Activities of Maria BADIA i CUTCHET related to 2013/0233(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in the Active and Assisted Living Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States PDF (326 KB) DOC (430 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) About 20 million people across the EU are employed in "white jobs" in the health and social services sector, a figure which is expected to increase in the coming years due to the aging population. Training and life-long learning in this sensitive sector should be a key priority. Therefore, the need for white jobs and for investments in modern skills, such as using information technologies, has to be assessed more precisely.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The actions envisaged in the AAL programme should help underpin European public health systems and health cover, since they are an essential means of sustaining social welfare and reducing the welfare gap between regions and population sectors that is widening alarmingly owing to the current economic and social crisis.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report on the progress achieved by the AAL Programme.. That report shall contain details of implementation, including the number of proposals selected for funding, type of participants, including SMEs, and statistics by country.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. The AAL Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – part I – point 3 a (new)
Annex 2 – part I – point 3 a (new)
3a. The AAL Programme shall promote health innovation and e-Health: increasing the interoperability of patient registers and other e-Health solutions, such as those using the Internet of Things (IoT).
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 2 – part II – point 4 a (new)
Annex 2 – part II – point 4 a (new)
4a. In implementing the AAL Programme, account must be taken of situations arising from the digital divide so as to ensure the involvement of final users in the programme.