6 Amendments of Elena GENTILE related to 2015/2223(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. considering that energy poverty can be defined as the inability of a household to support an adequate level of energy supply so as to guarantee basic levels of comfort and health, due to a combination of low income, high energy prices and low quality housing stock;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. considering that energy poverty is becoming an increasingly widespread problem in Europe, and that the situation is likely to get worse in the next few years due to the forecast increases in energy prices, the corresponding increase in income inequality and in poverty in general, the lack of adequate heating systems and the general poor quality of housing insulation, in particular in Mediterranean countries;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. considering that the Energy Union must provide an effective response to energy poverty, which affects more than 100 million Europeans, through strengthening the position of the most vulnerable consumers, improving energy efficiency for the most vulnerable and developing corrective measures to provide access to affordable energy for people in need;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt integrated frameworks to combat energy poverty by linking energy and poverty/social inclusion policies more closely; invites the Commission also to present a Communication on energy poverty in Europe, accompanied by an action plan to fight against it, which contains a definition and indicators of energy poverty;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2.a. calls on the Member States to guarantee the quality and efficiency of primary care and other welfare services, given that inadequate social protection (provided in the form of benefits and service provision) increases the risk that those in poverty will require long-term support;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- ensuring that the Member States provide incentives in the form of bonuses for those with few or no professional qualifications who undertake basic professional training, in order to improve their chances on the job market and gradually lift themselves out of absolute poverty;