14 Amendments of Laura FERRARA related to 2018/2103(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Report on minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty (A8-0292/2017),
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas poverty and social exclusion are an infringement of human dignity and the fundamental rights recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas poverty and social exclusion are not just matters of personal responsibility but problems that need to be addressed in common through income policies; whereas Principle 14, Minimum Income, of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that, ‘Everyone lacking sufficient resources has the right to adequate minimum income benefits ensuring a life in dignity at all stages of life, and effective access to enabling goods and services.’
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas income poverty is only a part of the overall concept of poverty, and therefore poverty does not refer only to material resources, but also to social resources, notably education, health and access to services;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas recent figures on income poverty show that poverty and severe material deprivation are on the rise in Europe; whereas this situation calls for measures promoting national minimum income schemes enabling all those with insufficient income to enjoy decent living conditions, while also improving social and labour market inclusion and guaranteeing equal opportunities in enjoying fundamental rights; whereas in implementing such measures it should be possible to disregard the constraints currently imposed by the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas on 5 October 2015 the Council adopted conclusions on the adequacy of pensions, considering it essential that public pension schemes and other social protection schemes contain appropriate safeguards for people whose employment opportunities do or did not allow them to build up sufficient pension entitlements, and that such safeguards should notably include minimum pensions or other minimum income provisions for older people;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas corruption constitutes a serious threat to rule of law in the EU, as citizens are burdened and discriminated against in regard to equal enjoyment of their civic, political, economic, social and cultural fundamental rights; whereas corruption distorts the size and composition of public expenditure, seriously jeopardising the state’s capacity to make maximum use of the resources at its disposal in order to enable its citizens to enjoy to the full their rights;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Guaranteed basic income
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls on all Member States to introduce adequate minimum income schemes, accompanied by back-to-work support measures for those who can work and education and training programmes adapted to the personal and family situation of the beneficiary, in order to support households with inadequate income and enable them to have a decent standard of living; highlights in this regard that the right to social assistance is a fundamental right and that adequate minimum income schemes help people to live a life in dignity, support their full participation in society and ensure their autonomy across the life cycle; recalls to mind, in this regard, Principle 14, Minimum Income, of the European Pillar of Social Rights adopted on 17 November 2017;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that a political context dominated by austerity holds back development of an approach to social investment by Member States; reasserts the right of Member States to derogate from the budget austerity principle when income support measures are introduced to protect a right guaranteed by the Charter; points out in this regard that recent experience of reforms based on tax exemptions shows that it is preferable to finance minimum income policies using budget support rather than through tax incentives; asks in this regard that investments fostering social inclusion and income support measures be deducted when calculating the deficit under the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote policies ensuring that social protection systems, including pensions, are sufficient, appropriate, effective and of good quality; calls on Member States to introduce a minimum basic pension, increasing the amount of the pension for those who are under the poverty threshold set by Eurostat at 60 % of average national income, in order to enable all citizens to live a life in dignity fully compliant with the obligations imposed by the Charter;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates that corruption is a serious threat to democracy, the rule of law and fair treatment for all citizens; stresses that, by diverting public funds from their intended public use, corruption detracts from the level and quality of public services and hence undermines our fundamental rights; calls on the Member States and European institutions to devise effective ways of combating corruption, regularly monitoring the use made of public funds;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Urges the European Commission to adopt an anti-corruption strategy backed up by effective instruments; regrets the Commission’s decision not to publish the second biannual report on corruption in the EU; calls on all Member States and the European Union to develop concrete strategies to promote transparency, empower citizens and fight corruption;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses concern about persistent fundamental rights challenges in the area of migration, with regard to access to territory, reception conditions, asylum procedures, immigration detention and protection of unaccompanied children; recalls that the right to asylum is expressly protected under Article 18 of the Charter; condemns those Member States that refuse to receive asylum seekers on their territory in clear breach of the solidarity requirement of the Treaties;