The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted the report drafted by Pervenche BERÈS (S&D, FR) unamended, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (consultation of the European Parliament), on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.
In parallel, Members reiterated their longstanding call to the Commission and the Council to ensure that the Parliament is given the necessary time, and in any event no less than five months, to express its views on the Integrated Guidelines (Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and Employment Guidelines) in the framework of the European Semester and to fulfil its consultative role, as defined in the Treaty, during the full revision of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, which is scheduled to take place in 2014.