Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2034(INI)
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Amendments (18)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission's proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010), (COM(2007)0797), and the related report of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6- 0173/2008),
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point (a)
Paragraph 2 – point (a)
α) Income support sufficient to avoid social exclusion: Minimum income schemes, related benefits and social assistance must be easily accessible and provide sufficient resources, accompanied by a strategic plan for active inclusion policies, to lift people out of poverty and prevent social exclusion; active inclusion policies must promotcomprise greater equity of social protection systems and also provide specific flanking measures (e.g. rehabilitation, training, counselling, childcare, housing, language training for migrants, support services) to enable people to lead a dignified life;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point (b)
Paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) Link to inclusive labour markets: Active inclusion policies must aim at creating stable and secure high-quality employment, improving the quality of jobs, providing specific support measures and services to accompany people into employment and promoting job retentionthe retention of access to jobs and the development of entrepreneurial activity, providing high- quality education, vocational and entrepreneurial training, further training and lifelong learning and facilitating the transition from studying to work;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Gender mainstreaming, anti- discrimination and active participation: Active inclusion policies must ensure the promotion of gender equality, principally through a better reconciliation of family life and work, and contribute to the elimination of discrimination in all three pillars mentioned above; good governance, participation and integration of all relevant actors must be promoted by directly involving those affected by poverty and social exclusion, as well as social partners and non-governmental organisations, in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of strategies;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages free and unfettered participation in education, training and lifelong learning and in training on the sound management of financial resources;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the need to promote mixed-sex classes or a gender mix in university admission quotas and to offer a greater range of cultural or educational trips and exchanges to give the poor the opportunity to play a full part in the knowledge society and cultural life;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Encourages use of the open method of coordination between Member States and at all other levels of governance;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that poverty in employment must be propereffectively addressed; recalls that remuneration in general and especially minimum wages – regardless whether they are of a statutory nature or collectively agreed – mustshould prevent income poverty in any event;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that schemes providing for minimum wages must be complemented bythe creation of decent living conditions is conditional upon the implementation of supportive measures for social inclusion, e.g. on housing, education, training, re-training and lifelong learning as well as sound economic management and income support schemes, to coverntribute towards covering the costs to individuals and households;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point (b)
Paragraph 10 – point (b)
(b) ensuring that children grow up in families with sufficient resourcwith the support of resources and every form of assistance for families to meet all aspects of their emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of their members;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
(i) supporting personal development, access to education, training and lifelong learning, social integration and inclusion before employment;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (iii)
Paragraph 14 – point (iii)
(iii) assisting job retention by supportive measures (e.g. on-the-job training and lifelong learning opportunities), the development of entrepreneurship and also work arrangements that help marginalised people reconcile employment with their efforts to deal with social disadvantage (e.g. lack of housing, care responsibilities or health problems);
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Proposes that a balance be found between the personal responsibility of individuals and the provision of social assistance to enable everyone to live in dignity and participate in society.
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to provide for social default tariffs for vulnerable groups (e.g. in the fields of energy and public transport) and for facilities to obtain microcredits in order to promote active inclusion;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote voluntary activities and to help with the social integration of people who have lost touch with or no longer participate in the labour market.
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves to the effective actions to be taken in the context of the Year against poverty and social exclusion, which should represent a substantial step towards the long-term effort to combat poverty;