6 Amendments of Emer COSTELLO related to 2012/2258(INI)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Points out the very different rates of ageing indemographic make-up of EU Member States and the significant national, political and cultural differences in perceptions of the demographic challenge and, especially, of ways of facing it; notes the significant increase of people continuing to work after retirement, e.g. employment rates among workers aged 65-74 is increased by 15% between 2006-2011;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Takes note of the Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, especially its focus on cooperation between public and private stakeholders, the exchange and transfer of good ideas and best practices (e.g. the digitally based ‘'Marketplace’' platform), and optimising existing funding instruments; emphasises that it should view ageing as an opportunity rather than a burden and should recognise and promote the value of older people, their experiences and ongoing contribution to society;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses the need to create the appropriate conditions for people to work longer and to be more productive, both by improvingthat encourage people to participate in the labour- market flexibility throughand to do so for longer recognising the icontroduction of time acibution they can counts and part-time possibiinue to make to society; in particular, there is a need for politcies and by making provision for modern forms of employment contract, including temporary onesto address issues such as education and training, health and work- life balance for an ageing workforce;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is convinced that comprehensive reforms are necessary in order to prevent and avoid serious shortages on our labour markets, which would result in a further economic slowdown and a threat to the level of prosperity in Europe; in this regard stresses the need to develop a broad perspective that takes account of issues such as economic policies, employment, social security, social protection, gender equality and discrimination;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
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5. Points out the essential role of investing more and improving spending in education and training, with priority for lifelong learning, in order to prepare an active and productive ageing workforce;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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6. Maintains that further reforms of pension systems are necessary in order to make them adequate, sustainable; more coherence must be established between the effective retirement age, the official retirement age and life expectancy and safe; calls on Member States which have increased the statutory retirement age, or will be doing so, to encourage work by older people through fiscal and social security exemptions;