12 Amendments of Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES related to 2007/0278(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) There is a need for support to be provided for less-favoured regions, for areas with permanent structural disadvantages, for extremely remote regions, for island Member States and for areas that have been affected by recent deindustrialisation or industrial conversion, in order to enable necessary social and economic cohesion to take place;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Despite these achievements, significant parts of the population in all Member States are still suffering from deprivation and limited access to basic services or feel excluded from their societies, and 78 million people live at risk of poverty, among whom there are 19 million children. Poverty among children is at least 3 % higher than among the other parts of population.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) PThe problem of poverty and social exclusion takeis based on broad, complex and multi-dimensional forms. They relate to income and living standards, access to good quality health services and other services, and educational and work opportunities. There is therefore a need, at all levels, for a transparent coordination and cooperation system.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) There is a need to give full priority to solving the problems of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, for which purpose current economic and financial policies (in particular the Stability and Growth Pact, the Lisbon Strategy, the internal market and competition policy) must be revised and priority must be given to achieving a high rate of employment and creating long-term, high-quality jobs with employment rights, to investment and to high-quality public services which will foster social inclusion, particularly in the fields of education, public health, childcare, care for dependants, public transport and social services.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) IfAlthough decent employment significantly reduces the poverty risk for the individual, it is not always a sufficient condition to lift people out of poverty, and the at-risk-of-poverty rate is still relatively high even for those in work. In-work poverty is linked to low pay, low skills, and precarious and often part- time employment, but also to the characteristics of the household in which the individual lives, in terms of the number of dependants and the work intensity of the household. Quality employment is thus essential to lift individuals out of poverty.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Inequalities have steadily increased both among countries and among regions, communities and population groups, highlighting that current policies have not brought about genuine convergence.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Priority should be given in Community policies to the creation of jobs with employment rights, in particular in order to benefit population groups that are most exposed to unemployment such as young people, among whom the unemployment rate in several Member States persistently exceeds 20 %.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Stresses the need for support to be provided for manufacturing, micro- businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises, small agricultural businesses, family farms and the social economy, in view of the important role that they play in creating jobs and well-being.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c
c) Cohesion — Promoting a more cohesive society by raising public awareness of the benefits for all of a society where poverty is eradicated and no-one is condemned to live in the margins. The European Year shall foster a society that sustains and develops quality of life, the well-being of children, social well-being and equal opportunities for all regardless of their background, ensuring sustainable development and solidarity between and within generations and policy coherence with EU action worldwide.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) meetings and events at European and National level;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4
Article 4
The European Year shall take into account the different ways in which women and men experience poverty and social exclusion, specifically in single parent families, which experience poverty more severely. Special attention should also be given to discrimination in employment.
Amendment 119 #
• anthe promotion of inclusive labour markets, especially for single parent families, with higher wages and fiscal cutbacks;