Activities of Anne FERREIRA related to 2008/2330(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the number of European citizens affected by poverty, insecurity and, declining living conditions and an increase in social and health inequalities is increasing all the time,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poor social and environmental conditions have an impact on the emergence and gravity of some diseases; whereas there has been a steady increase in the incidence of cancer linked to environmental and dietary factors,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes presentation of the Renewed Social Agenda and the European Union’s recognition of the imbalances in the present agenda; deplores the lack of ambition and innovation in the measures proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares the Commission’s determination to extend the Social Agenda to include new areas; deplorwelcomes the fact that the environment is being considered only from the point of view ofrenewed declarations by the Commission in favour of a sustainable economy with low CO2 emissions, but regrets the fact that the Commission’s proposal contains no specific measure to take into account the social and health consequences of the environmental and climate changerises;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Again draws attention to the need to incorporate the Lisbon strategy and the strategy of sustainable development and to incorporate the fight against climate change in all Union policies; regrets the lack of real and practical Union commitment, as particularly of its proposal on the renewed Social Agenda and in its recovery plan, to the ‘greening’ of the European economy and the creation of ‘green’ jobs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the Union should henceforth rapidly endow itself with an ambitious environmental agenda, proposing a review of environmental legislation so as to achieve an economy which is more environmentally and health friendly; stresses that this environmental agenda must be in line with and coordinated with the Union’s social agenda;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the mismatch between the aim of living longer and in better health, and the measures proposed; draws attention to the responsibility of Member States for organising and funding social protection schemes, and to the right to health services within easy reach; deplores the lack of reference to action plans and programmes for the Uneplores the lack of reference to the various European action plans and programmes for the environment or public health in 2004-2010 and for health at work and calls on the Commission to incorporate therein the position’s environment or public healthadopted in this area by the European Parliament;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the health and health systems of Member States are a matter of general interest and that the health systems of Member States are a key component of the high levels of social protection in Europe and contribute to social cohesion and justice and to sustainable development; recalls the competence of Member States in organising, providing and financing social protection systems and the right of each citizen to high quality healthcare and services within easy reach; takes note of the proposal for a directive on the application of patients’ rights as regards cross-border health services; stresses that it cannot be a solution to medical shortcomings or problems of access to healthcare in some Member States;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of general- interest social services to fulfilling the Union’s social, environmental and health objectives and the need for the rules of the internal market to facilitate their tasks; draws attention to the rolimportance of the social economy and its contribution to creating numerous, sustainable and good- quality jobs and the role it plays in sustainable development and in territorial cohesion, innovation and social justice.