2014/2237(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) and the Employment Equality Framework Directive (2000/78/EC),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)

- having regard to the Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage- a study of national policies analysis by the European Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion 1 a __________________ 1a Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion, Investing in children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage. A study of national policies. Brussels, 2014.

Amendment 100 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk~~; whereas so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children~~ ;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families ~~and~~, cuts in public services ~~put children at greater risk and that so-calle~~and austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk ~~and that so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children~~;

Amendment 103 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

J a. Whereas child poverty is a multi- dimensional phenomenon that requires a multi-dimensional response. Employment is one important factor, but does not always guarantee a route out of poverty for the family of the children concerned.

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

J a. Whereas child poverty has a high economic cost for societies, particularly as regards increased spending on social support;

Amendment 105 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. Whereas families living at risk of poverty are more likely to live in unsanitary and unsafe areas, and that 17% of children in the EU28 still live in these conditions, with 15 countries above average11; the increasing number of evictions due to the inability or refusal to pay housing costs has pushed children into shelters; __________________ 11 EU-SILC (2013) European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions.

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. Whereas families living at risk of poverty are more likely to live in unsanitary and unsafe areas, and that 17% of children in the EU28 still live in these conditions, with 15 countries above average11; the price of energy means that many children live in homes without heating, which increases the number of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases; the increasing number of evictions due to the inability to pay housing costs has pushed children into shelters; __________________ 11 EU-SILC (2013) Statistics on Income and Living Conditions

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. Whereas families living at risk of poverty are more likely to live in unsanitary and unsafe areas, and that 17% of children in the EU28 still live in these conditions, with 15 countries above average11 ; the increasing number of evictions due to the inability to pay housing costs has pushed children into ~~shelter~~increasingly unstable housing conditions which in turn has negative impacts on the child's development and life chances; __________________ 11 EU-SILC (2013) European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. Whereas families with children with health problems, and likewise parents who have health problems, more often face the risk of poverty, family breakdown and difficulty establishing themselves in the job market;

Amendment 109 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. Whereas the upcoming SDGs/post 2015 agenda and its universality provide an opportunity to increase investments in children and their rights;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital –A a (new)

-Aa. Whereas greater political visibility should be given to fighting child poverty at the highest EU political level, if EU is to meet Europe 2020 strategy targets to reduce poverty by at least 20 million people by 2020;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. Whereas relative poverty says nothing about real need but merely makes a statement about one person’s income position relative to the position of others;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. Whereas child poverty is a multi- dimensional phenomenon that requires a multi-dimensional response. Employment is one important factor, but does not always guarantee a route out of poverty for the family of the children concerned;

Amendment 112 #

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas the European Parliament endorses the European Commission Recommendation 'Investing in children: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage' which proposes a comprehensive policy framework for tackling child poverty and promoting child well-being based on three pillars of access to adequate resources; access to quality services; and children's participation in society and decision- making, and which recognises children as rights holders;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. Whereas, according to the 2012 Eurostat Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), energy poverty is a problem that affects all Member States. Children are hit hardest as it undermines their well-being, diet and health;

Amendment 114 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. Whereas migrant children are over- represented in the group at risk of poverty and there is more discrimination against them because of language barriers, with this situation worse for illegal immigrant children; whereas, today, with the intensification of migratory flows, there are a growing number of cases in which the children of emigrants remain in the country of their birth under the care of other family members or third parties, negatively influencing the children’s development, particularly at the emotional level;

Amendment 115 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

K b. Whereas a strong policy focus on child poverty in recent years within the EU and supportive political statements by EU Heads of States have not led to significant reductions in the levels of child poverty;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

K b. Whereas there should be financial reinforcement of food-aid programmes aimed at disadvantaged families, since a growing number of children only have access to food at school; whereas these programmes are important, but cannot be seen as a long-term solution;

Amendment 117 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria João RODRIGUES

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)

K c. Whereas environmental issues such as pollution, traffic, contaminated land and unsafe drinking water often disproportionately affect children living in poverty.

