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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΚΟΝΣΟΛΑΣ: «Να συμπεριληφθούν οι εργαζόμενοι στον τουρισμό, που είναι άνεργοι, στους δικαιούχους του ειδικού οικονομικού επιδόματος για το Πάσχα»

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Βουλευτής Δωδεκανήσου ΝΔ

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14 Μαρτίου2022

Με παρέμβασή του στους Υπουργούς Οικονομικών και Εργασίας, ο Βουλευτής Δωδεκανήσου, κ. Μάνος Κόνσολας, καταθέτει πρόταση για την οικονομική στήριξη των εργαζομένων στον τουρισμό που είναι άνεργοι χωρίς να έχουν κάποια εισοδηματική κάλυψη, αφού δεν λαμβάνουν επίδομα ανεργίας.

Ο κ. Κόνσολας καταθέτει δύο προτάσεις:

- Την προσωρινή επέκταση του επιδόματος ανεργίας σε αυτή την κατηγορία των ανθρώπων.

- Την ένταξή τους στους δικαιούχους για το ειδικό οικονομικό επίδομα για το Πάσχα που επεξεργάζεται η κυβέρνηση.

Ο Μάνος Κόνσολας τονίζει:

«Ο κλάδος του τουρισμού κατέγραψε τις μεγαλύτερες απώλειες την περίοδο της πανδημίας, κάτι που είχε σαφείς επιπτώσεις στο ανθρώπινο και εργατικό δυναμικό.

Πολλά ξενοδοχεία και επιχειρήσεις δεν άνοιξαν ή άνοιξαν για μικρότερο χρονικό διάστημα την τελευταία διετία.

Η ελπίδα για την επάνοδο στην κανονικότητα και για μια καλή τουριστική χρονιά ήταν έντονη. Οι εξελίξεις, όμως, από τον πόλεμο στην Ουκρανία δημιουργούν έναν εύλογο προβληματισμό.

Ο προβληματισμός αυτός εντείνεται από το κύμα των ανατιμήσεων που πλήττει κατά κανόνα τους οικονομικά αδύναμους.

Σε αυτή τη συγκυρία, υπάρχουν εργαζόμενοι στον τουρισμό που έχοντας λήξει το επίδομα ανεργίας που λάμβαναν, είναι χωρίς καμία εισοδηματική κάλυψη.

Η Πολιτεία, έχοντας στηρίξει τους εργαζόμενους στον τουρισμό με συγκεκριμένα μέτρα την περίοδο της πανδημίας, θα πρέπει να επικαιροποιήσει τα μέτρα στήριξης, σε αυτή τη χρονική συγκυρία, για τη συγκεκριμένη κατηγορία εργαζομένων, είτε με την παράταση του επιδόματος ανεργίας, είτε με την ένταξη της συγκεκριμένης κατηγορίας των ανέργων στον τουρισμό (που δεν λαμβάνουν επίδομα ανεργίας) στους δικαιούχους για το έκτακτο βοήθημα που θα δοθεί για το Πάσχα».

Επισυνάπτεται το πλήρες κείμενο της παρέμβασης του κ. Κόνσολα.

Αθήνα, 14 Μαρτίου 2022

Α.Π.: 3875/14.3.2022

 

Ε Ρ Ω Τ Η Σ Η

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Κύριο Υπουργό Οικονομικών

Κύριο Υπουργό Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων

ΘΕΜΑ: «Στήριξη των εργαζομένων στον τουρισμό που είναι άνεργοι και δεν έχουν καμία εισοδηματική κάλυψη»

Κύριοι Υπουργοί,

Οι εργαζόμενοι στον τομέα του τουρισμού έχουν πληγεί καίρια από την πανδημία.

Ο κλάδος του τουρισμού κατέγραψε τις μεγαλύτερες απώλειες την περίοδο της πανδημίας, κάτι που είχε σαφείς επιπτώσεις στο ανθρώπινο και εργατικό δυναμικό.

Πολλά ξενοδοχεία και επιχειρήσεις δεν άνοιξαν ή άνοιξαν για μικρότερο χρονικό διάστημα την τελευταία διετία.

Η ελπίδα για την επάνοδο στην κανονικότητα και για μια καλή τουριστική χρονιά ήταν έντονη. Οι εξελίξεις, όμως, από τον πόλεμο στην Ουκρανία δημιουργούν έναν εύλογο προβληματισμό.

Ο προβληματισμός αυτός εντείνεται από το κύμα των ανατιμήσεων που πλήττει κατά κανόνα τους οικονομικά αδύναμους.

Σε αυτή τη συγκυρία, υπάρχουν εργαζόμενοι στον τουρισμό που έχοντας λήξει το επίδομα ανεργίας που λάμβαναν, είναι χωρίς καμία εισοδηματική κάλυψη.

Η Πολιτεία, έχοντας στηρίξει τους εργαζόμενους στον τουρισμό με συγκεκριμένα μέτρα την περίοδο της πανδημίας, θα πρέπει να επικαιροποιήσει τα μέτρα στήριξης, σε αυτή τη χρονική συγκυρία, για τη συγκεκριμένη κατηγορία εργαζομένων, είτε με την παράταση του επιδόματος ανεργίας, είτε με την ένταξη της συγκεκριμένης κατηγορίας των ανέργων στον τουρισμό (που δεν λαμβάνουν επίδομα ανεργίας) στους δικαιούχους για το έκτακτο βοήθημα που θα δοθεί για το Πάσχα.

Κατόπιν των ανωτέρω

Ερωτώνται οι Κύριοι Υπουργοί 

1. Mε δεδομένη τη δυσμενή συγκυρία που βιώνουν οι εργαζόμενοι στον τουρισμό που είναι άνεργοι χωρίς εισοδηματική κάλυψη, προτίθενται να προχωρήσουν σε μέτρα στήριξης όπως η προσωρινή επέκταση του επιδόματος ανεργίας ή εναλλακτικά να συμπεριληφθεί η συγκεκριμένη κατηγορία εργαζομένων στους δικαιούχους του ειδικού οικονομικού βοηθήματος για το Πάσχα που επεξεργάζεται η κυβέρνηση;

Ο Ερωτών Βουλευτής

Μάνος Κόνσολας

Βουλευτής Δωδεκανήσου

 

  

EUROGROUP,COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,latest news

Press material Monday 14 March 2022   ● Council of the EU   14/03/2022 23:35 | Press release | Trade: provisional agreement to promote reciprocity in access to international public procurement markets   The Council Presidency and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a draft regulation aimed at promoting reciprocity in access to international public procurement markets. The provisional agreement is subject to approval by the Council and the European Parliament before going through the formal adoption procedure. This legislative act will enable us to introduce a new trade policy tool to ensure access and a level playing field for EU companies on third countries’ public procurement markets. After all, according to the Commission, public procurement accounts for 15 to 20% of global GDP. "Currently, European procurement is broadly open to companies from third countries, but European companies do not always have reciprocal access to public procurement in those countries. This new European instrument will equip the EU with credible leverage to open up our partners’ public procurement to our companies and will enable us to right that imbalance and defend our companies against these discriminatory practices. Today's well-balanced agreement is a historic step in implementing an open, sustainable and firm trade policy." Franck Riester, minister with responsibility for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs A new lever for European trade policy The instrument aims to create bargaining leverage to encourage third countries to end practices which close their public procurement markets. Thus, when the Commission carries out an investigation, it will invite the third country concerned to consult with it in order to guarantee European companies open access to all to its public procurement. Otherwise, at the end of a transparent investigation, the European Union will be able to apply reciprocal measures by restricting the access of that third country’s companies to European public procurement markets. IPI measures Thus, if the Commission finds that European companies face serious and recurring restrictions on access to a third country’s public procurement and if, following consultation with the third country concerned, those barriers persist, it may impose measures limiting the access of that third country’s companies to European public procurement in response. Such limitations on access may be imposed either by applying a penalty to the scoring of tenders submitted by economic operators from that country, or by excluding such tenders entirely from award procedures. IPI measures only apply to economic operators, goods and services from third countries which do not have an international public procurement agreement with the EU or whose agreement does not include commitments to open up markets for these goods or services. Furthermore, they apply only to procurement procedures with an estimated value equal to or above EUR 15 000 000 excluding VAT for works and concessions, and at least equal to or above 5 000 000 excluding VAT for goods and services. Member states will be able to request exemption from IPI measures for a limited list of local contracting authorities, under certain strict conditions. Lastly, given the EU’s objective of encouraging sustainable growth in low-income countries, the Commission will not be able to launch any investigations into the practices of least-developed countries which benefit from the ‘everything but arms’ arrangement. Anti-circumvention measures In order to avoid circumvention of these rules, additional obligations will be imposed on successful tenderers in procurement procedures to which an IPI measure applies, such as an obligation not to subcontract more than 50% of the total value of the contract to economic operators from a third country subject to an IPI measure. Guidelines and review of the regulation The Commission will publish guidelines to help member states’ tendering authorities in applying the regulation, and in particular to facilitate its application by SMEs. It will also regularly review the scope, functioning and effectiveness of the regulation. Background On 21 March 2012, the European Commission presented a first proposal for a regulation, which did not obtain the necessary support in the Council. On 29 January 2016, the European Commission adopted an amended proposal, and it was on this basis that the Council agreed its negotiating mandate on 2 June 2021, before starting its contacts with the European Parliament. Next steps The agreement will be submitted to the EU’s Permanent Representatives Committee for approval on behalf of the Council, after finalisation of the text at technical level. Parliament and Council will then be called on to adopt the proposed regulation at first reading.

