12 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2011/2320(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the communication from the Commission of 5 April 2011 on 'An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020' (COM(2011)0173),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Culture and Education on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion (2010/2276(INI)),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the social consequences of the crisis are far-reaching, now exacerbated by the impact of austerity measures (mostly cutting back in the field of social protection), cutting jobs, benefits and public services;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the labour market situation is particularly critical for young people, partly because of the mismatches between the acquired skills and the labour market demand;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, due to the crisis has created, the number of unemployed people has risen, the average length of unemployment has increased and unemployment benefits have been cut back, new categories of people at risk of poverty have been created; whereas the Social Protection Committee (SPC) warns of increasing numbers of people at risk of income poverty, child poverty, severe material deprivation and social exclusion because of the impact of fiscal consolidation measures on social protection systems;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the European Council to endorse the policy guidance to shift the tax burden away from labour, making hiring employees more attractive in order to improve the situation of vulnerable groups, young unemployed (e.g. the Roma), young people, low-skilled workers, people with low incomes and second earners; calls on the European Council to endorse the guidance on increasing revenue through fair, effective and efficient taxation and better tax coordination to combat tax evasion;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that policy guidance aimed at making work more attractive does not address the quality of jobs and that too little attention is devoted to putting in place the necessary preconditions for increasing labour participation, notably of women and of the most deprived (e.g. long-term unemployed); calls on the European Council to include guidance on decent work and efforts to support the reconciliation of work, family and private life, by means of affordable childcare provision, family-related leave and flexible working arrangements;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns that austerity measures and reduction of administrative burden should not compromise social protection and health and safety standards;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the European Council to make tackling youth unemployment a priority and on Member States to develop comprehensive strategies (e.g. tackling the problem of skills mismatches in the labour market and lack of work experience) for young people who are not in employment, education or training; calls on Member States to introduce, in close cooperation with the social partners, a Youth Guarantee, securing the right of every young person in the EU to be offered a job, an apprenticeship, additional training or combined work and training after a maximum period of 4 months' unemployment; stresses the importance of reducing precarious employment among young people;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that, for the first time, the AGS includes guidance in the field of poverty and social exclusion, and calls on the European Council to endorse this guidance as a priority, while ensuring that combating poverty and social exclusion goes beyond measures aimed at integrating people into the labour market by putting the emphasis on social protection and active inclusion of vulnerable groups (e.g. the Roma) with no or limited links to the labour market;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on Member States to increase the coverage and effectiveness of public employment services and adopt effective active labour market policies - in close cooperation with social partners - mutually supported by adequate benefit systems in order to maintain employability and help people back to work;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU and Member States to bridge the skills mismatches and shortages by improving the anticipation of skills needs to prepare the workforce for the transition to a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy;