MIL-OSI Europe: REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States – A10-0004/2024

Source: European Parliament

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5) The Guidelines are consistent with the new EU economic governance framework, which entered into force on 30 April 2024, existing Union legislation and various Union initiatives, including Council Recommendations of 14 June 2021 (5 ), 29 November 2021 (6 ), 5 April 2022 (7 ), 16 June 2022 (8 ), 28 November 2022 (9 ), 8 December 2022 (10 ), 30 January 2023 (11 ), 12 June 2023 (12 ) and 27 November 2023 (13 ), Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/402) (14 ), Council Resolution of 26 February 2021(15 ), Commission Communications on building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy (16 ), on the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 (17 ), on the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 (18 ), on the Disability Employment Package (19 ), on a European Care Strategy (20 ), on A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (21 ), on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union (22 ), on Better assessing the distributional impact of Member States’ policies (23 ),and on labour and skills shortages in the EU: an action plan (24 ), Decisions (EU) 2021/2316 (25 ) and (EU) 2023/936 (26 ) of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives (EU) 2022/2041 (27 ), (EU) 2022/2381 (28 ) and EU 2023/970 (29 ) of the European Parliament and of the Council, and the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2021 on improving working conditions in platform work (30 )

(5) The Guidelines contribute to the full implementation of the European Social Pillar, the EU headline targets for 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and are consistent with the existing Union legislation and various Union initiatives, including Council Recommendations of 14 June 2021 (5), 29 November 2021 (6), 5 April 2022 (7), 16 June 2022 (8), 28 November 2022 (9), 8 December 2022 (10), 30 January 2023 (11), 12 June 2023 (12) and 27 November 2023 (13), Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/402) (14), Council Resolution of 26 February 2021(15), Commission Communications on building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy (16), on the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 (17), on the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 (18), on the Disability Employment Package (19), on a European Care Strategy (20), on A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (21), on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union (22), on Better assessing the distributional impact of Member States’ policies (23),and on labour and skills shortages in the EU: an action plan (24), Decisions (EU) 2021/2316 (25) and (EU) 2023/936 (26) of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives (EU) 2022/2041 (27), (EU) 2022/2381 (28), EU 2023/970 (29) and EU 2024/1500(29a) of the European Parliament and of the Council, and the Commission proposals for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2021 on improving working conditions in platform work (30), for a Directive establishing the European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities (30a), for a Directive amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils (30b), and for a Directive on improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees (30c).

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5 Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee (OJ L 223, 22.6.2021, p. 14).

6 Council Recommendation of 29 November 2021 on blended learning approaches for high-quality and inclusive primary and secondary education (OJ C 504, 14.12.2021, p. 21).

7 Council Recommendation of 5 April 2022 on building bridges for effective European higher education cooperation (OJ C 160, 13.4.2022, p.1).)

8 Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 10), Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on individual learning accounts (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 26), Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 35) and Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on learning for the green transition and sustainable development (OJ C 243, 27.6.2022, p. 1).

9 Council Recommendation of 28 November 2022 on Pathways to School Success and replacing the Council Recommendation of 28 June 2011 on policies to reduce early school leaving (OJ C 469, 9.12.2022, p. 1).

10 Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on access to affordable high-quality long-term care (OJ C 476, 15.12.2022, p. 1) and Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on early childhood education and care: the Barcelona targets for 2030 (OJ C 484, 20.12.2022, p. 1).

11 Council Recommendation of 30 January 2023 on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (OJ C 41, 3.2.2023, p.1).

12 Council Recommendation of 12 June 2023 on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union (OJ C/2023/1389, 6.12.2023).

13 Council recommendation of 27 November 2023 on developing social economy framework conditions (OJ C/2023/1344, 29.11.2023).

14 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/402 of 4 March 2021 on an effective active support to employment following the COVID-19 crisis (EASE) (OJ L 80, 8.3.2021, p. 1).

15 Council Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021-2030) (OJ C 66, 26.2.2021, p. 1).

16 COM(2021) 778 final.

17 COM(2020) 624 final.

18 COM(2021) 101 final.

19 Disability Employment Package to improve labour market outcomes for persons with disabilities – Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion – European Commission (europa.eu)

20 COM(2022) 440 final.

21 COM(2023) 62 final.

22 COM(2023) 38 and 40 final.

23 COM(2022) 494 final.

24 COM(2024) 131 final.

25 Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022) (OJ L 462, 28.12.2021, p. 1).

26 Decision (EU) 2023/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on a European Year of Skills (OJ L 125, 11.5.2023, p. 1).

27 Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2022, p. 33).

28 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2022/2381 of 23 November 2022 on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures (OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 44).

29 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132, 17.5.2023, p. 21).

29a Directive (EU) 2024/1500 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and amending Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU (OJ L, 2024/1500, 29.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1500/oj).

30 COM (2021) 762 final

30 COM (2021)0762

30a COM (2023)0512

30b COM (2024)0014

30c COM (2024)0132

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