11 Amendments of Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER related to 2016/2270(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions Nos 269 and 13105 on minimum wage fixing and Nos 29 andthe abolition of forced labour, No 1052 on the abolition of forced labourSocial Security and ILO Recommendation 202 on Social Protection Floors,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the report "Minimum Income Schemes in Europe - A study of national policies 2015" prepared for the European Commission by The European Social Policy Network (ESPN) in 2016,
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the Council Conclusions on the 2017 Annual Growth Survey and the Joint Employment Report adopted by the EPSCO Council on the 3rd March 20171a call on Member States to ensure that social protection systems provide adequate income support and that reforms should continue to focus, amongst others, on providing adequate income support and high quality activation and enabling services; __________________ 1a6885/17 "The 2017 Annual Growth Survey and Joint Employment Report: Political guidance on employment and social policies - Council Conclusions (3 March 2017)" and 6887/17 "JOINT EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL accompanying the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (3 March 2017)"
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressBelieves that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to mall citizens and families in Europe should be entitled to an income support which enables them to cover their living costs; believes that support mechanisms, such as minimum income schemes have to guaranteet their basic requirements non-perpetuation of social dependency and must constitute an incentive to education or entering the job market;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that adequate minimum income schemes as an active inclusion tool promote social participation and inclusion;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that one of the main goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million people and that still more efforts are needed to reach that goal; believes that minimum income schemes can be a helpful way to reach this objective;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that the best way to fight poverty and social exclusion are decent jobs; recalls in this context the importance to boost growth, investment and job creation;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in encouraging Member States who do not yet have minimum income schemes to introduce systems of adequate income support;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that, given the many questions minimum income schemes pose, such as accessibility, coverage, financing, entitlement conditions, duration, a concept elaborated at European level on common objectives for national minimum income schemes could be helpful in contributing to a level playing field among Member States;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in monitoring the adequacy of existing minimum income schemes and their impact on reducing poverty, specifically through the country specific recommendations, but also the joint employment report and the Annual Growth Survey;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at leasBelieves that Member States, when setting minimum income schemes should take into account that the at-risk-of- poverty threshold is set at 60 % of median income in the Member State concernedthe national median equivalised disposable income (after social transfers);