Thomas MANN
Constituencies
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
Groups
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs | 2012/01/25 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2009/09/30 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with India | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/29 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2007/03/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1999/07/22 | 2002/01/14 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1999/02/24 | 1999/07/19 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1997/10/14 | 1999/02/23 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1997/01/30 | 1997/10/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1997/01/16 | 1997/01/29 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1995/07/12 | 1997/01/15 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1994/11/17 | 1995/07/11 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1994/11/17 | 1995/07/11 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1995/07/12 | 1997/01/15 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1997/01/16 | 1997/01/29 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1997/01/30 | 1997/10/13 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1997/10/14 | 1999/02/23 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1999/02/24 | 1999/07/19 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 1999/07/22 | 2002/01/14 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2007/03/15 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2012/2234(INI) | Agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions |
| Shadow | 2012/0168(COD) | Undertakings for collective investment intransferable securities (UCITS): depositary functions, remuneration policies and sanctions |
| Opinion | 2011/0397(COD) | Groundhandling services at Union airports |
| Responsible | 2010/2027(INI) | Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations |
| Responsible | 2008/0070(COD) | Vocational Education and Training, VET: European Credit system ECVET |
| Opinion | 2007/2092(INI) | Airport capacity and groundhandling: towards a more efficient policy |
| Responsible | 2006/2002(INI) | Creation of a European Qualifications Framework |
| Opinion | 2005/0248(COD) | Education and lifelong learning: production and development of statistics |
| Opinion | 2005/0221(COD) | Lifelong learning: key competences and access for all citizens |
| Opinion | 2003/0257(COD) | Chemicals: classification, labelling, packaging, adaptation to the REACH Regulation (amend. Directive 67/548/EEC) |
| Opinion | 2003/0256(COD) | Chemicals: REACH system and European Agency (amend. Directive 1999/45/EC, repeal. Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Directive 76/769/EEC) |
| Responsible | 2002/2236(INI) | New proposals for the European employment strategy |
| Opinion | 2002/2152(INI) | The first five year evaluation of the employment guidelines |
| Opinion | 2002/2052(COS) | Community legislation: simplifying and improving the regulatory environment |
| Opinion | 2002/0072(COD) | Temporary work: protective framework for workers, relationship with the temporary agency |
| Responsible | 1999/0225(CNS) | Employment and work conditions: fight against discrimination, equal treatment between persons |
| Opinion | 1998/2096(COS) | Social action programme 1998-2000 |
| Opinion | 1995/2318(COS) | Citizen's network: fulfilling the potential of public passenger transport in Europe. Green paper |
Born
1946/01/28 Naumburg/Saale- School-leaving certificate. Training as business manager. Assistant copywriter in advertising and marketing agencies in Frankfurt. Designer and copywriter, creative director.
- Member of the German Council of the Junge Union (1975-1979). Member, Main-Taunus CDU executive (1986-1999). District Vice-Chairman, Main-Taunus CDU (since 1995).
- Municipal councillor in Schwalbach/Taunus (1985-1998).
- Federal Chairman of the young employees' association (1975-1979). Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the CDA (1975-1985). Chairman, CDA district committee, Untermain (since 1977).
- District chairman, Europa Union, Main-Taunus (since 1995). Vice-Chairman, Hesse regional branch, Europa Union, Germany (1996-1998). Chairman, Hesse regional branch, Europa Union of Germany (since 1998). Member, Executive Committee, Europa Union of Germany (since 1998). Federal Vice-Chairman, Europa Union of Germany (since 2003). Executive member, Union of European Federalists (since 2004).
- Member of the Hesse Radio Broadcasting Council (since 2004).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Deputy coordinator, Ad Hoc Committee on Employment (1994-1995). EPP Group deputy coordinator, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1999-2004). President, European Parliament Tibet Intergroup (since 1999).
- Federal Order of Merit (2002) for services to human rights and social policy.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2007/0229(COD) Migration policy: single application procedure for a single permit to reside and work, common set of rights for third-country workers
2010/03/25
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) covered by Directive 96/71/EC as long as they are posted; it shall not affect the Member States’ responsibility for the access and admission of third-country nationals to their labour markets. The right of Member States to retain or introduce specific national labour-market orientated rules on immigration is not restricted by this Directive;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) by restricting the rights conferred under paragraph 1 in accordance with their own national law;
source: PE-440.019
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2008/0193(COD) Health and safety at work: workers who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
2009/11/18
EMPL
20 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that additional periods of maternity leave that are not required for health reasons would put women at a considerable disadvantage in the job market.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 b (new) (6b) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that the Parental Leave Directive, based on an agreement between the social partners, already provides sufficient regulation at European level on compatibility of family and work. Exemplary rules in many Member States allow family life to be compatible with work through a combination of maternity leave, parental leave, family allowances or other models.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 c (new) (6c) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that women will be effectively encouraged to return to work not by longer periods of maternity leave, but by better child care facilities, e.g. for children under three.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 9 a (new) (9a) Pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding must be protected against the health risks of long and unusual working hours. In particular they should not be obliged to work overtime, at night or on Sundays and holidays.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 9 b (new) (9b) The care of disabled children presents a particular challenge for working mothers, which should be recognised by society. The increased vulnerability of working mothers of disabled children means that they should be granted additional maternity leave; the Directive should lay down the minimum period of such leave.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 19 a (new) (19a) Victims of discrimination must enjoy appropriate legal protection. The Member States should ensure, in accordance with their particular legal systems, the rights of pregnant women are protected effectively.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point -1 a (new) Directive 92/85/EEC Article 7 a (new) -1a. The following article is added : Article 7a Overtime The Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding are not obliged to work overtime or on Sundays or holidays, during pregnancy and for six months after the birth.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 1
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. With respect to the last 4 weeks of the period referred to in paragraph 1, a scheme of family-related leave available at national level may be considered to be maternity leave for the purposes of this Directive, on condition that it provides an overall protection to workers, within the meaning of Article 2 of this Directive, that is equivalent to the level set out in this Directive. In this case, the total period of leave granted must exceed the period of parental leave provided for in Directive 96/34/EC. The remuneration for the last 4 weeks of leave shall be no lower than the allowance referred to in Article 11(3) or, alternatively, it may be the average of the remuneration for the 18 weeks of maternity leave, which shall be at least two thirds of the last monthly salary or of the average monthly salary as stipulated according to national law, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. The Member States may lay down the periods over which the average monthly salaries are calculated.
Amendment 89 #
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
Amendment 101 #
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
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall ensure that any period of sick leave due to illness or complications arising out of pregnancy occurring
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. This Directive shall not apply to self- employed workers.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 10 Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 3– point b Directive 92/85/EEC Article 11 – point 2 – point c (c) the right of workers within the meaning of Article 2 to return to their jobs or to equivalent posts on terms and conditions that are no less favourable to them and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence; in exceptional situations of restructuring or radical reorganisation of the production process, the body representing workers’ interests must always be given the opportunity together with the employer to advise the worker concerned about the effects of these changes.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 3 – point c Directive 92/85/EEC Article 11 – –point 3 3. the allowance referred to in point 2(b)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 12 a Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 6 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 12 c Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to breaches of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are applied. Penalties may comprise payment of compensation
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 7 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 12 d source: PE-430.643
2009/12/15
FEMM
15 amendments...
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that additional periods of maternity leave that are not required for health reasons would put women at a considerable disadvantage in the job market.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 b (new) (6b) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC1, based on an agreement between the social partners, already provides sufficient regulation at European level on compatibility of family and work. Exemplary rules in many Member States allow family life to be compatible with work through a combination of maternity leave, parental leave, family allowances or other models. _______________________ 1 OJ L 145, 19.6.1996, p. 4.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 6 c (new) (6c) The rules on maternity leave under this Directive are drawn up to take account of the fact that women will be effectively encouraged to return to work not by longer periods of maternity leave, but by better childcare facilities, e.g. for children under three.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 9 a (new) (9a) Pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding must be protected against the health risks of long and unusual working hours. In particular they should not be obliged to work overtime, at night or on Sundays and holidays.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 9 b (new) (9b) The care of disabled children presents a particular challenge for working mothers, which should be recognised by society. The increased vulnerability of working mothers of disabled children means that they should be granted additional maternity leave; the Directive should lay down the minimum period of such leave.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 19 a (new) (19a) Victims of discrimination must enjoy appropriate legal protection. The Member States should ensure, in accordance with their particular legal systems, that the rights of pregnant women are protected effectively.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point -1 f (new) Directive 92/85/EEC Article 7 a (new) -1f. The following Article 7a is inserted: "Article 7a The Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding are not obliged to work overtime or on Sundays or holidays, during pregnancy and for six months after the birth."
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 1
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. With respect to the last four weeks of the period referred to in paragraph 1, a scheme of family-related leave available at national level may be considered to be maternity leave for the purposes of this Directive, on condition that it provides an overall protection to workers, within the meaning of Article 2 of this Directive, that is equivalent to the level laid down in this Directive. In this case, the total period of leave granted must exceed the period of parental leave provided for in Directive 96/34/EC. The remuneration for the last four weeks of maternity leave shall be no lower than the allowance referred to in Article 11(3) or, alternatively, it may be the average of the remuneration for the 18 weeks of maternity leave, which shall be at least two thirds of the last monthly salary or of the average monthly salary as stipulated according to national law, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. The Member States may lay down the periods over which the average monthly salaries are calculated.
Amendment 125 #
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
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. This Directive does not apply to self- employed workers.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 92/85/CEE Article 10 – point 2 2. If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1 the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing. If the dismissal occurs within six months following the end of maternity leave as provided for in Article 8(1), the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 3 Directive 92/85/CEE Article 11 – point 2 – point c (c) the right of workers within the meaning of Article 2 to return to their jobs or to equivalent posts on terms and conditions that are no less favourable to them and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence; in exceptional situations of restructuring or radical reorganisation of the production process, the body representing workers’ interests must be given the opportunity to discuss the effects of these changes on the workers concerned with the employer.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 3 – point c Directive 92/85/CEE Article 11 – point 3 Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 7 Directive 92/85/CEE Article 12 d source: PE-431.025
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2008/0195(COD) Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities (amend. Directive 2002/15/EC)
2010/09/02
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Extension of the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 to vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes is diametrically opposed to the European Union’s avowed objective of reducing bureaucracy without delay. Extension of the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 to vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes is not being sought within the European Union.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) The
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 1 - subpoint a Directive 2002/15/EC Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. This directive shall not apply to self- employed drivers.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint e Directive 2002/15/EC Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i "(i) 'night work' shall mean work during a period of work which includes at least
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 6 Directive 2002/15/EC Article 11 a – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall organise a
source: PE-431.178
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2008/0247(COD) Rail transport: European rail network for competitive freight
2010/04/15
TRAN
5 amendments...
Amendment 111 #
Council position Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In defining rail freight corridors the infrastructure managers involved must be allowed the greatest possible flexibility in the actual routing.
Amendment 123 #
Council position Article 7 – paragraph 6 6. The management board shall set up an advisory group made up of managers and owners of t
Amendment 136 #
Council position Article 12 - paragraph 1 1. The management board
Amendment 156 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 (1) The regulatory bodies
Amendment 159 #
Council position Article 18 - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The regulatory bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2001/14/EC shall ensure non-discriminatory access to the corridor and shall be the appeal bodies provided under Article 30(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC. In order to foster free and fair competition along the corridor, a comparable regulatory level shall be established throughout Europe.
source: PE-440.164
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2009/0064(COD) Alternative Investment Fund Managers
2010/02/15
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) Management companies authorised according to national law which provide management services to nationally regulated collective investment undertakings which are only marketed in their home Member State;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) AIFM, insofar as they manage one or more AIF whose only investors are the AIFM themselves or the parent undertakings or the subsidiaries of the AIFM or other subsidiaries of those parent undertakings, provided that none of those investors itself is an AIF;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g i (new) Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g j (new) (gj) special purpose vehicles set up with the objective of securitising certain assets.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point e (e) ‘Marketing’ means any
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. AIFM shall ensure that, for each AIF that it manages, a valuator is appointed
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 4 4. Depositaries may delegate their tasks to other depositaries with the exception of monitoring and exercising oversight over these sub-depositaries. Depositaries may delegate their tasks to sub-depositaries which are not domiciled within the Union.
source: PE-438.497
2010/02/16
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. AIFM which
source: PE-439.133
2010/02/18
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 1666 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Annex I a (new) ANNEX Ia Functions which AIFM may perform: 1. Investment management (a) portfolio management; (b) risk management. 2. Administration (a) providing legal and fund management accounting services; (b) handling customer inquiries; (c) valuing and pricing (including tax returns); (d) monitoring regulatory compliance; (e) maintaining a unit/shareholder register; (f) distributing income; (g) issuing and redeeming units/shares; (h) settling contracts (including certificate dispatches); (i) keeping records. 3. Marketing.
source: PE-439.135
2010/12/02
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) The scope of this Directive should be confined to the management of collective investment undertakings which raise capital from a number of investors with a view to investing it in accordance with a defined investment policy
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Reliable and objective asset valuation is crucial for the protection of investor interests. Different AIFM employ different methodologies and systems for valuing assets, depending on the assets and markets in which they predominantly invest. It is appropriate to recognise these differences
source: PE-439.111
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2009/0096(COD) Employment and Social Inclusion: European Microfinance Facility (Progress Microfinance Facility)
2009/09/10
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) (3a) A certain part of micro-credit provided to disadvantaged persons in the European Union is provided by non- commercial microfinance institutions and socially committed banks.
source: PE-429.667
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2009/0099(COD) Financial institutions: capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations; supervisory review of remuneration policies (amend. Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC)
2010/03/31
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Annex I – point 1 Directive 2006/48/EC Annex V – section 11 – point 22 – point h a (new) (ha) at least 40 % of the variable remuneration component is deferred over a period which is not less than three years, is proportionate with the nature of the business, its risks and the activities of the member of staff in question, remuneration payable under deferral arrangements vests no faster than on a pro-rata basis, and, in the event of a variable remuneration component of a particularly high amount, at least 60 % of the amount is deferred;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Annex I – point 1 Directive 2006/48/EC Annex V – section 11 – point 22 – point h b (new) (hb) at least 50 % of any deferred remuneration component is made in shares or share-linked instruments of the credit institution, subject to the legal structure of the credit institution concerned, or, for non-listed credit institutions, in other non-cash instruments where appropriate and those shares, share-linked instruments and non- cash instruments are subject to an appropriate retention policy designed to align incentives with the longer-term interests of the credit institution;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Annex I – point 1 Directive 2006/48/EC Annex V – section 11 – point 22 – point h c (new) (hc) the remaining portion of the deferred remuneration component can be paid as cash remuneration vesting gradually and, in the event of negative contributions of the firm or the relevant line of business in any year during the vesting period, any unvested portions are to be clawed back, subject to the realised performance of the credit institution and the business line;
source: PE-439.967
2010/05/02
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 1 (1) Excessive and imprudent risk-taking in the banking sector has led to the failure of individual financial institutions and systemic problems in Member States and globally. While the causes of such risk- taking are many and complex, there is agreement by supervisors and regulatory bodies, including the G20 and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors, that the inappropriate remuneration structures of some financial institutions have been a contributory factor. Remuneration policies which give incentives to take risks that exceed the general level of risk tolerated by the institution can undermine sound and effective risk management and exacerbate excessive risk-taking behaviour. In this context, particular account should be taken of the internationally agreed and endorsed principles established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 5 (5) Remuneration policy should aim at aligning the personal objectives of staff members with the long-term interests of the credit institution or investment firm concerned. The assessment of the performance-based components of remuneration should be based on longer- term performance and take into account the outstanding risks associated with the performance. The assessment of performance should be set in a multi-year framework, for example of three to five years, in order to ensure that the assessment process is based on longer-term performance and that the actual payment of performance-based components of remuneration is spread over the business cycle of the firm. Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development targets should be included in the assessment of longer-term performance justifying the payment of deferred variable remuneration.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Annex I – point 1 Directive 2006/48/EC Annex V – Section 11 – point 22 – point a (a) the remuneration policy is consistent with and promotes sound and effective risk management
source: PE-438.471
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2009/0140(COD) European Systemic Risk Board ESRB: establishment; macro-prudential oversight of the financial system
2010/03/19
ECON
7 amendments...
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The ESRB’s task should be to monitor and to assess systemic risk in normal times for the purpose of mitigating the exposure of the system to the risk of failure of systemic components and enhancing the financial system’s resilience to shocks. In this respect, the ESRB should increase financial stability and mitigate the negative impacts on the growth and employment of the real economy. In order to accomplish its mission, the ESRB should analyse all the relevant information, in particular relevant legislation with a potential impact on financial stability, such as accounting, bankruptcy and bail-out rules.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Where the ESRB detects a risk which could seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the European Union, it should be able to issue a warning declaring the existence of an emergency situation. In such a case the ESRB should promptly inform the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the national supervisory authorities and the European Supervisory Authority of its warning. In the event of an emergency, the ESRB should issue an emergency warning.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) six independent persons of which each ESA must nominate two; in order to reduce the possible problem of over- focusing on banks and to increase the quality of decisions of the General Board, the nominees must not be Members of the ESAs and must be chosen on the basis of their general competence and commitment to the Union, as well as for their diverse backgrounds in academic fields or in the private sector, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, trade unions or as providers or consumers of financial services; at the time of their nomination, the ESAs must indicate which person is designated also to serve on the Steering Committee; the nominees must be confirmed by the other members of the General Board with voting rights; in carrying out their responsibilities, the persons nominated must neither seek nor take instructions from any Government, institution, body, office, entity or private person; they must refrain from any action incompatible with their duties or the performance of their tasks.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 a (new) Article 16a Action in emergency situations 1. In the event of adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the European Union, the ESRB in accordance with point (b) of Article 3(2), may issue warnings, on its own initiative or following a request by an ESA, the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, declaring the existence of an emergency situation. These warnings should be non-public in order to guarantee a stringent analysis of financial markets in which framework the ESRB does not have to take into account any reactions that might occur on the capital market. 2. As soon as it issues a warning, the ESRB shall simultaneously notify the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the national supervisory authorities and the European Supervisory Authority.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. The ESRB shall report at least
source: PE-439.845
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2009/0142(COD) European Banking Authority EBA: establishment (amend. Decision No 716/2009/EC)
2010/03/26
ECON
11 amendments...
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new) The Authority shall also act in the field of activities of credit institutions, financial conglomerates, (alternative) investment firms, payment institutions and e-money institutions, including matters of corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting, provided that such actions by the Authority are necessary to ensure the effective and consistent application of the legislation referred to in this paragraph.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new) (fa) prohibit the trading of certain products or types of transactions if the ERSB released that recommendation to the EBA to prevent a major damage to the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets, including investor protection issues, or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Union. After a period of time fixed in the prohibition, the ESRB and the EBA should evaluate the maintenance of the prohibition. The prohibition of products and transactions should be a last resort;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The Authority may develop technical standards
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 The Authority shall, with a view to establishing consistent, efficient and effective supervisory practices within the ESFS, in order to prevent a possible "race to the bottom" of national authorities concerning deliberately relaxing supervisory standards to increase the competitiveness of their financial centres, and to ensuring the common, uniform and consistent application of Community legislation, issue guidelines and recommendations addressed to competent authorities or financial institutions.
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point 4 a (new) (4a) For institutions active in more than one Member Sates, the Authority will become the central recipient of regulatory reporting. Upon receipt of the reporting, the Authority will share the information with the competent national authorities.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 2. With regard to prudential assessments of mergers and acquisitions falling under the terms of Directive 2007/44/EC, the Authority shall become the central recipient of regulatory reporting. The Authority shall moderate the procedure and lead the national authorities involved in the procedure to ensure an efficient process. It may, on its own initiative or on application of any competent authorities, issue and publish an opinion on a prudential assessment to be carried out by any authority of a Member State. Article 20 shall apply.
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. On the basis of Joint Guidelines, the Authority may conduct the change of control procedure under Directive 2007/44/EC. Upon receipt of the notification, the Authority will coordinate with the relevant national authorities.
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. For institutions operating in more than one Member State, the Authority will become the central recipient of regulatory reporting. Upon receipt of the reporting, the Authority will share the information with the competent national authorities.
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. The Banking Stakeholder Group shall be composed of 30 members, representing in balanced proportions
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The Group may establish working groups on technical issues to which further experts may also be appointed to ensure the availability of the necessary technical expertise.
source: PE-439.966
2010/04/15
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Upon request from one or more competent authorities, from the Commission, from the European Parliament, the Council or on its own initiative and after having informed the competent authority concerned, the Authority may investigate the alleged incorrect application of
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 The
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Where the
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to the powers laid down in Article 9, where a competent authority disagrees on the procedure or content of an action or inaction by another competent authority in areas where the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) requires cooperation, coordination or joint decision making by competent authorities from more than one Member State, the Authority, on its own initiative or at the request of one or more of the competent authorities concerned,
source: PE-440.017
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2009/0144(COD) European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA: establishment (amend. Decision No 716/2009/EC)
2010/03/24
ECON
14 amendments...
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) The Authority should actively promote a coordinated
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 4. The objective of the Authority shall be to contribute to: (i) improving the functioning and the quality of the internal market, including in particular a high, effective and consistent level of regulation and supervision, (ii) protecting
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 4. The objective of the Authority shall be to contribute to: (i) improving the functioning of the internal market, including in particular a high, effective and consistent level of regulation and supervision, (ii) protecting
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) collect necessary information concerning market participants and market structures in order to provide complete knowledge;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) Prohibit the trading of certain products or types of transactions to prevent major damage to the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets, including investor protection issues, or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Union;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. The Authority may develop technical standards
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 The Authority shall, with a view to establishing consistent, efficient and effective supervisory practices within the ESFS, in order to prevent a possible "race to the bottom" of national authorities concerning deliberately relaxing supervisory standards to increase the competitiveness of their financial centres and to ensuring the common, uniform and consistent application of
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 The
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Where the
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to the powers laid down in Article 9, where a competent authority disagrees on the procedure or content of an action or inaction by another competent authority in areas where the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) requires cooperation, coordination or joint decision making by competent authorities from more than one Member State, the Authority, on its own initiative or at the request of one or more of the competent authorities concerned,
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1 2. The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group shall be composed of 30 members, representing in balanced proportions
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1 a (new) The Group may establish working groups on technical issues to which further experts may also be appointed to ensure the availability of the necessary technical expertise.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new) Member States, Union institutions and other public or private bodies shall not seek to influence the members of the Board of Supervisors in the performance of their tasks in order to avoid conflicts of interests and to guarantee their independence.
source: PE-439.456
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2009/2090(INI) ECB annual report for 2008
2009/02/12
ECON
9 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the average annual inflation rate was 3,3 %, peaking at 4,0 % in summer 2008, the highest rate recorded since the introduction of the euro, and whereas inflation
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the ECB continued to respond to the financial crisis by assisting Member States in maintaining and extending its liquidity provisions to credit institutions by means of prompt cuts in its key interest rates; notes that an interest rate of only 1% is unprecedented in the eurozone countries;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the fact that the ECB has broadened its normal approach to monetary policy and taken a number of special measures, such as gearing the provision of liquidity to actual demand and making liquidity available for longer periods;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Shares the ECB's view that banks must consolidate their balance sheets; regards the strengthening of the banks' own capital reserves as essential, therefore;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the steps taken by the ECB to detail an 'exit strategy' proposal from its monetary easing; insists that timing and policy coordination between Member States are essential in this regard; in that connection, welcomes the fact that most of these measures will automatically cease to apply if the economic situation steadily improves;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) (before subheading "Governance and decision making") 15a. Calls on all the Member States in the eurozone also to draw up specific exit and consolidation strategies;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Re-affirms its support for the quarterly monetary dialogue between Parliament and the ECB; adds that the dialogue is an important mechanism for scrutinising the workings of the ECB and contributing to its public accountability and transparency;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 source: PE-430.869
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2009/2182(INI) Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken. Mid-term report
2010/06/23
CRIS
1 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C source: PE-443.108
2010/06/24
CRIS
16 amendments...
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Notes that the asymmetry in information available to financial market operators
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Condemns the role played by
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61.
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Considers that the Growth and Stability Pact has
Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Considers that the Growth and Stability Pact has helped continue the debate and put pressure on the sustainability of public finances; recognises, however, that its
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 Amendment 892 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 112 Amendment 1234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 150 Amendment 1269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 154 a (new) 154a. Welcomes the European Central Bank's (ECB) strong role in the framework of the European Systemic risk Board (ESRB) in order to make a strong contribution to the financial stability in the European Union;
Amendment 1270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 154 a (new) 154a. Welcomes the European Central Bank's (ECB) strong role in the framework of the European Systemic risk Board (ESRB) in order to make a strong contribution to the financial stability in the European Union;
Amendment 1351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 167 a (new) 167a. Considers that a creation of a "European Monetary Fund" would be contrary to the principles of the Growth and Stability Pact; considers that through such a fund, Member States with strong budget negligence would not change their behaviour;
Amendment 1449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 182 182. Considers that the business model of the credit rating agencies results in conflicts of interest, given that the agencies are used to ensure the good reputation of, and to promote, the companies that pay them and that their model does not enable them to evaluate the macroeconomic aspects of decisions; proposes research to determine whether a system whereby investors and savers pay for access to the information they need in order to shape their strategies would be more reliable; calls for their supervision through the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA);
Amendment 1454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 183 183.
