, equal opportunities and accessibility, must be fully applied at both EU and national level;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy based on consultations of persons with disabilities and their representative family members or organisations and to take crisis- mitigation measures in line with the UN CRPD in order to protect them and to ensure their equal and non- discriminatory access to services;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy; Calls on the Commission to present a strong and comprehensive legal framework to secure full accessibility for persons with disabilities to the labour market;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive and long-term post-2020 EU Disability Strategy which addresses accessibility to goods and services as well as to leisure activities, such as sports;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to invest in quality, accessible education and training, strengthening requalification and retraining measures, in particular the acquisition of digital skills, and to promote lifelong learning; stresses that matching qualifications with skills on the one hand and job opportunities on the other is a prerequisite for the creation of a competitive European labour market and that this should be achieved by facilitating closer cooperation of education systems with businesses, for example by promoting learning, work experience and lifelong learning;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas this transformative change is driven by the principle of profit maximisation instead of people, technological innovation, digitization, demographic shifts, climate change, and globalisation;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic and digital skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society; calls on the European Commission for an ambitious Digital Education Plan underlining the key role of the digital skills and life-long learning in order to adapt workforce to changing labour markets requirements;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society; calls for the accelerated recognition of professional qualifications in the EU and the acceleration of procedures for applying for recognition of professional qualifications in order to prevent youth unemployment;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society with a specific focus on early school leaving which was aggravated by the pandemic;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission to develop a political strategy to replace Europe 2020 which aims to eradicate poverty, bringing together key instruments such as the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester with a longer-term vision of an economy of wellbeing and the sustainability of our environment and social models, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition; Stresses the urgent need to establish a skills-guarantee in line with the principles of the youth guarantee; believes that all Europeans should be guaranteed to receive good quality upskilling and reskilling opportunities within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education; agrees that a strong focus on digital skills are necessary;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition; underlines that supporting adequate skills with emphasis on digital skills will improve the productivity and resilience of the labour force easing the ecological and digital transition towards a greener and smarter economy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition and to address digitalisation, automatisation, skills shortages and mismatches and digital exclusion;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements and future challenges of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market, the society and of the ecological and digital transition;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Highlights that qualifications and certified competences provide added value to the workers, improving their positions in the labour market and can be transferred in labour market transitions; calls for public policy on skills to be oriented to certification and validation of qualifications and competences; stresses that skills based compensation systems should be established in companies accessing public funds for upskilling workers and in agreement with workers representatives, as this system would ensure that there is a return in that public investment;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses the opportunities that the digital transition may offer to companies, SMEs and start-ups, as well as for new business models, to foster employment growth and new employment positions; calls on the Commission for a coordinated EU initiative to ensure that workers who experience new forms of work, in particular platform workers, have access to a social protection system and are guaranteed all their social rights, regardless of their employment status, and to extend collective agreement coverage to platform workers;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in sustainable and inclusive development, economic growth and job creation in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their support for SMEs and their workers in the resumption of economic activity and in the transition towards a more digital and greener economy;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the necessary investment in infrastructure to guarantee broadband access in all European regions, in particular in rural areas and the regions covered by Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health and safety risks for millions of workers; calls on the Commission to present a new Strategic Framework for Health and Safety, a directive on work-related stress and musculoskeletal disorders, a directive on mental well-being at the workplace, and an EU mental health strategy; calls for the role of the EU-OSHA to be strengthened to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union; stresses that investments in occupational health and safety improve job quality and the wellbeing of workers and contribute to the productivity and competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health and safety risks for millions of workers;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health and safety risks for millions of workers; calls on the Commission to protect all workers in the workplace and to present a new Strategic Framework for Health and Safety, a directive on work-related stress and musculoskeletal disorders, a directive on mental well-being at the workplace, and an EU mental health strategy;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union,
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union, calls on the Member States to ensure
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union, calls on the Member States to ensure access to high-quality healthcare that is affordable for all; calls for uniform framework conditions so that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States create equal quality standards and ensure free access for all citizens;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 - having regard to Articles 9, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 165, 166, 168, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester at its core is crucial for mitigating the effects of the crisis; whereas a stronger involvement of the European Parliament strengthens the democratic oversight of the Semester;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Reiterates the importance of the rule of law – including independent and efficient justice systems, quality public administrations and public procurement, and robust anti-corruption frameworks – as the basis for a sound business environment, functioning labour markets and the proper use of EU funds; stresses that the assessment of the rule of law and the effectiveness of the justice system should thus continue to be included in the European Semester; calls on the Member States to ratify the revised European Social Charter;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to present a communication on guidelines and standards for discrimination-free recruitment policies for Member States and employers, including recommendations for the adoption of equality plans at company level and in sectoral collective agreements and the implementation of diversity taskforces in the workplace, including tackling stereotypes, prejudice and negative attitudes, preventing discrimination in recruitment, promotion, pay and access to training;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Highlights the need to address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health; considers, in this regard, that the European Green Deal brings opportunities for diseases prevention, in line with the “One Health” approach recognising the interconnection between human health, animal health and the environment and that implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights would contribute to tackle the social gradient in health and reduce health inequalities;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Member States to actively promote the development of the circular and social economy, foster social innovation, social enterprises and strengthen their sustainability, and encourage those forms of work which create quality job opportunities;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Member States to protect the health of the elderly, providing them with hospital treatment and healthcare and avoiding any form of age- based discrimination;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a common set of health determinants to monitor health inequalities by age, sex, socio-economic status and geographic location and establish a methodology for auditing the health situation in the Member States, with a view to identifying and prioritising areas in need of improvement and increased funding; considers that the Commission should evaluate the effectiveness of measures in order to reduce health inequalities resulting from policies covering social, economic and environmental risk factors;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Calls on the Member States to ensure access to high-quality healthcare that is affordable for all;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester at its core is crucial for mitigating the effects of the crisis and ensuring a recovery which is economically innovative, socially fair and environmentally responsible;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester based on the European Pillar of Social Rights at its core is crucial for mitigating the effects of the crisis;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas according to the accompanying Staff Working Document Identifying Europe’s recovery needs, the most pressing social need is addressing unemployment; whereas, the Commission in this document estimates that the investment needed for social infrastructure will be 192bn;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. while investment in skills, qualifications and formal training for adults strengthens the employability of workers, wage developments and business competitiveness;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas social investments are essential to ensure sustainable development, poverty eradication and inclusive societies; whereas the decision of the Council of 23 March 2020 of activating the General Escape Clause should lead to a revision of the Stability and Growth Pact in order to better tackle the consequences of the pandemic as well as the causes for the imbalances between Member States;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the Council decision of 23 March 2020 activated the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact allowing for the needed flexibility to take all necessary measures to support the economies and health systems; whereas social investments are essential to ensure sustainable development and inclusive societies;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas social investments are essential to ensure sustainable development and inclusive societies; whereas social investments such as the availability of childcare and early childhood education and training result in people being more productive and feeling more comfortable;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 - having regard to Articles 4, 9, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 165, 166, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas social investments are essential to ensure
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas implementation of the 2013 EU Recommendation on investing in children has not had as great an impact as hoped for; whereas the European Semester has not sufficiently prioritised tackling child poverty and social exclusion and EU funds have not been used as extensively or strategically as they could have been;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the urgency of the recovery must go hand in hand with the commitments of the European Union and its Member States to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the objectives of the Green Compact and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas, as was the case with the Council Recommendation on a Youth Guarantee, even if it remains a soft instrument, the introduction of new (Council) Recommendation on an EU Child Guarantee building on the existing legal frameworks and policy instruments and especially the 2013 Recommendation on investing in children, would be an effective way to ensure that Member States make visible a high-level political commitment to guaranteeing the social rights of children(particular those in vulnerable situations) and combating child poverty and social exclusion; whereas implementing this via some selective, high-profile, clear-cut, concrete and relatively operational objectives as well as concrete policy levers and policy outcomes - for which the political authorities can be held accountable - would then become a priority for the European Member States;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas austerity policies resulted in less protective and underfunded social and healthcare systems, which were not sufficient to proportionally and adequately support people experiencing poverty and inequalities aggravat
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas austerity policies resulted in
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas austerity policies resulted in less protective and underfunded social and healthcare systems, which were unable to adequately support people in need, reduce poverty and inequalities, and aggravated the effects of the pandemic in certain Member States;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 - having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Title IV (Solidarity)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the austerity policies implemented by the bodies of the European Union resulted in less protective and underfunded social and healthcare systems, which aggravated the effects of the pandemic in certain Member States;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas decisive measures and investment are needed for a speedy recovery that should focus on mitigating the economic and social effects of the pandemic, restart the economic activity, foster sustainable development, the green transition, the digital transformation and implement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in order to achieve more effective and stronger welfare states;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas those Member States that will be benefitting from the proposed Recovery and Resilience Facility should establish plans in the context of the European Semester with clear targets on social progress based on the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas ECB programs did not reach the real economy and simultaneously a lot of capital was extracted from the real economy; whereas this dual development contributed to the vulnerability of our societies that manifested itself during the health crisis;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas socially sustainable reforms are those based on solidarity, integration, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures equality and social protection, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation and citizenship and improves living standards for all citizens;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas reinforced social protection systems are crucial for the fight against poverty and inequalities;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas to benefit from the proposed Recovery and Resilience Facility Member States will prepare recovery and resilience plans annexed to their national reform programmes taking into account the findings of the European Semester, as well as national energy and climate plans and just transition plans, and report on their progress in implementing the plans in the context of the European Semester; whereas these plans should include specific social progress plans outlining how the principles of the EPSR are going to be implemented and where social investment is going to be targeted;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to the Joint Research Centre Technical Report entitled “The COVID confinement measures and EU labour markets” published in 2020 and, in particular, its analysis of the most recent evidence available of the patterns of telework in the European Union,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Ed. whereas social welfare systems guarantee a decent life; whereas these systems include social security, healthcare, education, housing, employment, justice and social services for vulnerable groups and play a key role in achieving social sustainable development, promoting equality and social justice and ensuring the right to social protection as it is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948); whereas social protection policies are vital elements of national development strategies to reduce poverty and vulnerability across the life cycle and to support inclusive and sustainable growth;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7.5 % in 2019 to about 9.5 % in 2020, with substantial differences among Member States; whereas unemployment is set to rise unevenly across sectors and groups of population affecting youth and those in low-skilled or temporary work and in precarious working conditions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7.5 % in 2019 to about 9.5 % in 2020, with substantial differences among Member States, impacting differently youth, low-skilled, non-standard and other precarious workers;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7.5 % in 2019 to about 9.5 % in 2020, with substantial differences among Member States, genders, age groups and socio-economic groups;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the euro area unemployment rate is expected to increase from 7
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the primary responsibility for tackling youth unemployment rests with the Member States in terms of developing and implementing labour market regulatory frameworks, education and training systems and active labour market policies;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas there is an urgent need for a vision of society in which families and businesses are among the core elements, as they generate the wealth that balances the social and labour-based ecosystem;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the crisis is leading to a degradation of the labour market conditions which risks to limit increases in wages and reinforces the declining of collective bargaining power;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas short-time work schemes, wage subsidies and support for businesses will limit job losses but significant effort will be needed to tackle unemployment;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 a (new) - having regard to the announcement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen in ‘A Union that strives for more: My agenda for Europe - Political Guidelines For The Next European Commission 2019-2024’: ‘To support every child in need, I will create the European Child Guarantee, picking up on the idea proposed by the European Parliament’,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas in the first half of 2020,the euro area labour market underwent a massive deterioration induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to contain it; whereas the decline in employment of about 4% in 2020 hides a more substantial deterioration in the number of hours worked, as employees in short-time work schemes are de facto unemployed but remain statistically employed; whereas, to be counted as unemployed, a person has to be available to the labour market, which was not possible everywhere during strict lockdowns and many persons only loosely attached to the labour market were also discouraged from actively seeking a job and therefore did not count as unemployed;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas Member States are faced with structural challenges in the labour market such as low participation as well as skills and qualification mismatches; whereas there is a growing need for concrete measures for the integration or re-integration of inactive workforce to meet labour market demands;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas extended short-time work schemes have played an important role in keeping employees attached to their jobs and the number of persons notified for short-time work have reached unprecedented levels; whereas these schemes are not identical in all Member States, which contributes to marked differences; whereas, in the future, the European Unemployment Reinsurance scheme could limit such differences by assisting Member States to cover the costs directly related to the creation or extension of national short-time work schemes;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas the burden of the labour market deterioration is carried unevenly across labour market categories; whereas workers with precarious working conditions and contracts, including contract workers and workers employed through temporary agencies were the first to lose their jobs; whereas oftentimes they are unable to enforce their rights, have little or no job security and social insurance protection and face higher health and safety risks; whereas the youth unemployment rate has increased more than the overall rate and self-employed persons have also suffered massively from the shutdowns;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F e (new) Fe. whereas according to the Summer 2020 forecast, several factors are expected to slow the labour market’s return to its pre-pandemic situation, for instance limited time short-time work subsidy schemes; whereas in the case of a prolonged period of weak economic activity and with an increasing number of firms expected to downsize their activities or go out of business, schemes cannot fully prevent an eventual increase in unemployment; whereas the expected rise in unemployment rates across the EU may prove particularly hard to overcome in those Member States where unemployment was already relatively high before the start of the pandemic, where the economic rebound is expected to be slow, or labour markets and social safety nets lack efficiency and effectiveness;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F f (new) Ff. whereas according to Eurostat, in 2018, there were 8.3 million underemployed part-time workers in the EU-28, 7.6 million persons were available to work, but did not look for a job, and another 2.2 million persons were looking for jobs, without being able to start working within a short time period; whereas in total 18.1 million persons experienced some resemblance to unemployment in the EU-28 in 2018;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F g (new) Fg. whereas between 2002 and 2018, the EU share of middle-paying jobs declined by 13 percentage points;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F h (new) Fh. whereas the deterioration in the labour market situation is projected to limit increases in wages and salaries and weakened the bargaining power of workers; whereas social dialogue and collective bargaining are key instruments for employers and trade unions to establish fair wages and working conditions, and strong collective bargaining systems increase Member States’ resilience in times of economic crisis;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F i (new) Fi. whereas the right to establish collective bargaining is an issue that concerns all European workers with crucial implications for democracy and rule of law, including the respect of fundamental social rights and collective bargaining is a European fundamental right and European Institutions are bound by Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights to respect it; whereas, in this context, policies that respect, promote and strengthen collective bargaining and the workers’ position in wage-setting systems play a critical role in achieving high-level working conditions;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F j (new) Fj. whereas collective bargaining coverage deteriorated in 22 of 27 Member States since 2000; whereas the average level of union membership across the European Union is around 23%, with great differences among Member States, ranging from 74% to 8 %;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 - having regard to the Commission communication of 26 April 2017 entitled ‘Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights’ (COM(2017)0250), and in particular Principle 11, reinforcing the importance of promoting children’s rights,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions, in particular for
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions, in particular for vulnerable groups, including workers on temporary contracts, persons with low qualifications, involuntary part- time and self-employed, platform and migrant workers widening inequality and the risk of poverty;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the crisis
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions, in
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the crisis has shown that every worker is essential and that if our societies are functioning in confinement, it is not only thanks to healthcare workers, researchers and security forces but to a large extent also to cleaners, transport workers, supermarket cashiers, care workers, delivery workers, domestic workers, platform workers, workers in call centres, food and agricultural workers, fishermen and many others whose contributions are indispensable; whereas too often these workers have poor working conditions and low wages and in many sectors the majority of them are women;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the pay and pension gaps between men and women remain and are likely to widen with the COVID-19 crisis; whereas across the EU, women still earn on average 16% less than men and the gender gap for pensions is around 37.2% in the EU;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the digitalisation can be an opportunity to reduce social inequality but it might also become a force for digital exclusion and exacerbate the pronounced inequalities that already exist today;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas young people, the long- term unemployed and older workers are at risk of being excluded from the labour market;
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