19 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2014/2222(INI)
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to introduce a much-needed, expansionary economic policy breaking with the previous policy of austerity, in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to create quality jobs; stresses that low inflation is already increasing real interest rates as well as real public and private debt, which, together with high unemployment, depresses growth and increases poverty;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. 15. Notes Notes that that decisive investment plans for growth and jobdecisive investmentinvestment plans plans forand for growth growth and jobcan job creation creation can only only be fullyberealised fully realised if theyifarethey are coupled coupled with with national reforms that enhance quality labournational reforms reforms thatthat enhance enhance quality quality labour labour participation, participation, boost boost productivity and develop human capital; believes that structural labour market reforms should introduce internalproductivity andand develop develop humanhuman capital; capital; estime believes que les that réformes structural structurelles labour du marché market reforms du travail should doiventinternal introduce introduire des mesures flexibility de measures aimed at maintaining employment in times of economic disruption,flexibilité interne destinées at maintaining employment à maintenir in times l'emploi en of economic période de disruption andtroubles ensureing job économiques, quality and security in employment transitions, and provià garantir la qualité for all types of et la sécurité de unl'employment benefit schemes that are based on activation i pour tous les types de contract; contrat; requirements and linked to reintegration policies;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
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Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to design tailor-made policies to support quality job creation for the long-term unemployed, senior unemployed people, women and other priority groups hit especially hard by the crisis, such as immigrants or people with disabilities;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned that the Commission’s strategy to regain competitiveness has been more focused on reducing costs than on raising productivity via investments in human capital; stresses that more than 20 Member States have reduced their education expenditures in relative terms (as percentages of their GDPs), thereby jeopardising their growth, job potential and competitiveness; emphasises that the root cause of these developments can be found in the application of Economic Governance principles;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of active labour policies in the current context; calls on the Member States toCommission to enable the Member States to create the conditions required for an increase in the coverage and effectiveness of active labour market policies;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that decent wages are important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive labour force; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European framework for minimum wages with a view to reducing wage inequalities and limiting nominal imbalances in competitiveness;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that labour market reforms in many Member States have mainly promoted precarious jobs; observes that 50 % of jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; notes that, according to the Commission, in-work poverty persists, and that for 50 % of all job seekers, securing employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty, nor does it raise productivity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make job quality a priority and to address labour market segmentation;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the initiative regarding a European platform on undeclared work; reiterates its call on the Member States to ensure that people with precarious contracts, or who are self-employed, enjoy a core set of rights and adequate social protection; calls on the Commission to make dedicated efforts to address the additional problems caused by involuntary part-time and temporary employment and by bogus self- employment;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the reduction inExpresses concern at youth unemployment rates, but points out that theywhich are still alarming; stresses that job insecurity and underemployment have also risen, and that 43 % of the young find themselves working under precarious conditions, on involuntary part-time contracts or as bogus self-employed;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility while upholding the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; stresses the importance of mobility freely chosen by, not imposed on, EU citizens; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility while upholding the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls on each Member State to establishimplement existing social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to tackle immediately the alarming increase in child poverty throughout the EU through the introduction of a child guarantee against povertyby supporting existing welfare protection systems at Member State level;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that emerging new forms of poverty – such as in-work poverty – are compounding difficulties such as e.g. paying mortgages, or high utility prices creating energy poverty – have resulted in an increase in the number of evictions, foreclosures and homeless people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement integrated policies favouring social and affordable housing, effective prevention policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, and policies tackling energy poverty;
Amendment 414 #
35. Points out that emerging new forms of poverty – such as in-work poverty compounding difficulties such as e.g. paying mortgages, or high utility prices creating energy poverty – have resulted in an increase in the number of evictions, foreclosures and homeless people; calls on the Commission andto enable the Member States to implement integrated policies favouring social and affordable housing, effective prevention policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, and policies tackling energy poverty;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes note of the Commission’s recommendation to reform healthcare systems so that they meet their objectives of providing universalpublic access to high- quality care – including affordable access to medicines, especially those that are life- saving – and to secure respect for the rights of health staff; observes that, as a consequence of the crisis, some Member States have failed to ensure full coverage of public health; calls for this situation to be corrected without delay;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes note of the Commission’s recommendation to reform healthcare systems so that they meet their objectives of providing universal access to high- quality care – including affordable access to medicines, especially those that are life- saving – and to secure respect for the rights of health staff; observeswith that, as a consequenceim in view, calls ofn the crisis, some Member States have failed to ensure full coverage of public health; calls Commission to encourage the Member States to organise a health insurance moratorium in an effort this situation to be corrected without delayo remedy existing abuses in the area of welfare cover;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Notes the importance of reducing taxation on labour, especially by low-paid and low-skilled workers, the long-term unemployed and other vulnerable groups, while ensuring the long-range sustainability of public pension systems; calls on the Commission to shift the tax burden away from labour while making sure not to endanger social benefits; notes that such shifts should be left to the Member States’ discretion and should not affect taxes with regressive effects such as consumption taxes, but should focus instead on taxes on capital, wealth, energy andor natural resources;