Siiri OVIIR
Constituencies
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Estonia
Eesti Keskerakond
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Estonia
Sõltumatu
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Estonia
Eesti Keskerakond
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Estonia
Eesti Keskerakond
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Estonia
Eesti Keskerakond
2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
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Estonia
Eesti Keskerakond
2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
Groups
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ALDE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2009/07/20 - 9999/12/31
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ALDE
Member
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2009/07/14 - 2009/07/19
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ALDE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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ELDR
Member
Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
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ELDR
Member
Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
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ALDE
Member
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| 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 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2009/09/29 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/28 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| 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 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2010/2115(INI) | Women and business leadership |
| Shadow | 2010/0380(COD) | Social security: coordination of social security systems and implementation |
| Opinion | 2009/2222(INI) | Future for social services of general interest |
| Opinion | 2008/2115(INI) | Together for health: a strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013 |
Born
1947/11/03 Tallinn- Graduated in law at Tartu State University (1975); Full University degree diploma in law (eqv. master degree in law). Assistant to the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia (1975-1990). Docent, Tallinn University of Education (1992-2003); Vice-Chairman of the Board of Tallinn University of Education (since 2001).
- Founder member and member of the executive, Estonian Centre Party (Eesti Keskerakond) (since 1991); Member of the executive, Womens` Section, Keskerakond party (since 1994); Vice-Chairman, Keskerakond party (1994 and 1997). Member of Tallinn City Council (1996-2002); Member of the Estonian Parliament during the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th parliamentary terms (1992-2004); Deputy Speaker of the Estonian Parliament (1999-2001); Member, Baltic Assembly (1992-2004), Vice-Chairman (1999-2001); Chairman, Social Affairs Committee, Estonian Parliament (1992-1995); Chairman, Keskerakond parliamentary faction (1996-1999); Chairman, parliamentary co-operation groups for relations between Estonia and Israel and between Estonia and Georgia (1999-2004 and 1996-2004); Chairman, Estonian Parliament committee for the prevention of HIV, AIDS and drug addition (2003-2004); Member, European Union Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament and Vice-Chairman, Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament (2003-2004).
- Social Security Minister (1990-1992) and Minister for Social Affairs (1995, 2002-2003) of the Republic of Estonia. President, Estonian League for Sport for the Disabled (since 1991). Member, Governmental Science and Development Council (1995). Member, Estonian Jurists' Union. Refounding member and member of the executive, Estonian Womens` Union (1989-1996); Chairwoman, Estonian Womens` Union (since 1996); Member, Zonta International Womens` Club, Tallinn. President (1993-1998) and honorary president, Estonian Anti-AIDS Association. Member, International Medical Parliamentarians Organisation (IMPO) (since 2000).
- Badge of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th class; Medal of the Baltic Assembly; Orthodoxer Konstantinscher Orden der Grossballi von Deutschland.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0193(COD) Health and safety at work: workers who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
2009/12/15
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The entitlement of a woman on maternity leave to return, after the end of that leave, to her job or to an equivalent post is established by Article 15 of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 (implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation).
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 13 a (new) (13a) To achieve true gender equality it is essential for men to be entitled to paid paternity leave, granted on an equivalent basis – except as regards its duration – to maternity leave with a view to gradually establishing the conditions required for balanced participation of women and men in work and family life. The above entitlement should also apply where a father is living together with, but not married to, the mother of his child.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point -1 e (new) Directive 92/85/EEC Article 7 -1e. Article 7 is replaced by the following: “Article 7 Night work 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers referred to in Article 2 are not obliged to perform night work [...]: (a) during the ten weeks prior to childbirth; (b) during the remainder of the pregnancy, should this be necessary for the health of the mother or the unborn child; (c) during the entire period of breastfeeding. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 must entail the possibility, in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice, of: (a) transfer to comparable daytime work; or (b) leave from work or extension of maternity leave where such a transfer is not technically and/or objectively feasible [...]. 3. Workers wishing to be exempted from night work shall, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Member State concerned, inform their employer and, in the case referred to in paragraph 1(b), submit a medical certificate to the employer. 4. For single mothers and mothers of children with severe disabilities, the periods referred to in paragraph 1 may be extended in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Member States.”
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory maternity leave of at least six weeks after childbirth. Member States may extend the compulsory portion of maternity leave to not more than six weeks before confinement. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non-
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The worker must specify when she has chosen to take the non-compulsory portion of the maternity leave no later than one month before the leave is due to commence.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fully paid additional maternity leave is granted in special circumstances, for example where a mother has disabilities or in the case of premature childbirth, stillbirth, Caesarean section, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 5 source: PE-431.025
2010/11/02
FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 13 a (new) (13a) For the purposes of helping workers to reconcile their professional and family life and to achieve true gender equality it is essential for men to be entitled to paid paternity leave, granted on an equivalent basis – except with regard to its duration – to maternity leave with a view to gradually establishing the conditions required. This entitlement should also be given to unmarried couples. Member States are encouraged to consider whether, under their respective legal systems, working men might be granted a non-transferable individual right to paternity leave, without any loss of employment rights.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point -1 g (new) Directive 92/85/EEC Article 7 -1g. Article 7 is replaced by the following “Article 7 Night work 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers referred to in Article 2 are not obliged to perform night work and are not obliged to work overtime: (a) during the ten weeks prior to the due date of childbirth; (b) during the remainder of the pregnancy should it be necessary for the health of the mother or the unborn child; (c) during the entire period of breastfeeding. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 must entail the possibility, in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice, of: (a) transfer to a compatible daytime working timetable; or (b) leave from work or extension of maternity leave where such a transfer is not technically and/or objectively feasible [...]. 3. Workers wishing to be exempted from night work shall, in accordance with rules laid down by the Member States, inform their employer and, in the case referred to in paragraph 1 (b), submit a medical certificate to the employer. 4. For single parents and parents with children with severe disabilities, the periods referred to in paragraph 1 may be extended in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Member States".
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory fully paid maternity leave of at least six weeks after childbirth, without prejudice to existing national laws which provide for a period of compulsory maternity leave before childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non-
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC. Article 8 – paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. The worker must indicate her chosen period of the non-compulsory portion of the maternity leave no later than one month before the date of commencement of such leave.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fully paid additional maternity leave is granted in
source: PE-439.072
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2009/2134(INI) Proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976
2011/10/11
AFCO
5 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on pan-European lists,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital W Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 source: PE-475.840
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2009/2205(INI) Role of women in an ageing society
2010/01/07
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Affirms that every EU citizen must have a right to adequate social and health services at a reasonable price; calls on the Commission to put forward a directive on basic services, which would take national conditions into consideration; emphasises that older women are especially vulnerable and invites the Commission to consider a system where all European citizens are guaranteed
source: PE-445.637
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2009/2216(INI) EU strategy for the South Caucasus
2010/03/18
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers democratisation, good governance and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rights of minorities and the rule of law to be basic principles for and of peaceful and stable democratic states; welcomes the initiation of the human rights dialogue between EU and Georgia and Armenia but calls on Azerbaijan to join the parallel cooperation structure;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that the ENP Action Plans and the implementation thereof constitute an essential basis for evaluating respect for commitments, in accordance with the principle of conditionality, for evaluating the progress of bilateral relationships with the EU and for considering upgrading of agreements with the countries concerned; notes Armenia's and Georgia’s strong commitment to the implementation of the ENP Action Plans and calls on Azerbaijan to accelerate its efforts in this regard; takes the view that the European Parliament should be involved in this process; notes the different progress made by the three countries in the implementation of the respective ENP Action Plans; believes that negotiations on the new association agreements should take into account this diversity and the different objectives but at the same time that the process of negotiation should preferably move at the same pace for all three countries, taking into account the regional dimension;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Believes that providing support to conflict resolution processes is crucial and that the EU is well placed to support confidence-building, reconstruction and rehabilitation and has the possibility to help involve the communities affected; furthermore considers it essential to maintain a high level of international attention to all the conflicts in the region to ensure their swift resolution; recognizes the regional cooperation as a necessary condition for confidence building and reinforcement of security in accordance with the ENP priorities; calls all parties to fully engage in the multilateral cooperation track of the Eastern Partnership without linking it to the final solution of the conflicts;
source: PE-438.249
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2010/0115(NLE) Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States. Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines
2010/06/16
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) The financial and economic crisis that started in 2008 resulted in a significant loss in jobs and potential output and has led to a dramatic deterioration in public finances. The European Economic Recovery Plan has nevertheless helped Member States to deal with the crisis, partly through a coordinated fiscal stimulus, with the euro providing an anchor for macroeconomic stability. The crisis therefore showed that coordination of Union's policies can deliver significant results if it is strengthened and rendered effective. The crisis also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States’ economies and labour markets, as a consequence of which fully exploiting the potential of the internal market is also one of the most essential ways of increasing Europe's competitiveness.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) As part of comprehensive ‘exit strategies’ for the economic crisis, Member States should carry out ambitious reforms to ensure macroeconomic stability and the sustainability of public finance, improve competitiveness, reduce macroeconomic imbalances and enhance labour market performance
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) Member States should also, through their reform programmes, aim at ‘sustainable growth’. Sustainable growth means building a resource-efficient, sustainable and competitive economy, a fair distribution of the cost and benefits and exploiting Europe’s leadership in the race to develop new processes and technologies, including green technologies. It also remains vital to take measures to promote entrepreneurship and develop a business environment favourable to innovative and active operations by small and medium- sized undertakings, particularly by means of lighter regulation, reduced administrative burdens and improved access to capital. Member States should implement the necessary reforms to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and use resources efficiently. They should also improve the business environment, stimulate creation of green jobs and modernise their industrial base.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) It is of the first importance to create high- quality jobs which are also needed in the longer term and possess high added value. It is therefore vital that education and employment policies should support changes in economic structure. As a rule, jobs lost during the economic crisis will not be recreated in the same numbers in the same sectors as before. Therefore the education system must respond flexibly to the labour market requirements which accompany a new economic structure. Employment policy must ensure that workers can make as smooth as possible a transition both between sectors of the economy and between different states of the labour market. It is therefore more necessary than in the past to take long- term objectives as a starting point and focus more on coordinated measures in enterprise, education and employment policies.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a decision Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1 Combating poverty and exclusion remains a vital challenge. In order to pursue this objective, it is necessary to create opportunities to participate in the labour market or to return to it for all social groups, irrespective of locality or level of education. It is essential to strike a balance between giving people a sufficient sense of security and preserving their motivation to work and earn income. Member States’ efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people’s lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare — thus providing social cohesion — whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable.
source: PE-442.935
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2010/0380(COD) Social security: coordination of social security systems and implementation
2012/01/18
EMPL
16 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) A new Article 65
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point -1 (new) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Recital 18 b (new) -1. The following recital is inserted after Recital (18a): "18b. Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures for the field of civil aviation1 defines the concept "home base" for aircrew members as the location nominated by the operator to the crew member from where the crew member normally starts and ends a duty period, or a series of duty periods, and where, under normal conditions, the operator is not responsible for the accommodation of the crew member concerned. In order to facilitate the application of Title II for this group of persons, it is justified to use this notion of "home base" as the criterion for determining the applicable legislation for aircrew members. On the other hand, the applicable legislation for aircrew members should remain stable and the "home base" principle should not result in frequent changes of applicable legislation due to the industry's work patterns or seasonal demands. _____________ 1 OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4."
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. In Article 9
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new) 2a. The following paragraph is added to Article 11: "4a. An activity as an aircrew member performing air passenger or freight services shall be deemed as an activity pursued in the Member State where the home base, as defined in Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation1, is located. _________________________ 1 OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4."
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 36 – paragraph 2 a 2a. The competent institution may not refuse to grant the authorisation provided for in Article 20(1) to a
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 63 5a. Article 63 is replaced by the following: "For the purpose of this Chapter, Article 7 shall apply only in the cases provided for by Articles 64, 65 and 65a and within the limits prescribed therein."
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 65 – paragraph 5 Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 65 a (new) The following Article is inserted after Article 65: "Article 65a Special provisions for wholly unemployed self-employed frontier workers where no unemployment benefits system covering self-employed persons exists in the Member State of residence. 1. By way of derogation from Article 65, a wholly unemployed person who as a frontier worker most recently completed periods of insurance as a self-employed person or periods of self-employment recognised for the purposes of granting unemployment benefits and whose Member State of residence has submitted notification that no possibility exists for any category of self-employed persons to be covered by the unemployment benefits system in that Member State, shall register with and make himself/herself available to the employment services in the Member State in which he/she pursued his/her last activity as a self- employed person and continuously adhere to the conditions laid down under the legislation of the latter Member State when he/she applies for benefits. The wholly unemployed person may, as a supplementary step, make himself/herself available to the employment services of the Member State of residence. 2. Benefits shall be provided to the unemployed person referred to in paragraph 1 by the Member State to whose legislation he/she was last subject in accordance with the legislation that that Member State applies. 3. If the person referred to in paragraph 1 does not wish to become or remain available to the employment services of the Member State of last activity after having been registered there, and wishes to seek work in the Member State of residence, the provisions of Article 64 shall apply mutatis mutandis, except for Article 64(1)(a). The competent institution may extend the period referred to in the first sentence of Article 64(1)(c) up to the end of the period of entitlement to benefits."
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 Article 87 a (new) The following Article is inserted: "Article 87a Transitional provision for application of Regulation (EC) No xx/2012. 1. If, as a result of Regulation (EU) No xx/2012, a person is subject to the legislation of a Member State other than the one determined in accordance with Title II of this Regulation, as applicable before ...*, that legislation shall continue to apply as long as the relevant situation remains unchanged and, in any case, for no longer than 10 years from ...**, unless the person concerned requests that he/she be subject to the legislation applicable under this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) No xx/2012. The request shall be submitted within three months after ...*** to the designated institution of the Member State of residence if the person concerned is to be subject to the legislation determined under this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012. If the request is made after the time limit indicated, the change of applicable legislation shall take place on the first day of the following month. 2. No later than the second calendar year after ....*****, the Administrative Commission shall evaluate the implementation of the provisions set up in Article 65a and present a report on their application. On the basis of this report, the European Commission may, as appropriate, submit proposals to amend those provisions. __________________ * OJ insert the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 ** OJ insert the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 *** OJ insert the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 **** OJ insert the date of entry force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012 ***** OJ insert the date of entry force of Regulation (EU) No xxx/2012."
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 14 – paragraph 5 5. For the purposes of the application of Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation, a person who
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 14 – paragraph 5 a – subparagraph 2 Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 3 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 14 – paragraph 5 b (new) (3a) In Article 14, the following paragraph 5b is added: "5b. Marginal activities shall be disregarded for the purpose of determining the applicable legislation under Article 13 of the basic Regulation. Article 16 of the implementing Regulation applies in these cases mutatis mutandis."
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 5 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 55 – paragraph 1 5a. In Article 55, paragraph 1, the first sentence is replaced by the following: "1. In order to be covered by Article 64 or Article 65a of the basic Regulation, the unemployed person who intends to go to another Member State shall inform the competent institution prior to his/her departure and request a document certifying that he/she retains entitlement to benefits subject to the conditions laid down in Article 64(1)(b) of the basic Regulation."
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 55 – paragraph 7 7. Paragraphs
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 6 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 56 – paragraph 1 7. In Article 56, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "Where the unemployed person decides, in accordance with Article 65(2) or 65a(1) of the basic Regulation, to make him/herself also available to the employment services in the Member State not providing the benefits by registering there as a person seeking work, he/she shall inform the institution and the employment services of the Member State providing the benefits. At the request of the employment services of the Member State not providing the benefits, the employment services in the Member State providing the benefits shall send the relevant information concerning the unemployed person’s registration and his/her search for employment."
