9 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2010/0242(COD)
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission proposed in its proposal for a Council Decision on ‘Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States’ of 27 April 2010, which calls under the guidelines 7 and 8 on Member States to increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, to raise employment rates of older workers through innovation in work organisation and to increase the employability of older workers through up- skilling and participation in lifelong learning schemes. Guideline 10 emphasises the need to enhance social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies with the aim to create opportunities at different stages of people's lives and shield them from the risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Active ageing means creating bettproviding better access to life-long learning and other opportunities, and creating age-friendly and supportive working conditions to enable older workers to play their part in the labour market, combating poverty and social exclusion by fostering active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageing. On this basis, the objectives shall be:
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) to raise general awareness of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contribution older persons make to society and the economy, to promote active and healthy ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of older persons;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) to stimulate debate and develop mutual learning between Member States and stakeholders at all levels in order to promote active ageing policies, to identify challenges and disseminate good practice and to encourage cooperation and synergies;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) to offer a framework for commitment and concrete action to enable Member States and stakeholders at all levels to develop policies through specific activitieinnovative and locally relevant solutions and to commit to specific objectives related to active ageing and intergenerational solidarity.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– information, promotion and, educational and training campaigns;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- forums for consolidating and analysing evidence of benefits, as well as different methods of involving elderly people, in order to develop evidence-based best practice guidelines;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4
Article 4
Each Member State shall appoint a national coordinator responsible for organising its involvement in the European Year. The national coordinators should also see to it that national activities are properly coordinated and that stakeholders, social partners and civil society organisations are involved in the programmes.