REVISION OF SPRING ALLIANCE MANIFESTO
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSED
PILLAR I: ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
No.
Proposed Summary of recommendations
ranking
by
Paragraph 1: End austerity in Europe
1
ETUC
Use horizontal clauses 9, 10, 11 TFEU
2
ETUC
Use indicators that go beyond GDP
3
ETUC
Prioritize investment in quality jobs and promote respect of autonomy
of collective bargaining
4
ETUC
Stop deregulation
5
ETUC
Wider use of the safeguard clause inside the six-pack regulation
2° paragraph: revise the Better regulation Agenda
6
ETUC
Strengthen compulsory sustainability assessment on environment,
social, gender and equality objectives
3° paragraph: an internal market that serves people, sustainable development and preserve the
general interest
7
ETUC
Moratorium on liberalization of public services
8
ETUC
Attach a Social Progress Protocol to the EU Treaties (same as
recommendation 2 of employment pillar)
9
ETUC
Base the free movement of workers Treaty provisions on the host
country principle
10
ETUC
Review public procurement rules to fully endorse sustainable
development objectives (comment by Secretariat: no actual any more,
as the new directive will soon be adopted)
11
ETUC
Adopt a new approach concerning transports taking into account the
general interest and public service obligation
12
ETUC
Promote smart grid for European electricity and gas production and
transmission
13
ETUC
Take measures to prevent negative social impacts of rising energy
prices and affordable low-energy alternatives for vulnerable consumer
4° paragraph: a strong social dimension for the EU
14
ETUC
Stop cuts in public spending, social protection and wages
15
ETUC
A new European Recovery Programme amounting to 1 to 2% of
European GDP (to be merged with recommendation 22)
16
ETUC
Wage setting is to remain a national matter (to be merged and
negotiated with recommendation
17
ETUC
All wage floors should respect Council of Europe standards on fair
wages
18
ETUC
Introduce minimum income in all member states on the basis of
common European principles
19
ETUC
Investments for sustainable growth and employment
20
ETUC
Implement youth employment initiatives
21
ETUC
Country Specific recommendations must promote the European social
model and not challenge national social standards
22
Social
A European Recovery Programme amounting to 2% of European GDP
Platform
(to be merged and negotiated with recommendation 15)
23
Social
Introduce an Employment and Social Scoreboard
1
24
25
26
Platform
Social
Platform
Use AGS and CSR to steer member states towards the delivery of
Europe 2020 targets and the promotion of fairer re-distribution
through tax justice
The European Parliament to use co-legislative powers to support a
European Social Agenda and to put it on equal footing with the
economic agenda
Social
Platform
(added by
Eurochild)
Social
Put in place a more democratic and participatory process to decide
Platform
upon economic and social priorities throughout all EU governance
processes
PILLAR II: PRESERVE AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS
No.
1
Proposed
by
EEB
2
EEB
3
EEB
4
EEB
5
6
EEB
Social
Platform
7
Social
Platform
8
Social
Platform
9
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
10
11
12
13
Summary of recommendations
ranking
Push for a post 2020 climate and energy framework that contains 3
ambitious and binding targets for gas emission reductions, energy
savings and renewable energy
Renew and strengthen Europe’s Biodiversity strategy in 2015 including
in relation to CAP and fisheries policies
Put in place by 2015 a product and waste policy framework to direct
consumer spending from resource and energy intensive to efficient
technologically advanced products and processes
Adopt new policies to safeguard European citizens and wildlife from
the harmful impact of chemicals
Adopt new policies by 2015 to reduce overall levels of air pollution
For the Commission to carry out ex-ante social and environmental
impact assessment to ensure that measures promoting climate
change do not hinder social objectives and poor people
For the Commission to follow up on the Energy package requirements
on national action plans on energy poverty and require member
states to develop measures to support housing in energy efficient
buildings
Recommend member states to integrate social and environmental
standards in the national programmes implementing EU funds related
to CAP
To the Commission to develop legislation to guarantee the right to
access clean drinking water and sanitation as essential public services
To simplify the chain of food packaging
Develop joint activities and programmes with FAO to boost the
implementation of the right to food in member states
Develop short circuits of the production
Stress corporate responsibility on waste collection and disposal
2
PILLAR III: ESTABLISH COHESIVE AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES
No.
Proposed Summary of recommendations
by
Paragraph 1: Sharing wealth and eradicating poverty
1
Social
For the Commission to propose a EU Framework directive on
Platform
minimum income
2
Social
For member states to increase investment in social protection
Platform
3
Social
For the Commission to establish a new Europe 2020 headline trget on
Platform
the reduction of wealth inequalities
(added by
EAPN)
4
Social
For the Commission to develop an integrated anti-poverty and social
Platform
inclusion strategy at EU level to deliver on the poverty reduction
target of the Europe 2020 strategy
2° Paragraph: Promoting equality for all and eradicating discrimination
5
Social
For the Council: to speed up the conclusion of the agreement on the
Platform
accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights
6
Social
For all the EU institutions to ensure a comprehensive protection
Platform
against discrimination across Europe
7
Social
Establish a new strategy on Equality between women and men in
Platform
2015
(added by
EWL)
8
Social
For the Commission to propose legislation to combat all forms of bias
Platform
violence by means of criminal law
9
Social
Promote systematic ratification and implementation of all key
Platform
international and European human rights instruments
10
Social
For the Commission to propose an EU internal strategy on human
Platform
rights
11
Social
For the Commission to reintroduce country moniroting of
Platform
fundamental rights
ranking
PILLAR IV: PROMOTE DECENT WORK AND QUALITY EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL
No.
1
Proposed
by
ETUC
2
ETUC
3
ETUC
4
5
6
ETUC
ETUC
ETUC
Summary of recommendations
ranking
European Investment Plan (1-2% of EU GDP) for economic recovery
and quality jobs (same as recommendations 15 and 22 of economic
governance)
Add a Social Progress Protocol (same as recommendation 8 of
economic governance)
Promote fair and decent wages and respect the autonomy of the
social partners and collective bargaining (similar to recommendation 3
under economic governance)
Develop a EU initiative to protect employment
Strengthen workers’ information and consultation rights
Better involvement of stakeholders in the EU governance framework
(same as recommendation 26 under economic governance)
3
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
(added by
EAPN)
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
(added by
PICUM)
Social
Platform
(added by
EWL)
For the Commission to develop minimum standards for
unemployment benefits to be introduced by all member states
For the Commission to establish European minimum wage setting
mechanisms that ensure decent wage for workers in all member
states
Support access to quality employment
Promote decent work and tackle in-work poverty
Invest in quality and sustainable job creation
Strengthen stakeholder involvement through social and civil dialogue
Promote reconciliation between work, family and private life for
women and men
Promote a reform of the EU labour migration regime
For member states to move forward in the adoption of the revised
maternity leave directive
PILLAR V: ASSUME GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY
No.
1
2
Proposed
by
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
(added by
YFJ)
Summary of recommendations
ranking
Fully exclude public services from the scope of the Trade in Services
Agreement and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
For the Commission to include youth representatives as full
delegation members when represented in UN and other global
contexts
PILLAR VI: IMPROVE DEMOCRACY
No.
1
Proposed
by
Social
Platform
2
Social
Platform
3
Social
Platform
Summary of recommendations
ranking
For the 3 institutions to increase the role of European and national
Parliaments in the decision-making processes of the EU by putting the
Parliament on equal footing with the Council in all policy areas
For the Parliament and the Commission to develop a programme to
ensure sustainability and strength of the civil dialogue at all
government levels
Recommendations to ensure gender parity in internal decision-making
positions and among “top jobs” in all institutions, in particular in view
4
4
5
Social
Platform
Social
Platform
of the renewal of the Commission
Use UN participation methodology in the EU decision making
processes
For the 3 institutions, hold an annual thematic hearing of the Council
and Commission in the Parliament to improve accountability of EU
institutions
5