2 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2012/0295(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Union-level action is necessary given the level of poverty and social exclusion in the Union (in 2010, a quarter of Europe’s citizens – some 116 million people, most of them women – were at risk of poverty or social exclusion). This has been further aggravated by the economic crisis, which, combined with fiscal consolidation pressures and economic austerity measures, has reduced the ability of a number of Member States to sustain social expenditure and investment at levels sufficient to ensure that social cohesion does not deteriorate further and that the objectives and targets of the Europe 2020 strategy are achieved;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Women are the main beneficiaries of the Fund, not only because they are more exposed to poverty and social exclusion, but also because they are responsible for the feeding and subsistence of the family group;