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Decision (EU) 2020/17822019/0188(COD)COM(2019)620

Enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES)

Stage
In force, reached 30 Nov 2020
In force
In force since 20 Dec 2020 · CELEX 32020D1782
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Manuel Pizarro (S&D)
Lead DG
DG EMPL
Last activity
30 Nov 2020
22 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 30 Nov 2020.

Show the earlier record: 10 dates, 11 Sept 2019 to 14 Sept 2020
  1. 11 Sept 2019
    • Adoption by Commission
  2. 12 Sept 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 16 Sept 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 19 Sept 2019
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  5. 6 Nov 2019
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Decision on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) · Commission
  6. 28 Nov 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 4 Dec 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 8 Jul 2020
    • Plenary sitting
  9. 10 Jul 2020
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  10. 14 Sept 2020
    • Plenary sitting
  1. 2 Oct 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 6 Nov 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 11 Nov 2020
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary sitting
  4. 13 Nov 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 18 Nov 2020
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 23 Nov 2020
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 25 Nov 2020
    • Signed
  8. 30 Nov 2020
    • Published in the Official Journal
7 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurManuel PizarroS&DPTEMPL
Shadow rapporteurAtidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenewBGEMPL
Shadow rapporteurBeata SzydłoECRPLEMPL
Shadow rapporteurKonstantinos ArvanitisThe LeftELEMPL
Shadow rapporteurMounir SatouriGreens/EFAFREMPL
Shadow rapporteurSara SkyttedalEPPSEEMPL
Shadow rapporteurStefania ZambelliPfEITEMPL
28 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 4 Nov 2020. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • EMPL27

Covers 27 of the 28 amendments.

By article

  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 e (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 h (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Show 18 more provisions
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 41
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 51
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71
  • Recital 1 a (new)1
  • Recital 1 b (new)1
  • Recital 21
  • Recital 31
  • Recital 41
  • Recital 4 a (new)1
  • Recital 51
  • Recital 61
  • Recital 6 a (new)1
  • Recital 7 a (new)1
  • Recital 7 b (new)1
  • 1
1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
6 Nov 20194

Summary

Generated

This legislation enhances EU-level cooperation between national Public Employment Services (PES) to improve their effectiveness and modernize operations. It primarily affects national labor market authorities and jobseekers across the Union. The act entered into force in November 2020.

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