9 Amendments of Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA related to 2016/2270(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2012 on Social Investment Pact as a response to the crisis,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services - istogether with active labour policies - are one of the most effective ways to combat poverty, guarantee an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have access to sufficient minimum income schemes to be able to meet their basic requirements and that these schemes should guarantee the non-perpetuation of social dependency and should be combined with incentives to education and entering the labour market;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal concerning a directive on adequate minimum income in the European Union, which should lay down common rules and indicators, provide methods for monitoring its implementation and improve dialogue between the individuals concerned, the Member States and the EU institutions; is of the view that a framework of this kind should be based on tangible factors and should bear in mto further analyse existing schemes and come up with further recommendations; calls on the Commission to facilitate exchange of best practice among Member States with regards to rules and indicators, the manner and the means of providindg the social and economic context of each Member State; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to evaluate the manner and the means of providing an adequate minimum income in all Member Stateminimum income as well as methods for monitoring its implementation in order to improve dialogue between the individuals concerned, the Member States and the EU institutions;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is abovesupport that lifts individuals and/or households beyond the poverty line, prevents situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households out of those situationsand provides access to public services such as health, education or child care;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria at national level in order to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes Recommends that Member States, when setting minimum income schemes, take into account the fact that the at-risk- of-poverty threshould is set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at least 60 % of median income in the Member State concerned; at 60% of the national median equalised disposable income, however recalls that designing social policies is the responsibility of Member States in line with the subsidiarity principle; notes that there are also other factors that Member States can take into account such as living standards, prices, basket of goods or national relative poverty line;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessmentevaluation of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that supporting job creation should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty;