17 Amendments of Andreas MÖLZER related to 2010/2239(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that pension systems have to be adequate anddesigned in such a way as to guarantee adequate pensions and be financeable on a sustainable basis.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas pension system actuarial calculations are based on salary and work period and whereas there is a significant disadvantage for women in the retirement amount received due to work interruptions and part-time work on one side and the gender pay gap,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that both the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and the Stability and Growth Pact refer to age-related public expenditures; recognises that the correct inclusion of pension liabilities is only one of many conditions for sustainability; requests that the economic governance reform takes this dimension duly into account;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas during their career women are more often interrupting their career than men to take care of children, or ill or elderly family members and given their family obligations, tend to take up more often the part-time and precarious job thean men,
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that, because of the frequent changes to pension systems, it is barely possible, if at all, for younger citizens to plan for their future as pensioners; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to the parliaments of the Member States as to how their pension systems can be made simpler and more predictable in the longer term;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that pension reforms are necessary in the context of demographic ageing and the financial and economic crisis, but notes at the same time that the first objective of a reform should be to ensure adequate, equitable and affordable retirement income for all;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the EU has a strong role to playshould give its opinion on and can play an advisory role in developing a definition of an adequate and social retirement benefit, in the form of a set of goods and services that older people need - particularly in setting minimum pension levels - in the form of a set of goods and services which it proposes to Member States that older people could need in order to enjoy for a decent and pleasant life;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that there is no perfect pension system, but is convinced that a balanced multi pillar system of public, work related and private as well as funded and unfunded should be found; is of the opinion that each Member State should define a minimum target income level after retirement so as towhich can avoid raising poverty among ageing population;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the divergent wage and social security levels in the Member States do not permit or justify an EU-wide harmonised minimum pension;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Member States to draw up their regulations on minimum pensions in such a way that their pension systems cannot be exploited by citizens of other EU states in a kind of social security and pension tourism, which could create serious economic problems for the countries concerned;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Realises that workers generally do not work until their notional retirement age; stresses that the first priority in reaching sustainability is to ensure workers' ability to work until that age by implementing adequate employment enhancing policies and creating appropriate incentives;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to closely follow the implementation of this Directive, take action against Member States where justified and when reviewing the Directive to take account of the specific situation concerning the financing obligations of the employer vis-à-vis the employee or its pension fund; is of the opinion that as a principle employee's pension rights provided by employers should be fully funded and separated from that employer;
Amendment 189 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Realises that pension knowledge of employees is very limited; is of the opinion that employees need to be better informed by independent bodies of any pension right they build up, the conditions to which it is subject, the security and portability of this right and the possible need for further savings to reach a target level;
Amendment 195 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that in the case of pension schemes more choice is not always better; underlines that the subject matter is of low interest to employees and very complex; is of the opinion that default options should be available, preferablyif appropriate with mandatory membership and that opt- outs should be limited;
Amendment 202 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that Commission President Barosso has put pensions as a priority already during his first term; is of the opinion that so far a coherent and comprehensive approach was lacking; welcomes the Green Paper as a first step to such an approach; looks forward to concrete legislative proposals in the near future;
Amendment 206 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to organise itself with an increased focus on pensions by setting up a task force chaired by President Barossoaddress the issue of by setting up a working party chaired by the Commissioner for Financial Planning and the Budget, involving the competences related to pension issues of all relevant DGs, in particular DGs ECFIN, MARKT, EMPL, TAXUD, SANCO and the Services of Eurostat and the ECB.