Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2010/2027(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Opinion on the demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
Amendments (28)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1a (new)
Citation 1a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 February 20091 on non-discrimination based on sex and inter-generational solidarity,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, under the ambitious employment-rate targets in the EU 2020 Strategy, it is planned to increase employmentthe employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 should be increased to 75% by 25%020, while simultaneously facing a demographic challenge,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in times of demographic change the role of womenparents is especially 1 OJ C 67E, 12.03.2010, p.31 significant, as they are needed both as employees and as (co-)mothers, and this double burden on mothers needs to be adequately addressfathers, whereas the risk of this double burden falling solely on women's shoulders should be prevented,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of individually based social security and pension rights recognising unpaid caring work;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact that reconciling work and family life is possible only if unpaid care duties are divided more equally between women and men and if accessible and affordable good-quality care services for families are provided; calls on the Member States to ensure accessible, affordable, flexible and high-quality services, in particular, access to child care facilities by aiming to ensure conditions for 50% of necessary care for 0-3 years old children and 100% of care for 3-6 years old children, and improved access to care for other dependents, and adequate leave arrangements for both mothers and fathers;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that older women on the labour market often suffer discrimination, and indeed multiple discrimination, a situation which needs to be properly addressed; calls on the European Commission to revise EU legislation allowing differences of treatment on the ground of age;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas age discrimination is undermining intergenerational solidarity; it is forbidden under the Treaty but remains widespread and severely constrains older and younger workers' access to the labour market, social security and certain services;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Defines justicesolidarity between the generations as an even intergenerational sharing of advantages and burdens;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that, happily, life expectancy is increasing and that, for more of their lives, people are active and involved in an independent and committed way in the life of society, butrecognises also that birth rates in the Member States have remained low for a number of decades, a situation that may place a heavy burden on rising generations and lead to conflict over burden sharingpoints out that these challenges can be a key driver towards a more fair burden sharing and more inclusive and quality social security systems;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that a policy for justice solidarity between the generations must aim to create the necessary bases and tools for conducting an open and frank intergenerational dialogue with a view to achieving win-win situations;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that work means more than just paid employment and that both young and older people contribute substantially, through their work at family and community level, to making our society more humane, and encourages governments to facilitate voluntary work and family care and to resolve issues of legal responsibility in that regard without delay;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that any measures concerning the retirement age should be based on the needs of the concerned persons. Considers the need for more flexible retirement provisions which respect the needs of individuals in an ageing workforce and respond to labour market demand. Calls on Member States to put priority on developing and improving social security systems to respond to these needs;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Deplores the fact that people's patterns of employment are becoming increasingly uneven and insecure as a result of temporary work, and the growth of short- term contracts, marginal employment and unemployment without decent wages and social security rights, as well as marginal employment and unemployment; recognises that periods spent working, learning, caring or volunteering are complementary and provide valuable experience at all ages;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that flexisecuritya life-cycle approach to employment can ease the transitions between the various stages of people's working lives, provided that it is based on solidarity between the generations and takes the concerns and needs of all age and income groups into account;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council and the Commission to make particular efforts and to devise practical measures – one of which should be a European Youth Guarantee – to ensure that, after a maximum period of sixfour months"' unemployment, young people are offered a job, an apprenticeship, additional training or combined work and training, with the proviso that those concerned support the process of their integration into work through their own efforts;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point ii – introductory part
Paragraph 17 – point ii – introductory part
ii) gradually eliminating early retirement and the financial incentives for it,incentives i.e. for early retirement, which damage the social security systems, distribute burden unequally and are therefore not sustainable;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 17 – point ii a (new)
iia) combating age discrimination
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point iii
Paragraph 17 – point iii
iii) increasing the proportion of people of all generations in initial and further training,set country specific targets for access to training and lifelong learning for older workers broken down per age groups and gender thus increasing the proportion of people of all generations in initial and further training; and to facilitate access to training for older workers by the setting up of incentives/bonuses by employers for older workers who decide to continue their education after the age of 50.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Argues that older people's employability depends on initiatives on the part of employers in the fields of health, further training, working time patterns, autonomy and individual choice for workers, better work-life balance, job satisfaction uand management behaviour, and that such initiatives should be devised jointly by the social partners and promoted by the Commission and Member States;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that it must be up to the workers concerned to decide for how long they wish to remain in work beyond national retirement ages; and that mandatory retirement ages should be banned with the provision of flexibility for older workers to decide themselves whether to phase their retirement or to stop work when they reach pensionable age;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the family is the cin ornders tone of our society and is inherently associated with the transmission of values and with cooperation in a spirit of solidarity; emphasises too that work and family life ar avoid a disproportionate burden on women because of an increased demand for care in an ageing society, labour and care should be rendered compatible in all the Member States through the provision of affordable, high-quality care and education for young childrand equally distributed between women and men; emphasises too that this requires the provision of affordable, high-quality care, better education and child care, paternity leave and the promotion of part-time work among men;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Member States to introduce measures to support parents, for example entitlement to additional allowances and tax relief for in-company crèches; likewise, encourages exchanges of proven good practice through the European Alliance for Familierelevant platforms and organisations;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates flexible working hours and job sharingthe right to part time work, flexible working places, working hours adapted to needs of workers, and job sharing while retaining high levels of social security as measures that contribute to compatibility between family lifecare responsibilities and work;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls attention to the fact that social security systems face major challenges and that the risk of poverty in old age is increasing; argues that the priority concern in retirement provision is the ability to plan with certaintyshould be decent living conditions in old age while respecting the need for the social security systems to plan with certainty; considers that a Framework Directive on Minimum Income could be an important measure in setting out goals and principles which would be essential in combating poverty relating to age;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underscores the fact that consolidating public budgets and effective debt reduction while maintaining high levels of education, care and social security, are matters of justicesolidarity between the generations;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is convinced that a sense of identification, participation on an equal footing and responsibility are prerequisites for successful integration and that integration can work only where immigrants are prepared to adapt and locals are receptive;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Is convinced that active ageing should imply full societal participation and inclusion in participatory democratic decision-making processes;