9 Amendments of Evangelia TZAMPAZI related to 2007/0278(COD)
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Despite these achievements, significant parts of the population in all Member States are still suffering from deprivation and limited access to basic services or feel excluded from their societies, and 78 million people live at risk of poverty. In addition, 500 000 disabled people continue to live in institutions.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Poverty and social exclusion take complex and multi-dimensional forms. They relate to income and living standards, access to good quality healthemployment, quality and security of employment, access to good quality health services, social welfare and child care, housing services and other services, and educational and work opportunities.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In their National Action Plans for Social Inclusion, several countries highlight the high poverty and/or exclusion risk faced by some particular groups, including children, lone parents, the elderly, young people, migrants and ethnic minorities, disabled people, the homeless, prisoners, women and children who are victims of violence, and severe substance abusers. National policies and support measures aimed at the most vulnerable groups can play a significant role in combating poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The lack of basic competences and qualifications is also a major barrier to inclusion in society. There is a growing danger of new cleavages in society emerging, between those who have access to lifelong learning to enhance their employability and adaptability, and to facilitate their personal development and active citizenship, and those who remain excluded and suffer discrimination. Those without adequate skills will find it more difficult to enter the labour market and find a quality job, are more likely to spend long periods out of work and, if they do work, are more likely to find themselves in low- paid jobs.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The availability and the ability to use information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly becoming a prerequisite for inclusion. A ministerial declaration approved in June 2006 in Riga calls for an information society for all, together with electronic accessibility for the disabled.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Key to the successful impact of Community action to fight poverty and social exclusion is the extent to which it enjoys broad popular support and genuine political support for the desire for change. The European Year should act as a catalyst in raising awareness and in building momentum. It should help to focus political attention and mobilise everyone concerned in order to drive forward the Open Method of Coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c
(c) Cohesion — Promoting a more cohesive society by raising public awareness of the benefits for all of a society where poverty is eradicated and no- one is condemned to live in the margins. The European Year shall foster a society that sustains and develops quality of life, social well-being and equal opportunities for all regardless of etheinic or brackgroundial origin, gender, disability, age, religion or creed, or sexual orientation, ensuring sustainable development and solidarity between and within generations and policy coherence with EU action worldwide.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Commitment — Reiterating the strong political commitment of the EU to the fight against poverty and social exclusion and promoting this commitment at all levels of governance. Building upon the achievements and possible shortcomings of the Open Method of Coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, the European Year shall strengthen the political commitment to the prevention of and fight against poverty and social exclusion, cooperate with all Member States to focus political attention and mobilise all those concerned, and give impetus to further development of the European Union’s action in this field.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. It shall conduct a regular exchange of views with stakeholders, particularly at European level, on the design, implementation, follow-up and assessment of the European Year. With this in view the Commission shall make the relevant information available to interested parties.