8 Amendments of Ivo VAJGL related to 2016/2269(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 7 July 2016 on the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2017 on the need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas inequalities throughout the life-cycle are reflected in inequalities in old-age such as lower healthy life expectancy, old-age poverty, and a gender pension gap of almost 40 %;whereas this prevents older people to contribute fully to society and to support growth and quality of life as volunteers, carers, consumers or mentors;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas on 5 October 2015 the Council adopted conclusions on 'the 2015 Pension Adequacy Report:current and future income adequacy in old age in the EU', considering it 'essential that public pension or other social protection schemes contain appropriate safeguards for women and men whose employment opportunities do or did not allow them to build up sufficient pension entitlements;such safeguards notably include minimum pensions or other minimum income provisions for older people'2a _________________ 2aCOREPER I, ‘Adequate retirement incomes in the context of ageing societies – Draft Council Conclusions = Adoption’, 12352/15, http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-12352-2015-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a common approach across Member States regarding the introduction of a Minimum Income Scheme, in order to support people with insufficient income, ease access to fundamental services, combat poverty and foster social integration; stresses that the tool of reference budgets, which indicate the cost of living in dignity for different regions, housing arrangements, household composition and ages, should be used to assess the adequacy of minimum income schemes provided by member states;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Is concerned about the high levels of non-take up of minimum income schemes where they exist, and which highlights the many barriers including intrusive procedures and stigma linked to the application for minimum income schemes;considers that that non-take up is a major barrier to the social inclusion of people who would be entitled to receive minimum income and supporting services;calls on the Commission to carry out an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of non-take-up and to propose guidelines on how to reduce it;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses the role of dialogue between social partners to address inequalities in the labour market;highlights that social dialogue should be complemented by civil dialogue with representatives of different groups of society, such as people living in poverty, different age groups, persons with different sexual orientations, persons with disabilities when discussing matters relating to inequalities and the fight against poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Affirms that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old-age pensions must be granted to all; calls on the Commission to support Member States in strengthening public and occupational pension systems to provide an adequate retirement income well above the poverty threshold and to allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living and to live in dignity and independence; reiterates its call for care credits in pension systems to compensate for lost contributions of women and men due to child and long-term care responsibilities as a tool to reduce the gender pension gap; highlights that while personal pension schemes can be important tools to improve pension adequacy, statutory solidarity-based pension systems remain the most efficient tool to combat old-age poverty and social exclusion and therefore should be provided with adequate resources;