12 Amendments of Vincenzo IOVINE related to 2010/2239(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Member States face enormous challenges in ensuring that pensions meet citizens' expectations; and provide a standard of living in old age which is above the poverty threshold of the Member States;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that sound economic and social policies, taking account of the challenges of intergenerational solidarity and predicted birth rates, make an important contribution to growth and stability;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the persistence of the economic crisis is making the employment of wage-earners increasingly precarious, which has an adverse impact on pension systems, and that it is therefore necessary to institute social protection schemes for the benefit, in particular, of the most disadvantaged sections of the population;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
stresses the importance of overhauling the intergenerational pact, by insisting both on recognition of the value of work done by older people and prioritising the employment of young people;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that pensions and pension systems are a primary responsibility of the Member States, but recognises that the Member States' economies are all interdependent; therefore calls on Member States to use soft law tools, such as the Open Method of Coordination, to guarantee the adequacy, safety and sustainability of their pension systems;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Does not consider iConsiders that, although it is not possible to set an adequate pension at European level, because the amount required is very dependent on specific circumstances in the Member States, common criteria and targets should be set which are to be attained by means of national pathways;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that the 2020 Strategy devotes no explicit attention to sustainable and adequate pension systems, although the attainment of some of the objectives presented in that document depends on them;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
1. Considers that, in order to pursue the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy and in particular to attain an employment rate of 75% of people aged between 20 and 64, it is necessary to reform the pension system so as not to penalise young people’s entry into the world of work;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the growing importance of labour-market mobility in the EU, as well as the need for such mobility and the positive impact which a more dynamic labour market could have on the pension system;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 22 – point 1 (new)
1. Notes that, as stated in the Monti Report, mobility of workers, which is necessary in order to improve the efficiency of employment markets, is still inadequate in Europe;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
1. Observes that, in order to raise the mobility rate, it is necessary to inform European citizens of their pension rights accumulated in Member States where they have been employed;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 34 – point 1 (new)
1. Considers that, in order to be genuinely sustainable, the reform of the pension systems of the Member States must be combined with a preparedness to reorganise the labour market so as to promote the principle of flexicurity and to modernise the social protection system;