5 Amendments of Sandra PEREIRA related to 2023/0000(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Calls for a strong and concrete budgetary response by the Union in 2024 to the social and economic difficulties faced by Europeans as a consequence of inflation and the cost of living crisis, in the context of the war in Ukraine and post- pandemic challenges; is concerned in particular that high energy and food, food and housing prices, and continued pressure on essential services and supplied chains are exacerbating social and economic inequalities, eroding the middle class, and worsening the living and working conditions and mental health of many workers and their families;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that the budget should support policies and measures to facilitate the labour market transition, create quality, stable employment with rights, further develop resilient social systems, reduce poverty and increase upward social convergence across the Union so that no one is left behind; notes in particular that investment in lifelong learning, reskilling and upskilling is essential to address the green and digital transition; welcomes in this context the 2023 Porto Social Forum conclusions highlighting – in the framework of the European Year of Skills – how robust policies on skills, education and training can create better employment, swifter integration in the labour market and foster social inclusion, and consequently boost the resilience and competitiveness of the EU´s economy and society; calls for financial support to the creation of local strategies for skills and skills development hubs in cooperation with employment agencies of cities; insists on the importance of investing in social inclusion and measures for children and young people; recalls that the integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, the unemployed, and people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine, is paramount;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 16,814 3 billion in commitments in 2024 to ESF+Considers that the steep increase in the cost of living and its brutal impacts on workers and their families, the increase of inequalities and social injustices, the significant increase of poverty and social deprivation, require a strong reinforcement of the value of ESF+ that doubles the commitments and payments proposed by the Commission in order to contribute to address these problems; recalls that ESF+ is the main instrument for investing in people and building social protection and that it must play a key role in supporting Member States to achieve high employment levels, adequate social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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8. Recalls that the JTF should provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate neutral economy of the Union by 2050; highlights the existence of cases where workers have waited two years, and counting, for support after losing their job in the context of the “just transition”, without compensation or professional requalification, while having been promised that no one would be left behind; takes note of the Commission appropriations in 2024 of EUR 1,486 billion; highlights its importance for addressing the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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9. Recalls the target in the Porto Declaration of 7 May 2021 to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030; considers the need to make this objective more ambitious toward the actual eradication of poverty and social deprivation; takes note that, in 2024, EUR 4.8 billion of the ESF+ budget under shared management would need to be spent on food aid and basic material assistance for the most deprived persons, exceeding the actual objective of 4% and highlighting the worrying increase in the number of deprived persons;