amendment list, 12 May 2026
Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034
Document EMPL-AM-788859 · (COM(2025)0558 – 2025/0239(COD))
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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Amendment 47
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
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| – having regards the Opinion 09/2026 from the European Court of Auditors, concerning the proposal 2025/0240 (COD) for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/250; |
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Amendment 48
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Draft legislative resolution
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| – having regard to the European Commission Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities of 20 November 2024; |
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Amendment 49
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Draft legislative resolution
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| – having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the European Union in 2010; |
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Amendment 50
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Draft legislative resolution
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| – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 27 November 2025 on the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities beyond 2024; |
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Amendment 51
Séverine Werbrouck
Draft legislative resolution
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| 2a. Calls on the Commission to amend its proposals for Regulation (EU) XX [NRPPlan] and Regulation XX [Performance] in order to specifically incorporate Parliament’s requests on the European Social Fund; |
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Amendment 52
Séverine Werbrouck, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
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| Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 | Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Social Fund (ESF) |
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Amendment 53
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
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| Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 | Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Social Fund for the period from 2028 to 2034 |
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Amendment 54
Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
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| Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 164, and Article 175(3) thereof, | Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 9, Article 164, Article 168 and Article 175(3) thereof , |
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Amendment 55
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
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| Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular Title XI thereof on the European Social Fund, |
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Amendment 56
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
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| Having regard to the interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (P10_TA(2026)0111), and in particular paragraph 38 thereof, |
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Amendment 57
Isabelle Le Callennec
Proposal for a regulation
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. Article 162 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes the European Social Fund (ESF) in order to improve employment opportunities for workers in the internal market, thereby helping to improve living standards, facilitating employment, increasing their geographic and occupational mobility within the Union and helping them to adapt to industrial transformations and changes in production systems, notably through vocational training and retraining. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the ESF. On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, to ensure equal opportunities, contribute to the eradication of poverty, equal access to the labour market, fair and high-quality working conditions, inclusion and social protection, in particular focusing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children and young people and access to basic services, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. |
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Amendment 58
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) The European Social Fund (ESF) was established in accordance with Title XI TFEU. Article 162 TFEU lays down the objectives and funding methods of the ESF, including: promoting employment and geographical mobility and enabling the labour market to adapt to economic change by supporting vocational training and retraining. These provisions constitute the ESF’s sole legally binding framework. The legal basis of the ESF does not include additional non-binding objectives such as the European Pillar of Social Rights, the anti-poverty action plan or the country-specific recommendations drawn up in the context of the European Semester. New, supplementary objectives should not significantly alter – much less supersede – the objectives and funding methods of the ESF, which are long-established. |
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Amendment 59
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion to ensure equal opportunities, contribute to the eradication of poverty equal access to the labour market, fair and high-quality working conditions, social protection and inclusion, in particular focusing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children, and young people and group of people in a vulnerable situation and access to basic services, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. |
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Amendment 60
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, to ensure equal opportunities, contribute to the eradication of poverty, equal access to the labour market, fair and high-quality working conditions, social protection and inclusion, in particular focusing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children young people and people in vulnerable situation and access to basic services, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. |
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Amendment 61
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, to contribute to the eradication of poverty and to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, fair and high-quality working conditions, social protection and inclusion, in particular focusing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children and young people and access to basic services, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. |
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Amendment 62
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, skills, education and training and social inclusion, thereby improving employment opportunities and raising the standard of living in accordance with Article 162 of the Treaty and supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. |
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Amendment 63
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
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| (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, education and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. | (1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund (ESF). On 4 March 2021, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the ‘Action Plan’), including ambitious yet realistic Union headline targets for 2030 on employment (that at least 78 % of the population aged 20-64 should be in employment), skills (that at least 60 % of all adults should participate in training every year) and poverty reduction (that at least 15 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including 5 million children) (the ‘Union headline targets for 2030’) and complementary sub-targets, as well as a revised Social Scoreboard. In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF should support investments in people and reforms of the systems in the policy areas of employment, skills, education and training and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. |
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Amendment 64
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
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| (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) …1 [Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. | (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create quality jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for investing in people, achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies, and supporting the employment guidelines. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and are supported by the European Semester and its Social Convergence Framework. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) …1 [Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027] and relevant country-specific recommendations in the context of the European Semester. |
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Amendment 65
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel
Proposal for a regulation
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| (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) …1 [Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. | (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are an instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) … [1] [Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. |
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Amendment 66
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
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| (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) …1[Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. | (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) … 1[Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027], while reflecting the needs and requirements of the EU regions. |
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Amendment 67
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
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| (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) …1 [Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. | (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create quality jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for investing in people, achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies and supporting the employment guidelines. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) … 1 [Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. |
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Amendment 68
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
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| (2) The guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, adopted annually by the Council in the context of the European Semester, are a key instrument for coordination of Union and national employment and social policies. They provide common priorities and targets for employment, education, skills and social policies with a view to improving the Union’s competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. The ESF is the Union’s main instrument for supporting the employment guidelines and achieving Union objectives in employment and social policies. The employment guidelines complement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In this context, the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034 should be fully aligned with Council Decision (EU) …1[Employment guidelines adopted by the Council at the latest by 1 January 2027]. | (2) The Council draws up annual employment guidelines in accordance with Articles 5(2) and 148 TFEU. These guidelines touch upon economic policy, which naturally includes the employment situation in the Member States. The Member States coordinate their employment policies accordingly with a view to promoting a skilled workforce and strengthening the labour market at times of economic instability. The guidelines do not, however, include social policy, wherein the Union’s competences are auxiliary in nature and limited to Article 153 TFEU. The fact that social policy is increasingly a feature of these guidelines is liable to undermine the scope and effectiveness of the recommendations made. In so far as they are non-binding, these recommendations may serve as a basis for defining the scope of the ESF for 2028 to 2034, but they may not lay down binding objectives. |
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Amendment 69
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2 a) Article 162 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes the European Social Fund in order to improve employment opportunities for workers in the internal market and to contribute thereby to raising the standard of living; it shall aim to render the employment of workers easier and to increase their geographical and occupational mobility within the Union, and to facilitate their adaptation to industrial changes and to changes in production systems, in particular through vocational training and retraining. |
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Amendment 70
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
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| (2 a) Considering persistent levels of poverty and social exclusion across the European Union, the European Social Fund (ESF) should contribute to the effective implementation of Union frameworks and targets aimed at progressively reducing poverty and ultimately eradicating it by 2050. In this regard, ESF interventions should support the delivery of the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, contribute to the achievement of the Porto Social Targets, and reinforce the implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. |
Or. en
Amendment 71
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
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| (2 b) Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that, in order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion. In particular, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions. |
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Amendment 72
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic and social policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform and investment priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans, including information about the implementation of broader reforms and investments in the context of the European Semester. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. Member States should use ESF resources to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the specific objectives of the ESF. |
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Amendment 73
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be developed in close consultation with social partners, in particular trade unions, and with the effective and structured involvement of civil society, and should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. This mechanism shall ensure the full integration of social cohesion and social inclusion objectives, on an equal footing with economic objectives. It shall, in particular, systematically and consistently address the situation of vulnerable groups. |
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Amendment 74
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic and social policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform and investment priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. Member States should use ESF resources to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the specific objectives of the ESF, |
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Amendment 75
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. It is essential that these mechanisms fully incorporate the objectives of social cohesion and inclusion, alongside economic ones. In particular, they should formally and consistently address the situation of vulnerable groups such as the Roma. |
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Amendment 76
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) Member States shall programme their resources of the European Social Fund by prioritising interventions that address the challenges identified in the European Semester, including in their national reform programmes. |
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Amendment 77
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. It is essential that these mechanisms fully incorporate the objectives of social cohesion and inclusion, alongside economic ones. In particular, they should formally and consistently address the situation of vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 78
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should be the basis for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. | (3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States should submit annual progress reports on the implementation of their medium-term fiscal-structural plans. That framework should serve as a non-binding proposal for the use of Union funding in a coherent manner, including with a view to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received. |
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Amendment 79
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Elisabetta Gualmini, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges and shocks arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows, increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, job displacement and an ageing workforce, growing social polarisation affecting different population groups, persisting gender inequalities and increasing attacks against women's rights, lack of social and affordable housing, persistent poverty, including child poverty, and social exclusion, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 80
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy and digital transition, technological change and demographic change and the care crisis and social organisation of care, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, increasing multidimensional poverty, including in-work poverty, and child poverty ,and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 81
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, as well as the need to strengthen the preparedness and resilience of European societies in the face of climate disasters and major crises, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 82
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from climate change, economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, persisting gender and intersecting forms of inequalities, unequal access to affordable and quality services, lack of social and affordable housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 83
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy and digital transition, technological change and demographic change, and the care crisis and social organisation of care an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, increasing poverty, including in-work poverty, and child poverty ,and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 84
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges and shocks arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change, demographic change and an ageing workforce, persisting gender inequalities and increasing attacks against women’s rights, lack of social and affordable housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 85
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, , the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, the widespread increase in socio-economic insecurity, a lack of job opportunities offering fair wages, rising inequality, the lack of social housing, worsening energy poverty, and a general deterioration in public services, particularly in the fields of education, housing and health. |
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Amendment 86
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, increasing multidimensional poverty, including in-work poverty, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions as well as youth unemployment. |
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Amendment 87
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, an ageing workforce, lack of social housing, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. | (4) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, vulnerable supply chains, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, the clean energy transition, technological change and demographic change, including the development of AI, which is putting large numbers of jobs at risk, an ageing workforce, and growing skills and labour shortages in many sectors and regions. |
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Amendment 88
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4 a) Considering persistent levels of poverty and social exclusion across the European Union, the European Social Fund (ESF) should contribute to the effective implementation of Union frameworks and targets aimed at progressively reducing poverty and ultimately eradicating it as soon as possible and no later than 2035. In this regard, ESF interventions should support the delivery of the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, contribute to the achievement of the Porto Social Targets, and reinforce the implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. |
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Amendment 89
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4a) In the interests of fostering social inclusion and territorial cohesion, support under the European Social Fund should promote social housing for workers in both the public and private sectors, particularly those employed in health, education and security. Such interventions should seek to arrest population decline and improve birth rates by giving priority to families with children and encouraging public authorities, businesses and housing cooperatives to work together to provide affordable housing. |
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Amendment 90
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4 a) Despite the progress made many persons with disabilities are still at risk of multiple discriminations, including based on their gender, lack equitable access to the labour market, education, technologies, transport and the built environment, and face major challenges when it comes to autonomy and social inclusion. |
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Amendment 91
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (4 a) In a context marked by the increasing occurrence of climate disasters, hybrid threats and risks affecting critical infrastructure, the Union should strengthen civil preparedness and societal resilience, notably through investments in skills, training and cooperation between civilian actors and emergency services. |
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Amendment 92
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses, and ensuring, in line with Commission Recommendation of 23 April 2024 on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems, the protection of children from all forms of violence as a priority Union objective. |
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Amendment 93
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making sustainable growth more inclusive and gender-responsive and by improving employment and social and gender equality policies, in particular by promoting access to quality, secure, fairly paid and non-precarious employment, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses. |
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Amendment 94
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in a just and inclusive transition, including by fostering innovation and investing in relevant skills as highlighted by the Union of Skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses. |
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Amendment 95
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in a just and inclusive transition, including by fostering innovation and investing in relevant skills as highlighted by the Union of Skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses. |
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Amendment 96
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Ciaran Mullooly, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, education and training, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring and transformation, paying attention to the need to ensure a just transition and to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses. |
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Amendment 97
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying particular attention to rural, mountainous, island and remote areas facing demographic decline, labour shortages or particular social and economic weaknesses. |
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Amendment 98
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing social inclusion and in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses. |
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Amendment 99
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, by making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses . | (5) Taking into account the changing realities in the world of work, the Union should be prepared for current and future challenges by promoting investment in skills, by facilitating growth and by coordinating employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility and sectoral restructuring, paying attention to urban and rural areas that face particular social weaknesses. |
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Amendment 100
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (5 a) The European Social Fund should contribute to strengthening social cohesion by promoting equal opportunities and equal access to employment for parents and carers, including by supporting work-life balance measures and, where appropriate, facilitating measures to enable or promote flexible working arrangements. |
Or. en
Amendment 101
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, both academic and vocational and, in particular, the inadequate provision of tertiary vocational education in a number of Member States, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of young people, persons with disabilities and women, who should be afforded greater access to decision-making roles and positions of responsibility and leadership in economic, social and institutional spheres, as this is a prerequisite for inclusive and sustainable growth, and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, promote continuous professional development for managers throughout their careers, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. it
Amendment 102
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. Coupled with the NEETs rate in the EU, with its geographic disparity, and the unequal access to quality education and training, and lifelong learning, this will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on sustainable growth but also impact people’s prosperity and capacity to thrive under Social Europe. For some sectors this will lead to investments for a sustainable and adapted labour market, especially in their infrastructure and workforce. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and other groups in vulnerable situations while also supporting employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality and universal childcare and long term care services. |
Or. en
Amendment 103
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare and adequate maternity and parental support and support to achieve work-life balance. The ESF should at the same time support measures to adapt labour market and workplaces to changing workforce in order to secure inclusive and flexible conditions for persons with disabilities, persons with chronic conditions, ageing workforce as well as for parents and carers. |
Or. en
Amendment 104
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities and persons with chronic diseases, marginalised communities such as Roma, and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, support people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise, empower older workers, including age-friendly working conditions, lifelong learning opportunities, flexible forms of work, digital upskilling and workplace adaptation measures supporting healthy and longer working lives so to ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. en
Amendment 105
Loucas Fourlas
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities, including those living in isolated or remote areas and the enclaved young persons live in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus . and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. en
Amendment 106
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, low-skilled people, third-country nationals, and people who because of their advanced age, face discrimination or social exclusion, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. en
Amendment 107
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour. This could increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. en
Amendment 108
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities ( and their carers), Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring broad access to quality childcare, access to personal assistance services and acces to supported housing services; |
Or. en
Amendment 109
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, low-skilled people, people who because of their advanced age, face discrimination or social exclusion, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. en
Amendment 110
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma and migrant communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure skills and lifelong learning policies for a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges and workplace transformation, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality affordable childcare. |
Or. en
Amendment 111
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance, including by ensuring access to quality childcare, long-term care and disability inclusion services, and support to informal carers. |
Or. en
Amendment 112
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, people living in areas where jobs are scarce or in disaster-stricken areas, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. |
Or. fr
Amendment 113
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare. | (6) Between now and 2040, the Union labour market will comprise approximately 1 million fewer persons each year. Furthermore, in addition to a shrinking workforce, some regions are affected by a small and stagnant share of the population with tertiary education, making it difficult to compensate for the loss of labour through higher labour productivity. This will increase pressure on the social welfare model of the Union, putting its sustainability and adequacy under pressure. It will also increase labour and skills shortages in the labour market, putting strain on economic growth and competitiveness. For some sectors this will lead to labour cost pressures. This is why the ESF needs to support an increase in participation in the labour market, especially of women and young people, persons with disabilities, Roma communities and to support employers in finding the right people for available jobs, empower older workers with appropriate labour market and workplace measures, ensure a skilled workforce able to tackle major societal challenges, and support a healthy work life balance including by ensuring access to quality childcare and eldercare. |
Or. pl
Amendment 114
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (6a) Tertiary vocational education, which equates to Level 5 in the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) and Levels 5 and 6 in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), is an essential training pathway in the context of efforts to meet the labour market’s demand for specialist, high-level technical skills. In a number of Member States, the average employment rate of those who have completed tertiary vocational education is considerably higher than the equivalent figure for academic tertiary education – a significant factor in reducing youth unemployment and strengthening industrial competitiveness. The ESF should facilitate the development and expansion of tertiary vocational education pathways which, in the interests of ensuring targeted programming and monitoring, should be distinct from tertiary academic education and initial vocational education and training. |
Or. it
Amendment 115
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. | deleted |
Or. fr
Amendment 116
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 117
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. | (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to provide for economic stability in the labour market, affordable housing for all, redistribute unpaid care work and responsabilities in order to remove women’s full participation in the labour market and in society, and support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. Addressing gender inequalities in the labour market, including pay, pension and care gaps, female unemployment, the persistent undervaluation of female-dominated sectors and ensuring equal opportunities is essential to foster a fair, inclusive and resilient economy, strengthen social cohesion, and ensure that the green and digital transitions leave no one behind, in line with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Principles for a Gender Equal society. |
Or. en
Amendment 118
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. | (7) The Draghi report highlights that preserving social inclusion is key to European competitiveness and that the transformation of the economy can best lead to prosperity for all when accompanied by a strong social contract which ensures strong public services, social protection, housing, transport and childcare. On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. |
Or. en
Amendment 119
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
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| (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. | (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. To remain competitive, the Union should ensure that workers have good working conditions and opportunities to grow and progress in their careers and also guarantee that all the people talents is used and no one is excluded |
Or. en
Amendment 120
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. | (7) On 29 January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. It recognises five horizontal enablers for competitiveness, including promoting skills and quality jobs, and highlights that the foundation of Europe’s competitiveness is its people. To be competitive and prepared for the future, the Union needs to support and prepare its people with the skills and competences needed for success in learning, work, and life. The Union should ensure equal working conditions for all, combat discrimination against persons with disabilities in the labour market, and facilitate the reintegration into the labour market of their carers. |
Or. en
Amendment 121
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | deleted |
Or. fr
Amendment 122
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement and vocational education and training (VET) is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. In this light, Member States should be able to continue the approach previously supported by the Just Transition Fund, supporting investments in new economic opportunities in regions disproportionately affected by the green transition, including investments in reskilling and upskilling. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks, which are more likely to fall disproportionately on groups in a disadvantaged position. Accordingly, attention should be paid not only to ensuring the development of adequate skills for the workforce, but also to addressing the spatial and social dimensions of environmental risk. In particular, it is essential to ensure support for communities living in close proximity to, or directly on, environmentally hazardous sites. This calls for integrated policy measures that combine skills development and industrial transformation in order to effectively address these interconnected challenges. |
Or. en
Amendment 123
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Ciaran Mullooly, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement and vocational education and training (VET) is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. In this light, Member States should be able to continue the approach previously supported by the Just Transition Fund, supporting investments in new economic opportunities in regions disproportionately affected by the green transition, including investments in reskilling and upskilling. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks which are more likely to fall disproportionately on groups in a disadvantaged position. |
Or. en
Amendment 124
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on promoting a culture of lifelong learning, skill enhancement and improving qualifications is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. |
Or. pl
Amendment 125
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement could help achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. |
Or. en
Amendment 126
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful and inclusive transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on groups in vulnerable situations. |
Or. en
Amendment 127
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on vulnerable groups. | (8) In addition, on 26 February 2025 the Commission adopted the Communication “The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation”. It is vital to recognise the critical role of skills in facilitating a successful and inclusive transition to a cleaner and more competitive industrial future within the Union. Developing a highly skilled workforce is essential for driving innovation and advancing decarbonisation and circularity across vital industries. This focus on skill enhancement is crucial for achieving the Union’s objectives of a just transition and for sustaining and enhancing the Union’s global competitiveness. Furthermore, access to environmental resources and their benefits is unequally distributed across society, as are environmental hazards and health risks. It is more likely to fall disproportionately on groups in vulnerable situations. |
Or. en
Amendment 128
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Ciaran Mullooly, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
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| (8 a) On 26 February 2026, the Commission adopted its decision on the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) “My Voice My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Legal Abortion” , which gathered 1,2 million signatures. The decision acknowledges the need to address unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem, which can lead to various forms of physical harm and severe mental stress. In its response, the Commission underlines that Member States may use the ESF+ to improve equal access to legally available and affordable healthcare services, including safe abortion services. |
Or. en
Amendment 129
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
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| (8 a) In the context of increasing climate-related disasters and growing pressure on emergency response systems, voluntary emergency services play an essential role in strengthening territorial resilience and social cohesion, particularly in rural and remote areas. The ESF should therefore support measures aimed at promoting volunteering, training and generational renewal within emergency and civil protection services. |
Or. en
Amendment 130
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, paying specific attention to women and those facing intersectional discriminations and in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also, skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular women and girls, low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In this context, it is therefore essential to tackle gender stereotypes that shape educational and career paths, as well as to promote equal participation of women in those sectors, including in leadership positions and address the barriers they still face in accessing digital and green upskilling and reskilling within the labour market, including by supporting women’s entrepreneurship, self-employment and access to finance. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability but also by supporting validation and recognition for prior learning, and non-formal and informal learning, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU, while ensuring fair working conditions and preventing skills exploitation and brain drain from less developed regions. Furthermore, it is necessary to ensure that basic skills gaps are closed across all ages, and that inclusive lifelong learning opportunities are provided to those most disadvantaged in society. |
Or. en
Amendment 131
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid basic skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also, skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified individuals. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education and training with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, industry actors, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. These efforts should take into account the need to improve education opportunities and modernise vocational education and training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with a particular focus on women and girls, in order to overcome the current gender gaps in the STEM fields’ workforce, to ensure women broader participation in the filed and guarantee their equal access to this sector. |
Or. en
Amendment 132
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. These efforts should take into account the need to improve education opportunities and modernise vocational education and training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with a particular focus on women and girls, in order to overcome the current gender gaps in the STEM fields’ workforce, to ensure women broader participation in the filed and guarantee their equal access to this sector. |
Or. en
Amendment 133
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, equal opportunities, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, with reinforced and targeted support for people in vulnerable situations, to address structural disadvantages, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 134
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, equal opportunities, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, without neglecting people in vulnerable situation, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, social and civil organizations and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 135
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, equal opportunities, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, without neglecting people in vulnerable situation, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also, skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, social and civil organizations and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 136
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, with reinforced and targeted support for people in vulnerable situations, to address structural disadvantages and ensure equal opportunities, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions, always in a voluntary basis for workers. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also, skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular those with the aim of receiving training. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 137
Loucas Fourlas
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all according to the European Year of Skills' objectives , in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 138
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, entrepreneurial, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the current challenges need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities, prioritizing integrated investments in dual vocational education and the related infrastructure of vocational schools. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 139
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling and VET opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. en
Amendment 140
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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| (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital and green transitions. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital and green transitions need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. | (9) The Union of Skills aims to support the development of quality, inclusive and adaptable education, training and skills systems to increase the Union’s competitiveness, preparedness, security and democracy. Therefore, in line with the Union of Skills, the Union should ensure sufficient funding to build solid skills foundations and promote lifelong and future-oriented upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, in particular to address the challenges of the digital transition. This will contribute to notably digital skills and key enabling technologies but also , skills to support emerging sectors, with a view to providing people with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technologically and innovation-driven changes, social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled or poorly qualified adults. In line with the Union of Skills, the challenges of the digital transition need to be addressed by upskilling and reskilling workers, aligning education with industry needs, and fostering partnerships among educational institutions, employers, and public authorities. It is also necessary to enhance circulation and adequate allocation of skills in the internal market, including through easier skills portability, and be able to attract and retain skills in the EU. |
Or. it
Amendment 141
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Elisabetta Gualmini, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
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| (9 a) On 6 May 2026, the European Commission adopted the first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, establishing a comprehensive framework aimed at preventing and combating poverty throughout the life cycle, with the goal of eradicating poverty in the EU by 2050. Building on the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Strategy promotes an integrated approach based on active inclusion, combining access to quality jobs, adequate income support, and affordable, accessible, and high-quality services. It includes targeted measures for children, young people, people of working age, and the elderly, while addressing horizontal challenges such as discrimination and stigma, housing exclusion, unequal access to services, and the rising cost of living. The Strategy also highlights the importance of strengthening governance, coordinated action at all levels, and sustainable public and private investment, particularly through the European Social Fund Plus and future EU financial instruments. In particular, the Strategy strengthens the implementation of the European Child Guarantee1a through the Communication “Breaking the cycle of child poverty – Strengthening the European Child Guarantee,” which aims to prevent and reduce poverty among families, enhance access to key services for children in need, strengthen child-related benefit systems, and improve coordination between the European Child Guarantee and the Youth Guarantee, in order to support transitions and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty. | |
| 1a OJ L 223, 22.6.2021, pp. 14–23. |
Or. en
Amendment 142
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
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| (9 a) The mid-term review of the Social Economy Action Plan reaffirmed the essential contribution of the social economy to employment, social inclusion, economic resilience and territorial cohesion across the Union; whereas social economy entities, including cooperatives, mutuals, foundations and social enterprises, contribute to locally rooted growth, quality job creation and social innovation; whereas the European Social Fund under the next MFF should continue to support and strengthen the social economy, in particular by facilitating access to funding, skills development, capacity-building and labour market integration, especially for vulnerable groups; |
Or. en
Amendment 143
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
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| (9 a) Considering persistent levels of poverty and social exclusion across the European Union, the ESF should contribute to the effective implementation of Union frameworks and targets aimed at progressively reducing poverty and ultimately eradicating it by 2050. In this regard, ESF interventions should support the delivery of the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, contribute to the achievement of the Porto Social Targets, and reinforce the implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, the European Child Guarantee and the EU Roma strategic framework. |
Or. en
Amendment 144
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
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| (9 b) Improving skills portability, validation and recognition of skills acquired through informal or nonformal learning and recognition of qualifications are key measures to obtain the social objectives of the ESF. They strengthen the position of workers in the labor market, especially those with VET qualifications, increase mobility during times of transition, and foster the integration of workers who have acquired formal qualifications in other countries than where they seek work. Promoting schemes that support these measures, including by building on schemes that already exist within certain fields or in border regions, should be supported by the ESF as a form of social innovation or by the EU facility under the NRP. |
Or. en
Amendment 145
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
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| (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds grouped under the National Regional Partnership Plan, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP Plan Regulation. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support of the ESF in relation to the objectives set out in the NRP Regulation and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. | (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds grouped under the National Regional Partnership Plan, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP Plan Regulation]. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support of the ESF in relation to the objectives set out in the NRP Regulation and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. The Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 should ensure that the European Social Fund exists as an independent programme, with a proportional budget line and sufficient resources to enable it to achieve its established objectives. Under no circumstances should the ESF+ face cuts, fail to achieve its foundational objectives or lose its European character as a result of the diverse interests of each of the Member States’ governments. |
Or. es
Amendment 146
Séverine Werbrouck, Mélanie Disdier
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
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| (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds grouped under the National Regional Partnership Plan, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP Plan Regulation. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support of the ESF in relation to the objectives set out in the NRP Regulation and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. | (10) The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support of the ESF and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. |
Or. fr
Amendment 147
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds grouped under the National Regional Partnership Plan, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP Plan Regulation. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support of the ESF in relation to the objectives set out in the NRP Regulation and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. | (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. |
Or. en
Amendment 148
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds grouped under the National Regional Partnership Plan, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP Plan Regulation. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support of the ESF in relation to the objectives set out in the NRP Regulation and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. | (10) Regulation (EU) [NRP Regulation] establishes the general rules on the National Regional Partnership Plan (the ‘NRP Plan’) and lays down, in particular, the objectives to be supported by the National Regional Partnership Plans and the rules concerning the preparation, implementation, management and control of such Plans. The ESF is one of the nationally pre-allocated funds ringfenced under the National Regional Partnership Plan, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP Plan Regulation. It is therefore necessary to clarify the scope of support, specific objectives and thematic concentrations of the ESF which complement the objectives set out in the NRP Regulation and lay down specific provisions concerning the implementation of the ESF. |
Or. en
Amendment 149
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
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| (10 a) While Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] establishes a common framework, the European Social Fund (ESF), which is based on Articles 162 and 164 TFEU and is the EU's main financial instrument for implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights, promoting social inclusion and contributing to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU, should remain a separate and stand-alone programme as has been the case so far. Maintaining its own legal framework is important to ensure accountability and transparency and enable Parliament to fully exercise its scrutiny and budgetary control powers. The ESF also contributes to simplification and more straightforward access for final beneficiaries while fostering effective implementation and limiting resource reallocations that could undermine the attainment of its specific objectives. |
Or. en
Amendment 150
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
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| (10 a) In order to ensure efficient use of Union resources, overlaps and risks of double funding between the ESF and other instruments should be avoided. Clear delineation and complementarity mechanisms should be established. |
Or. en
Amendment 151
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | deleted |
Or. fr
Amendment 152
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient, transparent, inclusive and effective implementation of the ESF, depends on good and dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities, led by the relevant Ministries specialised in labour and social inclusion, and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. These organizations have proven their key role in implementing ESF operations in an efficient and impactful way reaching out vulnerable groups, so they should be treated differently from other public operators in order to support their work, through the improvement of the financial conditions of the programs they implement, what shall include an initial pre-financing rate of 30% of the programme budget. |
Or. en
Amendment 153
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient, transparent, inclusive and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF, depends on good governance ensuring dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities, led by the relevant Ministries specialising in labour and social inclusion and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 154
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. These actors should be given a meaningful role on a systematic and ongoing basis throughout the entire programming, implementation, monitoring and assessment cycle. |
Or. it
Amendment 155
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient, transparent and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance ensuring dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities, led by the relevant Ministries and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 156
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient, transparent, inclusive and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF, depends on good governance ensuring dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities, and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 157
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and strengthened partnership principle among all actors with the special attention to the partnership with regional and local actors and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 158
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels in particular local and regional authorities, and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 159
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. | (11) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the NRP Plan, including the ESF, depends on good governance and effective implementation of the partnership principle between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 160
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States have been allocated a dedicated financial envelope for the ESF to ensure a standalone and separate programme for promoting upwards social convergence, fair and quality employment and equal opportunities, guided by the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. At least a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, which also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics taking the specific objectives of the ESF into account. |
Or. en
Amendment 161
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States have been allocated a dedicated financial envelope for the ESF to ensure a standalone and separate programme for promoting upwards social convergence, fair and quality employment and equal opportunities, guided by the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. At least a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, which also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics taking the specific objectives of the ESF into account. |
Or. en
Amendment 162
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) It is expedient to strengthen societies and support those most at risk of poverty, while taking into account the specific and strategic nature of investments in skills and social investments. In addition, the diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. ESF funding should therefore be allocated on the basis of costs, not performance. This is the only feasible model that will take into account the specific needs of the Member States, the strategic nature of the investments involved, which sometimes cannot be quantified, and the fact that recommendations on legislative reforms should remain incentive-based. |
Or. fr
Amendment 163
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate an appropriate and flexible share of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. Given the diversity of the level of development in the regions and different social realities across Europe such allocations shall take into account national and regional socio-economic conditions and labour market structures, and shall not impose rigid mandatory minimum thresholds. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. |
Or. en
Amendment 164
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States, including disparities between the different regions of each Member State, requires a more flexible approach to programming, which should be rooted in a needs-based territorial analysis and the effective involvement of local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between regional managing authorities, Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. |
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Amendment 165
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate the dedicated financial envelope under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] exclusively to addressing the specific objectives of the ESF. The nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a holistic approach to programming. Therefore a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, which also needs to closely correspond to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. Nonetheless certain thematic concentration are essential to ensure that European money addresses European priorities and policy objectives . The ringfenced amount of ESF should contribute to the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress.At the same time in accordance with Article 10(5) of the [NRP Plan Regulation] and additional to the ESF financial envelope, at least 14% of the financial envelope shall be dedicated to meeting the Union’s social objectives, calculated by using the coefficients referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation]. |
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Amendment 166
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. Within this amount, a minimum of 25% of the funding should go towards social inclusion specifically. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. |
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Amendment 167
Isabelle Le Callennec
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, reflecting social cohesion and inclusion as an EU strategic priority, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. |
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Amendment 168
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
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| (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, Member States should allocate a minimum amount of resources under their National and Regional Partnership Plans adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation] to the ESF. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. This implies that policy safeguards through thematic concentration should result from engagement between Member States and the Commission. The minimum amount of ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of labour supply as well as social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in article 3 of the [NRP Plan Regulation]. | (12) In order to strengthen Europe’s societies and Europe’s Social model, the financial envelope for the implementation of the ESF for the period 2028 to 2034 shall be EUR 198 000 000 000, in current prices. The diverse nature and severity of different socio-economic challenges in Member States requires a more flexible approach to programming always including the view of stakeholders. Whilst a minimum level of support for social policies is necessary to ensure action commensurate to these challenges, it also needs to be closely corresponding to the national and regional characteristics. The underlying sources of social disparities or problems need to inform the relative importance given to investments and reforms within the realm of the Employment Guidelines and the ESF. Policy safeguards through thematic concentration, as lay down in this Regulation, should be respected and implemented . The ESF must also find the balance between the strategic interest the Union has in investing in its people, and thereby in the quality of social progress, and at the same time investment needs covered by other specific objectives enlisted in the [NRP Plan Regulation]. |
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Amendment 169
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
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| (12a) In the next Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Social Fund should remain an independent programme with a European vision and identity, which should under no circumstances see nationalisation of this European character, or become secondary to the purely national interests of each Member State government. For this reason, the fund should also not compete with other key Union programmes like the agricultural policy or the cohesion policy for the same resources at the discretion of each national government. The ESF+ should, therefore, be guaranteed a proportional budget line and sufficient resources which, combined with duly efficient management, will ensure that the fund is implemented properly and that its objectives are achieved. |
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Amendment 170
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
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| (12 a) Member States should ensure that their measures to effectively address the specific objectives and thematic concentrations laid down in this Regulation are outlined in a dedicated chapter of the NRP Plan in accordance with the requirements of Title III of Regulation (EU) [NRP Plan Regulation]. |
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Amendment 171
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should also support actions aimed at extending working life length, in particular for older workers, by promoting healthy working conditions adapted to needs, ensuring access to rehabilitation services, supporting re- and upskilling, improving the capacity of workers to adapt and developing solutions that promote active ageing and staying in work. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions, thereby helping to make the European economy more competitive and innovative, in particular by developing the capacity of workers and companies, especially SMEs, to adapt to technological change and industrial transformation. |
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Amendment 172
Ciaran Mullooly, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. In line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056, the ESF should support workers in regions experiencing structural change linked to decarbonisation via tailored measures for the realisation of new enterprises, upskilling and reskilling, active labour market measures, and access to relevant services. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. |
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Amendment 173
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility, while reflecting the fact that lifelong learning is an individual right and a key social investment in people’s autonomy, dignity and active participation, and while paying particular attention to gender inequalities in respect of careers, pay and opportunities for professional advancement. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the digital transition or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the digital transition. |
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Amendment 174
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. The ESF should also support continuous training, skills development and the recruitment of civil protection personnel, including professional and volunteer firefighters, in order to strengthen prevention and response capacities in relation to wildfires, floods and risks linked to climate change. |
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Amendment 175
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions, labour mobility and social inclusion. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people or under working poverty situation with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. As a central element of its implementation, the European Social Fund should not finance activities that undermine workers' rights or promote forms of precariousness, with respect for fundamental social standards. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. |
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Amendment 176
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and flexible working arrangements as well as labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations including persons with disabilities, parents and carers and persons with chronic health conditions or those returning to work after longer absences caused by health conditions or care duties as well as people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks and those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in future-proof skills matching and anticipating demands of the labour market. |
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Amendment 177
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, including validation and recognition and lifelong guidance, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality and fairly remunerated youth employment opportunities as well as access to quality education and training, and lifelong learning. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. |
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Amendment 178
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green transition and the energy crisis that has arisen as a result of this deliberate choice, thereby destabilising large numbers of jobs and speeding up the process of deindustrialisation, as well as by the digital crisis and labour market shocks, in addition to those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in crucial skills. |
Or. fr
Amendment 179
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education, vocational education, training (NEETs) or apprenticeships through the prevention and reduction of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills development in sectors essential for Europe’s competitiveness and security. |
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Amendment 180
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support quality employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance and activating measures based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market such as people with disabilities and the Roma. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. |
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Amendment 181
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the twin transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment as one of the main structural challenges of the labour market in the EU and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the twin transitions. |
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Amendment 182
Marit Maij, Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Evelyn Regner, Nora Mebarek, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training and up- and reskilling, including mentoring, and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. |
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Amendment 183
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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| (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, up- and reskilling and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. | (13) The ESF should support employment, equal access for all to the labour market, fair and quality working conditions and labour mobility. The ESF should support Member States in providing support to unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job searches, training, and access to other enabling services, paying particular attention to people in vulnerable situations and people negatively affected by the green and digital transitions or labour market shocks, as well as those furthest away from the labour market. The ESF should continue to focus on youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) through the prevention of early leaving from education and training, and structural improvement of the school-to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the reinforced Youth Guarantee, which should also support quality youth employment opportunities. In addition, the ESF should continue to invest in skills crucial for the green and digital transitions. |
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Amendment 184
Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. As labour market participation is significantly lower among people with disabilities compared to those without, the ESF should be used for the development of a an EU-funded employment and skills guarantee for persons with disabilities, without age restrictions, drawing inspiration from successful initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, aimed at increasing the participation of persons with disabilities in the open labour market and facilitating access to employment, training and further education |
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Amendment 185
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and vocational training at all levels, including in tertiary education, and lifelong acquisition of skills, while reflecting the fact that lifelong learning is a key driver of fairness and taking action so that women can fully participate in reskilling and professional development programmes. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and the respective transitions from secondary to tertiary education and into work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and high-quality apprenticeships, including at tertiary level on the basis of dual learning models, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. |
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Amendment 186
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based training, traineeships, proven dual education systems combining teaching and work experience, vocational education, work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. The ESF should also support entrepreneurship and microenterprise development as pathways to labour market integration and economic inclusion. |
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Amendment 187
Grégory Allione, Valérie Devaux, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. The ESF should also support the development of vocational and technical training pathways in the fields of civil protection, disaster management, emergency logistics and rescue services. |
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Amendment 188
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support VET and lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, mentoring, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes, including non formal and informal learning as well as and recognition and portability of academic and vocational qualifications. |
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Amendment 189
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications and skills including those gained by informal and non-formal learning. |
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Amendment 190
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support VET and lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition and portability of academic and voactional qualifications. |
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Amendment 191
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training, including adult education, and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. |
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Amendment 192
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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| (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and lifelong acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. | (14) The ESF should enhance labour supply and improve education and training and acquisition of skills. In particular, the ESF should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning that takes place at all stages in life and employability, and contribute to societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with social partners, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. |
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Amendment 193
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
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| (14a) A corollary of strengthening tertiary vocational education pathways would be the promotion of initial vocational education and training, whereby those who have completed secondary vocational education would have more chances of progression. The limited opportunities for progression within tertiary vocational education could reinforce the perception that vocational education and training are roads to nowhere, and hence less attractive to young people and their families. |
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Amendment 194
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
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| (14 a) In order to ensure a holisic and integrated transition from training into work, it should be recognised that “key competences” includes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that all individual need for personal fulfilment, employability, and social inclusion. “Validation” should include a recognition of the acquired learning outcomes in a formal, non-formal, or informal setting, and such a process should be recognised both in society and via a formal recognition through qualifications. |
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Amendment 195
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
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| (14 a) Policy coherence and complementarity between the Erasmus+ programme and the ESF should be strengthened in order to support inclusive education, training and lifelong learning opportunities. |
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Amendment 196
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) In order to address the persistently high level of child poverty in the Union, and in line with Principle 11 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which states that children have the right to protection from poverty and that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the right to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should implement the Child Guarantee. The Child Guarantee has a dedicated budget. That dedicated budget should be stable, predictable and ring-fenced, and should not substitute or reduce other ESF investments addressing social inclusion, access to essential services and the fight against poverty. The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, quality and inclusive education, training, work-life balance co-responsibility and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. In line with the EU’s and Member States’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the specific needs of persons with disabilities should be addressed by ESF-funded actions. Funding should be used in particular to improve including accessibility, in line with EU harmonised accessibility requirements should be taken into account in relation to those and improve access to services, inclusive education, quality employment in the open labour market, as well as and support for independent living. To this end, concerning independent living, the ESF should be used in line with the European Commission’s Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities (2024). Funding should also go towards training personal assistants, teachers and classroom assistants, as well as supporting informal carers and family carers. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 197
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) In order to address the persistently high level of child poverty in the Union, and in line with Principle 11 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which states that children have the right to protection from poverty and that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the right to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities, Member States should implement the Child Guarantee. The Child Guarantee has a dedicated budget. The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, quality and inclusive education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. In line with the EU’s and Member States’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be addressed by ESF-funded actions in relation to services, inclusive education, quality employment in the open labour market, as well as independent living. In this context, the ESF should support the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care in line with the European Commission’s Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities (2024). The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 198
Elena Donazzan, Mariateresa Vivaldini
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. Recalls at the same time, that the organisation and delivery of healthcare, remain primarily in the competence of the Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity enshrined in the Treaties, and must respect national legal frameworks; considers, therefore, that EU budgetary instruments should focus on supporting preventive, maternal and women’s healthcare, and research; underlines, in this context, that the implementation of EU funding should duly respect Member States’ competences and the funding should not be used to directly finance procedures in areas where Member States retain primary responsibility; stresses the importance of maintaining a respectful and evidence-based dialogue that safeguards women’s rights and well-being while preserving European unity on sensitive ethical matters.The ESF should also support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 199
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to promote gender equality, to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services, including health and care services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities, and labour mobility. The ESF should also aim at improving working conditions and professionalisation of paid carers and supporting informal carers in line with the European Care Strategy, the Upcoming Care Deal and the Council recommendations on long-term care. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality and should prioritise investing in accessible, affordable and high-quality care services. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility adequacy and inclusiveness. |
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Amendment 200
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, transport, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services to finalise the deinstitutionalisation process, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality and that children from disdvantaged backgrounds have the right to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities in line with principle 11 of the European Pilliar of Social Rights. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility and coverage, including minimum income schemes. |
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Amendment 201
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. In this context, special attention will be given to supporting essential child protection services which provide immediate, confidential and accessible assistance for children who are victims of violence. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 202
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility, not least for women, whose participation in the labour market and career pathways is still to a large extent contingent on care duties and family responsibilities. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 203
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality public services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee that establishes specific priority target groups such as Roma, migrant and other children living in severe vulnerability,, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility and desinstitutionalisation, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 204
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, with particular attention to children coming from socio-economically disadvantaged background, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 205
Loucas Fourlas
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, reskilling and upskilling, aligned with the objectives of the European Year of Skills and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 206
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, services of personal assistance and supported housing services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 207
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, transport, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility including minimum income schemes. |
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Amendment 208
Martin Hojsík, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination including Antigypsyism and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups such as Roma that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Justification
Roma face structural discrimination, including Antigypsyism, which justify specific reference to Antigypsyism in ESF.
Amendment 209
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. | (15) The ESF should facilitate access to services, including the strengthening of the modernisation, digitalisation and the resilience of both healthcare and long-term care services. The ESF should support Member States in implementing measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and ensure equal opportunities for all, and in particular for groups that are under-represented in the labour market, ensuring equal access to services. The availability of affordable, sustainable and high-quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, quality and inclusive education, training, and health and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities and labour mobility. The ESF should ensure that everyone, including children in line with the European Child Guarantee, have access to essential services of good quality. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services as well as independent living. The ESF should also contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility. |
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Amendment 210
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (15 a) In fulfilling the obligations of the Union and the Member States under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, actions financed through the European Social Fund should address the specific needs of persons with disabilities. Funding should, in particular, be used to improve accessibility, in line with harmonised EU accessibility requirements, as well as to enhance access to services, inclusive education, quality employment in the open labour market, and support for independent living. With regard to independent living, resources under the European Social Fund should be used in accordance with the European Commission Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities (2024). Funding should also support training for personal assistants, teachers and classroom assistants, as well as support for informal carers and family members providing care, with a view to enabling their full reintegration into the labour market; |
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Amendment 211
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities, including by supporting specific measures for preventing, detecting and responding to violence against children, in particular by strengthening direct response services like helplines, psychological and legal counselling services and secure, accessible reporting mechanisms, while ensuring adequate access to funding, in particular for the human resources required for effective provision of these services. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 212
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, gender equality, intergenerational fairness, prevent child- family separation and contribute to eradicating poverty, including in-work poverty and child poverty, by 2050, in line with the Anti Poverty Strategy targets. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities taking into account a gender and intersectional perspective. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty and children in institutions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, disability, administrative status or belonging to marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UNCRPD. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 213
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market, including former and current informal carers of persons with disabilities, through measures aimed at upskilling, reskilling, flexible forms of employment, and the gradual reintegration into professional and social life. Particular attention should be paid to strengthening the economic independence of women carers and ensuring their access to support services, respite care and vocational guidance. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 214
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. It should also promote meaningful employment in an inclusive and open labour market, with conditions that enable people to participate in the economy without the risk of in-work poverty, and to support work accommodations that enable people to succeed at work. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 215
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. It should also promote meaningful employment in an inclusive and open labour market, with conditions that enable people to participate in the economy without the risk of in-work poverty, and to support work accommodations that enable people to succeed at work. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 216
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. It should also promote meaningful employment in an inclusive and open labour market, with conditions that enable people to participate in the economy without the risk of in-work poverty. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 217
Marit Maij, Estelle Ceulemans, Gabriele Bischoff, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Evelyn Regner, Nora Mebarek, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness, prevent child-family separation and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, children in institutions, children with disabilities, third country national children regardless of migration status marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 218
Martin Hojsík, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and Antigypsyism, preventing child-family separation, and addressing all forms of inqeualities including health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, children in institutions, disabled children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Justification
The amendment links ESF with EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation for 2020 - 2030, as there are gaps in MS´s implementation of the strategy and as EU should continue to support Member States in this regard through structural and investment funds.
Amendment 219
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Elisabetta Gualmini, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and to support the eradication of poverty by 2050, including child poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, children in institutions, marginalised and segregated communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures and the ‘Housing First’ principle in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 220
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most vulnerable people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, with a view to its eradication by 2030, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021 and the commitments made under the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 221
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and to support the eradication of poverty by 2050. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures and the ‘Housing First’ principle in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 222
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Lara Magoni
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, active inclusion and intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of vulnerable people, particularly those far from the labour market, with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 223
Isabelle Le Callennec
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, and most extreme situations of housing exclusion, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 224
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing inequalities in terms of health and access to healthcare, sport and physical activity. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 225
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
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| (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and fight poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. | (16) Support through the ESF should be used to promote equal opportunities for all, to support strong social safety nets, foster social inclusion, intergenerational fairness and contribute to the eradication of poverty. The ESF should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty, including by addressing material deprivation, with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children in poverty, marginalised communities such as the Roma, the working poor and the most deprived. The ESF should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF should also tackle homelessness, including with prevention and alleviation measures in line with the Lisbon declaration of 2021. Support to social innovation plays an important role in achieving these objectives and should therefore be promoted. |
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Amendment 226
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
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| (16 a) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to social change as well as to encouraging and supporting innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies. Social economy enterprises play a key role in delivering on social innovation, promoting social inclusion and quality employment, and contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. |
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Amendment 227
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
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| (16 a) In implementing the ESF, Member States should give particular attention to supporting the social and economic inclusion and employment opportunities of European citizens legally residing in the Union, especially young people facing poverty, material deprivation, social exclusion or persistent labour market insecurity. |
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Amendment 228
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
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| (16 b) Support through the ESF should be used to achieve high levels of social-economic inclusion in societies, especially by supporting the social and labour inclusion of groups in vulnerable positions. |
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Amendment 229
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Elisabetta Gualmini, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
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| (17) The principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights are fundamental values of the Union. These values are fundamental for every single person, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Furthermore, they are instrumental for the effective implementation of the ESF. Therefore, the ESF should also support the promotion and implementation of these values for all. The ESF will also continue to address the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It will also ensure coherence with the Union of Equality and its related Strategies1 that aim at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and ensure social cohesion by sustaining and developing open, fundamental rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law. | (17) The principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights are fundamental values of the Union. These values are fundamental for every single person, and should be guaranteed also for those who are most vulnerable. Furthermore, they are instrumental for the effective implementation of the ESF. Therefore, the ESF should also support the promotion and implementation of these values for all. The ESF will also continue to address the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the rights of children as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It will also ensure coherence with the Union of Equality and its related Strategies1 that aim at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, socio-economic status, education background, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and ensure social cohesion by sustaining and developing open, fundamental rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law. |
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Amendment 230
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
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| (17) The principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights are fundamental values of the Union. These values are fundamental for every single person, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Furthermore, they are instrumental for the effective implementation of the ESF. Therefore, the ESF should also support the promotion and implementation of these values for all. The ESF will also continue to address the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It will also ensure coherence with the Union of Equality and its related Strategies1 that aim at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and ensure social cohesion by sustaining and developing open, fundamental rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law. | (17) The principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights are fundamental values of the Union. These values are fundamental for every single person, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Furthermore, they are instrumental for the effective implementation of the ESF. Therefore, the ESF should also support the promotion and implementation of these values for all. The ESF will also continue to address the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It will also ensure coherence with the Union of Equality and its related Strategies that aim at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, socio-economic status, educational background, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and ensure social cohesion by sustaining and developing open, fundamental rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law. |
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Amendment 231
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (17) The principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights are fundamental values of the Union. These values are fundamental for every single person, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Furthermore, they are instrumental for the effective implementation of the ESF. Therefore, the ESF should also support the promotion and implementation of these values for all. The ESF will also continue to address the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It will also ensure coherence with the Union of Equality and its related Strategies1 that aim at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and ensure social cohesion by sustaining and developing open, fundamental rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law. | (17) The principles of democracy, the rule of law and protection of fundamental rights are fundamental values of the Union. These values are fundamental for every single person, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Furthermore, they are instrumental for the effective implementation of the ESF. Therefore, the ESF should also support the promotion and implementation of these values for all. The ESF will also continue to address the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It will also ensure coherence with the Union of Equality and its related Strategies that aim at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and ensure social cohesion by sustaining and developing open, fundamental rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law. |
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Amendment 232
Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
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| (17 a) The ESF should support the implementation of the forthcoming European Care Deal, which should address both formal and informal carers, a majority of whom are women, by promoting affordable and high-quality childcare, educational after-school programmes and long-term care services. Particular attention should be given to informal carers, families and parents, by ensuring adequate support and access to respite and counselling services. |
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Amendment 233
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
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| (17a) As regards the scope of ESF support, when setting priorities and selecting interventions the Member States should maintain an appropriate level of flexibility and target interventions with due regard for the societal challenges they are facing, the situation on the labour market, territorial features and socioeconomic needs at regional and national level. |
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Amendment 234
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
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| (17b) It should be possible for the ESF to support actions in the area of social and affordable housing, in particular for the benefit of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion, persons with disabilities, elderly persons and other socially vulnerable groups. It should also be possible for support of this kind to be implemented as a self-contained intervention type rather than solely as an accompanying or supplementary action, in particular with a view to increasing the affordability of housing, supporting independent living and strengthening social and territorial cohesion. |
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Amendment 235
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
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| (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. | deleted |
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Amendment 236
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. | (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation] establishes horizontal principles applicable to all Union programmes and activities. In this context, Member States should ensure use of the ESF supports targeted actions to promote the horizontal principles of respect for the rule of law, do no significant harm, equality between men and women, gender mainstreaming and the integration of a gender perspective and for the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD) in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC. |
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Amendment 237
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. | (18) Member States shall respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of their programmes. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. The implementation of the ESF should respect the principles and values of Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Member States should also respect the obligations set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The ESF should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation or exclusion. |
Or. en
Amendment 238
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Andrzej Buła
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. | (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be obliged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. The implementation of this Regulation by the Member States should be consistent with their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
Or. en
Amendment 239
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. | (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the right to access education and training, the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. |
Or. en
Amendment 240
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles in the preparation and implementation of the national and regional partnership plans. In this context, Member States should also be encouraged to use the ESF to supports targeted actions to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. | (18) Regulation (EU) [National Plan Regulation] requires that Member States respect horizontal principles. In this context, Member States are also required to use the ESF to supports targeted actions in line with the European Pilar of Social Rights and associated action plan to promote horizontal principles such as the promotion of gender equality and ensuring the accessibility of services for people with disabilities and to enable people with disabilities to actively participate. |
Or. en
Amendment 241
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. | (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate more than half of the ESF to fostering social inclusion and 5% of the ESF to foster the inclusion of women and people with disabilities in society and in the labour market. |
Or. en
Amendment 242
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. | (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. |
Or. en
Amendment 243
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. | (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion |
Or. en
Amendment 244
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. | (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient, stable and predictable amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. |
Or. en
Amendment 245
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to fostering social inclusion. | (19) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a sufficient amount of resources is targeting those most in need, Member States should allocate at least 30% of ESF resources to fostering social inclusion. |
Or. en
Amendment 246
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (19a) Recalls that families are the main pillar bearing the burden of social expenditure in the Union, in particular those with children and dependants in their care; notes, at the same time, that it is also families who have endured the consequences of the successive economic crises that we have suffered over the last 15 years; stresses, for all these reasons, that they must be the subject of special attention in the relevant aspects of the EU budget and of the priorities of the European Pillar of Social Rights. |
Or. es
Amendment 247
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. To that end, special attention should be given to particularly vulnerable children, including children exposed to violence, ensuring they have effective access to integrated child protection services, including immediate support mechanisms like helplines and early intervention services. With this in mind, the ESF should also facilitate simplified access to funding for organisations providing such services, in particular when they are faced with structural funding limitations. |
Or. es
Amendment 248
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty, Member States should programme ESF+ resources to address the measures under the Child Guarantee, based on a thorough assessment of the needs, gaps and territorial specificities identified at national and regional level. |
Or. en
Amendment 249
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme at least 5% of ESF resources to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. Member States whose average child AROPE rate is above the EU average should allocate 10%. |
Or. en
Amendment 250
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty and children coming from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. |
Or. en
Amendment 251
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee, which should have a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 000 000 000. |
Or. en
Amendment 252
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. |
Or. en
Amendment 253
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. |
Or. en
Amendment 254
