7 Amendments of Corina CREȚU related to 2008/2330(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the present moment is characterised by social fractures and tensions in numerous Member States arising from rising unemployment, budget cuts and the impoverishment of the population, in a climate of recession,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the Council and the Commission, given the economic recession, to reaffirm the importance of a strong social Europe, incorporating sustainable, effective and efficient social and employment policies, with the accent on social solidarity measures and particular stress on finding urgent and coordinated responses to the social challenges;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to improve education in Europe, with a view to raising quality standards and dynamising the process of integration of the Member States' educational systems;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the vital need to support mothers, by means of family allowances during infancy and the creation of a suitable framework for their return to the labour market, paying particular attention to single mothers in view of the vulnerability of this group;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the negative impact (possible brain drain) that immigration may have in the countries of origin, affecting key areas such as health, education and research, with adverse repercussions on those countries' progress vis-à-vis more developed countries and, indirectly, on global equilibrium;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes the priority being given to eliminating internal barriers in order to stimulate professional mobility within the EU, with the freedom of movement of workers from Member States being considered as more important than concerns relating to immigration from third countries;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for particular attention to be given to the regions that are most affected by globalisation as well as to regions in the new Member States that are in the process of social convergence, where it is necessary to support business initiatives, the retraining of workers and the diversification of sources of revenue, with a view to ameliorating poverty and lack of opportunities and preventing potential social tensions;