5 Amendments of Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN related to 2013/2158(INI)
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Believes that given the number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures with a view to amending EU legislation i. In order to guarantee the portability of pension rights and the continuation of employment benefits for at least three months while the recipient is looking for work in another Member State, EU legislation is currently being amended. an agreement has been reached between the Council and the Parliament on the cross-border portability of supplementary pensions rights;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Takes note of the CSR proposal for many Member States regarding pension reforms; considers it regrettabledeplores the fact that the Commission’s recommendations were made without reference to Parliament’s recommendations in the Green and White Papers on pensions; stresses that pension reforms require national political and social cohesion and must be negotiated with the social partners to be successful;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Welcomes the Commission´s note in the 2014 Annual Growth Survey pointing out that in many countries, pension reforms should be completed by linking statutory retirement age to life expectancy more systematically;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3
In order to guarantee the sustainability of pension systems: it is possible to raise the actual retirement age without raising the mandatorybelieves that to successfully raise effective retirement age bys and reducing the number of people leaving the labor market early; believes that to successfully raise effective retirement ages, reforms in pension systems need to be accompanied by policies that limit the access to early retirement schemes and other early exit pathways, develop employment opportunities for older workers, guarantee access to life-long learning, introduce tax benefit policies giving incentives to stay longer at work, and support active healthy ageing
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3 a (new)
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3 a (new)
Notes the uneven progress and level of ambition across Member States in formulating and implementing structural reforms aimed at raising employment, phasing out early retirement schemes and evaluating, at Member state level and together with social partners, the need to put both the statutory and effective retirement age on a sustainable footing with increases in life expectancy;