Parltrack

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the Commision Communication of 18 April 2012 on Towards a job-rich recovery (COM(2012)173),

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2011 on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion12; __________________ 12 Text adopted, P7_TA(2011)0092

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2011 on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; __________________ 13 Text adopted, P7_TA(2011)0453

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Regulation Proposal of 6 October 2011 on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation COM(2011)609,

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 December 2011 on the Youth Opportunities Initiative COM(2011)933,

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long -lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, public savings and the quality of social investments in Europe, so that steps must be taken to avert a major social crisis;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, public savings ands well as the quality ofand quantity of public investments in general, and social investments, in particular, in Europe;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, the number of EU citizens stricken by poverty and social exclusion, public savings and the quality of social investments in Europe;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long -lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, social exclusion, public savings and the quality of social investments in Europe;

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long -lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, public ~~sav~~financings and the amount and quality of social investments in Europe;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the current economic ~~and~~, financial and competitiveness crisis will have long lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, public savings and the quality of social investments in Europe;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the current crisis does not explain all the difficulties that European labour markets face; in fact it has exposed underlying structural weaknesses and persisting rigidities;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed solely at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, ~~and~~ whereas these austerity measures ~~could have negative long-term~~had already negative effects on employment, growth and competitiveness ~~if not completed with~~; and whereas budgetary consolidation must be combined with a comprehensive investment strategy for sustainable growth- and decent employment~~-friendly measure~~ in order to overcome the crisis;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, and whereas these austerity measures could have negative long-term effects on employment, growth and competitiveness if not completed with growth- and employment-friendly measures through the rapid implementation of strong social governance;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, not tackling the social consequences of the crisis, and whereas these austerity measures could have negative long-term effects on social situation, employment, growth and competitiveness if not completed with growth- ~~and~~, employment-friendly and anti- poverty measures;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the majority of recent~~in recent years in responses to the crisis ~~were based mainly on short-term goals aimed at~~a great debt burden was taken on by the public sector, and to prevent excessive debt being incurred it has at the same time been necessary to strive to restor~~ing~~e stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economyic future, and whereas these public and private sector austerity measures could have negative long-term effects on employment, growth and competitiveness if not completed with growth- ~~and~~, employment- and competitiveness-friendly measures;

Amendment 17 #

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, and whereas these austerity measures cshould ~~have negative long-term effects on employment,~~be completed with growth- and ~~competitiveness if not completed with~~employment-friendly measures in order to restore employment, growth- and ~~employment-friendly measures~~competitiveness in Europe;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed at restoring stability to public finances, being ~~crucial~~necessary efforts to defend our economy, and whereas these austerity measures ~~could~~ have negative long-term effects on employment, growth and competitiveness if not completed with ambitious growth- and employment- friendly measures;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, and whereas these austerity measures could have negative long-term effects on employment, growth, social cohesion and competitiveness if not completed with growth- and employment- friendly measures;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas countries that reformed their labour markets have weathered the crisis better than those where no or limited action has been taken so far;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Lisbon Strategy and the European Employment Strategy have failed to deliver, and whereas the success of the Europe 2020 strategy is uncertain and requires stronger engagement from Member States and the European Institutions; whereas compulsory social governance, such as economic governance, would be the only means of forcing Member States to take social measures that would create jobs;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Lisbon Strategy and the European Employment Strategy have failed to deliver, and whereas the success of the Europe 2020 strategy is uncertain and requires even stronger engagement from Member States and the European Institutions in competitiveness-, growth- and employment-friendly measures;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Lisbon Strategy and the European Employment Strategy have failed to deliver, and whereas the success of the Europe 2020 strategy is uncertain and requires much stronger engagement from Member States and the European Institutions;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the recently published Annual Growth Survey as well as the Joint Employment Report showed that, due to the fact that fiscal consolidation — with the emphasis on harsh austerity and without corresponding growth initiatives — is still being treated as the priority, social, employment and education targets of the Europe 2020 ~~wer~~have not been sufficiently addressed by all Member States;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the recently published Annual Growth Survey as well as the Joint Employment Report showed ~~that, due to the fact~~ that fiscal consolidation is still ~~treated as the priority,~~has not progressed sufficiently, and social, employment and education targets of the Europe 2020 were not sufficiently addressed by all Member States;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the recently published Annual Growth Survey as well as the Joint Employment Report showed that, due to the ~~fact that~~treatment of fiscal consolidation ~~is still treated~~ as theop priority, social, employment and education targets of the Europe 2020 were not sufficiently addressed by all majority of Member States;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the unemployment rate in ~~January 2012 stood at more than 10 % in the EU 27~~creased from 7,1% in 2008 to more than 10 % in January 2012, in the EU 27, with clear differences between southern and northern Europe, affecting especially young persons, low-skilled workers and long-term unemployed, and whereas this, together with ageing population, creates a serious risk of losses of human capital in the longer term, and could have non- reversible repercussions on ~~the labour market and for the potential for economic~~job creation and growth;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε

E. whereas the unemployment rate in January 2012 stood at more than 10 % in the EU -27, affecting especially young persons, low-skilled workers and the long- term unemployed, and whereas this, together with an ageing population, creates a serious risk of losses of human capital in the longer term, and could have ~~non-~~irreversible repercussions on the labour market ~~and for~~, on the potential for economic growth, on competitiveness in the EU, on the viability of social insurance systems and also on social cohesion;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε α (new)

Ea. whereas the subsequent policies of severe austerity have contributed to a breakdown of social dialogue and the fragmentation of the employment market, with a significant increase in vulnerable forms of employment where sufficient insurance is not provided, leading to a distortion of the principles of flexicurity and seriously damaging the quality of employment;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in 2010 almost 16 % of Europeans were at risk of poverty, and in the same year the level of children and adults living in jobless households has increased to almost 10 %; whereas this, combined with child poverty, the ~~incidence of~~difficulties of the working poor as well as high unemployment among young people will lead to an even higher risk and also the inheritance of poverty and social exclusion in the future;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~in 2010 almost 16 % of~~80 million Europeans weare at risk of poverty, and ~~in the same year~~ the level of children and adults living in jobless households has increased to almost 10 % in 2010; whereas this, combined with child poverty, the ~~incidence~~rising number of working poor as well as high unemployment among young people will lead to an even higher risk of poverty and social exclusion in the future;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas in 2012 the rate of poverty among 16- to 24-year olds in Europe is 21.6 % on average and young people are more likely to be found in precarious fixed-term or part-time employment, and are also at a higher risk of unemployment; whereas precarious employment has significantly increased in recent years and unemployment is rising dramatically in some countries;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~education outcomes in the European Union are still inadequate to meet labour market needs~~lacking investments in education and training result among other things in an inadequate supply of labour and fall short of the growing skill-intensity ofdemanded for available jobs;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas education outcomes in the European Union are still inadequate to meet labour market needs and fall short of the growing skill-intensity of available jobs and do not sufficiently meet the manpower needs in sectors which could employ workers;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas education outcomes in the European Union are still inadequate to meet labour market needs and fall short of the growing skill-intensity of available jobs, as well as of skills needed for future job rich sectors;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the pressure on ~~social assistance schem~~welfare states has increased~~, and t~~ due to higheir ~~revenues have dropped considerably~~spending and considerable drops in revenues; whereas persistence of high rates of long- term unemployment is, the increasing number of working poor and growing youth unemployment are likely to aggravate this trend further;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~the pressure o~~, as public sector revenues have decreased, the pressures to cut costs in social assistance schemes hasve increased, and twhe~~ir revenues have dropped considerably; whereas~~reas weak economic growth and persistence of high rates of long- term unemployment isare likely to aggravate this trend further;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Η

H. whereas the pressure on social assistance schemes has increased, and their revenues have dropped considerably; whereas persistence of high rates of long- term unemployment ~~is likely to~~and the ineffectual fight against undeclared work will aggravate this trend further;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas well-targeted social investments are important to reassuring a proper employment level for both women and men in the future, stabilising the economy, enhancing human capital and raising competitiveness of the European Union;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas well-targeted social investments are important to reassuring a proper employment level in the future, stabilising the economy, enhancing ~~human capital~~skills and knowledge of the labour force and raising competitiveness of the European Union;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas SMEs have an important job creation potential and play a crucial role in the transition towards a new sustainable economy;

Amendment 42 #

Jutta STEINRUCK

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas a sustainable consolidation of public budgets cannot be achieved without a considerable strengthening of the revenue side, in particular by introducing a financial transaction tax, closing tax loopholes and fighting tax evasion;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Calls for a European social pact that will include the European social partners and the European Parliament in creating an impetus for growth in the Member States and giving priority to investments in sustainable business, high-quality jobs and social justice;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that social investments, being the provision and use of finance to generate social as well as economic returns, aim at addressing emerging social risks and needs, and focus on public policies and human capital investment strategies that prepare individuals, families and societies to adopt to various transformations and to manage their transition towards more flexible labour markets where new skills will be needed for future job rich sectors;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that social investments, being the provision and use of finance to generate social as well as economic returns, aim at addressing emerging social risks and unmet needs, and focus on public policies and human capital investment strategies that prepare individuals, families and societies to adopt to various transformations and to manage ~~their transition towards more flexibl~~new challenges of the labour markets;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that social investments, being the provision and use of finance to generate social as well as economic returns, aim at addressing emerging social risks and needs, and focus on public policies and human capital investment strategies that help and prepare individuals, families and societies to adoapt to ~~various~~the transformations ~~and to manage their transition towards more flexibl~~in the labour markets;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that all public social and health services, education services and related services sourced from private service providers, among others, can be considered social investments, and reiterates that these have been determined in agreements as falling under national competence;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that one of the most important features of social investments is their ability to reconcile social and economic goals and, therefore, that they should ~~not only~~ be treated as ~~spending but also as~~ investments that will give real returns in the future;

Amendment 50 #

Jutta STEINRUCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that one of the most important features of social investments is their ability to reconcile social and economic goals and, therefore, that they should not only be treated as spending but also as investments, with a double dividend that will give real returns in the future;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that one of the most important features of social investments is their ability to reconcile social and economic goals and, therefore, that they should not only be treated as spending but ~~also~~primarily as investments that will give real returns in the future;

Amendment 52 #

Franz OBERMAYR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that one of the most important features of social investments is their ability to reconcile social and economic goals and, therefore, that they should not only be treated as spending but also as investments that will give real returns in the future, provided resources are correctly deployed;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes therefore that social investments should be an important part of the European economic and employment policies, and of the EU’s responses to the crisis, and that this requires a better implementation of the employment, social and education goals of Europe 2020; stresses the urgency of implementing measures to ensure appropriate training for sectors with labour shortages;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes therefore that social investments should be an important part of the ~~European~~Member States’ economic and employment policies, and ~~of the EU’s responses to the crisis, and that this requires a better implementation of~~that this requires even more effective efforts to achieve the employment, social and education goals of Europe 2020;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes therefore that social investments should be an important part of the European economic and employment policies, and of the EU's responses to the crisis~~, and that this requires a better implementation of~~ in order to reach the employment, social and education ~~goals of~~objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;

Amendment 56 #

Franz OBERMAYR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes therefore that targeted social investments should be an important part of the European economic and employment policies, and of the EU’s responses to the crisis, and that this requires a better implementation of the employment, social and education goals of Europe 2020;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes therefore that social investments ~~should b~~are an important part of the European economic and employment policies, and of the EU’s responses to the crisis, and that this requires a better implementation of the employment, social and education goals of Europe 2020;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Facilitating and focusing on social entrepreneurship and access to microfinance for vulnerable groups and those furthest away from the labour market are key in the context of social investment, in that they allow the creation of new sustainable jobs, often persisting changes in the economic cycles;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the European ~~Social Model~~economic, financial and social system, a rethinking of national economic, financial and social policies and a transition from a~~n ‘active welfare state’~~ policy- making, that only responds to ~~emerging damag~~crises caused by market failure, to ~~an ‘~~activating ~~welfare state’, that~~and forward-looking policy-making, focusing on investments in people ~~and gives citizens instruments and incentives~~, the creation of decent jobs and the stimulation of sustainable growth;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the ~~European S~~Member States’ social Mmodels, ~~a rethinking~~constant critical appraisal of national social policies and a transition from ~~an ‘~~reactive ~~welfare state’, that~~ness to proactiveness, i.e. from only respondsing to emerging damages caused by market failure, to an ‘activating welfare state’, that invests in people and gives citizens opportunities, instruments and incentives to improve their own social and financial standing and that of their families;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the European Social Model, a rethinking of national social policies and a transition from an ‘'active welfare state’', that only responds to emerging damages caused by market failure, to an ‘'activating welfare state’', that invests in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives to participate while ensuring respect for the individual, transition security, income security and protection against social risks, including decent income for those who cannot participate in the labour market;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the crisis ~~requires a modernisation~~has revealed a need to protect the principles of the European Social Model, and requires a rethinking of national social policies and a transition from an ‘active welfare state’, that only responds to emerging damages caused by market failure, to an ‘activating welfare state’, that invests in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives, with a view not only to addressing but to preventing social distortion;

Amendment 63 #

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the European Social Model, a rethinking of national social policies and a transition from an ‘active welfare state’, that omainly responds to emerging damages caused by market failure and is based on redistribution of public resources, to an ‘activating welfare state’, that invests in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives that will help them to adapt to changing economic and social conditions;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the crisis ~~requires a modernisation of the European Social Model~~has further increased the need for investing in social business and support for social entrepreneurship, a rethinking of national social policies and a transition from an ‘active welfare state’, that only responds to emerging damages caused by market failure, to an ‘activating welfare state’, that invests in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. nNotes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the European Social Model, the implementation of strong social governance with a rethinking of national social policies and a transition from an ‘active welfare state’, that only responds to emerging damages caused by market failure, to an ‘activating welfare state’, that invests in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Is convinced that four priorities for future reforms should be: job creation, young people, skills and reforms in tax and benefit systems;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Activating~~Inclusive welfare state

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) help the unemployed to get back to work., however, with the provision of tailor-made solutions, and if proposing mandatory work activity schemes, Member States should make sure that workers have the necessary trainings and skills,

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) help th~~e unemployed to get back to work.~~ose facing unemployment or lay- offs to get back to work and those entering the labour market to find work, and to create preconditions for a smoother transition from education and training to professional life,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) ~~help~~create innovative and dynamic environment for the unemployed to get back to work.

Amendment 71 #

Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a a (new)

a a) fight youth unemployment;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a a (new)

a a) invest in a social security system which provides decent income to the people in need,

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) ~~create sustainable and quality~~boost economic growth and competitiveness capable of driving new jobs, and improving work productivity ~~as well as work~~ distribution,

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) create and help small and medium- sized enterprises in particular to create sustainable and quality jobs, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) ~~create~~invest in sustainable and quality jobs provided in particular by SMEs, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) create sustainable and quality jobs, accessible equally for women and men, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) create sustainable, new and quality jobs, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) create sustainable and high-quality jobs, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b a (new)

ba) to improve well-being at work and to reduce the causes leading to withdrawal from professional life, such as accidents at work, bullying in the workplace and other poor working conditions,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) invest in education and training putting special emphasis on early childhood education, and making sure that tertiary education is accessible for all,

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) invest in bringing education and training into line, especially by facilitating cooperation between business sectors and schools in order to be able to guarantee improved academic guidance,

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) invest in education and training, especially in on-the-job training and vocational education,

Amendment 83 #

Heinz K. BECKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) invest in lifelong education and training for all age groups,

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) invest in education ~~and~~, training, and apprenticeships;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c a (new)

ca) invest in innovation by supporting the manufacture of innovative goods and services, especially related to climate change, energy efficiency, health and ageing populations,

