6 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2009/2200(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G (new)
Recital G (new)
whereas there are serious regional differences within Turkey which require a serious and lasting commitment by the Turkish Government to an overall, balanced development and modernization of the country, with an emphasis on improving quality of life and human rights, poverty alleviation and the extension of adequate social protection to vulnerable individuals and groups, in particular the elimination of child labour,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Welcomes the upturn in Turkey’s economy after the global financial and economic crisis; congratulates Turkey on thetakes note of Turkey's serious reforms of its banking system, that proved resilient to the financial and economic crisis, as reflected in the upgrading of its credit ratings; stresses the importance of further cooperation between the EU and Turkey to overcome difficulties in both trade and investment;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5a new
Paragraph 5a new
Stresses the severity of the youth employment situation and the lack of specific actions to tackle the problem; refers to a recent ILO study which describes employment creation in general and women's and youth employment in particular as the key labour-market challenge for Turkey's development; calls, therefore, for an employment strategy which is targeting the youth employment in general and the situation of young women in particular;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5b new
Paragraph 5b new
Points to the findings of a recent ILO study on child labour in Turkey and related conclusions, that despite large- scale projects to curb child labour in recent years there is the possibility that because of the economic crisis child labour might become a major problem once again; welcomes therefore the efforts of the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security, which has set itself the goal of entirely eliminating the worst forms of child labour by the year 2015, and which has planned the implementation of new projects until 2013; asks the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and technical assistance to support these efforts;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Notes that Russia has become Turkey’s largest trade partner and that Turkey is striving to diversify its trade partners by establishing close ties with Middle Eastern and African countries; asks the Commission to conduct a study on the causes and economic impact of Turkey’s trade diversion away from the EU;