source: PE-443.102
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2009/2219(INI) Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
2010/02/26
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) source: PE-439.178
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2009/2220(INI) Atypical contracts, secured professional paths, flexicurity and new forms of social dialogue
2010/03/31
EMPL
15 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. (New) types of contract with one or more of the following characteristics are classified as ‘atypical’ employment: fixed term, part-time employment on 20 hours or less, temporary work, limited part-time employment. Atypical employment includes, for instance, part-time work, casual work, temporary work, work under fixed-term contracts, self-employment, independent working, home working and teleworking.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recommends that the priorities for labour law reform, where it is needed, should focus on: extension of the protection of workers in atypical forms of employment; the sustainable creation of normal employment relationships; clarification of the situation of dependent employment; action against undeclared work; and the facilitation of transitions between various situations of employment and unemployment;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Encourages Member States to develop new modes of access to employment through the framing of new labour law provisions covering, for example, ‘distance working’, ‘specified-purpose’ contracts and ‘mission’ contracts; the Framework Agreement on Telework signed by the European social partners in July 2002 should be applied and taken into consideration here;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the increase in the proportion of non-standard or atypical contracts has a strong gender and intergenerational dimension, as women, older and also younger workers are disproportionately represented in non-standard employment; calls upon the Member States and the Commission to
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Encourages the Member States to develop active intervention policies giving workers who re-enter the labour market an entitlement to individual support during the period strictly necessary for them to become more employable through training and requalification; unemployed people should re-enter the labour market quickly even if their contracts are atypical, the most important consideration being to keep people in the labour market; workers’ entitlements must not, however, result in intolerable financial and bureaucratic burdens particularly for small businesses, whose staffing structure means that they cannot automatically release workers for (lengthy) further training;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls upon the Union and the Member States to eradicate illicit employment and believes that implementation of flexicurity strategies can help in fighting illicit employment and in making ‘
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Emphasises that flexicurity is a labour market instrument that can be of particular benefit to highly trained workers who adapt relatively quickly to new situations and undergo further training, and points out that people who are disadvantaged on the labour market because of a lack of training or other limitations need special support if they are to make flexicurity work for them as a labour market instrument;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Emphasises that the demand for a high degree of flexibility at work should not reach a point where it excessively restricts people’s lives and development and where it makes it very difficult for them to establish and support a family, care for and look after relatives and participate in life in society;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls, in the context of modern work organisation, for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements; is nevertheless
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls upon the Member States to reinforce activation schemes, especially for the low-skilled, through personalised advice, intensive (re-)training of workers, subsidised employment and start-up grants for the self-employed and businesses; specifically emphasises, however, that this aid must be structured in such a way that regular jobs are not replaced;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that the formal recognition of the role of the social partners in the new Treaty constitutes progress, as it recognises their autonomy and reaffirms the importance of their support in promoting the social dialogue, and highlights here the particular importance of sectoral social dialogue, where 40 sectors are now represented;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls upon the national social partners to overcome reservations against
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls upon the social partners at European and national level to support investment in lifelong learning strategies and welcomes the ‘Framework of actions for the lifelong learning development of competencies and qualifications’ already negotiated by the social partners;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Notes that the involvement of the social partners in policymaking and implementation varies widely across the Member States, but that generally the trend is towards the use of a wider mix of instruments to pursue policy objectives; believes that the quality of the social and institutional support which the social partners enjoy is probably the major determinant of the quality of their contribution; particularly stresses, however, that the quality of social dialogue varies greatly from country to country and from sector to sector, and strongly urges the social partners to develop a genuine ‘social partnership’ at all levels;
source: PE-439.982
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2009/2222(INI) Future for social services of general interest
2010/12/15
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Unequivocally rejects EU framework legislation on services of general interest;
source: PE-452.844
2011/03/28
EMPL
23 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that SSGI and their users have a number of special characteristics in addition to the common characteristics of SGI
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Rejects emphatically the idea of EU framework legislation for social services of general interest;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Emphasises that, in respect of SSGI, the subsidiarity principle must take precedence over internal market rules;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Emphasises that, as a matter of principle, responsibility for decisions on designing, funding and delivering social services of general interest (SSGI) must lie with Member States and local authorities; respects and supports this principle and urges the European institutions also to espouse this position;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that access to SSGI must be regulated by the competent authorities in Member States; they shall decide whether and to what extent access can be universal and independent of wealth or income
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fact that SSGI make a major economic contribution in terms of jobs, economic activity and purchasing power – the Commission’s second Biennial Report indicating that the health and social services sector accounts for 5% of economic output and employs 21.4 million people – and that SMEs in particular are reliant on high quality SSGI; considers that the economic importance of SSGI does not, however, justify applying internal market rules to them;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that national, regional and local authorities have a key role to play in organising, funding and designing social services;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes there is a broad European consensus that SSGI are essential to the well-being of our peoples and an efficient economy but that there is no agreement within or between the Commission and the Council on the implementation of practical measures to
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission formally to recognise other modalities for the selection of providers, such as ‘in-house’ and ‘service concession’ methods, and explicitly to accord equal value to all options for the contracting and financing of SSGI; calls for the expansion of the ‘in- house’ method to include service providers who meet specific general interest criteria; calls furthermore for recognition of tried and tested Member State procedures based on the principle that all providers which are able to comply with the conditions previously laid down by law should be permitted to provide services, irrespective of their legal form, provided that account is taken of the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency laid down in primary law;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for redefinition of the concept of ‘most economically advantageous offer’
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for a programme of reform, to include legislative adaptation and clarification at European level, to support the specific characteristics of SSGI; rejects, however, any amendment to European law or any European framework directive for SSGI;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that the Social Protection Committee has made an important contribution to the understanding and role of SSGI
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the VQF but insists that
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Considers that the VQF principles should be used to help define
source: PE-460.966
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2010/0073(COD) Environmental economic accounts
2010/04/10
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The planned extension of ESA 95 by means of this Regulation is overdue and urgent. The worldwide shortage of resources means, however, that this extension of the accounting system can be no more than a first step towards an internationally recognised system of ‘European sustainability statistics’ (ESS) which, as a priority, must include the full range of environmental and social indicators alongside economic indicators.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) A scientifically sound approach to the shortage of resources and to the ecosystem will, in future, be crucial to the sustainable economic development of the European Union.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. In order for this Regulation to contribute to building a system of ‘European sustainability statistics’ (ESS) providing a comprehensive overview of European interests of environmental relevance, the Commission shall develop indicators for measuring the sustainable environmental conditions, on such issues as: (a) traffic-related matters; (b) environment-related matters; (c) economic matters; (d) social matters.
source: PE-450.577
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2010/0160(COD) Credit rating agencies: supervision
2010/10/15
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 (5) In order to reinforce competition between credit rating agencies, to help avoid
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 8 a – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Where other credit rating agencies registered or certified according to this Regulation request access to the information referred to in paragraph 1, they shall be granted
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 14 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) shall inform the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) before taking the decisions referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 which fall within their remit.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 24 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 36 d – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall disclose to the public every fine and periodic penalty payment that has been imposed in accord
source: PE-450.763
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2010/0207(COD) Deposit Guarantee Schemes. Recast
2011/05/04
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The contributions to Deposit Guarantee Schemes referred to in Article 9 shall be determined for each member on the basis of the degree of risk incurred by it. Credit institutions shall not pay less than 75% or more than 200% of the amount that a
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. If a credit institution is not able to determine the covered deposits of its customers, its individual contributions are calculated on the basis of eligible deposits.
source: PE-460.968
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2010/0209(COD) Intra-corporate transfer: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
2011/06/28
EMPL
12 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) This Directive should be applied without prejudice to the principle of Union preference as regards access to Member States’ labour market as expressed in the relevant provisions of Acts of Accession. According to that principle, the Member States should, during any period when national measures or those resulting from bilateral agreements are applied, give preference to workers who are nationals of the Member States over workers who are nationals of third-countries as regards access to their labour market. In the process, there must be mandatory compliance, in respect of both citizens of the Union and third-country nationals, with national minimum pay levels and minimum standards of the state of employment (place-of-employment principle).
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) Unless this condition conflicts with the principle of Union preference as expressed in the relevant provisions of the Acts of Accession, no labour market test should be required, since this criterion would be in contradiction with the purpose of setting up a transparent and simplified scheme for admission of intra-corporate transferees. The sole exceptions are construction and craft trades, including related economic activities under NACE codes F, N81.21 and N81.22. For them, Member States may carry out labour market tests.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 (23) Equal treatment should be granted under national law in respect of those branches of social security defined in Article 3(1)(a) to (i) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems. Since this Directive is without prejudice to provisions included in bilateral agreements, the social security rights enjoyed by third country national intra-corporate transferees on the basis of a bilateral agreement concluded between the Member State to which the person has been admitted and his or her country of origin could be strengthened compared to the social security rights which would be granted to the transferee under national law. This Directive should not confer more rights than those already provided for in existing Union legislation in the field of social security for third-country nationals who have cross-border interests between Member States.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) third-country nationals carrying out activities on behalf of undertakings established in another Member State in the framework of a provision of services within the meaning of Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including those posted by undertakings established in a Member State in the framework of a provision of services in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC. However, the Posted Workers Directive (96/71/EC) shall apply in full to posted third-country nationals carrying out construction and craft trade activities, including related economic activities under NACE codes F, N81.21 and N81.22. This Directive shall not apply to those NACE sectors.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point b (b) ‘intra-corporate transfer’ means the temporary secondment of a third-country national from an undertaking established outside the territory of a Member State and to which the third-country national is bound by a work contract, to an entity belonging to the undertaking or to the same group of undertakings which is established inside this territory; the transfer shall not be permanent;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point f (f) ‘specialist’ means any person possessing uncommon knowledge essential and specific to the host entity, taking account not only of knowledge specific to the host entity, but also of whether the person has a high
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point g (g) ‘graduate trainee’ means any person with a higher education qualification who is transferred to broaden his/her knowledge of and experience in a company in preparation for a managerial position within the company; graduate trainees are not employees for whom social security contributions are compulsory. Member States shall ensure that employers do not make improper use of trainees to perform duties carried out by ordinary staff;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) provide evidence that he or she has the
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – point 1 – subparagraph 1 the terms and conditions of employment applicable to posted workers in a similar situation, as laid down by law, regulation or administrative provision and/or universally applicable collective agreements in the Member State
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – point 2 – point c (c) without prejudice to existing bilateral agreements, provisions in national law regarding the branches of social security defined in Article 3(1), points (a) to (i) of Regulation (EC) No 883/04. Family benefits shall be excluded from equal treatment, since the aim of the Member States must be primarily to support families who are residing in the EU in the long term. In the event of mobility between Member States and without prejudice to existing bilateral agreements, Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 shall apply accordingly;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new) (ea) study, training and further training grants shall be excluded from equal treatment.
source: PE-467.306
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2010/0210(COD) Seasonal employment: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
2011/09/23
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. To ensure appropriate working conditions and prevent wage dumping, Member States shall have the right to reject applications if the terms of employment do not match those which apply to Member State nationals who are comparable workers in seasonal sectors.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Employers shall not be obliged to defray travel or visa expenses of third- country national seasonal workers.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – point 2 – point b (b) provisions in national laws regarding the branches of social security as defined in Article 3(1)(a) to (i) of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004; family benefits shall be excluded from equal treatment, since the aim of the Member States must be primarily to support families who are residing in the EU in the long term;
source: PE-467.317
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2010/0242(COD) European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)
2011/02/15
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 a (new) (9a) 2012 was to be designated European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, as specifically called for by the European Parliament in committee debates and in its resolution of 11 November 2010 on the demographic challenge and solidarity between generations, the final outcome of which was an official proposal from the EU Commission to announce the designation of this European year.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 a (new) (11a) In its resolution of 11 November 2010 on the demographic challenge and solidarity between generations, the European Parliament expressly welcomed the fact that many voluntary organisations had declared 29 April a day of Solidarity between Generations. In addition, it urged the Commission to draw up a recommendation that 2012 be designated European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, highlighting the contribution of older people to society and seeking ways of involving younger and older people in joint initiatives.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 a (new) (14a) In its resolution of 11 November 2010 on the demographic challenge and solidarity between generations, the European Parliament warned that birth rates in the Member States had remained low for a number of decades, a situation which, if not tackled in a timely manner, would place a heavy burden on rising generations and lead to conflict over burden sharing. Given the urgency of this matter, exceptionally high budget appropriations should be earmarked for the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, a realistic example being 2010, for which the European Union made available €17m, of which €9m were earmarked for initiatives in the Member States, the latter having committed a further €9m for this purpose.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3a) together with the aims set out by the European Parliament in its report of 6 October 2010 on solidarity between generations: – to enhance older people’s dignity, health, quality of life, and autonomy; – to allow them equal access to health care regardless of income; – to highlight in particular the health risks for people who suddenly cease being active; – to emphasise prevention of health problems, which requires the Member States to support healthy lifestyles and take appropriate measures to reduce smoking, alcohol misuse, obesity and other major health risks.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Financial framework and budget The European Union shall provide a budget of EUR 20 million for the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, of which EUR 10 million shall be reserved for activities in Member States, which undertake to contribute a further EUR 10 million.
source: PE-458.631
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2010/0250(COD) Financial markets: OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories
2011/03/30
ECON
7 amendments...
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12 a) In determining the eligibility of any class of derivatives for clearing, relevant bodies should take into account the specific nature of these instruments. For certain classes of derivatives, the overriding risk may relate to settlement risk, for example for certain foreign exchange transactions due to the short dated nature of these transactions and the delivery of principle. These risks are addressed through separate infrastructure, which has the impact of significantly reducing the key systemic risk in these transactions and sets them apart from other classes of derivatives
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) the impact on the level of settlement risk;
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) the availability of pricing information;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d (d) the ability of the CCP to handle the volume of contracts;
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) the level of client protection provided by the CCP.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 The details in paragraph 4 shall at minimum correctly and unequivocally identify the class of derivatives subject to the clearing obligation. The specification of the criteria referred to in paragraph 3 may determine that the clearing obligation in Article 3(1) shall not apply to particular classes of foreign exchange derivative contracts where the predominant element of counterparty credit risk relates to settlement risk, and where such risk is already addressed by existing infrastructure arrangements.
source: PE-460.860
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2010/0380(COD) Social security: coordination of social security systems and implementation
2012/01/18
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
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 shall be added to Article 11: "(4a) An occupation which an aircrew member pursues in connection with passengers or air freight shall be deemed to be pursued in the Member State where he has his ‘home base’ as defined in Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures for the field of civil aviation1. _____________ 1 OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4."
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Article 14 a – paragraph 5 a – subparagraph 2 source: PE-478.720
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2010/2008(INI) Derivatives markets: future policy actions
2010/04/13
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. having regard to the decades-old
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Backs the call for the compulsory introduction of independent clearing between financial institutions for all standardised derivatives, so as to ensure better assessment of counterparty credit risk
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that individually negotiated derivatives are required to hedge special risks and therefore opposes the compulsory standardisation of all derivatives;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Backs the Commission in its intention to confer responsibilities for authorising European and third-country clearing houses on the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and calls, in this context, for this work to be carried out by qualified experts and trained staff;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls, as a matter of priority, for credit default swaps to be made subject to independent central clearing and,
source: PE-440.018
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2010/2010(INI) Developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
2010/05/19
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is firmly convinced that market-economy-based environmental policy can become the engine of growth and employment in all branches of the economy, and stresses that predictable, investment-friendly framework conditions are the basis that will allow innovative businesses to make the best possible use of these opportunities for the benefit of the environment and of employees;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that European businesses’ powers of innovation have made them into world leaders in the area of environmental protection; is concerned, however, that manufacturing activities are still being extensively relocated from the EU to third countries which have much lower environmental standards; calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat this phenomenon promptly and vigorously by working on a worldwide, multilateral approach which ensures that global competition is based on comparable requirements;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the EU, the Member States and the social partners to fight discrimination and promote gender equality in a sustainable economy, to create work environments that attract and retain women in these sectors, and to reduce gender-
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, owing to the often low level of organisation of employees and of employers in new sectors, there can be a risk of precarious employment relationships and
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the
source: PE-442.803
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2010/2016(INI) Guaranteeing independent impact assessments
2010/01/07
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas Parliament has stressed several times that the independence of impact assessments is a guarantee for
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the Impact Assessment Board (IAB) is considered by the Commission to be independent although it is under the authority of the President of the Commission and is composed of high-level officials from several DGs and chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General; whereas this leads to an information bias and thus to a violation of necessary neutrality,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the impact assessment process must be subject to independent and external quality control;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that an independent quality- control process in combination with cost- benefit-analysis should evaluate, inter alia, the necessity of an impact assessment, taking into account its costs and the delays to legislation and policies that it causes;
source: PE-445.668
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2010/2018(INI) Precarious women workers
2010/06/16
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out that an EU target for minimum pay of at least 60% of indicative average pay is impractical in many Member States, and recommends that Member States consider introducing sectoral minimum wages, as these could be set in the light of the situation and structures which exist in each particular sector; stresses, however, that sectoral minimum wages require the involvement of the social partners, as they will ensure that the minimum wages which are set accord with the situation in the sector;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
source: PE-443.039
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2010/2027(INI) Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
2010/06/15
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard to CEDEFOP publications on "Innovative learning measures for older workers"1, on "Working and ageing. Emerging theories and empirical perspectives"2, on "Modernising vocational education and training. Fourth report on vocational education and training research in Europe: Synthesis report"3 and on "Skills supply and demand in Europe. Medium- term forecast up to 2020"4, 1 Cedefop Panorama Series, 159. Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2008. 2 Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2010. 3 Cedefop Reference Series. Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2009. 4 Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2010.
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the proportion of people aged over 60 in the EU will rise faster than ever before, with the greatest increase expected between the years 2015 and 2035, when this age group will grow by two million each year,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is convinced that flexisecurity contributes to more open, responsive and inclusive labour markets and can ease the transitions between the various stages of people’s working lives,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 c (new) 36c. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to define the core content of services of general interest and the contribution which citizens can, must and want to make on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Involvement in society Takes the view that every individual should have the chance and opportunity to become engaged with society; stresses nevertheless that social engagement must always remain a voluntary commitment;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 b (new) 36b. Stresses that in view of the demographic trend the guiding principle of an active civil society is gaining ever greater weight, making it necessary to reappraise the relationship between citizens and the state in the exercise of duties in society;
source: PE-442.919
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2010/2039(INI) Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe
2010/05/19
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the promotion of social integration and inclusion, in order to guarantee protection of fundamental human rights, and clear commitments to draw up EU and national policies to combat poverty and social exclusion, by ensuring universal access to public health services, vocational education and training, housing and social protection, in addition to
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that the various experiments with minimum incomes, accompanied by social integration measures, show that this is a further essential way of combating poverty and social exclusion; therefore calls on the European Commission to prepare an initiative supporting these experiments, taking into account best practices and ensuring an adequate minimum income
source: PE-441.188
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2010/2053(INI) Implementation of the Services Directive 2006/123/EC
2010/09/24
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the points of single contact should be used as information centres for issues related to the directive
source: PE-448.887
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2010/2074(INI) Basel II and revision of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD 4)
2010/06/15
ECON
11 amendments...
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and Basel Committee to reconsider the scope of the deduction of investments in financial institutions to avoid serious unintended impacts which would prevent market making and liquidity in financial services shares;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Is concerned about the pro-cyclical effects of deducting Deferred Tax Assets (DTAs) from Tier 1 capital, particularly DTAs based on timing differences between tax and accounting systems;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Urges the Basel Committee and the Commission to ensure that, in consolidated capital calculations, both risk and capital are taken into account in a balanced manner (i.e. minority interest); understands that the objective is to prevent artificially high minority stakes in low risk subsidiaries. Proposes the recognition of full Risk Weighted Assets (RWA), with minority interest being included in regulatory capital up to a ceiling based on a) the overall group capital ratio, or b) a pre-determined regulatory ratio. To the extent that the minority interest exceeds the threshold, the excess would not be available for regulatory capital recognition;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Emphasises the important role contingent capital played during the crisis; calls on the Commission and Basel Committee to recognise the role of flexible contingent capital in crisis situations and to monitor market acceptance of convertible instruments;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Urges the Commission and Basel Committee to reconsider the role of hybrid capital in Tier 1 capital given the need for a broader investor base, and the already strict regulatory criteria around approval for exercising a call right in “innovative hybrids”;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers developing high quality liquidity standards to be a key part of the crisis response; however, is concerned that economic repercussions of not getting the liquidity elements of the framework right are far higher than for the capital elements and calls on the Commission and Basel Committee to be cautious in the timing and the harmonised implementation of the framework;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Urges the Basel Committee and Commission to reconsider the calibration of the liquidity and funding ratios; is concerned that the level of conservatism and proposed calibration of the proposed liquidity framework will significantly reduce banks’ ability to perform maturity transformation and would require an excessive increase in banks’ liquidity buffers in Europe;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Is concerned about the unintended consequences likely to arise from the requirement to hold high levels of government bonds;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Is concerned that the current proposals ignore commonly applied netting rules and consequently greatly exaggerate the asset side of the balance sheet for many banks creating an unlevel playing field;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Urges the Commission and Basel Committee to avoid setting a specific timeframe for migration of the leverage ratio to Pillar 1 from Pillar 2 so that the potential effects of that move can be monitored through a sufficiently long period in the economic cycle;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Is deeply concerned that the current design of the proposals around the capital charges for credit valuation adjustments (CVA) would have a severe impact on SMEs in Europe because of the limitation of hedging recognition to liquid hedges;
source: PE-442.841
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/16
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 source: PE-452.764
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2010/2138(INI) Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2010
2010/12/13
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Stresses that it rejects compulsory quotas for numbers of women on businesses’ management boards and supervisory boards;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6f. Emphasises that the family is the cornerstone of our society and is inherently associated with the transmission of values and with cooperation in a spirit of solidarity; emphasises too that work and family life must be rendered compatible in all the Member States through the provision of affordable, high-quality care and education for young children;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 i (new) 6i. Considers that flexible working hours and job-sharing contribute to compatibility between family life and work for men and women;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 k (new) 6k. Is convinced that a sense of identification, participation on an equal footing and responsibility are prerequisites for successful integration and that integration can work only where immigrants are prepared to adapt and locals are receptive; consequently opposes all forms of forced marriage;
source: PE-454.630
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2010/2205(INI) External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
2011/02/21
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that no directive regulating CSR and enforcing respect for it should be adopted at EU level; observes, however, that activities to promote CSR at EU level and to exchange tried and tested procedures should be stepped up, particularly in the case of SMEs;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that CSR is a useful
source: PE-458.761
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2010/2239(INI) Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
2010/10/12
ECON
40 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the existing European coordination and legislative framework for pay-as-you-go pension systems and for occupational pension schemes is fully sufficient, has operated successfully for over 50 years in some cases and does not need to be extended;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that statutory PAYG schemes have proved their stability and reliability in the test of the financial and economic crisis;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Emphasises that many Member States face major challenges as to how they ensure that pensions can be safeguarded in accordance with citizens’ expectations; stresses that the Member States should be supported at EU level primarily through the exchange of information on how to overcome these challenges;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Emphasises that pensions and pension systems are without a doubt matters that come within the exclusive competence, responsibility and decision-making power of the Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure clearly that it strictly respects the subsidiarity principle in this policy area;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Notes that harmonisation, additional regulation, monitoring or supervision of pensions systems under the first and second pillars constitute an infringement of the subsidiarity principle and make no sense owing to the totally different arrangements and legal bases in the Member States; in particular with regard to voluntary occupational pension schemes, they would even put the continued existence of such schemes at risk;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes that life expectancy is growing; but rejects an automatic adaptation mechanism in the form of a (Europe- wide) linkage between life expectancy and the statutory retirement age, since the statutory retirement age must always be judged against the background of the social and labour-market policy conditions prevailing in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Considers that it is impossible and counterproductive to set a harmonised retirement age at European level since this age depends largely on the specific conditions prevailing in each Member State; stresses instead that effective measures must be takento combat the sharp rise in unemployment in many Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Rejects a definition of the term ‘adequacy’ in the context of pensions or retirement income on the grounds of the subsidiarity principle and the diversity of national pension systems;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that there is no perfect pension system, but is convinced that a balanced multi pillar system of public, voluntary work related and voluntary private as well as funded and unfunded should be found;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) MOBILITY 11a. Emphasises that, while mobility is becoming increasingly important and necessary in national labour markets, it plays a lesser role at European level and cannot, therefore, be used to justify the introduction of EU minimum standards for occupational pensions, particularly given that EU minimum standards would jeopardise the continued existence of voluntary occupational pension systems in some Member States;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Firmly rejects any new EU statutory provisions that call into question voluntary occupational pension systems or make it harder for them to continue to operate – such systems being, not financial-market-based entities, but rather employers’ voluntary social welfare systems which are not profit-orientated and are insolvency-proof under the terms of national rules and arrangements (such as the Pension Guaranty Associations in Luxembourg and Germany);
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Emphatically rejects EU minimum standards for the acquisition and receipt of occupational pension entitlements in the case of employer-financed occupational pension schemes; rejects in particular any reduction in, or ban on, time restrictions for pension entitlements when people change employer, as either option would lead to a 30% increase in costs, which would spell the end of employers’ voluntarily funded pension schemes, thereby harming employees’ interests too – voluntary schemes of this type being worth a total of more than EUR 450 billion in Germany alone;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 d (new) 11d. Underlines the fact that employer- financed occupational pension schemes are, most importantly, ways in which companies generate loyalty and create a bond with their employees; as demographic change continues, sharply reducing supply on the labour market, occupational pension provision will become even more important than it already is, right across Europe; in Germany alone, more than 65% of all employees have an occupational pension;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 e (new) 11e. Stresses that in the case of employer- funded occupational pensions a vesting period of at least five years must apply, since they serve only as a means of staff retention and a reward for staff loyalty;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 f (new) 11f. Takes the view that EU rules on transferability of occupational pensions must apply only to fully funded pension schemes; accrual-funded pension schemes and others that are not fully funded must continue to be untransferable;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 g (new) 11g. Calls for a Commission study on the extent of cross-border labour mobility;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 h (new) 11h. Calls for an examination of whether pension insurance associations such as those that exist in Luxembourg and Germany to protect the second pillar in the event of bankruptcy can be recommended to other Member States as a hedging mechanism and best practice;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 i (new) 11i. Calls on the Commission to have an impact assessment carried out with a view to analysing what additional costs the introduction of EU minimum standards and standardisation measures for the second pillar (e.g. changes to the vesting period, new provisions governing dynamisation, inclusion of pension commitments in the scope of the pension fund directive) would generate in the Member States;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 j (new) 11j. Notes that pension entitlements under the first pillar are governed by the relevant coordinating regulation, and that for second-pillar pensions solutions to the problem of the EU-wide transferability of employee-financed occupational pensions would be desirable, but proposals concerning the portability of employer- financed occupational pensions should be rejected as unnecessary;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 k (new) 11k. Considers that in view of the widely differing nature and the complexity of the second-pillar schemes basic conditions could be laid down to govern the EU-wide transferability of employee-financed occupational pensions;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 l (new) 11l. Notes that less than 60% of all EU citizens are insured under second-pillar additional retirement pension schemes, but that the importance of the second pillar in the area of pensions has been recognised, and that the second pillar must be developed further, since it represents a means of organising additional capital-based retirement pension provision in an efficient and cost- effective way;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 m (new) 11m. Is opposed to a European agency or regulatory authority for occupational pensions, as the subsidiarity principle must be strictly adhered to, which precludes European supervision and control;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 n (new) 11n. Calls for occupational pensions provided voluntarily by companies to be exempted from EU minimum standards in order to prevent their reduction or elimination and to protect the interests of employees;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Takes the view that, given the structural differences in pension systems and differences in performance targets between the Member States, there can be no single market for occupational pensions in the European Union;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Emphasises that a thoroughgoing reform of the Pension Fund (IORP) Directive (2003/41/EC) is currently neither necessary nor appropriate, since the framework governing cross-border activity established by the directive is entirely adequate; no dramatic increase in worker mobility between Member States is likely; most IORPs are active at national level as welfare schemes run by individual firms;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Takes the view that the Pension Fund (IORP) Directive (2003/41/EC) should be revised only once the Member States have gained sufficient experience with its application; in addition, any revision should be carefully thought-out, since there is a danger of placing an excessive burden on IORP providers and institutions; at present the only improvement required is a clarification of the definition of ‘cross-border activity’, which is interpreted in different ways by some Member States;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Emphatically opposes any move to bring firms’ in-house welfare benefit schemes, for example ‘book reserve schemes’, within the scope of the IORP Directive, on the grounds that they do not constitute financial market products; the application of IORP rules would lead to a huge increase in costs and, as a result, to the abolition of firms’ in-house schemes, a development which cannot be in the interests of employees and is blatantly at odds with the aim of strengthening retirement pension provision;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 d (new) 13d. Emphasises that the Pension Fund (IORP) Directive (2003/41/EC) must maintain confidence in pension promises predating the new law, so that there must no ex post tightening up of the rules on own capital and other supervisory provisions, as this would pose a threat to the existence of voluntary occupational retirement pension schemes; pension commitments should not fall within the scope of the pension fund directive, since no payments are made to external pension funds and, in the event of insolvency, national safeguard mechanisms take effect;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Is firmly convinced that the Solvency II rules governing life assurance must not be applied to IORPs (e.g. pension funds), since such systems are not financial institutions, life insurance undertakings or traditional investment funds, but rather employer-funded voluntary welfare schemes which are not intended to generate a profit, in respect of which the social partners have far-reaching codetermination powers, and which are already secured against insolvency by special protection and guarantee systems (such as the Pension Guaranty Association in Germany and Luxemburg), as proven by the stress test constituted by the financial crisis; applying the Solvency II rules to IORPs would increase costs by 40 to 60%;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Opposes the establishment of a European guarantee fund, on the grounds that such a system cannot take proper account of specific national characteristics and differences between countries;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 19 Amendment 182 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 20 Amendment 200 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 23 source: PE-454.512
2011/10/01
EMPL
34 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas a nuanced assessment of the implications of the crisis for the Member States and retirement pension systems is needed, in particular because there are substantial differences between Member States’ retirement pension systems, ruling out any possibility of proposals for improvements and modernisation which would be valid throughout the EU; whereas, further, in recent years some Member States have already prepared the ground for the measures needed to modernise retirement pension provision,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Firmly opposes new EU legal provisions which seek to standardise, call into question or hamper the continued implementation of functioning state pension systems;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that the existing European coordination and legal framework for pay-as-you-go pension systems and occupational retirement pension systems is entirely adequate, has been operating successfully in some cases for more than 50 years and does not need to be expanded;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Emphasises that pay-as-you-go state pension systems have demonstrated their stability and reliability by passing the stress test constituted by the financial and economic crisis;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Rejects, in the light of the subsidiarity principle and the differences between state retirement pension systems, any attempt to define the concept of ‘adequacy’ in the context of pensions, occupational pensions or retirement incomes;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that many Member States face enormous challenges in ensuring that pensions meet citizens’ expectations; emphasises that the EU should help the Member States to overcome these challenges first and foremost by fostering exchanges of experience;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that, in the light of the widely differing arrangements and legal bases in the Member States, the standardisation or additional regulation or supervision of retirement pension systems under the first and second pillars is also pointless; points out that in the specific case of voluntary occupational retirement pension systems any such move might jeopardise their continued existence;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes that life expectancy is growing
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Considers it impossible and counterproductive to set a uniform retirement age at European level, as such an age is very dependent on specific circumstances in the individual Member States; stresses instead that unemployment, which has risen substantially in many Member States, must be combated effectively;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses the growing importance of mobility on national labour
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Firmly opposes new EU legal provisions which call into question voluntary occupational pension schemes or hamper their continuation; observes that these schemes are not, after all, financial market schemes but a form of voluntary social provision by employers, not based on any intention of making a profit, which is immune from insolvency thanks to national rules and systems (such as the pensions insurance association in Luxembourg and Germany);
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Expressly opposes EU minimum standards for the acquisition and preservation of occupational pension entitlements if the occupational pensions have been financed by the employer; rejects in particular any reduction of, or prohibition on, periods in relation to which occupational pension entitlements no longer lapse when an employee changes employer; observes that both would increase costs by up to 30%, which would mean an end to the occupational pension schemes voluntarily financed by businesses, which cannot be in the interests of employees either; observes that in Germany alone, such voluntary schemes have a total volume of more than €450 billion;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 c (new) 22c. Stresses that employer-financed occupational pensions are primarily instruments of loyalty to the business and serve to retain employees; notes that, due to demographic change and the associated substantial reduction in the availability of labour, occupational pensions, which are already of great significance, will become even more so throughout Europe; notes that, in Germany alone, 65% of all employees are already affiliated to occupational pension schemes;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 d (new) 22d. Stresses that the Pension Funds Directive must protect legitimate expectations in the form of pre-existing commitments, so that it is not acceptable for the requirements relating to capitalisation and other supervisory aspects to be retrospectively rendered more stringent; stresses that this would jeopardise the survival of voluntary occupational old-age pension schemes; observes that direct commitments have no place within the scope of the Pension Funds Directive, as no payments are made to external pension funds and as national safety mechanisms operate in the event of insolvency;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 e (new) 22e. Stresses that a vesting period of at least five years must apply to employer- financed occupational pensions, as they solely constitute an instrument to bind employees and reward loyalty to the business;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 f (new) 22f. Observes that EU rules on transferability of occupational pensions may only apply to pension systems with full capital cover, while systems financed by liability reserves and other systems without full capital cover must continue to be excluded from transfer;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 g (new) 22g. Calls for a Commission study on the extent of cross-border labour mobility;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 h (new) 22h. Calls for investigation into whether pensions insurance associations, such as those that exist in Luxembourg and Germany to safeguard second-pillar pensions in the event of insolvency, can be recommended to other Member States as security models and best practice;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 i (new) 22i. Calls on the Commission to commission an impact assessment analysing the additional costs entailed in the Member States through the introduction of EU minimum standards and the standardisation of aspects of second-pillar provision (e.g. vesting period changes, new indexation arrangements and the inclusion of direct commitments within the scope of the Pension Funds Directive);
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 j (new) 22j. Notes that the structural differences between pension systems and differing performance targets in the Member States rule out any EU internal market for pensions or occupational pensions;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 k (new) 22k. Firmly rejects the inclusion within the scope of the IORP Directive of any form of in-company social cover, e.g. ‘book reserve schemes’, because such schemes do not constitute financial market products; emphasises that applying IORP provisions would generate huge cost increases, thus leading to the abolition of in-company schemes – an outcome which cannot be in the interests of employees and which is glaringly at odds with the political aim of improving pension provision;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 l (new) 22l. Calls for companies’ voluntary occupational pension schemes to be exempt from EU minimum standards in order to prevent their curtailment or abolition and to protect employees’ interests;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that while, in the first pillar, pension entitlements are governed by the relevant coordinating Regulation
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers that, because of the diversity and complexity of the various second-pillar systems, conditions
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to investigate how employees’ right to participate in the second pillar can be facilitated
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Opposes the establishment of a European agency or supervisory authority for occupational and other pensions, as these are policy areas in which the principle of subsidiarity must be strictly observed, thus ruling out European supervision and control;
source: PE-454.538
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2010/2272(INI) Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
2011/04/28
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas women with disabilities often suffer double discrimination, and whereas governments can counter this phenomenon by implementing gender mainstreaming in all relevant areas of disability policy,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need for a new efficient approach to disability starting from the creation of a more effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the EDS, whilst respecting established powers in this area and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that sheltered workshops and integrated workplaces could be equally valuable solutions to employing people with different disabilities and at different stages of life in accordance with applications of reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses that voluntary social corporate responsibility could also be an important impetus to the situation of people with disabilities; calls upon actors and stakeholders to support and apply good practices in this field;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls upon the Member States to (re)consider their disability-related actions and national programmes or strategies within the time span and framework of the EDS in accordance with the EU2020 Strategy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
source: PE-462.706
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2010/2273(INI) Promoting workers' mobility within the European Union
2011/03/24
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Respects the decision of Member States to exercise their right to have transitional barriers regarding free movement of workers from the Member States who joined in 2004 and 2007; believes that these barriers are reasonable from the standpoint of the Member States in question and do not constitute discriminatory measures against European citizens;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to publicise the positive and negative effects derived from labour mobility for the host and home countries and the EU, from a socio- economic and geographical cohesion point of view;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Urges the Commission to provide a detailed study of the effects of full freedom of movement starting from 1 May 2011 on the labour markets of those Member States which have thus far exercised their right to transitional arrangements; underlines that a study of this kind should be produced no later than October 2012;
source: PE-460.965
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2010/2301(INI) EU and China: unbalanced trade?
2011/03/05
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; considers it desirable for observance of human rights to be an essential pillar of economic cooperation between the EU and China, which will, inter alia, generate respect for employees in undertakings;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; observes that human rights are still not sufficiently taken into account in China, although they are an indispensable basis for stable relations between employees and employers;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; observes that, despite the ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 138 and 182, shortcomings remain in the field of the prohibition of child labour;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; stresses in this connection the Social Security Reform Cooperation Project between the EU and China, which aims to give Chinese citizens access to adequate and affordable social insurance; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules, particularly on health and safety in the workplace, and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions; observes that, as a member of the WTO, China does not sufficiently guarantee compliance with the principles and obligations accepted by means of the protocol of accession, particularly with regard to protection of copyright and avoidance of export restrictions, which is distorting global competition and thus having an adverse impact in the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions; considers the intensification of the dialogue between the EU and China which was launched in 2009 to improve working conditions and reduce the number of occupational accidents and cases of occupational disease to be an essential measure;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions; notes that, as part of closer economic cooperation between China and the EU, the labour-law dimension should loom larger in the bilateral dialogue between Europe and China on the rule of law;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the Chinese population is getting older and that the seemingly endless growth in the available workforce, in particular lower-skilled workers, appears to be drying up; notes that a shift in trade from China to other South-East Asian countries is taking place as a result of potential cost advantages; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce an integrated European policy for the South- East Asia region; observes that a stronger awareness of employment standards should arise in China’s growing middle class – an awareness which is relatively undeveloped in the population as a whole at present;
source: PE-464.737
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2010/2302(INI) Credit rating agencies: future perspectives
2011/01/20
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas it is still common practice that credit rating agencies assess market participants while simultaneously obtaining orders from them which leads to competition bias,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Considers that competition biases caused by the common practice that credit rating agencies assess market participants while simultaneously obtaining orders from them, have to be reduced;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that, to ensure its credibility, the management, staff and governance structure of the new ECRaF need to be fully autonomous and not bound by instructions vis-à-vis the Member States, the Commission and all other public bodies;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Suggests that each registered CRA should conduct an annual review to assess its past credit rating performance and should compile this information in an accountability report for the supervisor; suggests that the ESMA should carry out random checks on accountability reports on regular basis to ensure a high quality standard in credit ratings;
source: PE-454.677
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2011/0006(COD) European Supervisory Authorities: powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority
2011/09/23
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 31 (31) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely improving the functioning of the internal market by means of ensuring a high, effective and consistent level of prudential regulation and supervision, protecting policy holders and beneficiaries and thereby businesses and consumers, protecting the integrity, efficiency and orderly functioning of financial markets, maintaining the stability of the financial system, and strengthening international supervisory coordination, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can, therefore, by reason of scale of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive should not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives and should not, in particular, lay down any solvency requirements for occupational pensions bodies.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 70 Directive 2009/138/EC Article 308a – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 70 Directive 2009/138/EC Article 308a – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. During the transitional period, the Member States may allow insurance and re-insurance undertakings to disclose, or include in supervision reports, only such information that can be provided by their existing systems and structures, even if, in doing so, they are not fully complying with the reporting and disclosure requirements referred to in Articles 35, 51, and 53 to 55;
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 70 Directive 2009/138/EC Article 308a – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. During the transitional period, the Member States may allow groups of insurance and re-insurance undertakings to disclose, or include in supervision reports, only such information that can be provided by their existing systems and structures, even if, in doing so, they are not fully complying with the reporting and disclosure requirements referred to in Articles 254(2) and 256;
source: PE-472.278
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2011/0152(COD) Health and safety at work: exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields), minimum health and safety requirements
2011/12/16
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Exposure limit values as well as orientation and action values for both electric and magnetic fields in the frequency range from 0 to 100 kHz shall be as set out in Annex II. The limit values shall apply whether the applications are technical or medical in nature.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 4 Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 5 Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. W
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Without prejudice to Articles 10 and 12 of Directive 89/391/EEC, the employer shall ensure that workers who are exposed to risks from electromagnetic fields at work and
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 For exposure in the range from 100 kHz up to 300 GHz, and in any event where exposure above the exposure limit values is detected, a medical examination shall be made available to the worker(s) concerned in accordance with national law and practice. If health damage resulting from such exposure is detected, a reassessment of the risks shall be carried out by the employer in accordance with Article 4 and the employer shall provide compensation in accordance with national law and practice.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The results of health surveillance shall be preserved in a suitable form so as to permit consultation at a later date, taking account of confidentiality requirements. Individual workers shall, at their request, have unlimited access to their own personal health records.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 Member States shall provide for adequate sanctions to be applicable in the event of infringements of national legislation adopted pursuant to this Directive. These sanctions must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall lay down what suitable compensation is to be provided in the event of an adverse health effect caused by exposures regulated in this Directive.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – Part B – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – Actions values and Orientation values correspond to
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive Annex III – Part E – paragraph 1 Workers having declared themselves as wearing an AIMD, young persons and women having declared themselves to be pregnant are considered to be persons at particular risk, as stated in Article 4(5)(c).
source: PE-478.400
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2011/0202(COD) Financial supervision: prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms
2012/08/03
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 111 – paragraph 4 4. Exposures to public-sector entities may be treated as exposures to the central government, regional governments or local authority in whose jurisdiction they are established where there is no difference in risk between such exposures because of the existence of an appropriate guarantee by the central government, regional government or local authority.
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) alternative investment funds as defined by Article 4(1)(1) of Directive [inserted by OP - Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers]; whereby the institution may calculate an average risk weight for its exposures in the form of unit or share in the AIF set out in Art. 127 paragraph 4 ("the look through approach"), when the AIF management company meets the criteria of Art. 127 paragraph 3."
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 145 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – introductory part (d) exposures to central governments of the Member States and
source: PE-483.852
2012/09/03
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 379 – paragraph 7 7. In order to determine the existence of a group of connected clients, in respect of exposures referred to in points (l) and (n) of 107 where there is an exposure to underlying assets, and in respect of exposures referred to in point (p) of Article 107 where there is a scheme and an exposure to underlying assets, an institution shall assess the scheme, its underlying exposures, or both. For that purpose, an institution shall evaluate the economic substance and the risks inherent in the structure of the transaction. If an institution with respect to exposures referred to in point (n) of 107 assesses the underlying exposures, the exposure of the institution does not include the exposure referred to in point (n) of 107.
Amendment 1064 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 5 5. Shares or units in CIUs may be treated as liquid assets up to an absolute amount of
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 436 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 482 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall submit by 31 December 2016 a report on the impact and effectiveness of the leverage ratio to the European Parliament and the Council. Where appropriate, the report shall
source: PE-483.853
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2011/0261(CNS) Common system of financial transaction tax
2012/08/03
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) The definition of financial instruments in Annex I to the Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC (MiFID) covers units in collective investment undertakings. This implies that shares and units of undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds (AIF) as defined in Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010 are financial instruments. Therefore, the subscription and redemption of these instruments are transactions that should be subject to the FTT with the exemption of undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds (AIF).
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 17 a (new) (17a) This Directive does not address the management of revenue from the FTT. However, having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020 and in particular concerning the provisions on the Union's own resources, 25 per cent of the annual revenue from an FTT could be envisaged to be managed at Union level, either as a part of Union own resources or directly linked to specific Union policies and public goods, inter alia, the financing of development aid goals, the fight against climate change, sustainable development and the Union's social welfare state. The remaining 75 per cent of the annual revenue from an FTT could be envisaged to be managed at member states' national level, whereas each member state should benefit from it proportional to its financial contribution in the context of bank rescue.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) primary market transactions referred to in point (c) of Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/2006,
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 2 In that report the Commission shall, at least, examine the impact of the FTT on the proper functioning of the internal market, the financial markets and the real economy and it shall take into account the progress on taxation of the financial sector in the international context, the target group appropriate scope of the FTT and the need to distinguish different financial products and assets categories with regard to the rate of taxation.
source: PE-483.829
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/07/06
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (19a) The European Social Fund should promote popular sports.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people of all ages facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v (v)
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi (vi) Active and healthy
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i (i) Active inclusion of all persons, by means of both measures to help people find jobs and comprehensive efforts to combat poverty, discrimination and exclusion;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv (iv) Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care, healthy physical activity, popular sports and social services of general interest;
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) For more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) For transition regions, Member States shall concentrate
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. To encourage adequate participation of the social partners in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. To encourage adequate participation of and access by non-governmental organisations to actions supported by the ESF, notably in the fields of social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) (less developed regions) and (b) (transition regions) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity- building for non-governmental organisations, in the form of training and networking measures, and to joint measures taken by non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 The Member States and the Commission shall commit themselves to promot
source: PE-489.537
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2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
2012/07/16
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to support redundant workers effectively and rapidly, Member States should do their utmost to submit complete applications. This can be facilitated by bilateral proactive interaction and clear communication between the Commission and the national managing authorities. The Commission should decide quickly whether to accept or reject the applications in order to ensure the effectiveness of the Fund. The provision of supplementary information should be exceptional and limited in time.
Amendment 134 #
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
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 2. No later than six months after the expiry of the period specified in Article 16(4) the Member State shall present a
source: PE-492.873
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2011/0270(COD) EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/04/26
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) Promote workers’ geographical and cross-border mobility and boost employment opportunities by developing Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 4. Actions to promote mobility of individuals in the Union, focusing in particular on cross-border workers and on the development of a multilingual digital platform for the clearance of job vacancies and applications, and targeted mobility schemes to fill vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified and/or to help specific groups of workers such as young people.
source: PE-487.817
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2011/0295(COD) Financial supervision: insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse)
2012/11/05
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Persons discharging managerial responsibilities within an issuer of a financial instrument or an emission allowance market participant, not exempted pursuant to the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 of Article 12, as well as persons closely associated with them, shall ensure that information is made public about the existence of transactions conducted on their own account relating to the shares of that issuer, or to derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, or in emission allowances. Such persons shall ensure that the information is made public within
source: PE-489.421
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2011/0296(COD) Financial supervision: markets in financial instruments; OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories
2012/05/14
ECON
11 amendments...
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 (11) ‘exchange-traded funds’ means units in those open-ended collective investment schemes which are
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Derivative contracts of non-financial counterparties which are objectively measurable as reducing risks directly relating to the commercial activity or treasury financing activity according to [Art. 10] of Regulation [...] (EMIR) shall be exempted from the prohibition or restriction.
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. ESMA shall
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Derivative transactions of non-financial counterparties which are objectively measurable as reducing risks directly related to the commercial activity or treasury financing activity according to [Art. 10] of Regulation [...] (EMIR) shall be exempted from the prohibition or restriction.
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) a financial instrument or activity or practice gives rise to significant investor protection concerns or poses a serious threat to the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. ESMA shall perform a facilitation and coordination role in relation to action taken by competent authorities under Article 32. In particular ESMA shall ensure that action taken by a competent authority is justified and proportionate and
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 2 2. After receiving notification under Article 32 of any action that is to be imposed under that Article, ESMA shall within one month adopt an opinion on whether it considers the prohibition or restriction is justified and proportionate
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) Derivative transactions of non- financial counterparties which are objectively measurable as reducing risks directly related to the commercial activity or treasury financing activity according to [Art. 10] of Regulation [...] (EMIR) shall be exempted from the prohibition or restriction.
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 Persons established in the Union shall be allowed to receive investment services by a third country firm not registered in accordance with paragraph 1 only at their
source: PE-489.472
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2011/0298(COD) Financial supervision: markets in financial instruments. Recast
2012/05/15
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 52 (52) In order to give all relevant information to investors, it is appropriate to require investment firms providing investment advice to clarify the basis of the advice they provide, notably the range of products they consider in providing personal recommendations to clients, whether the
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 6 6. When providing portfolio management t
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a directive Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that investment firms authorised to execute orders on behalf of clients and/or to deal on own account and/or to receive and transmit orders and/or providing portfolio management, may bring about or enter into transactions with eligible counterparties without being obliged to comply with the obligations under Articles 24 (with the exception of paragraph 3), 25 (with the exception of paragraph 5) , 27 and 28(1) in respect of those transactions or in respect of any ancillary service directly related to those transactions.
Amendment 1236 #
Proposal for a directive Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point n (n) an investment firm
source: PE-489.423
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2011/0361(COD) Credit rating agencies: integrity, transparency, responsibility, good governance and reliability of activities
2012/04/17
ECON
10 amendments...
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The new rules limiting the duration of the business relationship between an issuer and the credit rating agency would significantly reshape the credit rating market in the Union, which today remains largely concentrated. New market opportunities would arise for small and mid-size credit rating agencies, which would need to develop to take up those challenges in the first years following the entry into force of the new rules. Those developments are likely to bring new diversity into the market. The objectives and the effectiveness of the new rules would, however, be largely jeopardised if, during these initial years, large established credit rating agencies would prevent their competitors from developing credible alternatives by acquiring them. Further consolidation in the credit rating market driven by large established players would result in a reduction of the number of available registered credit rating agencies, thus creating selection difficulties for issuers at the moment in which they regularly need to appoint one or more new credit rating agencies and disturbing the smooth functioning of the new rules. More importantly, further consolidation driven by large established credit rating agencies would particularly prevent the emergence of more diversity in the market. In this context, appropriate incentives to encourage market players to enter this market should be discussed. A rotation rule and barriers to consolidation over the next few years are unlikely to prove sufficient to generate the desired competition in this market.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Due to the complexity of structured finance instruments, credit rating agencies have not always succeeded in ensuring a sufficiently high quality of credit ratings issued on such instruments. This has led to a loss of market confidence in this type of credit ratings. In order to regain confidence it would be appropriate to require issuers or their related third parties to engage two different credit rating agencies for the provision of credit ratings on structured finance instruments, which could lead to different and competing assessments. This could also reduce the over-reliance on a single credit rating. Since it is particularly important to have quality standards for credit ratings, the introduction of a general, periodic quality review of rating agencies should be discussed in order to avoid in future the errors in credit ratings referred to above, which can be attributed to a lack of competence.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Investors, issuers and other interested parties should have access to up to date rating information on a central webpage and receive access to future data transmission channels. A European Rating Index (EURIX) established by ESMA should allow investors to easily compare all ratings that exist with regard to a specific rated entity and provide them with average ratings. In order to enable investors to compare ratings on the same entity issued by different credit rating agencies it is necessary that credit rating agencies use a harmonised rating scale, to be developed by ESMA and adopted by the Commission as a regulatory technical standard. The use of the harmonised rating scale should only be mandatory for the publication of the ratings on the EURIX webpage while credit rating agencies should be free to use their own rating scales when publishing the ratings on their own websites. The mandatory use of a harmonised rating scale should not have a harmonising effect on methodologies and processes of credit rating agencies, but should be limited to making the rating outcome comparable. It is important that the EURIX webpage shows, in addition to an aggregate rating index, all available ratings per instrument in order to allow investors to consider the whole variety of opinions before taking their own investment decision. The aggregate rating index may help investors to get a first indication of the creditworthiness of an entity. The EURIX should help smaller and new credit rating agencies to gain visibility. The European Rating Index would complement the information on historical performance data to be published by credit rating agencies in ESMA's central repository. The European Parliament supported the establishment of such European Rating Index in its resolution on credit rating agencies of 8 June 2011.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) In order to contribute to the issuance of up to date and credible sovereign ratings and to facilitate users' understanding, it is important to regularly review ratings. In order to make ratings easier to understand, an overview should be provided - in addition to regular controls - enabling users to understand how ratings are made. It is also important to increase the transparency about the research work carried out, the staff allocated to the preparation of ratings and the underlying assumptions behind the credit ratings made by credit rating agencies in relation to sovereign debt.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 6b – paragraph 1 (1)
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point a a) when those credit ratings are issued within a period exceeding an initial period of twelve months but shorter than
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 6b – paragraph 2 –point c c) when less than ten credit ratings are issued, the credit rating agency shall not issue any further credit ratings on those debt instruments from the moment a period of
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 – point c Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 8 – paragraph 5a – subparagraph 1 5a. A credit rating agency that intends to change or use any new rating methodologies, models or key rating assumptions shall publish the proposed changes or proposed new methodologies on its website inviting stakeholders to submit comments for a period
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 – point c Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 8 – paragraph 5a – subparagraph 2 Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 14 Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Article 11a – paragraph 2 (2) ESMA shall establish a European Rating Index which will include all credit ratings submitted to ESMA pursuant to paragraph 1 and an aggregated rating index for any rated debt instrument. The index and individual credit ratings shall be published on ESMA’s website
source: PE-486.062
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2011/0386(COD) Economic governance: common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit in the euro area. 'Two pack'
2012/02/22
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Strong and sustainable public finances are best ensured at the planning stage and gross errors should be identified as early as possible. Member States should benefit not just from the setting of guiding principles and budgetary targets but also from a synchronised monitoring of their budgetary policies.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Setting-up a common budgetary timeline for Member States whose currency is the euro should better synchronize the key steps in the preparation of national budgets, thus contributing to the effectiveness of the European semester for budgetary policy coordination and to promote economic growth and sustainable employment. Adopting a common budgetary timeline should lead to stronger synergies by facilitating policy coordination among Member States whose currency is the euro and ensure that the Council and Commission recommendations are appropriately integrated in the national process for budget adoption.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Biased and unrealistic macroeconomic and budgetary forecasts
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (a a) an assessment of the consistency of the draft budgetary plan with the Union's growth and jobs objectives, the broad guidelines for the economic and financial policies of the Member States and of the Union and the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States;
source: PE-483.671
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/10/10
TRAN
34 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The Ecorys study of groundhandling services, which the Commission cites repeatedly, concludes that, as a result of the first opening-up of the market, jobs have become more insecure and the number of short-term contracts has increased. Trade unions in the EU have also pointed out that levels of pay in the groundhandling sector have not kept pace with inflation or with the average rate of pay increases. Full opening of the market would drastically worsen workers’ circumstances. In these circumstances, robust social protection provision is needed to shield workers from negative consequences. Articles 12, 39 and 40 make such provision.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Free access to the groundhandling market is consistent with the efficient operation of Union airports, provided relevant safeguards and precautionary provisions for quality and employment conditions are put in place. Free access to the groundhandling market should be
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 A
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 However, Member States shall not limit this number to fewer than two suppliers for each category of groundhandling
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part At airports where the number of suppliers is limited to two
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Suppliers authorised to provide groundhandling services at an airport where their number is limited under Article 6 or Article 14 shall be selected according to a transparent, open and non- discriminatory tender procedure. The tendering authority shall have the power to require that suppliers of groundhandling services are obliged to offer one or more bundled categories of groundhandling services referred to in Article 6(2). The managing body shall be authorised to make the corresponding application for bundling to the tendering authority.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) the applicant meets the requirements of Articles 34 and 40;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. The basic tender documents must take local conditions into account, and therefore have to be drawn up by the managing body of the airport. These documents include the establishment of minimum quality standards that take into account the provisions of Articles 34 and 40, as well as a representative flight schedule. In the award procedure the tendering authority shall select a supplier among the short-listed applicants and award the authorisation to this supplier after consulting the Airport Users' Committee and the managing body of the airport, if the latter is different from the tendering authority.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The following award criteria
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 2 million passenger movements or 50 000 tonnes of freight for at least three consecutive years, no undertaking shall be permitted to provide groundhandling services whether as a supplier of groundhandling services or as a self-handling user unless it has been granted the appropriate approval.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) it complies with the requirements of Articles 12, 34 and 40. Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall automatically lead to the withdrawal, suspension or withholding of the licence.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The validity of the approval shall expire or be suspended in the event of failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40. Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 during the approval procedure shall lead to approval being withheld.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall automatically lead to the withdrawal, suspension or withholding of the approval.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. The approval may be withheld only if the supplier of groundhandling services or self-handling airport user does not meet, for reasons of his own doing, the criteria referred to in this Chapter and the provisions of Articles 34 and 40.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 5 5. Where the Airport Users' Committee disagrees with the decision of the managing body of the airport to centralise, or not to centralise, an infrastructure or with the scope of centralisation, it may ask the independent supervisory authority or the corresponding competent bodies of the Member State concerned to decide whether the infrastructure concerned is to be centralised or not and to what extent.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 6 6. Where the Airport Users' Committee disagrees with a fee set by the managing body of the airport or, where relevant, the managing body of the centralised infrastructure, it may ask the independent supervisory authority or the corresponding competent bodies of the Member State concerned to decide on the level of the fee.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 At airports
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. At airports
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 3. The legal
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (aa) The managing body of the airport, a competent authority or another body responsible for airport supervision shall be free to choose appropriate means and instruments to punish breaches of the rules of conduct or failures to comply with instructions. Such appropriate means shall explicitly include contractual penalties.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) they may not, in practice, reduce market access or the freedom to self-handle to a degree below that provided for in this Regulation. In particular in the case of breaches of the provisions of Articles 34 and 40, however, market access or the freedom to self-handle must automatically be restricted. Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall automatically lead to the withdrawal, suspension or withholding of the licence.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. A Member State
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new) (aa) in the event of a breach of the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 market access or the freedom to self-handle must automatically be restricted. Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall automatically lead to the withdrawal, suspension or withholding of the licence.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. For the purposes of this Article, 'minimum quality standards' means minimum quality level requirements for groundhandling services. The provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall apply. Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall automatically lead to the withdrawal, suspension or withholding of the licence.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 2. At airports whose annual traffic has been
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), suppliers of groundhandling services may engage in subcontracting. The requirements laid down in and the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall apply in the same way to subcontractors.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 2 2. Self-handling airport users may subcontract groundhandling services only where they are temporarily unable to perform self-handling due to force majeure. The requirements laid down in and the provisions of Articles 34 and 40 shall apply in the same way to subcontractors.
