13 Amendments of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2010/2027(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the impact of the global recession on public finances and the wider economy; in addition, considers that an ageing population coupled with a declining birth rate within Europe represents a fundamental demographic change which will require reform of the welfare and fiscal systems of Europe, pension and fiscal systems of Europe, since whilst we need to provide good care for the older generation in solidarity with them, we must manage this without amassing a debt burden or other major problems for younger generations;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that in recent years various ways of intergenerational accounting, projecting the development of public debt in the next decades and the implicit costs to future generations have been used which highlight sustainability gap indicators, for example the required primary balance, which represents the structural budget balance needed to ensure the sustainability of public finances;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to provide continuous intergenerational accounting including estimates on future debt burdens and sustainability gaps in public finances of the Member States and to make the results publicly available in a way that is easily accessible and understandable;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the current debt projections are alarming and will pile up huge debt burdens on future generations and therefore calls on the Member States to cut their structural primary deficits and move towards a sustainable debt ratio;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recommends that the Member States put forward measures to increase general productivity and especially productivity in the provision of welfare services, including health services and care for the elderly;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that if all the increased years of lifetime would be healthy instead of sick, the sustainability gap of public finances would according to some calculations be 1,5% of GDP smaller and hence it is of upmost importance to prevent health problems and to treat them at an earlier stage;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StresRecommends the creation of funds in order to cover statutory pensions which should be the basis of pensions systems but recognises the need to encourage private pension provision and furthermore to ensure that on average public sector pensions are no more generous, both in terms of contributions and benefits, than those of the taxpayers who ultimately pay for them; notes that private sector pension funds will play an important role in diminishing the future burden of providing statecomparable private sector pensions;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to support families within their tax and benefits systems; and to provide services to families with small children as well as proper prenatal services;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to remove all disincentives, particularly in relation to tax and pensions, for older people to continue working beyond retirement age, and encourages effective support mechanisms and incentives, since the impact of ageing depends on how much the ageing population will make itself available as a work force, the employment rate and the average amount of working hours.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to recognise the invisible and informal work in the field of intergenerational solidarity carried out by family members (predominantly women) of all ages to care for older and younger members needing care at a legal, social and economic level (particularly as regards social security, professional status, earnings and equal opportunities for men and women) as outlined in the Report adopted by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality on 8 December 2008;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that youth unemployment is one of our most pressing problems because it leads to denial of opportunities, exclusion, rising social costs and a waste of valuable human resources and emphasises the need to reduce the time gaps which arise when young people move from one institution of education to another or before they are employed after graduation;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to conduct a review of activities related to healthy ageing and to present an action plan in 2011 for enhancing older people's dignity, health and quality of life, and emphasises prevention of health problems and calls the Member States to support healthy lifestyles and take appropriate measures to reduce smoking, alcohol misuse, obesity and other major health risks;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that whilst we need to provide good care for the older generation in solidarity with them, we must manage this without amassing a debt burden or other major problems for younger generations through structural deficits, therefore reminds that there are various ways to reduce structural deficits, for example increasing productivity in general but especially in the provision of welfare services, or increasing the average number of years in employment, increasing immigration or raising birth rate;