Activities of Regina BASTOS related to 2010/2089(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on reducing health inequalities in the EU
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the need for a practical plan to combat health inequalities in rural areas, taking account of the challenges posed by demographic change;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Member States and the Commission to reach an agreement on a set of comparable indicators and quantifiable objectives in the field of health;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission, in its forthcoming legislative proposal on professional qualifications, to move towards a mechanism for the automatic recognition of qualifications in the Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges that, in the forthcoming legislative proposal on the posting of workers, the administrative procedures should be made less complex and the problems of double taxation should be resolved;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the adoption of a European patent, with appropriate language arrangements and a unified dispute-settlement system, is crucial for the revitalisation of the European economy;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the need for regional and local authorities and social economy actors to be actively involved in measures taken in these areas, in addition to national governments;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Commission, together with the Member States, to launch campaigns in schools to promote health and health education, and healthy lifestyles in particular, together with prevention and screening programmes geared to specific groups;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Commission to ensure that the question of reducing health inequalities is fully integrated into the Millennium Development Goals;