Activities of Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS related to 2008/2330(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Renewed Social Agenda (A6-0241/2009, José Albino Silva Peneda)
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
B. whereas the number of European citizens affected by poverty, insecurity and declining living conditions is increasing all the time,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the large-scale financial crisis and the serious economic and social crisis may add to the crisis affecting the environment and the climate,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares the Commission’s determination to extend the Social Agenda to include new areas; deplores the fact that the environment is too often being considered only from the point of view of climate change;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the increasing financial crisis is causing increasing unemployment and insecurity, in which social cohesion across the EU is under substantial strain,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of putting job creation and promotion at the top of the social agenda in these difficult times; considers that greater flexibility in the workplace is now more important than ever;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that social policy should cover key actions such as a better balance between social rights and freedoms, combating discrimination and promoting equality and strengthen, modernising and reforming the European social models while strengthening their values;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasizses the need to find ways to strengthenmodernise and reform the national security systems with a long-term perspective, especially concerning pensions and health care services; stresses that there is potential to enhancestrengthen the financial sustainability of pensions systems as well as the quality and efficiency of health care services through the improvement of their organisation and access, respecting the principles of subsidiarity;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. SWhile fully recognising Member States have competence for wage policy, suggests tohat social partners that they couldat national level discuss new methodologies for wage policies which could include higher incorporation of companies' proceeds in employees earnings through the use of schemes that mitigate the impact of inflation; considers that such schemes could allow for channelling employees extra earnings to special capital funds created by companies; calls for a debate regarding incentives for companies to engage in these methodologies, and furthermore calls for a debate regarding a legal framework that regulates the access of employees to those funds in a gradual way over time;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the EU could trydo more to influence the international agenda concerning the decent work agenda and compliance with international Labour organisation conventions, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and that this can contribute to achieving world peace and also to the protection of the EU's interests and values;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that in social dialogue a cooperation culture should graduallythe culture of cooperation, which has been replaceing the conflict-based culture which has prevailed in some countriesin the labour market, should continue to be encouraged through the promotion of the social dialogue;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the need to make progress and finalise directivesregulation regarding the coordination of social security systems and the directive on portability of pension rights;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for an improvement of the law making process at the EU level, by making it clear why actions the EU level are needed, ensuring the quality of the content and delivering a solidstrong and independent impact assessments;