2 Amendments of Emer COSTELLO related to 2013/2134(INI)
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the crisis has had a severe and lasting impact on the Member States' levels of unemployment and their social situation, which has led to unsustainable increases in poverty and social exclusion, including child poverty, homelessness, in- work poverty and over-indebtedness of households; calls in this context on Member States to reinforce the safety nets and ensure the effectiveness of the welfare systems that deal with those affected; urges the Commission to take account of the impact of the economic adjustment programmes on progress towards the Europe 2020 headline targets in those Member States experiencing financial difficulties and to agree modifications aimed at bringing the adjustment programmes into line with the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the fact that this year many Member States made a greater effort to involve national parliaments, the social partners and civil society in drawing up their national reform programmes; reiterates its call for increased democratic legitimacy for the European Semester and stresses that the engagement of all stakeholders in the development of the necessary reforms is crucial to their delivery and success.;