8 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2012/2039(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the values of mutual societies correspond to the fundamental principles of the European social model; stresses that, as well as being based on values of solidarity, mutual societies are major operators in the social market economy of the European Union and should be given greater recognition, particularly by establishing a European statute;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that mutual societies play a major role in the EU economy by providing health care and social services to more than 160 million European citizens, that they represent more than EUR 180 billion in insurance premiums and that they employ over 350.000 people in the EU; stresses that mutual societies facilitate access to care and social inclusion and participate fully in the provision of services of general interest within the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that with a 25% share of the insurance market and 70% of the total number of undertakings in the industry, mutual societies cannot continue to be forgotten by the single market;1, and that they should be given a European statute to place them on an equal footing with other forms of undertaking in the Union; emphasises that the diversity of forms of entrepreneurship is an asset that should be fully recognised and encouraged; ____________ 1 COM(2011)0206.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that retirement and survivor’s pensions make up the largest share of Member States’ social protection expenditure and that population ageing, that population ageing currently poses major challenges to European companies, particularly straining national budget balances, and risksing putting public expenditure on social protection under pressure;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the increase in expenditure on health care and pensions could have significant consequences for the continuity and cover of the current social protection schemes, which could lead Member States to lower their level of contribution to statutory social protection and to transfer the costs of social security to the private sector; considers that the enhancement of mutual societies’ contribution to the European social market economy should not take place at the expense of Member States’ action on social protection; stresses that the diversity of social protection systems, some of them borne fully by the state, some by the mutual societies and some on a shared basis between the two, should be respected; considers that the statute for a European mutual society is essential but must not be used to make up for Member States’ deficiencies in terms of social protection;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the social economy – and mutual societies in particular – plays an essential role in the EU economy, by combining profitability with solidarity, creating high-quality, local jobs, strengthening social, economic and regional cohesion, generating social capital and promoting active citizenship, solidarity and a type of economy with democratic values which puts people first and supports sustainable development and social, environmental and technological innovation;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the European statute for a mutual society is essential for achieving better integration in the single market and thereby helping, for enhancing awareness of their specific qualities and for enabling mutual societies to make a greater contribution to achieveing the growth and employment objectives of the 2020 strategy;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that mutual societies are solid and durable elements which have betterwell withstood the financial crisis in all economies, particularly in the area of insurance and social protection; points out that mutual societies are particularly active in the area of population ageing and social needs, and that the involvement of mutual societies in the area of pensions offers additional opportunities for EU citizens and that mutual societies have a role to play in preserving the European social model;