37. ReiteratesitscalltotheCounciltorecognisehouseholdworkcarriedoutbyathirdpartyinprivate
householdsforremunerationasasectoroftheemploymentmarket;considersthatsuchrecognitionwouldinclude introducing rulesonthe socialentitlementsofthese employees, aswell asregulating supplyanddemandinthesectorandthepossibilityoftraining;
Procedure and state of implementation
38. Underscores the call for an increase in political coordination in the Member States between the
individual institutional players (national, regional and local administrations) and with the social partnersin preparing and implementing the Luxembourg strategy; calls, furthermore, for a public debate in theMemberStateswithaviewtosecuringtheparticipationofallthepoliticalplayers(nationalandregional)inthisstrategy;
39. Urgesthegovernmentsofthecandidatecountriestoadapttheirlabourmarketpoliciestofacilitate
possible future involvement in the Luxembourg strategy and welcomes, in this connection, the fact thatprotocolsonthismatterhavebeensignedwithanumberofcandidatecountries;highlightstheproblemoftaking into account areas of Community policies which do not form part of the Community ‘acquis’
becausetheyaresubjecttothemethodofopencoordinationbutwhich, nevertheless, shouldbecoveredbytheaccessionnegotiations;
40. Askstobefullyinvolvedin the review andevaluation ofthe impact oftheemploymentstrategy;
calls on the Council Presidency to seek, together with the European Parliament, appropriate forms ofcoordination in order to ensure democratic scrutiny of policy areas which are governed by the methodofopencoordination;
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41. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the parlia-
mentsoftheMemberStatesandthecandidatecountries.
4. EIB: Community guarantee against lending losses *
A5-0350/2001
Proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank
against losses under a special lending action for selected environmental projects in the Baltic Sea
basin of Russia under the Northern Dimension (COM(2001)297 )dash C5-0307/2001 )dash 2001/
0121(CNS))
Theproposalwasapproved.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Com-
munity guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under a special lending actionfor selected environmental projects in the Baltic Sea basin of Russia under the Northern Dimen-
sion (COM(2001)297 )dash C5-0307/2001 )dash 2001/0121(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
The European Parliament,
Idash havingregardtotheCommissionproposaltotheCouncil(COM(2001)297)(
1),
Idash havingbeenconsultedbytheCouncilpursuanttoArticle308oftheECTreaty(C5-0307/2001),
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Idash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
Idash having regard tothereportoftheCommitteeonBudgetsandtheopinionoftheCommitteeonthe
Environment,PublicHealthandConsumerPolicy(A5-0350/2001),
1. ApprovestheCommissionproposal;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament;
3. AskstobeconsultedagainiftheCouncilintendstoamendtheCommissionproposalsubstantially;
4. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
5. EIB: Community contribution to EBRD *
A5-0345/2001
Proposal for a Council decision on a second contribution of the European Community to the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund
(COM(2001)251 )dash C5-0305/2001 )dash 2001/0113(CNS))
Theproposalwasamendedasfollows:
TEXTPROPOSED
BYTHECOMMISSION(1)AMENDMENTS
BYPARLIAMENT
Amendment1
Recital 4
(4) In accordance with the Communication of 6September
2000 from the Commissionto the Council and the EuropeanParliament, Community financial support for nuclear safety in
theNewlyIndependentStatesandthecountriesofCentraland
Eastern Europe should be taken from existing Tacis credits orfrom a separate budget line for assistance to those partnerstates.(4) In accordance with the Communication of 6September
2000 from the Commissionto the Council and the EuropeanParliament, Community financial support for nuclear safety in
theNewlyIndependentStatesandthecountriesofCentraland
Eastern Europe should be taken from existing Tacis credits orfrom a separate budget line for assistance to those partnerstates. If, at the end of the financial year, the Commission
can justify that certain appropriations cannot be used inbudget lines B7-524 or B7-525 dedicated for nuclear safety,transfers from these budget lines to B7-520 can be proposedto the budgetary authority.
Amendment2
Article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2
The Commissionshall forward all relevant information to the
Court of Auditors and shall request from the EBRD any
supplementary information that the Court of Auditors may
wish toreceive, asregards the aspectsofthe operation oftheChernobyl Shelter Fund that relate to the Community’s con-tribution.The Commissionshall forward all relevant information to the
budgetary authority and theCourtofAuditorsandshall pro-
videany supplementary information that theymay wish to
receive, asregardstheaspectsoftheoperationoftheCherno-bylShelterFundthatrelatetotheCommunity’scontribution.
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