Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) - Outcome of the European Parliament's proceedings (Strasbourg, 14 to 17 January 2019) - Hoofdinhoud

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INFORMATION NOTE

From: General Secretariat of the Council

To: Permanent Representatives Committee/Council

Subject: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)

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  Outcome of the European Parliament's proceedings

  (Strasbourg, 14 to 17 January 2019)

• I. 

  INTRODUCTION

The rapporteur, Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), presented a report consisting of 95 amendments

(amendments 1-95) to the proposal for a Regulation on behalf of the Committee on Employment

and Social Affairs.

In addition, the the political groups tabled the following amendments: S&D tabled one amendment

(amendment 96) and ALDE tabled two amendments (amendment 97-98).

II. VOTE

When it voted on 16 January 2019, the plenary adopted the following amendments: 1-21, 22/1,

23-27, 29-95 and 97-98 The amendments adopted are set out in the annex.

At the end of the vote, the proposal was referred back to the Committee, pursuant to Rule 59(4)(4)

of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure, thereby not bringing the Parliament's first reading

to a close and opening the negotiations with the Council.

ANNEX (16.1.2019)

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 January 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation

Adjustment Fund (EGF) (COM(2018)0380 i – C8-0231/2018 – 2018/0202(COD) i)

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0380 i),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 175(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the

European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0231/2018),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 12

December 2018 1 ,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 5 December 2018 2 ,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on

Budgetary Control and the Committee on Regional Development, and the position in the form of amendments of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (A8-0445/2018),

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  Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

• 2. 

  Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

1 Not yet published in the Official Journal.

2 Not yet published in the Official Journal.

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Title

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund European Fund for Transition (EFT) (EGF)

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (1) 

  Horizontal principles as set out in (1) Horizontal principles as set out in

Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union

Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 TFEU, ('TEU') and in Articles 9 and 10 of the

including principles of subsidiarity and Treaty on the Functioning of the

proportionality as set out in Article 5 TEU European Union (TFEU), including

should be respected in the implementation principles of subsidiarity and

of the Funds, taking into account the proportionality as set out in Article 5 TEU

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the should be respected in the implementation

European Union. Member States and the of the Funds, taking into account the

Commission should aim at eliminating Charter of Fundamental Rights of the

inequalities and at promoting equality European Union. In accordance with

between men and women and integrating Article 8 TFEU, Member States and the

the gender perspective, as well as at Commission should aim at eliminating

combating discrimination based on sex, inequalities and at promoting equality

racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, between men and women and integrating

disability, age or sexual orientation. The the gender perspective as well as at

objectives of the Funds should be pursued combating discrimination based on sex,

in the framework of sustainable racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief,

development and the Union's promotion of disability, age or sexual orientation. The

the aim of preserving, protecting and objectives of the Funds should be pursued

improving the quality of the environment in the framework of sustainable

as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) TFEU, development and the Union's promotion of

taking into account the polluter pays the aim of preserving, protecting and

principle. improving the quality of the environment

as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) TFEU,

taking into account the polluter pays

principle.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (4) 

  In February 2018, the Commission (4) In February 2018, the Commission

adopted its Communication on ‘A new, adopted its Communication on ‘A new,

modern Multiannual Financial Framework modern Multiannual Financial Framework

for a European Union that delivers for a European Union that delivers

efficiently on its priorities post-2020’ 18 . efficiently on its priorities post-2020’ 18 .

The Communication stresses that the Union The Communication stresses that the

budget shall support Europe’s unique social Union budget shall support Europe’s

market economy. Therefore, it will be of unique social market economy. Therefore,

utmost importance to improve employment it will be of utmost importance to improve

opportunities and to address the skills employment opportunities and to address

challenges, especially also those linked to the skills challenges, especially also those

digitisation. Budgetary flexibility shall be a linked to digitisation, automatisation and

key principle in the next Multiannual a transition towards a resource-efficient

Financial Framework. Flexibility economy, fully respecting the 2015 Paris

mechanisms shall remain in place to allow Agreement on Climate Change following

the Union to react to unforeseen events, and the 21st Conference of the Parties to the

to ensure that budgetary resources are used United Nations Framework Convention

where most urgently needed. on Climate Change. Budgetary flexibility

shall be a key principle in the next

Multiannual Financial Framework.

Flexibility mechanisms shall remain in

place to allow the Union to react in a more

timely manner to unforeseen events, and

to ensure that budgetary resources are used

where most urgently needed.

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Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (6) 

  In its ‘Reflection Paper on Harnessing (6) In its ‘Reflection Paper on Globalisation’ 20 the Commission identifies Harnessing Globalisation’ 20 the the combination of trade related Commission identifies the combination of globalisation and technological change as trade related globalisation and the major drivers of an increased demand technological change as the major drivers for skilled labour and a reduced number of of an increased demand for skilled labour jobs that require lower qualifications. and a reduced number of jobs that require Despite the overall tremendous advantages lower qualifications. While of more open trade and further integration acknowledging the advantages of more of world economies, these negative side open trade, appropriate means are needed effects need to be tackled. As the current to address related negative side effects. As benefits of globalisation are already the current benefits of globalisation are unequally distributed among people and already unequally distributed among regions, causing a significant impact on people and regions, causing a significant those adversely affected, there is a danger impact on those adversely affected, there is that the ever faster evolving technological a danger that technological and advances will further fuel these effects. environmental changes will further fuel Therefore, in line with the principles of these effects. Therefore, in line with the solidarity and sustainability, it will be principles of solidarity and sustainability, necessary to ensure that the benefits of it will be necessary to ensure that the globalisation will be shared more fairly by benefits of globalisation are shared more reconciling economic opening and fairly. Any simultaneous adverse effects technological advance with social of globalisation and technological and protection. environmental transitions should be more widely anticipated by the relevant Union Structural Funds, such as the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), in order better to adapt the business world and workforces by reconciling economic growth and technological advance with adequate social protection and active support to accessing employment and self-employment opportunities.

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Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (7) 

  In its ‘Reflection Paper on the Future (7) In its ‘Reflection Paper on the Future of Union Finances’ 21 the Commission of Union Finances’ 21 the Commission underlines the need to reduce economic underlines the need to reduce economic and social divergences between and within and social divergences between and within Member States. Therefore, a key priority is Member States. Therefore, a key priority is to invest in equality, social inclusion, to invest in sustainable development, education and training as well as health. equality, social inclusion, education and training as well as health.

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ns/reflection-paper-future-eu-finances_en. ns/reflection-paper-future-eu-finances_en.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (8) 

  Globalisation and technological (8) Climate Change, globalisation and change is likely to further increase the technological change are likely to further interconnectedness and interdependence of increase the interconnectedness and world economies. Labour reallocation is interdependence of world economies.

an integral and inevitable part of such Labour reallocation is an integral and economic change. If the benefits of change inevitable part of such economic change. If are to be distributed fairly, offering the benefits of change are to be distributed assistance to displaced workers and those fairly, offering assistance to displaced threatened by displacement is of utmost workers and those threatened by importance. The ‘EU Quality Framework displacement is of utmost importance. The for anticipation of change and main Union instruments to assist affected

restructuring’ 22 , is the Union policy workers are ESF+, which is designed to instrument that sets the framework of best offer assistance in an anticipatory way, practice for anticipating and dealing with and the EFT, which is designed to offer corporate restructuring. It offers a assistance in the case of major comprehensive framework on how the restructuring events in a reactive manner. challenges of economic adjustment and The ‘EU Quality Framework for

restructuring and their employment and anticipation of change and restructuring’ 22 ,

social impact should be addressed by is the Union policy instrument that sets the adequate policy means. It also calls upon framework of best practice for anticipating Member States to use EU and national and dealing with corporate restructuring. It funding in a way to ensure that the social offers a comprehensive framework on how impact of restructuring, especially the the challenges of economic adjustment and adverse effects on employment, can be restructuring and their employment and cushioned more effectively. The main social impact should be addressed by Union instruments to assist workers adequate policy means. It also calls upon affected are the European Social Fund Member States to use EU and national Plus (ESF+), which is designed to offer funding in a way to ensure that the social assistance in an anticipatory way, and the impact of restructuring, especially the EGF, which is designed to offer adverse effects on employment, can be assistance in the case of unexpected cushioned more effectively. major restructuring events in a reactive manner.

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22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE

COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EU Quality OF THE REGIONS EU Quality Framework Framework for anticipation of change and for anticipation of change and restructuring, restructuring, (COM(2013)0882 i, (COM(2013)0882 i, 13.12.2013). 13.12.2013).

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(11a) The EFT programme should be visible and require more and better data, in order to allow a proper scientific evaluation of the EFT and avoid administrative constraints in the operation of the programme for trade adjustment assistance.

Amendments 8 and 97

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (13) 

  The Commission underlines the (13) The Commission underlines the continuing importance of the role of the continuing importance of the role of the EGF as a flexible fund to support workers EFT as a flexible fund to support workers who lose their jobs in large-scale who lose their jobs in large-scale restructuring events and to help them to restructuring events and to help them to find another job as rapidly as possible. The find another job as rapidly as possible. The Union should continue to provide specific, Union should continue to provide specific, one-off support to facilitate the reone-off support to facilitate the reintegration into employment of displaced integration into quality and sustainable workers in areas, sectors, territories or employment of displaced workers in areas, labour markets suffering a shock of serious sectors, territories or labour markets economic disruption. Considering the suffering a shock of serious economic interplay and mutual effects of open trade, disruption. Considering the interplay and technological change or other factors like mutual effects of open trade, technological the transition to a low carbon economy, change, digitisation and automation or and therefore considering that it is other factors like the withdrawal of the increasingly difficult to single out a United Kingdom from the European specific factor that causes job Union or the transition to a low carbon displacements, the mobilisation of the economy, and therefore considering that it EGF shall in the future only be based on is increasingly difficult to single out a the significant impact of a restructuring specific factor that causes job event. Given its purpose, which is to displacements, the mobilisation of the EFT provide support in situations of urgency should in the future only be based on the and unexpected circumstances, significant impact of a restructuring event. complementing the more anticipatory Given its purpose, which is to provide assistance offered by the ESF+, the EGF support in situations of urgency and shall remain a flexible and special unexpected circumstances, complementing instrument outside the budgetary ceilings the more anticipatory assistance offered by of the Multiannual Financial Framework, the ESF+, the EFT should remain a as set out in the Commission's flexible and special instrument outside the communication.' A Modern Budget for a budgetary ceilings of the Multiannual Union that Protects, Empowers and Financial Framework, as set out in the Defends - The Multiannual Financial Commission's communication.' A Modern

Framework for 2021 – 2027'and its annex 27 Budget for a Union that Protects,

. Empowers and Defends - The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021 – 2027'and its annex 27 .

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27 Commission SWD(2018)0171 and its 27 Commission SWD(2018)0171 and its

annex COM(2018)0321 i. annex COM(2018)0321 i.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(13a) In its resolution of 30 May 2018 on the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and own resources, the European Parliament reconfirmed its firm position on the necessary level of funding for key Union policies in the 2021-2027 MFF, in order to enable them to fulfil their mission and objectives. It stressed in particular the call to double the specific MFF funding for SMEs and for tackling youth unemployment; welcomed several proposals that improve the current provisions, notably the increased allocations of special instruments; and stated its intention to negotiate additional improvements, wherever necessary.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (14) 

  As stated, in order to maintain the (14) As stated, in order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an European nature of the EFT, an application application for support should be triggered for support should be triggered when a when a major restructuring event causes a major restructuring event causes a significant impact on the local or regional significant impact on the local or regional economy. Such an impact should be economy. Such an impact should be defined by a minimum number of job defined by a minimum number of job displacements within a specific reference displacements within a specific reference period. Taking into account the findings of period. Taking into account the findings of the mid-term evaluation, the threshold shall the mid-term evaluation, the threshold shall be set at 250 jobs displacement within a be set at 200 jobs displacement within the reference period of four months (or 6 respective reference periods. Taking into months in sectoral cases). Taking into account that waves of dismissals in account that waves of dismissals in different sectors but the same region have different sectors but the same region have an equally significant impact on the local an equally significant impact on the local labour market, regional applications shall labour market, regional applications shall be possible as well. In small labour be possible as well. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, including the outermost remote regions, including the outermost regions as referred in Article 349 TFEU, or regions as referred in Article 349 of the in exceptional circumstances, it should be TFEU, or in exceptional circumstances, possible to submit applications in the case applications could be submitted in case of of a lower number of job displacements. a lower number of job displacements.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(14a) While respecting the principle of subsidiarity, and taking into account the need for a significant impact of the restructuring event as a threshold for an EFT application, the EFT should strive to show solidarity with dismissed workers from all types of enterprises, regardless of their size.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(14b) The EFT should remain a special Union instrument reacting to situations that cause major restructuring events in the European labour market. However, the Union should continue efforts to find more sustainable ways of tackling the structural change and challenges that affect labour markets and lead to such events in the Member States.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (17) 

  The European Monitoring Centre on (17) The European Monitoring Centre on

Change, based in the European Foundation Change, based in the European Foundation

for the Improvement of Living and for the Improvement of Living and

Working Conditions (Eurofound) in Working Conditions (Eurofound) in

Dublin, assists the Commission and the Dublin, assists the Commission and the

Member States with qualitative and Member States with qualitative and

quantitative analyses in order to help in the quantitative analyses in order to help in the

assessment of trends of globalisation, assessment of trends, such as in

restructuring and the use of the EGF. globalisation, technological and

environmental changes, restructuring and

in the use of the EFT. Such analyses

should include sufficient disaggregated

data, particularly from a gender

perspective, in order to combat gender

inequalities more efficiently.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(17a) Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) monitors in real time the reporting of large-scale restructuring events throughout the Union, based on a network of national correspondents. The ERM is very relevant to the EFT and should assist its operation in particular by helping to identify potential intervention cases at an early stage.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 18

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (18) 

  Displaced workers and self(18) Displaced workers and selfemployed persons whose activity has employed persons whose activity has ceased should have equal access to the ceased should have equal access to the EGF independently of their type of EFT independently of their type of employment contract or employment employment contract or employment relationship. Therefore, displaced workers relationship. Therefore, displaced workers, as well as self-employed persons whose regardless of the type and duration of activity has ceased should be regarded as their employment relationship, as well as possible EGF beneficiaries for the self-employed persons whose activity has purposes of this Regulation. ceased, should be regarded as possible EFT beneficiaries for the purposes of this Regulation.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (19) 

  Financial contributions from the (19) Financial contributions from the EFT

EGF should be primarily directed at active should be primarily directed at active

labour market measures aimed at labour market measures and personalised

reintegrating beneficiaries rapidly into services aimed at reintegrating

sustainable employment, either within or beneficiaries rapidly into quality and

outside their initial sector of activity. sustainable employment in a future

Measures should reflect the prospected oriented sector, whether within or outside

needs of the local or regional labour their initial sector of activity, but should

market. However, whenever relevant, the also seek to promote self-employment and

mobility of displaced workers should also enterprise creation, including through the

be supported in order to help find new establishment of cooperatives. Measures

employment elsewhere. A particular focus should reflect the prospective needs of the

shall be laid on the dissemination of skills local or regional labour market. However,

required in the digital age. The inclusion of whenever relevant, the mobility of

pecuniary allowances in a coordinated displaced workers should also be supported

package of personalised services should be in order to help find new employment

restricted. Companies could be encouraged elsewhere. A particular focus should be

to participate in the national co-funding for laid on the dissemination of skills required

the EGF-supported measures. in the digital age, and on overcoming

gender stereotypes in employment, where

appropriate. The inclusion of pecuniary

allowances in a coordinated package of

personalised services should be restricted.

The financial contributions should

complement and not replace any

measures which are the responsibility of

Member States and/or companies by

virtue of national law or collective

agreements. Companies should be

encouraged to participate in the national

co-funding for the EFT-supported

measures.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(19a) When implementing and designing coordinated package of personalised services, aimed at facilitating the reintegration of the targeted beneficiaries, Member States should exploit and better target the aims of the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the serious gender gap within the ICT and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors by promoting re-training and requalification of women into ICT and STEM sectors. When implementing and designing coordinated package of personalised services, Member States should also avoid perpetuating the domination of one gender in those industries and sectors where this has traditionally been the case. Increasing the representation of the less represented gender in different sectors, such as finance, ICT and STEM, would contribute towards the reduction of gender pay and pension gap.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 20

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (20) 

  When drawing up the coordinated (20) When drawing up the coordinated

package of active labour market policy package of active labour market policy

measures, Member States should favour measures, Member States should favour

measures that will significantly contribute measures that will significantly contribute

to the employability of the beneficiaries. to the employability of the beneficiaries.

Member States should strive towards the Member States should strive towards the

reintegration into sustainable employment reintegration into quality and sustainable

of the largest possible number of employment of all beneficiaries

beneficiaries participating in these participating in these measures as soon as

measures as soon as possible within the possible within the seven-month period

six-month period before the final report on before the final report on the

the implementation of the financial implementation of the financial

contribution is due. contribution is due. The design of the

coordinated package of personalised

services should take into account the

underlying reasons for the redundancies

where relevant and anticipate future

labour market perspectives and required

skills. The coordinated package should be

compatible with the shift towards a

climate-friendly and resource-efficient

economy.

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 21

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (21) 

  Member States should pay particular (21) Member States should pay particular

attention to disadvantaged beneficiaries, attention to disadvantaged beneficiaries,

including young and older unemployed including persons with disabilities,

persons and those at risk of poverty, when persons with dependent relatives, young

designing the coordinated package of and older unemployed persons, persons

active labour market policy measures, with a low level of qualifications, persons

given that those groups experience with a migrant background and persons at

particular problems in re-entering the risk of poverty when designing the

labour market. Notwithstanding, the coordinated package of active labour

principles of gender equality and of nonmarket policy measures, given that those

discrimination, which are among the groups experience particular problems in

Union’s core values and are enshrined in re-entering the labour market.

the European Pillar of Social Rights, Notwithstanding, the principles of gender

should be respected and promoted when equality and of non-discrimination, which

implementing the EGF. are among the Union’s core values and are

enshrined in the European Pillar of Social

Rights, should be respected and promoted

when implementing the EFT.

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 21 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(21a) In the period between March 2007 and March 2017, the Commission received 148 applications for co-financing from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) from 21 Member States, for a total of almost EUR 600 million to help 138 888 displaced workers and 2 944 people not in employment, education or training (NEETs).

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 22

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (22) 

  In order to support beneficiaries (22) In order to support beneficiaries

effectively and rapidly, Member States effectively and rapidly, Member States

should do their utmost to submit complete should do their utmost to submit as a

applications for a financial contribution matter of urgency complete applications

from the EGF. In case the Commission for a financial contribution from the EFT

requires further information for the and the Union institutions should do their

assessment of an application, the provision utmost to assess them rapidly. In case the

of additional information should be limited Commission requires further information

in time. for the assessment of an application, the

provision of additional information should

be limited in time.

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 22 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(22a) To facilitate the implementation and the aims of this Regulation, more publicity should be given to the EFT and its possibilities, in particular at the level of the relevant authorities in the Member States.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 22 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(22b) The Commission should facilitate access to national and regional authorities through a dedicated helpdesk that would provide general information and explanations on procedures and on how to submit an application. That helpdesk should make available standard forms for statistics and further analysis.

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (23) 

  In the interest of beneficiaries and (23) In the interest of beneficiaries and

bodies responsible for implementation of bodies responsible for implementation of

the measures, the applicant Member State the measures, the applicant Member State

should keep all actors involved in the should keep all actors involved in the

application process informed of the application process informed of the

progress of the application. progress of the application and keep them

engaged during the implementation

process.

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 24

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (24) 

  In compliance with the principle of (24) In compliance with the principle of

sound financial management, financial sound financial management, financial

contributions from the EGF should not contributions from the EFT cannot replace

replace but should, where possible, but rather should, where possible,

complement support measures which are complement support measures which are

available for beneficiaries within the Union available for beneficiaries within the Union

funds or other Union policies or funds or other Union policies or

programmes. programmes. Nor can the EFT’s financial

contribution replace national measures or

replace measures that are the

responsibility of dismissing companies

under national law or collective

agreements and should instead create real

European added value.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 25

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (25) 

  Special provisions should be (25) In light of the principle of equality,

included for information and Member States should ensure effective

communication activities on EGF cases access to information about the EFT

and outcomes. throughout their territory, including in

rural areas. The Commission should, in

particular, promote the dissemination of

existing best practice, raise awareness of

the EFT’s eligibility criteria and

application procedures and do more to

raise awareness of the EFT among Union

citizens, in particular workers. Special

provisions should be included for

information and communication activities

on EFT cases and outcomes.

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 27 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(27a) In order to cover the needs arising especially during the first months of each year, where the options for transfers from other budget lines are particularly limited, an adequate amount of payment appropriations should be made available on the EFT budget line in the annual budgetary procedure.

Separate vote

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 29

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (29) 

  In the interest of the beneficiaries, (29) In the interest of the beneficiaries, assistance should be made available as assistance should be made available as quickly and efficiently as possible. The quickly and efficiently as possible. The Member States and the Union institutions Member States and the Union institutions involved in the EGF decision-making involved in the EFT decision-making process should do their utmost to reduce process should do their utmost to reduce processing time and simplify procedures so processing time and simplify procedures so as to ensure the smooth and rapid adoption as to ensure the smooth and rapid adoption of decisions on the mobilisation of the of decisions on the mobilisation of the EGF. Therefore, the Budgetary Authority EFT. shall in the future decide on transfer requests submitted by the Commission, not requiring a Commission Proposal for the mobilisation of the EGF anymore.

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (30) 

  In the event of an enterprise closing (30) In the event of an enterprise closing

down, displaced workers may be helped to down, displaced workers may be helped to

take over some or all of the activities of take over some or all of the activities of

their former employer. their former employer and the Member

State in which the enterprise is located

may advance the funds that are required

urgently to make this possible.

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 31

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (31) 

  In order to enable political scrutiny (31) In order to enable political scrutiny

by the European Parliament and continuous by the European Parliament and continuous

monitoring by the Commission of results monitoring by the Commission of results

obtained with EGF assistance, Member obtained with EFT assistance, Member

States should submit a final report on the States should submit a final report on the

implementation of the EGF. implementation of the EFT which should

respond to clear monitoring requirements

and contain a follow up of the

beneficiaries and a gender equality impact

assessment.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 32 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(32a) The Member States should conduct effective communication activities in order to promote financial contributions from the EFT, emphasise that funding has come from the Union and raise the profile of activities financed by the Union under the EFT.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 37

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (37) 

  Reflecting the importance of tackling (37) Reflecting the importance of tackling

climate change in line with the Union's climate change in line with the Union's

commitments to implement the Paris commitments to implement the Paris

Agreement and the United Nations Agreement and the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals, this Sustainable Development Goals, this

Programme will contribute to mainstream Programme will contribute to mainstream

climate action in the Union's policies and climate action in the Union's policies and

to the achievement of an overall target of to the achievement of an overall target of

25 % of the EU budget expenditures 25 % of the EU budget expenditures

supporting climate objectives. Relevant supporting climate objectives over the

actions will be identified during the fund's MFF 2021-2027 period, and an annual

preparation and implementation, and target of 30 % as soon as possible and at

reassessed in the context of its evaluation. the latest by 2027. Relevant actions will be

identified during the fund's preparation and

implementation, and reassessed in the

context of its evaluation.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 39

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• (39) 

  Considering the fact that the digital (39) Considering the fact that the digital

transformation of the economy requires a transformation of the economy requires a

certain level of digital competence of the certain level of digital competence of the

workforce, the dissemination of skills workforce, the dissemination of skills

required in the digital age should be a required in the digital age should be a

mandatory horizontal element of any mandatory horizontal element of any

coordinated package of personalised coordinated package of personalised

services offered. services offered and should incorporate

the aim of increasing the participation of

women in STEM professions.

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

It lays down the objectives of the EGF, the It lays down the objectives of the EFT, the forms of Union funding and the rules for forms of Union funding and the rules and providing such funding, including criteria for providing such funding, applications by the Member States for including applications by the Member financial contributions from the EGF for States for financial contributions from the measures targeting the beneficiaries EFT for measures targeting the referred to in Article 7. beneficiaries referred to in Article 7.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The EGF shall contribute to a better The objective of the EFT shall be to distribution of the benefits of support socio-economic transformations globalisation and technological advance that are the result of globalisation and of by helping displaced workers adapt to technological and environmental changes structural change. As such, the EGF shall by helping displaced workers through the contribute to the implementation of the promotion of alternative, sustainable principles defined under the European employment. The EFT shall be an Pillar of Social Rights and enhance social emergency fund that operates reactively and economic cohesion among regions and and contributes to a just transition. As Member States. such, the EFT shall contribute to the implementation of the principles defined under the European Pillar of Social Rights and enhance social and economic cohesion among regions and Member States.

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  The general objective of the 1. The general objective of the programme is to demonstrate solidarity programme is to demonstrate solidarity with and offer support to displaced workers with and offer financial support for reand self-employed persons whose activity employment measures with regard to has ceased in the course of unexpected displaced workers regardless of the type major restructuring events, referred to in or duration of their employment Article 5. relationship and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of unexpected major restructuring events, referred to in Article 5(1), (2) and (3).

Amendments 37 and 98

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  The specific objective of the EGF is 2. The specific objective of the EFT is

to offer assistance in case of unexpected to offer assistance and support to workers

major restructuring events, particularly with regard to their reintegration into the

those caused by globalisation-related labour market in the case of major

challenges, such as changes in world trade restructuring events, particularly those

patterns, trade disputes, financial or caused by globalisation-related challenges,

economic crises, the transition to lowsuch as changes in world trade patterns,

carbon economy or as a consequence of trade disputes, financial or economic

digitisation or automation. Particular crises, the withdrawal of the United

emphasis shall lie on measures that help the Kingdom from the European Union, the

most disadvantaged groups. transition to a low-carbon economy or as a

consequence of digitisation,

automatisation and technological change.

Particular emphasis shall be placed on measures that help the most disadvantaged groups and on the promotion of gender equality.

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) 'displaced worker' means a worker (a) 'displaced worker' means a worker, whose employment is ended prematurely by regardless of the type or duration of his

redundancy, or whose contract is not or her employment relationship, whose

renewed, due to economic reasons; employment is ended prematurely by

redundancy, or whose contract is not

renewed, due to economic reasons;

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the cessation of activity of more (a) the cessation of activity of at least than 250 displaced workers or self 200 displaced workers or self-employed employed persons, over a reference period persons, over a reference period of six of four months, in an enterprise in a months, in an enterprise in a Member Member State, including where that State, including where that cessation cessation applies in its suppliers or applies in its suppliers or downstream downstream producers; producers; Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) the cessation of activity of more than (b) the cessation of activity of at least 250 displaced workers or self-employed 200 displaced workers or self-employed persons, over a reference period of six persons, over a reference period of nine months, particularly in SMEs, where all months, particularly in SMEs, where all operate in the same economic sector defined operate in the same economic sector at NACE Revision 2 division level and defined at NACE Revision 2 division level located in one region or two contiguous and located in one region or two regions defined at NUTS 2 level or in more contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 than two contiguous regions defined at level or in more than two contiguous NUTS 2 level provided that there are more regions defined at NUTS 2 level provided than 250 workers or self-employed persons that there are at least 200 workers or selfaffected in two of the regions combined; employed persons affected in two of the regions combined;

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) the cessation of activity of more than (c) the cessation of activity of at least 250 displaced workers or self-employed 200 displaced workers or self-employed persons, over a reference period of four persons, over a reference period of nine months, particularly in SMEs, operating in months, particularly in SMEs, operating in the same or different economic sectors the same or different economic sectors defined at NACE Revision 2 division level defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in the same region defined at and located in the same region defined at NUTS 2 level. NUTS 2 level.

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  In small labour markets or in 3. In small labour markets or in exceptional circumstances, in particular exceptional circumstances, including with regard to applications involving applications involving SMEs, where duly SMEs, where duly substantiated by the substantiated by the applicant Member applicant Member State, an application for State, an application for a financial a financial contribution under this Article contribution under this Article may be may be considered admissible even if the considered admissible even if the criteria criteria laid down in points (a), (b) or (c) laid down in points (a), (b) or (c) of of paragraph 1 are not entirely met, when paragraph 1 are not entirely met, when the the redundancies have a serious impact on redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local or regional employment levels and the local, regional or economy. The applicant Member State national economy. The applicant Member shall specify which of the intervention State shall specify which of the intervention criteria set out in points (a), (b) or (c) of criteria set out in points (a) or (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met. The paragraph 1 are not entirely met. The aggregated amount of contributions in aggregated amount of contributions in exceptional circumstances may not exceed exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15 % of the annual ceiling of the EGF. 15 % of the annual ceiling of the EFT.

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 4. 

  The EGF may not be mobilised when 4. The EFT may not be mobilised workers are dismissed as a result of budget when workers are dismissed as a result of cuts taken by a Member State, which affect budget cuts taken by a Member State, sectors that depend on public financing. which affect sectors that depend primarily on public financing.

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  The applicant Member State shall 1. The applicant Member State shall specify the method used for calculating the specify the method used for calculating the number of workers and self-employed number of displaced workers and selfpersons defined in Article 4 for the employed persons defined in Article 4 for purpose of Article 5. the purpose of Article 5(1), (2) and (3).

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) displaced workers and self-employed (a) displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased, persons whose activity has ceased, calculated in accordance with Article 6, calculated in accordance with Article 6, within the reference periods provided for in within the reference periods provided for in Article 5; Article 5(1), (2) and (3);

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

By way of derogation from Article 5, applicant Member States may provide personalised services co-financed by the EFT to up to a number of NEETs (not in employment, education or training) under the age of 25, or where Member States so decide under the age of 30, on the date of submission of the application, equal to the number of targeted beneficiaries, as a priority to persons made redundant or whose activity has ceased, provided that at least some of the redundancies occur in NUTS 2 level regions.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

A financial contribution from the EGF may A financial contribution from the EFT

be made for active labour market measures may be made for active labour market

that form part of a coordinated package of measures that form part of a coordinated

personalised services, designed to facilitate package of personalised services, with the

the re-integration of the targeted involvement of trade union organisations

beneficiaries and, in particular, the most and/or worker representatives, designed

disadvantaged among the displaced to facilitate the re-integration of the

workers, into employment or selftargeted beneficiaries and, in particular,

employment. the most disadvantaged among the

displaced workers, into quality and

sustainable employment or selfemployment.

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The dissemination of skills required in the The dissemination of skills required in the digital industrial age is a mandatory digital industrial age as well as in a horizontal element of any package of resource-efficient economy is a mandatory personalised services offered. The level of horizontal element of any package of training shall be adapted to the personalised training and/or services qualifications and the needs of the offered. The level of training shall be respective beneficiary. adapted to the qualifications, skills and specific needs of the respective beneficiary.

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) tailor-made training and retraining, (a) tailor-made training and retraining, including in information and including in information and communication technology and other skills communication technology and other required in the digital age, certification of skills that are required in the digital age, acquired experience, job-search assistance, certification of acquired experience, occupational guidance, advisory services, personalised job-search assistance, mentoring, outplacement assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for selfmentoring, outplacement assistance, employment, business start-ups and entrepreneurship promotion, aid for selfemployee take-overs, and cooperation employment, business start-ups and activities; employee take-overs, and cooperation activities;

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) special time-limited measures, such as (b) special time-limited measures, such job-search allowances, employers’ as job-search allowances, mobility recruitment incentives, mobility allowances, allowances, childcare allowances, training training or subsistence allowances, including or subsistence allowances, including allowances for carers. allowances for carers and employers’ recruitment incentives including incentives to provide flexible working arrangements for displaced workers.

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The costs of the measures referred to in point The costs of the measures referred to in (b) may not exceed 35 % of the total costs for point (b) shall not exceed 35 % of the total the coordinated package of personalised costs for the coordinated package of services listed in this paragraph. personalised services listed in this paragraph.

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The investments for self-employment, starting The investments for self-employment, an own business or for employee take-overs starting an own business including a may not exceed EUR 20 000 per displaced cooperative or for employee take-overs worker. shall not exceed EUR 25 000 per displaced worker.

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The design of the coordinated package of The design of the coordinated package of

personalised services shall anticipate future personalised services shall anticipate future

labour market perspectives and required labour market perspectives and required

skills. The coordinated package shall be skills. The coordinated package shall be

compatible with the shift towards a compatible with the shift towards a

resource-efficient and sustainable resource-efficient and sustainable

economy, and shall also focus on the economy, and shall also focus on the

dissemination of skills required in the dissemination of skills required in the

digital industrial age and take into account digital industrial age and take into account

the demand on the local labour market. the demand on the local labour market as

well as the possibility of reintegrating

workers into the occupational sector of

their former employment, where a major

restructuring event has created a need for

new or supplementary skills, and where

existing skills can be utilised most

efficiently.

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ba) measures to stimulate in particular the disadvantaged workers, those at the higher risk of poverty or older workers to remain in or return to the labour market.

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(bb) measures for which Member States are responsible by virtue of national law or collective agreements.

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The measures supported by the EGF shall The measures supported by the EFT shall not substitute passive social protection not under any circumstances substitute measures. passive social protection measures.

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  The coordinated package of services 3. The coordinated package of services shall be drawn up in consultation with the shall be drawn up in consultation with the targeted beneficiaries or their targeted beneficiaries or their representatives, or the social partners. representatives and/or the social partners.

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  Within ten working days of the date of 2. Within ten working days of the date of

submission of the application, or, where submission of the application, or, where

applicable, of the date on which the applicable, of the date on which the

Commission is in possession of the Commission is in possession of the

translation of the application, whichever is translation of the application, whichever is

the later, the Commission shall inform the the later, the Commission shall

Member State of any additional information acknowledge receipt of the application and

it requires in order to assess the application. inform the Member State of any additional

information it requires in order to assess the

application.

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  Where additional information is 3. Where requested by the Member

required by the Commission, the Member State, the Commission shall provide them

State shall reply within ten working days of with technical assistance at the early

the date of the request. That deadline shall stages of the procedure. Where additional

be extended by the Commission by ten information is required by the

working days at the duly justified request Commission, the Member State shall reply

of the Member State concerned. within ten working days of the date of the

request. That deadline shall be extended by

the Commission by ten working days at the

duly justified request of the Member State

concerned.

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 4. 

  On the basis of the information 4. On the basis of the information provided by the Member State, the provided by the Member State, the Commission shall complete its assessment Commission shall complete its assessment of the application’s compliance with the of the application’s compliance with the conditions for providing a financial conditions for providing a financial contribution, within 60 working days of contribution, within 40 working days of the the receipt of the complete application or, receipt of the complete application or, where applicable, of the translation of the where applicable, of the translation of the application. Where the Commission is application. Where the Commission is unable, exceptionally, to comply with that unable, exceptionally, to comply, that deadline, it shall provide a written deadline may be extended by a further 20 explanation setting out the reasons for the working days, provided that the delay. Commission gives a prior written explanation setting out the reasons for its delay and submits that explanation to the Member State concerned.

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) the confirmation that, where the (b) the confirmation that, where the dismissing enterprise has continued its dismissing enterprise has continued its activities after the lay-offs, it has complied activities after the lay-offs, it has complied with its legal obligations governing the with all its legal obligations governing the redundancies; redundancies and has provided for its workers accordingly;

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ba) a clear indication of the activities already undertaken by the Member States for the assistance of displaced workers and of the complementary nature of the requested funds from the EFT due to lack of resources available to national or regional authorities;

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(bb) an overview of Union funds the dismissing enterprise already benefitted from in the five years preceding the collective redundancies;

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) the expected impact of the (e) the expected impact of the redundancies as regards the local, regional redundancies as regards the local, regional, or national economy and employment; national or, where appropriate, crossborder economy and employment;

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) a detailed description of the (f) a detailed description of the coordinated package of personalised coordinated package of personalised services and related expenditure, including, services and related expenditure, including, in particular, any measures in support of in particular, any measures in support of employment initiatives for disadvantaged, employment initiatives for disadvantaged, older and young beneficiaries; low-skilled, older and young beneficiaries, and those from disadvantaged areas;

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point m a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (ma) a statement that proposed actions will be complementary with actions funded by the Structural Funds and that any double financing will be prevented.

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  Support for targeted beneficiaries 2. Support for targeted beneficiaries

shall complement measures of the Member shall complement measures of the Member

States at national, regional and local level States at national, regional, local and,

including those co-financed by Union where appropriate, cross-border level

funds, in line with the recommendations set including those co-financed by Union

out in the EU Quality Framework for funds and programmes, in line with the

anticipation of change and restructuring. recommendations set out in the EU Quality

Framework for anticipation of change and

restructuring.

