25 Amendments of Patrick LE HYARIC related to 2010/2027(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 25 and 34 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which explicitly refer to the rights of the elderly to lead a life of dignity and independence and to participate in social and cultural life, and their entitlement to social security benefits and social services providing protection in old age,1 1 OJ C 303, 14.12.2007, p. 1.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
– having regard to Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which explicitly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of age,1 1 OJ C 303, 14.12.2007, p. 1.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas we are now facing a twofold crisis – a high unemployment rate among young people coupled with a question mark over retirement pension funding – and whereas these two phenomena must be dealt with together, working towards a strengthening of social entitlements and greater participation by young people in creating wealth and kick-starting the economy; whereas, as the Committee of the Regions has pointed out (CdR 97/2009), in our ageing society youth must be seen as a valuable resource that is essential to society, and which can and must be put to use in order to achieve social and economic goals;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas intergenerational sharing, which includes the subject of pensions, is a fundamental issue for society which cannot be viewed in isolation from the level of salaries, training, work, full employment, the means of wealth creation and redistribution, and the part to be taken by financial revenue and large companies in funding pensions;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Defines justice between the generations as an even intergenerational sharing of advantages and burdenabilities;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that, happily, life expectancy is increasing and that, for more of their lives, people are active and involved in an independent and committed way in the life of society, but; takes the view that rising life expectancy is a positive development which must not have the effect of reducing employees’ rights; notes also that birth rates in the Member States have remained low for a number of decades, a situation that may place a heavy burden on rising generations and lead to conflict over burden sharing;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to make clear that olderworkers approaching retirement age and young people are not a burden on the economy and society, but rather – through their experience, their achievements and their knowledge – an assetan asset, and takes the view that they must not suffer discrimination in terms of access to work;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that open and equitable access to educational opportunities and job marketstraining and work must be a core feature of policy-making for justice between the generations and that it lays the foundations for prosperity and independence;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that flexisecurity can ease the transitions between the various stages of people’s working lives, provided that it is based on solidarity between the generations and takes the concerns and needs of all age gronly add to the difficulties surrounding re-entry into work and the social benefits system, leading to an increase in, and institutionalisation of, precarioups into accouemployment;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that lifelong learning and training must be a central aim in all education-related measures and that it is something for which all generations carry a responsibilitya right for all generations;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that youth unemployment is one of our most pressing problems because it leads to denial of opportunities, social exclusion, rising social costs and a waste of valuable human resources;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point i
Paragraph 17 – point i
i) increasing the proportion of the workforce, of both sexes, aged over 5between 50 and 60 in paid employment to 55%,
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point ii
Paragraph 17 – point ii
ii) gradually eliminatextending early retirement and the financial incentives for it, in order to ease the transition between working life and retirement,
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point iv
Paragraph 17 – point iv
iv) developing incentives for workers over the age of 60 to remain available for workto ensure that the workers most affected by unemployment do not to remain on the margins of the labour market and forthat companies to recruit such workers;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that while increasing the number of people in employment is an objective to be achieved in the context of combating unemployment, this increase should not be pursued blindly, ignoring acquired social rights, and takes the view that the 20-64 age range set in the 2020 strategy is an incentive to raising the retirement age, which must be set at national level, and that a range of 20 to 60 would be more respectful of both the powers of the Member States and the rights of workers;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Argues that older people’s employabilitythe implementation of inclusive economic policies depends on initiatives on the part of employers in the fields of health, further training, work patterns, job satisfaction und management behaviour, and that such initiatives should be devised jointly by the social partners;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that it must be up to the workers concerned to decide for how long they wish to remain in work beyonda fair distribution of burdens, needs and capacities can only be achieved if national retirement ages are strictly adhered to;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to put on hold the pension reforms designed to prolong working life, in order to protect acquired social rights while contributing to the renewal of the work force that is needed to kick-start the economy;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Council and the Member States to conduct an impartial review of upper age limits for certain jobs and posts and for eligibility for funding, no later than 2012, and to do away with such limarduous jobs; calls on the Council and the Member States to look at the difficulty experienced by older people in accessing credits;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to conduct a review of activities related to healthy ageing and to present an action plan in 2011 for enhancing older people’s dignity, health and quality of life and autonomy and allowing them equal access to health care regardless of income;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to develop a proposal for 2012 as the ‘European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between GenerationsInclusion and the Fight against Discrimination in Access to Work’ which will highlight the contribution that older people make to society; welcomes the fact that many civil- society organisations have declared 29 April a day of ‘Solidarity between Generations’;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Member States to introduce measures to support parents, for example entitlement to additional allowances, working hours that enable them to achieve a better work-life balance without loss of income, and tax relief for in-company crèches; likewise, encourages exchanges of proven good practice through the European Alliance for Families;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates flexible working hours and job sharing as measures thatTakes the view that job sharing is a social and economic necessity and that a reduction in working hours without loss of revenue contributes to compatibility between family life and work;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underscores the fact that consolidating public budgets and effective debt reducby increasing revenue through extending the tax base and applying progressive taxation areis a matters of justice between the generations;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recognises what has been achieved in the field of care for older people and calls on the Member States to provide more funding for geriatric medicine, to improve training of medical staff and recruit them in greater numbers in public hospitals, and to establish systems of regular, transparent supervision to protect the dignity of people who need care;