3 Amendments of Elie HOARAU related to 2009/2222(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. whereas social services of general interest (SSGI), and their quality and efficiency, are essential for the achievement of the objectives of the EU's 2020 strategy, and have positive effects in terms of economic growth, employment and social and territorial cohesion,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas SSGI contribute in a relevant, useful and effective way to the development of the regions, particularly the remotest, the least developed and the most sparsely populated, by enabling the State and local or regional authorities to perform a role which the private sector would refuse to perform out of a concern for profitability,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that SSGI are not dismantled or reduced by Member States in such a way as to penalise the development of certain regions, particularly the most vulnerable, the remotest or the most sparsely populated;