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Activites

• 2005/10/12 Committee of the Regions: opinion
  • CDR0147/2005
• 2005/08/06 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2005/600
  • OJ L 205 06.08.2005, p. 0021-0027
• 2005/07/12 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2005/07/12 End of procedure in Parliament
• #2663
• 2005/06/02 Council Meeting
• 2005/05/31 Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
  • CES0675/2005
  • OJ C 286 17.11.2005, p. 0038-0044
• 2005/05/26 Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T6-0203/2005 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Ana MATO ADROVER (EPP-ED, ES) and made some amendments to the Commission's text. It endorsed the objectives and content of the employment guidelines, but adopted a number of amendments to introduce improvements to the proposal. (Please see the document of 10/05/2005.) Parliament also amended some recitals to state that one of the objectives of the Lisbon strategy is full employment in the long term. Five years later the objectives remain far from being achieved, and it is clear that substantially greater efforts are needed in order to achieve the employment targets set by 2010. Parliament made reference to encouraging the equal sharing of family responsibilities, support for single-parent families, and recourse to flexible working models for both women and men, and  parental leave. It added that a special effort must be made for those with any kind of disability, developing policies to encourage their employment and the creation of an accessible environment. Action must also be taken to promote the full integration of immigrants in society and the workplace and to eradicate racism, all forms of discrimination and harassment in the workplace and society.

  • OJ C 117 18.05.2006, p. 0024-0222 E
  • Results of vote in Parliament
• 2005/05/26 Commission response to text adopted in plenary
  • SP(2005)2482/2
  • DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion,
• #2661
• 2005/05/23 Council Meeting
• 2005/05/13 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0149/2005
  • ECON
  • EMPL EMPL/6/26100 MATO ADROVER Ana PPE-DE
  • FEMM LULLING Astrid PPE-DE
  • ITRE
• #2658
• 2005/05/10 Council Meeting
• 2005/05/10 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • ECON
  • EMPL EMPL/6/26100 MATO ADROVER Ana PPE-DE
  • FEMM LULLING Astrid PPE-DE
  • ITRE
• 2005/05/03 Document attached to the procedure
  • SEC(2005)0622 summary

    This Staff Working Paper follows the announcement made in the integrated guidelines adopted by the Commission last 12 of April and serves the main purpose of providing guidance to Member States in drawing up their respective national reform programmes in particular in terms of structure and content. In order to make the refocusing of the Lisbon strategy effective, the European Council called for improved governance at European Union (EU) and national level on the basis of: a new partnership with Member States: in order to increase the ownership by Member States, clarify the responsibilities and confirm the role of the Commission as facilitator, supporting policy developments in Member States; far reaching simplification: both in terms of policy priority setting, with the integrated guidelines and in terms of streamlining of procedures and reporting, with a single integrated national reform programme. The aim is threefold: to facilitate the identification of priorities while maintaining the overall balance of the strategy and the synergies between its various components; to improve the implementation of those priorities on the ground through an increased Member States' involvement; and to streamline the monitoring procedure so as to give a clearer picture of national implementation of the strategy. This new cycle of governance is based on a three-year cycle starting in 2005 and which will have to be renewed in 2008. The integrated guidelines to be adopted by the Council on the basis of the Commission's proposal will be the starting point of the first cycle. Based on those integrated guidelines, which encompass the economic, social and environmental dimensions, Member States will draw up their national reform programmes, which should be conceived as forward-looking political documents setting out their three year strategy to deliver growth and jobs. These programmes will also allow the Commission to assess the policies and progress identified by Member States. On the basis of the assessment of the national reform programmes, the Commission will adopt in January 2006 its Annual Progress Report and may propose updates to the integrated guidelines and possibly country-specific recommendations as the basis for the continuation of the cycle in 2006.

  • DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion,
• 2005/04/27 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • ECON
  • EMPL EMPL/6/26100 MATO ADROVER Ana PPE-DE
  • FEMM LULLING Astrid PPE-DE
  • ITRE
• 2005/04/26 Committee draft report
  • PE357.652
• #2653
• 2005/04/18 Council Meeting
• 2005/04/12 Legislative proposal
  • COM(2005)0141 summary

    PURPOSE : proposal to adopt the guidelines for Member States' employment policies for 2005-2008. PROPOSED ACT : Council Decision CONTENT : This document includes a Communication on the first integrated guidelines for growth and jobs for the period 2005-2008, in accordance with the request from the 2005 Spring European Council. It covers both the Commission Recommendation on the Broad Economy Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and the proposal for a Council Decision on the Employment Guidelines (EGs). The document analyses trends and growth in the EU. The economic recovery has gradually taken hold since the second half of 2003 and, although the EU's economic performance was disappointing in the second half of 2004, the Commission's latest forecasts predict a rebound in economic activity in the course of 2005. Unemployment rates are projected to decrease, albeit slowly, to 8.7% in 2006. The estimated overall employment rate is 62.9% for EU-25 in 2003, which is significantly below the agreed target level of 70%. Progress towards the female employment rate target of 60% has been slow, with the rate now standing at 56.1% for EU-25, but is expected to pick up again. The employment rate of older workers, which continued to climb to just over 40.2% has the largest gap to bridge towards the 50% target for 2010. At the same time, progress in improving quality in work has been mixed and the economic slowdown has raised the profile of social inclusion problems. Long-term unemployment increased again after several years of decline and seems unlikely to fall in the near future. The economic recovery has to a large extent been dependent upon the resurgence of global growth and the rapid increase in world trade. As the world growth cycle reaches maturity and absorbs the dampening effect of higher world oil prices, the emphasis will fall increasingly on domestic demand in the EU to provide greater impetus to the upswing. The Communication goes on to give possible explanations for the under-performance of the EU economy, such as low levels of productivity growth and labour input. The European Council of March 2005 has relaunched the Lisbon strategy by refocusing on growth and employment in Europe. The new start for the Lisbon strategy, as reflected in the integrated guidelines, aims to set out the appropriate responses to these developments. It defines a strategy that addresses a relatively weak growth performance and insufficient job creation. Comprehensive reforms in product and labour markets constitute an integral part of this approach. In order to make the refocusing on jobs and growth effective, the European Council has decided to strengthen the consistency and complementarity nature of the existing mechanisms by launching a new cycle of governance. The document describes the new cycle. It then describes the structure and content of the integrated guidelines. In recognition of the fact that macro-microeconomic and employment policies are interrelated and should be mutually reinforcing, the integrated guidelines are presented in one comprehensive document with two parts: Part 1 - The Broad Economic Policy Guidelines: This part of the integrated guidelines includes the Commission Recommendation on the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, applicable to all Member States and to the Community. As one of the main instruments of economic policy coordination, it reflects the new start for the Lisbon strategy and concentrates on the contribution of economic policies to higher growth and more jobs. This part provides guidance on macroeconomic and microeconomic policies in the Member States and the Community in the areas offering the greatest potential for improving growth and employment. Section A deals with the contribution that macroeconomic policies can make in this respect. Section B focuses on the measures and policies that the Union and the Member States must carry out in order to make Europe a more attractive place to invest and work and to boost knowledge and innovation for growth. Part 2 - The Employment Guidelines: These guidelines - and the related European Employment Strategy - play a central coordinating role for the employment policies of the Member States. Since 1997, the Strategy has contributed to improving the focus, monitoring and reporting of employment policies across the EU. This part concentrates on the contribution of employment policies to creating more and better jobs, as defined by the new Lisbon Agenda. Employment policies can make a decisive contribution to raising employment and productivity growth, and to strengthening social cohesion. The modernisation of social protection systems is also necessary to ensure their adequacy, financial sustainability and responsiveness to changing needs in society and to support lasting economic and employment growth. The Employment Guidelines set out the overall employment objectives and priorities for action for the EU and its Member States. Employment policies should go hand-in-hand with reforms in the services, product and financial markets and interact positively with growth and employment-oriented macroeconomic policies.

  • DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion,

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2005)0141
• Committee draft report: PE357.652
• Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2005)0622
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0149/2005
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0203/2005
• Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 117 18.05.2006, p. 0024-0222 E
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2005)2482/2
• Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0675/2005
• Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 286 17.11.2005, p. 0038-0044
• : Decision 2005/600
• : OJ L 205 06.08.2005, p. 0021-0027
• Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR0147/2005

History

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