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For a European Framework directive on a Minimum Income (own initiative opinion)

Hyväksytyt on 20/02/2019
Viite: 
SOC/584-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Georges DASSIS (Greece)

The EESC launched the idea of a Framework Directive on a European Minimum Income already in 2013 (SOC/482). As the principle of minimum income was integrated in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), it was again supported twice by the EESC (SOC/542 and SOC/564). Applying the open method of coordination (OMC) as the only mechanism to reduce poverty continues to be insufficient to achieve the target set in the Europe 2020 Strategy. Introducing a binding European framework for a decent minimum income in Europe, enabling minimum income schemes in the Member States to be made "decent" (adequate) is a key European response to the serious and persistent problem of poverty in Europe.

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Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (recast)

Hyväksytyt on 23/01/2019
Viite: 
SOC/608-EESC-2018
Referral: 
COM(2018) 634 final 2018/0329 CODCOM(2018) 634 final 2018/0329 COD
Rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ (Czech Republic)

The EESC welcomes the Commission's efforts to speed up returns, but regrets that the recast was not supported by an impact assessment and/or public consultation on the existing Directive 2008/115/EC.

The EESC believes that an effective returns policy should be part of a truly common policy and legislation for legal migration and for asylum, which is currently missing, giving the impression that the EU adopts a purely security and policing-focused vision of migration as a criminal matter. Such a comprehensive common EU migration policy would also be the best answer to the extreme right-wing and nationalist discourse on migration.

The EESC welcomes the Commission's efforts to making the return procedure quicker and more efficient. Even so, consideration should be given to how realistic the proposed time-scales are and an assessment made of the obstacles that could frustrate this intention.

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The situation of Roma women (Exploratory opinion from the European Parliament)

Hyväksytyt on 12/12/2018
Viite: 
SOC/585-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Ákos TOPOLÁNSZKY (Diversity Europe - GR III / Hungary)

A large number of Roma women and girls continue to face multiple discrimination in various areas, ranging from health to employment and education, amongst others. They also have limited opportunities to influence the policies that most concern them. The EESC emphasises the importance of their involvement, with programmes aimed at Roma women foreseeing a majority of Roma women in their planning and implementation. The EESC calls for an end to segregated education and for the abolition of health practices which infringe ethical standards.

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Gender equality in European labour markets (Exploratory opinion from the European Parliament)

Hyväksytyt on 12/12/2018
Viite: 
SOC/586-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Helena DE FELIPE LEHTONEN (Employers - GR I / Spain)

This opinion responds to a request from European Parliament for an exploratory opinion on gender equality in European labour markets, which had put a special emphasis on the pay situation and care obligations.
The opinion considers it necessary to draw up an integrated and ambitious European strategy to tackle systemic and structural obstacles and lead to policies for improving equality between women and men and to help implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. It reiterates the EESC positions on the gender pay gap and work-life balance and recommends gender neutral pay systems. It pleads to fight gender segregation in education, training and the labour market, in particular of women belonging to vulnerable groups.

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Costs of non-immigration (and non-integration) (own-initiative opinion)

Hyväksytyt on 12/12/2018
Viite: 
SOC/574-EESC-2018-02459-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Pavel TRANTINA (Czech Republic)
Co-rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II/Spain)

The EESC points out that a non-immigration scenario in Europe would mean among other things that Member States' economies would suffer substantially; demographic challenges would be aggravated; pension systems might become unsustainable; racism and xenophobia would flourish even more than at present. Non-integration bears economic, socio-cultural and political risks and costs. Hence, investment in migrant integration is the best insurance policy against potential future costs, problems and tensions.

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Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online

Hyväksytyt on 12/12/2018
Viite: 
SOC/609-EESC-2018
Referral: 
COM(2018) 640 final 2018/0331 CODCOM(2018) 640 final 2018/0331 COD
Rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II / Spain)

The EESC welcomes the Commission proposal on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online, while calling for the indeterminate legal concepts such as "terrorist information, terrorist acts, terrorist groups or advocacy of terrorism" to be defined as precisely as possible. The EESC highlights the need to assess the effects of the application of this proposal on SMEs, as well as to consider transition arrangements facilitating their adaptation and a level playing field.

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European Border and Coast Guard

Hyväksytyt on 12/12/2018
Viite: 
SOC/607-EESC-2018-04848-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2018) 631 final 2018/0330 CODCOM(2018) 631 final 2018/0330 COD
Rapporteur: 
Antonello PEZZINI (Italy)

The EESC supports the proposal to provide the Agency with its own permanent operational arm made up of 10 000 staff, while it recommends that cooperation between the Agency and the national administrations be defined and organised at European level in a clear and transparent manner.

Given the role which would be played by the Agency in the event of detention of individuals and their potential return to their countries of origin, the Committee recommends that statutory staff are given training modules on respect for fundamental rights.

The Committee calls for the EESC to be part of the Consultative Forum.

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Protection of personal data in the context of EP elections

Hyväksytyt on 12/12/2018
Viite: 
SOC/613-EESC-2018
Referral: 
COM(2018) 636 final 2018/0328 CODCOM(2018) 636 final 2018/0336 COD
General Rapporteur: 
Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS

The EESC supports the objectives of the Commission proposal and agrees that democracy is one of the fundamental values on which the EU is founded. The EESC recognises that the procedures for the elections of the EP are Member State governed within the EU framework. Enabling the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (the 'Authority') to impose sanctions is one way of ensuring personal data is protected and not misused for political gain. The EESC supports the additional staffing of the Authority with a view that this staff will be better positioned to work with the national DPAs to ensure that data protection infringements are properly investigated and where found sanctions applied.

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