9 Amendments of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2013/2066(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Progress report of the Commission on and the proposal for a Council recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States of 26 June 2013 with special focus on access to employment, housing, education and healthcare, calling on Member States to introduce positive actions and to mainstream Roma integration strategies in their fight against poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Calls on Member States that received, in addition, country specific recommendations under the European Semester on Roma related issues to implement them swiftly and to fight discrimination, including at the workplace, to involve civil society - including Roma organisations - in decision making, and to allocate not only EU but also national and other funds to deliver the commitments of their national Roma integration strategies;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Commission to follow up these implementations even closer and to use all of its instruments to ensure that Member States improve their legislation and combat discrimination and segregation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that poor employability of Roma women caused by both discriminatory practicesthe lack of job and training opportunities, discriminatory practices and lack of access to education and their low level of education is a key issue, and that, therefore, addressing poor employability isand discrimination both in school and on the labour market are among the most important tools in achieving a higher employment rate, in decreasing dependency on social assistance and in reducing the risk of poverty;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that limited access to education increases the risk of early marriagCalls on Member States to provide equal access to quality childhood education and high quality, accessible early childhood development services and eparly pregnancy, which leads to early school-leaving, and which alsoents' partnership based education; stresses that limited access to education and segregation in education has the consequence of limiting employment opportunities in adulthood which, after all, causes a higher risk of poverty;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that educating Roma girls has a complex impact in improving the lives of Roma people. For example, it is a crucial condition for increasing the employability of Roma women, providing some income security, and it is essential in overcoming poverty; calls, therefore, on the Member States to combat segregation, to ensure more inclusive and effective education systems, taking the improvement of jobs skills to match the demands of the labour market and to encourage entrepreneurship as a priority;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Roma youth are particularly vulnerable to unemployment, running the risk of being permanently excluded from mainstream society; highlights, therefore, the importance of assuring the possibility of finishing primary and/or secondary education, as well as vocational training at a later stage, which can e.g. with well targeted scholarship and mentoring programs - as well as vocational training at a later stage, which can, together with strict anti- discrimination policies and job creation, dramatically increase the employability of Roma youth;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that reshapadjusting welfare systems is necessary in order to decrease guarantee depcendency on social assistancet life for all, while stimulating active participation on the labour market;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that increasing efforts in providing equal access to child-care facilities for reconciliation of family and working life in rural areas could have a positive impact; therefore calls on Member States to provide access to high quality childcare facilities for all.