10 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2012/2293(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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1. Stresses that the Member States should increase the number of affordable housing options and support women in achieving financial independence, by providing them with conditions more conducive to reconciling work and family life having in mind their pressing daily schedules and challenges;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers; stresses that single mothers should therefore be given priority when it comes to the allocation of social housing; whereas when the economic crisis first began, it had a greater impact on men than on women; but as the crisis was progressing it increased the unemployment rate of more women than men;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as young families, single parent families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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4. Notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to stay in an abusive environment, if they are financially unable to finddependable on the abuser and thus unable to seek for separate suitable housing; for themselves; calls, therefore, for the EU to promote policies and programmes that increase access to safe and affordable housing for domestic violence victims;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gender-based analysis as part of all housing policies and programmes; stresses that all statistical data must be broken down by gender and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support women having in mind the women's multifaceted role as single-parents, carers for family members and for disabled persons.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices and, energy prices and unemployment are aggravating the risks of poverty and social exclusion; is concerned about the impact of austerity measures such as cuts in housing benefit and social services which could exacerbate a vicious circle of long-term social exclusion;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social needs to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; therefore social housing should not be considered a cost to be cut but an investment that pays off in the long term through better health and social well-being, access to the labour market and empowerment of people, especially the aged, to live independent lives; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
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13. Calls on the relevant public authorities swiftly to adapt their education and vocational training systems so as to give more young people access to the green industries and new green jobs; the promotion of green jobs can create quality and sustainable employment opportunities, tackle poverty and social exclusion, as well as ensure supportive employment services;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights, combats poverty and social exclusion thus diminishing the loss of human potential and well-being;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups, such as single-parent families, young unemployed couples, disabled persons, etc., to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation;