10 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2014/2255(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential that the initiatives launched by Member States 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 while respecting the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 83 #
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 on the Member States to make all the necessary assessments before raischanging the mandatory pension age;
Amendment 105 #
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 look into the circumstances and personal situations of older people who are unemployed and, possibly, to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market;
Amendment 110 #
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 non-binding tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that older people must be given the opportunity to play a key role in helping their families, and draws attention to the valuable voluntary work performed by older people;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls the Commission's Budget Review 2010 which identified ‘EU added Value’ as one of its core principles; Insists that this principle must represent the cornerstone of all expenditures and that EU funding, particularly that under the ESF should not be used to subsidise national approaches but used to provide additional support to Member States active ageing programmes;
Amendment 150 #
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 a structured dialogue between young and elderly people should be actively encouraged;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is in favour of older people helping to look after their grandchildren, as a means of enabling them to take part in family and social life; points out that dialogue between young and elderly people can also take the form of exchanges of advice and views between older and younger people, and that such exchanges are extremely important when children are growing up;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Draws attention also to the valuable social role that older people play by imparting values and experience to others and providing pointers on how to approach community life;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the forthcoming EU Covenant on Demographic Change as a major outcome of EY 2012 and of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing; asks the Commission to identify areas within the EU budget where savings and efficiencies can be made in order to provide funding for the covenant, which is an open, large and independent network bringing together local and regional stakeholders committed to tackling European demographic change by promoting age-friendly environments in close cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO);