5 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2013/2156(INI)
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas women's sexual and reproductive health and rights are human rights and should be guaranteed for all women, regardless of their social status, age, sexual orientation or ethnicity;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas families in the European Union are diverse and comprise married, unmarried and partnered parents, different-sex and same-sex parents, single parents and foster parents who deserve equal protection under national and European Union law;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. 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 the percentage is rising; whereas these households are more vulnerable and more at risk of poverty, in particular at times of economic adversity; 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 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates its call from its Resolution of 13 March 2012 on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive communication on the situation of single- person households in the EU, with policy proposals to achieve fair treatment in areas like taxation, social security, housing, healthcare, insurance and pensions, based on the principle of policy neutrality with regard to household composition;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)