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Slovakia Strana mad'arskej komunity- Magyar Közösség Pártja 2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31

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PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2012/02/03 - 9999/12/31

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Committees

Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2012/01/19	9999/12/31
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2012/01/19	9999/12/31
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2012/02/16	9999/12/31

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2012/01/19	2012/02/15
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/03/20	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/31	2007/03/14
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/31	2007/03/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2004/12/02	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2004/05/03	2004/07/19
Observer of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2003/05/15	2004/04/30
Member of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2004/05/03	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2004/07/22	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2004/12/02	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/01/31	2007/03/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/01/31	2007/03/14
Member of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2007/03/20	2009/07/13

Delegations

Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly	2009/09/16	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly	2009/09/16	9999/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2009/09/16	9999/12/31

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Member of	Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia	2007/04/26	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with India	2007/04/26	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with India	2007/03/15	2007/04/25
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2006/12/31
Member of	Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2006/12/31
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with India	2007/03/15	2007/04/25
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee	2007/03/15	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia	2007/04/26	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with India	2007/04/26	2009/07/13

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Responsible	2012/0334(NLE)	EU/Armenia Agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
Responsible	2012/0332(NLE)	EU/Armenia Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Responsible	2011/2285(INI)	Application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value
Responsible	2011/2091(INI)	Situation of women approaching retirement age
Responsible	2011/0432(CNS)	Consular protection for citizens of the Union abroad
Shadow	2011/0269(COD)	European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
Opinion	2010/2305(INI)	Absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU
Opinion	2010/2027(INI)	Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
Responsible	2010/0065(COD)	Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims (repeal. Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA)
Opinion	2010/0065(COD)	Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims (repeal. Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA)
Opinion	2009/2068(DEC)	2008 discharge: EU general budget, section III, Commission
Opinion	2009/2002(BUD)	2010 budget: section III, Commission
Opinion	2009/0050(CNS)	Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims (repeal. Decision 2002/629/JHA). Framework Decision
Responsible	2008/2012(INI)	Recommendations on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women
Responsible	2008/0195(COD)	Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities (amend. Directive 2002/15/EC)
Opinion	2007/2210(INI)	Organ donation and transplantation: policy actions at EU level
Opinion	2007/2146(INI)	Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
Opinion	2007/0094(COD)	Immigration policy: sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals
Opinion	2006/2134(INI)	Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: social services of general interest in the European Union
Responsible	2006/2078(INI)	Fighting trafficking in human beings, an integrated approach and proposals for an action plan
Opinion	2006/0229(COD)	Community statistics: programme 2008-2012
Opinion	2005/2146(INI)	The period of reflection: the structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the European Union
Opinion	2005/2008(INI)	Protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe
Opinion	2004/2210(INI)	Social inclusion in the new Member States

Born

1946/08/30 Šamorín

Economist (1968). PhD (sociology) (1980)
Specialist, National Association of Artisans' Cooperatives (1968-1969). Researcher in economics and sociology (1969-1990).
Member of the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK-MKP) (1990). Vice-Chair of the Hungarian Coalition Party (1998-2004). Member of the Executive of the Hungarian Coalition Party (2004-).
Parliamentary representative, National Council of Slovakia (1990-1998, 2002-2004). Chair of the Subcommittee for Science (1992-1994). Vice-Chair, Social Affairs Committee (2002-2004).
Undersecretary of State, Employment, Social and Family Affairs Ministry (1998-2002).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
Member of the Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1995).

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
3	2008/0195(COD) Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities (amend. Directive 2002/15/EC) 2010/09/02 EMPL 3 amendments... Amendment 35 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 8 a (new) (8a) In order to increase safety on the road and because of the changes in the structure of haulage it seems consideration should be given to extending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 to also cover, if justified by an impact assessment, drivers of goods vehicles of less than 3,5t, for example between 2,8t and 3,5t. Amendment 77 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint c Directive 2002/15/EC Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e (c) point (e) is ~~deleted~~ replaced by the following: "(e) 'self-employed driver' shall mean anyone: i. whose main occupation is to transport passengers or goods by road for hire or reward within the meaning of Union legislation under cover of a Community licence or any other professional authorisation to carry out the aforementioned transport; ii. who is entitled to work for himself and who is not tied to an employer by an employment contract or by any other type of hierarchical working relationship; iii. who is not subordinated to a user undertaking; iv. who has the freedom to organise the relevant working activities without the client's direct supervision; v. whose income depends directly on the profits made; vi. who does not receive any employment rights such as periodic payment of remuneration, payment in kind, recognition of entitlements like paid annual leave from another user undertaking or contracting party; and vii. who has the freedom to, individually or through a cooperation between self- employed drivers, have commercial relationships with several customers. For the purposes of this Directive, those drivers who do not satisfy these criteria shall be subject to the same obligations and benefit from the same rights as those provided for mobile workers under this Directive;" Amendment 97 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 Directive 2002/15/EC Article 11 a – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall organise a ~~system of appropriate and regular~~ppropriate, non-discriminatory monitoring and controls in order to guarantee the correct and consistent implementation of the rules contained in this Directive. They shall ensure that the national bodies responsible for enforcement of the Directive have ~~an adequate number of qualified inspectors~~qualified personnel and shall take whatever measures are appropriate. source: PE-431.178
17	2009/2101(INI) Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 2009/09/12 FEMM 17 amendments... Amendment 1 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution citation 1 – having regard to Articles 2, 3(23) and 14157 of the EC Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution citation 11 a (new) ~~1 Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2009)0062.~~– having regard to the 1979 UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Amendment 4 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution citation 12 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2009 on the elimination of violence against women, Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution citation 13 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2009 on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen – Stockholm programme, Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas~~, because of gender segregation by occupation and sector, and~~ according to the data available, the crisis initially hit men harder than women; ~~whereas, however, the available data do not take account of part-time working, and the proportion of the fem~~estimations are however, that overalel workforce in part-time employment is 31.1% as against a corresponding figure of 7.9% in the male workforce; whereas women occupy the majority of public-service jobs and account for two-thirds of the workforce in the education, health and social welfare sectors; whereas, therefore, they are likely to lose out on two fronts in the event of budget cuts with their adverse effect on public-service provisiomen will be hit by the consequences of the economic crisis more severely than men, Amendment 13 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas in the EU women hold approximately 60% of university degrees, but due to occupational and sectoral segregation this is not reflected in the positions they hold in the labour market, as demonstrated by the proportion of women in part-time employment at 31.1% (in comparison to 7.9% of the male workforce) and by increasing female employment in sectors already dominated by women, Amendment 20 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the pay gap is even more significant in the private sector (approximately 29%) and among immigrant women, women with disabilities, women belonging to minorities and unqualified women, Amendment 35 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas trafficking in human beings is a modern form of slavery, and most victims of trafficking are still women and girls, Amendment 36 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas ~~the above-mentioned Resolution of 18 November 2008 called on~~some of the Member States have still noto ratifyied the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings w~~ithout delay yet only 16 of them have so far done so~~hich is the strongest European legal instrument in the fight against trafficking in human beings as such trafficking is constituted as a crime and a violation of human rights and an offence to the dignity and integrity of the human being, Amendment 42 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality was officially established in 2006 and was supposed to have begun functioning by 2008 at the latest but this ~~has not happened~~still not fully functioning, Amendment 48 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the recovery plans in relation to the economic, social and financial crisis ~~offers~~create an opportunity to make the ~~Union, as an economy,~~economy of the Union more productive and innovative and~~, as a~~ its society, a more egalitarian and more mindful of gender equality; Amendment 71 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Supports the Commission in the infringement proceedings it is taking in relation to transposition of the directives in force; c~~onsiders that~~alls on the Member States ~~mus~~to transpose the gender equality directives without delay; Amendment 72 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Wishes to see a European charter of women’s rights established as soon as possible in order to bring about real improvement in women's rights throughout the Union and to introduce machinery for ensuring gender equality in all areas of social, economic and political life;deleted Amendment 85 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Congratulates the Commission on the steps it has taken and particularly on its proposals for revision of Directive 92/85/EEC in relation to maternity protection and Directive 86/613/EC in relation to self-employed workers and ‘assisting spouses’ in family businesses; ~~highlights, once again, the need to addr~~and welcomess the ~~issue of paternity leave and asks the Commission, therefore, to support any moves to introduce~~progress made in the field of addressing paternity- leave ~~entitlement at European level~~; Amendment 96 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Welcomes the fact that the percentage of female nominees for the new Commission has slightly increased to 33%, in comparison to 30% in the previous Commission; Amendment 97 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. ~~Ask~~Urges the ~~Member States to scrutinise their policies on migration in order to put the skills of highly qua~~formulation of a stronger immigration policy closely connected with other Community polifcied migrants to better use and to afford better protection for female workers in the social and domestic sectors, with a view to making migrants less vulnerable and promoting their integration by giving them access to education and training, especially vocational training and courses in the language of their host countrys, in particular with employment policy, so as to constitute legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and to maximise the positive effect both for the Member States and for the well-being of the immigrants themselves; Amendment 107 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Emphasises that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, notably through easy access to contraception and abortion; supports, therefore – as it did in its above- mentioned Resolution of 3 September 2008 – measures and actions to improve women's access to sexual and reproductive health services and to raise their awareness of their rights and of available services; invites the Member States and the Commission to implement measures and actions to make men more aware of their responsibilities in relation to sexual and reproductive matters;deleted source: PE-430.929
2	2009/2161(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) - Effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon 2010/11/11 LIBE 2 amendments... Amendment 230 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 – indent 6 a (new) – protecting language diversity, as a cultural heritage of Europe, including minority languages, Amendment 231 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 – indent 6 b (new) – prohibiting the sanctioning of the use of a language different from the official language of a Member State, source: PE-452.639
14	2009/2204(INI) Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis 2010/03/26 FEMM 12 amendments... Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas ~~much attention has been focused on the male-dominated construction and car industries, in contrast to the equally negatively affec~~the male-dominated first wave of the crisis hit mostly the male-dominated financial sector as well as the construction and car industries, this way gaining more attention, however the second wave of the crisis equally negatively affected the mostly female- dominated retailing, services and tourism sectors; wthereasfore it is ~~urgent~~necessary to address the gender dimension of the impact of and solution to the economic and social crisis in national and European recovery plans, Amendment 11 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas mainstream economists have pointed out that the credit crunch, which started the recession, was quite literally a man-made disaster; whereas responses at state and international level – none of which are gender-sensitive – have also been decided upon mainly by men; whereas it is important that women be fully includedit is important that women be fully included in setting up responses to the recession at state and international level, ensuring their involvement in the decision-making process in the political, economic and financial spheres, Amendment 38 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas ~~quality full-time employment~~employment (deletion) with quality jobs is the best safeguard against poverty and social exclusion; whereas it is crucial to design and implement policies, ~~includ~~addressing access to affordable and accessible care services, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively, Amendment 52 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the EU and therefore a key principle in any policy response to the economic and financial crisis and the transition towards ~~a longer- term holistic version of~~(deletion) the post-crisis era; stresses that gender equality is a goal in itself and not just a tool to achieve economic growth; Amendment 58 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that women’s integration into the workplace in recent decades means not only a greater direct impact of the crisis on women themselves but also on households, where incomes will be significantly affected by female job losses; cCalls on the European Union institutions and the Member States to take into account the hidden cost of the crisis, including the different and often unacknowledged gendered consequences; Amendment 62 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that macro-economic policies are predominantly associated with an increase in the gender segregation of labour, destabilisation of women’s employment through subcontracting, increases in the gender pay gap, reduction in women’s access to health and education due to the privatisation of State services, increased inequality in access to credit, land and property, and deepening of the feminisation of poverty;deleted Amendment 77 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that migrant workers are likewise affected by the crisis, ~~as are~~just as their families back home~~; refers to the fact that the scal~~ by the significant decrease of frem~~ale migration is often under-reported and with it~~ittances; while refers to the ~~imp~~fact ~~on families dependent on their wages for survival, as a result of which women may find themselves in an even more vulnerable position when they return home, rejected by their communities and families~~that the scale of female migration is often under-reported; Amendment 94 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Points out that the lack of care policies and infrastructure has led to an increase in female migrant domestic workers filling these gaps in private homes without access to social and work-related protection and benefits; calls on the Member States to urgently combat illegal employment and integrate legal migrant workers into social security and healthcare schemes; Amendment 97 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to analyse and counteract the negative effects of ~~tax cuts and~~ reductions in public spending and social benefits, especially in the context of cuts in public spending at local level, in order to ensure that women are not left with a disproportionate burden of care (children, the elderly, and dependent persons) ~~and when the closure of hospitals or shorter stays in hospitals transfer the care of patients to households with women, which potentially deepens inequalities between women and men~~; Amendment 111 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Asks the European institutions and the Member States to take effective steps~~, notably through legislation,~~ to encourage gender balance in corporate and political positions of responsibility; therefore calls for ~~binding targets to ensure the~~further steps to equal representation of women and men; Amendment 127 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Points out that investment in social infrastructure is an opportunity to modernise Europe and promote equality and can be seen as a parallel strategy to investment in green technologies modernising the physical infrastructure; considers that gender equality should therefore be a policy priority and an essential tool; Amendment 139 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to ~~set up a financial reserve within each Fund for equal opportunity activities, with additional support for a~~consequently implement principle of gender mainstreaming within each Fund, including cross-~~the-~~boarder programmes ~~and other special initiatives being funded separately under technical assistance~~; calls on the Member States to develop mechanisms for equality governance to include gender expertise within governmental departments and other agencies that implement measures under the Cohesion and Structural Funds and promote women’s organisations and networks; source: PE-439.983 2010/04/21 FEMM 2 amendments... Amendment 1 # Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Edit BAUER, Edite ESTRELA, Ilda FIGUEIREDO, NEDELCHEVA, Mariya Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas ~~much attention has been focused on the male-dominated construction and car industry, in contrast to the~~the first wave of the crisis hit mostly the male-dominated financial sector as well as the construction and car industries, this way gaining more attention, however the second wave of the crisis equally negatively affected the mostly female-dominated retailing, general services sector and tourism ~~sectors; whereas it is urgent~~; therefore it is necessary to address the gender dimension of the impact of and solution to the economic and social crisis in national and European recovery plans, Amendment 5 # Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Edit BAUER, Edite ESTRELA, Ilda FIGUEIREDO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Barbara MATERA Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas quality full-time employment with ~~quality jobs is the best~~rights is a safeguard against poverty and social exclusion~~; whereas it is crucial to design and implement policies~~ as well as springboard to financial and psychological independence; whereas by addressing universal access to quality public services, it is crucial to design and implement policies, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively, including access to affordable ~~and~~, accessible and quality care services~~, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively~~ for children, the elderly and other dependents, source: PE-441.029
16	2010/0064(COD) Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography 2010/06/10 FEMM 5 amendments... Amendment 58 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reduce the circulation of child abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source and apprehend those guilty of making distributing or downloading child abuse images. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation with third countries and international organisations, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territory. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, or supporting and stimulating Internet Service Providers on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidelines for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both with a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of work. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content onlineThe depiction of sexual acts involving persons below the age of 18 years constitutes a type of content whose production, possession, dissemination, duplication, sale or purchase is not safeguarded with reference to fundamental rights. Action is therefore necessary to remove such content and apprehend those guilty of producing, disseminating or downloading it, in accordance with due process of law. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child sexual abuse material. Meanwhile, the EU should make every effort, in particular through increased cooperation and bilateral or multilateral agreements, aiming the effective and rapid removal by third country authorities of child sexual abuse material hosted in or disseminated from the Internet in their territory. INHOPE, the International Association of Internet Hotlines, funded by the Commission’s Safer Internet programme, should increase its coverage and the exchange of reports of illegal online content; thereby facilitating removal and investigation. In order to avoid a duplication of work, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened by increasing existing resources to ensure rapid notification to Internet Service Providers, in accordance with due process of law. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Amendment 114 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 21 - title ~~Blocking access to~~Removal of websites containing child ~~pornography~~sexual abuse material Amendment 117 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the ~~blocking of access by Internet users in their~~ rapid removal at source of child sexual abuse materritory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informal stored or disseminated on Internet services. Removal at source shall be subject to clear legal and judicial safeguards, in particular to ensure that the evidence is preserved for criminal investigations. In addition, the Commission and Member States shall take all necessary measures to establish procedures for the rapid notification and removal of such content when hosted ofin th~~e possibility of challenging it~~ird countries. Amendment 124 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the ~~necessary measures to obtain the removal of internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography~~appropriate law enforcement measures to notify Member States rapidly about the existence of child sexual abuse material and obtain its removal. Amendment 128 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new) ~~by Member States to remove child sexual abuse material from online services.~~2a. The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament an annual report on the activities undertaken source: PE-450.622 2011/01/19 LIBE 11 amendments... Amendment 63 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) Measures to protect child victims and measures to adapt the justice system dealing with them should be adopted in their best interest, taking into account an assessment of their needs~~. Child victims should have easy access to legal remedies, including free legal counselling and representation and measures to address conflicts of interest where abuse occurs in the family~~ and of their right to be protected against the risk of repeated victimisation, especially through violation of their privacy, and giving their opinions and views due weight, as envisaged, for example, in the UN Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime and in the Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child friendly justice. Child victims should have easy access to legal remedies, including free legal counselling and representation and measures to address conflicts of interest where abuse occurs in the family. In that regard, child victims, and their parents if not implicated in the alleged abuse, should be fully informed about their rights, the services at their disposal, the progress and outcome of the proceedings, and legal counselling and representation should also be provided for claiming compensation. Furthermore, provisions should be made for non-implicated parents or guardians to receive adequate help and training in order to assist their child throughout the proceedings and the recovery period. Moreover, child victims should be protected from sanctions, for example under national legislation on immigration or prostitution, if they bring their case to the attention of competent authorities. Furthermore, participation in criminal proceedings by child victims should not cause additional trauma as a result of interviews or visual contact with offenders. Amendment 75 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reduce the circulation of child abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source and apprehend those guilty of making distributing or downloading child abuse images. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation with third countries and international organisations, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territory. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, or supporting and stimulating Internet Service Providers on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidelines for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both with a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of work. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content onlinesexual abuse material, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reduce the circulation of child sexual abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web by avoiding inefficient technical measures which not only leave the illegal material online but also lead to the re-victimisation of abused children. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source as quickly as possible, as well as to take action against those who are under strong suspicion of making, distributing or downloading child sexual abuse material. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation with third countries and with the help of bilateral or multilateral agreements, should seek to facilitate the effective removal and concurrent criminal prosecution by third country authorities of persons in their territory who placed child sexual abuse material on websites or caused its distribution over the Internet. For that purpose it is necessary to use the results of Safer Internet Programme, support and stimulate the Internet Service provider, as well as cooperate with the relevant NGOs and associations, like the Association of Internet Hotlines. Cooperation between the initiatives, public authorities and the Internet Service Providers industry should be established and strengthened to coordinate and expedite communication of notices, take- down efforts and evidence gathering for prosecution. Any such measures must respect the rights of the end users, be introduced by law, comply with judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Amendment 95 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) "child pornography" or "child sexual abuse material" shall mean Amendment 107 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. Causing~~, for sexual purposes,~~ a child who has not reached the age of sexual consent under national law to witness sexual abuse or sexual activities, even without having to participate, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least twohree years. Amendment 210 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 TAt the discretion of the courts on a case by case basis and in accordance with national provisions for the implementation of the law concerning the age of sexual consent, the provisions of Article 3 (2), with regard to witnessing sexual activities, and (3);, Article 4 (2) and (4) and Article 5 ~~do not govern~~may be waived for consensual sexual activities between children or involving persons who are close in age and degree of psychological and physical development or maturity, insofar as the acts did not involve any abuse, including that defined in Article 3(4) and (5). Amendment 238 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ~~provide for the possibility of~~, in accordance with the basic principles of their legal systems, take the necessary measures to ensure that competent national authorities are entitled not to prosecut~~ing~~e or impos~~ing~~e penalties on child victims of the offences referred to in Articles 4 and Article 5 (4) to (6) for their involvement in unlawful activities as a direct consequence of being subjected to those offences. Amendment 261 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Victims of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 shall be provided assistance, support and protection, taking into account the best interests of the child. Assistance and training should be extended to the parents or guardians of the child, in case they are not implicated as suspects in relation to the offence concerned, in order to help them assist their child throughout the proceedings and the recovery period. Amendment 315 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Article 21 – title ~~Blocking access to websites containing child pornography~~Technical measures to eliminate web pages containing child sexual abuse material Amendment 323 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary legal measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging itfor the rapid removal at source of child sexual abuse material stored or disseminated on Internet pages whether hosted in the EU or abroad. The removal at source shall be subject to clear legal and judicial safeguards, in particular to ensure that the evidence is preserved for criminal investigations. Amendment 336 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 2. W~~ithout prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the removal of i~~here Member States implement additional measures to restrict access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminationg child ~~pornography~~sexual abuse material, these must be necessary, transparent, proportionate, prescribed by law and subject to the control of a judge, in accordance with legal systems of Member States. Amendment 342 # Edit BAUER, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new) ~~annual report on the activities undertaken by Member States to remove child sexual abuse material from Internet pages.~~2a. The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament an source: PE-456.647
22	2010/0065(COD) Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims (repeal. Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA) 2010/07/29 LIBE, FEMM 22 amendments... Amendment 58 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) This Directive adopts an integrated and holistic approach to the fight against trafficking in human beings and when implementing, the Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities1 and Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals2 should be taken into consideration. More rigorous prevention, prosecution and protection of victims' rights, are major objectives of this Directive. Children are more vulnerable and therefore at greater risk of falling victim to trafficking in human beings. In the application of the provisions of this Directive the child's best interests must be a primary consideration, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In implementing this Directive due attention should be paid to consistency with Directive 2010/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of... [on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA]. _________ 1 OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 19. 2 OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24. Amendment 62 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) In order to tackle recent developments in the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings, this Directive adopts a broader concept of what should be considered trafficking in human beings than under Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA and therefore includes additional forms of exploitation. Within the context of this Directive, forced begging should be understood as a form of forced labour or service as defined in the ILO Convention No. 29 concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour of 29 June 1930. Therefore, exploitation ofor begging, including the use of a trafficked dependent person for begging falls within the scope of the definition of trafficking in human beings only when all the elements of forced labour or services occur. In the light of the relevant case-law, the validity of the eventual consent to perform such a service should be evaluated case by case. However, when a child is concerned, the eventual consent should never be considered valid. The term “exploitation of criminal activities” should be understood as exploitation of a person to commit, inter alia, pick-pocketing, shop-lifting and other similar activities which are subject to penalties and imply financial gain. The definition also covers trafficking in human beings for the purpose of the removal of organs, which ~~can be linked with organ trafficking and~~ constitutes a serious violation of human dignity and physical integrity. Amendment 69 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) The levels of penalties in this Directive reflect the growing concern among Member States about increased trafficking in human beings. Considering the gravity of the crime, this Directive aims to ensure further harmonisation and a higher level of penalties in the EU. When the offence is committed in certain circumstances, for example against a particularly vulnerable victim, the penalty should be more severe. In the context of this Directive, particularly vulnerable persons should include at least all children, and adults who were particularly vulnerable on grounds of pregnancy, health conditions or, disability ~~at the time when the crime was committed~~or if the victim has been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence. When the offence is particularly grave, for example when the life of the victim has been endangered or the offence has involved serious violence or has caused particularly serious harm to the victim, this should be reflected in a particularly severe penalty. When, under this Directive, a reference is made to surrender, such reference should be interpreted in accordance with Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States. Amendment 73 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) To ensure that investigations and prosecutions of human trafficking offences weare successful, their initiation should not depend on reporting or accusation by the victim. Prosecution should be allowed for a sufficient period of time after the victim has reached the age of majority. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors should be adequately trained, also with a view to enhancing international law enforcement and judicial cooperationIn accordance with national law, Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the prosecution for the offences provided in this Directive, after the victim has reached the age of majority. Investigations should take due account of the information and communication technologies used for the commission of the offence and develop specific tools to prevent and tackle trafficking facilitated by the Internet. Those responsible for investigating and prosecuting ~~such offences~~ should also have access to the investigative tools used in organised crime or other serious crime cases such as interception of communications, covert surveillance including electronic surveillance, monitoring of bank accounts and other financial investigations. Amendment 93 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) Member States should establish and/or strengthen policies to prevent trafficking in human beings including measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation, and measures to reduce the risk of people falling victims to trafficking in human beings, by means of research, information, awareness raising, and education. In such initiatives Member States should adopt a gender perspective and a child rights approach. Any officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings should be adequately trained to identify and deal with such victims. Thicluding research into new forms of trafficking in human beings, information, harmonised data collection, awareness trainsing ~~obligation would in particular cover police officers, border guards, labour inspectors, health care personnel and consula~~, and education. In such initiatives Member sSta~~ff, but could depending on local circumstances also involve other groups of public officials that are likely to encounter trafficking victims in their work~~tes should adopt a gender perspective and a child rights approach. Amendment 100 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Comparable statistics to be collected should at least include data on number of people trafficked, including data on gender, age, nationality of the victims as well as the form of trafficking; type of services victims were addressed to, number of traffickers arrested, prosecuted and convicted the referral mechanisms to the national asylum authorities. Amendment 104 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 15 b (new) (15b) Commission and Member States shall make distinction between clients according to their intentions. Clients of organ trafficking should not be treated on an equal footing with the clients of other forms of trafficking due to the fact that in case of organ trafficking the life of the client is at stake. Amendment 105 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 15 c (new) (15c) Officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings should be adequately trained in identifying and dealing with such victims. This training obligation should in particular apply to police officers, border guards, persons serving in detention facilities for migrants and immigration officials, judges and judicial staff, labour inspectors, social, child and health care personnel and consular staff, but could, depending on local circumstances, also involve other groups of public officials who are likely to encounter g victims of trafficking in human beings in their work. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors should also be adequately trained, with a view to enhancing international law enforcement and judicial cooperation. Amendment 106 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 15 d (new) (15d) Inspection and enforcement mechanisms relating to employment law should be strengthened in all Member States. Member States should ensure that they have the necessary legal framework in place and that the relevant mechanisms, training and adequate technical resources are available to enable Member States to fulfil their legal obligations, with officials from inspection bodies being given responsibility , in close cooperation with trade unions, and being provided with information and awareness training to enable them to recognise victims of trafficking whose labour is being exploited. Member States should strengthen cooperation and coordination at Union level in this area, including in cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Trade Unions Confederation, social partners and other interested parties. The Council should also consider the networking of national labour inspection. Amendment 111 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 17 a (new) (17a) The European Union shall establish, under the supervision of the Commissioner for Home Affairs, an EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator to coordinate Union action and policies in this field, including the activities of the network of national rapporteurs, and reporting to the European Parliament. Amendment 112 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 17 b (new) (17b) The EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator shall regularly prepare a comparative study evaluating the national action plans on trafficking in human beings, especially pointing out the best practices. The study shall be presented to the European Parliament, the national parliaments, the European Commission and the Council. Amendment 132 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits from the offences referred to in this Directive are seized and confiscated. Amendment 134 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits seized and confiscated under this Directive are used to support victim assistance and protection, including compensation of victims and law enforcement counter trafficking activities. Amendment 139 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits from the offences referred to in this Directive are seized and confiscated. Amendment 140 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of crime and profits seized and confiscated under this Directive are used to support victim assistance and protection, including compensation of victims and law enforcement counter trafficking activities. Amendment 141 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 7 Member States shall~~, in accordance with the basic principles of its legal system, provide for the possibility of~~ not prosecut~~ing~~e or impos~~ing~~e penalties on victims of trafficking in human beings for their involvement in ~~crimina~~offences under national legislation on prostitution or immigration and/or their involvement in other unlawful activities which they have been compelled to commit as a direct consequence of being subjected to any of the acts referred to in Article 2. Amendment 146 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that evidence is gathered and secured as soon as possible by means of, for instance, the video recording of victims' statements. Amendment 173 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall provide for mechanisms to compensate victims of trafficking in human beings irrespective of the fact if proceeds of crime were seized or not. Amendment 174 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Without prejudice to the right of the defence, Member States shall ~~allow, if in accordance with the basic principles of its legal system and where appropriate,~~take any measure in order to ensure the highest protection of a victim of trafficking in human beings acting as a witness, including the use of video conference. This protection should also ensure that the identity of a victim of trafficking in human beings acting as a witness is not disclosed. Amendment 208 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ~~consider taking~~take measures to establish as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation as referred to in Article 2 with the knowledge that the person is a victim of an offence referred to in Article 2, unless those cases where the client helped the victims, or unless the use of the service was determined by a concrete risk for the life of the users or by humanitarian reasons, or a person was strongly coerced into using the services, or when the client helped to identify and rescue the victim. Amendment 215 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Member States shall establish or support the existing free-of-charge multilingual hotline/helpline with a single European number, with the aim of providing first assistance to the victims. Member States should also take into consideration the possibility of reaching the free-of-charge hotline from outside the EU. Amendment 226 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 16 a (new) EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator 1. The legal framework of the European Union Anti-trafficking Coordinator shall be set under the supervision of the Commissioner for Home Affairs. 2. The European Union Anti-trafficking Coordinator shall be responsible for ensuring a coherent approach against trafficking in human beings across the Member States as well as at EU level, coordinating the action of the National Rapporteurs, providing harmonised monitoring and reporting to the European institutions. The European Union Anti- trafficking Coordinator shall advise all European institutions and bodies, either on his or her own initiative or in response to a consultation, on all trafficking in human beings related matters. 3. This article shall enter into force in five years following the Directive´s publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. source: PE-445.701
3	2010/0242(COD) European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012) 2011/02/15 EMPL 3 amendments... Amendment 91 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a decision Article 1 The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing - promoting active ageing and mutual solidarity between generations, maintaining the vitality and respecting the dignity of all (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’). Amendment 141 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 – research and surveys on a Union or national scale, ~~and~~for example, on the causes of early retirement, on violence against older people, on flexibility of working patterns of older people, and on dissemination of the results. Amendment 143 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new) - measures focusing on health-care prevention oriented towards healthy ageing. source: PE-458.631
19	2010/2041(INI) Social integration of women belonging to ethnic minority groups 2010/05/14 FEMM 19 amendments... Amendment 8 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital B ~~B. whereas not all people living in the EU benefit from the Charter of Fundamental Rights, especially women from ethnic minority and migrant groups,~~deleted Amendment 17 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas an EU integrated approach is crucial for a coherent policy on the social in~~tegrat~~clusion of ethnic minority women, including but not restricted to measures on anti-discrimination, housing, employment, education, health care and respect for fundamental rights, Amendment 20 # Philippe JUVIN, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas there is no ~~definition for historically settled and newly established minorities, but differences are reported between them as well as differences among different groups of minoritie~~universally accepted legal definition for ethnic minority groups; whereas the principles of equal opportunities and equal treatment based on mutual respect, understanding and acceptance should be a cornerstone of the EU~~’s integration~~ policies for all regardless of their background, Amendment 22 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas equal access for all to quality education enhances better ~~integration in the~~ labour market inclusion, Amendment 34 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a targeted approach ~~to integrating~~for the social inclusion of women belonging to ethnic minorities is needed to avoid stereotyping, stigmatisation and ethnic segregation, Amendment 40 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas there is a wide range of instruments and policies available which are suitable for the in~~tegrat~~clusion of women belonging to ethnic minority groups, ~~but there is an implementation gap at the national level,~~ Amendment 55 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas ~~the non-integrat~~social exclusion of women belonging to ethnic minorities entails significant direct and indirect costs for public budgets, Amendment 60 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Subtitle 1 ~~Integration policy in the European Union~~deleted Amendment 61 # Philippe JUVIN, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Stresses that there is no universally accepted legal definition for ethnic minority groups, and that this notion covers a wide range of situations of different ethnic groups within the EU Member States; Amendment 63 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide for gender and ethnicity disaggregated data on issues related to social in~~tegrat~~clusion, such as access to education, the labour market, social security, the health system and housing; Amendment 97 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU and its Member States to carry out awareness-raising campaigns and to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions in order to combat discriminatory cultural norms and tackle ~~the prevalent sexist stereotypes and~~ social stigmatisation which legitimise and perpetuate violence against women, and to ensure that there is no justification of violence on the grounds of customs, traditions or religious considerations; Amendment 103 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States to improve access to services, particularly, in the fields of health, social services, ~~provision of~~education, counselling on social rights, child-related services, ~~reintegration services focused on~~access to labour-market ~~integration~~, and vocational training services; Amendment 106 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Subtitle 2 ~~Women in ethnic minorities~~deleted Amendment 110 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Points out that women’s economic empowerment is a key factor in ensuring their ~~integration and participation~~full participation in the mainstream society; Amendment 130 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Subtitle 3 ~~Gender equality~~deleted Amendment 132 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages the Commission to take the gender aspect into account when deciding on policies and measures geared towards social in~~tegrat~~clusion; Amendment 134 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to support services related to preventing or protecting women from gender based violence regardless of their ~~legal status,~~ race, ethnic origin or religion; Amendment 139 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Insists on the active involvement of the European Institute for Gender Equality in implementing suitable new measures and policies concerning ethnic minority women, consistently applying the principle of gender mainstreaming and promoting priorities in the area of social in~~tegrat~~clusion; Amendment 146 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the ~~Fundamental Rights Agenc~~European Institute for Gender Equality to systematically collect data disaggregated by gender and ethnicity as well as other grounds and present its results in a gender and ethnically disaggregated way; source: PE-441.285
16	2010/2209(INI) Priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women 2010/12/16 FEMM 16 amendments... Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas no single intervention ~~will~~can eliminate gender-based violence, but a ~~combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequences~~holistic approach is inevitable to adequately address and combat violence against women, Amendment 34 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas male violence against women ~~shap~~deteriorates women's ~~place~~situation in society: their physical and mental health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men, Amendment 63 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new) - demands on Member States to ensure that perpetrators are punished accordingly to the gravity of the crime, Amendment 68 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceed in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women andensure training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of violence against women, including law enforcement, social, child, health care and emergency centre personnel, in order to detect, identify and properly deal with such cases, with special attention to the needs and rights of victims, Amendment 80 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 – policy proposals ~~to help victims rebuild their lives, in addition~~for establishing adequate assistance and protection for victims, including providing legal counselling, in order to ensur~~ing~~e their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health, Amendment 83 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new) – demands on Member States to provide shelters for victims of gender-based violence in cooperation with relevant NGOs, Amendment 85 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 ~~– minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender- based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victims,~~deleted Amendment 91 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 ~~– minimum standards to ensure that victims have professional support in the form of advice from a legal practitioner irrespective of their role in the criminal proceedings,~~deleted Amendment 99 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 – plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain comparable statistical data on gender-based violence; Amendment 104 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) – encouragement to Member States to exchange best practices on addressing gender-based violence; Amendment 105 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 b (new) – demands on Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures on prevention, including awareness raising campaigns, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs; Amendment 125 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, ~~including figures on how many women are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner,~~ based on data from the Member States; Amendment 131 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to consider establishing an observatory on violence against women ~~within the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in close cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)~~based on reporting of court cases where involvement of violence against women occurred; Amendment 135 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to maintain its endeavour to combat gender-based violence through community programmes, especially Daphne programme that has already successfully contributed to the fight against violence against women; Amendment 137 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. ~~Not~~Welcomes that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will, in the form of a survey, interview a representative sample of women from all Member States regarding their experiences of violence~~, and asks that the focus be placed on examining the actual responses women receive from the various authorities and support services when reporting~~; Amendment 141 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Urges Member States, in their national statistics, to make visible the magnitude of gender-based violence and to take steps to ensure that comparable data are collected on gender- based violence, including the sex of the victims, sex of the perpetrators, their relationship, age, ~~crime scene, and injur~~nationality, crime scene, injuries and number of fatalities; source: PE-454.542
1	2010/2239(INI) Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems 2010/11/11 FEMM 1 amendments... Amendment 59 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new) (1) Due to the fact, that differences between the pensions of women and men are consequences of the gender pay gap, asks the Commission to take decisive steps to close this gap source: PE-452.645
11	2010/2305(INI) Absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU 2011/03/05 EMPL 11 amendments... Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Insists on the real added value generated by one strategic approach and by common implementation rules for the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Social Fund, within the general framework of the cohesion policy; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on all EU institutions and Member States to facilitate speedier conclusion of key documents, such as the multiannual financial framework and regulations, with a view to overcoming the start-up difficulties that might arise at the beginning of the next programming period, which was also the case at the beginning of the 2007-2013 programming period; Amendment 14 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to strengthen multi-level governance, which should include not only the implementation of policies and management of the ESF, but also the development of the strategy as such; Amendment 32 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to the integrated approach for local and regional development projects, making it possible to combine several sources of financing: operational programmes, national programmes and private resources at the individual project level; Amendment 34 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Supports that the regulatory architecture of cohesion policy should allow greater flexibility in organising operational programmes in order to reflect the nature and geography of development processes better; suggests that Member States and regions are given enough flexibility to select priorities and draw up appropriate policy mixes; Amendment 47 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to review the level of co-financing, to reflect better the level of development, EU added value, types of action and beneficiaries; calls on the Member States to create mechanisms for helping the small beneficiaries preparing for applications and during the period of implementation; Amendment 54 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that management, reporting and control procedures must be proportionate to the scale of the projects, because it is difficult for small institutions and small local authorities to implement projects under the present conditions, therefore special provisions must be designed for small-scale EU grants in the next programming period; Amendment 59 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for a streamlining of programming, monitoring and evaluation of cohesion policy with a view to improving the advisory role of the Commission and decreasing the administrative burden related to control and audit; Amendment 60 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the need for strong and dedicated focus on the actual outcomes and results of the ESF support by the improvement of evaluation, monitoring and indicator systems at Community, national, regional and local levels. Amendment 65 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Notes that the institutional capacity of the public sector at national, regional and local level, the technical and administrative capacity of the participating public authorities and beneficiaries are key for successful development, implementation and monitoring of the policies needed to reach Europe 2020 targets. Amendment 66 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) ~~with the management of funds.~~9c. Notes that a high degree of continuity in management and control system and capacity is necessary in order to build upon acquired management experience and knowledge, so calls on the Member States to take measures to avoid the fluctuation of administrative staff dealing source: PE-464.702
11	2011/0130(COD) Reconnaissance mutuelle des mesures de protection en matière civile 2011/06/12 LIBE 8 amendments... Amendment 46 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) In order to ensure and facilitate the free movement of p~~rotection measure~~ersons within the European Union, this Regulation should introduce a European uniform model of certificate ~~and appoint the authority competent to issue it~~to be issued by the Member State of origin on request by the protected person. In order to respect the principle of subsidiarity, this certificate should not replace the internal procedure of the Member States. Amendment 47 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12a) The European uniform model of certificate should contain the list of Member States which recognise that certificate, in order to facilitate the free movement of persons obtaining a protection measure within the Union and to avoid imposing an additional administrative burden on Member States of origin by requiring them to issue new certificates when protected persons move to another Member State. A uniform model should inter alia facilitate the translation process as well. Amendment 56 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – introductory wording ~~The following are notably protection measure~~Protection measures may include one or more of the following obligations or prohibitions: Amendment 58 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point i (i) a~~n obligation not to~~ prohibition from entering certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides, works or that he visits; or Amendment 59 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point ii (ii) a~~n obligation not to enter into~~ prohibition or regulation of contact, in any form, with the protected person, including by phone, electronic or ordinary mail, fax or any other means; or Amendment 60 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point iii (iii) a~~n obligation not to~~ prohibition or regulation on approaching the protected person closer than a prescribed distance; or Amendment 61 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 2 – point iv a (new) (iva) any other prohibition or regulation imposed in order to guarantee the physical and/or psychological integrity of the protected person. Amendment 82 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 19 a (new) Article 19a Data collection In order to facilitate evaluation of the application of this Regulation, Member States shall communicate to the Commission relevant data relating to the application of national procedures on the issuing of certificates referred to in Article 5 and the transmission thereof between competent authorities. Those data shall include, at least, information on the number of protection measures and certificates requested, issued and/or recognised and on the number of certificates refused, suspended and/or withdrawn, as well as the reasons for such refusal and/or withdrawal. source: PE-476.136 2011/12/15 LIBE 3 amendments... Amendment 2 # Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Edit BAUER, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Nathalie GRIESBECK Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a (a) 'protection measure' means any decision, whatever it may be called, of a preventive and temporary nature taken by an authority in a Member State in accordance with its national law with a view to protecting an individual person when serious reasons exist to consider the person's life, physical and/or psychological integrity ~~or liber~~, dignity, personal liberty or sexual integrity to be at risk. It shall include measures ordered without the person causing the risk being summoned to appear. ~~The following are notably protection measures: (i) an obligation not to enter~~(If the part of this amendment concerning the words "person's life, ...or sexual integrity" is adopted, corresponding modifications will need to be made throughout the text) Protection measures may include one or more of the following obligations or prohibitions: (i) a prohibition from entering and/or remaining in certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides, works or that he visits; or (ii) a~~n obligation not to enter into~~ prohibition or regulation of contact, in any form, with the protected person, including by phone, electronic or ordinary mail, fax or any other means; or (iii) a~~n obligation not to~~ prohibition or regulation on approaching the protected person closer than a prescribed distance; or (iv) a decision attributing the exclusive use of the common housing of two persons to the protected person; or (iva) any other prohibitions or regulations imposed in order to guarantee the protection of the protected person. Amendment 5 # Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 19 a (new) Article 19a Data collection In order to facilitate evaluation of the application of this Regulation, Member States shall communicate to the Commission relevant data relating to the application of national procedures on the issuing of certificates referred to in Article 5 and the transmission thereof between competent authorities. Those data shall include, at least, information on the number of protection measures and certificates requested, issued and/or recognised and on the number of certificates refused, suspended and/or withdrawn, as well as the reasons for such refusal and/or withdrawal, with due regard for the fundamental principles of privacy and the protection of personal data. Amendment 6 # Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) Mutual confidence in the administration of justice in the Union and the objective of ensuring and facilitating the free movement of persons within the Union justify procedures for the recognition and/or enforcement of protection measures without any intermediate formalities. As a result, a protection measure taken in a Member State should, for the purposes of recognition and, where applicable, enforcement, be treated as if it had been taken in the Member State in which recognition and/or enforcement is sought. To that end, this Regulation should introduce a European uniform model of certificate to be issued by the Member State of origin on request by the protected person. In order to respect the principle of subsidiarity, that certificate should not replace the internal procedure of the Member States. source: PE-478.525
23	2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020 2012/07/16 EMPL 23 amendments... Amendment 77 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In compliance with the Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, the scope of the EGF should be broadened to facilitate the adaptation of farmers to a new market situation resulting from international trade agreements in the agricultural sector and leading to a change or a significant adjustment in the agricultural activities of the affected farmers so as to assist them to become structurally more competitive or to facilitate their transition to non- agricultural activities.deleted Amendment 81 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) In order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when the number of redundancies reaches a minimum threshold. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, and in exceptional circumstances, applications may be submitted for a lower number of redundancies. ~~As regards farmers, the necessary criteria should be determined by the Commission in relation to the consequences of each trade agreement~~In general individual dismissals by companies cannot be covered. Amendment 88 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Redundant workers should have equal access to the EGF independently of their type of employment contract or employment relationship. Therefore, workers with fixed term contracts and temporary agency workers made redundant as well as owner-managers of ~~micro,~~ small and medium-sized enterprises, farmers and self- employed workers who ~~cease their activities and farmers who change or adjust their activities to a new market situation following trade agreement~~have to cease their current activities, should be regarded as redundant workers for the purposes of this Regulation. Amendment 102 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) When drawing up the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, Member States should favour measures that will significantly contribute to the employability of the redundant workers. Member States should strive towards the reintegration into employment or new activities of at least 50 % of the targeted workers within 126 months ~~of the date of application~~after the completion of the measures. Amendment 113 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In order to ensure that the Union's expression of solidarity with workers is not hampered by a lack of Member State co- funding resources, the co-funding rate should be modulated, with a maximum 50 % contribution to the cost of the package and its implementation as the norm, and the possibility to raise this rate to up to 650 % in the case of applications submitted by those Member States on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level is eligible under the ‘"Convergence’" objective of the Structural Funds and if the workers concerned come from this region, as well as up to 85% in case of applications submitted by a Member State which receive financial support from the European Financial Stability Facility. Amendment 115 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) To facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, expenditure should be eligible either from the date on which a Member State incurs administrative expenditure for implementing the EGF or from the date on which a Member State starts to provide personalised services or, in the case of farmers, from the date set in a Commission act in accordance with Article 4(3)from the date on which a Member State starts to provide personalised services. Amendment 117 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) In order to cover the needs arising during the final months of each year, it is necessary to ensure that at least one quarter of the annual maximum amount of the EGF remains available on 1 September. ~~Financial contributions made during the remainder of the year should be allocated taking into account the overall ceiling laid down for support to farmers in the Multiannual Financial Framework.~~ Amendment 123 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), based in EU Agency Eurofound in Dublin, assists the European Commission and the Member State concerned with qualitative and quantitative analyses in order to help in the evaluation of trends of globalisation and utilisation of EGF fund. Amendment 136 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 Actions benefiting from financial contributions by the Fund pursuant to Article 2(a) and (b) shall aim to ensure that a minimum of 50 % of workers participating in these actions ~~find stable employment within a year from the date of application~~will be reintegrated into employment or find a new activity within 6 months after the completion of the measures. Amendment 153 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘a worker’ means temporary agency workers as defined in Article 3 of Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , whose user undertaking is an enterprise in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) or (b), and whose assignment to the user undertaking ends and is not renewed within the period set out in that point of Article 4, excluding seasonal workers; or Amendment 155 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘a worker’ means owner-managers of ~~micro,~~ small and medium-sized enterprises ~~and~~, self- employed workers ~~(including~~and farmers) and all members of the household active in the business, ~~provided that, if farmers, they were already producing the output affected by the relevant trade agreement before the measures concerning the specific sector were implemented~~who gave up their current work. Amendment 177 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Where owner-managers of ~~micro,~~ small and medium-sized enterprises ~~and~~, self- employed workers ~~change or, in the case of farmers, adjust their previous activities, such situations shall be considered as redundancies for the purposes of this Regulation~~and farmers not performing their activities any longer. Amendment 186 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) For owner-managers of ~~micro,~~ small and medium-sized enterprises ~~and~~, self- employed workers ~~(including~~and farmers), the redundancy shall be counted ~~either~~ from the date of cessation of the activities caused by any of the conditions set out in Article 2, and determined in accordance with national law or administrative provisions~~, or from the date specified by the Commission in the delegated act adopted in accordance with the Article 4(3)~~. Amendment 200 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) job-search assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for self-employment and business start-up ~~or for changing or adjusting activity (including investments in physical assets),~~ co-operation activities, tailor-made training and re-training, including information and communication technology skills and certification of acquired experience; Amendment 204 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, ~~employers' recruitment incentives,~~ mobility allowances, ~~subsistence or~~ training allowances ~~(including allowances for carers or farm relief services)~~, all of which limited to the duration of the documented active job search or life-long learning or training activities; Amendment 218 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) special time-limited measures as listed in paragraph 1 (b) which are not conditional upon the active participation of the targeted workers in job-search or training activities, measures that can be considered as substitute for unemployment benefits; Amendment 220 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. At the initiative of the applicant Member State, a financial contribution up to a maximum of 5% of the funding amounts request may be made for the preparatory, management, information, cooperation with the responsible social partners (works council) of workers targeted for support and publicity, control and reporting activities. Amendment 221 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State shall submit a complete application to the Commission within a period of 12 weeks from the date on which the criteria set in Article 4(1) or (2) are met ~~or, where applicable, before the deadline set by the Commission in accordance with Article 4(3)~~. In exceptional and duly justified circumstances the application may be supplemented with additional information by the applicant Member State within ~~six~~three months from the date of application, following which the Commission shall assess the application on the basis of the available information. The Commission shall complete its assessment of the application within twelve weeks of the date of receipt of a complete application or (in the case of an incomplete application) ~~six~~four months after the date of the initial application, whichever is the earlier. Amendment 253 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 8(3), particularly taking into account the number of targeted workers, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose as quickly as possible the amount of a financial contribution, if any, that may be made within the limits of the resources available. The amount may not exceed 50 % of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 8(2)(e) or 65 % of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level is eligible under the ‘Convergence’ objective of the Structural Funds. The Commission, in its assessment of such cases, will decide whether the 65 % co-funding rate is justified.: Amendment 259 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) 50% of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 8(2)(e) or Amendment 261 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (new) (b) 60% of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State on the territory of which at least one region at NUTS II level belongs to the category of 'Less developed regions' as laid down in Regulation XX/XXXX or Amendment 263 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c (new) (c) 85% of these costs in the case of applications submitted by a Member State receiving financial assistance under one of the conditions as laid down in Article 77 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as 1 or from the European Financial Stability Facility; Amendment 284 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 2. The results of the evaluation shall be transmitted, for information, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the social partners. If the evaluation determines that the objective in Article 1 has not been reached, the financial contribution shall be refunded proportionately. source: PE-492.873
1	2011/0432(CNS) Consular protection for citizens of the Union abroad 2012/07/26 LIBE 1 amendments... Amendment 47 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) In accordance with the right to respect for private and family life as recognised in Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the assisting Member State should provide protection to third country family members of citizens of the Union ~~under the same conditions as to third country family members of its own nationals. Any definition as to which persons are family members should draw inspiration from Articles 2 and 3 of the~~, as defined in Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States., under the same conditions as to third country family members of its own nationals, taking into account that Member States may not be in a position to deliver all types of consular protection to third country family members, ~~notably~~such as emergency travel documents ~~are not being issued~~. In accordance with Article 24 of the Charter, the best interests of the child, as provided for in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, should be a primary consideration. source: PE-494.593
5	2011/0440(COD) European statistics on demography 2012/10/24 EMPL 5 amendments... Amendment 19 # Csaba SÓGOR, Edit BAUER, Regina BASTOS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 ~~(1) In accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union, as from 1 November 2014, a qualified majority shall be defined on the basis of the population of the Member States.~~deleted Amendment 30 # Csaba SÓGOR, Edit BAUER, Regina BASTOS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘~~usually resident population~~European citizens’ means all persons having their ~~usual residence in~~citizenship of a Member State at the reference time; Amendment 41 # Csaba SÓGOR, Edit BAUER, Regina BASTOS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the ~~population as referred to in Article 2 and (d)~~ir citizens at the reference time. Where the circumstances described in Article 2 (d)i. or (d)ii. cannot be established, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on population at their place of ~~legal or registered~~permanent residence at the reference time~~; in this case, they shall undertake proportionate efforts to compute data which are the closest possible approximation to the population referred to in Article 2 and (d)~~. Amendment 47 # Csaba SÓGOR, Edit BAUER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end of the reference year. For the purposes of this Article, Member States shall not provide data on population at their place of legal or registered residence at the reference timeir citizens within 8 months from the end of the reference year. Amendment 50 # Csaba SÓGOR, Edit BAUER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Carlos COELHO Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the ~~total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end of~~number of their citizens at the reference ~~year~~time. For the purposes of this Article, Member States shall ~~not~~ provide data on population at their place of ~~legal or registered~~permanent residence at the reference time. source: PE-498.061
14	2011/2069(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011) 2012/07/25 LIBE 10 amendments... Amendment 213 # Kinga GÁL, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on Member States to adopt adequate measures in order to promote, in all areas of economic, social, political and cultural life, the effective equality between persons belonging to a national minority and those belonging to the majority, by taking due account in this respect of the specific conditions of the persons belonging to these national minority communities; points out the inconsistency of policy towards national minorities: while the protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, there is no standard for minority rights in Community policy; Amendment 214 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Emphasises the fact that minority rights are an integral part of basic human rights and considers it necessary to draw a clear distinction between (national) minorities, immigrants and asylum seekers; Amendment 221 # Kinga GÁL, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Considers that no single solution exists for improving the situation of national minorities in all the Member States, some common and minimum objectives for public authorities in the EU should be developed, taking account the relevant international legal norms and existing good practices; Amendment 222 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls on the Commission to establish a policy standard for the protection of national minorities; Amendment 228 # Kinga GÁL, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Suggests efforts to promote the confidence building between and the co- existence of communities traditionally living next to each other by teaching and learning of each others identity, regional identities, each other’s languages in both directions and each other’s history, heritage and culture for better understanding and better respect for diversity; Amendment 229 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Points out that the latest and future enlargements have led and will lead to an even greater number of Member States characterised by cultural and linguistic diversity; believes, therefore, that the EU has a particular responsibility in safeguarding the rights of minorities; Amendment 232 # Kinga GÁL, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Considers that effective participation in decision-making based on the principles of subsidiarity and self- governance is one of the most effective ways of handling the problems of national minorities, following the best practices existing within the Union; Amendment 233 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Considers that traditional national minority communities represent a special contribution to European culture, therefore public policies should be more focused on their protection and the Union itself must address these needs in a more appropriate way; Amendment 241 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Regrets the limited impact of EU and national initiatives in the area of inequality between men and women, particularly in the context of employment and calls on Member States to take measures for better reconciliation of family and working life for all generations of women; Amendment 246 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Points to the fact that women continue to suffer discrimination in various areas of everyday life, in spite of the legislation in force on combating discrimination and is deeply disappointed to note that, after an almost 40 years old legislation, the gender pay gap has hardly closed at all; source: PE-494.582 2012/08/20 LIBE 4 amendments... Amendment 20 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to its resolution on the protection of minorities and anti- discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe of 8 June 20051, _________________ 1 P6_TA(2005)0228 Amendment 21 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) - having regard to Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, Amendment 52 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas there is a difference between protection of national minorities and anti- discrimination policy; Amendment 102 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the ~~unacceptable~~ delays and blockages in the EU's accession to the ECHR, which are mainly due to specific Member States, and urges the Commission to conclude the procedure; source: PE-492.760
17	2011/2091(INI) Situation of women approaching retirement age 2011/07/06 FEMM 17 amendments... Amendment 1 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas gender equality and non- discrimination, among others on the basis of age, is a fundamental principle of the European Union enshrined in the EC Treaty and one of the objectives and tasks of the Community, Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas women are often and increasingly over-represented among the isolated elderly, as a consequence of rising divorce rates and shorter life- expectancy of men; whereas widows and lone elderly women in general are at a higher risk of poverty, isolation and social exclusion, Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas Europe's future economic competitiveness and prosperity depends crucially on its ability to fully utilize its labour resources, not only by extension of employment period of life, but also through adoption of appropriate policies to reconcile work, family and private life, Amendment 15 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the gender gap is smaller before family formation and increases when individuals form a couple; whereas a drop of employment rate occurs for women at the first childbirth and the labour market disadvantages accumulate in their earlier stages of life cycle, connected to child-care, which at a later stage changes into care of elderly people, which often flows into in-work poverty, Amendment 22 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the decision to designate 2012 as the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, and calls for appropriate steps to combat discrimination, particularly by changing the stereotypes associated with age discrimination and promoting solidarity between generations; Amendment 32 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to implement the gender equality approach in the preparation and implementation of pension reform, to promote use of the same actuarial calculation of pensions for men and women, to promote decreasing the risk of poverty and to end the practice of ~~compuls~~mandatory retirement; Amendment 37 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to conclude a study, in close cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality, on the situation of women over 50, in particular by focusing on their experiences in the labour market, care-giver experiences as well as on health issues and other challenges they have to face; Amendment 42 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create conditions encouraging older women to remain and/or return to the labour market under the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, so that their potential is not wasted; Amendment 46 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Member States to adequately address the multiple discrimination that older women are facing in seeking access to employment; Amendment 47 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to further develop and improve the collection and analysis of accurate, relevant, comparable European gender- and age-specific data, particularly on the employment and unemployment rate of older women ~~and~~, on the rate of dependent elderly people and on elder abuse; Amendment 54 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to exchange best practices in improving the quality of working conditions of older women, in order to create them a sustainable and healthy workplace; Amendment 73 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Member States to step up progress towards meeting the needs of families who have to take on responsibility for dependants; and calls on the Commission to continue to support the development of care structures making use of the Structural Funds; Amendment 79 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Member States to extend access to parental leave for grandparents, to recognise caring for dependent persons, while considering the possibility of developing a carer's leave and to provide services, training and counselling for care-givers; Amendment 82 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop gender-assessed pension systems by taking into account the older women's higher risk of poverty, as well as their career breaks due to caring obligations, in order to avoid creating new dependency traps; Amendment 88 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Member States to expand a research into gender-related diseases, including research into the causes, possible prevention and treatments for these diseases; Amendment 91 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the efforts of some Member States who provide free access to prevention of gender-related diseases and encourages Member States who have not yet done so to strengthen preventive healthcare for older women by providing, for example, for accessible and regular mammographies, to erase age limits in access to health prevention such as breast cancer screening, and to raise awareness of the importance of screening; Amendment 93 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Encourages the Member States to further step up their efforts to adopt a gender mainstreaming strategy in health policies and to ensure equality of access to affordable health care and long-term care for both women and men, especially the older ones, and for those who face multiple disadvantages; source: PE-467.034
10	2011/2147(INI) Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work 2011/09/20 EMPL 10 amendments... Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - having regard to its position of 7 July 2011 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Active Ageing (2012)1, 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0332 Amendment 37 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas women report a higher level of work-related health problems than men irrespective of the type of work2, therefore measures of health and safety at work need a gender-based and life-cycle approach, __________________ 2 Occupational health and safety risks for the most vulnerable workers, EP Policy Department A, Economic and Scientific Policy, 2011, p. 40 Amendment 38 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas women are equally, if not more, affected by musculoskeletal disorders, even when they are working in the service sector, Amendment 39 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas ageing women are particularly vulnerable to age-related diseases which should be adequately addressed in OHS policies, Amendment 55 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that OHS policies, at European and national level, should be made consistent with other public policies: health, employment, industry, environment, transport, education and energy and should implement gender- mainstreaming in its policies in order to better reflect the specific risks faced by female workers; Amendment 96 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the Commission should develop gender and age-specific statistical means to evaluate prevention not solely in terms of accidents but also in terms of pathologies and the percentage of workers exposed to chemical, physical or biological agents and to dangerous situations from the point of view of the organisation of work; Amendment 97 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses the importance of gender- based measures and life-cycle approach to eliminate the risk of early retirement due to health problems; Amendment 116 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on EU-OSHA and Eurofound to analyse causes of early retirement among women and men; Amendment 117 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Calls on EU-OSHA to carry out a research on the effects of "double shift" on the health of female workers, i.e. when women have to continue with unpaid work at home after the regular and recognized paid work; Amendment 185 # Edit BAUER, Lívia JÁRÓKA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Encourages the Member States to take into consideration the special risks female workers are facing in preventive policies and risk assessment methods; source: PE-472.198
4	2011/2181(INI) Corporate governance framework for European companies 2011/10/13 EMPL 4 amendments... Amendment 18 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that corporate governance should, among other things, ~~facilitate relations~~promote regular dialogue with employees, who contribute to, and are dependent on, their company’s success and performance~~, and is disappointed that this aspect was completely ignored in the Green Paper~~; Amendment 32 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Supports ~~legally bind~~strictly applied ‘comply or explaing’ corporate governance measures covering listed and also unlisted companies which are of a considerable size; Amendment 37 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for ~~greater gender diversity in company boards~~higher female representation in company boards, including in top positions as foreseen in the Commission’s Women’s Charter, linked to adoption of measures that contribute to work-life balance for women and men; Amendment 53 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is of the view that the inclusion of stock options as part of remuneration schemes ~~should be minimised, and ideally phased out and replaced by sustainable long-term remuneration polici~~in order to promote employee share ownership at EU level should be carefully assessed in order to avoid exposure to risk from lack of diversification for employees; supports, however, the promotion of voluntary employee share ownership schemes; source: PE-473.895
2	2011/2285(INI) Application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value 2012/03/13 FEMM 2 amendments... Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas according to the latest provisional and incomplete figures women earn on average 1~~7.1~~6.4% less than men in the European Union and the gender pay gap varies between ~~3.2~~1.9% and ~~30.9~~27.6% in Member States, and whereas – despite the significant body of legislation in force for almost 40 years and the actions taken and resources spent on trying to reduce the gap3 – progress is extremely slow (the disparity at EU level was 17.7% in 2006, 1~~8% in 2008~~7.6% in 2007, 17.4% in 2008, 16.9% in 2009 and 1~~7.1~~6.4% in 20~~09),~~10), while the gender pay gap could be higher as indicated as two Member States' data are still missing; Amendment 43 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission's Equal Pay Day initiative which was first established on 5 March 2011 and held for the second time on 2 March 2012; source: PE-483.791
1	2012/0061(COD) Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC 2013/01/21 EMPL 1 amendments... Amendment 417 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purpose of ensuring full accessibility and legal certainty of information, only the terms and conditions of employment, referred to in Art. 3 of the Directive 96/71/EC, which are made public are to be considered binding for the scope of posting of workers. These terms and conditions of employment shall be included on the single national official website. source: PE-504.078
6	2012/0295(COD) Fund for European aid to the most deprived (2014-2020) 2013/03/01 FEMM 6 amendments... Amendment 39 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) In order to maximise the effectiveness of the non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons, where appropriate, as part of accompanying measures, Member States should support providing shelters and/or social housing for homeless people. Amendment 54 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) In order to improve the quality and design of each operational programme and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fund, ex ante and ex post evaluations should be conducted. Those evaluations should be supplemented by surveys, including data broken down by gender and age, on the most deprived persons who have benefited from the operational programme and, if necessary, by evaluations during the programming period. The responsibilities of Member States and the Commission in this respect should be specified. Amendment 63 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Fund shall support national schemes whereby food products ~~and~~, basic consumer goods, including clothing, for ~~the~~ personal use ~~of homeless persons or of children~~ are distributed to the most deprived persons, in particular to homeless people and children, through partner organisations selected by Member States. Amendment 86 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall provide the resources necessary for carrying out evaluations, and shall ensure that procedures are in place to produce and collect the data, broken down by gender and age, necessary for evaluations, including data related to the common indicators referred to in Article 11. Amendment 102 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a (ka) the costs of purchasing food ~~and~~, basic consumer goods ~~for personal use of~~, including clothing for personal use for the most deprived persons, in particular for homeless persons ~~or of~~and children; Amendment 105 # Edit BAUER Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b (lb) where a public body purchases the food or, basic consumer goods including clothing for personal use of ~~homeless persons or of~~the most deprived persons, in particular of homeless persons and children, and provide them to partner organisations, the costs of transporting of food or goods to the storage depots of the partner organisations at a flat rate of 1 % of the costs referred to in point (a); source: PE-506.089
7	2012/2058(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: technical assistance by the Commission 2012/05/16 BUDG 7 amendments... Amendment 5 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the measures proposed by the Commission to be financed as technical assistance in accordance with Article 8(1) and (4) as well as with Article 9 (2) of the EGF Regulation; Amendment 8 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the Commission will start to prepare the final evaluation of the EGF; regrets, however, that the results will arrive too late to feed into the discussion on the new regulation for the EGF in 2014-2020, especially regarding the effectiveness of the use of the crisis derogation criterion, since the concerned EGF cases were not analysed in the EGF mid-term evaluation report; Amendment 12 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Regrets that the Commission does not envisage any particular awareness raising activities for 2012 in the situation where the utility of the EGF and its existence in the next financing period are questioned by Member States, including the frequent users of the Fund; recalls that the current proposal for the technical assistance will leave around EUR 630 000 unused for 2012; Amendment 14 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Interrogates the Commission on the impact and efficiency of the information tools funded by technical assistance in previous years; asks for reliable data on the use of those tools; Amendment 15 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes that the Commission will continue to work on the standardised procedures for simplified applications, faster processing of the applications and better reporting; asks the Commission to present the progress made following the use of technical assistance in 2011; recalls the need to shorten the application procedures; Amendment 16 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Recalls the importance of networking and exchange of information on the EGF; supports, therefore, the funding of the Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF; underlines further the importance to liaise all those involved in EGF applications, including the social partners, to create as much synergies as possible; Amendment 17 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Encourages the Member States to profit from the exchange of best practices and to learn particularly from those Member States that have already put in place national information networks on the EGF involving the social partners and stakeholders at local level with a view to having a good structure for assistance in place once mass redundancies might occur; source: PE-489.529
10	2012/2089(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the footwear industry in Spain 2012/05/23 BUDG 10 amendments... Amendment 4 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation; Amendment 5 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 4 May 2012; welcomes the fact that the evaluation process and submission of additional information by the Member State were speedy and accurate; Amendment 6 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that the footwear sector represented 26% of the total employment in the region of Valenciana and therefore was an important contributor to local economy, which is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises in traditional sectors like textile, shoes and ceramics; Amendment 7 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes that the region of Valenciana has been hit in the past by four mass dismissals and welcomes the fact that the region decided to use the EGF support to address those redundancies: EGF/2009/014 ES/Valencia - Ceramic industry, EGF/2010/005 ES/Valencia - Stone marble, EGF/2010/009 ES/Valencia - Textile sector, EGF/2011/006 ES/Valenciana - Construction sector; welcomes the fact that the region builds on the experience with the EGF and quickly assists workers in several sectors; Amendment 8 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Notes the information given by the Spanish authorities that in their assessment based on the experience with previous applications, only 350 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential; Amendment 9 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package; Amendment 10 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Notes that the educational background of the dismissed workers is rather poor and recalls the importance of improving the employability of such workers by means of adapted training and recognition of skills and competences gained through out the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted to the level and needs of the dismissed workers; Amendment 11 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Notes that the training measures target high-added value jobs in the footwear sector, which according to the Spanish authorities are unlikely to relocate, as well as jobs in sectors, which offer prospects for growth in the short or medium-term; Amendment 12 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Welcomes the fact that the social partners were consulted on the contents of the coordinated package, allocation of roles and distribution and scheduling of tasks; Amendment 13 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 j (new) 1j. Highlights the fact that lessons should be learned from the preparation and implementation of this and other applications addressing mass dismissals in a high number of SMEs in one sector, in particular, in terms of the eligibility of self-employed and owners of the SMEs for EGF support in the future regulation and the arrangements used by the regions and the Member States to come up quickly with sectoral applications covering a large number of enterprises; source: PE-489.583
11	2012/2110(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the shipbuilding industry in Denmark 2012/06/29 BUDG 11 amendments... Amendment 2 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (a) of the Regulation No. 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Denmark is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation; Amendment 3 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 October 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 6 June 2012; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process, in particular in case of applications targeting sectors where EGF was already deployed on several occasions; Amendment 5 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the Danish authorities have indicated that, in their assessment, only 550 of 981 workers dismissed would choose to participate in the measures while others would either decide to retire or would find new employment themselves; calls on the Danish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential; Amendment 6 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the fact that the municipalities of Odense and Kerteminde, which are heavily affected by the dismissals in the Odense Steel Shipyard, were closely involved in the application, which is a part of a strategy for new growth opportunities in the region formulated by a consortium of local, regional and national stakeholders following the announcement of the closure of the shipyard in 2009; Amendment 7 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the Danish authorities propose a relatively expensive coordinated package of personalised services (EUR 11 737 of EGF support per worker); welcomes, however, the fact that the package consists of measures that are additional and innovative compared to those offered regularly by the employment agencies and which are adapted to assist highly skilled workers in a difficult employment market; Amendment 9 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the fact that the vocational training courses target new areas of strong growth or where strong public commitments are to be implemented in coming years, namely Energy Technology, Construction and Landscaping, Robotics and Welfare Technology; Amendment 11 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services offers also incentives and courses to start a new business which are foreseen for ten workers (including one start up loan of EUR 26 000), especially in the region where entrepreneurship is weak; Amendment 12 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes, however, the proposed subsistence allowance of EUR 103 per worker per day of active involvement and that the amount foreseen for those allowances represent more than one-third of the total cost of the package; recalls that that EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programmes rather than contributing directly to financial allowances which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of the national law; Amendment 14 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF support in this case is coordinated by a newly set-up EGF Secretariat under the Odense Municipality and that a dedicated website was established and two conferences are planned to promote the outcome of the two EGF applications; Amendment 15 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the Danish authorities recognise the advantages of the EGF and its unique capacity to assist dismissed workers immediately with specific tailored measures; notes that in the Danish authorities' view those measures could have been deployed either in the framework of the European Social Fund or of the European Regional Development Fund; Amendment 16 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Deplores the fact that, despite several successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the countries undermining the future of the EGF after 2013, blocking the extension of the crisis derogation and decreasing the financial allocation to the Commission for technical assistance for the EGF for 2012. source: PE-492.679
10	2012/2121(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in construction of buildings in Spain 2012/06/29 BUDG 10 amendments... Amendment 2 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in point b) of Article 2 of the Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that regulation; Amendment 3 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 18 June 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation process; Amendment 4 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the employment situation in the region is difficult as the unemployment rates doubled in the period 2008-2011 and that the region is suffering from depopulation; welcomes the fact that EGF is seen as an efficient tool to support local labour markets and that the region already applied for the EGF support (EGF/2008/004 ES Castilla y León & Aragón automotive and EGF/2010/016 ES Aragón retail); Amendment 6 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 320 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential; Amendment 7 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 28 December 2011 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package; Amendment 9 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the fact that the regional authorities engage in dialogue with the social partners in order to improve the match between the demand and supply in the labour market and that the coordinated package of personalised services has been discussed and developed with the social partners; Amendment 10 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes in particular the training course which was designed to match the identified needs of local enterprises, which will in turn undertake to employ some of the workers participating in this action; Amendment 11 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship are foreseen only for 20 workers; hopes that the Spanish authorities will promote entrepreneurship and be able to adapt the coordinated package of services in case of increased interest in this kind of measures; Amendment 13 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: job search allowance of EUR 300 (lump sum), outplacement allowance of EUR 200 and EUR 400 for self-employed per month for a maximum of three months; recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions; Amendment 14 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the case at hand reflects the social and economic landscape of the specific region which could in the future be addressed by extending the scope of the EGF to self-employed workers (as proposed by the Commission in the proposal for the EGF 2014-2020); source: PE-492.767
10	2012/2151(INI) Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union 2012/09/28 EMPL 10 amendments... Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 2 2. Calls on Member States to adopt growth-friendly policies aimed at maintaining and creating jobs; re~~gret~~calls that~~, contrary to budgetary discipline, employment has not been~~ employment is considered as aone of the EU top priorit~~y increasing the risk that, considering the financiarisation of the economy, initiatives designed to stabilise financial markets are pro-cyclical in their impact~~ies according to the Europe 2020 Strategy; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 3 3. Recalls the importance of the adoption of the Growth Pact and believes that ~~new initiatives should follow~~it should be adequately implemented; Amendment 16 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 4 4. Calls for a balanced interaction between economic policies on the one hand and employment and social policies on the other hand since the European social model is a driver of economic competitiveness without which the Union's social market economy will not be able to climb out of the rut;deleted Amendment 23 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 5 5. Observes that the roadmap «For a stable and prosperous EU» presented to the June 2012 European Council by President Van Rompuy does not adequately address employment and social policies, though they are a fundament element as Europe moves towards a true monetary and economic union; Amendment 27 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. ~~Request~~Observes that in ~~addition to the four building blocks outlined in the EMU roadmap, a fifth one, «Towards a~~parallel to the EMU roadmap, a new roadmap on integrated employment and social policy ~~framework», is set up to promote:~~should be set up; Amendment 65 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that policy guidance for fiscal consolidation is fully coherent with the Union's objectives of social and sustainable development, based on Article 9 TFEU and that it is ~~sup~~complement~~ed by a~~ary with the growth and employment package; Amendment 75 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 9 9. C~~alls for the monitoring of access to capital market depending on the employment content of investments and for the~~onsiders that the instrument of enhanced cooperation should also be used with the aim to alleviat~~ion of~~e taxation on labour~~, shifting the bu~~ in ordenr to ~~a better equilibrium with capital~~make employment feasible; Amendment 84 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 12 ~~12. Calls on the Commission to strengthen fair mobility and step up the fight against social dumping due to the misuse of posted workers, both in host and home countries;~~deleted Amendment 89 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 13 13. Reiterates its call for the democratic dimension of the European Semester, by reinforcing the European Parliament's role within a co-decision procedure and allowing it to define its calendar, content and methodology in close cooperation with National parliaments and in interaction with social partners and civil society;deleted Amendment 100 # Edit BAUER, Csaba ŐRY Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 17 17. Call for the need to improve and better coordinate social governance at the European level in parallel of the establishment of European economic governance. source: PE-496.476
7	2012/2230(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in printing machinery manufacturing in Germany 2012/08/10 BUDG 7 amendments... Amendment 2 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the fact that social partners adopted a social plan for the redundancies in Manroland and that two transfer companies will design and manage the coordinated package of personalised services; Amendment 3 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that more than half of the EGF support will be spent on allowances - 2001 workers are said to receive during their active participation in the measures a short-time allowance (estimated cost EUR 2 727,67 per worker over 6-8 months) to complement a subsistence allowance paid by the public employment services on the basis of the net salary earned; further notes that the application includes a lump sum of EUR between 4 000 and EUR 1 000 as activation premium for 430 workers who accept a work contract with a lower salary than the one in their previous job; Amendment 4 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes th~~e fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the German authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on gran~~at the implementation of the coordinated package of personalised services started on 1 August 2012 - well ahead of the decision to grant EGF support by the budgetary authority; notes that redundant workers have also benefitted to from the ESF support before participating in the EGF ~~support for the proposed coordinated package~~measures; notes that the German authorities confirmed that necessary precautions have been taken to avoid double financing from Union funds; Amendment 5 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances; believes that, if included in the package, EGF support should be of complementary nature and never replace allowances under the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements; Amendment 7 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised measures seeks to enhance transborder mobility by supporting international job- search; Amendment 8 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that according to the German authorities the EGF coordinated package of personalised services constitutes a significant added value to the measures available under national and ESF funds; Amendment 10 # Pervenche BERÈS, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Edit BAUER, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Deplores the fact that, despite several successful German mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Germany is among the countries undermining the future of the EGF after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation; source: PE-496.682
4	2012/2255(INI) Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries 2013/01/30 FEMM 4 amendments... Amendment 2 # Lívia JÁRÓKA, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2011 on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion; Amendment 9 # Lívia JÁRÓKA, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the population in most countries is not fully aware of the existing legislation and policies to promote gender equality and it rarely reaches the vulnerable or marginalized members of society, especially the Roma women; calls on the Commission and the governments of accession countries to foster awareness though media and public campaigns, education programmes and the personal commitment of government members and officials; Amendment 22 # Lívia JÁRÓKA, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) (5a) Notes with deep concern that 30 per cent of the victims of cross-border trafficking in the EU are nationals from the Balkan area, whereas women and girls compromise the bulk of victims detected; calls on the respective governments to provide sustained funding for combating trafficking , to further strengthen their capacity to identify proactively and protect victims among the vulnerable population, ensure by law that identified trafficking victims are not punished for committing crime as a direct result of being trafficked, sustain victim protection efforts, train law enforcement officials ,develop further the reception centre and shelter capacity; furthermore, calls on the respective governments for better implementation of the existing legislation in order to create a dissuasive environment for traffickers, where cases of trafficking in human beings are properly investigated and perpetrators are prosecuted and convicted; calls on the Commission to influence Balkan accession countries to improve their records on prosecution and punishment and support local initiatives to address the root causes of trafficking such as domestic violence and low economic opportunities for women; Amendment 30 # Lívia JÁRÓKA, Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) (6a) Notes with concern, that in most of the Balkan accession countries the process for the social inclusion of Roma has slowed down and in some cases even came to a halt; calls on the respective governments to step up their efforts in order to further integrate Roma citizens and guarantee the elimination of all forms of discrimination and prejudice against Roma especially the women and girls who suffer from multiple compound and intersectional discrimination; calls on the commission to enhance its efforts to involve the enlargements countries at whatever stage of accession, to mobilize the Instrument on Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the mechanism of the Stabilisation and Association (SAA) process; source: PE-504.178
