Activities of Philippe BOULLAND related to 2011/2052(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European platform against poverty and social exclusion (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment C #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for regular, critical monitoring ofthe establishment of a regular, critical evaluation mechanism, involving the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, based on precise indicators at national and European level, by which the multiple dimensions of poverty can be evaluated and the Member States’ progress, by gender and age, towards achieving the poverty reduction target, and towards breaking this target down into sub-targets, can be measured, in view of the fact that the lack of a precise definition of poverty leaves too much leeway for the Member States, to break this target down into sub-targets; hus risking aberrant interpretations; calls on the Commission to improve national and European indicators relating to the comparability of national statistics on the poverty of vulnerable people and to promote, with Eurostat, the production of more precise statistics within a comprehensive scoreboard on poverty and social exclusion by means of which it will be possible to track the number of people below the 50% and 40% levels of median income and on this basis to conduct an annual evaluation of the situations of poverty in the EU, the statistical approach of which should be supplemented by a qualitative and participatory approach; calls on the Commission to ensure the policies implemented are beneficial to all and not just to those close to the poverty threshold;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas a social dimension should be included in European and international trade agreements, providing for decent working conditions and adequate social protection arrangements for poor workers, with a view to rethinking where human beings figure in such exchanges, and thus to tackling poverty more effectively,
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for regular, critical monitoring of the Member States’ progress towards achieving the poverty reduction target, and for the Member States to break this target down into sub-targets; calls for the improvement of national and European indicators relating to the comparability of national statistics on the poverty of vulnerable people;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that holding down a job is a key aspect of individual citizens’ dignity. Suggests, therefore, that the investment of public funds in job creation should be regarded as a priority, with exemptions from certain aspects of tax and social policy being provided for the benefit of employers if necessary;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to improve the protection provided for employees who are unfit to carry on working as a result of illness, an accident at work or an industrial disease, to prevent their being reduced to financial insecurity; would like to see national legislation strengthened, therefore, to make it mandatory for redeployment to be offered before employment can be terminated;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16