Activities of Arne GERICKE related to 2016/2270(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty PDF (401 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to Article 5(3) of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU) and Articles 4, 9, 14, 19, 151 and 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the EPSCO Council Conclusions from June 2013 "Towards social investment for growth and jobs",
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas poverty especially hits families;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas introducing and strengthening national minimum income schemes is an important and effective way to overcome poverty, support social integration and access to the labour market and help Member States meet the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the provision and management of social security systems are a Member State competence which the Union coordinates but does not harmonise;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas in many instances, as a result of bringing up children and the periods of time spent doing so, there are severe losses of income and continuing financial drawbacks (‘family pay gap’);
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas mothers and fathers bringing up children are doing real work that must be recognised as such;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes inby all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services - is one of the most effective ways to combat poverty, guarantee an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points up - in connection with the minimum income debate - the particular position of families and single parents and the particular extent to which they are affected;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that income support schemes should also be informed by the principles of active inclusion, thereby enabling and supporting the most disadvantaged to participate in the labour market and society; Believes that such measures should include those that combine: access to adequate income support, effective activation measures that involve a proper balance between rights and responsibilities, and access to a range of services that support economic and social inclusion;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that in some Member States the entitlement to minimum income benefits is subject to the participation in active labour market measures; highlights in this regard the important role of the EU as a means in which Member States can exchange best practice;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Rrecalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal concerning a directive on adequate minimum income in the European Union, which should lay down common rules and indicators, provide methods for monitoring its implementation and improve dialogue between the individuals concerned, the Member States and the EU institutions; is of the view that a framework of this kind should be based on tangible factors and should bear in mat the Council conclusions on "Towards social investment for growth and cohesion" invited the Commission, Member States, and the Social Protection Committee to work together, as part of efforts to pursue an active inclusion strategy, to examine the methodology and possible usefulness of reference budgets or similar instruments that respect national competences and can demonstrate an added-value ind the social and economic context of each Member State; calls on the Commission anddesign of efficient and adequate income support; calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of best practice between the Member States, in this regard, to evaluate the manner and the means of providing an adequate minimum income in all Member States;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households - in particular families, single parents and elderly persons - out of those situations;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to find suitable ways at national level to safeguard families, in particular, against poverty and ensure that, once and for all, children are not put at risk of poverty; encourages the Commission to address this issue in a non-legislative European Family Strategy;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria in order toat appropriate criteria should be laid down at national level for benefiting from an adequate minimum income schemes;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States and regions to discuss scope for improved and coordinated support for families that guarantees income security for families and single parents above the minimum threshold, and recommends that a value be put at the time on the work done by mothers and fathers in bringing up children in order to prevent long-term disadvantages (‘family pay gap’);
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Invites the Member States and regions to shift the focus on to introducing and coordinating family benefits, e.g. a ‘parenting wage’ for mothers and fathers, in order to prevent long-term discrimination against families up to and including the post-retirement period (‘family pension gap’);
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of dependants, in particular children, in order to break the vicious circle of poverty, in particular child poverty; takes the view, furthermore, that the Commission should draw up an annual report on progress in the fight against child poverty;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State and the needs of the groups most affected (e.g. the long-term unemployed, elderly persons, people with disabilities, families and single parents), as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households and families to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider if appropriate further steps, taking into account national competence and the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points up the importance of demographic developments in connection with combating poverty in Europe;