13 Amendments of Dennis RADTKE related to 2019/2212(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas according to the social scoreboard accompanying the European Pillar of Social Rights, labour market and social trends in the EU continue to be positive for 9 out of 14 headline indicators;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas employment continues to increase and 241.9 million people were in employment in the EU in the third quarter of 2019, the highest level ever reached;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas unemployment reached a record low 6.3% in the third quarter of 2019;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the employment rate of older workers (55-64) increased to 58.7 % in 2018; whereas older workers continue to be the main driver of employment growth; whereas the lack of adequate care services is a barrier to keeping older workers, especially women, in the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas income inequalities remain at a high level; whereas wage austerity as well as tax and labour cost competition are harmful for the single marketeconomic crises have led to and increase inequalities and the vulnerability of low wage earnerd number of low wage earners throughout many Member States; whereas intergenerational social mobility is limited in most Member States;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas homelessness has increased over the last decade in most Member States and poor households are increasingly overburdened by rising housing costs; whereas housing and assistance for the homelessness is one of the priorities within the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that rates of unemployment and long-term unemployment are still high in some Member States; calls for a new financial instrument to tackle long-term unemployment by providing financial support for measures and projects in regions with above-average long-term unemploymentthe strengthening of existing funds like the European Social Fund Plus to tackle long-term unemployment and for a strong Just Transition Fund for regions that will suffer the consequences of the energy transition and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an strong and integrated response to tackle the lack of affordable housing, poor housing conditions, housing exclusion and homelessness;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Acknowledges that many traditional jobs are being replaced by new jobs due to digitization; calls on Member States to provide more vocational training in order to keep workers in risk of losing their jobs in the labour market;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the regulation of new forms ofAcknowledges that the number of workers engaged in new forms of employment like platform economies are continuously rising; calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment and based on the outcome propose measures that strengthen the rights of platform workers and improve their working conditions of platform workers;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that decisive support is needed for society, workers and businesses to face the challenges of climate change and the transition to carbon neutrality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate social and environmental investment for a true ‘just transition’, the implementation of the EPSR and the achievement of the SDGs, by exempting social spending from the euro area fiscal rules and thereby allowing more investment in human capital, skills and health;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Welcomes the Commission's announcement to launch a wide public consultation with all the relevant stakeholders to examine the possible directions of development of EU fiscal rules;