Activities of Elena GENTILE related to 2014/2237(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty (A8-0310/2015 - Inês Cristina Zuber) IT
Amendments (21)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital –A a (new)
Recital –A a (new)
-Aa. Whereas greater political visibility should be given to fighting child poverty at the highest EU political level, if EU is to meet Europe 2020 strategy targets to reduce poverty by at least 20 million people by 2020;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas according to Eurostat the main factors affecting child poverty are labour market situation of the parents, which is linked to their level of education, the composition of the household in which the children live and the effectiveness of the government intervention through income support and the provision of enabling services;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly reiterated its call for the implementation of the Social Investment Package (SIP), and endorses the European Commission Recommendation Investing in Children Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage which proposes a comprehensive policy framework for tackling child poverty and promoting child well-being based on three pillars of access to adequate resources; access to quality and inclusive services; and children's participation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is due to the feminisation of poverty, women's overrepresentation in precarious work and as involuntary part- time workers and wage discrimination between men and women;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. Whereas large families with a single income are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion, which is due to degrading wage policies and social protection systems as a consequence of the financial and economic crisis;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health and healthcare is enshrined in law, there are many children who do not have access to a family doctor or dentistdequate healthcare, and some children that have extremely limited access to services beyond emergency care;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a Calls on the Commission to set a Europe 2020 sub-target on reducing child poverty and social exclusion and to make the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion visible and explicit in all states of the European Semester; also calls on the Commission to include a specific section with the binding target in each Annual Growth Survey on fighting child poverty and promoting their wellbeing;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Member States to effectively integrate relevant aspects of Social Investment Package and Commission Recommendation 'Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage' in their annual National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports in a comprehensive way; calls on the Commission to ensure annual monitoring and reporting by Member States on the implementation of the Commission Recommendation;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the available EU Structural Funds by ensuring access for all children to sufficient resources that would enable their adequate living standard and affordable quality services, in order to break the cycle of disadvantage early in life;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically direcCalls on the Commission and Member States to develop policies to fight child poverty that focus on correcting the main factors affecting child poverty: improving the labour market situation of the parents and strengthening the government intervention through income support and the provision of enabling services; also urges Member Stateds to children, but also to parents (such as unemploymentprovide for adequate living standards that are compatible with a life in dignity through a combination of benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security toensuring the quantity, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children and their families, and to fight precarious employment, in-work poverty and involuntary part-time jobs;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reformulations and cuts in the public services of Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the privatisation of public services, which have led unequivocally to the weakening of the social rights of children; and to take the impact on children of measures into account when proposing country-specific recommendations within the European Semester;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider if food-based strategies such as dietary diversification and food fortification, as well as nutrition education, public health and food safety measures, and finally supplementation, need to be addressed for particular groups of population in order to prevent the negative effects of malnutrition or undernutrition on the health of children;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to include a specific and binding indicator on children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to introducemplement legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; and to safeguard the return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave; on this regard, strongly opposes the Commission´s intention to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive and calls on the Council to engage proactively with the Parliament and Commission in order to unblock the Maternity Leave Directive; stresses furthermore that reinforcing legislation on paternity leave which gives an important boost to combat gender and pay discrimination in work;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recommends that Member States develop and implement integrated child protection systems to protect children against violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect in a way in which all duty-bearers and system components work together across sectors and agencies sharing responsibilities to form a protective and empowering environment for all children;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. RecommendsCall on thate Member States to guarantee all children access to free, inclusive, quality public education atfor all ages, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios to reduce educational poverty, including early childhood education and care, formal and non-formal education; promoting their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios in order to ensure that all children can benefit from inclusive high quality education and therefore maximise the education systems' impact on equal opportunities and breaking the cycle of poverty;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to developing affordable and accessible early childhood education and care (ECEC), regarding it as a social investment to address inequality and challenges particularly faced by children from disadvantaged families; also raise parents' awareness of the benefits of active participation in ECEC programmes;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote and disadvantaged areas, children with disabilities, and migrantschildren from a minority background and migrants, Roma children, children moving within the EU regardless their nationality, and children left behind;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of its Recommendation entitled 'Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage' in the Member States through the design of a Roadmap; calls on Member States to use EU funding and all other available instruments to implement the Commission Recommendation;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a child guarantee so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition and calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a specific fund to develop the European Child Guarantee;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Stresses the need to systematically assess the impact of policy measures, including macroeconomic ones on children, and recommends the Commission to call on Member States to carry out ex-ante and ex-post impact assessments of such measures to ensure that they do not negatively impact on children's rights and well-being;