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Activities of Frank ENGEL related to 2010/2239(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the Green Paper entitled ‘Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems’
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2239(INI)
Documents: PDF(112 KB) DOC(90 KB)

Amendments (12)

Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Asserts that, despite the differences between Member States as to the funding of pension insurance systems, contributory and redistributive schemes remain the main pillar for pension insurance, in particular for workers on the lowest incomes, and that particular attention must therefore be paid to the financial sustainability and viability of such schemes and to the implications of their future funding requirements for public finances within the European Union.
2010/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is convinced that the mobility of contribution-paying workers, which is what the Union and its single market need to a greater extent, requires across-the- board portability of pension entitlements accrued in any national pension insurance schemes, whether contributory and redistributive or funded.
2010/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the change in the balance between the retired and working populations has weakened pay-as-you-go pension schemes based on the principle of solidarity.
2010/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the economic governance of the European Union should take into account the holistic approach as presented in the Green Paper,deleted
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points up the complementarity and interdependence of the various pension scheme pillars.
2010/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Appreciates the holistic approach adopted by the Green Paper, which is intended to impart fresh impetus at national and EU level with the aim of safeguarding old-age pensions;deleted
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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 EUStresses the need for all pension rights to be portable within the EU so as to strengthen the mobility of European citizens and meet their expectations as regards the Union's internal market; considers that currently only statutory and occupational pensions are portable in theory.
2010/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls upon the Commission to further examineexamine in depth the obstacles to portability, such as accounting standards and fiscal barriers, in order to submit proposals to remove these, accompanied with appropriate supervision measures.
2010/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the Green Paper does not devote any attention to the gender issue, particularly bearing in mind that, because of disparities in careers, women have smaller pensions on average;deleted
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that inflation damages the sustainability and adequacy of pension systems;deleted
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that the 2020 Strategy devotes no explicit attention to sustainable and adequate pension systems;deleted
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Is concerned about the inadequate information provided to the public by public authorities and bodies administering pensions concerning the necessity, possibilities, accumulated entitlements, likely results and actual state of affairs with regard to old-age pensions; calls on the Commission and Member States to launch campaigns to enable and encourage members of the public to take measures to ensure adequate pension provision for themselves;
2011/01/10
Committee: EMPL