2021/2062(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that austerity policies, characterised by excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being ill- prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes necessary to deduct social and environmental investments from budgetary constraints, in order to facilitate the development of a fairer and climate neutral economy; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being ill-prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress ~~towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States~~; believes that ~~merely~~ reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels ~~might not be sufficient~~is crucial, but might not equate to a consolidate ad sustainable recovery; ~~believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause;~~ stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence; highlights that the cohesion policy must play a key role in the economic recovery;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that ~~excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being~~in many Member States, health and social systems were ill- prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to ~~take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public~~consider the need for sustainable economic growth, including public, private, social and environmental investment, public and private sector economic activity, and pr~~eventing jeopardising~~omote social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; bwelcomes that environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness, and macroeconomic stability remain the guiding principles of the EU's economic agenda; believes that ~~merely~~ reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels ~~might not be sufficient to~~is a positive step towards consolidateing a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergenceunderlines the importance of reforming the fiscal framework and welcomes the fact that the process of the Commission review of the Stability and Growth Pact, first launched in 2020 but later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be relaunched by the end of 2021;

Amendment 103 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to launch as soon as possible a formal discussion for the revision of the Stability and Growth Pact which over the past decade has proved inadequate to achieve the EU's growth objectives and risks, under the current governance framework, to undermine any recovery-oriented action;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion ~~and~~, citizens’ ~~well-being~~and workers' rights at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; ~~calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances~~reminds that the European Semester has been issuing recommendations deepening social, economic and territorial inequalities among and within Member States; calls, on this regard, for an agenda, within the European Semester framework, to monitor, address and duly tackle those inequalities; urges for policies that better and effectively address the distributional impact of public, fiscal and employment policies, and the imbalances in terms of income and wealth distribution; calls on the Commission to integrate social, environmental and regional imbalances, with appropriate indicators, into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;

Amendment 105 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. RNotes that COVID-19 pandemic has affected the well-being of all Europeans, and vulnerable population groups in particular1a; recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; believes that this is essential to ensure that Europe remains the home of the world's most advanced welfare systems, becomes the first climate-neutral continent and is a vibrant hub of innovation and competitive entrepreneurship; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester; _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ions/report/2021/living-working-and- covid-19-update-april-2021-mental- health-and-trust-decline-across-eu-as- pandemic

Amendment 106 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; ~~deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission~~invites Member States to participate in the review of the EU fiscal rules in order to encourage sustainable growth-enhancing social investment while maintaining fiscal sustainability; calls on the Commission, especially in the COVID- 19 crisis and in the green and digital transitions context, to integrate more social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;

Amendment 109 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; ~~calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;~~

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)

— having regard to the report from the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter1a, _________________ 1a https://undocs.org/A/HRC/47/36/Add.1

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; ~~calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;~~

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing economic and environmental sustainability, and social inclusion ~~and citizens’ well-being~~ at the heart of the EU economic strategy; ~~deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commissi~~looks forward to the forthcoming proposal for a draft delegated act on a revised Social Scoreboard to mon ito ~~integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the~~r the progress towards the implementation of the Social Pillar principles as part of the policy coordination framework in the context of the European Semester;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis and in the submitted National Recovery and Resilience Plans; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; ~~deplo~~regrets the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental ~~imbalance~~aspects into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;deleted

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;deleted

Amendment 116 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

7. Regrets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;deleted

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Points out that public social protection systems are crucial for the fight against poverty and inequalities, as well as to support inclusive and sustainable growth; Regrets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour ~~to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources~~by favouring a decrease in employers’ tax contributions and at the expense of the overall tax revenue collected; calls for the promotion of genuinely progressive tax systems, as well as for the end of tax dodging and tax havens, stopping the race to the bottom in corporate taxation, and improving tax transparency; calls also for the introduction of financial transaction taxes and of a tax on multinationals from the digital sector; stresses that the EU should ~~first~~ consolidate the minimum corporate tax of at least 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;

Amendment 118 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Regrets that~~Calls on the Commission ~~is still~~to make sure that any propos~~ing~~ed measure~~s that might put at risk~~ supports the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing, for instance, to promote reforms aiming to ensure fair taxation and a shift of taxation from labour to ~~the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources~~wards other sources where it will have a less detrimental effect on sustainable growth and employment levels ; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; ~~stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;~~

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Covid-19 pandemic and crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, sectors and regions~~; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest~~ and is leading to an increase of poverty level across the EU; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest; whereas the crisis has had a devastating effect on different vulnerable groups and has posed an unprecedented challenge on the workforce providing elderly care;

Amendment 120 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Re~~grets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk~~iterates the importance of the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dump; Takes note of the G20 communiqué of 9- 10 July 2021 and the commitment of the G20 for an effective global minimum tax as set out in the “Statement on a two- pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy” released by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) on July 1; looks forward to the Commission’s proposal on how to transpose the international agreement into EU law in order to avoid aggressive tax planning and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Commission is still proposing measures that might put at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by continuing to promote reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class, low income households and working people in the EU;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Commission is still p~~roposing measures that might put~~utting at risk the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems in Member States by ~~continuing to~~ promoteing reforms aiming to shift taxation from labour to the environment, especially in a context of serious macroeconomic imbalances; warns about the risks of replacing stable taxes with others from more volatile sources; stresses that the EU should first consolidate the minimum corporate tax of 15 % to avoid tax dumping and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people in the EU;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term funding;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that ~~tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, proper~~labour taxation and social security, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finaontributions, particularly in Western Europe, are far too high; recognises that the EU has very limited competences, in~~cluding by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term funding~~ the field of taxation;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems, sustainable jobs and dignified salaries are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks ~~and illness, and the~~including in-work prov~~ision~~erty ofr old -age p~~ensions~~overty; believes that tax systems should focus on ~~tax~~being ~~high-income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to~~fair and on reduceing inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability; recalls that the tax policy belongs in line with the principle of psub~~lic finances, including by strengthening~~sidiarity to the co~~verage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term funding~~mpetences of the Member States;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed ~~labour~~ taxation systems are ~~essential to~~one pillar to generate revenue for financing state's functions and could serve as an important factor in ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; be~~lieves that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capit~~aring in mind the national income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including bypetences and the principle of subsidiarity, stresses the importance of a fair and sustainable tax system towards generating revenue for the States' functions, and strengthening the coverage, and adequacy of health and social protection systems for all~~, and ensuring their long-term funding~~;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions~~; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as lab~~ while guaranteeing the competitiveness of our incom~~e in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue~~panies ; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;

Amendment 128 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on ~~taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make~~making the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to ~~significantly~~ increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take real measures to combat tax avoidance and tax fraud as an important means of reducing economic inequalities and improving the collection of tax revenue in the Member States; Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems, i.e. sufficiently progressive and based on the solidarity principle, are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age, disabilities and survivors pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high- wealth, property, capital income and gains~~, and wealth at the same level as labour income~~ in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ ~~fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of publ~~socioeconomic fin~~ances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term funding~~equalities;

Amendment 13 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest; whereas women compared to men, young people, low- skilled workers, migrants, persons with disabilities, those with temporary contracts or in other non-standard forms of employment, but also the self- employed, have been disproportionately affected;

Amendment 130 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities ~~and~~, to significantly increase the revenue and to guarantee decent and adequate wages; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that ~~tax sys~~Member Statems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities anddesign their national tax and benefit systems in a way that reduces inequalities, promotes fairness, protects households and provides incentives for education and labour market participation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to sfig~~nificantly increase the revenu~~ht tax evasion and tax avoidance; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;

