8 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2012/2003(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, and whereas these austerity measures could have negative long-term effects on employment, growth, social cohesion and competitiveness if not completed with growth- and employment- friendly measures;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the recently published Annual Growth Survey as well as the Joint Employment Report showed that, due to the fact that fiscal consolidation — with the emphasis on harsh austerity and without corresponding growth initiatives — is still being treated as the priority, social, employment and education targets of the Europe 2020 werhave not been sufficiently addressed by all Member States;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
E. whereas the unemployment rate in January 2012 stood at more than 10 % in the EU -27, affecting especially young persons, low-skilled workers and the long- term unemployed, and whereas this, together with an ageing population, creates a serious risk of losses of human capital in the longer term, and could have non-irreversible repercussions on the labour market and for, on the potential for economic growth, on competitiveness in the EU, on the viability of social insurance systems and also on social cohesion;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε α (new)
Recital Ε α (new)
Ea. whereas the subsequent policies of severe austerity have contributed to a breakdown of social dialogue and the fragmentation of the employment market, with a significant increase in vulnerable forms of employment where sufficient insurance is not provided, leading to a distortion of the principles of flexicurity and seriously damaging the quality of employment;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
H. whereas the pressure on social assistance schemes has increased, and their revenues have dropped considerably; whereas persistence of high rates of long- term unemployment is likely toand the ineffectual fight against undeclared work will aggravate this trend further;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisationhas revealed a need to protect the principles of the European Social Model, and requires a rethinking of national social policies and a transition from an ‘active welfare state’, that only responds to emerging damages caused by market failure, to an ‘activating welfare state’, that invests in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives, with a view not only to addressing but to preventing social distortion;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
Paragraph 5 – point e
e) reform pension systems and create conditions for working longerto ensure the viability of the social insurance systems and the adequacy of the services offered,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility; urges Member States to adopt the European Youth Guarantee and to integrate it into their national action plans as a mainstay of policies to combat youth unemployment;