15 Amendments of Licia RONZULLI related to 2010/2239(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas people are entering the labour force at a later age due to unemployment rates that particularly affect poorly qualified young people, or due to longer and higher education, and on average people leave the labour market earlier than the legal pension age, and longevity is increasing,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the financial crisis has led to a growth in unemployment and poverty, particularly among older women and young people, rising budget deficits in many Member States and problems in the financing of pensions (whether tax or otherwise funded),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Appreciates the holistic approach adopted by the Green Paper, which is intended to impart fresh impetus at national and EU level with the aim of safeguarding old-age pensions adequately, maintaining their long-term financial stability;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that long-term investment in pension systems requires a positive approach as part of economic governance and more particularly in the Stability and Growth Pact; calls on the competent bodies in the Member States to promote social inclusion and combat undeclared work in order to improve the balance of pension systems;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the Green Paper does not devote anysufficient attention to the gender issue, particularly bearing in mind that, because of persistent disparities in careers, women and in pay, women continue to have smaller pensions on average;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that Member States are themselves responsible for making adequate pension provision for their citizens as part of their social and economic policies and that those Member States should be encouraged to put in place a minimum old-age pension for all, putting the emphasis on those who are most vulnerable, especially disabled people;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it important that the European Union should continue to encourage Member States to formulate measures to ensure the sustainability of the various pension systems, bearing in mind that the provision of adequate pensions, particularly in the long term, is possible only if the economic system as a whole is sustainable;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes that life expectancy is growing and calls on Member States to consider linking the statutory retirement age to life expectancy; considers it important to make it possible to extend working lives, with incentives in the field of tax and contributions;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that, for older employees performing physically and/or mentally demanding work, a labour market geared to flexibility and security must offer creative solutions such as greater flexibility in the statutory retirement age, part-time pensions or adapted working conditions, with the emphasis on ability to work, to strike a lasting balance between the requirements of employment and the capacities of workers; considers there to be a need for an active policy to prevent discrimination on grounds of age by monitoring the correct implementation of Directives 2000/78 and 2006/54 and by means of the EU 2020 Strategy; considers it necessary to increase protection of older workers, facilitating lifelong learning for them;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that the 2020 Strategy devotes no explicit attention to sustainable and adequate pension systems; suggests therefore that these objectives should be incorporated into the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that there is a need to reinforce mutual recognition between the Member States of training courses which could improve the match between supply and demand on the job market at European level, thus helping to meet the EU 2020 strategy target of a 75% employment rate;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports, in accordance with the 2020 Strategy, a targeted and active labour market policy which will lead to increased participation in employment on the part of older workers, women, members of minority groups, young people in the period of transition between school and work, people with different abilities and the long-term unemployed;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States to put measures in place to protect workers' health and safety at work as soon as they enter the job market;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that, as indicated by the analyses performed and reported on in the Green Paper itself, significant differences persist in the implementation of Directive 2003/41 by Member States; considers it desirable, therefore, to adopt a Community initiative to create a homogeneous reference framework for the operational capability of pension funds which will enable the sector to develop in a manner appropriate to meet the new and altered requirements of Member States;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the second pillar must be available to all employees by right, without any discrimination on grounds of age, sex, sector and/or employment contract;