Activities of Alexis GEORGOULIS related to 2021/2099(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Citizenship Report 2020 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU Citizenship Report 2020: empowering citizens and protecting their rights
Amendments (10)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU citizenship is one of most tangible achievements of the EU and confers on EU citizens a set of fundamental rights, including free movement in the EU, the right to participate in European democratic life and the right to be protected from discrimination; while ensuring equal opportunities;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas active citizenship is better ensured if the fundamental needs of citizens are satisfied; hence, the protection provided by minimum wages is of great importance and is a prerequisite for the goal EU has set, to leave no one behind;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas people facing precarious working and living conditions often feel marginalised and participate less or not at all in social life, as well as in civil society and in elections;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas homeless people not only face precarious living conditions but often have little or no access to information regarding their rights and the tools to defend them;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas numerous cross-border and seasonal workers face difficult, unhealthy and not safe working conditions, little or no job security and insufficient or no social security coverage and access to social benefits; whereas many cross-border and seasonal workers often come from vulnerable social groups and regions; whereas COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated the already existing precarious situations of numerous cross- border and seasonal workers, creating gaps in the implementation of existing legislation for their protection;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
B e. whereas a definition of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented groups vary widely between Member States and even may depend on the political and social situation in MS in a given moment;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that, in order to ensure that the European Pillar of Social Rights is implemented and that no one is left behind, minimum wages have an important role to play; calls on the Commission and the Member State to ensure that all workers in the EU earn a decent living, which can prevent their marginalisation, decent living conditions being a prerequisite for their full and active participation in our democracies;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Is concerned about the marginalisation of the homeless people because of the difficult living conditions and of the lack of information they face; calls on the Member States to take measures in order to protect homeless peoples’ lives and rights, as well as to reach out to them with information campaigns about these measures and, thus, to facilitate their inclusion in social and political life and civil society;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses the precarious conditions cross-border and seasonal workers are facing, especially after the COVID-19 crisis; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to address the vulnerabilities that cross-border and seasonal migrant workers face in the context of the COVID-19crisis and to ensure the effective application and enforcement of Union law related to labour mobility, social security coordination among Member States and the right to equal pay for1 equal work in the same place; 1https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/T XT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C:2021:362:FULL&a mp;from=EN
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Calls the Commission and MS to agree on a basic set of common definitions regarding vulnerable groups, which may include groups such as women, LGBTQI people, migrants and refugees, people from low income households, ethnic or linguistic minorities, and persons with disabilities;