Activities of Erminia MAZZONI related to 2011/0339(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Health for Growth Programme, the third multi-annual programme of EU action in the field of health for the period 2014-2020
Amendments (9)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The World Health Organisation (WHO) European Health Report 2009 identifies scope for increasing investment in public health and health systems. In this regard, Member States are encouraged to identify health improvement as a priority in their national programmes and to benefit from better awareness of the possibilities of EU funding for health. Therefore,o ensure that the Programme shouldcan usefully facilitate the uptake of its results into the national health policies, European resources should be granted only to national programmes meeting given requirements.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In the context of an ageing society, well-directed investments to promote health and prevent diseases can increase the number of ‘healthy life years’ and thus enable the elderly to continue working as they grow older. Chronic diseases are responsible for over 80% of premature mortality in the EU. By identifying, disseminating and promoting the up-take of validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measures focused on the key risk factors, namely smoking, abuse of alcohol, and ob sedentary lifesity, as well as onle, bad eating habits, environmental pollution, obesity, and HIV/AIDS, the Programme will contribute to preventing diseases and promoteing good health, also bearing in mind underlying factors of a social and environmental nature.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Programme should focus mainly on cooperation with competent national health competent authorities and provide incentives for wide participation of all Member States. In particular, participation of Members States with Gross National Income (GNI) lower than 90% of the Union average should be actively encouraged.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The programme should promote synergiesa multi-fund approach while avoiding duplication with related Union programmes and actions. Appropriate use should be made ofSynergies should therefore be achieved with other Union funds and programmes, in particular the current and future Union framework programmes for research and innovation and their outcomes, the Structural Funds, the Programme for social change and innovation, the European Solidarity Fund, the European strategy for health at work, the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, the Framework Programme for Environment and Climate action (LIFE), the programme of Union action in the field of consumer policy (2014-2020), the Justice programme (2014-2020), the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme, (the Education Europe Programme) and the Union Statistical Programme within their respective activities.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) To identify, disseminate and promote the up-take of validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measures by addressing the key risk factors, namely smoking, abuse of alcohol, and ob sedentary lifesity, as well asle, bad eating habits, environmental pollution, obesity, and HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the cross -border dimension, in order to prevent diseases and promote good health.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, ensure overall consistency and complementarity between the Programme and other policies, instruments and actions of the Union, promoting a multi-fund approach wherever possible.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1