Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2014/2255(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Assessment of the 2012 European Year for active ageing and solidarity between generations (A8-0241/2015 - Eduard Kukan) PT
Assessment of the 2012 European Year for active ageing and solidarity between generations (debate) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Report on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations PDF (196 KB) DOC (126 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the increase in average life expectancy should be seen as a gain for civilisation and a factor of social progress;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas work productivity has increased significantly in the past decades, and raising the pension age is therefore not an inevitable option;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas active ageing and solidarity between generations are key to achieving the Europe 2020 goals and targbuilding an inclusive societsy and bringing about a competitive, prosperous and inclusive Europeto any country’s development;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, according to the WHO, the word ‘active’ refers to continuing participation in social, economic, cultural, spiritual and civic affairs, not just the ability to be physically active or to participate in the labour force, and whereas, consequently, older people who retire from work, and people who retire because of invalidity or illness, can remain active contributors to their families, peers, communities and nations;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas visible discrepancies exist between Member States and regions as regards active ageing policies and policies on social protection in old age, support infrastructure and budgetary resources;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas active and healthy ageing creates new social needs, requiring investment in diversified public services, both existing services and new services that are yet to be created, and of course in the field of health and care for the elderly, and whereas it unlocks new potential in relation to the enjoyment and extension of leisure and rest time;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that active ageing is the process of optimising opportunities for health and formeans continuing to participatione in society in order to enhance quality of life as people age; takes the view that active ageing policies should increase people’s potential for physical, social and mental well-being through the course of their lives so as to allow better social inclusion and greater participation in society, at both the political, civic and cultural level and at family level, but it also means enjoying the final years of life as a quality time, in particular by taking part in programmes such as universities of the third age and in leisure, sporting and tourist activities; highlights the fact that promoting active ageing does not simply mean better conditions to enable older people to work longer, but alsoentails providing better access to public health and social services and to lifelong learning, boosting existing social infrastructure, such as homes and day centres, the elimination of age discrimination and stereotypes, action to combat poverty and social exclusion, and greater awareness of the value of active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recommends to all the Member States that, through their social security systems, they promote and strengthen high-quality public infrastructure for the elderly (homes, day centres and home support), where elderly people are seen as active participants rather than passive recipients of the initiatives in which they take part;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recommends to all the Member States that they promote dignified ageing, in particular by paying pensions at a level that cannot fall below the poverty line;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly rejects the consideration of active ageing policies solely as an instrument to maintain the employability of older workers, and calls on the Member States to make all the necessary assessments beforedriving an increase in the pension age and recommends that the Member States should not raisinge the mandatory pension age;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the targeting of funds for active ageing, together with the effectiveness of funds absorption; further calls on the Commission to explore the feasibility and added value of a new European financial instrument to address the problem of reintegrating dismissed middle-aged workers;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recommends to the Member States that they draw up and implement public policies and programmes that will not only improve physical health but also promote mental health and social ties;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it essential to provide public services to support older people in living independently for as long as possible, and to develop and maintain people-oriented and demand-driven public support and care services for the elderly;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17