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European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2020/2007(INI) 30.10.2020 AMENDMENTS 1 - 86 Draft opinion Morten Løkkegaard (PE657.157v01-00) Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (2020/2007(INI)) AM\1215391EN.docx PE658.913v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegOpinion PE658.913v01-00 2/44 AM\1215391EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Evelyne Gebhardt, Sándor Rónai, Andreas Schieder, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Marc Angel, Petra Kammerevert, Christel Schaldemose, Maria Grapini Draft opinion Recital A Draft opinion Amendment A. whereas the Professional A. whereas the Professional Qualifications Directive (PQD) explicitly Qualifications Directive (PQD) seeks to seeks to harness intra-EU mobility to enable professionals to work or establish match labour market needs and skills themselves across the Union and to make across the Union by making it easier for it easier for workers of certain professions workers of certain professions to find to find employment in different Member employment in different Member States; States; Or. en Amendment 2 Krzysztof Hetman, Arba Kokalari, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Andreas Schwab, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Romana Tomc Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Draft opinion Amendment Aa. whereas the Professional Qualifications Directive facilitates the intra-EU labour mobility and the Services Directive realises the free movement of services, but the full potential of the single market for services and professionals can still be further improved and developed and the barriers for the free movement of services and professionals removed; Or. en Amendment 3 Rasmus Andresen on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group AM\1215391EN.docx 3/44 PE658.913v01-00 EN Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Draft opinion Amendment Aa. whereas the free movement of workers is a fundamental principle of the European Union, a right for all citizens and essential to the proper functioning of the internal market; whereas labour mobility should not only be free but also fair and underlined with solid rights so as to create a true level playing field; Or. en Amendment 4 Dan-Ştefan Motreanu Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Draft opinion Amendment Aa. whereas different regulatory choices at both the European and national level, imperfect and inadequate transposition of relevant directives, excessive requirements, lack of clear rules and fragmentation create the obstacles to fully benefit from the free movement of workers and services; Or. en Amendment 5 Jordi Cañas Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Draft opinion Amendment Aa. whereas mutual recognition of skills and qualifications is key to support PE658.913v01-00 4/44 AM\1215391EN.docx EN mobility, long-life learning and career opportunities for all across the EU, including people with disabilities, thereby contributing to the free movement of services in the Single Market; Or. en Amendment 6 Adam Bielan, Beata Mazurek, Kosma Złotowski, Dominik Tarczyński Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Draft opinion Amendment Aa. whereas the European Professional Card enhances safe professional mobility and creates a framework for a simpler, faster and more transparent recognition of the qualifications; Or. en Amendment 7 Sándor Rónai, Maria Grapini, Andreas Schieder, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Christel Schaldemose, Marc Angel, Evelyne Gebhardt Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Draft opinion Amendment Aa. whereas the free movement of workers and services are essential for a well-functioning single market; Or. en Amendment 8 Krzysztof Hetman, Arba Kokalari, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Andreas Schwab, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Romana Tomc AM\1215391EN.docx 5/44 PE658.913v01-00 EN Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ab. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has caused an unprecedented economic crisis, and unlocking the full potential of the single market as well as enhancing the free movement of workers and services by making full use of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications and freedom to provide services under the Services Directive can facilitate the recovery process and put the economy back on track after the crisis; Or. en Amendment 9 Dan-Ştefan Motreanu Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ab. whereas the Council has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restrictions of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which aims at increasing the transparency and predictability of free movement across the EU for both citizens and enterprises; Or. en Amendment 10 Sándor Rónai, Maria Grapini, Andreas Schieder, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Christel Schaldemose, Marc Angel, Evelyne Gebhardt Draft opinion Recital A b (new) PE658.913v01-00 6/44 AM\1215391EN.docx EN Draft opinion Amendment Ab. whereas the Services Directive, the Professional Qualifications Directive and the Proportionality Test Directive laid down the provisions that ensure the proper functioning of the internal market, while guaranteeing a high level of workers and consumer protection; Or. en Amendment 11 Krzysztof Hetman, Arba Kokalari, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Andreas Schwab, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Romana Tomc Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ac. whereas different regulatory choices at both the European and national level, imperfect and inadequate transposition of relevant directives, excessive requirements, lack of clear rules and fragmentation create the obstacles to fully benefit from the free movement of workers and services; Or. en Amendment 12 Sándor Rónai, Maria Grapini, Andreas Schieder, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Christel Schaldemose, Marc Angel, Evelyne Gebhardt Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ac. whereas a single market with high social and environmental standards, quality services and fair competition AM\1215391EN.docx 7/44 PE658.913v01-00 EN serves the interests of all stakeholders; Or. en Amendment 13 Krzysztof Hetman, Arba Kokalari, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Andreas Schwab, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Romana Tomc Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ad. whereas in March 2020 the Commission has issued the Guidelines concerning the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 outbreak, which sets out the principles for an integrated approach to effective internal borders management to protect public health while preserving the integrity of the internal market; Or. en Amendment 14 Sándor Rónai, Maria Grapini, Andreas Schieder, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Christel Schaldemose, Marc Angel, Evelyne Gebhardt Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ad. whereas the economic recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has to be in accordance with the guidelines set out by the European Green Deal and not at the expense of social or workers’ rights; Or. en PE658.913v01-00 8/44 AM\1215391EN.docx EN Amendment 15 Krzysztof Hetman, Arba Kokalari, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Andreas Schwab, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Romana Tomc Draft opinion Recital A e (new) Draft opinion Amendment Ae. whereas the Council has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restrictions of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which aims at increasing the transparency and predictability of free movement across the EU for both citizens and enterprises; Or. en Amendment 16 Rasmus Andresen on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Highlights that, in the present 1. Highlights that, in the present health crisis, free movement of workers in health crisis, free movement of workers, the field of health services clearly not only in the field of health services, demonstrates the benefits of the PQD; clearly demonstrates the benefits of EU- wide free movement of workers and calls for this free movement to be adequately supported with rights to protect their working conditions, health and safety, especially for seasonal and cross-border workers; underlines furthermore that existing legislation concerning the access to social rights, such as social insurance, including their exportation, must be respected when workers exercise their rights to free movement; Or. en AM\1215391EN.docx 9/44 PE658.913v01-00 EN Amendment 17 Adam Bielan, Beata Mazurek, Kosma Złotowski, Dominik Tarczyński Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Highlights that, in the present 1. Highlights that, in the present health crisis, free movement of workers in health crisis, free movement of workers in the field of health services clearly the field of health services clearly demonstrates the benefits of the PQD; demonstrates the benefits of the PQD, especially given its digital elements and proven effectiveness in facilitating labour mobility1a; calls to further expand the list of professions that could be governed within the framework of the EPC to offer swift and less burdensome way of recognising qualifications for European workers; __________________ 1a Koumenta, M. and Pagliero, M., Measuring Prevalence and Labour Market Impacts of Occupational Regulation in the EU, 2016, p. 88. Or. en Amendment 18 Krzysztof Hetman, Arba Kokalari, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Andreas Schwab, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Romana Tomc Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Highlights that, in the present 1. Highlights that, in the present health crisis, free