Activities of Guido REIL related to 2019/2188(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reminds the Commission and the Member States to achieve the goal of comparable living conditions through upward convergence and to counter the increasing inequality and de- solidarisation within and between Member States through appropriate measures, such as the strengthening of collective sysStresses that the Member States are solely responsible for implementing policies to improve standards of living and to counter inequality within their nation; believes that the Commission should refrain from further interference into the social affairs of Member Statems and a coordshould inastead approach to minimum security systems for all age groups, a minimum income, minimum wages and minimum pensfocus its priorities towards improving the flawed common market without relentlessly pursuing further harmonisations;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomeRejects the Commission’s plan to promptly propose a legal instrument to ensure that every worker in the Union receives a fair minimum wage21; calls also for this plan to ensure, through legislation or collective agreements, that nobody is at risk of poverty and that everyone can live from their work and participate in society; underlines that the floor should be at least 60% of the national gross median wage; stresses that if this is too low to live on in relation to standards in a given country, an additional mechanism based on objective criteria should be used to calculate a supplement that ensures a decent lifeonsiders this proposal to be a severe infringement into the sovereignty of Member States and a step closer towards a European Superstate; reiterates that competitive wages can already be adequately achieved through collective bargaining and trade unions; __________________ 21 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/political-guidelines-next- commission_de.pdfhttps://ec.europa.eu/co mmission/sites/beta-political/files/political- guidelines-next-commission_en.pdf
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the EU to end illegal migration which is fuelling the rise of homelessness in the EU and is putting increased pressure on Member States social security systems; stresses, moreover, that it is a Member States duty to prioritise accommodation to nationals of the Member State;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to enforce, effectively and through sanctions, the right of workers to organise and to negotiate and conclude collective agreements, and to ensure that unions can enter plants, speak to workers at work and organise them; instructs the Commission to refrain from imposing any sanctions on Member States in this regard as these rights are solely the responsibility of the Member States to enforce;