20 Amendments of Georges BACH related to 2010/2239(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Appreciates the holistic approach adopted by the Green Paper, which Welcomes the Green Paper’s objective of establis hintended to impart fresh impetus at national and EU level with the aim of safeguarding old-age pensionsg adequate, sustainable and safe pension systems at national and EU level;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Sorely misses any mention of SMEs, which are one of the main sources of employment in the EU and can, must and wish to make a major contribution to the sustainability and adequacy of pension systems;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – point 1 (new)
calls on the Member States to take account of specific national circumstances when determining what constitutes an adequate pension, in order to ensure that people do not fall into the poverty trap;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that Member States are themselves responsible for making adequate pension provision for their citizens as part of their social and economic policies, and to choose the system that seems to them the most appropriate of the models currently available in Europe;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Is absolutely convinced that the Member States’ governments have an obligation to use all the means at their disposal to safeguard the long-term funding and sustainability of the main pillar of retirement schemes, namely the first pillar based on the compulsory contribution paid to the State;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is persuaded that in view of the different features of existing retirement schemes in Europe the first pillar managed by the State and the third pillar based on the supplementary and voluntary aspect (and on savings by individuals) complement each other effectively, represent the main common denominator in the range of diversified systems existing in Europe and thus represent the basis for a ‘European model’ pension scheme, which any Member State is free to supplement with other elements and develop as it sees fit, in accordance with the particular features of its own economic and social environment;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes that life expectancy is growing and calls on Member States to consider linking the statutory retirement age to life expectancy;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that there are major disparities in the statutory retirement age and in the actual age at which older people cease to be employed; calls on Member States and the two sides of industry, therefore, to exchange information about good experiences and to conclude agreements leading to a prolongation of working life, for example by rewarding people who work for lonallowing people to remain in employment until they reach the statutory retirement ager;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers there to be a need for an active policy to prevent discrimination on grounds of age; draws it to Member States’ attention, therefore, that, for older employees performing physically and/or mentally demanding work, a labour market geared to flexibility and security must offer creative solutions such as greater flexibility in the statutory retirement age, part-time pensions or adapted working conditions, with the emphasis on ability to work, to strike a lasting balance between the requirements of employment and the capacities of workers; considers there to be a need for an active policy to prevent discrimination on grounds of age;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that, if the 2020 Strategy is successful, this will mean that more people are in worksecure, quality jobs will be created and that economic growth will benefit from this, thus enhancing the sustainability of pension systems;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports, in accordance with the 2020 Strategy, a targeted and active labour market policy which will lead to increased participation in employment on the part of older and young workers, women, members of minority groups and the long- term unemployed;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in many Member States the importance of second-pillar pension provision linked to a profession has been recognised, and that it must also be ensured that such provision meets European conditions and criteria applicable to second-pillar provision;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the second pillar must bein Member States which have set up compulsory pension schemes linked to a profession, it would be advisable to make this second pillar available to all employees by right, without any discrimination on grounds of sex, sector and/or employment contract;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. SWith a view to ensuring that pensions are portable, supports the establishment of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA); stresses the need to equip it so that it can perform effectively the tasks entrusted to it;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
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 themselvestake measures to ensure that citizens can obtain an overview of their pension provision and information about its status at any time;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that, in the further debate on an adequate, safe and sustainable pension system, it would be helpful to establish an EU-level pensions platform on which stakeholders are represented who contribute information about best practices and help to prepare policy initiatives;