5 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2015/2223(INI)
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt integrated frameworks to combat energy poverty by linking energy and poverty/social inclusion policies more closely; hopes to see a deeper commitment from the European Parliament to tackling this issue, particularly in the form of more dialogue between the parliamentary committees concerned, ENVI and EMPL;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, adopt and implement an EU framework to reduce poverty and social exclusion in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, consisting of concrete measures and actions, including energy poverty; considers that, in terms of the priorities for the reduction of poverty within the Europe 2020 Strategy, energy poverty should not be dealt with separately.
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. stresses that a decent income is a fundamental element for being able to live your life in dignity; recalls that 16.7 % of the population in the EU 28 in 2013 were at-risk-of-poverty after social transfers; invites the Commission to present in 2016 in the context of the announced social pillar an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income; also invites the Commission to promote the publication of statistical data concerning poverty that has been updated to 2015, to ensure that the measures taken are as effective as possible.
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. recommends that an EU framework directive on minimum income should specify which criteria Member States’ minimum income schemes would need to meet so as to lift people out of poverty; proposes in particular that the concept of a minimum income be defined in more precise terms, taking account of new objectives and any updated data; considers that such a framework would need to be rights-based, address the level of income, the non-discriminatory, efficient and easy access and the take-up, targeting especially those groups, who currently are excluded from or at risk of exclusion from minimum income schemes;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. calls on the Commission and the Member States to address in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households; points to shortcomings in addressing increasing household cost and considers the Commission’s work on a reference budget a step in the right direction; stresses that lowering household expenditure for poor households will impact positively on the concerned households as well as on the - mainly local - economy and on social cohesion; considers that respecting and applying the principle of non-discrimination would have a positive effect;