Europäisches Semester für die wirtschaftspolitische Koordinierung: Beschäftigungs- und sozialpolitische Prioritäten für 2024

Eingereicht von Pedro Marques, Agnes Jongerius, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Hinzugefügt: 1a. Is convinced that a governance framework for a stronger European social market economy should be anchored in a reform integrating the EPSR and a social progress protocol in the Treaties, so as to give social rights the same level of protection as economic freedoms in the single market and thereby to achieve social and environmental justice; calls on the Commission and the Member States to lay the foundations for the development of green social protection schemes at national level with EU funding support, to strengthen social resilience against the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, as well as to protect those most affected by the green transition and related policies, including: a) social health protection for people affected by events associated with climate change; b) unemployment protection, complemented by active labour policies for workers who suffer a cut in working hours or lose their jobs owing to extreme climate conditions or related events, or who are laid off as a result of the closure of carbon-intensive industries; c) public works programmes that provide cash or in-kind support and help rehabilitate assets and infrastructure while enhancing workers’ skills and employability; d) social assistance benefits for people affected by climate shocks, supporting their income and food security; e) employment guarantee schemes that create new opportunities for communities that can no longer earn their livelihood through their previous activities owing to environmental protection measures;

Wortlaut wie vom EP veröffentlicht, auf Englisch. PE760.472