5 Amendments of Javi LÓPEZ related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the policies for combating poverty and social exclusion have been significantly weakened by the policy of budgetary constraints, urges for continuation of these policies with adequate resources under the next MFF in order to achieve their targets and to lead to tangible results;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Calls on the Commission to simplify and harmonise the rules governing the use of financial instruments in the next MFF in order to maximise their efficient application; considers the option oftakes note that the Commission may propose a single fund that would integrate financial instruments at EU level that are centrally managed under such programmes as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Horizon 2020, COSME, Creative Europe and the Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI) on the one hand and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the other, a proposal to be discussed further; is of the opinion that such an umbrella solution should provide for a clear structure for the choice of different types of financial instruments for different policy areas and types of act; warns that such a proposal would need thorough discussions; underlines, however, that such a fund could never integrate financial instruments managed by Member States under cohesion policy;
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 a (new)
Paragraph 83 a (new)
83a. Is deeply concerned regarding the particularly acute problem of child poverty afflicting up to 25 million children in the EU (over 26.4 % of the population aged 0 to 17 reaching almost 50 % in some Member States) belonging to families that suffer daily from lack of sufficient income and basic services, such as food supplies, housing, education and healthcare; reiterates its call on the Commission and all Member States for the establishment of a special fund dedicated to the Child Guarantee, placing children at the centre of expanding poverty alleviation policies and ensuring the corresponding resources for full implementation of the necessary policy measures, including helping parents to get out of social exclusion and unemployment through targeted interventions;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 b (new)
Paragraph 83 b (new)
83b. Highlights that the ESF in particular should expand its support to the development of social dialogue, namely by improving the capacity building of social partners including European sectoral and intersectoral levels and that this commitment should become compulsory for Member States in all the regions of the EU;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 c (new)
Paragraph 83 c (new)
83c. Considers that the allocation for the European Social Fund should be sufficiently increased so that it is able both to successfully meet the new challenges such as those connected with the timely implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as to continue promoting the creation of decent jobs, skills development and gender equality, encouraging social investments in quality social services and the social economy, combating poverty, inequalities, discrimination and demographic change; insists that the autonomy of the ESF be maintained in order for it to further contribute to economic and social cohesion;