11 Amendments of Juozas IMBRASAS related to 2010/2157(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the regions to also consider the divergent development levels of the regions and also demographic indicators when allocating and distributing EU structural funds;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that, if depopulation is to be prevented, then child- and family-friendly towns and cities need to be developed, one feature of which and adapted to the needs of people with disabilities and with restricted mobility; one feature of such towns and cities is that everything is close at hand, with workplaces, housing and recreational areas being close together; calls on the regions to ensure, in the field of urban planning, that residential, commercial and green areas are alternated and developed in a balanced and harmonious way;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to adapt welfare and healthcare benefits in line with needs and provide funding to ensure the availability of care at home and universal healthcare for elderly people, irrespective of their income, age and social status, so as to prevent depopulation of rural areas and peripheral regions;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the regions and municipalities to create the conditions for achievement of a work/family/private life balance and, for example, to provide universally available, reliable and free all-day childcare facilities for children of all ages to prevent depopulation and a fall in the birth rate;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recognises that in view of the ongoing crisis it is essential to ensure that pension systems remain reliable and sustainable; calls on the Member States to make efforts to ensure that state pensions (first pillar), which in most countries are the most important source of income for elderly people, stay above the poverty threshold;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to agree on a common migration strategy, since Europe is reliant upon the immigration of skilled workers for demographic reasons; considers that the Member States must seek to ensure that skilled workers are retained in order to contribute to the balanced development of the regions and to alleviate the effects of demographic change;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to orientate the ESF more towards ensuring that its potential is sufficient to deal with the challenges of demographic change; notes that the experience and know-how of older people should be utilised, for example for coaching projects, and that structures are required for this purpose;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Member States to take action against discrimination on grounds of age, to ensure that older people who wish to remain in employment can do so and to encourage them accordingly by means of exemption from taxes and social charges and by means of flexible work contracts; does not consider raising the statutory pension age to be an appropriate solution, despite demographic trends;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds more effectively to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession and that young people must be given support when they embark on their working lives so that they can provide for their future and furthermore contribute to economic growth and prosperity; considers that young people must be put in a position to develop skills, abilities and knowledge that will allow them to make an active contribution to the growth and sustainable future of the European Union and that will make it possible to achieve the objectives set out in the European Union's growth strategy;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession; considers that special attention should be devoted to the start of young people’s professional lives, since a career failure at the start can have an impact on the entire future working life of a young person;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the female employment rate should be increased; demands, therefore, that more women should be given access to skilled jobs and life-long learning programmes, provided that the qualifications obtained correspond to the needs of the labour market;