Activities of Elena Oana ANTONESCU related to 2012/2258(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing PDF (241 KB) DOC (148 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Decision No 940/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011 on the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Strategic Implementation Plan for the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing of 17 November 2011,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to promote a new paradigm of viewing ageing as an opportunity for the future rather than a burden on society; howeverfurthermore, emphasises that this opportunity should not be limited to technical (ICT) innovations and its potential for the internal market, for EU industries and enterprises; believes it should also include a clear and unambiguous strategy to promote and formally recognise the value of older people, the value of their experience and of their contribution to society, free of stigma and discrimination;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Commission's proposal to adopt the definition of active and healthy ageing, as formulated by the WHO; however, emphasises that active and healthy ageing encompasses the entire lifespan and that the particularities of the EU context should be part of the definition and more specifically the EU priorities in regard to healthy and ecologically sustainable environmental conditions, health prevention and awareness, health literacy and eHealth, food safety and adequate nutrition, gender equality, and sustainable socio- economic conditions, social security systems and social protection schemes;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that active and healthy ageing encompasses the entire lifespan;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that the partnership must encompass the current EU priorities in the areas of healthy and ecologically sustainable environmental conditions, health prevention and awareness, access to early diagnosis and treatment, health literacy and eHealth, food safety and adequate nutrition, gender equality, age discrimination, and sustainable socio- economic conditions, social security systems and social protection schemes;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the Commission's proposal to increase the average number of HLY (Healthy Life Years) by two years as part of the objectives of Horizon 2020; however, emphasises that to achieve this ambitious goal a life-course perspective should be applied; stresses that appropriate mechanisms should be developed so as to fully incorporate overarching policy issues into the equation, such as social security and social protection, employment and economic policies, gender equality and discriminationunderstand the impact of chronic diseases on healthy ageing in the context of a life-course perspective; invites the Commission to provide complete and accessible data on all types of diseases, including chronic diseases, and healthy living to develop the most efficient strategies and permit best practice sharing at both EU and national level;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that health issues are to be integrated into all European Union policies including social security and social protection, employment and economic policies, gender equality and discrimination;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Encourages the Commission to further emphasize that increasing the average number of healthy life years of our citizens by two is the main objective and that all selected actions should measurably contribute first and foremost to this objective;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission's proposal to act as a facilitator and coordinator of the EIP-AHA, engaging with stakeholders representing both the demand and supply sides; however, questions to which extent the needs and demands of under- or non- represented groups of Europeans, in particular older people, informal care providers and migrants who are not affiliated to advocacy organisations will be representedpoints out that the Commission should ensure that the EIP benefits to all EU citizens, notably those under- represented or at risk of exclusion; welcomes here the recognition in the Communication (2012)0083 of the role of the EIP in meeting the objectives of the Innovation Union, the Digital Agenda, the New Skills for New Jobs initiative, the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion and the EU Health Strategy;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the Commission's proposal to increase older people's participation in decision- and policy-making and to stimulate regional and local governance; however, stresses that a bottom-up participatory approach requires more in- depth baseline assessments and regular monitoring of the actual and future needs and demands of older people and their informal and formal care providers;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. InvitWelcomes the Commission’s approach with regard to prevention of frailty and functional decline; encourages the Commission to apply a holistic approach in regard to prevention; points out the systematic correlation between socio- economic status and health outcomes throughout life; invites the Commission and the Member States to tackle structural issues, including health illiteracy, and to eliminate socio-economic inequalities (which lead to health inequalities); further, questionchallenges the responsibility and pressure put on individuals to improve their health status, that is, without appropriately tackling structural issues, including health illiteracy; therefore, invites the Commission and the Member States to create structural conditions which tackle health inequalities;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Invites the Commission and Member States to acknowledge, promote and fund all forms of prevention, i.e. the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, regular screening for illnesses, early intervention to delay or revert the progression of disease in early stages, and to develop preventive measures aimed at slowing down deterioration for patients affected with chronic diseases;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the Commission's objective to further develop integrated care systems; however, questions to which extent these systems will be applicable to and appropriate for all EU Member States and/or regions; therefore, invites the Commission to respect regional and local differences in citizens' expectations, norms and values; accordingly, invites the Commission to take into account the appropriateness of the existing, preferred and future care and cure systemsand cure systems; therefore, having due regard to the subsidiarity principle in the field of public health, invites Member States and competent authorities to develop national, regional and local care and cure systems that incorporate a holistic and integrated approach to the management of chronic diseases and invites the Commission to assist Member States in this regard;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Commission to take use of the European Medicines Agency's work on medicines in older people and to integrate it in order to improve access to safe and adequate medicines for older patients;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the Commission's intention to contribute to making care and cure systems more cost-efficient; however, emphasises that the continuous increase of overall (health) care and social support costs cannot be attributed to population ageing only; furthermore, stresseregrets that the burden of these costs are increasingly being put on the individual, increasingly so, creating a vicious circle in which people's health and well-being are being put at risk as they are compelled to reallocate their often limited resources or when they have to, postpone, abandon or even restrain from treatment, assistance and adequate nutrition;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission's approach in regard to active ageing and independent living, more specifically, its comprehensive view on the role and importance of ‘place in ageing’ as the radius or perimeter in which people live their lives increasingly contracts as they age, and as older people tend to prefer living independently for as long as possible while staying active in their community;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the Commission's aim towards the creation of age-and disease- friendly environments so as to avoid older people's potential and (remaining)in order to help older people retain their physical and cognitive capacbilities being hindered by their surroundings; however,for as long as possible and live in familiar and safe environment; however, invites the Commission to take into account the creation of ´´Design for all´´ environments and stresses that these surroundingenvironments should be understood in a broad context, not only incorporating the built environment but also the social, psychological, cultural and natural environment; supports measures that will avoid the isolation of elderly and home- bound citizens and break the stigma associated with diseases, age-related or not;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the foreseen alignment of EU funding instruments to optimise the impact of funding; supports the Joint Programming Initiative "More Years, Better Life" and the decision to identify "Innovation for healthy living and active ageing" as a priority theme for the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) wave in 2014-2015 of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the Commission's approach in regard to age-friendly innovations; however, invites the Commission to ensure that these innovations are end-user- oriented and user-friendly; hence, invites the Commission to develop a methodology through which the current and future needs of older people can be evaluated, since features adapted to older people's needs are proven to be generally to the advantage of younger generations as well;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the existing initiatives on accessibility; calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious European Accessibility Act to improve the market of accessible goods and services;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Recalls the need to better involve national, regional and local authorities in the creation of "Design for all" environments and innovations; welcomes the Commission's proposal to include active and healthy ageing and innovation as priorities for investment in the cohesion policy package 2014-2020; calls for further initiatives to facilitate exchange of good practices between public authorities;