source: PE-496.364
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2011/0435(COD) Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI)
2012/10/07
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 5 – paragraph 1 – Point b – subparagraph 1 (b) where the service provider moves, if he has pursued that profession in one or several Member States for at least two years during the last 10 years preceding the provision of services when the profession is not regulated in the Member State of establishment. The provision of services in the construction industry shall be excluded from this general freedom to provide services.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c Directive 2005/36/EC Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 Where there is a substantial difference between the professional qualifications of the service provider and the training required in the host Member State, to the extent that that difference is such as to be harmful to public health or safety,
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 12 – paragraph 1 Any evidence of formal qualifications or set of evidence of formal qualifications issued by a competent authority in a Member State, certifying successful completion of training in the Union, on a full or part-time basis, within
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 13 – paragraph 4 Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Article 13 shall not preclude the host Member State from requiring the applicant to complete an adaptation period of up to three years or to take an aptitude test if the training he has received covers substantially different matters with regard to professional activities than those covered by the training in the host Member State, if the duration of the training of which it provides evidence is at least one year shorter than the minimum period required by the host Member State, and/or if in the host Member State the regulated profession comprises one or more regulated professional activities which do not exist in the corresponding profession in the applicant’s Member State of origin, and if this difference consists in specific training which is required in the host Member State and which covers substantially different matters from those covered by the applicant’s attestation of competence or evidence of formal qualifications.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 20 The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58a concerning
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31 – paragraph 1 1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b Directive 2005/36/EG Artikel 40 – Absatz 2 – Punkt a (a) completion of at least the 1
source: PE-492.774
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2011/2024(INI) Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC
2011/08/24
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is convinced that the number of regulated professions
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that the Member States must continue to have the right to prevent the automatic recognition of inadequate qualifications at any time by imposing compensation measures;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Is categorically opposed to any move to make the code of practice legally binding, on the grounds that its voluntary nature enables Member States to implement recognition procedures in a flexible manner;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Emphasises that the Member States should continue to be allowed to impose compensation measures, in particular adaptation courses, in order to offset significant disparities in the content of training;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Is adamant that the revision of the directive on the recognition of professional qualifications must not lead to the abolition of the requirement that members of regulated professions must notify the competent authorities the first time they move from one Member State to another in order to provide services; takes the view that any such abolition would seriously undermine the arrangements for supervising professions;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Opposes any move to reduce the number of years of professional experience required for automatic recognition of professional qualifications;
source: PE-470.037
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2011/2035(INI) EC 5th Cohesion Report and Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
2011/04/27
EMPL
17 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to improve coordination between the cohesion fund and the European Social Fund by means of a common strategic framework; considers it especially important, however, that the specific objectives and flexibility of individual funds should not be restricted at implementation level and that the overall administrative burden should be drastically reduced;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Is of the opinion that the Common Strategic Framework is a very good instrument for making connections with other core policy areas of the European Union, in particular the Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Insists that the European Social Fund must remain part of cohesion policy; only in this way can integrated strategies for resolving economic and social problems be developed and implemented;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Firmly believes that coordinating plans and programmes between regional, national and European levels has proved worthwhile and insists that this be continued;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that the agreed targets must be fund-specific and tailored to the relevant operational programme in each case; strongly opposes subdividing European goals without taking into account specific characteristics and problems;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Welcomes the fact that operational programmes (OPs) covering all target areas have also been set up at national level for the ESF for the first time in some Member States for the 2007-2013 funding period;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Stresses the fact that the Member States and regions must be given sufficient freedom within the operational programme to orientate their range of measures to their specific challenges and long-term regional development strategies, taking into account national and regional characteristics;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Calls for a sharp increase in investment in the knowledge triangle of education, research and innovation, since they maintain and increase European competitiveness; in this context, welcomes the considerable investment in the knowledge triangle from the ESF and the ERDF which is taking place in many Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the fact that the ESF provides crucial support for employment market policies
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the effectiveness of the ESF to be increased through more results-oriented action and to this end considers that ex ante setting of clear and measurable targets and outcome indicators
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that measures to improve the effectiveness of the ESF should primarily be based on incentives rather than penalties;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Asks the Commission to improve the visibility of ESF action, to make the allocation of funding under the ESF more transparent and to make the ESF more accessible and capable of providing more support for integration into the job market, particularly by setting up lifelong training to help workers adapt their skills to the needs of the job market;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Rejects any move to introduce impact indicators, since the real impact of measures is often only felt some considerable time after their implementation has been completed and is therefore difficult to measure;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Takes the view that the failure to achieve targets should not be penalised by cuts in funding, since this might result in unrealistically low targets being set or in decisions being taken not to support high- risk groups; points out that in the context of ESF funding, for example, there is a real danger of social integration measures being targeted on groups which are highly likely to achieve such integration;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Takes the view that the eligibility rules should continue to be set at national level;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that better harmonisation between the various Structural Funds should be achieved and that in particular the synergies between the ESF and the ERDF should be improved; calls, therefore, for an approximation of the rules governing the provision of funding under the ERDF and the ESF;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for cross-financing between the ERDF and the ESF pursuant to Article 34 of the General Structural Fund Regulation (Regulation (EC) 1083/2006) to be greatly simplified and facilitated so that more integrated concepts can be developed;
source: PE-462.830
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2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
2011/06/28
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the fight against child poverty to focus on prevention through the provision of access to early childhood services, ensuring that the network of such services covers all areas adequately; in addition, more importance must be attached to early years education and support;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
source: PE-467.344
2011/09/09
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment V #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the fight against child poverty to focus on prevention through the provision of equal access to high-quality early childhood
source: PE-472.086
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/07/15
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Is concerned that draft recommendations to member states under the European Semester contained to undermine the specific regulation of holidays and Sundays; asks the Commission and the Council to respect and support these achievements, especially for the work-family balance;
source: PE-469.851
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2011/2072(INI) Facing the challenge of the safety of offshore oil and gas activities
2011/01/06
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that some Member States already have excellent security mechanisms in comparison to the international and European level;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that it is of highest importance to identify best practices in health and safety as well as in training and qualification;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that a health and safety culture needs to be developed by engaging employers as well as trade unions and securing the active participation of workers, in particular by consulting them, involving them in devising and applying safety procedures, and informing them of the potential risk involved;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Member States to allow only certified inhouse or external training, asks the Commission to develop European standards for this certification;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that also employees of the further processing chain offshore or on shore are exposed to extremely high risks for health and safety; asks the Member States to include these employees in their regulating activities;
source: PE-466.973
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2011/2088(INI) Tackling early school leaving
2011/09/06
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the percentage of early school leavers in the EU currently stands at 14.4% and that 17.4% of these have only completed primary school; notes the tremendous divergence in the percentage of early school leavers in the various Member States and the difficulty of drawing comparisons in terms of relevant contextual factors – such as migratory movements and levels of education in the family – between different regions and Member States;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that investing more money in combating early school leaving can have the long-term effect of preventing young people from becoming dependent on social security;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the importance of combating early school leaving, not least in view of demographic trends in the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that the Commission should present to the committee in a year’s time a survey, assessment and evaluation of national reform programmes; urges the Commission to conduct research into the influence of the respective national school systems on the early leaving rate;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that pupils’ personal situations, e.g. gender, low level of education in the family or a migrant background, must be taken into account, and that these pupils must be given targeted encouragement from the outset; stresses that Roma children and children with no identity papers must be enabled to attend school; recognises that many pupils who leave school early are from a migrant background; therefore encourages the Member States to support measures in the field of pre-school education and language development;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recognises that reforms in the fields of integration policy and education policy respectively cannot be considered as separate;
source: PE-464.934
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2011/2116(INI) Statute for a European cooperative society with regard to the involvement of employees
2011/10/19
EMPL
2 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Deplores that fact that some national- level and European cooperatives are founded only to reduce the rights and involvement of employees;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Aims for employee involvement in enterprises to be taken for granted in all Member States of the European Union; advocates greater employee involvement in cross-border forms of enterprise rather than remaining at the level of the lowest common denominator;
source: PE-473.786
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2011/2147(INI) Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
2011/09/20
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that Sunday should be enshrined in EU labour legislation as a regular weekly rest day, as it was in the 1993 Working Time Directive, if it can be scientifically proven that Sunday is preferable to any other day of the week in the interest of protecting workers' health;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Takes the view that there is an urgent need for a conclusive scientific review of the effects of Sunday working on workers’ health; notes that two Eurofound studies from 2007 and 2003, and studies by British and German researchers from 2009, showed that Sunday is preferable as a regular weekly rest day to any other day of the week in the interest of protecting workers' health; considers that the Commission should order a neutral study in the near future to review all the existing results and come to a conclusive scientific finding;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Draws attention to the proliferation of non-standard forms of employment (temporary work, seasonal work, Sunday work, part-time work, teleworking), which require a specific approach to worker protection; calls for the Commission to develop a legislative instrument on joint and several liability of enterprises in subcontracting chains;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes there is a need to study in particular the link between suffering at work and the organisation of work,
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out that labour inspectors play a vital role in verifying the implementation of the legislation in force and, thereby, in prevention; encourages the Member States to
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Considers that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods are major factors in the increased level of occupational accidents and diseases;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Is alarmed at the increase in enforced part-time work, disjointed hours and night and Sunday work; calls for the risks to the balance between work and private life posed by teleworking, Sunday work and multiple jobs to be scientifically assessed;
source: PE-472.198
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2011/2156(INI) ECB annual report for 2010
2011/08/09
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the necessity of non- standard monetary policy measures, but calls for a phasing-out of those programmes as soon as possible in the context of clear exit strategies;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for the consistent application of the European Stability and Growth Pact and an automatic mechanism for sanctions in the event of budget deficits;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that
source: PE-472.106
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2012/0061(COD) Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC
2013/01/17
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) In order to prevent, avoid and combat circumvention and/or abuse of the applicable rules by companies taking improper or fraudulent advantage of the freedom to provide services enshrined in the Treaty and/or the application of Directive 96/71/EC the implementation and monitoring of the notion of posting should be improved. To this end, monitoring procedures to ensure compliance with minimum terms and conditions of employment are the most important instrument, being necessary as an effective means of preventing undeclared employment; monitoring by Member States must not be hampered in any way, since otherwise the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC cannot be guaranteed.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8)
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 a (new) (8a) The supervisory authorities in the Member States have the most important part to play in enforcing Directive 96/71/EC. Undeclared employment can only be contained by means of effective and efficient checks on compliance with minimum terms and conditions of employment. Monitoring by Member States must not be hampered in any way.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) Adequate and effective implementation and enforcement are key elements in protecting the rights of posted workers, whereas poor enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the Union rules applicable in this area. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States is therefore essential, without in any circumstances neglecting the
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Administrative cooperation and prompt and far-reaching mutual assistance between the Member States should comply with the rules on the protection of personal data laid down in Directive 95/46/EC, and with regard to administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (IMI), it should also comply with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the EU institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 16 (16) In order to ensure the correct application of, and to monitor compliance with, the substantive rules on the terms and conditions of employment to be respected with regard to posted workers, Member States should a
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 (18) To ensure better and more uniform application of Directive 96/71/EC as well as its enforcement in practice, and to reduce, as far as possible, differences in the level of application and enforcement across the Union, Member States should ensure that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory. To this end, Member States must at all times be authorised to carry out all control measures and administrative formalities they judge effective and necessary for the purpose in respect of undertakings posting workers for the provision of services. This helps prevent undeclared employment.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 (19) National labour inspectorates, social partners and other monitoring bodies are of paramount importance in this respect and should continue to play a crucial role. The work of the supervisory authority must not be hampered in any way whatsoever.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) Member States are particularly encouraged to introduce a more integrated approach to labour inspections. The need to develop common standards in order to establish comparable methods, practices and minimum standards at Union level should equally be examined. However, the development of common standards must not cause Member States to be hampered in their efforts to combat undeclared employment effectively.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 31 (31) This Directive does not aim to establish harmonised rules for judicial cooperation, jurisdiction, or the recognition and enforcement of decisions in civil and commercial matters, or to deal with applicable law or restrict control mechanisms used by Member States.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 34 (34) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to strengthen comprehensively the control mechanisms and measures used by the Member States and establish a general common framework of appropriate provisions, measures and control mechanisms necessary for better and more uniform implementation, application and enforcement in practice of Directive 96/71/EC, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
source: PE-500.574
2013/01/21
EMPL
23 amendments...
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. This Directive comprehensively strengthens Member States’ control mechanisms and measures and establishes a general common framework of appropriate provisions, measures and control mechanisms necessary for better and more uniform implementation, application and enforcement in practice of Directive 96/71/EC, including measures to prevent and sanction any abuse and circumvention of the applicable rules, while endeavouring not to restrict Member States’ control mechanisms and measures in any way whatsoever.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This Directive shall not affect in any way the exercise of control and inspection activities by the Member States with a view to ensuring compliance with minimum terms and conditions of employment and combating undeclared employment; Neither shall it affect in any way the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in Member States and by Union law, including the right or freedom to strike or to take other action covered by the specific industrial relations systems in Member States, in accordance with national law and practices. Nor does it affect the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law and practices.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 a (new) Article 5a The Commission and the Member States shall support joint initiatives by the relevant social partners at European and national level to create joint instruments with the aim of informing undertakings and workers, pursuant to Directive 96/71/EC, about the conditions and provisions applicable.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall work in close cooperation and provide each other mutual assistance as swiftly as possible in order to facilitate the implementation, application and enforcement in practice of this Directive.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The cooperation of the Member States shall in particular consist in replying rapidly to reasoned requests for information and to carry out checks, inspections and investigations from competent authorities with respect to the situations of posting referred to in Article 1 (3) of Directive 96/71/EC, including investigation of any abuses of applicable rules on the posting of workers or possible cases of unlawful transnational activities.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For the purpose of responding to a request for assistance from competent authorities in another Member State, Member States shall rapidly ensure that service providers established in their territory supply their competent authorities with all the information necessary for supervising their activities in compliance with their national laws.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 7 7. Member States shall ensure
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 a (new) Article 7a During the period of posting a worker to another Member State the inspection of the working conditions is the responsibility of the authorities of the host Member State. The host State can control on its own initiative and is not bound to any results or controls carried out by the authorities of the Member State of establishment.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph -1 (new) -1. Member States shall be free to choose and apply their administrative requirements and control measures.
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Member States may
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) an obligation for a service provider established in another Member State to make a simple declaration in the language of the Member State of destination to the responsible national competent authorities
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) an obligation to keep or make available and/or retain copies in paper or electronic form of the employment contract (or an equivalent document
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) a translation of the documents referred to under (b)
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) Member States may, pursuant to Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in accordance with the relevant national laws, lay down further administrative requirements and control measures.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the necessity and appropriateness of the application of national control measures shall be reviewed in the light of the experiences with and effectiveness of the system for cooperation and exchange of information, the development of more uniform, standardised documents, the
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 a (new) Article 9a To ensure the sustained implementation of national control measures, it is necessary for service providers established in another Member State and posting workers to designate an authorised agent in the host country. Notices and official documents with legal effect may be delivered to the authorised agent of service providers established in another Member State.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. The competent national authorities in the Member States shall ensure that appropriate checks and monitoring mechanisms are put in place and that effective
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that inspections and controls of compliance with Directive 96/71/EC are not discriminatory and/or disproportionate. This provision shall be without prejudice to inspections and controls without any basis for suspicion.
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The remaining paragraphs of Article 12 shall not apply to Member States which have already introduced general company liability in respect of labour law in their legislation, which can demonstrate that procedures are in place to provide compliance documents for undertakings, and which have set a legally binding minimum value above which general company liability applies in all sectors of social security.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. The requesting authority may, in accordance with the laws, regulations and administrative practices in force in its own Member State, request the competent authority in another Member State to recover a penalty or fine or notify a decision imposing a penalty or a fine
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The principle of mutual assistance shall not apply in the case of criminal or administrative offences which are punishable in a Member State in accordance with the obligations laid down in the Posting of Workers Directive.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Further to the request by the requesting authority for recovery of a penalty or a fine or notification of a decision imposing a penalty or fine, the requested authority shall rapidly provide any information and mutual assistance which would be useful to the requesting authority in the recovery of a fine and/or penalty, as well as, to the extent possible, for the underlying claim.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. If, in the course of the recovery or notification procedure, the fine, penalty and/or underlying claim is contested by the service provider concerned or an interested party, the cross-border enforcement procedure of the fine or penalty imposed shall be suspended pending the decision of the appropriate national authority in the requesting Member State in the matter.
source: PE-504.078
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2012/2028(INI) Feasibility of introducing stability bonds
2012/12/07
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fiscal consolidation and structural reform efforts undertaken by Member States; urges the Member States to publish up-to-date economic data on a regular basis;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Believes that there is an urgent need to
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that all existing and future instruments or institutions which are sensu stricto or sensu lato part of the economic governance framework of the Union need to be democratically legitimised and made accountable through consistent sanctions by involving the parliaments of the Member States and the European Parliament in the setting-up and running of these instruments or institutions;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Advocates, following the implementation of short-term measures to exit the crisis, the setting-up of a committee inspired by the Delors Committee of 1988, including representatives from Member States, the Commission and the ECB; believes that this committee should evaluate progress and make recommendations for further steps with regard to post-crisis phases, to be discussed in Parliament; takes the view that this committee should also look at the possibility of issuing genuine federal bonds; believes that this committee should have the task of drawing up a strategy on a common financial policy and plans for the safeguarding of the policy;
source: PE-492.874
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2012/2061(INI) Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring
2012/02/08
EMPL
16 amendments...
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 7, paragraph 1 Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 7, paragraph 2 Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 7, paragraph 3 Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 7, paragraph 4 Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 1 Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point a Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point b Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 2 Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3 Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point a Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point c Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point d d
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 12, paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to the obligations of companies resulting from national laws or practices, public authorities shall
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recommendation 12, paragraph 2 2. In accordance with the rules governing them, European Union Funds, and in particular ERDF, ESF and EGF funds, may be used in supporting integrated action to
source: PE-494.614
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2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
2012/11/30
EMPL
13 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas regulation reduces people’s willingness to implement charitable action;1 __________________ 1 Analysis of the relationship between the World Giving Index and the regulation index of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW); http://www.iwkoeln.de/de/infodienste/wirt schaft-und-ethik/archiv/beitrag/84129
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A a (new) -Aa. whereas in a free society, businesses may not be forced to perform charitable acts;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas the term ‘voluntary’ will again have to be a key element of CSR and there must be greater differentiation between (1) the original CSR concept of charitable corporate action, in order to exercise social responsibility; (2) corporate social action based on laws, rules and international standards; and (3) antisocial action by businesses which violates laws, rules and international standards and is criminal and exploitative, for example child or forced labour; whereas these three aspects are constantly becoming intermingled in the CSR debate; whereas anti-social corporate action must be strongly condemned; whereas voluntary charitable commitment to CSR must be expressly supported and encouraged;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the term ‘corporate social responsibility
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that the definition of CSR set out in the Commission communication, which reflects the new approach first adopted by the Commission in the Multi-stakeholder Forum in 2009, provides an indispensable opportunity for inclusivity and consensus-building, and properly reflects the new consensus reached between business and other stakeholders on this issue thanks to the unanimous agreement of the UN Guiding Principles; insists that the term ‘voluntary’ should again be a key element of the definition of CSR and that the Commission must differentiate more between (1) the original CSR concept of charitable acts by businesses, in order to exercise their social responsibility; (2) social acts by businesses based on laws, rules and international standards; and (3) anti-social acts by businesses which violate laws, rules and international standards and is criminal and exploitative, for example child or forced labour; regrets these three aspects are constantly becoming intermingled in the CSR debate; strongly condemns antisocial action by businesses and sees a need to compel countries to transpose and enforce international standards in national law; in particular commends businesses – especially SMEs – for their voluntary, charitable involvement in CSR, which it will safeguard and promote; believes that, in a free society, businesses should not be forced to perform charitable acts;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Restates its belief in the ‘business case’ for CSR, but reiterates that, where such a case does not apply in the short term in any given situation or company, it can never be used as an excuse for choosing irresponsibility and antisocial action;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Endorses the view, dating from the June 2004 report of the Multi-stakeholder Forum, that public authorities can make a significant contribution by using convening
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that a key driver of the socially responsible investment market remains institutional investor demand; notes, in this vein, that disclosure is a key driver of CSR and must be based on voluntary principles
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 source: PE-501.896
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2012/2098(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
2012/11/30
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Maintains that the voluntary nature of CSR should again become a key defining characteristic and that the Commission should distinguish more clearly between (1) the original CSR concept, meaning philanthropic action whereby business fulfils its responsibility to society, (2) social action by business, based on laws, rules, and international standards, and (3) antisocial action by business, which violates laws, rules, and international standards and is exploitative by nature, one example being the employment of child or forced labour; regrets that these three aspects are repeatedly lumped together in the CSR debate; roundly condemns antisocial action by business and considers that greater pressure needs to be exerted in order to make countries translate international standards into national law and enforce them; expressly commends business – especially small and medium-sized firms – for their voluntary philanthropic work in which CSR finds expression, and will protect and foster this; is of the opinion that in a free society, business should not be forced to do good works;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Commends the Commission’s intention to conduct Eurobarometer surveys on trust in business; strongly advocates
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to launch a ‘Community of Practice’ on
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Condemns corporate corruption and tax evasion
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
source: PE-501.898
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2012/2234(INI) Agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions
2013/01/21
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A – indent 6 - the need in some Member States to consider linking the statutory retirement age to life expectancy while at the same time enabling workers to lead longer, healthier working lives with a view to extending working careers until the statutory retirement age;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas even set apart from the economic crisis, long-term demographic and productivity trends point to a low- growth economic scenario
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets the lowering of pension benefits in many Member States as a consequence of the severe escalation of the financial and economic crisis; deplores th
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the likelihood of a long- term, low-growth economic scenario, which will require many Member States to consolidate their budgets and reform their economies under austere conditions; subscribes, therefore, to the view expressed in the Commission’s White Paper that people will need to build up complementary occupational and if possible private pension savings;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that first-pillar pensions remain the most important source of income for pensioners; calls on those Member States which have considerable ground to make up to implement reforms to their first-pillar systems aligning contributory years to the changing ratio between pensioners and people in working age, also to prevent public pension costs crowding out other important government spending; calls on the Member States to ensure first-pillar pensions - if necessary complemented by minimum income provisions - to provide a decent minimum income;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point ii Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that implementing structural reforms aimed at having people work more and longer is the only feasible way to generate the tax revenues and social and pension premiums needed to consolidate Member State budgets and to fund adequate, safe and sustainable pension schemes; stresses the central role of equitable treatment of different generations here; points to the risk of part- time work leading to only partial pension entitlements; calls on the Member States to put funds aside to combat the rising public costs of the retiring population;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the call in the White Paper for developing funded, complementary occupational pensions and private savings; stresses, however, that the Commission should rather recommend collective mandatory occupational pension savings
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises the significant heterogeneity of pension schemes across the EU yet emphasises the importance for workers changing jobs within or outside their Member State not to have their mobility hampered by concerns about acquiring and preserving occupational pension entitlements; endorses the approach advocated by the Commission to focus on safeguarding the acquisition and preservation of pensions entitlements, aiming at ensuring that dormant pension rights of mobile workers are treated in line with those of active scheme members or those of retirees; is of the opinion that mobility on the labour market is hampered by long vesting periods and calls on Member States to lower those; rejects harmonisation of minimum conditions for occupational pensions (such as a minimum age, vesting or adjustment of entitlements), as these could result in large cost increases which would jeopardise the survival of second-pillar systems and are therefore not in the interests of employees, either;
source: PE-502.214
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