20 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2014/2255(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission final report of the 9-10 March 2015 on the European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission background paper of 23 February 2015 'Growing the Silver Economy in Europe',
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound report of 31 October 2014 on Access to healthcare in times of crisis,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to Eurofound Foundation Findings 'Work preferences after 50' (2014),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
Citation 10 c (new)
– having regard to Eurofound Foundation Findings 'Focus on Sustainable work Toward better and longer working lives' (December 2014),
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas financial and economic crisis had an impact on the increase of poverty levels among the elderly and whereas poverty or being at risk of poverty and social exclusion poses not only health risks, but also hampers any possibility to active ageing;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas active participation in the life-long learning and sport programmes greatly contributes to creating the genuine culture of active ageing, allowing population not only to adapt their skills throughout the course of life to changing requirements of the labour market, but also to stay healthy, active and participative in the society in a more general sense;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas accessible technologies can enable and facilitate access to the labour market, an independent life and participation in all aspects of society, however, today, over 69% of people who lack basic digital skills are aged over 55; whereas due to the lack of accessibility, the rapid evolution of ICT and poor digital literacy, many older people and persons with disability are at great risk of not taking full advantage of the future Digital Single Market;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the need to intensify the coordination triangle made up of the decision-making level (including the EU, national, regional and local levels), civil society and the private sector; therefore calls on the Member States, social partners and other relevant stakeholders to work together in developing national policy frameworks which would enable to maintain employees in active employment until their statutory retirement age - employment protection legislation and systems of wage formation should be designed to equally support the recruitment and retention of older workers; also calls in this regard on the Member States to consider providing more opportunities for older people to work part time in line with their preferences, and facilitating longer working lives for those who want and are able to work longer; however, working after the statutory retirement age should not be forced by pensions lower than necessary to survive above poverty level;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to consider reinforcement of public pension schemes in order to guarantee a decent replacement income for all after the retirement;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that active ageing is the process of optimising opportunities for health and for participation in society in order to enhance quality of life as people 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, long-term care and social services, which has come under pressure during the crisis 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 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. 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 into the labour market;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers it regrettable that older workers are still often exposed to age discrimination, stereotypes and barriers; calls on the Member States, therefore, to correctly implement Directive 2000/78/EC on equal treatment in employment and occupation;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly rejects, however, the consideration of active ageing policies solely as an instrument to maintain the employability of older workers, and calls on the Member States to make all the necessary assessments before raising the mandatory pension age; , taking into account actual unemployment rates among the population above the age of 50 before raising the mandatory pension age – linking the retirement age only to life expectancy fails to take account of the importance of labour market trends and is therefore not an appropriate instrument to tackle the challenge of ageing society; Member States should avoid forcing people into prolonged unemployment immediately before their statutory retirement age, which would have further negative effects on their retirement income, but instead seek sustainable solutions for their social protection systems;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses on the importance of accessible technologies for ageing European societies and calls on the Commission to develop an inclusive Digital Single Market strategy by ensuring that accessibility is mainstreamed throughout the strategy and linked with the promotion of the ´silver economy´ in Europe;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Member States, in collaboration with social partners, to promote life long-learning, to ensure in- work training opportunities for all ages, and to provide accessible and affordable learning programs in order to enable ageing population to update their skills;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it essential to support older people in living independently for as long as possible, and to develop and maintain people-oriented and demand-driven support, social assistance and care services;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. RWelcomes the background paper of the Commission 'Growing the Silver Economy in Europe' and reiterates the need to further develop the ‘'silver economy', which caters to the 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;