8 Amendments of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2010/2276(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency identified as having severe problems to fully exploit the EU resources available under the Structural Funds, and in particular the ERDF and ESF and to seek the support of the Commission where they consider it necessary; calls on the Commission to give particular attention to requests from the Member States concerned for technical assistance, so as to ensure that EU funding is used as effectively and efficiently as possible for the benefit of Roma communities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the use of EU funds for building of new houses or renovation of existing ones, improving of engineering infrastructure, local utilities, communication systems, education, measurements for access to the job market etc., which should lead to social and economic inclusion marginalised communities
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change and other processes affecting the EU as a whole, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing, improving and adapting to the economic and financial crisis their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010, providing up to 3% of the ERDF allocation to specific programmes or 2% of the overall allocated budget for the rehabilitation of housing for the benefit of marginalised communities; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to make quick and full use of this new possibility within the framework of the Structural Funds, in order to strengthen the prospects of effective social inclusion; recommends that the Commission submit an annual report on the utilisation of these funds by the Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends Member States to consider making the allocation of new housing to marginalised communities conditional on social commitments on their part, such as appropriate participation in the process of building the new establishments, obligatory school attendance for children (pre- schooling and for the whole period of schooling), and the acceptance of jobs offered by job mediators, in order to ensure their real, effective and sustainable integration.
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adopt the augmented and detailed components of the ‘Laeken Indicators’ in measuring social and territorial exclusion as well as to evaluate progress; stressing that the horizontal divisions of the ‘Laeken Indicators’ must be extended also to the smallest statistical- administrative units (LAU 1 and LAU 2); moreover, points out that the “Laeken Indicators” could be added to the future indicators within the cohesion policy, especially regarding the social dimension;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Calls on the Commission to draw up a European crisis map, which identifies, measures and surveys those micro-regions within the EU where inhabitants are hardest hit by poverty and social exclusion at least on the basis of the following attributes:
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 12 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 12 a (new)
- capacity of the local public administration to manage poverty;