7 Amendments of Corina CREȚU related to 2008/2137(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in these countries income disparities, which had been kept small during the period of State socialism, have grown at an explosive rate, creating major discrepancies between the various social categories; whereas in the new Member States industrial sectors have collapsed, regions have seen their prospects of development decline and as a result the Roma in particular have beextreme poverty in which many citizens forced to the margins of society through the rapid escalation of povertyind themselves has worsened, and the scourge of poverty also - and in certain situations particularly - affects the Roma,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas regional disparities and ghettoisation are increasing and whereas some settlements are surrounded by a ring of settlements whose fate is similar, from which it is impossible to break out because of poor public transport connections, the lack of public administrative bodies and institutions, includingexacerbated by scarce and low-quality public transport infrastructure, the lack of efficiency affecting the activities of competent public institutions, particularly the educational and health provision, and the departure of businesses, so that the more mobile young people are compelled to move elsewhere, further aggravating thesystems, and the growing exodus of human resources from theseor economic regiasons,
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises that some traditional Roma occupations, such as arts and crafts, can help both to preserve this community's specific characteristics and improve its material situation and level of social integration, and considers it desirable to support some specific professional activities;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the importance of conserving and affirming the specific cultural characteristics of Roma in order to protect their own identity and reduce prejudices against this minority, and therefore considers it necessary for the Member States and the Commission to play a more active part in supporting the spiritual life of the Roma minority;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that Roma womchildren's tendency to leave school early not only damages their own opportunities on the labour market butpersonal education, social integration and opportunities on the labour market, whilst in the case of Roma women, dropping out of school also affects the health status and schooling of their children;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Recommends that the Commission take the initiative in identifying the most efficient ways of supporting the social, economic and cultural integration of the largest minority in the European Union, and stresses the need for cooperation between the Commission and the Member State governments in order to take specific action aimed at resolving the complex transnational problems of the Roma;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Draws the Member States' attention to the risk that adopting excessive measures vis-à-vis Roma communities could lead to a worsening of this minority's already dramatic situation and jeopardise their changes of integration;