4 Amendments of Mary HONEYBALL related to 2008/2034(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the primary right of aevery child ihas the right to live with his or her family, underlines the importance of the father and the mother in the child's developin a secure and loving environment, whatever its age and regardless of the family's socio-economic conditions; calls therefore for families living in extreme poverty to be helped as families in their efforts; calls on the Member States to put an end to putting children in care forits socio- economic reasons and to help parents exercise their parental responsibility in the long-term, even in difficult situations of extreme povertyconditions;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call to Eurostat to develop indicators to measure the success of these policies, in close cooperation with associations experienced in fighting extreme poverty and, particularly with the poorest people themselves, along the lines of the 'interaction of knowledge' programmes, also calls on Eurostat and academic researchers to undertake studies to highlight the fact that the family, and the natural solidarity network between the generations, is the best safeguard against extreme poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to ensure that all children, and particularly those in poverty, have the opportunity to participate in social, recreational, sporting and cultural life;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the European institutions and Member States to recognise that lone parents find themselves at greater risk of poverty and to make particular provision for these types of family;