30 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2016/2269(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas inequalities increased in some Member States between 2008 and 2014 in terms of household disposable income, mainly in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Greece, Portugal, or Cyprus19 ; _________________ 19 Eurofound (2017) Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the Great Recession.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that the reduction of inequalities must be an institutional prioritymportant issue at the European level, not only in order to tackle poverty or to promote convergence, but also as the precondition for economic recovery, quality job creation and shared prosperity;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that reducing inequalities is essential to promote fairer and more stable democracies, marginalisze populextremism and extremismdouble standards and ensure that Europe is a project embraced by all its citizens;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to exterespect the competency of Member States and the scope of the European Semester and the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) by adding new bindfully monitoring the existing indicators to estimate individual imbalances in inequalities as a way to link economic coordination with employment and social performance;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its call for the establishment of an authentic European Pillar of Social Rights and the building of a deeper and fairer social dimension of the EMU, taking into consideration the share of competences laid down in the Treaties, with the necessary legislative, institutional and financial means being devoted to guaranteeing true social progress;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to broadenfully take into account the scope of the Europe 2020 Strategy to incluin order theo fight against inequality among its goals, which should be aligned with the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call for aproper implementation of the European Ssocial Protocol to ensure that fundamental rights take precedence over economic freedomacquis and respect of social rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental rights;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern regarding the evolutionchanges of inequality in the EU after the crisis, which was largelyalso driven by growing unemployment21 ; _________________ 21 Eurofound (2017) Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the Great Recession.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raise tpropose a higher funding level of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) for the period 2017-2020 to least EUR 21 billion, including better reaching young people under 30; calls on the Commission to ensurecontribute to better implementation of the Youth Guarantee, taking into account the latest relevant findings of the European Court of Auditors’ report on use of the YEI;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concern about the increasing number of atypical work contracts and forms of non-standard employment linked with precarious working conditions, lower wages, exploitation and poorer social security contributions, and rising inequalityNotes that non-standard employment is growing and recalls that a proper social security protection needs to be provided to protect all workers;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a Framework Directive on decent working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, eliminating unlawful discrimination based on contractual status, ensuring a minimum and flexible number of working hours and facilitating decent working times and the right to negotiate schedules;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Firmly believes that an accurate common employment classification at theregister at European level based on the performance of work will reduce precariousnesscould be explored in order to reduce precariousness based on scientific facts and data;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern regarding the negative effdifferent effects and aspects of increasing automation due to the delay in adapting legislation, which could threatens to exert downward pressure on social protection systems and wages, especially affecting low and medium-skilled workers;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CWhile respecting the competency of Member States, calls for a common approach across Member States regarding the introduction ofon a Minimum Income Scheme, in order to support people with insufficient income, ease access to fundamental services, combat poverty and foster social integration;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establishxplore the possibility of a European Unemployment Insurance scheme, complementing current national benefit systems; considers that such an automaticeffective and controllable stabiliser can play an important role in reducing inequality between countries and in neutralising the consequences arising from the absorption of asymmetric shocks;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to strengthenprotect workers’ rights and foster the bargaining power of employees through structural reforms of labour markets, widening collective bargaining coverage, and promoting unionisation in cooperation with social partners;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that, in many countries, welfare and social protection systems have been severely undermined by austerity measures with huge consequmust be adapted to improve equilibrium in terms of income inequalities with improved competitivences in terms of incoms and economic recovery with a more stabilized and sustainable finequalitiesancial situation;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a European legal frameworkMember States in line with the related ILO recommendation to guarantee every European citizen a social protection floorminimum with universal access to healthcare, basic income security and access to the goods and services as well as working opportunities defined as necessary at national level;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Affirms that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old-age pensions must be granted to all European citizens; calls on the Commission to supporassist Member States in strengtheningexploring better public and occupational pension systems to provide an adequate retirement income wellas above the poverty threshold as possible based on the sustainable financial conditions and to allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that international trade has been an engine for growth in many countries, but also can be perceived as a source of inequalities; calls on the Commission and the Member State to promote fairer international trade agreements that respect European labour market regulations, while protecting quality employment and workers’ rights and ensuring intra-European and national mechanismsa better access to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for the compensation of workers and sectors negatively affected;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step upconsider the fight against child poverty, ensu by exploring thea coordinated implementation of the Investment in Children Initiative through the Child Guarantee scheme;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate a common approach towards a National Child Basic Income to ensure that every childto ensure that every family with child(ren) receives a minimum incomelevel of services, thereby helping to achieve the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy on reducing poverty and the risk of social exclusion;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to completntinue its work-life balance legislative package with two essential initiatives: a proposal for a new Maternity Leave Directive renewing these rights and a new proposal for a directive on long-term care and carerin line with the existing legislation covering the work-life balance- related issues;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that, despite existing legislation enshrining the principle of equal pay for work of equal value and experience by male and female workers, there is still a gender pay gap and an even greater gender pension gap; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the gender gap challenge in pay and pensions;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35