4 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2012/2129(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2012 on equality between women and men (Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0069)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union promotes human dignity, as laid down in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and recognises not only that every person is entitled to have access to preventive health care and medical treatment, but also that older people have the right to live a decent, independent life and play their part in culture and society;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas not least as a result of divorce, separation, or widowhood, 75.8% of women over 65 live alone and whereas on average 3 in 10 households in the European Union are single-person households, the majority of them comprising women living alone, particularly elderly women, and this percentage is rising; whereas single- person or single-income households in most Member States are treated unfavourably, both in absolute and relative terms, with regard to taxation, social security, housing, health care, insurance and pensions; whereas public policies should not penalise people for – voluntarily or involuntarily – living alone;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X