9 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2010/0242(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Successive European Councils have recognised the need to tackle the effect of ageing populations on European social models. A key response to this rapid change in the age structure consists in promoting active ageing and thus ensuring that the baby boom cohortsthe creation of a sustainable as well as environmentally barrier-free culture of lifelong active ageing and thus ensuring that the rapidly-growing population currently in their late 50s and above, who are, on the whole, healthier and better educated than any such cohortage group before them, have good opportunities for employment and active participation in family life and society.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The growing proportion of older people in Europe makes it more important than ever to promote healthy ageing for all and, in particular, for older persons, supporting their vitality and dignity. Healthy ageing can help raise labour market participation of older people, enable them to be active in society for longer, improve their individual quality of life by a higher level of services and a barrier-free environment and curb the strains on health and social care systems.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission proposed in its proposal for a Council Decision on ‘Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States’ of 27 April 2010, which calls under the guidelines 7 and 8 on Member States to increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, to raise employment rates of older workers through innovation in work organisation and to increase the employability of older workers through up- skilling and participation in lifelong learning schemes. Guideline 10 emphasises the need to enhance social protection systems, lifelong learning and active as well as environmentally barrier-free inclusion policies with the aim tof createing opportunities at different stages of people's lives and, of shielding them from the risk of social exclusion and of enhancing their active participation in society.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission is implementing the new European Disability Action planStrategy 2010- 2020 ‘A Renewed Commitment to a Barrier-Free Europe’ that contains relevant actions for older persons given the correlation between disability and ageing. In particular actions on accessibility following Design for all approaches would be relevant. Furthermore the EU and all Member States have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities that contains inter alia relevant provisions for older persons.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to facilitate the creation of a sustainable as well as environmentally barrier-free active ageing culture in Europe based on a society for all ages and on solidarity between generations. In this framework, the European Year shall encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners, and civil society, including churches and associations active in combating poverty and social exclusion, to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidaritymaintaining the vitality of older people, enhancing their social participation, creating a society for all ages and fostering solidarity and cooperation between generations. Active ageing means creating better opportunities and working conditions to enable older workers to play their part in the labour market, combating social exclusion, by fosteringsupporting the role of older people in family life, including the co-planning for the future, and voluntary activities and their active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageing. On this basis, the objectives shall be:
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) to stimulate debate and develop mutual learning between Member States and stakeholders at all levels in order to promote active ageing policies, to promote sustainable and safe pension systems in Europe based on different combinations of the systems of occupational and private pensions, to identify and disseminate good practice and to encourage cooperation and synergies;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) to offer a framework for commitment and concrete action to enable Member States and stakeholders at all levels, with the strong involvement of civil society and churches, to develop policies through specific activities and to commit to specific objectives related to active ageing.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– conferences, events and initiatives, with the strong involvement of civil society and churches, to promote debate, raise awareness and foster the making of specific commitments contributing to sustained and lasting impacts;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Co-financing at Union level of activities within the framework of the European Year shall be in accordance with the priorities and rules applying, on an annual or multiannual basis, to existing programmes and autonomous budget lines, particularly in the field of employment, social affairs and equal opportunities. Where appropriate, programmes and policies in other fields which also contribute to the promotion of active ageing, such as education and culture, health, research, the information society, regional policy and transport policy as well as home- and mortgage policies and practices, may also support the European Year.