26 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2011/2052(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the most vulnerable groups have been those mostall of the working population in addition to the elderly and disabled people have been severely affected by the crisis and the associated austerity measures,
Amendment A #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Ccalls on the Commission to involve civil society at national and European level and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on povertyboost the involvement in the development of a European strategy at all levels of governance (European, national, regional and local) of organised civil society and of all stakeholders, such as NGOs, social economy organisations, service providers, experts in social innovation and the social partners, as well as people living in poverty themselves, in partnership with the associations in which they freely express their opinions and which have acquired experience and knowledge, particularly through the development of national platforms against poverty and social exclusion in each Member State; calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation between local, regional and national authorities and European Institutions, particularly the European Parliament; believes that the synergies should concern all stakeholders, including SMEs and entrepreneurs; calls for discussions with people living in poverty and social exclusion to be institutionalised, and to be extended at national level, and for their participation and contribution to be made a formal and central part of the annual convention on poverty and social exclusion, and calls for appropriate and regular follow-up of the recommendations so developed;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas poverty is a multi-faceted problem requiring an integrated response which is tailored to different stages of life and to people’s multi-dimensional needs, and which is based on guaranteeing access to rights, resources and servicesthe European Union's efforts between 2000 and 2008 did not lead to a reduction in poverty and social exclusion which, on the contrary, grew and involved new social categories; whereas the aim of inclusive growth requires greater, tangible efforts also to combat discrimination against the more vulnerable members of the working population, the elderly, the disabled and the new poor,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment LL #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women are in general more vulnerable to poverty than men owing to various factors such as gender discrimination at work, which results in the persistent gender pay gap, the resulting pension disparities, and labour market discriminationbut also career breaks in order to care for dependants and labour market discrimination; whereas only 63% of women work in Europe, compared to 76% of men, and having regard to the lack of support networks and concrete measures to help parents achieve a work/life balance, including affordable care services,
Amendment MM #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the EU since the crisis and now runs at over 20% reaching a critical level in all Member States, which puts young people at risk of falling into poverty from a very early age; whereas this alarming situation calls for urgent political, economic and social responses and will, in combination with demographic changes, aggravate skills shortages; having regard to the vital role that vocational training can play in helping young people and low skilled workers to join the labour market; whereas, however, getting a job does not always mean escaping poverty, and whereas young people are especially susceptible to falling into the category of working poor,
Amendment N #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Ccalls for equal rights and equal social protection for all workers in each Member State, with due regard for differing practices, collective labour agreements and legislation in the various Member States and for the subsidiarity principle, for respect for equal rights and equal social protection for all in each Member State, whether they are Union citizens or third- country nationals; calls on Member States to fight against illegal and undeclared work;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas employment, and therefore vocational training, are the main way to resolve the problem of poverty; whereas, however, the new forms of poverty afflicting EU citizens today also call for a pragmatic, non-ideological approach, starting with the key role of local institutions, which can develop the most effective solutions to combat the problem in a local context,
Amendment O #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Rrecommends that the Member States introduce or further develop measures designed to help people with disabilities find jobs with private companiedevelop new measures designed to help vulnerable and socially excluded groups, especially people with disabilities, find jobs with enterprises, including social economy enterprises, or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion, not least in those regions that are economically weakest and socially more vulnerable, and recommends that they implement existing legislation, such as the 2000 Employment Directive; recommends that the Member States safeguard that people with disabilities participate in education from their early childhood by lifting existing barriers and assisting them; recommends that the Member States promote access to barrier-free environments for public bodies, so as to promote inclusioneople with disabilities and pay particular attention to the situation of early childhood education and care in order to prevent instances of children with disabilities dropping out irreversibly and hopelessly at an early stage; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up exchanges of best practices and to introduce multifaceted measures for the integration of the disabled into the job market;
Amendment P #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the need to assess the impact of EU funds in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective, where possible, the effectiveness, impact, coordination and value for money of EU funds, especially of the European Social Fund (ESF) in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective, reducing the economic discrepancies, prosperity imbalances and differences in living standard levels across EU Member States and regions, and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion; maintains that priority must be given to projects that combine employment targets and strategies with integrated active inclusion approaches, such as projects designed to strengthen intergenerational solidarity at regional and local level or which specifically contribute to realising gender equality and the active inclusion of vulnerable groups; stresses the importance of effective action for solidarity, including reinforcement, anticipation of transfer and reduction of cofinancing in respect of budgetary funding for creating decent jobs, supporting productive sectors and fighting poverty and social exclusion, rather than creating new forms of dependence; stresses the importance of supporting the combat of poverty and social exclusion, and access to quality employment and non discrimination, ensuring adequate income and promoting access to quality services;
Amendment Z #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the most vulnerable groups have been those most severely affected by the crisis and the associated austerity measures, 116 million people in the European Union are at risk of poverty and 42 million (i.e. 8%) live ‘in conditions of severe material deprivation and can not afford a number of necessities considered essential in order to live a decent life in Europe’1; whereas poverty is the unacceptable reflection of an uneven distribution of wealth, income and resources in a prosperous European economy; whereas the most vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and disabled people, have been those most severely affected by the financial, economic and social crisis and the austerity measures currently being taken in the EU in the context of the ‘Euro Plus Pact’ and the ‘governance package’, which could worsen the situation for these groups and put at risk of unemployment, economic insecurity or poverty millions of people who were still managing to live on, and meet their basic needs from, their wages or retirement pension, notably as a result of cuts in public service and social assistance budgets; whereas applying tougher conditions and penalties in social activation policies in response to the crisis aggravates the difficulties faced by the most vulnerable people at a time when few decent jobs are on offer; whereas the gap between rich and poor is getting ever wider as the crisis continues; __________________ 1 European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion (COM(2010)758 final).
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women are more vulnerable to poverty owing to various factors such as gender discrimination at work, which results in the persistent gender pay gap, the resulting pension disparities, and labour market discrimination,; having regard to the lack of support networks to help working women to achieve a work-life balance;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the EU since the crisis; having regard to the vital role that vocational training can play in helping young people to join the labour market,
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the poverty rate among people with disabilities is 70% higher than averagepeople with disabilities, whose poverty rate is 70% higher than average, should be placed at the centre of a strategy aimed at highlighting their added value once they have become integrated into the labour market,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to involve all levels of organised civil society at– national, regional and local – in the development of and European levelstrategy and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on poverty;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the creation of decent jobs through the upgrading of vocational training and the provissupport for the creation of personalised job-seeking assistance in tune with local requirements, in particular for disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for equalrespect for rights and equal social protection for all workers in each Member Statethe proper implementation of social protection clauses for European citizens;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that the Member States introduce or further developstrengthen and implement measures designed to help people with disabilities find jobs with private companies or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the need toimportance of assessing the impact of EU funds, where possible, in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective; maintains that priority must be given to projects that combine employment targets and strategies with active inclusion;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18