source: PE-478.720
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2010/2027(INI) Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
2010/06/15
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Taking into account the EU’s ageing society, believes that active attempts should be made to bring people onto the labour market and keep them there, applying this approach to all age groups, older people included; considers it essential to strike a balance between giving people a sufficient sense of security and maintaining the motivation to work and earn an income; believes that, to raise skill levels, all groups in society should be guaranteed education of the highest possible standard and better opportunities than hitherto for lifelong learning;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Member States to reduce the burden on those who care for older people or people with disabilities and – in order to enable carers to take up employment – to set up integrated care systems;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Considers, given that rapid population ageing is becoming a worldwide problem, posing challenges for the Member States’ health care and welfare systems that will have to be met within the next few years, that the Commission should assume a coordinating role in working out solutions regarding health and care services for older people and in disseminating best practice in Member States;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, given that the population is ageing across the board, to pursue every form of cooperation with a view to devising sustainable financing systems for care provision so as to ensure that the necessary care services will be available;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Recognises what has been achieved by the Member States in the field of care for older people
source: PE-442.919
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2010/2115(INI) Women and business leadership
2011/03/28
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to Council recommendation 1996/694/EC on the balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Insists that positions on corporate management bodies must not be given to women on an honorary basis, in order to achieve set thresholds, but must instead
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point b b. supporting initiatives to assess male- female equality on recruitment committees and in other areas, e.g. with regard to wage differentials and career patterns; requests companies to utilise a gender- neutral and competence-based recruitment process, while Member States monitor the corporate recruitment practises and particularly the recruitment procedures based on hidden networks, which affects in a higher degree the employment of women,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point c Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point d d. developing women's individual capabilities in-house, by means of specific further-training courses and other forms of professional support, such as dedicated mentoring and networking schemes and diversity courses for all levels of management in order to prepare them effectively for management duties;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point d a (new) da. encourage all stakeholders to set up initiatives changing women’s perception and self-perception in the work field, so as to enable more women to take on leadership responsibilities on the operational side of the business, and not just on the functional side. Such initiatives should aim at encouraging girls and young women to perceive themselves in a broader spectrum of careers with the support of teachers, family and different role models, as well as presenting positively female leadership in the European media;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages companies to adopt and implement Corporate governance codes to promote gender equality on company boards, utilise peer pressure to influence organisations from within and incorporate the comply or explain rule, obliging them to clarify why there is not at least one woman on the board;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Members States and the Commission should set up initiatives addressing a fairer sharing of family care and responsibilities not only within the family, but also between the family and the society, as well as reducing the salary differences between women and men for the same amount of work. Specific measures should be taken: a. to address problems in accessing childcare facilities, which should be affordable, accountable and local, b. flexibility should be designed to enhance organisational capacity and maximise female talent contribution. Flexible work practices must gain support and co-operation from across the workforce. This requires leadership to challenge cultural attitudes and traditional principles of good business, and to herald in new ways of thinking about the role of men and women in society, sustainable workforce planning, social capital and responsibility to community;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 – point b b. following this exercise and if the steps taken by companies and the Member States are found to be inadequate, to consider taking concrete and where possible legislative measures for increasing female representation in corporate management bodies, while taking account of the Member States' responsibilities and of their economic, structural (i.e. company-
source: PE-460.987
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2010/2157(INI) Demographic change and its consequences for the future Cohesion Policy of the EU
2011/11/02
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the ESF’s importance in cohesion policy and calls for integrated programmes at regional level so that the ERDF and the ESF work better together and also with the
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – introductory part 4.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new) - halting marginalisation of the regions and developing regions which are lagging behind,
source: PE-458.547
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2010/2273(INI) Promoting workers' mobility within the European Union
2011/05/05
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges Member States to publish public-sector wage data and make pay trends more transparent so as to avert continuing or widening pay gaps;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Urges Member States to provide comprehensive information and the possibility to participate in social networks for workers and their families so that they can be informed of their rights and potential benefits available to them in the host Member State, in particular about rights and benefits linked to social security, childcare, healthcare, training opportunities and local community activities; considers that, in the interests of exhaustiveness, a common online information environment should be established in the Member States.
source: PE-464.769
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/03/05
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation. The greater part of the funding for this field should be used to support women, including women with disabilities, as they are at greatest risk of poverty. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
source: PE-487.953
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2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
2012/04/16
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during the various stages of the implementation of the financial contribution. The Commission and the Member State shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and type of contract of employment or employment relationship in access to and during the various stages of the implementation of the financial contribution. In applying for and using resources from the European Globalisation Fund, a Member State shall particularly support the more vulnerable groups in society, including women, in whose case the significant gender pay gap also affects the amount of employment insurance benefits, while long-term unemployment further reduces pensions.
source: PE-487.736
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/06/23
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2a (new) 2a. Maintains that if the qualifications and skills of female workers are to be preserved in a changing economic space and those who so wish are to be helped to return to work, it is essential that workers on parental leave should also be included in the training activities organised by their employer;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that opportunities to raise the rate of women’s employment are offered not only by the ‘white-job’ sector, but also by the home defence sector, the logistics sector (including transport), the business services sector – insurance and consulting, for example – and the ecological sector and sustainable jobs;
source: PE-467.254
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2011/2091(INI) Situation of women approaching retirement age
2011/07/06
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to make additional provision in their pensions legislation for widows’ pensions so as to make older women less vulnerable to the risk of poverty;
source: PE-467.034
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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 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial to achieving gender equality; whereas the Commission and the Member States should be called upon to compile and regularly issue statistics showing not only average hourly wages, but also the amounts of pay that men and women receive for equal work or work of equal value;
Amendment 69 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution Recommendation 2, Paragraph 5 a (new) 2.5a. The pay of national or local authority employees, including extra pay, bonuses, and other advantages forming part of remuneration, should be made public.
source: PE-483.791
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2012/0295(COD) Fund for European aid to the most deprived (2014-2020)
2013/03/01
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Fund shall support national schemes whereby food products and basic consumer goods for the personal use of homeless persons or of children are distributed to the most deprived persons through partner organisations selected by Member States, taking into account specific needs of women, men and people with disabilities.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The Fund shall promote mutual learning, networking and dissemination of good practices, including gender sensitivity and tolerance, in the area of non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Operational programmes shall be drawn up by Member States or any authority designated by them in cooperation with the competent regional, local and other public authorities as well as bodies representing civil society and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. Member States shall ensure that the operational programmes are closely linked to national social inclusion policies and to combating the spread of poverty among women and ethnic minorities.
source: PE-506.089
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2012/2129(INI) Prevention of age-related diseases of women
2012/09/20
FEMM
6 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas women are at greater risk of developing diseases of the bones and joints (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and brittle bones) (about 75% of hip fractures caused by osteoporosis occur in women);
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on Member States to devote attention to older women immigrants, who suffer from harsh economic and social conditions and often encounter difficulties in gaining access to social protection measures and health care services; considers that particular attention should be devoted to individual women, widows and separated women whose quality of life and health have been affected as a result; (Explanation: older people from ethnic minorities are at greater risk of being overlooked and not receiving assistance. At the same time, not enough attention has been paid to genetic conditions from which immigrants suffer, for example anaemia). In addition, factors such as harsh working and living conditions, living in a culturally unfamiliar society and associated experiences affect both their physical and their mental health.)
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on Member States to increase public awareness of diseases of the bones and joints by organising public information and education campaigns on their prevention and cure;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – introductory part 14. Calls on the Member States to support the initiatives needed to help older women to gain access to medical and health services, including women living far from larger centres and in areas difficult of access, regardless of their personal economic circumstances, laying emphasis on individualised assistance, including home care;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on Member States, when planning health-service budgets, also to analyse, monitor and guarantee the gender dimension;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on Member States to develop eHealth services and a network of 24- hour telephone advice services in order to help people to manage independently at home;
source: PE-496.309
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2012/2293(INI) Social housing in the European Union
2013/02/26
FEMM
1 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that, while it is essential for social housing to exist which is suitable for various people in need of assistance, it is equally important for such housing to be available at an affordable rent, for which reason ‘reasonable rent’ should be taken to mean a rent below the market rate;
source: PE-506.116
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2012/2301(INI) Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights
2013/09/01
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
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, double discrimination of women with disabilities, 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;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Invites Commission to present as soon as possible a draft for a directive with measurements to dissolve gender pay gap for equal or equivalent work;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Invites Member States to support women's participation in the labour market
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned at t
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Draws the Member States' attention to the need for
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Concerned about the situation of women who live in rural areas, where the access to different services has deteriorated, asking the Member States to provide in rural areas a functioning public transport, medical aid and another essential services, to halter migration to large cities and to stop peripherilisation.
source: PE-502.206
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