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty Member States should also programme resources of the ESF to address the measures under the Child Guarantee. | (20) Due to the particular need to support children in poverty all Member States should also programme at least 5% of the ESF to address the measures under to tackle child poverty including via the Child Guarantee. |
Or. en
Amendment 255
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (20 a) The ESF should promote digital literacy education in both formal and non-formal settings to ensure that everyone can acquire the necessary skills and competencies to meaningfully access the digital environment. Furthermore, the ESF should support Member States in implementing the measures set out in the EU Action Plan against Cyberbullying, thereby ensuring that people are not socially excluded from the digital environment. |
Or. en
Amendment 256
Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) In 2024, almost 9% in the EU population were unable to afford a meal containing meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day1a. The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived, taking into account gender specific needs, such as essential menstrual and hygiene products. Member States should allocate at least 10% of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. The provision of food and/or basic material assistance to the most deprived persons and the most vulnerable should not replace existing social benefits provided to them under national social systems or pursuant to national law. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived persons. |
| 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20250828-1 |
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Amendment 257
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) The ESF should contribute to the eradication of poverty by supporting national and local schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation including hygine products for women and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Member States should aim at eradicating poverty by 2050 in line with the Anti-Poverty strategy target, and therefore allocate at least 5% of ESF resources to tackle the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as food and material deprivation. On top, Member States should allocate at least 5% of their resources to mesures targetting homeless people specifically. |
Or. en
Amendment 258
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) The ESF should contribute to the eradication of poverty by supporting national, regional and local schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion including the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to eradicating poverty by 2050, including forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as child poverty, homelessness and food and material deprivation. Member States should programme at least 5% of ESF resources to support the most deprived persons. |
Or. en
Amendment 259
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) The ESF should contribute to the eradication of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. |
Or. en
Amendment 260
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. |
Or. en
Amendment 261
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. |
Or. en
Amendment 262
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. | (21) The ESF should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote the social and labour integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness and food and material deprivation. |
Or. en
Amendment 263
Estrella Galán, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (21 a) The ESF should encourage and support Member States to introduce measures aiming to ensure the right to adequate, affordable and quality housing for all, particularly for persons in vulnerable situations and young people, in particular by developing social and public housing, regulating rents, preventing evictions, tackling homelessness and the most extreme situations of housing exclusion. |
Or. en
Amendment 264
Loucas Fourlas
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate resources of the ESF to support youth employability. | (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate resources of the ESF to support youth employability and young people belonging to vulnerable groups such as students trapped in the occupied areas of Cyprus. |
Or. el
Amendment 265
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate resources of the ESF to support youth employability. | (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee and reinforcing youth entrepeneurship. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate resources of the ESF to support youth employability through labour stability. |
Or. en
Amendment 266
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate resources of the ESF to support youth employability. | (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. All Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment, with a youth unemployment rate above the EU average, should allocate at least 15% of ESF resources to support youth employability. |
Or. en
Amendment 267
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate resources of the ESF to support youth employability. | (22) In light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF towards measures to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. Member States should therefore allocate an appropriate amount of resources to this challenge. Member States seriously affected by youth unemployment should allocate sufficient, stable, predictable and ring-fenced resources of the ESF to support youth employability. |
Or. en
Amendment 268
Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Brigitte van den Berg
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (22 a) Due to the importance of access to healthcare, the ESF should ensure synergies and complementarities with the proposed European Competitiveness fund (ECF) especially for the objective to support to Health, and the proposed regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture, and rural, fisheries, and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 (NRPP). |
Or. en
Amendment 269
Maravillas Abadía Jover, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance ensuring dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities, structurally dependent on the Ministries specialised in the area and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners, social economy entities and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF and the development of projects. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] |
Or. en
Amendment 270
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance, including dedicated governance structures and clearly identified managing authorities, strucutrally dependent on the national ministries specialised in the area of labour and social inclusion, and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] |
Or. en
Amendment 271
Estrella Galán, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) The implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance ensuring dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities, structurally dependent on the Ministries specialised in the area of labour and social inclusion and is based on an effective and structured partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 272
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) The implementation of the ESF depends on good governance ensuring dedicated governance structures, with clearly identified managing authorities and is based on an effective and structured partnership between public authorities, social partners, civil society organisations and local and regional authorities. It is therefore essential that Member States facilitate the participation of social partners, civil society and local and regional authorities in the design, implementation and evaluation of the ESF and the development of projects. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations. |
Or. en
Amendment 273
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and reinforced partnership among all actors at the territorial levels who should be involved in the design, management, implementation and evaluation of the fund as well as on the partnership with the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] |
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Amendment 274
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and robust implementation of the partnership principle between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society at all relevant stages. It is therefore essential that Member States ensure the participation of social partners and civil society in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate at least 0.25% of ESF resources to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations. |
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Amendment 275
Andrzej Buła, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations and the building of administrative capacities within local and regional authorities. |
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Amendment 276
Séverine Werbrouck, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pál Szekeres
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF. Member States that have received a country-specific recommendation in this area should allocate resources of the ESF to promote the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.] | (23) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio-economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. The ESF must not, however, serve as the primary source of funding or enrichment for social partners or civil society organisations. The funding that such entities receive under the ESF should not unreasonably exceed the cost of implementing the relevant programmes. |
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Amendment 277
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23 a) The Commission and Member States should strive to improve access to funding opporunities, taking into account the needs and nature of small organisations that deliver aid, especially to vulnerable and marginalised groups with limited administrative capacity, including by ensuring that reporting obligations are not disproportionate to the size of beneficiary. |
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Amendment 278
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23 a) In order to reduce the administrative burden for Member States and beneficiaries, the collection of data and reporting requirements under the ESF should be proportionate, streamlined and kept as simple as possible, while ensuring adequate monitoring and accountability. |
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Amendment 279
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (23 b) Member States should ensure that access to ESF funding opportunities is made available in a timely manner to ensure predictability and stability to beneficiary organisations that provide aid and services in line with the objectives of this Regulation. |
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Amendment 280
David Casa
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 c (new)
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| (23 c) Performance indicators should take into account ESF measures where data collection is more difficult, such as those measures designed to support the most vulnerable or marginalised. |
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Amendment 281
Villy Søvndal, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the limitted financial envelope of the ESF and the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include measures for eradicating poverty in their Chapter for outermost regions or their National Regional Partnership plan in line with Regulation XXX [NRPP regualtion] by enhancing social infrastructure and essential services, employment and labour mobility, education and skills, social inclusion. |
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Amendment 282
Miriam Lexmann
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities or homeless people, ensuring that their specific needs are adequately addressed. |
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Amendment 283
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, supporting education and skills, ensuring social inclusion and eradicating poverty through investments in accessible public and social services. |
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Amendment 284
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for people in vulnerable situation, young people, education and skills, social inclusion. |
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Amendment 285
Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Marit Maij
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for people in vulnerable situation, young people, education and skills, social inclusion |
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Amendment 286
Georgiana Teodorescu
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and facilitating labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. |
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Amendment 287
Estrella Galán, Leila Chaibi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, João Oliveira, Özlem Demirel, Li Andersson
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include in their Chapter for outermost regions, measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. | (24) Taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions, the Member States should include measures for enhancing employment and labour mobility, in particular for young people, education and skills, social inclusion. |
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Amendment 288
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
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| (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and reducing poverty cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective | (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective |
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Amendment 289
Hristo Petrov, Martin Hojsík, Brigitte van den Berg, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and reducing poverty cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective | (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and eradicating poverty, including child poverty, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective |
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Amendment 290
Brigitte van den Berg, Martin Hojsík, Jana Toom, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Grégory Allione, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and reducing poverty cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective | (25) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and promoting access to quality employment, improving access to and the quality of education and training, promoting social inclusion and health and eradicating poverty cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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Amendment 291
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
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| (25a) Simplification and the removal of administrative obstacles, duplications and unnecessary red tape should be guiding principles for the management of this fund, as well as for the other Union programmes. The final beneficiaries of the various programmes and lines of assistance should be the focus of the work and actions, streamlining the delivery of assistance, simplifying the process for those beneficiaries and facilitating training, guidance and assistance, as well as the proper promotion of existing resources and ongoing actions. |
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Amendment 292
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Maravillas Abadía Jover
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (25b) In line with the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors, the impact assessments for the various programmes, actions and lines of assistance need to be strengthened. At the same time, these funds should be traceable up to delivery to the final beneficiaries, thus ensuring that the Union does not finance organisations or entities which may threaten the fundamental principles of the rule of law, human rights or, ultimately, the fundamental principles of the Union. |
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Amendment 293
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 c (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (25c) Reaffirms the Union’s commitment to promoting and protecting women’s health, dignity and access to high-quality healthcare and support services across the entire EU; recalls that the planning and provision of health services and medical care, including policies on reproductive health, continue to be, first and foremost, the responsibility of the Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity enshrined in the Treaties, and should respect national legal frameworks; considers, therefore, that Union budget instruments should focus on supporting preventive, maternal and women’s healthcare, as well as on researching health inequalities and how to reduce them; stresses, in this regard, that Union funding should duly respect the jurisdiction of Member States and that such funding should not be used to directly finance procedures in fields for which the Member States are primarily responsible; emphasises the importance of maintaining a partnership that safeguards women’s rights and well-being, while preserving European unity on sensitive ethical matters; |
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