14 Amendments of Ulla TØRNÆS related to 2015/2223(INI)
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt integrated frameworks to combat energy poverty by linking energy and poverty/social inclusion policies more closely;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls onEncourage the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meetsadopt policies that allow them to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Commission to present, in the context of the announced social pillar, an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income in 2016; Encourages the Member States to analyse the potential costs and benefits of introducing an adequate minimum income in line with national customs and traditions;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Finds regrettable that the EU2020 target to reduce poverty in Europe by lifting 20 million people out of poverty appears even further out of reach than when it was set; reiterates that one of the target groups is people that face severe material deprivation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to renew their commitment to the poverty reduction target by:
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the Commission’s intention to present a new social pillar; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 TFEU, such a pillar should be aimed at setting a European framework for a minimum income above the poverty level, continuing with a rights- based approach to social policy and improving implementation of existing social, labour and anti-discrimination legislation, underlines in this regard the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomNotes the Commission’s intention to aim for a social triple A score for the Union; finds regrettable that this is currently out of reach owing to increasing inequality, high poverty and social exclusion and less and less availability of quality and affordable social, health and care services; recalls that a social triple A must be based on Article 9 TFEU aimed at a ‘high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education, training and protection of human health’; recalls that achieving a social triple A as a benchmark requires assessing both policies that hinder and work towards achieving the benchmark; finds regrettable that so far the latter has not been addressed at Union level;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that a decent income is a fundamental element for being able to live your life in dignijob is the best way out of poverty; recalls that 16.7 % of the population in the EU 28 in 2013 were at- risk-of-poverty after social transfers; invites the Commission to present in 2016 in the context of the announced social pillar an EU framework directive on adequate minimum incomnd that work in poverty remains a challenge;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that an EU framework directive on minimum income sh minimum income at Member State level could specify which criteria Member States’ minimum income schemes would need to meet so as to lift people out of poverty; considers that such a framework would need to be rights-based, address the level of income, the non-discriminatory, efficient and easy access and the take-up, targeting especially those groups, who currently are excluded from or at risk of exclusion from minimum income schemes;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses thatConsiders that Member States minimum income schemes shouldcan prevent and lift households out of sepovere material deprivationty and allow for an income above the poverty threshold; recalls that a minimum income is a key instrument for delivering on Article 9 TFEU guaranteeing adequate social protection as well as on the fundamental right to decent living conditions, participating in society and protection of human health;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households; points to shortcomings in addressing increasing household cost and considers the Commission’s work on a reference budget a step in the right direction; stresses that lowering household expenditure for poor households will impact positively on the concerned households as well as on the - mainly local - economy and on social cohesion;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that poor households spend the largest share of their income on housing, utilities and food; stresses that one dimension of household expenditure of poor households – the cost of energy and the related issue of energy poverty lacks an in-depth assessment at Union levelfood, housing and utilities; calls on the Commission to improve internal cooperation so as to better link the energy policy and the poverty policy;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that there is so far no definition of energy poverty at Union level and therefore it is very difficult to properly assess the seriousness, the causes and the consequences of energy poverty of poor households in the Union; calls on the Commission to develop with stakeholders a common definition of energy poverty which should aim at assessing at least the following elements: material scope, difficulty for a household to gain access to essential energy, affordability and share of total household cost, impact on basic household needs such as heating, cooling, cooking, lighting and transport;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls onEncourages the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature; points out that such a moratorium aims to decrease excess winter mortality, supporting the most vulnerable groups, especially young children, the elderly and permanently sick and disabled people so as to protect their health and well-beingadopt policies that allow them to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature;