6 Amendments of Jessica POLFJÄRD related to 2021/2170(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in 2019 there were nearly 91.3 million persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) in the EU; whereas the EU did not reach its 2020 target to reduce AROPE by at least 20 million; whereas one of the new EU headline targets is to reduce AROPE by at least 15 million by 2030; whereas to achieve these goals, the most important issue is economic growth and increased European competitiveness;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an overarching European anti-poverty strategy, with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks, with respect for national competences and the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for people with disabilities, the elderly and other dependants; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure, as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that universal access to public, solidarity-based ande importance of access to adequate retirement and old age pensions must be granted to all; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems that provide an adequate retirement income above the poverty threshold and allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living; asks the Member States to consider factoring child-raising responsibilities into pension schemes when women are not able to work and make suitable contributions during such periods;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to submit initiativMember States to promote women’s empowerment through education, vocational training and lifelong learning, as well as access to finance, female entrepreneurship and women’s representation in future-oriented sectors with a view to ensuring access to high- quality employment; calls for greater promotion of STEM subjects, digital education, artificial intelligence and financial literacy in order to ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development.