Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2012/2258(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out the very different rates of ageing in EU Member States and the significant national, political and cultural differences in perceptions of the demographic challenge and, especially, of ways of facing it and planning for it;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to create the appropriate conditions for people to work longer and to be more productive, both by improving labour-market flexibility through the introduction of time accounts and part-time possibilities and by making provision for moderndifferent forms of employment contract, including temporary ones, taking care to ensure that there is always adequate social protection in place;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that it is crucial to fight information isolation of the older generation; access to new technologies and their use is one of the essential tools for active and healthy ageing and for the social inclusion of seniors.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises the importance of planning for adequate care provision, both formal and informal;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the need to put in place support systems for family carers;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses the importance of supporting and facilitating older volunteers and intergenerational volunteering;