15	2012/2263(INI) Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU 2013/05/13 LIBE 15 amendments... Amendment 19 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas particular attention should be paid to unaccompanied child victims of trafficking in human beings, as they need specific assistance and support due to their situation of particular vulnerability, Amendment 24 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the methods used to determine the age of a child applying for asylum or protection which are based on bone maturity or dental mineralisation remain controversial, and are subject to large margins of error; Amendment 26 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas there are numerous cases of child disappearance from lodging and reception centres for asylum seekers Amendment 41 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls also that the ~~overriding~~best interests of the child, as enshrined in provisions and case- law, must take priority over any other consideration in any act taken with regard to them, whether by public authorities or by private institutions; calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework, based on a set of indices, to assess what constitutes the ~~overriding~~best interests of a child; Amendment 81 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to devote special attention to unaccompanied child victims of trafficking in human beings coming from third countries, providing them with the necessary assistance and protection under Directive 2011/36/EU; Amendment 84 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put the issue child trafficking high on the agenda in their bilateral and multilateral dialogue with third countries; Amendment 126 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission ~~establish a common method for ascertaining age~~develops a unified method of age determination, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors; Amendment 145 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – introductory part 16. Calls on Member States to ~~giv~~provide unaccompanied minors, irrespective of their status and under the same conditions as children who are nationals of the host country: Amendment 148 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that, where appropriate, a guardian is appointed to unaccompanied children; Amendment 155 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 2 – ~~adequate material and psychological provision must be made for them~~necessary assistance, support and protection; Amendment 160 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 – ~~the right~~access to education, vocational training and socio-educational ~~advice~~counselling; Amendment 168 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – ~~the right~~access to health-care services; Amendment 173 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that officials who likely come into contact with unaccompanied minors, including those being victims of trafficking in human beings are qualified and trained in order to enabling them to identify and properly deal with these cases; Amendment 194 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him/her, which respects his/her interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification; Amendment 200 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the ~~overriding~~best interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish monitoring arrangements to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit; source: PE-510.692
5	2012/2265(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the manufacturing of powered two-wheelers in Italy 2012/08/11 BUDG 5 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1 Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2(b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Italy is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation; therefore notes that the number of dismissed employees lies just above the intervention criteria; Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Italian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 30 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 10 September 2012~~ and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months; Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the fact that the design of the measures was consulted with the social partners during several meetings; Amendment 6 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regrets that the information on the training measures in the Commission proposal does not describe in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the training on offer is adapted to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the region; Amendment 8 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the payment appropriations in the EGF budget line 04 05 01 have been exhausted for 2012; however, is highly critical of the fact that the Commission decided to use the European Progress Microfinance Facility budget line in order to make the transfer for this application; source: PE-500.380
9	2012/2275(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the mobile phone sector in Romania 2012/08/11 BUDG 9 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Romanian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 22 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 22 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012~~ and that its assessment was made available by the Commission only on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation periods and inquires why this particular application required 8 months of assessment; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process; Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the first application of Romania for the EGF support; Amendment 6 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Regrets that the redundancies in Cluj in Romania and Salo in Finland (application EGF/2012/006/ FI/Nokia from Finland) stem from a corporate decision of Nokia to move its production plants to Asia and are part of its plan to reduce global employment in Nokia Corporation by 17 000 workers by the end of 2013; Amendment 7 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets; Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that the EGF already acted in favour of 1 337 workers dismissed in result of re-location of Nokia from Germany to Romania in 2008; now three years after the EGF has to act again as the production plant opened in Cluj following the closure in Germany was closed down in 2011 as a consequence of re-location to Asia; inquires whether, at the time of relocation from Germany, Nokia had benefited from any financial incentives on regional, national or European level (in particular from the cohesion funds) to locate its plant in Romania; Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the Commission proposal indicates that another EGF application is expected to cover the second wave of dismissals in Nokia centre in Salo and therefore calls on the Commission to clarify to what extent Nokia itself supports the redundancy financially; Amendment 11 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Regrets that the Commission proposal do not present any statistics concerning unemployment rates in the region concerned; notes, however, that in 2011 almost 40% of the total working population of the Cluj-Napoca region in the area of IT and communications worked in Nokia; judges that the impact of Nokia dismissals on the employment situation in the region is considerable; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Expects the Commission to explain whether and how Nokia was involved in the creation of the coordinated package of personalised service and possibly in co- financing; Amendment 14 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Regrets that there are no details concerning the types of training measures and internships to be provided within the coordinated package and how these are matched with the local skills and qualification needs and possible areas of future growth in the region; source: PE-500.375
12	2012/2276(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the mobile phone sector in Finland 2012/08/11 BUDG 12 amendments... Amendment 2 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (a) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Finland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation; Amendment 3 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. ~~Underlin~~Notes that the Finnish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 4 July 2012~~, supplemented by additional information up to 21 August 2012,~~ and that its assessment was made available by the ~~European~~ Commission only on 19 October 2012; welcomes the ~~improvement of the evaluation process~~fact that the application was submitted immediately after the reference period allowing for instant response to the dismissals; welcomes also the speedy evaluation period by the Commission; Amendment 4 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Regrets that the redundancies Salo in Finland and in Cluj in Romania (application EGF/2011/014/ RO/Nokia from Romania) stem from a corporate decision of Nokia to move its production plants to Asia and are part of its plan to reduce global employment in Nokia Corporation by 17 000 workers by the end of 2013; Amendment 6 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the Commission proposal indicates that another EGF application is expected to cover the second wave of dismissals in Nokia centre in Salo; Amendment 8 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets; Amendment 9 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that the Salo area was heavily dependant on Nokia as an employer and grew into a highly specialised region in the information and communication technologies; notes that the dismissals in Nokia will seriously affect the local employment market as it is expected that the unemployment rate may rise to 17% as a result of the current Nokia redundancies; Amendment 10 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that a widely representative working group has been set up to deal with the reorganisation of Nokia and advise on a range of issues such as well-being, studies, new jobs outside Nokia and business opportunities; Amendment 11 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Considers the cost of the coordinated package of personalised services (approximately EUR 10 000 per worker) as high; notes, however, the fact that the package contains innovative measures like protomo - matching service for new business start-ups and that financial allowances to be covered by the EGF are limited; welcomes the fact that the measures are well described in the Commission proposal; Amendment 12 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Regrets that there are no details concerning the types of training measures to be provided within the coordinated package and how these are matched with the local skills and qualification needs and possible areas of future growth in the region, given the structural changes it is currently undergoing; Amendment 14 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes the fact that, in view of the structural changes in the region, the use of the EGF and the ESF and the division of responsibilities between the two Funds has been coordinated by a dedicated project group, involving regional authorities and the social partners, which established strategic guidelines and goals for the region; Amendment 16 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Considers that the payment of subsistence allowances of EUR 7 500 per worker for 360 workers is excessive; recalls that the EGF should in the future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements; Amendment 17 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Regrets that the Commission proposal does not explain whether and how Nokia was involved in the creation of the package of services and possibly co- financing of the measures; source: PE-500.381
9	2012/2277(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in mobile social services in Austria 2012/08/11 BUDG 9 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Austrian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 21 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 25 June 2012,~~ and that its full assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months; Amendment 4 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the fact that~~, in order to provide workers with immediate assistance, the Austrian authorities decided to start the implementation of the measur~~ the Austrian authorities decided to address the dismissals immediately and launched the coordinated package of services on 1 October 2011 -, well ahead of the ~~final~~ decision on granting the EGF support ~~for the proposed coordinated package~~; Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the region of Steiermark has already been affected by mass lay-offs and workers in this region have benefited from the EGF support by means of three applications, viz.: EGF/2009/009 AT/Steiermark, EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark-Niederosterreich and EGF/2010/008 AT/AT&S; Amendment 7 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that EGF project will be carried out in the framework of a labour foundation established at the regional level managed by a development association experienced with a past EGF application (EGF/2009/009 AT/Steiermark); recalls that labour foundations are institutions set up by sectoral social partners in order to accompany workers in industrial change with training measures to enhance their employability; recalls further that this model of providing active labour market measures was very successful in the past regarding the reintegration of workers into the labour market and the use of the EGF funds for this purpose; Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regrets that this EGF application is a direct result of budget cuts in social policy which are being implemented despite a controversial debate between the social services providers and the regional government; further regrets that more social workers are expected to be dismissed in the region in the course of 2012; Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the proposed co-ordinated package of personalised services and the detailed descriptions of the measures presented in the Commission proposal; welcomes the fact that the training on offer is combined with the future economic prospects and the future skills and qualification needs in the region; Amendment 11 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Draws the attention to the subsistence allowance for workers on training and on job search which is said to amount EUR 1000 per workers per month (calculated for 11 months, unemployment benefit will be interrupted during that period) which will be combined with training allowance of EUR 200 per worker per month; recalls that the EGF should in future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers the ratio of subsistence allowance and training allowance to the costs of training of EUR 14 400 to 7 000 as an unjustified quasi-financing of unemployment benefits; Amendment 13 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the proposed measures cost approximately EUR 22 000 per worker, of which roughly EUR 14 000 is to be covered by the EGF, making it a very high contribution per capita compared to other EGF applications; source: PE-500.377
9	2012/2278(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in electronics manufacturing services in Denmark 2012/08/11 BUDG 9 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 21 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 23 August 2012, and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012~~ and that its assessment was made available by the Commission only on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation periods and inquires why this particular Danish application required 10 months of assessment; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process; Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the Danish application; deplores, however, the fact that, despite several successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the countries undermining the future of the Fund after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation; furthermore, it is of concern that Denmark is applying for the mobilisation of the EGF fund on behalf of the Flextronics International Denmark, established by the Singapore-registered Flextronics International Ltd, which is moving its facilities to Asia; Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for reciprocity in trade between the EU and third countries as an essential condition for EU companies to gain access to new non-European markets; Amendment 6 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the Danish authorities inform that in their assessment only 153 of 303 workers dismissed would choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Danish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential; Amendment 8 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that the region of Midtjylland, where the municipality of Skive is located, has already benefited from the EGF support by means of two applications, viz.: EGF/2010/017 Midtjylland Machinery and EGF/2012/003 Vestas; Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the Danish authorities propose an expensive coordinated package of personalised services (EUR 12 891 per worker); welcomes, however, the fact that the package consists of measures that are additional and innovative compared to those offered regularly by the employment agencies and are adapted to assist different groups of workers in terms of skills and experience so that they can cope with the difficult local labour market; Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that the vocational training courses target new areas of possible growth and that the design of the coordinated package is based on an in- depth research of the local labour market and of the features of the dismissed workers; Amendment 11 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services also offers courses to start a new business which are foreseen for 20 workers; notes that no financial incentive is proposed for business start-ups; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes, however, the subsistence allowance of EUR 4 439 per worker for the participation in the measures and considers them as too high; recalls that the EGF should in future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements; source: PE-500.376
9	2012/2279(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the automotive industry in Sweden 2012/08/11 BUDG 9 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Swedish application; deplores, however, the fact that, despite applying for EGF support, Sweden is among the countries undermining the future of the Fund after 2013 and blocking the extension of the crisis derogation; Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Swedish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 25 May 2012~~, supplemented by additional information up to 20 August 2012,~~ and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation period; Amendment 4 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Swedish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 20 December 2011, the same date as the start of the redundancy reference period, and the Swedish authorities aimed to help to the dismissed workers immediately and that the implementation of the coordinated package of personalised services started already on 20 December 2011 - well ahead of the ~~final~~ decision ton grant~~ing~~ the EGF support ~~for the proposed coordinated package~~; Amendment 6 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that this is yet another EGF application addressing dismissals in the automotive sector and that with 16 applications this sector has been the subject of the most numerous EGF applications submitted both in relation to crisis and to globalisation criteria; Amendment 7 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regrets that Saab bankruptcy led to 20% increase in unemployment in the region of Trollhattan where the production plant was based; in this context, notes that the Swedish authorities targeted only 1 350 of 3 239 dismissed workers for EGF support; calls on the Swedish authorities to use the EGF potential to the full in favour of dismissed workers; Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that the Swedish authorities underline the additionality of the measures contained in the package in comparison to regular services available to unemployed; Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that the training offered is matched with the future skills and qualifications needs in the region and that it will be focused on growth areas such as greens jobs; Amendment 11 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes the fact that the municipality developed positive relations with the social partners while assisting Saab workers; however, regrets that the Commission proposal does not include more detailed information concerning the consultation process of the social partners in the design and the implementation measures and in particular concerning the involvement, possibly financial, of Saab; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the payment appropriations in the EGF budget line 04 05 01 have been exhausted; however, is strongly critical of the fact that the Commission has decided to use the European Progress Microfinance Facility budget line in order to make the transfer for this application; source: PE-500.379
7	2012/2280(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in metal products manufacturing in Spain 2012/08/11 BUDG 7 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 5 September 2012,~~ and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months; Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with ~~immediate~~speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 19 March 2012 - well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package; Amendment 4 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that, in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 500 of the dismissed workers will choose to participate in the EGF supported measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential; Amendment 6 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the fact that the design of the measures was consulted with the social partners and that the regional authorities, business representatives and the trade unions formed a special committee responsible for the coordination, management and implementation of the EGF project; Amendment 8 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Regrets that the information on the training measures in the Commission proposal does not describe in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the package is adapted to the future economic prospects in the region; Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship do not contain any financial support to set up own business while several financial incentives are offered for workers following training measures; Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that a comprehensive package of information and publicity activities accompanies the EGF supported project; source: PE-500.378
13	2012/2301(INI) Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights 2013/09/01 EMPL 13 amendments... Amendment 7 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Observes that~~, since the beginning of the crisis,~~ the unemployment rate for women has consistently been higher than that for men, which only adds to the existing challenges women are facing in the labour market, including direct or indirect discrimination, ~~doub~~multiple discrimination of ~~women with disabilities~~vulnerable women, gender pay-gap, part-time work, precarious working conditions, in-work poverty, high concentration in the informal sector with lower earnings, less social protection and insufficient pension rights; in this respect, asks the Commission to issue a recommendation to the Member States on combating labour market segmentation leading to women's insufficient access to quality employment with decent remuneration; Amendment 34 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Invites Member States to support women's participation in the labour market by ~~measures such as guaranteeing free~~creating access to ~~public~~ childcare and care services for dependent persons, ~~increasing resour~~establishing conditions for access ~~for education, and professional~~ to life- long-learning programmes, and professional qualification and requalification programmes; Amendment 40 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas ~~female~~ employment is affected by stereotypes and whereas ~~the idea that~~in practice there is a different approach to solve male unemployment ~~is more serious~~ than female unemployment ~~is deep rooted~~; Amendment 62 # Edit BAUER Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Draws the Member States' attention to the need for income-enhancing measures, including the development of ~~minimum income schemes~~social inclusion and social assistance programmes for persons having difficulty in meeting their basic needs, in particular persons with children, and especially single parents in order to combat poverty set as a goal by Europe 2020 Strategy. Amendment 66 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the fact that, despite unemployment rates for men and women being comparable, the crisis affects the latter differently: working conditions for women have become considerably more insecure, their income has dropped significantly because of several factors such as the ~~persistent gap of ne~~rise in imposed part-time working and the rise in the number of temporarly ~~17 % between salaries for men and women~~or fixed-term jobs to the detriment of more stable employment; whereas with the persistent gender pay gap and the resultant inequality in their unemployment benefits, the cris~~e in imposed part-time working and the rise in the number of temporary or fixed-term jobs to the detriment of more stable employmen~~is has worsened women´s situation in the labour market; Amendment 69 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that there are still very wide disparities between the various EU Member States, with the employment rate for women varying between 48.6 % and 77.2 %, and that the contrasts in these situations call for tailor-made responses; emphasises moreover the need to have reliable common indicators so ~~needs~~the situation can be assessed, needs can be determined and suitable responses found; Amendment 90 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that cuts in public budgets will have the effect of increasing gender inequalities and female unemployment~~, women being in the majority in the public sector and the principal beneficiaries of social policies~~ and, consequently, increasing the feminisation of poverty; Amendment 111 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Asks Member States to introduce policies on ~~extensive~~ training for employees of those sectors that are more affected by the negative consequences of crisis or globalisation in order to prepare them for job changes and new jobs bearing the specific place of women in mind; calls for training plans to be implemented systematically in businesses to prepare employee retraining, to propose individual job transfers, and to offer training suitable for job seekers and low-skilled workers; Amendment 118 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote vocational- training policies and programmes for women of all age-groups, in order to increase their participation in the various business sectors, envisaging specific support measures so women are able to combine their workload, training and family life; recalls the important role played by the European Social Fund in assisting entry into employment through training policies and suggests the Member States and local authorities promote recourse to this fund; Amendment 123 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Member States to include into the secondary schools curriculum the basic studies on finances and entrepreneurship; Amendment 127 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to promote female entrepreneurship, by encouraging and supporting women who set up companies, by facilitating women's access to finance, ~~in particular~~among others via microcredits, and by promoting the development of female entrepreneurship and sponsorship networks; Amendment 134 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on Member States to support ~~job creation in the social economy which is dominated by unpaid work by women~~the caring and health sector with the aim to create conditions for achieving the Europe 2020 Strategy targets on women´s employment; Amendment 168 # Edit BAUER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Observes that the economic crisis contributes to harassment, violence of all kinds, ~~and prostitution,~~ with women as the victims, in breach of human rights; source: PE-502.206
14	2013/2032(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the manufacture of domestic appliances in Italy 2013/03/07 BUDG 14 amendments... Amendment 2 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 2 2. Notes with regret that the Italian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 29 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 4 September~~ and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 20 February 20123; ~~notes that its assessment was made available by the Comm~~regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 14 months; calls on the Commission to conclude evaluation phase and finally present proposals for decissions on ~~20 February~~the four remaining cases submitted in 20131; Amendment 3 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that Antonio Merloni SpA was ruled insolvent already in October 2008 and the sale of its assets and the take over of 700 workers were concluded only in December 2011; notes that the Italian authorities launched their original request for EGF assistance previously in 2009; however, the application had to be re-launched in late 2011 given that the workers were formally dismissed only when the assets had been sold and administrative proceedings concluded; Amendment 4 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Recalls that already in 2008 the Parliament sent a written question to the Commission bringing its attention to the gravity of dismissals in Antonio Merloni SpA and calling for a quick reaction at Union level by means of EGF and of cohesion funds to alleviate the situation of the regions concerned; Amendment 5 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Recalls that the EGF has already supported workers dismissed in the sector of manufacturing of domestic appliances (case EGF/2009/010 LT/Snaige); Amendment 6 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with ~~rapid~~speedy assistance, the Italian authorities decided to ~~start~~initiate the implementation of the ~~personalised~~ measures on 29 March 2012, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package; however, deplores that the EGF could only intervene almost 3 years and a half after the company had been ruled insolvent; Amendment 7 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the fact that the design of the measures was consulted with the social partners and that it made part of social plan "Accordo di Programma" signed by the Ministry of Economic Development and the concerned regions and that the implementation of the EGF support will be monitored by a coordination group; Amendment 9 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Asks the Commission to further detail in future proposals the types of training to be provided through a voucher, in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and whether the training on offer is aligned to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the regions concerned by the dismissals;however, welcomes the strict link between the voucher and each worker's agreed pathway of reintegration; Amendment 10 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Italian authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential and to encourage the maximum number of workers to participate in the measures; recalls that early EGF interventions in Italy suffered from relatively low rate of budget implementation mainly due to low participation rates; Amendment 11 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Welcomes in the coordinated package of personalised services the modul "Guidance for over-50s" intended for older employees, which make 12% of the targeted labour force; Amendment 12 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Welcomes the fact that the contribution to expenses of residence shall only be paid as a one-off contribution upon presentation of proof of the expenditure incurred; Amendment 13 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Takes note that 5 684 000 EUR of the total cost of the package of services amounting to 7 451 972 EUR is devoted to various financial incentives and allowances, including the facilitation of dismissed workers mobility; recommends that a proportionate amount should be dedicated to training-related measures in future mobilisations; Amendment 14 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8f (new) 8f. Points out that the biggest part of the costs of personalised services is to be committed to "Job search allowance" (2 000 EUR per worker for the days of participations to EGF measures), which is an equivalent of the Italian subsistence allowance "CIGS" for the sake of simplification; reiterates therefore that the EGF support should primarily be allocated to training programs instead of contributing directly to financial allowances which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of national law; recommends that in future cases of a mobilisation of that Fund such measures should be discouraged; Amendment 15 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 8 g (new) 8g. Notes the relatively high "Hiring benefit" (5 000 EUR per worker); welcomes the fact that such measures will only be disbursed to employers guaranteeing permanent contracts for targeted workers and expects the Commission to deliver the relevant detailed information regarding the contract conditions for these workers; Amendment 16 # Edit BAUER, Pervenche BERÈS, Mara BIZZOTTO, Marije CORNELISSEN, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN Proposal for a decision Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Underlines the importance of good and swift cooperation between the Commission and Member States when preparing applications under the coming new EGF regulation; source: PE-506.214
7	2013/2048(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the tobacco industry in Austria 2013/03/21 BUDG 7 amendments... Amendment 2 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with regret that the Austrian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 20 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 9 October~~ and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 7 March 20123; ~~notes that its assessment was made available by the Commis~~regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 15 months; calls on the Commission to conclude the evaluation phase and finally present proposals for decisions on ~~7 March~~the remaining cases submitted in 20131; Amendment 3 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that ~~at NUTS II level, the Land~~the EGF has already supported workers dismissed in the region of Niederösterreich w~~as also a~~hich suffectred by other mass redundancies for which EGF applications were submitted to the Commission: 704 redundancies in the metal sector in 20091 and 1 274 redundancies related to the road transport sector in 20102; ------------ (1) from mass lay-offs in 2009 and 2010 in the metal and road transport sectors (EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark- Niederösterreich~~, OJ L 263, 7.10.2011. (2)~~1 and EGF/2011/001 /AT/Niederösterreich- Oberösterreich, 2); -------- (1) Decision 2011/652/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 263, 7.10.2011, p. 9). (2) Decision 2011/770/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 317, 30.11.2011, p. 28). Amendment 4 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF supported measures will be provided to workers by means of a labour foundation established as a part of the social plan which was agreed with the social partners; recalls that labour foundations are institutions set up by sectoral social partners in order to accompany workers in industrial change with training measures to enhance their employability; recalls, further, that this model of providing active labour market measures was very successful in the past regarding the reintegration of workers into the labour market and the use of the EGF funds for this purpose; Amendment 5 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Austrian authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential and encourage the maximum number of workers to participate in the measures; Amendment 6 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Welcomes the proposed coordinated package of personalised services and the detailed descriptions of the measures presented in the Commission proposal; welcomes the fact that the training on offer is combined with the future economic prospects and the future skills and qualification needs in the region; Amendment 8 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Draws the attention to the subsistence allowance for workers on training and on job search which is said to amount EUR 1 000 per worker per month (calculated for 13 months, unemployment benefit will be interrupted during that period) which will be combined with training allowance of EUR 200 per worker per month; recalls that the EGF should in the future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs, and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements; Amendment 9 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Regrets that EUR 4 266 000 of the total cost of the package amounting to EUR 5 864 615 is devoted to various financial allowances, a similar proportion to previous cases; recommends that a proportionate amount should be dedicated to training-related measures in future mobilisations; source: PE-507.966
8	2013/2049(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in IT services in Italy 2013/03/21 BUDG 8 amendments... Amendment 1 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with regret that the Italian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 30 December 2011~~, supplemented by additional information up to 2 October~~ and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 7 March 20123; ~~notes that its assessment was made available by the Commis~~regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 15 months; calls on the Commission to conclude the evaluation phase and finally present proposals for decisions on ~~7 March~~the remaining cases submitted in 20131; Amendment 2 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the Commission has already ~~stated the impact of the economic and financial~~recognised that ICT sectors had been hit by the crisis oin the ~~enterprises operating~~past as the EGF has supported workers dismissed in the ~~ICT~~ sector~~1; --------- (1)~~ of ICT in Holland (case EGF/2010/012 Noord Holland ~~ICT, COM(2010)0685 final~~)1; --------- (1) Decision 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 41, 15.2.2011, p. 8). Amendment 3 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Italian authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential and encourage the maximum number of workers to participate in the measures, recalls that early EGF interventions in Italy suffered from relatively low rate of budget implementation mainly due to low participation rates; Amendment 4 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Welcomes, in the coordinated package of personalised services, the module "Mentoring after reintegration into work", which is aimed at assuring that the return of the workers on the labour market is sustainable; Amendment 5 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes the fact that the contribution to expenses of residence shall only be paid as a one-off contribution upon presentation of proof of the expenditure incurred; Amendment 6 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Welcomes the contributions towards special expenses for carers foreseen to enable reconciliation of trainings and job search with family obligations; Amendment 7 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Ask the Commission to further detail in future proposals the types of training to be provided, in which sectors the workers are likely to find employment and if the training on offer is aligned to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the regions concerned by the dismissals but welcomes the strict link between the voucher and each worker's agreed pathway of reintegration; Amendment 8 # Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines the importance of good and swift cooperation between the Commission and Member States when preparing applications under the forthcoming new EGF regulation in order to provide EGF support speedily; source: PE-507.967

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