17 Amendments of Sofia RIBEIRO related to 2014/2237(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the 11th Eurochild conference, which took place from 26 to 28 November 2014 in Bucharest,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas several organisations point out that the mainone of the causes of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measures (a significantand their consequences (a reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children10 so that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is duerelated to the feminisation of poverty and to wage discrimination between men and women;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas the effects of poverty and social exclusion on children can last a lifetime and continue into future generations; that the educational gap between children from different socio- economic backgrounds has increased (in 11 countries, the provision of services to children between the ages of 0 and 3 reaches no more than 15% coverage);
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. Whereas spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries, but bearing in mind that the Member States provide frequent support for the families in greatest need;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk and that so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) in proportion to the income they bring in, and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of this support, in order to adapt policies for combating poverty, exclusion and dropping out of school to existing social equality requirements; urges the Member States to develop and apply diverse evidence- gathering processes appropriate for each stage of intervention;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Without neglecting the need to support children who are poor, have dropped out of school or are socially excluded, policies supporting children and young people should be strongly marked by prevention, including long-term strategies for combating social inequality;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Member States to put in place, where necessary, cooperation agreements with entities and institutions that promote the education, cultural or sporting training, and integration of children, as well as combating their poverty; recommends, however, that the Member States ensure the supervision, quality, sustainability and relevance of this support, as well as its actual results;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; re-emphasises the need for enhanced national and European policies to encourage pregnancy, with a view to intergenerational balance and solidarity;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised; further recommends that these policies aim to prevent dependency becoming permanent;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for the institutionalisation of children and young people only as a last resort, preferring their incorporation into families and support from foster families;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing, where necessary, the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of children;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the functioning of European and transnational networks to combat child and youth poverty and exclusion; warns that integrating the outermost regions and the most disadvantaged regions into these networks and institutions should be particularly supported;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statisticalcomparison methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator;