Activities of Dominique MARTIN related to 2014/2247(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cohesion policy and marginalised communities (A8-0314/2015 - Terry Reintke) FR
Amendments (7)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesExpresses its concern about the fact that, with effect from 20141, Regulation 1303/2013/EU contains new elements intended to help the disadvantaged: it makes it compulsory to dismantle institutions with large staff complements, and, in promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and all forms of discrimination, to switch from institutional services to community-based services, and incorporated marginalised communities, which may face growing challenges and increasingly lag behind other groups in a knowledge-based society; __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its concern about the traceability of the funds devoted to social action procedures for these marginalised groups; observes that the abuses which have recently been identified in Italy under the name ‘Mafia Capitale’, where the chain of subsidies has been diverted by associations supported by the city, demonstrate the possible dimensions that corruption may attain;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Proposes that actions should, as a priority, be concerned with public health measures, as these communities come into contact with the population without even being registered;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that 30 million people are currently unemployed in Europe and that no Member State has yet taken the urgent measures which are required, in the form of reducing the social security contributions payable by SMEs (which in France provide 97% of employment);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the services sector does not represent an adequate source of employment, except in the case of tourism, but that numerous alternatives exist, particularly a renewed emphasis on the primary sector, which should be accompanied by an economic development model which is more sustainable and less based on profit;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the education system must promote equal opportunities, which necessitates appropriate training of teachers and an upgrading of their status; considers, moreover, that training should be adjusted according to social origins, in order to avoid falling into the trap of egalitarianism, which could harm the general level of education;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on Member States to take back control over all or part of the banking industry in order to promote deleveraging of households, free up credit for undertakings and reinvigorate employment;