3 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed; reminds that according to the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 one in six people in the EU has a disability, over a third of people aged over 75 have disabilities that restrict them to some extent, over 20% are considerably restricted, and that furthermore, these numbers are set to rise as the EU's population ages;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with Parliament regarding the areas of concern raised by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its ‘Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union’;2 requests the Commission to discuss the draft report on the implementation of the CRPD with the Parliament at the earliest possible convenience during its preparation; __________________ 2 United Nations, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union, 4 September 2015 (CRPD/C/EU/CO/1).
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to support deinstitutionalisation and services and living arrangements for persons with disabi, in particular the European Social Fund, should be used to tackle the crucial challenge of poverty and exclusion of people with disabilities, including the transition from institutional to community-based care, services and living arrangements in local communities; nevertheless notes that social politcies in local communitiand their financing primarily remain the responsibility of Member States;