Activities of Ivo BELET related to 2011/2052(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European platform against poverty and social exclusion (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment Y #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Maintains that elderly care facilitiesprogrammes, including home care, must be developed and reviewed in all the Member States so as to prevent elderly people falling into exclusion or poverty and that financial support should also be provided if possible for families caring for the elderly, in line with achieving the sustainable society and with particular regard to active ageing and improving support for solidarity between generations and encouraging accessibility and solidarity and improving the quality of long-term care; calls on the Commission to assess whether a directive on carer’s leave could help achieve this;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society, including service providers and trade unions at national and European level and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on poverty;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the improvement and the comparability of national statistics on poverty, by the development of indicators at a European level;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for a strong support to the quality and accessibility of social services.
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Maintains that elderly care facilities must be developed in all the Member States so as to prevent elderly people falling into exclusion or poverty; and to encourage accessibility and solidarity.