23 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2016/2269(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas economic growth in the economies of the Member States depends on many factors besides inequality and there is little to suggest a causal link between economic growth and inequality;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, due to a global financial crisis, inequalities increased in Member States between 2008 and 2014 in terms of household disposable income, mainly in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Greece, Portugal, or Cyprus;19; _________________ 19 Eurofound (2017) Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the Great Recession.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that growing inequalities threaten the future of the European project, erode its legitimacy and damage trust in the EU as an engine of social progress;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that the reduction of inequalities must be an institutional priority at the European levelapriority, not only in order to tackle poverty or to promote convergence, but also as the precondition for economic recovery, quality job creation and shared prosperity;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its call forNotes the Commission's recent proposals on the establishment of an authentic European Pillar of Social Rights and the building of a deeper and fairer social dimension of the EMU, with the necessary legislative, institutional and financial means being devoted to guaranteeing true social progress proposals therein;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raisexamine the funding level of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) for the period 2017-2020 to least EUR 21 billion, including young people under 30with regard to its budget and beneficiaries; calls on the Commission to ensure better implementation of the Youth Guarantee, taking into account the latest findings of the European Court of Auditors’ report on use of the YEI, and to eliminate the reported shortcomings;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. ExpStresses its concern regarding the negative effects of increasing automation due to the delay in adapting legislation, which ththe positive effects of increasing digitalisation; points to the need for the jobs thus creatensd to exert downward pressure on social protection systems and wages, especially affecting low and medium-skilled workerbe incorporated into social protection systems, so as to prevent erosion of these systems;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to set up a living wage index for each Member State and to recommend the establishment, through legislation or collective bargaining, of national wage floors with the involvement of social partners that should be the basis for binding targets in national reform planStresses that wage determination mechanisms should remain in the hands of the social partners;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to strengthen workers’ rights and foster the bargaining power of employees through structural reforms of labour markets, widening collective bargaining coverage, and promoting unionisationsocial dialogue in all Member States;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that, in many countries, the funding of welfare and social protection systems have been severely undermined by austeritys come under pressure as the result of a recession leading to savings measures, with huge consequences in terms of income inequalities;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to reform their welfare systemcarry out reforms in the education sector as a whole, including early years (education, health, pensions and transfers) in order to achieve more effective redistribution and promote fairer distribution, taking into account the new social risks and vulnerable groups that have arisen from the social and economic challenges confronting societysince this has an indirect impact on the distribution of incomes and wealth and thus promotes fairer distribution;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a European legal framework in line with the related ILO recommendation to guarantee every European citizenoutlining a social protection floor with universalguaranteeing access to healthcare, basic income security and access to the goods and services defined as necessary at national level and a minimum subsistence income;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Affirms that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old-age pensions must be granted to all; calls on the Commission to support Member States in strengthening public and occupational pension systems, as well as private old-age pension schemes, to provide an adequate retirement income well above the poverty threshold and to allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that international trade has beenis an engine for growth in many countries, but also can be perceived as a source of inequalities; calls on the Commission and the Member State to promote fairconclude further international trade agreements that respect European labour market regulations, while protecting quality employment and workers’ rights and ensuring intra-European and national mechanisms for the compensation of workers and sectors negatively affected;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to complete its work-life balance legislative package with twoone essential initiatives: a proposal for a new Maternity Leave Directive renewireview of the situation of long-term care and carers, looking among othese rights and a new proposal for a directive on long-term care and carersr things at the impact on this sector of the revision of the Posted Workers Directive;