Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2330(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the presentation of the renewed social agenda by the Commission, permitting developments to go one step further and providing for a more targeted and integrated approach of social policies by mobilising the fields of employment, equal opportunities, education, health, and information society and hopes that this will contribute to furthering gender equality between women and men, the creation of more and better jobs and the efforts to tackle poverty, discrimination and social exclusion;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its position of 17 June 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)1, ______________ 1 P6-TA(2008)0286.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Europe's interests and values, amongst which gender equality figures, must contribute to influence decisions taken at an international level in the framework of the Agenda on Decent Work, the application of the Fundamental Rights and International Conventions, particularly those concerning the work of women, mothers and children, but also education;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that flexibility and security must be used in favour of the socially disadvantaged, especially in regard to women and the elderly, who are more exposed to risks of extreme poverty, fact highlighted by Commission's studies; to this end, a balanced approach has to be adopted regarding the interests of working women, but also concerning the promotion of economic growth;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in 2006, 16% of European citizens were at-risk-of-poverty. Single parents, unemployed people, people with disabilities and elderly people are especially vulnerable; whereas the percentage of children at risk of poverty was some 19% in 2005,
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of education in social policy; stresses the need for young people to benefit from a qualitative education in order to eradicate the phenomenon of early school leaving; moreover youngsters, and especially girls and women, should be informed about the possibilities available to them in the field of education and training; invites the Commission to go one step further in the field of Lifelong learning, by adopting measures promoting equality between men and women such as offering new skills (for example use of new technologies) to enable the reintegration of women within the labour market;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the price increases in recent years have had a considerable effect on household budgets and have disproportionately affected poor peoplevulnerable social groups,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the enhancement of the dialogue with social partners, leading to an improvement of parental leave; welcomes the new proposals of the Commission concerning maternity leave and the rights of the self employed; underlines the need to ensure to women the possibility to reintegrate the Labour market and thus calls on the Commission to efficiently promote it;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the participation of women in the labour market, both as employers and employees, in view of reaching EU's objectives in the field of employment and social affairs, notably social inclusion but also growth and well-being; stresses that opportunities should be given to women in order to develop their acquired qualifications and to make use of their education and training; however, underlines the need to offer to women options which facilitate a better organisation of their family and private life;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Commission to actively encourage women's entrepreneurship, which enables them to better reconcile family and professional life; calls on the Commission to guarantee flexibility in the proposed legislations in order to avoid any administrative or financial burden that might restrain women's initiatives in the field of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
6a. Invites the Commission to combine the renewed social agenda with other initiatives such as the European pact for gender equality, the European Youth Pact and the European Alliance for families, in order for disadvantaged social groups to have better access to social benefits;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Ε. whereas Europe faces a demographic change of which the most important features are a life expectancy increase and, a low fertility rate and a decrease in the economically active population of Europe,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a more effective prevention and combating of early school leaving under the motto that 'school pays off'; calls for effectively organised education systems and school curricula adapted to tomorrow's he needs and demands of the labour market and future social and tecohnomylogical developments;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the need for more effective lifelong learning and training actions aiming to better equipping citizens, especially the less qualified, to (re-)enter the job market smoothly and without discrimination; suggests emphasising entrepreneurial skills, principally the entrepreneurship of women and young people, ICT and communication competences, financial literacy and language skills;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for particular attention to be given to the regions - and, in particular, the remote mountain and island regions - that are most affected by globalisation as well as to regions in the new Member States that are in the process of social convergence;