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  The financial contribution from the 3. The financial contribution from the EGF shall be limited to what is necessary EFT shall be limited to what is necessary to provide temporary, one-off support for to show solidarity with, and provide targeted beneficiaries. The measures temporary, one-off support to, targeted supported by the EGF shall comply with beneficiaries. The measures supported by Union and national law, including State aid the EFT shall comply with Union and rules. national law, including State aid rules.

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 4. 

  In accordance with their respective 4. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the responsibilities, the Commission and the applicant Member State shall ensure the applicant Member State shall ensure the coordination of the assistance from Union coordination of the assistance from Union funds. funds and programmes.

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The Commission and the Member States The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that equality between men and shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender women and the integration of the gender perspective are an integral part of, and are perspective are an integral part of, and are promoted during, the various stages of the promoted during all appropriate stages of implementation of the financial the implementation of the financial contribution from the EGF. contribution from the EFT.

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  At the initiative of the Commission, a 1. At the initiative of the Commission, a

maximum of 0.5 % of the annual ceiling of maximum of 0,5 % of the annual ceiling of

the EGF may be used for technical and the EFT may be used to finance technical

administrative assistance for its and administrative assistance for its

implementation, such as preparatory, implementation, such as preparatory,

monitoring, control, audit and evaluation monitoring, data gathering, control, audit

activities including corporate information and evaluation activities including

technology systems, communication corporate information technology systems,

activities and those enhancing the EGF's communication activities and those

visibility and other administrative and enhancing the EFT's visibility and other

technical assistance measures. Such administrative and technical assistance

measures may cover future and previous measures. Synergies with established

monitoring systems of structural change,

programming periods. such as the ERM, shall be reinforced.

Such measures may cover future and

previous programming periods.

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Where the Commission implements technical assistance under indirect management, it shall ensure the transparency of the procedure for designating the third party responsible for carrying out the tasks assigned to it and shall inform all EFT stakeholders, including the European Parliament, of the sub-contractor selected for that purpose.

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 4. 

  The Commission’s technical 4. The Commission’s technical assistance shall include the provision of assistance shall include the provision of information and guidance to the Member information and guidance to the Member States for using, monitoring and evaluating States for using, monitoring and evaluating the EGF. The Commission shall also the EFT, including the creation of a provide information along with clear helpdesk. The Commission shall also guidance on using the EGF to the provide information along with clear European and national social partners. guidance on using the EFT to the Guidance measures may also include the European and national social partners. creation of taskforces in cases of severe Guidance measures may also include the economic disruptions in a Member State. creation of taskforces in cases of severe economic disruptions in a Member State.

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The Member States shall acknowledge the The Member States shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding by providing coherent, Union funding by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including targeted multiple audiences, including targeted information to beneficiaries, local and information to beneficiaries, local and regional authorities, social partners, the regional authorities, social partners, the media and the public. media and the public. The Member States shall ensure that the Union added value of the funding is highlighted and that they assist the data gathering efforts of the Commission in order to enhance budgetary transparency.

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  The Commission shall maintain and 2. The Commission shall maintain and update regularly an online presence, update regularly an online presence, accessible in all official languages of the accessible in all official languages of the institutions of the Union, to provide institutions of the Union, to provide updated information on the EGF, guidance updated information on the EFT, guidance on the submission of applications, as well on the submission of applications and on as information on accepted and rejected eligible actions, regularly updated list of applications and on the role of the contacts in the Member States as well as European Parliament and the Council in information on accepted and rejected the budgetary procedure. applications and on the role of the European Parliament and the Council in the budgetary procedure.

Amendment 76

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The Commission shall implement The Commission shall promote the information and communication activities dissemination of existing best practices in on EGF cases and outcomes based on its the area of communication, and experience with the aim of improving the implement information and communication effectiveness of the EGF and ensuring that activities on EFT cases and outcomes Union citizens and workers know about the based on its experience, with the aim of EGF. raising the profile of the EFT, raising awareness of the EFT’s eligibility criteria and applications procedures, improving the EFT’s effectiveness and ensuring that Union citizens and workers know about the EFT, including citizens and workers in rural areas with difficult access to information.

Amendment 77

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  The Commission shall, on the basis of 1. The Commission shall, on the basis the assessment carried out in accordance of the assessment carried out in with Article 9 and in particular taking into accordance with Article 9 and in particular account the number of targeted taking into account the number of targeted beneficiaries, the proposed measures and beneficiaries, the proposed measures and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose as the estimated costs, evaluate and propose, quickly as possible the amount of a within the deadline laid down in Article financial contribution from the EGF, if any, 9(4), the amount of a financial that may be made within the limits of the contribution from the EFT, if any, that resources available. may be made within the limits of the resources available.

Amendment 78

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  Where, on the basis of the 3. Where, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with assessment carried out in accordance with Article 9, the Commission concludes that Article 9, the Commission concludes that the conditions for a financial contribution the conditions for a financial contribution under this Regulation are met, it shall under this Regulation are met, it shall immediately initiate the procedure set out immediately initiate the procedure set out in Article 16. in Article 16 and shall notify the applicant Member State.

Amendment 79

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 4. 

  Where, on the basis of the 4. Where, on the basis of the assessment assessment carried out in accordance with carried out in accordance with Article 9, the Article 9, the Commission concludes that Commission concludes that the conditions the conditions for a financial contribution for a financial contribution under this under this Regulation are not met, it shall Regulation are not met, it shall immediately immediately notify the applicant Member notify the applicant Member State as well State. as other concerned stakeholders, including the European Parliament.

Amendment 80

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  The Member State shall carry out the 2. The Member State shall carry out the

eligible measures set out in Article 8 as eligible measures set out in Article 8 as

soon as possible, and at the latest within 24 soon as possible. They shall, in any event,

months after the date of entry into force of be implemented by six months after the

the decision on the financial contribution. date of entry into force of the decision on

the financial contribution and carried out

at the latest within 24 months after the date

of entry into force of the decision on the

financial contribution.

Amendment 81

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  Where the Commission has 1. Where the Commission has concluded that the conditions for providing concluded that the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the EGF are a financial contribution from the EFT are met, it shall submit a request for a transfer met, it shall submit a proposal to mobilise to the relevant budgetary lines in it. The decision to mobilise the EFT shall accordance with Article 31 of the Financial be taken jointly by the European Regulation. Parliament and the Council within one month of the submission of the proposal to them. The Council shall act by a qualified majority and the European Parliament shall act by a majority of its component members and three fifths of the votes cast.

