12 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2010/2157(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas demographic change is characterised by population ageing and substantial migration flows both from third countries into the EU and within the EU from east to west and from rural to urban areas,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the competent regional and local authorities to put more effort into analysing the effectiveness of the introduction of equal opportunities policies for women and men and measures to combat discrimination, in particular within the context of demographic change, characterised by the ageing population and substantial migration flows both from third countries into the EU and within the EU from East to West and from rural to urban areas;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the competent regional and local authorities to promote an SME culture and to foster the spirit of enterprise in women, encouraging them to set up in business, in order to prevent a ‘brain drain’ of young people from rural areas to urban areas, especially young women with good university and professional training; highlights the major contribution made by the structural funds and microcredit in making access to finance easier for women entrepreneurs;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that one of the key ways to address the demographic challenge is to try and maintain a reasonable balance in the composition of the population by gender and age, so it is essential to encourage young people and women to stay in their places of origin through the guarantee of sufficient job opportunities and a decent supply of social and cultural services; stresses that the exodus of women belonging to economically active age groups results in the so-called ‘masculinisation’ of the rural population which, combined with the over-ageing population of women in single person households and the abandonment of farming, are the main causes of depopulation and economic decline in the EU's rural areas, with negative consequences for the quality of life of the community and demographic trends;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the competent regionnational, regional and local authorities to put in place measures to enable people to reconcile work and family life, by giving them the opportunity to choose freely between genuine, equivalent alternatives, with a view to increasing theparticularly more flexible working conditions and the sufficient provision of high-quality and affordable services to take care of children, the elderly and other dependents that allow parents, and especially mothers, to combine work and family life; emphasises that countries which have introduced proper policies on reconciling work and family life by giving people the opportunity to choose freely between genuine, equivalent alternatives have managed to raise both labour market participation rates for men and women and birth rates;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of local and regional authorities in Europe in promoting equal opportunities for women and men in order to help meet the demographic challenge, and urges them to integrate a relevant policy into their decentralised cooperation projects, in order, in particular, to enable very poor womenwomen, especially the most vulnerable (immigrants, those belonging to minorities, disabled women, women who have been victims of gender-based violence, unemployed women aged over 45, etc.), to have access to new information technologies and micro-financing of business activities;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a political framework for gender equality can help face demographic challenges; requests, therefore, that the issue of gender equality should be taken into consideration in all debates on regional policy, and in particular on all matters relating to demographic issues;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that one of the key ways to address the demographic challenge is to try and maintain a reasonable balance in the composition of the population by gender and age, so it is essential to encourage young people and women to stay in their places of origin through the guarantee of sufficient job opportunities and a decent supply of social and cultural services; stresses that the exodus of women belonging to economically active age groups results in the so-called ‘masculinisation’ of the rural population which, combined with the over-ageing population of women in single person households and the abandonment of farming, are the main causes of depopulation and economic decline in the EU's rural areas, with negative consequences for the quality of life of the community and demographic trends;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the competent national, regional and local authorities to put in place measures to enable people to reconcile work and family life, particularly more flexible working conditions and the sufficient provision of high-quality and affordable services to take care of children, the elderly and other dependents; emphasises that countries which have introduced proper policies on reconciling work and family life have managed to raise both labour market participation rates for men and women and birth rates, thus helping to anchor the local population;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that more funding should be provided for the integration of immigrantsthe most vulnerable groups in society, particularly women, who are often the victims of double discrimination: immigrants, minorities, people with disabilities, the long-term unemployed, people with few qualifications and other groups at risk of social exclusion, in order to dispel prejudices, and that training, advice and communal events to encourage exchanges, the granting of microcredits for commercial activities, access to new information technologies, etc. could be promoted;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that demographic developments in the regions should be statistically measured; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to make local, regional and national databases on demographic development comparable, so that data can be evaluated at European level and that the exchange of best practices between States, regions and localities can be fostered and promoted;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to enhance cooperation with local and regional stakeholders on issues connected with demographic change;