Activities of George Sabin CUTAȘ related to 2010/2239(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that both the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and the Stability and Growth Pact refer to age-related public expenditures; recognisequests that the ecorrect inclusion of pension liabilities is only one of many conditions for sustainability; requests that the economic governance reform takes this dimension duly into accountnomic governance reform takes this dimension duly into account ensuring an adequate treatment of the different pillars of the pension systems without favouring a specific type of pension funding but rather focusing on their sustainability;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Having in mind that a sustainable and well functioning pension system is extremely important to the stability of public finances, calls on the Commission to promote a system which would fairlyensure that the costs of pension reforms continue to be take n into account full costs of pension reforms when initiating decisions linked to the excessive deficit proceduresin the assessment of whether a member state is placed in an excessive deficit procedure and recommends not only favouring a certain type of pension reform but rather the sustainability of the funding system;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that sustainable public finances require including the total of public and private debt in the assessment; recalls that pension savings are not only savings earmarked as pension; requests that the full scale of unfunded public sector pension liabilities is made transparent by including these in the government debt-to-GDP ratioconsiders however that privatising pension schemes is not the optimal solution to fulfil the obligations of the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that awareness-raising among older workers and companies, especially SMEs, about innovative staff management and work organisation methods would be favourable to older workers;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to support SMEs with regard to the provision of continuous training which enables employees and managers to adapt to changing situations and to maintain their employability;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the EU should promote a higher protection of workers in times of financial crisis through pension benefit guarantee schemes;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the increase insetting the retirement age needs to be correlated with life expectancy and working conditionsis an issue to be addressed according to the subsidiarity principle considering the variety of national, demographic and labour force situations, and taking into account life expectancy and working conditions among other factors; is of the opinion, however, that Member States should coordinate to the fullest possible extent their pension policy strategy, using, if appropriate, the Open Method of Coordination;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to promote active employment policies in order to reduce unemployment rates among young workers and increase women's labour force participation rate;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that the EU should develop a legislative framework for investment practice and for the prudent management of defined contributions schemes;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Views with regret the fact that young people are entering the labour market late and that their final pension entitlements are affected by this; believes, therefore, that the time spent in internships needs to be incorporated into the final pension calculation;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that, in order to increase transparency and accountability, pension funds should include social partners and representatives of their beneficiaries on their management board;
Amendment 184 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that there is a need to strengthen the EU legislation related to employer's insolvency, in order to offer equal protection of savings for each worker, regardless of the nature of their employer’s pension provisioning system;
Amendment 197 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to monitor Member States' regulations in order to track abusive or discriminatory tax rules on cross-border pension capital transfers and make proposals to lift obstacles to mobility if appropriate;
Amendment 198 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Asks for a reflection at the EU level on the fairness of tax incentives for private schemes, particularly as regards tax relief during the accumulation phase, bearing in mind that the poorest people cannot afford private schemes to complement the public pension provision;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that more progressive tax systems can generate increased revenues for Member States, thus ensuring the sustainability and adequacy of pensions;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to set up a study analysing the way wealth distribution is influencing life expectancy in Member States;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that Member States should take into account the need to introduce financial incentives in order to encourage workers to continue working beyond the statutory retirement age: benefits acquired after reaching retirement age should be more attractive than those acquired earlier;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States to introduce socially acceptable incentives for later retirement and, where desirable, develop attractive models for a flexible transition from work to retirement;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that the EU 2020 has set out to achieve a 75% employment rate among persons aged 20-64; calls on the Member States to raise employment levels and, in particular, increase employment among older women and men in order to modernise the functioning of labour markets and introduce structural reforms based on the flexicurity approach; calls on the Member States to offer comprehensive advice and support for jobseekers and rehabilitation measures for long-term reintegration into the labour market;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Observes that in countries with a strong second pillar not all categories of workers have access to funded occupational pensions; believes that funded occupational pensions should also be accessible for workers with a precarious or fixed-term contract;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the social dialogue in order to devise and implement reforms of pension systems at European, national and sectoral levels and labour market reforms;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Calls on the Member States to strengthen public pensions by improving the quality of jobs, raising wage levels, enhancing the quality of social services and finding more sustainable ways of financing social protection systems;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give representatives of workers and retirees a significant role on supervisory bodies and on bodies in charge of defining investment policies and strategies for private pension schemes, so as to promote socially responsible investment in the interests of contributors and beneficiaries;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to promote a European framework directive on minimum pensions which could lay down that every person from a certain age onwards, irrespective of the number of years he or she has worked, is entitled to a minimum pension;