6 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2014/2237(INI)
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment; and the phenomenon of the working poor; Considers as useful a combined strategy of direct and specific action on cases of extreme poverty, defining appropriate indicators and criteria to identify such cases, i.e. levels of income and access to basic necessities. A strategy should be implemented in individual Member States through the European Social Fund and national and regional resources earmarked for social policies and inclusion.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends that Member States implement or enhance universal implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting children as welfare benefits targeting children as an intrinsic right of the child; an intrinsic right of the child, in particular focussing on specific cases in some Member States where child poverty levels are particularly high and thus require direct action to be taken in the short term.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Asks the Commission to emphasise the need for investment in free, public education by pinpointing specific education methods for the most vulnerable social groups, such as immigrants or people with disabilities of various kinds. Considers that education can be a key priority in ensuring that children acquire the skills which will enable them to access skilled, well-paid jobs, enabling them to build their own way out of poverty.
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges Member States to implement and monitor plans for alleviating child poverty, putting the focus on the intrinsic rights of children, and setting targets for reducing poverty and child social exclusion; Considers moreover that the very definition of poverty should be seen through the prism of both monetary and economic factors, linked to meeting basic needs, and aspects linked to access to culture, sport and free time in general.
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator; Considers it useful, given the limitations encountered thus far in meauring relative poverty and the subsequent identification of efficient policies and strategies, to develop (including through collaborations with research institutes and universities who have produced studies on the multidimensional phenomenon of child poverty) statistical indicators, appropriate analyses to determine the quality of services and care provided to children in the EU and their wellbeing and to identify the limitations of previously adopted anti- poverty plans. Considers it necessary to encourage the participation of individuals and groups which are directly concerned, i.e. stakeholders, families and children. Considers it desirable, in addition, to promote awareness-raising campaigns directed at these groups vis-à-vis the possibilities and conditions of access to the measures implemented to fight child poverty and, addressing a wider audience, provide information on the phenomenon itself, thus being able to raise awareness of the issue.
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Considers it necessary to draw up specific strategies, to be implemented in individual Member States, seeking to measure and compare the extent of gambling, in particular online gambling. This is an increasingly recurring phenomenon in families affected by poverty and has serious economic and social ramifications which have negative consequences, especially for children.