Activities of Thomas MANN related to 2015/2330(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0031/2016 - Sofia Ribeiro) DE
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- – having regard to the 2014 Communication from the Commission on Effective and Accessible and Resilient, Health Systems (COM (2014) 215 final)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
- – having regard to the 2014 report of the Social Protection Committee entitled 'Adequate social protection for long-term care needs in an ageing society'
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 c (new)
Citation 19 c (new)
- - Having regard to the Commission's Recommendation on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (October 2008),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 d (new)
Citation 19 d (new)
- - Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 e (new)
Citation 19 e (new)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas only half of workers between 55 and 65 are in employment and long- term unemployment is particularly prevalent among younger and older employees;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation, 7 million more than when the commitments for the Europe 2020 target were made; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas in 2012 32.2 million persons with disabilities over 16 years are in this situation;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the demographic old age dependency rationumber of people aged 65 or above relative to those aged between 15 and 64 in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060; whereas these factors may appear as sufficient justification for the fact that the great majority of European citizens agree that it is important to restructure their pensions systems; __________________ 12 People aged 65 or above relative to those between aged 15 and 64.null 13 Total inactive population relative to employed people aged between 20 and 64.
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the growing number of dependent older people has and will have an increasing impact on health and long term care systems, the need for both formal as well as informal care resources; and whereas current social security systems do not take sufficient account of the situation of informal carers, which constitute a huge resource to society;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good and qualityquality and inclusive jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity for all; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU policies, especially for youth and for the Generation 50+, as a way to construct a more sustainable social European Union;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions and social partners, with a view to adaptingimprove Member States’ education and training systems and implement a dual education system to meeto the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services on national and European level;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an individualised approach for the long- term unemployed; considers that such an approach will require an increased effort in terms of human resources, calling for participants with the educational level needed to be able to orientate the unemployed on how to overcome possible gaps in education or training; stresses that professional requalification processes require adequate financial resources that need to be channelled to the unemployed individuals at all ages;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals is crucial for their self-confidence and future development and is key to fighting poverty and guaranteeing the sustainability of national social security systems; calls the Commission to support efforts to reduce long-term unemployment by creating inclusive lifelong learning opportunities for workers and job seekers at all ages;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital and life-long learning is prioritised as a common strategy;