13 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2009/2205(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the Commission’s focus on the strategy decided by the Stockholm European Council in 200134 as a long-term guide to deal with the challenges and 1 Presidency Conclusions of the Stockholm European Council of 23 and 24 March 2001. 2 Presidency Conclusions of the Stockholm European Council of 23 and 24 March 2001. 3 Presidency Conclusions of the Stockholm European Council of 23 and 24 March 2001 4 Presidency Conclusions of the Stockholm European Council of 23 and 24 March 2001 possibilities that ageing creates in societies, also endorses the Communication’s proposal to take a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to ageing as well as creating opportunities especially in the field of markets for products and services geared to the needs of older people and the needs of the informal carers of dependant people;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the institutions to create a more positive attitude towards ageing as well as raising EU citizens’ awareness of ageing issues and its real effects and; urges the Commission to tackle the burden-oriented attitude towards ageing by e.g. launching a study on the effects and potential of the silver economy in which older women are active subjects; warmly welcomes the Commission’s initiative to launch year 2012 as a year of active ageing and intergenerational solidarity;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks for more resources, research and the development of existing monitoring mechanisms, as age discrimination is seldom recognised and tackled; recognises that greater awareness in the Member States is needed and would welcome input from the Fundamental Rights Agency and the new European Institute for Gender Equality on how progress could be made;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to introduce new types of leave that make it possible to take paid leave for caring duties other than parental leave, because informal care in the home restricts a carer’s possibilities of working outside the home; takes the view that in this context one way to reduce poverty amongst older women is to support arrangements, e.g. part-time work and job-sharing, that enable the option for flexible working; reminds that unemployment among older women must be tackled in order to achieve the employment objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks that the Member States develop mechanisms to ensure that the accumulation of pension rights is sufficient even during those times when the income level of a carer is temporarily lower due to caring duties, a situation which mainly concerns women; asks the Commission to launch a study on different impacts that pension systems in the Member States have on women and men;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a rights-based approach to be taken in order to enable older people to play an active role when decisions are made on the choice and the design of the care and social services and treatments provided for them whenever options exist;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a comprehensive informal carers’ support policy is needed, encompassing their status, benefits and social security rights, the provision of social services and support services, availability of professional care services etc.;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that volunteer work or informal care that often rests on women's shoulders should not make up for social care deficiencies and asks for proper social measures be put in place to allow women engage in chosen paid activities;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that the quality of care shall be ensured in order to improve the quality of old age and also in order to avoid the physical, psychological and economic abuse that elderly often suffer from; emphasises that people living in public and private institutions for elderly care should have the right to participate in the decision-making of these institutions through board and administration structures; considers that Members States should ensure that those employed as carers of older people in the public and private sectors receive trainingcontinuous training and regular evaluation of their performances;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that the launch of the European Action Plan on Alzheimer’s Disease be speeded upduly recognise the older women's role in caring for people with dementia and is speedily implemented; considers, in addition, that national programmes are needed to map what measures could be taken to improve the quality of life of older women; proposes that the Alzheimer associations are consulted to map and implement these measures;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Commission to propose by the end of 2011 an action plan containing: • an examination of the need for more resources for scientific research on ageing, • measures to ensure the quality of care, • changes to increase coherence in the area of social security, including pension schemes, care leaves and part-time working arrangements, • yearly reportinggender sensitive concept of age-related diseases and measures how they could be best recognised and treated, • yearly reporting, based on the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and managed by the Fundamental Rights Agency at the institutional level and national agencies in the Member States, on the violation of older people’s rights and on measures to be taken at EU and national level to abolish direct and hidden discrimination, • non-legislative measures to tackle age- discrimination, such as awareness-raising campaigns;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Affirms that every EU citizen must have a right to adequate social and health services of general interest at a reasonable price, according to their specific needs and preferences; calls on the Commission to put forward a directive on basic services, which would take national conditions into consideration; emphasises that older women are especially vulnerable and invites the Commission to consider a system where all European citizens are granted the right to a basic income that is dependent on the Member State’s standard of living;