12 Amendments of Guido REIL related to 2019/2212(INI)
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesTakes note of the inclusion of the EPSR in the ASGS 2020; emphasises the central role of the Social Scoreboard in the European Semester; calls on the Commission to reinforce the Scoreboard by integrating further indicators reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSRstresses that social policy and social protection should and must remain an exclusive competence of the Member States; rejects any endeavour to standardise the social policies and social protection systems of the Member States in different fields;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that rates of unemployment and long-term unemployment are still high in some Member States; calls for a new financial instrument to tackle long-term unemployment by providing financial support for measures and projects in regions with above-average long-term unemployment;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the limited intergenerational social mobility and increased income inequality compared to pre-crisis levels; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle income inequalities; stresses that tax and benefit systems must be designed in a way to reduce inequalities and promote fairness;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission consultation on a European framework for minimum wagesEncourages Member States to ensure that employed people receive a wage that allows them a decent life in their country; recalls in this regard that any decision on setting minimum wages is a Member State's prerogative; calls for adequate minimum wage levels through collective agreements or through law, in line with national traditions; calls for a coordinated approach at EU level in order to achieve real wage growth, avoid the downward spiral of unhealthy labour cost competition and increase upward social convergence for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen collective bargaining coverage at sectorial level and the involvement of social partners in policy-making, including for the European Semester;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its concern about the high number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion; is especially worried about high rates of child poverty and in- work poverty; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive European anti- poverty strategystresses that child poverty has many different causes and that relevant issues such as healthcare, education, childcare, nutrition and housing fall within the competence and restablish a European Child Guarantee with adequate funding and well-designed support servicesponsibility of the Member States; calls on the Member States to tackle child poverty as a priority;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an integrated response to tackle the lack of affordable housing, poor housing conditions, housing exclusion and homelessnessIs concerned about the rise of homelessness in most Member States; emphasises that the rise of homelessness has both personal, individual and structural causes such as the migration from non-EU-countries, the poverty migration from EU member states, the lack of affordable housing, and wrong housing policies; calls on the Member States to exchange information and best practices to tackle this urgent social problem;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve work-life balance and gender equality and to ensure equal pay for equal work at the same place; calls for more efforts to close the gender pay and pensions gaps, and to tackle disincentives for women to work; calls for accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as care services for those reliant on care, including the elderly;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Rejects any reduction in the level of cohesion policy funding; opposes, in this context,Notes the proposal to reduce funding for the European Social Fund Plus despite its enlarged scope; stresses the need for greater alignment of the European Semester with social and cohesion funding and the policy objectives of the Union;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that macroeconomic imbalances need to be tackled in a symmetrical way; callRejects the proposal of a European Unemployment Benefit Reinsurance Scheme because it constitutes a further step to a transfer union; is onf the Commission to present a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme in order to better protect workers and reduce pressure from external shocks opinion that such a scheme does not solve the structural national or regional labour market problems that are of a permanent nature and are based on the wrong pubolic financies;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to shift taxation away from labour towards other sources where it will have a less detrimental effect on sustainable growth; calls for new own resources for the EU budget in order to give the Union the tools to better tackle current and future challenges;