Amendment 132 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, with strongly progressive tax rates and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;

Amendment 133 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the importance of integrating sustainable well-being in the EU budgetary planning ensuring coherence of public expenditures, investments and revenues with social and environmental goals and identifying potential wellbeing impacts of budgeting choices; calls on the Commission to integrate sustainable wellbeing budgeting in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) and in the CSRs;

Amendment 134 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the importance of better integrating s~~ustainable well-being in the EU budgetary planning~~ocial objectives, including on sustainability, inclusion, social progress and well-being, accros all EU policies, especially in the EU budgetary planning; calls on the Commission to give prominence to the social impact of EU policy measure in its impact assessment;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the importance of integrating sustainable well-being in the EU budgetary planning; stresses the importance of setting up a comprehensive and integrated framework with a specific attention to the most vulnerable and marginalised groups of the society;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the importance of ~~integrating sustainable well-being in~~considering economic sustainability and fiscal balance in the context of the EU budgetary planning;

Amendment 137 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the importance of ~~integrating sustainable well-being~~transparency and accountability in the EU budgetary planning;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed gaps in access to social protection, highlighting the importance of fostering greater resilience, through, for example improving adequacy and coverage of minimum income schemes and pensions, and easing eligibility conditions;

Amendment 139 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Reminds that housing is a human right and that, in order to implement principle 19 of the EPSR, access to social housing or housing assistance of good quality shall be provided for those in need; warns about the signs indicating a housing bubble in the EU, with an increase of 5.8% in the housing prices in the last year in a context of economic and social crisis; highlights that the European Commission has an important number of competences related to housing market, among which: banking supervision, monetary policy, loans, mortgages, debt settlement procedures, intervention capacity in case of financial bubbles, public cost of social financing of housing and non-performing loans (NPLs); Reminds the Commission and Member States that failing to regulate the real estate market and the financial actors operating on that market so as to ensure access to affordable and adequate housing for all, would mean non- compliance with their obligations with respect to the right to housing; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make sure that they regulate the real- estate market in a way that it produces sufficient affordable housing, that housing is not left vacant and that some of the profits from housing or other economic activities are redirected to ensure the availability of adequate housing for low-income and middle- income households, and that these measures include preventing any privatization of public or social housing that would reduce the capacity of the State to ensure the right to adequate housing, maintaining a rental regulatory framework that preserves security of tenure and affordable housing for tenants, including through rent caps, controls or rent freezes where needed, requiring full and public disclosure of all investments in residential housing to help prevent corruption, money-laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance, imposing taxes on residential real estate and land speculation to curb the short-term resale of properties and on residential real estate left vacant and removing preferential tax breaks on real estate investment trusts;

Amendment 14 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest and especially young people; whereas some companies have been severely impacted, in particular our SMEs and micro enterprises;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9 c. Stresses that the investment gap for affordable housing amounts to EUR 57 billion per year; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sufficient adequate and affordable social housing to cover the housing needs of the three bottom quintiles of society and reduce by half the overburden housing costs of these groups by 2030; calls on the Commission to include this objective in the Country Specific Recommendations; calls in this regard for a reform of the economic governance framework allowing Member States to make the green and social public investments needed, including those related to the development and improvement of social, public, affordable and energy-efficient housing;

Amendment 141 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over-indebtedness; believes, that regarding non-performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil society;deleted

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness and calls for further improvement of debt advisory and debt protection services; believes, that regarding non- performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil society; stresses the importance of adopting policy tools to address how consumers struggling to pay their bills and make ends meet can survive the pandemic’s effects and avoid sliding into a poverty trap;

Amendment 143 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness; believes, that regarding non- performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil society; therefore calls for extending of moratoria on evictions in cases of household rent arrears to avoid an increase in evictions that can lead to increase of homelessness;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness; believes, that regarding non- performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and ~~civil society~~households; in this regard SDG 8 on sustainable growth, employment and decent work proved to be a driving factor for the entire UN2030 agenda;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness; ~~believes, that regarding non-performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil society;~~

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about ~~over-~~ indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness; believes, that regarding non-performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil societnotes that the RRF offers the opportunity to support the recovery with additional investment and reforms without affecting the sustainability of public finances in the medium term; believes, that support for European SMEs, micro-enterprises, workers and civil society needs to be a priority in the context of the economic recovery;

Amendment 147 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness; believes, that regarding non-performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil societycomplex reasons including the lack of financial literacy that increased economic and social hardship during the pandemic, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness inter alia by getting adequate support, debt advisory services and raising financial awareness;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

EU sustainable ~~well-being~~and inclusive governance framework 2022

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

EU smart, sustainable ~~well-being governance framework~~and inclusive growth 2022

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has had and will most likely continue to have a significant but uneven impact on ~~social~~different groups, sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable groups, particularly persons with disabilities, people from disadvantaged background, older people, single parents or big families have been hit hardest;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Believes that defending an economic policy that goes in hand with social rights - by advocating for the reinforcement of social rights, the implementation of social aspects or the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into economic policies, both at EU and Member States level -,without proposing the repeal of the Budget Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact, is neither fair nor honest to workers and to the population fringes who, yearly, have been experiencing a downward in their social and labour rights and income and who have been having their dignity threatened by the EU policies, impositions and constraints;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Reiterates the urgency of starting a real fight against inequalities, precariousness, low wages, which have been hampering economic growth and social progress; remembers, however, that this is not possible within the European economic governance and the Lisbon Treaty; calls, therefore, for the repeal of the European Semester and the convening of an intergovernmental summit with the aim of institutionalizing the reversibility of the treaties, the repeal of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, the Stability and Growth Pact and the intergovernmental Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progress pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the UN SDGs has become more relevant than ever;deleted

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progress pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the UN SDGs has become more relevant than ever;deleted

Amendment 154 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Believes that, in the context of~~Highlights that the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progress pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve need to fully meet the provisions and targets of the RRF Regulation and its objective to advance economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Member States, and put forward the necessary sustainable and growth enhancing reforms and investments; notes in this context that the European Semester should help to achieve the implementation of the European Green Deal, the EPSR and the UN SDGs that has become more relevant than ever;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progress pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the UN SDGs has become more relevant than ever; in this regard SDG 8 on sustainable growth, employment and decent work proved to be a driving factor for the entire UN2030 agenda;

Amendment 156 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable ~~well-being~~ and social ~~progress~~investment pact making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the Green Deal objectives, the EPSR and the UN SDGs has become more relevant than ever;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Plans, skyrocketing public debt levels and the upcoming reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Semester process, Parliament’s proposal for the adoption of a sustainable well-being and social progress pact ~~making social and sustainable targets mandatory in order to achieve the UN SDG~~agreed by all Member States has become more relevant than ever;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that this pact could define the sustainable well-being related policy objectives in an improved fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure within a new sustainable well-being governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well-being- oriented investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being-related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time;deleted

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that this pact could define the sustainable ~~well-being related~~ policy objectives in an improved fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain ~~legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure~~provisions within a new sustainable ~~well-being~~ governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well-being-oriented investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being-related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has had ~~an uneven impact on social groups, sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable~~disproportionate impact on different Member States, regions and sectors in our society; whereas the most vulnerable groups, including youth, disabled, elderly and the most deprived people, have been hit hardest;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes ~~that this pact could define the sustainable well-being related policy objectives in an improved fiscal policy framework ensuring~~a sustainable, smart and inclusive growth needs to ensure sustainable fiscal policy in the medium- term, and that the EU economic and ~~fiscal governance would~~social policies work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure within a new sustainable well-being governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well-being- oriented investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spa long-lasting recovery making our economies and societies more sustainable, inclusive, resilient and better prepared for the green and digital transition; highlights in this regard that the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan will contribute to strengthending t~~o the pursuit of sustainability and well-being-related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time~~he social dimension across all policies of the Union and will help ensure an inclusive recovery;

Amendment 161 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that this pact could define the sustainable well-being related policy objectives in an improved fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would work towards the achievement of these objectives; ~~points out that this pact would contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure within a new sustainable well-being governance system;~~ considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well- being- oriented investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being- related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that this pact could define ~~the~~social and sustainable ~~well-being related policy~~ objectives in a~~n improv~~ renewed fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would be viable on the long run and work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure within a renewed sustainable ~~well-being~~and inclusive governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable ~~well- being-oriented~~, social and inclusive investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable ~~well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being-related policy objectiv~~and social investment pact should maintain fiscal objectives to ensure sound and sustainable budgetary policies, and ~~set out an effec~~public finances over tivme ~~methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time~~while ensuring and permitting the necessary investments for building a sustainable, innovative, inclusive and socially fair society;

Amendment 163 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that this pact could define the sustainable well-being related policy objectives in an improved fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain ~~legally binding~~ provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure within a new sustainable well- being governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well- being- oriented investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being- related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. States that this Pact could stipulate the sustainable wellbeing-related policy objectives to be proposed by the European Commission and iterate an improved fiscal policy framework that ensures that EU economic and fiscal governance works to achieve these objectives, it could contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedure inside a new Sustainable Wellbeing Governance System; considers that, in terms of its fiscal components, the pact should comprise a set of provisions which clearly acknowledge qualitative aspects and social impact of fiscal policies and reward sustainable wellbeing-oriented investments and reforms and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the formulation of the sustainable wellbeing pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and wellbeing- related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time;

Amendment 165 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that greater economic and social governance between the Member States, particularly by moving towards greater convergence of tax rules, would be a driving force for recovery;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. States that a future system of European Sustainable Wellbeing Governance must employ updated sustainable policy objectives from the European Sustainable Wellbeing Pact; considers that Sustainable wellbeing for all implies a long-term perspective and would therefore be needed to change the European Semester’s current focus, aiming to guide national (fiscal and macroeconomic) policy from one year to the next with a multi-annual sustainable wellbeing strategy that works to achieve progress through coherent, long-term- oriented policies that reach into all relevant fields of economic, social, and environmental governance;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Agrees with European leaders, with regard to economic and social governance of the EU, on the need for a regular assessment of progress towards the 2030 headline targets and upward convergence at the highest political level, as well as that the implementation of the Social Pillar principles will be essential to ensure the creation of more and better jobs for all within the framework of an inclusive recovery; welcomes that European leaders are putting education and skills at the centre of their political action noting that the green and digital transitions will require more investment in education, vocational training, lifelong learning, upskilling and reskilling in order to stimulate employment transitions towards sectors with a growing demand for labour;

Amendment 168 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Agrees with European leaders, with regard to economic and social governance of the EU, on the need for a regular assessment of progress towards the 2030 headline targets and upward convergence at the highest political level; including a revision of the headline targets towards the SDG targets, in particular the SDG poverty target;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Stresses that policy orientation and governance approach which aim to put people and their wellbeing at the centre of policy and decision-making is vital to the future of the European Union; to this end, demands the Commission to present a comprehensive proposal detailing the set of specific social, ecological, and economic objectives, which should reflect the EU’s relevant international and own commitments, including those stemming from the EP resolution on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions, UN SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Climate Law’s objective of reaching greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050 and related intermediate targets, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the commitment to eliminating poverty in Europe by 2050 by means of an EU anti-poverty law;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, productive sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest;

Amendment 170 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Believes that it is necessary, within a governance review process, to involve the Ministers of labour and social policies, giving them an equal role to that of the Ministers of the economy and finance, in order to give equal value to social aspects and employment issues under the European Semester mechanism;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Agrees with the Council that the implementation of the EPSR will strengthen the Union's drive towards a digital, green and fair transition and contribute to achieving upward social and economic convergence and addressing the demographic challenges and that the social dimension, social dialogue and the active involvement of social partners have always been at the core of a highly competitive social market economy; believes that, for progress on these matters to be tracked, the Social Scoreboard has to be revised, as part of the policy coordination framework of the European Semester;

Amendment 172 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Believes necessary to follow up on the 2016 statement "New start for Social Dialogue" and review ways of involving social partners in the governance of the European Semester, which has been so far inadequate, thus sharing the reform objectives with workers and businesses, hence facilitating their implementation;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates the essential role of social partners on the development of effective, practical, and equitable solutions to the challenges posed in the post-pandemic era; Welcomes the European social partners’ joint proposal for an alternative set of indicators to measure economic, social and environmental progress, supplementing GDP as welfare measurement for inclusive and sustainable growth; stresses that social partners must be involved in the decision-making process for the initiation of any action in the purpose of recovery; believes that any action taken in this regard must not interfere with social partners' autonomy;

Amendment 174 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the European social partners’ joint proposal for an alternative set of indicators to measure economic, social and environmental progress, supplementing GDP as welfare measurement for inclusive and sustainable growth; believes that the social scoreboard must integrate new indicators fully reflecting inequality trends and causes, including the evolution of financial and non-financial profits compared to the evolution of wages and private debt and the evolution of compensation of CEOs and top executives;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the European social partners’ joint proposal for an alternative set of indicators to measure economic, social ~~and~~, environmental and climate policy progress, supplementing GDP as welfare measurement for inclusive and sustainable growth; stresses the importance of taking into account the interests of most vulnerable and marginalised members of our society;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Welcom~~Notes the European social partners’ joint proposal for a~~n alternative~~ set of indicators to measure economic, social and environmental progress~~, supplementing GDP as welfare measurement for inclusive and sustainable growth~~; highlights that GDP remains the key tool as welfare measurement for growth; highlights that these proposed indicators require a thorough analysis and must be constructed on a methodology that takes into account the situation and circumstances of individual Member States;

Amendment 177 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Welcom~~Notes the European social partners’ joint proposal for an alternative set of indicators to measure economic, social and environmental progress, supplementing GDP as welfare measurement for inclusive and sustainable growth;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Warns about the need to measure the social impact of environmental degradation and climate change; calls for the protection at EU level of the right to health and to a healthy environment, as this right is essential to ensure the realisation of most other fundamental rights (like food, shelter and work) and for achieving an inclusive transition;

Amendment 179 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that trade unions have access to the workplace and the workers themselves, including where work is carried out digitally; stresses the need to guarantee that all workers, including those in the digital economy, have the right to collective bargaining and to take collective action;

Amendment 18 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas according to the Commission’s European Economic Forecast Spring 20211a, the EU economy will expand by 4.2% in 2021 and by 4.4% in 2022; whereas the unemployment rate in the EU is forecast at 7.6% in 2021 and 7% in 2022; whereas these rates remain higher than pre-crisis levels; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/eur opean-economic-forecast-spring-2021_en

Amendment 180 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

From protecting to creating ~~sustainable~~green and quality jobs: the ~~role of public investments and the care deal~~need for an ambitious European social agenda

Amendment 181 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Agrees with the European leaders that, with unemployment and inequalities increasing due to the pandemic, it is important to channel resources where they are most needed to strengthen our economies and to focus our policy efforts on, equal access to quality services in order to improve equal opportunities, on quality job improvement and creation, entrepreneurship, up- and reskilling and reducing poverty and exclusion; stresses that the extraordinary resources made available to support Europe’s recovery are a chance that cannot be missed;

Amendment 182 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Reminds that both employment and social policies of the euro area promoted by the EU institutions have been mainly leading to the deregulation and flexibilization of labor markets, to the liberalization and privatization of the public services, as well as threatening State’s social functions and pushing down workers’ wages and social benefits;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Stresses the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the European labour market, the unprecedented job losses, especially in strategic sectors, as well as the associated rise in poverty and divergences in living standards, which especially affect youth, women and workers in low-skilled positions and precarious employment;

Amendment 184 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; ~~warn~~underlines that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies; welcomes the Commission’s proposal on strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms; welcomes the fact that this proposal introduces binding pay transparency measures; urges the swift adoption of these measures in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities; calls on the Member States and the Commission to support entrepreneurship among women and facilitate access to financing for them; calls on the Member States to unblock, urgently, the negotiations on the Women on Boards Directive in the Council;

Amendment 185 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Acknowledg~~Welcomes that thsome Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output byin the ~~end~~course of the last quarter of 20221; ~~warn~~notes that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are ~~also~~ created for ~~medium- and low-~~ both low and high-skilled workers and especially for women, as underrepresented in the labour market and given that it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies; highlights in this context the importance of strengthening EU education programs, aligning training and education with the needs of the economy and the society of the future, supporting employees and teachers to train the right skills as well as the importance of investments in digital infrastructure; underlines that a significant part of the funds provided by the Recovery Plan in the framework of the Next Generation EU instrument should be spent on upskilling and lifelong learning;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women and young people, and geographically evenly distributed to avoid imbalances between regions, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies; believes that social partners play a crucial role in anticipating labour markets’ evolution and in ensuring smooth transitions for workers affected by structural changes; believes that strengthening collective bargaining structures at all levels are essential to create quality and sustainable employment;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; underlines that new COVID-19 variants, including the Delta variant that is dominant in numerous Member States, threaten to significantly jeopardise EU's economic recovery; emphasises that, in this context, it is necessary to retain a flexible approach to new appearing data and do the outmost to achieve full economic recovery; highlights that strengthening EU's strategic autonomy must be a priority; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and ~~especially~~ for women, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies; highlights the importance of ensuring that labour markets are inclusive and offer equal opportunities for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; ~~warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is~~considers it essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers ~~and especially for women~~, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies;

Amendment 19 #

Antonius MANDERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas combating age discrimination and removing barriers for senior citizens to voluntarily work beyond the regular pension age is important for active ageing and more solidarity between generations;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that the Member States are projected to reach their pre-crisis level of quarterly output by the end of 2022; warns that for the recovery to be sustainable, it is essential that quality jobs are also created for medium- and low- skilled workers and especially for women and young people, as it has been proved that they are essential for the resilience of our societies and economies;

Amendment 191 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls for a European Care Strategy, with a strong gender dimension, that takes a holistic and life-long approach to care while envisaging specific measures and actions for both carers and those who receive care both in the formal care sector and informally within the home; Also calls on Member States to examine and exchange best practice on how best to support societal groups with particular care needs, including single parents, parents with children with serious illnesses such as cancer and disabled children as well as best practices on how to reflect periods spent on care responsibilities in pension schemes, with a view to closing the gender pension gap;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Underlines the importance of ensuring that workers in the EU are protected by adequate minimum wages defined by law or collective agreements, according to national tradition and practices, ensuring they have a decent standard of living wherever they work; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union, which aims to increase collective bargaining coverage, fight against in-work poverty and increase up- ward social convergence;

Amendment 193 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Draws particular attention to the role of care services for well-being of those with care needs and their carers and according to Eurofound the share of long-term-care workers increased by one third in the last decade, in sharp contrast to the persistently low wages paid to these workers; calls on the Member States to ensure that care workers receive decent wages, as currently wages in the long- term care and other social services are 21% below the average1a; _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ions/article/2021/wages-in-long-term- care-and-other-social-services-21-below- average and https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef20028en.pdf

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Believes that the financial and human resources of Public Employment Services (PES) need to be increased; calls on the Member States to put in place effective performance management mechanisms in PES in order to assess the impact of their labour market programmes and explore ways of improvement; invites Member States to equip their PES with technological solutions to allow them to efficiently streamline the intake of jobseekers and better assess and match the skills thereof;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. Reminds the Member States that independent living, quality social and employment services, adequate social protection and a strengthened social economy are indispensable for decent living for all persons with disabilities, as highlighted in the EU strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. Calls for effective active labour market and work-life balance policies to further preserve family life, including through the transposition and implementation of the Work-Life Balance Directive, as well as a proposal for a Council recommendation on the provision of care;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds;deleted

Amendment 198 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs ~~and~~, the gender and non- discrimination perspective, and on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds; calls for close monitoring of active outreach measures to ensure equal participation of those farthest from the labour market in quality jobs;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds; warns that access to public funds must be given to companies that respect workers’ rights, collective bargaining and promote the well-being of their employees;

Amendment 2 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas global challenges such as digitalisation and the fight against climate change, regardless the COVID-19 crisis, persist and require a just transition so as to leave no one behind;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and ~~on a system of quality and gree~~to propose systems that encourage investments in jobs crelat~~ion conditionalities for companies accessing public fund~~ed to the green and digital transitions;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~agree on a~~work towards quality job creation ~~target with a tracker system~~with a focus on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs~~, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public fund~~ and digital jobs;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, and digital jobs ~~and the gender perspective~~, and on a system of quality ~~and green~~ job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds;

Amendment 203 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a ~~quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all~~revised social scoreboard, including headline indicators on adult participation in learning, share of early leave~~ls, including a d~~rs from ediucat~~ed section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds~~ion and training, individuals’ level of digital skills, young NEET rate, gender employment gap and income quintile ratio;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all level~~monitor, with a specific system, the creation of quality jobs in all sectors, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and to agree on a system of quality and green job creation conditionalities for companies accessing public funds;

Amendment 205 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Highlights that addressing the socio-economic dimension of environmental policy and climate action not only constitutes basic fairness, but also creates opportunities to realise broader wellbeing gains for all and create virtuous circles rather than negative feedback loops; believes that, if well designed, green and digital investments have a great potential for quality job creation and reduction of inequalities; demands that, in order to achieve this potential, social conditionalities are attached to companies accessing RRF funds for green and digital investments, in the form of quality job creation targets and collective agreement coverage; demands the Commission and Member States to ensure a fair distribution of the benefits and profits of the green and digital investments, and that this aspect is also monitored in the scoreboard, in order to ensure that they and benefit the most vulnerable communities and regions and the most affected by climate change as well as the gender impact; stresses that the expected social return of green and digital investments should be defined ex ante in the NRRPs in order to ensure the maximum impact;

Amendment 206 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to remedy the lack of access to social protection systems, in particular by following the Council Recommendation of 8 November2019 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; calls on the Commission to present a European regulatory framework aimed at strengthening and ensuring decent working conditions, rights and access to social protection for platform workers and non-standard workers;

Amendment 207 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on the Commission to update its framework for the establishment and development of cooperatives and social economy enterprises, which by nature place a stronger emphasis on fair working conditions and the empowerment of workers;

Amendment 208 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Stresses that implementing the EU skills agenda equitably is critical for tackling skills shortages, especially for people in new fields of work; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts to invest in affordable, accessible, inclusive and high- quality vocational education and training, to reinforce upskilling and reskilling measures, including digital and transferable skills, and to promote lifelong learning to prepare workers for the needs of the labour market affected by the green and digital transformations; underlines that the mutual recognition of qualifications is key for overcoming skills shortages and skills mismatches;

Amendment 209 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework to regulate teleworking conditions across the EU and ensure decent working and employment conditions in the digital economy; Calls on the Commission to improve labour conditions for platform workers in its upcoming legislative proposal in order to guarantee healthy and safe working environments, quality employment and wages and the right to disconnect;

Amendment 21 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the socio-economic consequences sparked by the pandemic have aggravated pre-existing inequalities, disproportionately impacting persons with disabilities;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; iInsists that more investment is needed in infrastructures, research, innovation, ~~and zero carbon technologies~~zero carbon and breakthrough technologies; calls for a new social and sustainable industrial strategy that strengthens quality employment and strategic value chains in the EU;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to ~~lead~~take the lead in a global, sustainable ~~recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers~~and inclusive recovery, we need to modernise our economies, making European societies more sustainable, inclusive, resilient and better prepared for the green and digital transitions, move forward with the implementation of the Social Pillar principles, ensure upward and social and economic convergence, and equal opportunities for all, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, education, and zero carbon technologies;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, and zero carbon technologies, taking into consideration the peculiarities of micro and SMEs, which are key players in the European economic fabric, in order to make the most of their innovative potential;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global ~~sustainable~~ recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers~~, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project~~; insists that more investment is needed in research, and innovation~~, and zero carbon technologies~~;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; insists that more investment is needed in social services, reskilling and upskilling, research, innovation, and zero carbon technologies;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, ~~millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project~~jobs, support to the SMEs, education, care infrastructure and support to families need to be ensured; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, and zero carbon technologies;

Amendment 216 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European project; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, and ~~zero~~low carbon technologies;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Points out that strong support for public services and education systems will be necessary to stimulate quality employment creation and an inclusive recovery; stresses that universal quality education and a well-educated workforce, together with a commitment to research and innovation, is a prerequisite for sustainable recovery and social cohesion; points out that medium and low-skilled workers must be given the possibility to re-skill and up-skill; insists that sustainable investment to quality apprenticeship provision, adult participation in lifelong learning and employee training must be a priority; points out that an inclusive economic recovery will require sustainable public investment to guarantee training to the unemployed and low-qualified people so as to obtain certified basic skills, professional skills and key competences leading to qualifications and career transitions;

Amendment 218 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Highlights that greater investment in public health and social care including workers’ wages and training is essential to improve recruitment and retention, and to ensure adequate and needs-oriented staffing levels; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that significant amount of investment from the National Recovery and Resilience Plans is dedicated to improve public healthcare, including improving working conditions and staffing levels, training needs and increasing key services, reconstructing provision of basic care and supporting long term care and other public social services; insists on the weaknesses identified in the stress tests of the health and social sector to be addressed through the NRRPs, the next EU programme for health (EU4Health) as well as through ‘positive’ CSRs on financing these sectors;

Amendment 219 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Underlines that homelessness is one of the most extreme forms of social exclusion; welcomes the launch of the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness with the ultimate objective of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on Member States to adopt ambitious national strategies, with adequate national and EU funding, based on the housing first principle promoting the prevention of homelessness and providing access to adequate, safe and affordable housing; calls on the Commission and the Member States to come up with specific proposals to adequately address the problem of energy poverty in the context of our Green Deal objectives;

Amendment 22 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas the coronavirus pandemic represented a shock of historic proportions for Europe's economies, with an economy contraction by 6.1% in 2020: whereas businesses and consumers have adapted to cope better with containment measures, some sectors - such as tourism and in-person services - continue to suffer;

Amendment 220 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States, as stated in the report on Long Term Care (LTC) which was prepared by the European Commission (DG Employment) and the Social Protection Committee1a, to implement reforms that “address the common objectives of ensuring good-quality long- term care, accessible and affordable to all, delivered in a financially sustainable way”; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =738⟨Id=en&pubId=8396

Amendment 221 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Reiterates the importance of ensuring a growth-friendly investment climate, reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens or red-tape and improving SMEs' access to public and private funding;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Underlines the importance of the intra-EU labour mobility and that free movement of workers contributes to economic growth and cohesion in the Union and creates job opportunities; underlines also that labour mobility must go hand in hand with fair and common rules based on the principle of equal treatment; calls, in that sense, on the Commission to establish clear quantitative and qualitative indicators for the purposes of the European Semester and the publication of country-specific recommendations in order to monitor the implementation and enforcement of the rules on the free movement of workers; calls on the Commission to analyse brain drains in certain regions and sectors, and to support mobile workers by ensuring fair mobility and strengthening the portability of rights and entitlements; calls on the Member States to commit fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems; therefore asks the Commission to put forward an ambitious proposal for a digital EU Social Security Pass;

Amendment 223 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Underlines that the COVID-19 crisis has shown the necessity to develop an EU common approach towards health, including health at work ; calls for the creation of the European Health Union based on the principles of solidarity, strategic autonomy and cooperation, placing public health considerations at the core of the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities, as enshrined in the Treaty, with systematic health impact assessment of all relevant policies; welcomes the ambitious target to "zero work related death" in the new EU Strategic framework for Health and Safety at work; recalls, once again, the need for the inclusion of substances toxic to reproduction in the scope of the Carcinogens and Mutagen Directive, and for Hazardous Medicinal Products to be included in Annex 1 of the Directive to better protect healthcare workers;

Amendment 224 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Reminds that principle 15 of the EPSR establishes that workers and the self-employed in retirement have the right to a pension ensuring an adequate income and that everyone in old age has the right to resources that ensure living in dignity; warns that any pension reform undertaken in NRRPs has to contribute to the achievement of this principle and must include the non-contributory pensions of which women are the majority recipients;

Amendment 225 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Regrets that the European Semester process has proved insufficient to address social and employment imbalances and inequalities in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently reform the financial legal framework and the European Semester process in order to effectively promote fair, inclusive and sustainable growth, build a truly social Europe and enhance democratic accountability;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can b~~Underlines that the objectives established in the RRF Regulation of promoting the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion are taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s ~~social objectives; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation~~general and specific objectives, including economic, social and territorial cohesion; recalls that the 2021 year European Semester cycle was temporarily adapted to allow for the launch of the RRF and that Member States are required to effectively address all or a significant subset of challenges identified in the relevant CSRs;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; calls for a review of the social scoreboard, to insert new parameters and indicators, such as adequate minimum wages, in order to provide an in-depth analysis within the country reports, thus identifying the employment and social challenges of the Member States; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation;

Amendment 228 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Warn~~Underlines that ~~only~~the country- specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation ~~can~~must be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; demands ~~a revision of the CSRs in order~~ to ensure coherence between them CSRs and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation; insists that the NRRPs, in line with the RRF Regulation, contribute to achieving the UN SDGs, implementing our growth strategy as set out in the Green Deal and fulfilling the principles of the EPSR;

Amendment 23 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing; whereas, the reduction of inequalities is a crucial prerequisite for achieving sustainable wellbeing for all, due to their detrimental impact on the overall performance of societies across key wellbeing indicators such as mental and physical health, trust in democratic institutions, as well as on social peace and security;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can be taken into account in~~Recognises that the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), andre th~~at for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensur~~e responsibility of the Member States; believes that Member States should first and foremost prioritise eco~~herence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation~~nomic recovery as a strong economy is integral to achieving social progress;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Warns that only country-specific recommendations (CSRs) that contribute to the social objectives established in the RRF Regulation can be taken into account in national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs), and that for NRRPs CSRs have to be interpreted in a way that contributes to the achievement of the Regulation’s social objectives; demands a revision of the CSRs in order to ensure coherence between them and the general and specific objectives of the RRF Regulation and more ambitious social dimention;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Stresses that the country-specific recommendations are a blatant affront to sovereign, democratic decision-making by the Member States’ peoples concerning the future of their countries; recalls that these recommendations have focused on liberalising and privatising strategic sectors of the economy (energy, transport, telecommunications and banking), imposing labour market flexibility, eliminating labour rights, containing rises in, or even reducing, wages and pensions, cutting public spending on social support, health and education and, thereby, cutting social entitlements;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Recalls that the Pillar of Social Rights is the basis for social inclusion measures both in the European Semester process and the cohesion policy funds 2021-2027; urges therefore the European Commission to integrate the Pillar of Social Rights more strongly into the Semester process as of 2022;

Amendment 234 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Recalls that as per the RRF Regulation, reforms and investments “should lead to the creation of high- quality and stable jobs [as well as] the inclusion and integration of disadvantaged groups”;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Stresses that one of the objectives of the RRF Regulation is to foster high quality employment creation; stresses that labour reforms included in the NRRPs have to contribute to improving quality employment; calls on the Commission to analyse labour reforms in the NRRPs on this specific aspect and to reject those that might be counterproductive and increase precariousness in the labour market; Reminds that article 152 of the TFEU establishes that the Union recognises and promotes the role of the social partners at its level and must respect their autonomy; warns that the Commission should not interfere in any way with social dialogue process at national level undertaken in the framework of NRRPs reforms;

Amendment 236 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

18 c. Regrets that the RRF Regulation does not establish a social investment threshold and does not introduce requirements to prevent social washing; in this regards, highlights the importance of agreeing on a social tracking methodology to evaluate the NRRPs ex ante, in order to make sure that the actions in the plans contribute to the social objectives as established in the RRF Regulation; believes that the social tracking methodology must follow the structure of the EPSR and analyse the contribution of the actions to the implementation of each of the 20 principles of the Pillar; states that the scoreboard and common indicators needed to evaluate the progress of the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans in each of the six pillars towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives needs to be efficient; insists that the best evaluation mechanism to follow the progress towards upward social convergence is the Semester Social Scoreboard and therefore, suggests that this Scoreboard is integrated in the Common indicators as the tool to monitor the social progress;

Amendment 237 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18 d. Calls on the Commission to include the social indicators from the Social Scoreboard of the European Semester, in particular those related to decent work, social justice and equal opportunities, robust social welfare systems and fair mobility, in the common indicators to be used in the RRF for reporting on progress and monitoring and evaluating the plans, as well as in the methodology for social tracking, including for the Child Guarantee and Youth Guarantee; stresses that the European Parliament will closely analyse the delegated act that the Commission will present on this matter, in order to establish if the social indicators, scoreboard and social methodology comply with the objectives, and to verify that there are no objections to be made;

Amendment 238 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18 e. Insists that the role of social dialogue is key to ensure efficient reforms and investments notably in sectors that the transitions will modify deeply; Underlines that adequate involvement of stakeholders, such as the national parliaments, local and regional authorities, social partners, NGOs and civil society, in the preparation and implementation of the plans is decisive for their success;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that according to the RRF Regulation, gender equality has to be mainstreamed in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, and that gender reporting and mainstreaming cannot be mixed with social tracking and social investments; believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology in RRFs, and recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a suitable methodology;deleted

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing, as well as of life and employment opportunities, with the potential rise in social tensions;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that according to the RRF Regulation, gender equality has to be mainstreamed in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, and that gender reporting and mainstreaming cannot be mixed with social tracking and social investments; believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology in RRFs, and recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a suitable methodologyand equal opportunities for all and the mainstreaming of those objectives should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, highlights that according to the RRF regulation, investment in robust care infrastructure is also essential in order to ensure gender equality and the economic empowerment of women, in order to build resilient societies, combat precarious conditions in female-dominated sectors, boost job creation, prevent poverty and social exclusion, and in order to have a positive effect on GDP, as it allows more women to take part in paid work; recalls that no reoccurring budgetary expenditure can be financed under the RRF;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that according to the RRF Regulation, gender equality has to be mainstreamed in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, and that gender reporting and mainstreaming cannot be mixed with social tracking and social investments; believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology in RRFs, and recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a suitable methodologypromoted;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that according to the RRF Regulation, gender equality has to be mainstreamed in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, and that gender reporting and mainstreaming cannot be mixed with social tracking and social investments; ~~believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology in RRFs, and recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a suitable methodology;~~

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that according to the RRF Regulation, ~~gender~~ equality ~~has to be mainstreamed~~between man and woman has to be taken into account in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, and that ~~gender~~ reporting ~~and mainstreaming cannot be mixed~~on such equality should be broken down within social tracking and social investments; ~~believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology in RRFs, and recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a suitable methodology;~~

Amendment 244 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Recalls that the RRF Regulation foresees that mainstreaming of equal opportunities for all during the preparation and the implementation of the NRRPs should be safeguarded, which is duly explained by rising inequalities in several EU Member States; calls on the Commission to place special emphasis on monitoring the implementation of the NRRPs from this angle with the help of the relevant civil society organisations and equality bodies in the Member States;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Highlights that the digital and green transformations and investments should also be assessed from a social perspective in order to avoid risks for job destruction or labour market disruption, risks of employment polarization due to the destruction of middle skilled jobs and ensure that digitalisation and green transition processes of companies are not used as an excuse for labour saving cost reduction strategies;

Amendment 246 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Stresses that social dialogue and collective bargaining are key instruments for employers and trade unions to establish fair wages and working conditions, and that strong collective bargaining systems increase Member States’ resilience in times of economic crisis; stresses that in several countries governments did not consult or did not properly consult social partners when drafting their NRRPs;

Amendment 247 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Stresses that the private sector has to contribute to green and digital transitions, endure a just transition and achieving social objectives of the EU. In this regard it is important to encourage sustainable investments providing a social taxonomy that builds on the EPSR and seek greater alignment of impact of private investments and public investments under the RRF;

Amendment 248 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19 d. Demands that the supervision of the Semester includes the monitoring of workers' mobility and that their rights are fulfilled, especially for seasonal workers;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~unequal societies~~ the increatse ~~a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing~~in inequalities within European societies contributes to a reduction in the well- being of citizens;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment tha~~the COVID-19 pandemic revealed and deepened some inequalities in the society and it is crucial to recognize the lessons learnt and promote and adopt lmeadsures to ~~all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing~~build more resilient society prepared for potential future crises;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing~~the COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on many existing imbalances and accelerated dangerous social trends, with many livelihoods being threatened by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic;

Amendment 28 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, ~~not just~~especially the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeing;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. 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 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to the Porto Declaration of 8 May 2021,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas we need to invest in human capital through affordable, accessible, inclusive and high-quality vocational education and training (VET), re-skilling, up-skilling and life-long learning programmes and training in order for everyone to have the right skills, and strengthen our competitiveness; whereas we need to promote the updating of inclusive education and training systems in order to keep up with the new labour market trends, as well as the skills needed for the green and digital transitions; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; whereas economic growth projections are promising and unemployment rates are expected to decrease in 2022; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 31 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; whereas parents had to support their children’s education in addition to their own work which created additional difficulties for their equal participation to the labour market; whereas many people had to provide care to their older relatives or relatives with disabilities which posed a significant pressure on their career prospects and work-life balance; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the euro area unemployment rate considerably increased the last two years, with substantial differences among Member States; whereas unemployment is set to rise unevenly across sectors, genders, age and socio-economic groups; whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; whereas one of the most pressing social need is addressing unemployment; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 33 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

D. whereas you~~ng people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15~~ th have been one of the groups hardest hit by the pandemic and the crisis; whereas young people have experienced forced online learning and the sharpest decline in employment15 and as a consequence are facing more mental health challenges; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions including seasonal workers and migrants have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic and had suffered from a lack of social protection; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; whereas one of the main priorities is to avoid another ‘lost generation’ of young people; whereas policies that increase inequalities between generations affect the sustainability of our welfare system as well as our democratic health; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 35 #

Antonius MANDERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 and unemployment among elderly people and people with disabilities remains a significant problem; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; but also to loss of opportunity due to lack of training or internship opportunities; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas young people and women have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ~~; whereas workers with~~, as they are more exposed to precarious employment conditions and therefore have been particularly ~~expos~~affected toby job losses because of the pandemic; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life

Amendment 38 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas digitisation of the labour market constitutes an opportunity and we should seize its benefits while ensuring that teleworking and flexibility regarding working time do not lead to violation of workers' rights;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas permanent short-time working systems that can be activated in a crisis and that allow for the structural adjustment of economies and human resources will be critical; whereas the strong involvement of social partners and other stakeholders would prevent unforeseen exclusion in relation to eligibility; whereas, these job retention schemes continued to cushion developments in the labour market, covering an estimated 5.6% of the labour force in February, up from around 5% in October in response to the latest lockdown measures1a; _________________ 1a https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic- bulletin/html/eb202103.en.html

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

~~— having regard to the Commission communication of 14 January 2020 entitled ‘A strong social Europe for just transitions’ (COM(2020)0014),~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas possible establishment of the permanent short-time working systems that can be activated in a crisis and that allow for the structural adjustment of economies and human resources ~~will be critical~~need to be thoroughly assessed prior to any proposal or decision;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~permanent~~ short-time working systems that can be activated in ~~a crisis and that allow for the structural adjustment of economies and human resources~~cases of severe external financial, and economic shocks, will be critical;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~permanent~~ short-time working systems that can be activated in a crisis and that allow for the structural adjustment of economies and human resources will be critical;

Amendment 43 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~permanent~~ short-time working systems that can be activated in a crisis and that allow for the structural adjustment of economies and human resources will be critical;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the European Court of Auditors (ECA) have pointed out that the EU’s budget cycle did not adequately take gender equality into account; whereas ECA has recommended to the European Commission to assess and report whether Member States’ recovery and resilience plans address gender equality; whereas Next Generation EU is addressed to Green and Digital Transitions, affecting primarily sectors and professions which are male dominated;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, regarding the social dimension of the RRF, the Regulation establishes the general objective of promoting the Union´s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving resilience, crisis preparedness, adjustment capacity and growth potential of the Member States by mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, in particular on women due to the increasing care burden unevenly shared by gender and segregated and precarious labour market participation, by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to upward social convergence, restoring and promoting sustainable growth and by fostering high quality employment creation;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, regarding the social dimension of the RRF, the Regulation establishes the general objective of promoting the Union´s economic, social and territorial cohesion by mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, ~~in particular on women due to the increasing care burden unevenly shared by gender and segregated and precarious labour market participation,~~ by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to upward social convergence, and by fostering high quality employment creation;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, regarding the social dimension of the RRF, the Regulation establishes the general objective of promoting the Union´s economic, social and territorial cohesion by mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, in particular on women due to the increasing care burden unevenly shared by gender and segregated and precarious labour market participation, by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to upward social convergence, and by fostering high quality and permanent employment creation;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, regarding the social dimension of the RRF, the Regulation establishes the general objective of promoting the Union´s economic, social and territorial cohesion by mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, in particular on women due to the increasing care and labour burden unevenly shared by gender and segregated and precarious labour market participation, by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to upward social convergence, and by fostering high quality employment creation;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, regarding the social dimension of the RRF, the Regulation establishes the general objective of promoting the Union´s economic, social and territorial cohesion by mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis~~, in particular on women due to the inc~~ by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to more reasing care burden unevenly shared by gender and segregated and precarious labour market participation, by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to upward social convergence, and by fostering high quality employment creatlient society by preparedness to the future crises including by ensuring crisis management and resilience jobs and overall strengthening the critical industries in the European Union;

Amendment 5 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

~~— having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas the specific objective of the Facility is to provide Member States with financial support with a view to achieving the milestones and targets of reforms and investments as set out in their NRRPs; whereas this means that any action in the plans (including digital and green investments) and agreed reforms have to contribute to the principles of the EPSR, quality job creation and upward social convergence; whereas actions that do not contribute to these social objectives are not in line with the requirements of the Regulation;

Amendment 51 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. 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 for all, 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;

Amendment 52 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas it is imperative to break with the neoliberal principles that have governed the policies imposed by the European Union on the peoples and workers of the Member States; whereas such principles run counter to social progress and sustainable economic growth;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. whereas climate change, global warming and loss of biodiversity are exponentially accelerating according to the latest report of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); whereas climate breakdown and extreme weather events consequences are being felt more intensely and more frequently by European citizens and workers; whereas 2030 decarbonisation targets have been raised to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050; whereas increased mitigation and adaptation efforts lead to profound transformation of the European and national economies and labour markets;

Amendment 54 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. whereas according to article 17.3 of the RRF regulation, national plans shall be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, as well as those identified in the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro;

Amendment 55 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. whereas the provisions of the Fiscal Compact, which require significant and persistent primary budget surpluses, have devastating economic and social consequences;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

F c. whereas the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated the digital transition of the European and national economies and the development of new methods of work; whereas digitalisation, robotization, automation and artificial intelligence must benefit workers and society by improving working conditions and quality of life, ensuring high standards of work- life balance, creating better employment opportunities, and contributing to socioeconomic convergence;

Amendment 57 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

F c. whereas the pandemic significantly demonstrated the importance of integrated care with the focus on delivery of quality services across the life- course cycle, and special attention to child, disabled, vulnerable and elderly care;

Amendment 58 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

F d. whereas there are severe shortages of staff in health and care sector already observed before the pandemic1a, caused by the lack of investments and lack of anticipation of demographic change and increased due to the enormous pressure of work and mental stress due to pandemic1b; whereas social partners in health and social services are calling for a number of improvements in delivering health and social care to ensure the resilience and preparedness1c; _________________ 1ahttps://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/22189434-395d-11eb- b27b-01aa75ed71a1/language-en 1bhttps://www.fes.de/en/politik-fuer- europa/on-the-corona-frontline 1c https://www.epsu.org/sites/default/files/art icle/files/Position%20of%20EPSU%20on %20lessons%20learnt_final.pdf

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment ~~and social progress~~, healthy and safe working environments and conditions, social progress and covergence, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combating poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long-term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans; calls on the Commission to establish the future alignment of the European Semester along these goals and strategies, making the European Semester a truly comprehensive tool;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

— having regard to the 2021 Long- term care report, jointly prepared by the European Commission and the Social Protection Committee,

Amendment 60 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combating social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long-term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, ~~combating~~eradicating poverty, combating inequalities, social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting up-ward social convergence, social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long-term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combating social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child and persons with disabilities; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long- term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;

Amendment 63 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combating social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long-term sustainable growth strategy in line with ~~the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),~~ the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the potential offered by the general escape clause, the new MFF and Next Generation EU to support companies which are in difficulty and are lacking liquidity, particularly by improving access for SMEs to funding, safeguarding the jobs and working conditions of people working in the EU and accompanying enterprises and workers in the green and digital transitions;

Amendment 65 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Is concerned about the serious social and employment effects of the COVID-19 crisis, especially for young people; calls on the Member States and the Commission to make sure that every young European has access to education, training and the labour market; 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; highlights also that the new European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for displaced workers (EGF) could be mobilised 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 66 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that economic policy cannot only be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the ~~Sustainable~~European Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining, on an equal footing, economic, social and environmental policies, that together ensure coordination between Member States, make sure that they go in the same direction towards a climate neutral and more digital economy leaving no one behind as well as address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being;

Amendment 67 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the Sustainable Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being and that not having in mind the social effects of such economic policies is not only harmful for many disadvantaged people and social groups but also for the functioning of the economy, social cohesion and therefore for our democracies and the European project;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that ~~economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely~~the macroeconomic perspective focused on ~~traditional~~ indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the Sustainable Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being remains a crucial tool in the analysis of the economic policy, and is fundamental to the European Semester;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the Sustainable Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being and therefore adding a conditionality to social and environmental indicators as it is the case for the economic ones;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

— having regard to the statement of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Social Partners of 2016 entitled "A New Start for Social Dialogue",

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; i~~Insists that the ~~Sustainable~~European Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that macroeconomic polic~~y cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on~~ies should address the root causes of long-term economic imbalances as well as traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the ~~Sustainable~~European Semester ~~must~~should be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for s~~ocial progress, sustainable development and well-being~~ustainable economic growth, job creation, financial stability and social progress;

Amendment 72 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; insists that the Sustainable Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social ~~and~~, environmental and climate policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient as the headline indicators do not cover all social risks that stem from the pandemic crisis on economy, employment and health and that green and digital transformation will induce on people and workers; notes that SDGs monitoring and the new social scoreboard provide a more comprehensive monitoring of these risks but without providing clear targets to measure impact of the EU action; supports an ambitious agenda of strong, sustainable and inclusive economic and social recovery and modernisation that goes hand in hand with strengthening the European Social Model, so that all people benefit from the green and digital transitions and live in dignity;

Amendment 74 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient; insists that reinforced public social protection systems are crucial for the fight against poverty and inequalities, as well as to support inclusive and sustainable growth; acknowledges that access to essential services, such as water and energy, are critical to ensure social inclusion and basic sanitary standards; calls on support measures to ensure universal access to essential services in the framework of the EPSR action plan implementation;

Amendment 75 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient and unable to combat discrimination, as well as it does not meet Sustainable Development Goals targets; calls on Member States to adopt more ambitious national targets that will exceed the Commission proposal with a focus on intersectional discrimination;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; ~~warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient~~calls on the Commission to follow its Action Plan on how to implement the EPSR with concrete steps and achievements and to make sure that each proposal delivers and reaches its goal;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient, compared to the difficult employment and social conditions, exacerbated by the pandemic;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; ~~warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient;~~

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; ~~warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient;~~

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

— having regard to the European Courts of Auditors special report 10/2021 entitled ‘Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action’14 , _________________ 14 https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR21_10/SR_Gender_mainstream ing_EN.pdfdeleted

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; ~~warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient;~~

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; ~~warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient;~~

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; ~~warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient~~Stresses the need for their timely and rigorous implementation;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that in order to achieve the 2030 SDGs and to properly integrate them in the Semester process, a revision of the Social Scoreboard is needed with indicators on in-work poverty and homelessness; stresses that the Social Scoreboard indicators must be broken down by age, gender, country of birth and disability status; calls on the Commission to align the Social scoreboard and the EPSR with the SDGs on gender equality;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Deplores the fact that the pandemic has increased existing inequalities and deteriorated the situation of the most vulnerable, particularly that of people at risk or experiencing homelessness; urges the Commission to propose a comprehensive Antipoverty Strategy, and calls on the Commission and Member States to increase investment into poverty reduction with an intersectional focus and into affordable housing; calls for an EU Framework of National Homelessness Strategies with a dedicated target of ending homelessness by 2030;

Amendment 85 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Sylvie BRUNET, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a ~~different~~better sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a ~~different~~renewed sustainable governance architecture in the EU; ~~warns against~~calls on the Commission to tak~~ing~~e the decision, at least after 2022, to deactivate the general escape clause ~~based only~~in the light onf an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflectand of the employment, social and health context as well as in light of the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels; is of the opinion that all these aspects taken together will help to reflect also the underlying inequalities;

Amendment 87 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities and that the premature deactivation of the general escape clause could cause economic and social imbalances that may jeopardise the post pandemic recovery;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities and social risks to which groups of the population in different segments of the labour market or specific economic sectors are over exposed;

Amendment 89 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU~~; warns against taking the decision to deactivate~~ based on solidarity, integration, social justice, fair distribution of wealthe, gender~~al escape clause based only on an o~~ equality, high-quality public services, including a public, universall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalitiesnd high quality education system, quality employment and sustainable growth; points out that this alternative model should ensure equality and social protection, empower vulnerable groups, enhance participation and citizenship and improve living standards for all;

Amendment 9 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Milan BRGLEZ, Manuel PIZARRO, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Aurore LALUCQ, Klára DOBREV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

— having regard the Long Term Care Report 2021 prepared by the Commission and Social Protection Committee1a, _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =738⟨Id=en&pubId=8396

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis ~~and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU~~; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis ~~and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU~~; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalitiessustainable and growth oriented economic policies in the EU; welcomes the decision of the Commission to continue applying the general escape clause in 2022, and decide on the deactivation or continued application based on an overall assessment of the state of the economy, also in light of the uncertainty of the economic outlook;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from ~~this~~COVID-19 crisis and ~~work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to~~identify and implement measures to build sustainable and resilient EU; notes the considerations about the deactivateion of the general escape clause ~~based only on~~and points out that an overall assessment of the state of the economy ~~based on quant~~and differing situati~~ve criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis l~~ons across the Member States should be taken into account in these considerations; believels asthat the ~~key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities~~review of the EU economic governance framework should preferably take place prior to the deactivation of the general escape clause;

Amendment 94 #

Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a ~~different~~ sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being ill-prepared to face the pandemic; ~~stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration~~Is very worried about the deep recession caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the substantial rise of unemployment, the extremely high youth unemployment, the millions of jobs lost, the abrupt fall in the hours worked per worker, the diminution of peoples’ income, the increasing in- work poverty, the millions of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, the sharp increase in cases of domestic and gender-based violence, and the increasing disparities among Member States and their regions; urges the Commission and the Member States to promote policies that aim to strengthen public health care and welfare systems as well as to ensure the adequacy and sustainability of social protection systems; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise social justice, social and economic convergence, equality, social development and full high-quality employment and accelerate the full implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; stresses that it is essential to take into account the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising good quality working conditions, decent wages, social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels ~~might~~are not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that ~~excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to~~ health and social systems in many Member States ~~being ill-~~were unprepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is ~~essential~~important to take into account also other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, or public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence in achieving a sustainable recovery;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that ~~excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to~~ health and social systems in many Member States ~~being~~were ill- prepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clausebelieves that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country- specific situations ~~will~~may not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence;

Amendment 98 #