5 Amendments of Sandra PEREIRA related to 2023/2811(RSP)
Amendment 32 #
Recital B
B. whereas investing in the youngest generation brings the greatest return and contributes to the growth and prosperity of society as a whole; whereas several Member States have allocated more than the requested 5 % of European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) resources to tackling child poverty and 23 Member States have programmed a total of EUR 8.9 billion in ESF+ support to address the issue; whereas the implementation of the ESF+ plans has been delayed, in turn delaying the reforms to be undertaken under Child Guarantee national action plans (NAPs) and financed through ESF+; whereas, in several Member States, the amount allocated for the Child Guarantee is insufficient to compensate the loss of family income caused by the surge in inflation;
Amendment 157 #
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the pivotal importance of universal policies within the context of integrating services (childcare, healthcare, education and housing), as part of a coordinated approach to reducing child poverty, and of taking a case-by-case management approach for tailored interventions;
Amendment 174 #
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to assess the quality of spending on children, in particular to evaluate the effective and consistent use of the EUR 8.9 billion dedicated to the European Child Guarantee, and asks the Commission to propose options for synergies and blending with other sources of funding; urges the Commission and the Member States to take in consideration the impacts of the increasing cost of living in the implementation of the Child Guarantee, so that inflation does not diminish the programme’s ability to meet its objective of eradicating child poverty;
Amendment 182 #
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to ensure that best use is made of available EU funds and invites them to explore innovative funding schemes, including public-private partnerships; encourages the Member States to work with the European Investment Bank and invest in social infrastructure dedicated to children;
Amendment 218 #
Paragraph 27 – introductory part
27. Asks the Commission to set-up a European children’s authority with a mandate to establish a permanent system of monitoring, support and cooperation between the Commission, the Member States and relevant stakeholders and NGOs in order to: