Traduction de «Socio-Economic and Incentives Programs Section » (Anglais → Français) :

The economic and financial crisis drastically changed the socio-economic context in which the ESF programmes were implemented, compared to the period in which they had been programmed (between 2005 and 2007).

15. Notes with concern that many developing countries find themselves in a very weak bargaining position in the face of some foreign direct investors; takes the view that companies should be required to make precise commitments in terms of the positive spillover effect of their investments on the local and/or national socio-economic development of the host country; calls on the Commission and the Council, and on partner governments, to ensure ...[+++] that tax incentives do not constitute additional options for tax avoidance; underlines that incentives should be made more transparent and, ideally, geared towards promoting investment in sustainable development;

1. Welcomes the fact that this year, for the first time, the draft Joint Employment Report annexed to the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) includes a scoreboard for employment and social policies, which will help to strengthen the monitoring of employment and social developments as part of macroeconomic surveillance within the European Semester; considers that this should impact policy guidance in the European Semester in order to reinforce the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union, since this is not only desirable but also necessary in order to address the crisis and prevent serious socio-economic divergences in the eurozone, t ...[+++]hereby enhancing its sustainability; expresses its deep concern at the limited nature of the role of Parliament in the European Semester; deplores the fact that little progress has been made by the Commission and Council to strengthen democratic scrutiny of the economic policy guidance; is of the opinion that under the existing Treaties Article 136 TFEU allows the Council, on a recommendation from the Commission and with the vote of only the Member States whose currency is the euro, to adopt binding economic policy guidelines for the eurozone countries in the framework of the European Semester; stresses that an incentive mechanism would reinforce the binding nature of the economic policy coordination; calls for an Interinstitutional Agreement in order to involve Parliament in the drafting and approval of the AGS and the Economic Policy and Employment Guidelines;

1. Welcomes the fact that this year, for the first time, the draft Joint Employment Report annexed to the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) includes a scoreboard for employment and social policies, which will help to strengthen the monitoring of employment and social developments as part of macroeconomic surveillance within the European Semester; considers that this should impact policy guidance in the European Semester in order to reinforce the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union, since this is not only desirable but also necessary in order to address the crisis and prevent serious socio-economic divergences in the eurozone, t ...[+++]hereby enhancing its sustainability; expresses its deep concern at the limited nature of the role of Parliament in the European Semester; deplores the fact that little progress has been made by the Commission and Council to strengthen democratic scrutiny of the economic policy guidance; is of the opinion that under the existing Treaties Article 136 TFEU allows the Council, on a recommendation from the Commission and with the vote of only the Member States whose currency is the euro, to adopt binding economic policy guidelines for the eurozone countries in the framework of the European Semester; stresses that an incentive mechanism would reinforce the binding nature of the economic policy coordination; calls for an Interinstitutional Agreement in order to involve Parliament in the drafting and approval of the AGS and the Economic Policy and Employment Guidelines;

(6) Efficient and effective implementation of the action supported by the ERDF relies on good governance and on the collaboration and involvement of all the relevant territorial, socio-economic and environmental partners , and in particular interregional, regional and local authorities, at all the programming stages: preparation, implementation, follow-up and evaluation. Where necessary, cooperation between regional and local autho ...[+++]rities will be stepped up in order to fulfil common objectives.

(5) Efficient and effective implementation of the action supported by the ERDF relies on good governance and on the collaboration and involvement of all the relevant territorial, socio-economic and environmental partners, and in particular interregional, regional and local authorities, at all the programming stages: preparation, implementation, follow-up and evaluation. Where necessary, cooperation between regional and local bodies ...[+++] will be stepped up in order to fulfil common objectives.