Activities of Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO related to 2010/2239(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that pensions and pension systems are a primary responsibility of the Member States; however, since the challenges and concerns as to their sustainability and adequacy are shared by all of the EU, considers it helpful to lay down some minimal common guidelines and a fully coordinated approach, so as to guide and promote more adequate and sustainable pension systems throughout the EU;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the demographic challenge and pressure from the increasing ageing of the European population are also largely due to the current low birth rates; therefore believes that it should be a priority to opt for public policies to encourage the birth rate throughout the EU; to this end sees a need to strengthen support for mothers and the commitment to their inclusion in the employment market on equal terms, for reasons of both economic efficiency and social justice, backing up such measures with an integrated effort to create an employment market that will facilitate the work-life balance;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9b (new)
Paragraph 9b (new)
9b. Considers that job insecurity, not only in the European Union as a whole but especially in some Member States, with temporary employment levels of over 30 % and some sections of society particularly hard hit, such as young people and mothers, is a serious problem for the sustainability of pension schemes and is damaging inter-generational solidarity; therefore sees a need to opt strongly for the application of a European strategy, in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, to ensure there are better levels of inclusion in the employment market in conditions of stability and quality;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9b (new)
Paragraph 9b (new)
9b. Notes that many European citizens, particularly young people, are joining and even staying in the employment market as a result of the grant system, and regrets that this is still excluded from social security contributions;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Points out that, in view of Europe’s demographic challenge, controlled immigration, geared to the employment market and with policies that will safeguard immigrants’ full integration into European society, should be regarded as a positive factor that will offset the effects of ageing and depopulation;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that excessive use is being made of the early retirement option, to an extent that is especially worrying in sectors that do not have arduous working conditions, such as finance or telecommunications; therefore calls on the Member States to more closely regulate this option and reduce its excessive use, since not only have expectations of engaging new people in the employment market not been fulfilled, let alone fulfilled in the same conditions of security and quality as workers taking early retirement, but the latter have also created a significant extra load on the fiscal balance of the EU’s pension schemes;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that policies of discounting social security contributions have become widespread, particularly in the last decade, with the aim of encouraging employability; as such policies have been shown not to be fully effective in fulfilling such aims and involve reducing public resources allocated to pensions, sees a need to require responsible, limited and extremely localised of discount schemes, to ensure not only that such policies are effective but also that the public pension system is reinforced;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers it a relevant point that the Member States should manage to safeguard an adequate level of pay, as laid down in the EU 2020 Strategy, since adequate pay levels, through their respective contributions, also help to safeguard adequate pension schemes;