 

Meetings Monday 14 March 2022

● Eurogroup   14/03/2022 21:33 | MEETING | Main results - Eurogroup, 14 March 2022   The Eurogroup discussed fiscal policy coordination for 2023 and key macroeconomic developments. It also discussed a work plan for all outstanding elements of the Banking Union. Meetings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,update

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Social Security Administration:The Latest on Our Reentry Plans

The Latest on Our Reentry Plans
03/14/2022 01:00 PM EDT

I’m excited that, starting in early April, we will add more in-person appointments and offer in-person service for people without an appointment. During the pandemic, millions of people used our secure and convenient online services, and received help by phone and in our offices by appointment. For people who can access our services online or […]

 

PBGC Approves Special Financial Assistance Application: Milk Industry Plan Participants’ Benefits to be Restored FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Milk Industry Office Employees Pension Plan (Milk Industry Plan). The plan, based in New York City, New York, covers 78 participants. The Milk Industry Plan became insolvent in January 2017. At that time, PBGC started providing financial assistance to the plan. As required by law, the Milk Industry Plan reduced participants’ benefits to the PBGC guarantee levels, which was roughly 20 percent below the benefits payable under the terms of the plan. PBGC’s approval of the SFA application enables the plan to restore all benefit reductions caused by the plan’s insolvency and to make payments to retirees to cover prior benefit reductions. SFA will enable the plan to pay retirement benefits without reduction for many years into the future. The plan will receive $6.6 million in SFA, including interest to the expected date of payment to the plan. “The Special Financial Assistance approved today means that these 78 workers will receive the full retirement benefits they earned,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, chair of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Board of Directors. “Since 2017, they have been receiving reduced pension payments through no fault of their own. Today’s action, made possible by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, restores those benefits and delivers the secure retirement they were promised.” In addition to the $6.6 million of SFA paid to the plan, PBGC’s Multiemployer Insurance Program will be repaid $1.6 million, which is the amount of the plan’s outstanding loans, including interest, for the financial assistance PBGC provided beginning in January 2017 and ending on the expected date of payment of SFA to the plan. About the Special Financial Assistance Program The SFA Program was enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). The program is expected to provide funding to over 250 severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans and will ensure that over three million of America’s workers, retirees, and their families receive the pension benefits they earned through many years of hard work. The SFA Program requires plans to demonstrate eligibility for SFA and to calculate the amount of assistance pursuant to ARP and PBGC’s regulations. A plan may use the funds only to pay plan benefits and administrative expenses. SFA and earnings thereon must be segregated from other plan assets and plans are not obligated to repay SFA to PBGC. Plans receiving SFA are also subject to certain terms, conditions and reporting requirements, including an annual statement documenting compliance with the terms and conditions. PBGC is authorized to conduct periodic audits of multiemployer plans that receive SFA. The SFA Program operates under an Interim Final Rule which was published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2021. The Interim Final Rule included a request for public comments. PBGC is currently reviewing those comments and may incorporate changes in the Final Rule in response to comments that PBGC received. About PBGC PBGC protects the retirement security of over 33 million American workers, retirees, and beneficiaries in both single-employer and multiemployer private sector pension plans. The agency’s two insurance programs are legally separate and operationally and financially independent. PBGC is directly responsible for the benefits of more than 1.5 million participants and beneficiaries in failed pension plans. The Single-Employer Insurance Program is financed by insurance premiums, investment income, and assets and recoveries from failed single-employer plans. The Multiemployer Insurance Program is financed by insurance premiums. Special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans is financed by general taxpayer money. For more information, visit PBGC.gov. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporationension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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data.europa.eu newsletter - winter 2022

