28 Amendments of Annika BRUNA related to 2021/2253(INI)
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in 2019, the total fertility rate in the European Union was just 1.53 children per female, far below the population replacement threshold rate; whereas easier, low-cost access to childcare services would have a positive effect on the European birth rate;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing challenges in terms of access to formal care services and informal care;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained workforce, the creation of decent working conditions and integrated services, attractive pay packages and adequate funding;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the recruitment of male carers is essential in some care sectors such as support services for disabled or elderly persons with impaired mobility, which require that patients be carried; whereas, conversely, other sectors such as infant care are likely to remain female- dominated;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to community-based care, and public policy should make the fight against medical deserts a priority; whereas that shift has been too slow;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the abuses observed in certain large private care corporations have turned the care sector, particularly elderly care, into a business that grossly prioritises profit to the detriment of service quality and the right to dignity of the dependent persons;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the work of carers, whether male or female, is under- appreciated, devalued and insufficiently paid, and the overwhelming majority of formal carers are women;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas 6.3 million professionals work in long-term care, among whom women (81 %) are overproportionally more represented than men and there are increasing numbers of platform workers, as well as migrant and mobile workers;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 80 % of all long-term care in Europe is provided by informal carers, of which makes care an extremely gendered issuewomen make up the majority;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the high numbers of care recipients who are dependent on informal care are directlyoften linked to the inaccessibility and unaffordability of quality professional services;
Amendment 340 #
La. whereas access to affordable quality care is essential at any age in life, but the assistance provided by loved ones, particularly the family, is irreplaceable due to the human connection it provides; whereas this assistance should be considered a social investment;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas access to various care services is more difficult in rural areas than in urban ones, and in view of the existence of medical deserts, including in the wealthiest Member States;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to increase funding for both formal and informal care acrossin all Member States of the EU to guarantee equal access for dependants to affordable quality care services, as well as an active professional life for carers, and therefore calls on the Member States to make the best use of the European structural and investment funds, including the ESF+, as well as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for investing in care;
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for care services in consultation with the Member States and with respect for their competence and the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high-quality care, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, respecting personal and family choices, is based on reliable and comparable data, and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress;
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States to establish pro-natalist policies, including easier and low-cost access to childcare services and a revaluation of family benefits, aiming to overturn European population decline and mitigate population ageing
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on Member States to consider the situation of parents in education or training, by providing appropriate childcare services located close to the place of learning.
Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to propose a common coherent package of actions at EU level, respecting the competence of Member States, on informal care, to identify and recognise the different types of informal care provided in Europe, and to guarantee carers financial support and other additional support services, including time off for carers, and a work-life balance and rehabilitation services for carers and care recipients;
Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on Member States to place a value on the time informal carers spend caring for their loved ones through financial assistance or tax incentives, and through valuing the time dedicated to this social investment in terms of pension entitlements;
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 919 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to swiftly and fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive; stresses that only an equalimplement measures to facilitate the shareing of care responsibilities between men and women, particularly by means of non-transferable and adequately paid leave periods, which would enable women who wish to do so to increasingly engage in full-time employment and achieve a work-life balance;
Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the labour market reintegration of workers after care leave or longer career breaks, particularly for stay-at-home mothers who wish to go back to work after raising their children;
Amendment 964 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 993 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to adopt approaches to measuring and valuing the contribution and outputs of care, in particular unpaid care and housework;