5 Amendments of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2013/0233(COD)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In its communication entitled ‘'The demographic future of Europe – from challenge to opportunity’'9, the Commission underlined the fact that demographic ageing is one of the main challenges facing all the Member States and that increased use of new technologies could help to control costs, improve well-being and promote the active participation in society of elderly people, for example by harnessing their experience as business mentors, as well as improving the competitiveness of Union economy. __________________ 9 COM(2006) 571 final of 12 October 2006.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Under the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing established under the Innovation Union, ICT solutions are expected to play an important role in meeting its goals of two additional healthy life years by 2020 as well as improving quality of life for citizens without any discrimination on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, religious or sexual orientation and improving efficiency of care systems in the Union. Its Strategic Implementation Plan sets out priorities for accelerating and scaling up innovation in active and healthy ageing across the Union, in three domains: prevention and health promotion, care and cure, and independent living and social inclusion.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to protect the financial interests of the Union, the Commission should have the right tohrough proportionate measures to recover, reduce, withhold or terminate the Union financial contribution where the AAL Programme is implemented inadequately, partially or late, or the Participating States do not contribute, or contribute partially or late, to the financing of the AAL Programme. Those rights should be provided for in the delegation agreement to be concluded between the Union and the AALA.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Contracts, grant agreements and grant decisions, resulting from the implementation of this Decision shall contain provisions expressly empowering the Member States, the Commission, AALA, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct audits and investigations, according to their respective competences.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 2017 the Commission shall conduct an interim evaluation of the AAL Programme using appropriate and realistic benchmarks, which should include a gender equality dimension, as to determine if the AAL Programme has been successful. The Commission shall prepare a report on that evaluation which includes conclusions of the evaluation and observations by the Commission. The Commission shall send that report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 30 June 2018.