  At the same time as it submits its proposal for a decision to mobilise the EFT, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary lines. In the event of disagreement, a trilogue procedure shall be initiated.

  Transfers related to the EFT shall be made in accordance with Article 31 of the Financial Regulation.

Amendment 82

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  The transfer request needs to be deleted accompanied by a summary of the examination of the eligibility of the application.

Amendment 83

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  The Commission shall adopt a 3. The Commission shall adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act, which shall means of an implementing act, which shall enter into force on the date the enter into force on the date on which the Commission is notified of the approval of European Parliament and the Council the budgetary transfer by the European adopt the decision to mobilise the EFT. Parliament and the Council. The decision shall constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Financial Regulation.

Amendment 84

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3a. A proposal for a decision to mobilise

the EFT pursuant to paragraph 1 shall

include the following:

(a) the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 9(4), together with a summary of the information on which that assessment is based;

(b) evidence that the criteria laid down in Articles 5 and 10 have been met; and

(c) the reasons justifying the amounts proposed.

Amendment 85

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Article 16a

Exceptional cases

In exceptional cases and if the remaining financial resources available in the Fund in the year of the occurrence of the major restructuring event are not sufficient to cover the amount of assistance deemed necessary by the budgetary authority, the Commission may propose that the difference be financed through the next year's Fund. The annual budgetary ceiling of the Fund in the year of the occurrence of the major restructuring event and in the following year shall be respected under all circumstances.

Amendment 86

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Article 19a

Model for the beneficiary survey

The beneficiary survey referred to in point

(d) of Article 20(1) shall be based on the

model established by the Commission by

means of an implementing act. The

Commission shall adopt that

implementing act in accordance with the

advisory procedure referred to in Article

26(2) in order to ensure uniform

conditions for the implementation of this

Article.

Amendment 87

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the type of measures and main (a) the type of measures and the results results, explaining the challenges, lessons obtained, explaining the challenges, learned, synergies and complementarities lessons learned, synergies and with other EU funds and indicating, complementarities with other EU funds, whenever possible, the complementarity of particularly ESF+, and indicating, measures with those funded by other Union whenever possible, the complementarity of or national programmes in line with the EU measures with those funded by other Union Quality Framework for anticipation of or national programmes in line with the EU change and restructuring; Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring;

Amendment 88

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) the results of a beneficiary survey (d) the results of a beneficiary survey conducted six months after the end of the conducted within six months of the end of implementation period, which shall cover the implementation period, which shall the perceived change in the employability cover the perceived change in the of beneficiaries, or for those who already employability of beneficiaries, or for those found employment, more information on who already found employment, more the quality of employment found, such as information on the quality and type of the change in working hours, level of employment found, such as the change in responsibility or change of salary level in working hours, level of responsibility or comparison to previous employment, and change of salary level in comparison to the sector in which the person found previous employment, and the sector in employment and break down this which the person found employment and information by gender, age group and break down this information by gender, age education level; group and education level;

Amendment 89

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) whether the dismissing enterprise, (e) whether the dismissing enterprise, with the exception of micro enterprises and with the exception of start-ups, micro SMEs, has been a beneficiary of State aid enterprises and SMEs, has been a or previous funding from Union cohesion beneficiary of State aid or previous funding or structural funds in the preceding five from Union cohesion or structural funds in years; the preceding five years;

Amendment 90

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  Not later than at the end of the 2. Not later than at the end of the nineteenth month after the expiry of the nineteenth month after the expiry of the period specified in Article 15(3), the period specified in Article 15(3), the Member State concerned shall submit the Member State concerned shall submit the simple dataset informing on the longercomplete and duly verified simple dataset term result indicator specified in point (3) informing on the longer-term result of the Annex. indicator specified in point (3) of the Annex.

Amendment 91

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  By 1 August 2021 and every two 1. By 1 August 2021 and every two

years thereafter, the Commission shall years thereafter, the Commission shall

present to the European Parliament and to present to the European Parliament and to

the Council a comprehensive, quantitative the Council a comprehensive, quantitative

and qualitative report on the activities and qualitative report on the activities

under this Regulation and Regulation (EU) under this Regulation and Regulation (EU)

No 1309/2013 in the previous two years. No 1309/2013 in the previous two years.

The report shall focus mainly on the results The report shall focus mainly on the results

achieved by the EGF and shall in achieved by the EFT and shall in particular

particular contain information relating to contain information relating to applications

applications submitted, decisions adopted, submitted, speed of their processing and

measures funded, including statistics on the potential deficiencies in existing

indicators set out in the Annex, and the rules, decisions adopted, measures funded,

complementarity of such measures with including statistics on the indicators set out

measures funded by other Union funds, in in the Annex, and the complementarity of

particular ESF+, and information relating such measures with measures funded by

to the winding-up of financial contributions other Union funds, in particular ESF+, and

made and shall also document those information relating to the winding-up of

applications that have been rejected or financial contributions made and shall also

reduced owing to a lack of sufficient document those applications that have been

appropriations or to non-eligibility. rejected or reduced owing to a lack of

sufficient appropriations or to noneligibility.

Amendment 92

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 2. 

  The report shall be transmitted for 2. The report shall be transmitted for information to the Court of Auditors, the information to the Member States, European Economic and Social the Court of Auditors, the European Committee, the Committee of the Regions Economic and Social Committee, the and the social partners. Committee of the Regions and the social partners.

Amendment 93

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 1. 

  Every four years the Commission 1. Every four years the Commission

shall carry out on its own initiative and in shall carry out on its own initiative and in

close cooperation with the Member States, close cooperation with the Member States,

an evaluation of the EGF financial an evaluation of the EFT financial

contributions. contributions including subsequent impact

assessment of its application at national,

regional and local levels.

For the purpose of evaluation referred to in the first subparagraph, the Member States shall collect all available data on EFT cases and assisted workers.

Amendment 94

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• 3. 

  The evaluations referred to in 3. The evaluations referred to in paragraph 1 shall include relevant statistics paragraph 1 shall include relevant statistics on the financial contributions, broken on the financial contributions, broken down by Member State. down by sector and Member State.

Amendment 95

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

• - 

  with less than two years of professional experience,

• - 

  with between two and 10 years of professional experience,

• - 

  with over 10 years of professional experience.

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