Looking back at the Open Data Day On Saturday 5 March, the annual international Open Data Day took place. This day celebrated open data by hosting 146 local events all over the world. By creating awareness around open data and its benefits, the initiative aims to encourage governments, businesses, and the public worldwide to adopt open data policies and inspire others to do the same.  Unique about this year’s Open Data Day was that mini grants were given to communities that work on environmental data, tracking public money flows, open mapping, data for equal development, and ocean data for a thriving planet.   For more upcoming events visit our the events calendar. The data.europa academy training session on “Data and Metadata Quality” On 24 February, the data.europa academy hosted a training session on "Data and Metadata Quality". What is data and metadata quality? How is metadata quality measured in data.europa.eu? How can you improve your (meta)data quality? Experts answered these and other questions during the session. They also presented the new “Data.europa.eu Data Quality Guidelines”, published by the Publications Office of the European Union. The session concluded with some of the most important quality indicators and hands-on good and bad practice examples.  Looking to strengthen your understanding of the value of high-quality data? You can find the recording of the event on our YouTube channel or discover the course on the academy!  EU Datathon 2022: submit your idea for an open data app The 2022 edition of EU Datathon, hosted by the Publications Office of the European Union, is officially launched. This annual open data competition is a chance for open data enthusiasts and application developers from around the world to demonstrate the potential of open data. Teams compete for their share of the total prize fund of €200.000 and for the Public Choice Award. The finals of the competition will take place on 20 October 2022. The competing finalists will receive support both during the design phase and after the competition.   Interested to participate? It´s simple! Propose an idea for an application that links and uses open datasets to address one of the four challenges:  Challenge 1: ‘The European Green Deal’   Challenge 2: ‘Transparency in public procurement’  Challenge 3: ‘EU public procurement opportunities for young people’  Challenge 4: ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’   Submit your idea by 31 March. For more detailed information, see the rules of the competition. Stay tuned via the news section on data.europa.eu for more details or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.  Join the webinar on ‘Open Data Best Practices in Europe: Estonia and Slovenia’ What can you learn from the top performers of the Open Data Maturity assessment of 2021? Data.europa.eu asked about the secret behind the success of three countries who’s data maturity growed considerably during 2021t: Estonia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Read about the backbone of their open data practices in the recently published report on ‘Open Data Best Practices: Estonia, Slovenia and Ukraine’.  Following the report, a webinar will be hosted on Thursday, 17 March 10:00-12:00 CET. Participants will get the opportunity learn about the open data best practices of Estonia and Slovenia in more detail. What did these two countries do to reach peak performance in terms of open data policy, impact, portal, or quality? And what can others learn from them? The open data teams of Estonia and Slovenia will answer these and other questions during the session.   Register to join the webinar and don’t miss your chance to discover best practices and to get practical advice for publishing your data.  Note: Considering the recent situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian open data team is not able to speak at the event. We hope to host them at the data.europa academy in the future.  Join the webinar on ‘Data Demand and Re-use in the Public Sector’ The data.europa academy is hosting an open webinar on ‘Data Demand and Re-use in the Public Sector’ on Tuesday, 29 March from 10:00-12:00 CET. This webinar builds on data.europa.eu’s recently published discussion paper ‘Measuring Data Demand Within the Public Sector’. Are you curious about how public institutions measure data demand? How to strengthen the engagement with the community? Or how to benefit from the insights gained from measuring data demand? To find out the answer to these and other questions, come and listen to our expert speakers:  Charlotte van Ooijen, Associate Director Digital Government and Data at the Lisbon Council  Frederika Welle Donker, Assistant Professor at the Knowledge Centre Open Data at the Delft University of Technology Antonin Garrone, Product Owner data.gouv.fr at Etalab-DINUM-Prime Minister's Office  Don’t forget to book your place.   For more courses on open data-related topics discover the data.europa academy!