14 Amendments of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2008/2330(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Europethe EU faces a demographic change of which the most important features are a life expectancy increase and a low fertility rate, which is partially the result of the economic crisis,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas social dialogue can be important to tackle the confidence crisis that is being aggravated by the economic crisis because many people in our society are afraid of the future, and currently their concerns are not of fighting for more rights, but of trying to maintain their current rights,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 2
Article 2
2. Notes that social policy should cover key actions such as a better balance between social rights and market freedomstronger social rights, combating discrimination and promoting equality and strengthening the European social models; considers that neither economic freedoms nor competition rules should take precedence over fundamental social rights;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 4
Article 4
4. Emphasizses the need to find ways to strengthen the national social security systems with a long-term perspective, especially concerning pensions and health care services; stresses that there is potential to enhance the financial sustainability of pension systems as well as the quality and efficiency of health care services through the improvement of their organisation and access, respecting the principles of subsidiarity; also underlines that in the current context of economic instability, the need for concrete financial State support is of great importance;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that most Member States have schemes for a national minimum wage, but that several do not; encourages Member States to provide for such schemes in order to promote social inclusion, and urges them to exchange best practices; recognises that, where there is provision of social assistance, Member States have a duty to ensure that citizens understand and are able to obtain their entitlement;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 6
Article 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 economy;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that active social inclusion policies must make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty and social exclusion, both for those in paid employment (the "working poor") and for those not in paid employment;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 13
Article 13
13. Suggests to social partners that they could discuss new methodologies for wage policies which could include higher incorporation of companies' proceeds in employees' earnings through the use of schemes that mitigate the impact of inflation; considers that such schemes could allow for channelling employees' extra earnings to special capital funds created by companies; calls for a debate regarding incentives for companies to engage in those methodologies, and furthermore calls for a debate regarding a legal framework that regulates the access of employees to those funds in a gradual way over timeUnderlines that inflation should not influence the income and employment conditions of employees;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 17
Article 17
17. Stresses that a successful immigration policy needs, on the basis of equal opportunities, to efficiently balance rights and obligationimprove the fundamental social rights of immigrants and locals;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 26
Article 26
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 38 a (new)
Article 38 a (new)
38a. Emphasises the need for the adoption of a legally binding charter of fundamental social rights;