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6 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2008/2330(INI)

Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas carers are an indispensible but largely unrecognised part of our social and health care systems,
2009/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of social economy enterprises such as cooperative financial institutions in contributing to sustainable economic models and promoting financial inclusion; calls on the Commission to support such enterprises by reducing bureaucratic obstacles in obtaining Community funding;
2009/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the Commission 'Demography Report 2008:Meeting Social Needs in an Ageing Society' (SEC(2008)2911), which recognises the pivotal role that informal carers play in society, calls on the Commission to consider the strong social arguments for the inclusion of carers in future policy formulation;
2009/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of ethical recruitment from third countries, particularly with regard to health-care professionals and calls on those Member States that have not already done so to develop a Code of Practice for international recruitment;
2009/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes that a European Year of Volunteering would be an ideal opportunity for the EU to connect with civil society; calls on the Commission to prepare the ground for 2011 to be declared as the European Year of Volunteering by submitting an appropriate legislative proposal to this effect as soon as possible;
2009/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses the importance and value of the consultation process as an effective tool in empowering citizens by enabling them to directly input into the policy process at EU level; calls on the Commission to take further steps to raise awareness of future EU consultations via the media and other appropriate forums at national, regional and local levels;
2009/02/03
Committee: EMPL