9 Amendments of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2010/2239(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that to meet citizen's expectations as regards the Union's internal market, ideally all pension rights should be portable within the EU; considers that currently only statutory and occupational pensions are portable in theory. Is of the opinion that contributions paid by workers into other pension funds should be portable in order to comply more quickly with existing national statutory portability deadlines.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that sound economic and social policies make an important contribution to growth and stability; points out that the social partners have a decisive role to play in that connection;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that in the context of retirement pension provision a systematic distinction should be drawn between the first (state pensions), second (occupational pension provision as a social benefit) and third (private pensions) pillars;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States and undertakings to make it possible for family members who care for or nurse elderly relatives to have their nursing care benefits counted towards their own pension entitlements and thus receive appropriate monetary compensation; considers that care provided by family members must not be exploited as a means of making savings;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to take account of the fact that disadvantaged groups, such as migrants, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and young people with patchy employment histories, are also disadvantaged when it comes to pensions, and calls for their specific circumstances to be taken into consideration in the Green Paper;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, within the diversity of pension systems, the general systems (first pillar) combined with work-related systems (seconcombination of state (first pillar), occupational (second pillar) and private (third pillar) systems affords the best guarantee of adequate pension provision;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds the Member States to take account of the balance between active and passive periods in working life when in future they come to calculate their pension models;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the general debate on a minimum retirement age applicable in all EU Member States and draws attention to the need to significantly raise the actual retirement age; observes that, to this end, older people must be motivated to remain on the labour market and to meet its requirements by means of lifelong learning; notes that the accumulated expertise is a valuable building block in industry, research and society;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in many Member States the importance of second-pillar and third- pillar pension provision has been recognised, and that it must also be ensured that such provision meets European conditions and criteria applicable to second-pillar provision, with regard to European conditions and criteria, the differing nature of the three pillars must be taken into account;