12 Amendments of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2015/2223(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas one of the consequences of rising energy prices is that many families live in houses without heating and that not having adequate heating has a negative impact on a person’s health, in particular for children and older persons;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Da (new)
Recital Da (new)
D a. Whereas privatisation and deregulation of energy services have contributed to the rise in prices, which prevents growing numbers of the population from having access to these services;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Commission, in the context of the announced social pillar, to present an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income in 2016;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. FPoindts it regrettableout that the EU2020 target to reduce poverty in Europe by, lifting 20 million people out of poverty, appears even further out of reach than when it was set; reiterates that one of the target groups is people that face severe material deprivation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to renew their commitment to the poverty reduction targetsupport measures to reduce poverty by adopting the following measures:
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomeHighlights the Commission’s intention to present a new social pillar; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 TFEU, such a pillar should be aimed at setting a European framework for a minimum income above the poverty level, continuing with a rights- based approach to social policy and improving implementation of existing social, labour and anti-discrimination legislation;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomeHighlights the Commission’s intention to aim for a social triple A score for the Union; finds regrettable that this is currently out of reach owing to increasing inequality, high poverty and social exclusion and less and less availability of quality and affordable social, health and care services; recalls that a social triple A must be based on Article 9 TFEU aimed at a ‘high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education, training and protection of human health’; recalls that achieving a social triple A as a benchmark requires assessing both policies that hinder and work towards achieving the benchmark; finds regrettable that so far the latter has not been addressed at Union level;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, adopt and implement an EU framework to reduce poverty and social exclusion, in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, consisting of concrete measures and actions, including energy poverty;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 A. Calls on the Commission to bear in mind the proposals contained in the Opinion published by the European Economic and Social Committee, ‘For coordinated European measures to prevent and combat energy poverty’, and to encourage the urgent adoption of a European energy security and solidarity commitment and, within this framework, the setting-up of a European Poverty Observatory and a European fund with the specific aim of eradicating energy poverty
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that there is a lock-in effect as regards energy poverty, as poor households cannot afford the initial upfront investment needed to combat energy poverty;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on Member States to develop energy policies which are at the service of economic development and populations, which reduce consumption and energy deficits, and which can be seen as a factor for inclusion and not as a constraint on the development of small and medium- sized enterprises and the well-being of peoples;