Activities of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2012/2258(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing PDF (241 KB) DOC (148 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission'’s proposal to promote a new paradigm of viewing ageing as an opportunity for the future rather than a burden on society; however, emphasises that this opportunity should not be limited to technical (ICT) innovations and its potential for the internal market, for EU industries and enterprises; believes it should also include a clear and unambiguous strategy to promote and formally recognise the value of older people, the value of their experience and of their contribution to society and the economy; invites the Commission, therefore, to include the reconciliation of the private and the professional life in its strategy towards active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission'’s proposal to act as a facilitator and coordinator of the EIP-AHA, engaging with stakeholders representing both the demand and supply sides; however, questions to which extent the needs and demands of under- or non- represented groups of Europeans, in particular older people, informal care providers and migrants who are not affiliated to advocacy organisations will be represented in this partnership; also, points out that the available resources from stakeholders involved in the partnership will not be sufficient to achieve the (headline) objectives of the EIP-AHA and therefore encourages the Commission to make the necessary funding available;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the Commission'’s proposal to increase older people'’s participation in decision- and policy-making and to stimulate regional and local governance; however, stresses that a bottom-up participatory approach requires more in- depth baseline assessments and regular monitoring of the actual and future needs and demands of older people and their informal care providers; therefore invites the Commission to set as a requirement the use of a bottom-up participatory approach in policy development and in research, as well as in specific programmes and activities;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out to the Commission that the restrictions and limitations in regard to healthcare, care services, social protection and social security, as adopted and implemented by the Commission and/or the Member States as an effort to fulfil financial and budgetary savings and cuts in public (health and social) expenditures following the current economic/financial crisis, should in no way interfere with nor negatively affect basic human needs and dignity; stresses that such savings and cuts will aggravate overall health outcomes, health inequalities, social inequalities and social exclusion;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that as a result of the abovementioned savings and cuts in public (health and social) expenditures, inter- and intragenerational solidarity will be put at risk; invites, therefore, the Member States to develop a Generation Pact including a clear and unambiguous strategy to safeguard social cohesion, to improve overall health outcomes and to tackle health inequalities; emphasises that such a strategy should aim for optimal affordability, availability and accessibility of health and social care schemes;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the Commission's approach in regard to increasing physical activity levels of the population in order to improve active and healthy ageing, overall health outcomes, as well as the number of years spent in good health; points out that the Commission's strategy in this regard should not only include the promotion of physical activity but also an adaptation of the built environment (for instance, as in safe pavements for pedestrians);
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the Commission'’s intention to contribute to making care and cure systems more cost-efficient; however, emphasises that the continuous increase of overall (health) care costs cannot be attributed to population ageing only; furthermore, stresses that the burden of these costs are being put on the individual, increasingly so, creating a vicious circle in which people'’s health and well-being are being put at risk as they are compelled to reallocate their often limited resources or when they have to postpone, abandon or even restrain from treatment, assistance and/or adequate nutrition;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the Commission'’s aim towards the creation of age-friendly environments so as to avoid older people'’s potential and (remaining) capacities being hindered by their surroundings; however, stresses that these surroundings should be understood in a broad context, not only incorporating the built environment but also the social, psychological, ecological, cultural and natural environment;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission'’s approach in regard to funding instruments, standardisation processes, repository development and cooperation facilitation; however, emphasises that it is prerequisite to link these objectives to the actual needs and demands (ie, to ensure that policies, programs and services are evidence-based and thus backed up by representative assessment and regular monitoring, so as to facilitate and speed up the creation of an age-friendly EU); therefore invites the Commission to initiate the development of standardised assessment and monitoring tools providing for the necessary data in regard to evidence-based policy recommendations, programme development and (health/care) service provision;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Supports the Commission's approach in regard to promoting the creation of age-friendly environments, the latter to be understood as a crucial contributor to active and healthy ageing across the entire life-span; however, points out that merely promoting the creation of age- friendly environments will not be sufficient to make an actual improvement in regard to issues such as people's mobility, neighbourhoods' walkability, communities' social participation facilities, as well as access to qualitative and affordable health and care services and to appropriate and affordable housing;