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c a (new)

c a) eliminate the causes of gender segregation on the labour market;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d

d) ~~enhance the~~create a balance between flexibility and security and help reconciling family and professional life,

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d

d) enhance the balance between the flexibility and security of employment contracts to promote employment and help in reconciling family and professional life,

Amendment 89 #

Franz OBERMAYR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems ~~and create conditions for working longer~~,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems and create conditions ~~for working longer~~to reduce the economic dependency ratio,

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems and ~~create conditions for working~~, by increasing employment in all age groups, create good conditions for adequate and affordable pensions in the long term,

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems and create working conditions ~~for~~that allow the individual the choice of working longer,

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems and ~~create conditions for working longer~~enable people to work longer through better occupational safety, various incentives and flexible models, and to ensure that those in retirement can also participate in professional life to the extent they are capable,

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems ~~and~~taking into consideration their stability, reliability and sustainability and introducing changes after adequate social dialogue and having provided sufficient information and time to citizens to make well-informed and well thought-over decisions; also create conditions for working longer,

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) reform pension systems ~~and create conditions for working longer~~to ensure the viability of the social insurance systems and the adequacy of the services offered,

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e

e) ~~reform~~adapt pension systems to changing economic and demographic circumstances and create conditions for working longer,

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point f

f) fight poverty and social and medical exclusion.

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point f

f) fight poverty and social exclusion with particular focus on preventative and proactive work.

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5. a) to enable the permanent integration of young people into working life, including those young people who neither have a job nor are completing education or professional training,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to take steps to ~~develop a job- friendly environment~~promote job creation with supportive SME and labour market policies, such as ~~more effective and better targeted~~by linking unemployment and social assistance benefit systems ~~linked to employment activation measures, to introduce special training and re-training~~to active job search measures, to introduce lifelong training and special training linked to sectors with labour shortages in order to sustain the employability of the long-term unemployed, and to promote ~~up-skilling~~the adequacy of skills for local or regional job markets and to develop learning, paid traineeships and on-the-job training with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to take steps to develop a job- friendly environment with supportive labour market policies, ~~such as more effective and better targeted unemployment and social assistance benefit systems linked to employment activation measures,~~ to introduce special training and re-training in order to sustain employability of the long-term unemployed, and to promote up-skilling and on-the-job training with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to ~~take steps to develop a job- friendly environment with~~apply supportive labour market policies, such as more effective and better targeted unemployment and social assistance benefit systems linked to employment activation measures, to introduce special training and re-training in order to sustain employability of the long- term unemployed, ~~and~~ to promote up- skilling and on-the-job training with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills and to ensure that full-time employees can make a living from their work;

Amendment 103 #

Heinz K. BECKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to take steps to develop a job- friendly environment with supportive labour market policies, such as more effective and better targeted unemployment and social assistance benefit systems linked to employment activation measures, to introduce special training and re-training in order to sustain the employability of the long- term unemployed, and to promote lifelong up- skilling and on-the-job training ~~with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills~~for people, whatever their stage in life and chosen career;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to take steps to develop a job- friendly environment with supportive labour market policies, such as more effective and better targeted unemployment and social assistance benefit systems linked to employment activation measures, to introduce special training and re-training in order to sustain the employability of the long- term unemployed, and to promote up- skilling, workshop activities, vocational education and on-the-job training with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to take steps to develop a job- friendly environment with supportive labour market policies, such as more effective and better targeted unemployment and social assistance benefit systems linked primarily to employment activation measures, to introduce special training and re-training in order to sustain employability of the long- term unemployed, and to promote up- skilling and on-the-job training with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to ~~invest in supporting~~develop partnerships between schools, training centres and local or regional businesses in order to provide better guidance for young persons~~, and in~~ to improv~~ing~~e their access to the labour market, by providing training and paid youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to ~~engage graduates, by~~set up senior employee sponsorship schemes to be able to engage and train young persons on the job, in order to secur~~ing~~e a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Encourages Member States to invest in supporting~~Insists that youth unemployment must be at the heart of a social investment pact; encourages Member States to put forward ambitious strategies to avoid the loss of a generation by investing intensively in young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by providing training and youth internship programmes of a high quality, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility; urges Member States to adopt the European Youth Guarantee and to integrate it into their national action plans as a mainstay of policies to combat youth unemployment;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to invest in ~~supporting~~ young pe~~rsons~~ople, and in improv~~ing~~e their access to the labour market, by providing ~~training and~~vocational schemes in cooperation with private enterprises (dual education systems), by offering youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and a youth guarantee, by creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility and by stressing the importance of vocational and educational training;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by ~~providing training and youth internship programmes, by~~establishing a guarantee of training and employment for young people throughout Europe, also promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates~~, by~~ and securing a better transition from education to work ~~and by promoting European and regional mobility~~;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market equally for young women and men, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates and unqualified young people, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to promote a Youth Guarantee ensuring that young people are either offered a decent job, education or (re-) training within four months after becoming unemployed; calls on all Member States to implement such a Youth Guarantee as soon as possible

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses also personal responsibility, individuals also need to think about what they can do to ensure they are on the winning side in the race for talent;

Amendment 117 #

Heinz K. BECKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States and the Commission to take all possible measures to improve education systems at all levels by: putting strong emphasis on early childhood development strategy; preventing early-school-leaving; improving secondary education and introducing guidance and counselling, providing better conditions for students successfully to access tertiary education or to gain direct access to the job market; developing instruments aimed at better anticipating future skills needs (for example in the care, health and environmental sectors) and at strengthening cooperation between educational institutions, business and employment services, facilitating a future, practically-based system of professional training based on the dual education system as practised in Austria, Germany and Denmark; improving recognition of professional qualifications as well as developing National Qualifications Frameworks;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States and the Commission to take all possible measures to improve education systems at all levels by: putting strong emphasis on early childhood development strategy; creating an inclusive school climate, preventing early-school-leaving; improving secondary education and introducing guidance and counselling, providing better conditions for students successfully to access tertiary education or to gain direct access to the job market; developing instruments aimed at better anticipating future skills needs and at strengthening cooperation between educational institutions, business and employment services; improving recognition of professional qualification as well as developing National Qualifications Frameworks;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States and the Commission to take all possible measures to improve education systems at all levels by: putting strong emphasis on early childhood development strategy; by preventing early-school-leaving; by improving secondary education and introducing guidance and counselling, by providing better conditions for ~~students successfully~~young people to access tertiary education or to gain direct access to the job market; by developing instruments aimed at better anticipating future skills needs and at strengthening cooperation between educational institutions, business and employment services; by improving recognition of professional qualification as well as by developing National Qualifications Frameworks;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as childcare and all-day school places – that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to work;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to~~ address labour market segmentation, byand, to this end, to provid~~ing~~e both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services –— such as childcare and all-day school places –— that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to work;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to~~ address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as childcare and all-day school places – that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to work;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission ~~to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of~~and the Member States to guarantee a good balance between security and flexi~~cur~~bility ~~principles,~~in the labour market and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time ~~employment contract~~jobs, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as full- time childcare and ~~all-day school place~~schools – that help promote gender equality, foster a better work–life balance and ~~encourage inactive and lone parents to work~~create a framework which allows parents to enter or re-enter the labour market if they wish to do so;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the ~~Commission~~Member States to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services –— such as childcare and all-day school places –and care for the elderly — that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance, the well-being of families and those being cared for and encourage inactive and ~~lon~~single parents to work;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as affordable and high quality childcare and all-day school places – that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to work;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Encourages Member States to invest in services – such as childcare, all-day school and elderly care places – that help promote gender equality, foster better work–life balance and facilitate for all parents to establish themselves on the formal labour market;

Amendment 127 #

Nadja HIRSCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, while complying with Regulation 883/2004 and Article 153 TFEU, to undertake studies taking into consideration the idea of a 28th regime of social security systems, in order to provide adequate social protection for mobile workers, to boost a common European labour market and to encourage SMEs to make long term investments in the EU to create attractive jobs for the potential of mobile workers;

Amendment 128 #