20 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2016/2270(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a buoyant economy with low unemployment is still the most effective tool for fighting poverty;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are as yet no established indicators of absolute poverty term ‘relative poverty’ says nothing about real need, but, rather, merely describes a person’s income relative to that of others;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas reconciling family and working life, especially for single parents, is of the utmost importance in order to be able to escape poverty;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas relative poverty, as a concept, with the poverty threshold being defined as 60% of national median net income, does not tally with real life in that it disregards regional and individual differentials and cannot reflect upward economic trends, since prosperity gains cannot be factored in;1a __________________ 1a The fact is that the 60% threshold - the definition of relative poverty - ensures that there will always be poverty as long as there are income differentials. If, within a society, all incomes double, then, on the basis of that interpretation, the poverty line will automatically be doubled, too, and there will be just as many people classified as poor as there used to be (even if, all of a sudden, they have much more disposable income).
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas there must be no confusion between ‘income differentials’ and ‘poverty’;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas a general statutory minimum wage is not necessarily the right way to reduce poverty, since it applies to personal income and not household income;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 120 million people in the European Union – some 25 % of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this fact is accompanied by persistently high unemployment ratein many countries, however, unemployment and hence poverty, too, are being reduced as a result of structural reforms;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income scharrangements is an important and effective way to overcomeuseful for limiting poverty, supporting social integration and access to the labour market and meeting the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services - is one of the most effective ways tos one measure, among many, for combating poverty, guaranteeing an adequate standard of living and fostering social integration;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to produce a definition of poverty that is more in keeping with real life;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make the European Semester more binding;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that an adequate income is fundamentalimportant for a dignified life and that without a minimum income and a stake in societyhelps individuals cannoto develop their potential to the full and participate in the democratic shaping of society;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households out of those situationscan serve to reduce poverty, provided that such intervention in the wage formation process is compatible with economic trends at the time;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their basic personal needshelp reduce poverty;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that job creation, by providing an environment with flexible labour markets that is economy-friendly and employment-friendly, should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty;