Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2014/2255(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Assessment of the 2012 European Year for active ageing and solidarity between generations (A8-0241/2015 - Eduard Kukan) NL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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8. Recalls that active ageing is, inter alia, the process of optimising opportunities for health and for participation in society in order to enhancesure that people can retain a good standard of living and quality of life as peoplethey age; takes the view that active ageing policies should increase people’s potential for physical, social and mental well-being through the course of their lives so as to allow better social inclusion and greater participation in society; highlights the fact that active ageing does not simply mean better conditions to enable older people to work longer, but also better access to health and social services and to lifelong learning, the elimination of age discrimination and stereotypes, action to combat poverty and social exclusion, and greater awareness of the value of active ageing;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and, in conjunction with the Member States, to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers intokeeping workers who belong to this vulnerable category in the labour market;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
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15. Reiterates the need to develop the ‘silver economy’, which caters to the wishes and needs of the ageing population on the basis of the economic opportunities arising from the public and consumer expenditure related to population ageing and from specific products, services, innovative solutions and needs, resulting in new jobs and growth;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Takes the view that older people should be a fully fledged part of society and that their participation in daily and public life should be supported; considers, furthermore, that a structured dialogue between young and elderly people should be actively encouraged;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Stresses the importance of volunteering, which cannot be taken for granted and in the context of which the social value added by volunteers could be assessed more in the light of its value and which promotes intercultural learning and intergenerational solidarity, fosters active ageing and lifelong civic participation, and enables older people to make a contribution to society and earn recognitiondisplay a commitment to society, thereby improving their quality of life, well-being and general state of health;