4 Amendments of Sofia RIBEIRO related to 2014/2255(INI)
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly rejects the consideration of active ageing policies solely as an instrument to maintain the employability of older workers, and calls on the Member States to make all the necessary assessments before raising the mandatory pension age and to make every effort to stabilise the rules on retirement, giving citizens the security that will enable them to plan the end of their working life and transition to retirement;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and, in conjunction with the Member States, to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market and consider special retirement plans for older long-term unemployed people, striking a balance between these people’s need for social stability and that of social security systems;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that priority should be given to integrating elderly people within their families, suggests to the Commission that it explore the potential offered by family businesses and the corresponding work in the field of care for the elderly, and urges the Member States to recognise this care as actual work, linked to the corresponding social benefits;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of volunteering, which promotes intercultural learning and intergenerational solidarity, fosters active ageing and lifelong civic participation, and enables older people to make a contribution to society and earn recognition, thereby improving their quality of life, well-being and general state of health; highlights, in this context, the importance of European and transnational networks of associations and public and private bodies working to foster the integration of elderly people, which should be given particular support;