# Are tools in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers? Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012

European Parliament procedure 2013/2173(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CONT / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 53 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2013-11-14 and 2014-01-27.

## What the amendments focus on

The own-initiative report examines, on the basis of Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012, whether tools are in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers. The amendments regret the lack of complete and reliable data, including data disaggregated by gender, and the inconsistent definition of 'older workers'; they call for clear performance indicators in operational programmes, lifelong learning, and stronger efforts against age discrimination.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva ORTIZ VILELLA | Spain | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111019.md |
| Heinz K. BECKER | Austria | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107041.md |
| Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA | Poland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96781.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Emer COSTELLO | Ireland | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112071.md |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28617.md |
| Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96770.md |
| Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN | Netherlands | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1122.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |
| Kinga GÖNCZ | Hungary | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96832.md |

## Official source documents

- PE523.011: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-523.011+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE528.007: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-528.007+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2173-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2173-INI.json

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