18 Amendments of Roger HELMER related to 2011/2052(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Europe 2020 strategy aims to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty by 20 million, on the basis of three indicators agreed by Member States (the at-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers, the material deprivation index and the percentage of people living in jobless households), leaving Member States free to set their national targets on the basis of the most appropriate indicators, taking into account their own national circumstances and priorities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment E #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify more precisely the budget lines relevant to the Platform and the level of appropriations allocated to them, particularly as regards the ESF and its contribution to this flagship initiative through the funding of political priorities such as preventing school drop-out and addressing poverty among children, women, older people and migrant workers; calls on the Commission to set out its proposals on combating poverty and social exclusion in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework in order to ensure adequate funding of the initiatives launched to combat poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission to identify the financial support needed for agreed thematic priorities and to urge Member States to support financially the participation of civil society at national level in National Reform Programmes, the Flagship Platform and National Strategies for social protection and social inclusion; recommends pressing ahead with, and providing increased budgetary funding for, the European programmes which can help combat the various aspects of social exclusion, poverty and social and economic inequality, including health inequality (the research Framework Programme, the Progress programme, etc.);
Amendment P #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the need to assess the impact of EU funds in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective, where possible, the effectiveness, impact, coordination and value for money of EU funds, especially of the European Social Fund (ESF) in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective, reducing the economic discrepancies, prosperity imbalances and differences in living standard levels across EU Member States and regions, and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion; maintains that priority must be given to projects that combine employment targets and strategies with integrated active inclusion approaches, such as projects designed to strengthen intergenerational solidarity at regional and local level or which specifically contribute to realising gender equality and the active inclusion of vulnerable groups; stresses the importance of effective action for solidarity, including reinforcement, anticipation of transfer and reduction of cofinancing in respect of budgetary funding for creating decent jobs, supporting productive sectors and fighting poverty and social exclusion, rather than creating new forms of dependence; stresses the importance of supporting the combat of poverty and social exclusion, and access to quality employment and non discrimination, ensuring adequate income and promoting access to quality services;
Amendment T #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. AdvocatesRecommends the Member States to adopt a proactive decent housing policy in order to ensure universal access to decent, affordable housingquality housing at affordable prices or on preferential terms of purchase, and to prevent the loss thereof, with guaranteed access to services essential to health and safety, the lack of such housing being a serious affront to dignity, along with a proactive energy policy that steps up the use of renewable energies and boosts energy efficiency in order to combat energy poverty; calls for more attention to be paid to housing for migrants, who are often exploited and forced to live in sub- standard housing; recalls Protocol 26 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon on social housing and calls for the provisions contained therein to be respected, in particular on the Member States’ freedom to organise social housing, including the question of financing; encourages the Member States to implement special housing programmes and opportunities for homeless people, in view of guaranteeing the most basic standards of living for the most vulnerable in society;
Amendment W #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Wishes the Commission to initiate a framework directive on minimum incomelaunch, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, a consultation on the possibility of a legislative initiative on a sensible minimum income that will allow economic development, designed to prevent poverty and serve as a basis for people to live in dignity, play their full part in society and make headway with finding employment or identifying training opportunities and playing an automatic stabilising role for the economy, with due regard for differing practices, collective labour agreements and legislation in the various Member States, the definition of a minimum income being the prerogative of the Member State; wishes the Commission to help Member States share best practice on minimum income levels and encourages Member States to develop minimum income schemes based on an average of 60% of the median income in each Member State;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the provision of social services remains the competence of the Member States and that the definition of a minimum income is a national prerogative and depends on the political choices made within each Member State;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women are more vulnerable to poverty owing to various factors such as the persistent gender pay gap, the resulting pension disparities, and labour market discrimination,
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Whereas Member States have the responsibility of implementing the EU2020 Strategy and many Member Stats have already begun to put in place reforms to encourage older workers to stay in employment longer by gradually increasing the State Pensions Age for both men and women
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the provision of social policy remains the competence of the Member States and that the Social Clause only requires the Union when defining and implementing its policies and activities to take social issues into account;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onDoes not consider it appropriate or necessary for the Commission to identify the budget lines relevant to the Platform; given that Member States have already agreed to combating poverty within the EU2020 strategy and that it is up to Member States and not the Platform to implement the EU2020 strategy;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the need to assess the impacteffectiveness, impact and value for money of EU funds in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective; maintains that priority must be given to projects that combine employment targets and strategies with active inclusion;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. maintains that in particular the ESF should not be increased and that Member States are better placed to allocate resources in terms of effectively achieving poverty reduction targets;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates a proactive housing policy in order to ensure universal access to decent, affordable housing, along with a proactive energy policy that steps up the use of renewable energies and boosts energy efficiencysserts that housing policy is the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WishesDoes not consider it appropriate nor constructive for the Commission to initiate a framework directive on minimum income, designed to prevent poverty and serve as a basis for people to live in dignity and make headway with finding employment or identifying training opportunities, with du and believes that the definition of a minimum income is the pregard for differing practices, collective labour agreements and legislation in the variousrogative of the Member States;