12 Amendments of Marie DAUCHY related to 2024/2084(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas progress has been made towards achieving the EU’s employment targets despite the uncertainty createda serious inflationary crisis caused, among other factors, by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the impact of high inflation, and whereas growth in employment in the EU remained robust in 2023, although high unemployment rates, in particular youth unemployment rates, persist in some Member States, as do significant inequalities between sectors and regions, which could negatively affect social cohesion and the well-being of European citizens in the long term;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas demographic challenges, including an ageing population, low birth rates and rural depopulation, profoundly affect the sustainability of welfare systems and hence represent a structural challenge for the EU economy, and whereas, as underlined in the Draghi report, sustainable growth in Europe depends to a large extent on the inclusion of the active population in the labour market and on a robust welfare system, initially, the national active populations and then, in a second stage, the European active populations in the labour market and on a robust welfare system which would in no way replace the national specificities;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Letta report deplores the decline in the birth rate, noting the importance of creating a framework to support all families of European citizens as part of a strategy of inclusive growth and stressing the need to promote family and work-life balance policies;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas inflation has increased the burden on households, and housing costs and energy poverty remain major problems when they are associated with excessive standards relating to housing and energy;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Commission and the Council should continue implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights, in line with the action plan of March 2021the strictest possible compliance with national law and in a manner that is complementary and not forced;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of supporting the development of skills in the European workforce to improve competitiveness and ensure quality employment; urges the Member States to strengthen vocational and digital training while promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce to address labour shortages and support equal opportunities in the labour market, considering that, although there is an improvement, persons with disabilities still face significant obstacles in the labour market;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to include specific recommendations on housing affordability in the European Semester and to promote housing investment, including through European Investment Bank financial instruments; considers that the revision of the EU regulatory framework for the housing sector should facilitate the construction of accessible and energy- efficient housing that meets the needs of young people, people with reduced mobility and families at risk, as well as protect homeowners from further diminishing supply, which would delay implementation of the timetable on the poorly insulated buildings that are a major source of uncertainty and blocking in the rental market;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the implementation of policies that promote work-life balance, with the aim of improving the quality of life for all European families; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal for the creation of a European card for large families and a European action plan for single parents, offering tax, educational and social advantages;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for demographic challenges to be prioritised in the EU’s cohesion policy and for its importance to be equated withgreater than that of the Green Deal and the Digital Strategy; calls on the Commission to declare a ‘European Year of Demography’ and to step up funding for regions with a high rate of depopulation, supporting local development projects and basic infrastructure that favour the ‘right to stay’ of the population of the Member States;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Council to prioritise the reduction of bureaucratic and fiscal barriers affecting entrepreneurship, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, which are essential for the EU’s economic growth and competitiveness, and thus for the financing of social policies; believes that better support for entrepreneurs, especially for SMEs and start-ups, will improve the EU’s competitiveness, boost innovation and create quality jobs; calls urgently for the implementation of specific recommendations to complete the singlefacilitate the development of internal markets and to facilitate access to finance through public- private partnership platforms where a synergy between the public and the private sectors is highly likely and demonstrated and the social economy to foster a dynamic business environment;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to foster public- private partnerships to improve efficiency in the provision of essential social services, such as education, health and social care, if, and only if, a synergy between the public and private sectors is likely and demonstrated and it does not amount to ideological and senseless privatisation;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9