9 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2014/2255(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the average number of children per woman in the EU is lower than the threshold of generation renewal, the economic crisis has been a factor in the reduction of the birth rate and life expectancy could grow by an additional five years by 2050;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential that the initiatives launched as part of EY 2012 be followed up and transformed into a strong political commitment followed by concrete action to ensure social inclusion and the well-being of all generations, supporting appropriate working conditions and facilitating relations between social workers and social enterprises;
Amendment 86 #
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 onurges the Member States to make all the necessary assessments before raising the mandatory pension age;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of encouraging the exchange of knowledge between generations and emphasises the need to implement fiscal, employment and social laws to facilitate the generational turnover: a 50% youth unemployment rate is indecent for any civilised country;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and, in conjunction with the Member States, to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market through the upgrading of skills and through policies that encourage lifelong learning, in addition to increasing public spending and implementing economic and statistical models for measuring the effectiveness of public investment at regional level;
Amendment 122 #
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 onurges 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 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility and added value of a new EU financial instrument to provide a minimum income for all EU citizens below the poverty line;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that older people should be a fully fledged part of society and that their participation in daily life should be supported; considers, furthermore, that it is vital to actively encourage a structured dialogue between young and elderly people should be actively encouraged, which would provide a mutual enrichment stemming from the different respective experiences, in order to create an optimal working environment and high-quality employability;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the importance of social enterprises that help to provide services for the elderly and look after their health and participation in society;