5 Amendments of Cornelia ERNST related to 2011/2311(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in many cities socio- demographic change has provoked a movement of people from their dwellings in older urban areas to new and more peripheral housing estates, urban areas on the fringes of cities or simply new towns close to big agglomerations;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. considers aggravation of social inequality to be a major challenge in most urban areas. Inequalities between neighbourhoods are the outcome of socio- spatial ghettoisation, which is sometimes due to inappropriate housing policies, and of service provision that is restricted to wealthy areas and does not reach deprived suburbs;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. highlights that efficient and affordable public transport should be available to all citizens, as it plays a key role in breaking the isolation of deprived areas;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. stresses that a sustainable city must be based on urban solidarity, where exclusion and discrimination are actively combated by strengthening social cohesion between neighbourhoods, socio- occupational categories and people of different backgrounds. Urban solidarity must be a reflection of our ambition to build an inclusive and more cohesive European society;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. stresses that in those areas affected by urban decay, the city should once more be made an attractive place to live, capable of fulfilling everybody's aspirations irrespective of their income levels;