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Recommendations~~deleted

Amendment 119 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Recommends that Commission establishes with Member States a Road Map for the implementation of the three- pillared approach adopted in the Investing in Children Recommendation – in terms of access to resources (wages and income support), services and children's participation;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. Whereas, under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children should be guaranteed the right to an education, health-care services, housing, protection, participation in decisions that affect them, leisure and free time, a balanced diet, and the receipt of care in a family environment;

Amendment 120 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a Calls on the Commission to set a Europe 2020 sub-target on reducing child poverty and social exclusion and to make the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion visible and explicit in all states of the European Semester; also calls on the Commission to include a specific section with the binding target in each Annual Growth Survey on fighting child poverty and promoting their wellbeing;

Amendment 121 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Calls on Member States to use EU funding and all other available instruments to implement the Commission Recommendation;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Calls on the Member States to effectively integrate relevant aspects of Social Investment Package and Commission Recommendation 'Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage' in their annual National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports in a comprehensive way; calls on the Commission to ensure annual monitoring and reporting by Member States on the implementation of the Commission Recommendation;

Amendment 123 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the available EU Structural Funds by ensuring access for all children to sufficient resources that would enable their adequate living standard and affordable quality services, in order to break the cycle of disadvantage early in life;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States make a real commitment to increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment;

Amendment 125 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the ~~quantity, amounts,~~ scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children~~, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment;~~ in poverty and at risk of poverty

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment; and the phenomenon of the working poor; Considers as useful a combined strategy of direct and specific action on cases of extreme poverty, defining appropriate indicators and criteria to identify such cases, i.e. levels of income and access to basic necessities. A strategy should be implemented in individual Member States through the European Social Fund and national and regional resources earmarked for social policies and inclusion.

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the ~~quantity, amounts,~~ scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children~~, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote~~. As regards parents, recommends the promotion of special labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight both precarious ~~employment~~and undeclared employment, also taking care to pay appropriate benefits as and when deemed necessary;

Amendment 128 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Siôn SIMON, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the effectiveness, quantity, amounts~~, scope and effectiveness~~ and scope of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically direc~~Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop policies to fight child poverty that focus on correcting the main factors affecting child poverty: improving the labour market situation of the parents and strengthening the government intervention through income support and the provision of enabling services; also urges Member Stateds to ~~children, but also to parents (such as unemployment~~provide for adequate living standards that are compatible with a life in dignity through a combination of benefits) and ~~to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to~~ensuring the quantity, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children and their families, and to fight precarious employment, in-work poverty and involuntary part-time jobs;

Amendment 13 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-A b. Whereas the majority of Member States so far have given little attention on using EU Structural Funds to fight the alarming and still growing rates of poverty among children in Europe as well as promote their social inclusion and general well-being;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States ~~increase~~ensure adequacy of income for parents by increasing the quantity, amounts, scoverage, take upe and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents who are unemployed or only in poorly paying jobs (such as unemployment benefits and adequate minimum income) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights ~~and security to families and fight precarious employment~~including a statutory adequate minimum wage respecting national practises and collective agreements, which will provide greater security to families and fight precarious employment; urges the Commission to investigate the potential to develop an EU framework which will establish an adequate minimum income and social protection floor for all EU citizens and families;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the ~~quantity, amounts, scope and~~ effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents ~~(such as unemployment benefits)~~ and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the possibility, quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support ~~specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarante~~and social measures (for example, providing subsidised or free meals for disadvantaged children at schools and educational establishments) specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits or, in particular, the prospects for employment for the long-term unemployed) and to promote labour laws that create opportunities in terms of the social rights and the security tof families and fight the grey economy and precarious employment;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the ~~quantity, amounts,~~ scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children~~, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits)~~ and their families and to promote labour laws and incentives that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment and promote decent work for all;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as ~~unemployment benefits~~a guaranteed minimum income) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and effectively fight precarious employment; and undeclared work;

Amendment 135 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recommends that ~~Member States increase~~that the Commission give Member States complete freedom to amend, according to the number of dependent children, the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to ~~children, but also to parent~~families (such as unemployment benefits) and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families ~~and fight precarious employmen~~; stresses, however, that such aid must under no circumstances replace any sources of income, and that action must be taken to ensure that it is suspended if the recipients abuse or misuse it;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on Member States to also address, in their efforts to combat child poverty, the position of women taking care of children and family members with special needs and disabilities;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recommends that Member States, when using ESIF funds and developing social policies, should devote greater attention to protecting families (especially single-parent families) with children with health problems against poverty;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas increased social inequalities ~~lead~~contribute significantly to increased child poverty, children being the age group at greatest risk of poverty in 19 Member States of the EU, social inequalities reproduce disadvantage across generations and data indicate that the gap between rich and poor has increased throughout the EU, including in countries with higher GDP;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Reiterates the importance of preventive public policies investing in sensible child welfare policies supporting the upbringing of empowered individuals, capable of integrating in society and into the labour market, rather than focusing on the consequences of their social exclusion and poverty;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls for monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of this support, in order to adapt policies for combating poverty, exclusion and dropping out of school to existing social equality requirements; urges the Member States to develop and apply diverse evidence- gathering processes appropriate for each stage of intervention;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Without neglecting the need to support children who are poor, have dropped out of school or are socially excluded, policies supporting children and young people should be strongly marked by prevention, including long-term strategies for combating social inequality;

Amendment 143 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that Member States implement or enhance universal implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting children as welfare benefits targeting children as an intrinsic right of the child; an intrinsic right of the child, in particular focussing on specific cases in some Member States where child poverty levels are particularly high and thus require direct action to be taken in the short term.

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that Member States implement and/or enhance existing universal welfare benefits targeting children as antheir intrinsic ~~right of the child~~and inalienable right;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Recommends~~Calls on thate Member States ~~implement or enhance universal welfare benefits tar~~to support more numerous and/or poorer families by social benefits as well as by active employment measures facilitating getting ~~children as an intrinsic right of the child~~decent jobs and aligning professional life with the family one;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that Member States implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting children as an intrinsic right of the child; underlines the need to adopt comprehensive strategies and policies to support a parent's access to good quality employment and adequate income, access to high quality public services (particularly childcare, education, health, housing, and leisure activities), as well as to strengthen the participation of children and their families in the development, implementation and monitoring of these policies; underlines that universal solutions should be coupled with targeted interventions to support the most vulnerable and marginalised groups of children and adolescents;

Amendment 148 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that the Commission allow Member States to freely implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting ~~children as an intrinsic right of~~ the child;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that Member States implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting children as an intrinsic right of the child; underlines that universal solutions should be coupled with targeted interventions to support the most vulnerable and marginalised groups of children and adolescents;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas increased social inequalities lead to increased child poverty, children being the age group at greatest risk of poverty in 19 Member States of the EU~~, social inequalities reproduce disadvantage across generations and data indicate that the gap between rich and poor has increased throughout the EU, including in countries with higher GDP~~;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that Member States implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting children – such as the provision of subsidised or free meals for them, especially for disadvantaged and poor children, in order to ensure their healthy development – as an intrinsic right of the child;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that Member States implement or enhance universal welfare benefits targeting children as an intrinsic right of the child; Regrets the growing trend for Member States governments to move away from universal support policies towards more means-tested support as evidence shows that universal support policies offer better protection against child poverty 1a; ________________________ 1a (Based on Eurofound research)

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to make additional efforts to tackle the root causes of child poverty and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the areas in which children are particularly vulnerable to poverty and develop and implement appropriate remedial strategies; in particular, invites the European Commission and Member States to strengthen the social dimension of the EU 2020 Strategy and Economic and Monetary Union by taking the following actions: - to set a Europe 2020 sub-target on reducing child poverty and social exclusion and to make the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion visible and explicit at all stages of the European Semester, and within each Member States through the set-up of national sub-targets for reducing child poverty or social exclusion, - to integrate an explicit child and youth focus in the 'European Semester', - to ensure any proposed law, policy of budgetary allocation is assessed in terms of its intended or unintended impact on children and their rights;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Suggests that a parental allowance be introduced in the Member States to support families when one of the parents has decided not to work in order to raise their children; insists that this measure be supervised at national level; insists that this parental allowance should not merely supplement welfare benefits but should constitute an income subject to suspensive conditions in the event of abuse or misuse;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to agree on EU standards, or establish an agreed methodology for determining the cost of raising a child and for defining adequate resources to prevent and combat child poverty;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls on Member States to recognise that child poverty and social exclusion are key barriers to overcome if they are to achieve their Europe 2020 targets;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas increased social inequalities lead to increased child poverty, children being the age group at greatest risk of poverty in 19 Member States of the EU, social inequalities may reproduce disadvantage across generations when parents neglect their responsibility to bring up their children properly and data indicate that the gap between rich and poor has increased throughout the EU as a result of the austerity policies imposed, including in countries with higher GDP;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reformulations and cuts in the public services of Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the privatisation of public services, which have led unequivocally to the weakening of the social rights of children, especially in countries which have been hit by the economic crisis and have already taken strict measures which in turn have resulted in staff and spending cuts with depressing consequences on all their social groups, causing chronic suffering primarily among young people and children;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 163 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Urges the Commission to refrain from recommending reformulations and cuts in the public services of Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the privatisation of public services, which have led unequivocally to the ~~weakening of the social rights of childre~~acceleration of State’s social disengagement and a reduction in family support, and had a significant impact on the employment prospects of the most vulnerable members of the population;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reformulations and cuts in the public services of Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the privatisation of public services, which have led unequivocally to the weakening of the social rights of children; and to take the impact on children of measures into account when proposing country-specific recommendations within the European Semester;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reformulations and cuts in the public services of Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the privatisation of public services, especially healthcare and education, which have led unequivocally to the weakening of the social rights of children;

Amendment 166 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to ~~refrain from recommen~~coherently implement the Commission Recommendation on Investing in Children including through the European Semester and Europe 2020 and to refrain from making country-specific recommendations regarding reformulations and cuts in the public services and social protection of Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the ~~privatisation of public services, which have led unequivocally to the weakening of the social rights of children~~reduction of wage levels and the privatisation of public services without safeguards to ensure quality, affordable access, which have led unequivocally to the weakening of the social rights of children and increasing child poverty; and positively recommending the development of integrated strategies;

Amendment 167 #

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission ~~to refrain from recommending reformulations and cuts in~~when making recommendations to the Member States that could threaten the smooth functioning of their public services o~~f Member States, from promoting flexible labour relations and the privatisation of public services, which have led unequiv~~r radically change industrial relations, making it difficult to reconcile family and professional lives, to bear in mind the need to promote social~~ly to the weakening of the social rights of~~ initiatives to counter the risk of social exclusion, especially with respect to children;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Asks the Commission to emphasise the need for investment in free, public education by pinpointing specific education methods for the most vulnerable social groups, such as immigrants or people with disabilities of various kinds. Considers that education can be a key priority in ensuring that children acquire the skills which will enable them to access skilled, well-paid jobs, enabling them to build their own way out of poverty.

Amendment 169 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Reminds that tackling child poverty requires adopting a life-cycle approach, including breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks, that reflects the different needs of early childhood, primary childhood and adolescence; applying a whole-child oriented approach by measuring the number of deprivations each child experiences simultaneously, revealing those most deprived; and measuring not only monetary poverty but also multidimensional deprivations;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas increased social inequalities lead to increased child poverty, children ~~being the age group~~ at greatest risk of poverty in 19 Member States of the EU, social inequalities reproduce disadvantage across generations and data indicate that the gap between rich and poor has increased throughout the EU, including in countries with higher GDP;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Reiterates the importance of preventive public policies investing in sensible child welfare policies supporting the upbringing of empowered individuals, capable of integrating in society and into the labour market, rather than focusing on the consequences of their social exclusion and poverty;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that the reduction of child poverty through investing in children should be proposed as a core priority for the 2016 Annual Growth Survey, as key means to progress on the poverty target;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Reminds the Commission of the European Parliament's call for an assessment of the effects on poverty of reforms proposed within National Reform Programmes;

Amendment 173 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recommends that all children must have access to good quality services at this crucial stage of their development. Health, education, parenting and family support, housing and protection are key services which are most often delivered by local and regional authorities;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges Member States to implement and monitor plans for alleviating child poverty, putting the focus on the intrinsic rights of children, and setting targets for reducing poverty and child social exclusion; Considers moreover that the very definition of poverty should be seen through the prism of both monetary and economic factors, linked to meeting basic needs, and aspects linked to access to culture, sport and free time in general.

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges Member States to adopt, implement and monitor plans for alleviating multi-dimensional child poverty, putting the focus on the intrinsic rights of children, and setting targets for reducing child poverty and ~~child~~ social exclusion with an explicit focus/prioritisation on those children living at the highest risks of poverty; reminds the importance for EU Member States to return to at least at pre-crisis levels of real-term expenditure on social protection, health, education and social housing for the benefit of the most disadvantaged children;

Amendment 176 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges Member States to implement and monitor plans for alleviating chfamildy poverty~~, putting the focus on the intrinsic rights of children,~~ and setting targets for reducing poverty ~~and child social exclusion~~;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges Member States to implement and monitor plans for alleviat~~ing~~e child poverty, ~~putting~~implementing integrated strategies based on the Investing in Children Recommendation; Stresses that the Strategies should put the focus on the intrinsic rights of children, and setting targets for reducing child poverty and ~~child~~ social exclusion as sub-targets of the overarching poverty target set within Europe 2020;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges Member States to implement and rigorously monitor plans for alleviating child poverty to ensure follow up of policy guidance, putting the focus on the intrinsic rights of children, and setting targets for reducing poverty and child social exclusion;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas ~~increased~~ social inequalities, which have increased due to irresponsible and financially unsustainable government and budgetary politcies, lead to increased child poverty, children being the age group at greatest risk of poverty in 19 Member States of the EU, social inequalities reproduce disadvantage across generations and data indicate that the gap between rich and poor has increased throughout the EU, including in countries with higher GDP;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Urges Member States to adhere consistently to the principles of inclusive education in preschool, school and extracurricular education;

Amendment 181 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Urges Member States to implement plans to alleviate the sense of social exclusion felt by children with learning difficulties, establishing more efficient education modules which support their learning methods;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on Member States to recognise that child poverty and social exclusion are key barriers to overcome if they are to achieve their Europe 2020 targets in relation to employment rate, investment in research, development, energy and sustainable development;

Amendment 183 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to include a specific and binding indicator on children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States actually to realise the right to housing, by guaranteeing citizens and families an appropriate home that meets their needs and ensures their well-being, privacy and quality of life, thereby contributing to the achievement of social justice and cohesion and the combating of social exclusion and poverty;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Urges Member States to devote greater attention to the creation and availability of a suitable out-of-school environment in which children can spend their time in a meaningful and stimulating way outside school hours and during school holidays; and to devote greater attention to the availability of basic health care for children in deprived areas and in remote and inaccessible regions

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Welcomes the recommendations from the Council and the Commission, which draw attention to the poor quality of the entrepreneurial environment in some Member States, and the inadequate effectiveness of public administration, and include recommendations for improving the state of public finances;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the European Commission and the European Parliament to take the opportunity provided by the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework to increase the appropriations from the European Social Fund and the Food Aid Program for the most deprived groups and to check if children are a priority in the programming and implementation of regional and cohesion policies and also to encourage the adoption of regulations and policies that ensure that the above sectors are prioritised;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the European Commission and the European Parliament to take the opportunity provided by the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework to increase the appropriations from the European Social Fund and the Food Aid Program for the most deprived groups, respecting the community preference, and to check if ~~children~~families are a priority in the programming and implementation of regional ~~and cohesion policies~~policies, ensuring that such aid is more consistent and better coordinated at local level;

Amendment 19 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas measures to increase employment are an effective instrument for fighting poverty;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the ~~European~~ Commission and the European Parliament to take the opportunity provided by the Europe 2020 mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework to increase the appropriations from the European Social Fund and the Food Aid Program for the most deprived groups and to check if children are a priority in the programming and implementation of regional and cohesion policies, as well as to create indicators to analyse child poverty;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the European Commission and the European Parliament to take the opportunity provided by the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework to ~~increase the appropriations from~~make better use of the European Social Fund and the F~~ood Aid Program for~~und for European Aid to the mMost dDeprived ~~groups~~ and to check if children are a priority in the programming and implementation of regional and cohesion policies;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the European Commission and the European Parliament to take the opportunity provided by the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework to increase the appropriations from the European Social Fund and the Food Aid Program for the most deprived groups and to check if children are a priority in the programming and implementation of regional and cohesion policies, with particular regard to the obligation to demolish large residential institutions (enforceable since 2014), as well as in order to reinforce adoptive and foster-parent status so that orphans and disadvantaged children can actually grow up in a family or somewhat familial environment;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 194 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recommends that the European Commission develops guidelines to support the participation of children in the policy-making process; Suggests Member States to put in place mechanisms that promote children's participation in decision making that affects their lives and to enable and encourage children to express informed views, ensuring that those views are given due weight and are reflected in the main decisions affecting them;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider if food-based strategies such as dietary diversification and food fortification, as well as nutrition education, public health and food safety measures, and finally supplementation, need to be addressed for particular groups of population in order to prevent the negative effects of malnutrition or undernutrition on the health of children;

Amendment 196 #

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to bear in mind the proposals contained in the Opinion published by the European Economic and Social Committee, ‘For coordinated European measures to prevent and combat energy poverty’, and to encourage the urgent adoption of a European energy security and solidarity commitment and, within this framework, the setting-up of a European poverty observatory and a European fund with the specific aim of eradicating energy poverty;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Recommends that Member States' national budgets contain visible and transparent provisions for costs to combat child poverty and to fulfil their duty to protect children;~~deleted

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that Member States' national budgets contain visible and transparent provisions for ~~costs~~allocations and spending to combat child poverty and to fulfil their duty to protect children;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that Member States' national budgets contain visible and transparent provisions for costs to combat child poverty ands well as to fulfil their duty to protect children from poverty and need, thereby safeguarding a minimum level of decent existence;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14

— having regard to its resolution of 4 July 2013 on the impact of the crisis on access to care for socially vulnerable groups 3, __________________ 3 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0328.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas one fifth of the EU´s total population is under 18. Despite commitments over one in four children now lives at risk of poverty or social exclusion across the EU;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that Member States' national budgets contain visible and transparent provisions for ~~cos~~expenditure and investments to combat child poverty ~~and to fulfil their duty to protect children;~~ , through harmonized child responsive budgeting practices at the EU and national level, and to fulfil their duty to protect children; calls on Member States to make maximum use of structural fund, in particular the European Social Fund, to implement all three pillars of the 'Investing in Children Recommendation' (adequate income, access to quality services and participation of children), focusing in particular on the most excluded and most affected;

Amendment 201 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that, for informational purposes, Member States' national budgets contain unrestricted visible and transparent provisions for costs to combat ~~child~~ poverty and to fulfil their duty to protect children;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that Member States' national ~~budgets contain visible and~~laws and policies are translated into transparent, p~~rovisions for costs~~articipatory and accountable national budgets, allocations and spending to combat child poverty and to fulfil their duty to pro~~tect children~~mote, protect, and realise children's rights;

Amendment 203 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that Member States' national budgets contain visible and transparent provisions for costs to combat child poverty and to fulfil their duty to protect children, including through an increase in public spending with a view to attaining such objectives;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends that Member States’ national budgets contain visible and transparent provisions for appropriations and costs to combat child poverty and to fulfil their duty to protect children;

Amendment 205 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to include a specific and binding indicator on children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union;

Amendment 206 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recommends that the Commission and Member States set targets for reducing child poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Member States to put in place, where necessary, cooperation agreements with entities and institutions that promote the education, cultural or sporting training, and integration of children, as well as combating their poverty; recommends, however, that the Member States ensure the supervision, quality, sustainability and relevance of this support, as well as its actual results;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce specific legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights;

Amendment 209 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect orand increase maternity and paternity rights and to pay particular attention to families with children with special needs;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas according to Eurostat the main factors affecting child poverty are labour market situation of the parents, which is linked to their level of education, the composition of the household in which the children live and the effectiveness of the government intervention through income support and the provision of enabling services;

Amendment 210 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; , including through the implementation of efficient instruments to ensure a balance between work and family and support for single-parent families;

Amendment 211 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights and reiterate the crucial importance of the traditional and legal framework of the family unit for children’s development;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to i~~ntroduce~~mplement legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; and to safeguard the return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave; on this regard, strongly opposes the Commission´s intention to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive and calls on the Council to engage proactively with the Parliament and Commission in order to unblock the Maternity Leave Directive; stresses furthermore that reinforcing legislation on paternity leave which gives an important boost to combat gender and pay discrimination in work;

Amendment 213 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to i~~ntroduce legislation to protect or increase~~mplement and ensure protection of maternity and paternity rights;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; regrets the announced withdrawal of the revised draft of the Maternity Leave Directive by the Commission, which guarantees working women more rights during the pre- and post-birth periods;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity ~~and paternity rights~~, paternity and parental leave rights and to support an agreement on the EU directive on maternity leave;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; re-emphasises the need for enhanced national and European policies to encourage pregnancy, with a view to intergenerational balance and solidarity;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Urges Member States to ensure that unequal treatment and harassment of employees cannot be justified by employers by reference to pregnancy, upbringing of children or family-related duties;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the ~~departure~~removal of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised; calls on the Member States to allocate resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds to support the transition from institutional to family and community- based care;

Amendment 219 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty and the fact that their parents cannot afford to raise them that children are institutionalised;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas the factors with the greatest influence on child poverty are wealth- redistribution policies and labour policy9 a, particularly parental income levels and social rights; __________________ 9aSave the Children, ‘Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe’, Brussels, 2014, p.5

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive and integrated social policies that prevent poverty and the ~~departure~~removal of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised;

Amendment 221 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent ~~poverty and~~ the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised, except in the event of abuse, neglect or obvious problems;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Recommends~~Calls on thate Member States to develop proactive and integrated social policies that prevent poverty and the ~~departure~~removal of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised and furthermore that they can leave such institutions as soon as possible and that under a certain age they cannot even be put into such institutional care;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive, universal social policies that prevent p~~overty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised;~~lacing children in alternative care arrangements due to poverty and social exclusion.

Amendment 225 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring ~~that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised~~children are institutionalised only under exceptional circumstances, and to a larger extent make use of substitute family care such as foster care;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the ~~departure~~removal of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised; calls on the Member States to use the EU Structural Funds and the European Fund for Strategic Investments to support the transfer of institutionalised children to host families and community-based services;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised; further recommends that these policies aim to prevent dependency becoming permanent;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recommends that Member States move away from institutional care in favour of stable foster care systems which better prepare children and young people for an independent life, continued learning or work;

Amendment 229 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Reiterates the need to avoid ghettoization of children experiencing poverty and social exclusion and to promote a social mix in housing and suggests that the introduction of minimum standards for housing children, taking into account the primacy of children's rights, should be considered;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. Whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly reiterated its call for the implementation of the Social Investment Package (SIP), and endorses the European Commission Recommendation Investing in Children Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage which proposes a comprehensive policy framework for tackling child poverty and promoting child well-being based on three pillars of access to adequate resources; access to quality and inclusive services; and children's participation;

Amendment 230 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria ARENA, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recommends that Member States develop and implement integrated child protection systems to protect children against violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect in a way in which all duty-bearers and system components work together across sectors and agencies sharing responsibilities to form a protective and empowering environment for all children;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls for the institutionalisation of children and young people only as a last resort, preferring their incorporation into families and support from foster families;

Amendment 232 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria ARENA, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Urges Member States to conduct policies facilitating the creation and maintenance of decent workplaces as well as developing systems for training, increasing qualifications and amenities such as teleworking or flexitime facilitating parents’ entry or return to the labour market following a break in their professional career;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Calls on EU institutions, EU Agencies, Member State authorities and other stakeholders to develop clear roles, responsibilities, regular dialogue and procedures when children are in need of protection in cross-border situations;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality and inclusive public education at all ages, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality public education at all ages, including early childhood, and establish ~~appropriate teacher-student ratios~~better teacher-student ratios, given that often teachers are charged with teaching overly large classes, which impacts on the quality of their work;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to: - free, quality public education at all ages~~, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratio~~ to reduce educational poverty, including early childhood education and care, formal and non-formal education, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios along with other indicators of quality of education in school and in the learning environment out of school - childcare regardless of their parent's incomes or employment conditions;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality public education at all ages, ~~including early childhood,~~ and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios; suggests, in this context, that the above be supplemented by an urgent reform of the education system to restore discipline, merit, effort, respect for teachers and the core subjects for developing a good knowledge base;

Amendment 238 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality public education and extracurricular activities at all ages, including early childhood, ~~and~~ establish appropriate teacher-student ratios and promote social mix in education;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Recommends~~Call on thate Member States to guarantee all children access to free, inclusive, quality public education atfor all ages~~, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios~~ to reduce educational poverty, including early childhood education and care, formal and non-formal education; promoting their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios in order to ensure that all children can benefit from inclusive high quality education and therefore maximise the education systems' impact on equal opportunities and breaking the cycle of poverty;

Amendment 24 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A B. Whereas, although the children of parents with very low work intensity are 56.7 % more likely to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, families with high work intensity remain at risk of child poverty today (Romania, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia, Poland or Luxembourg);

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality public education at all ages, including early childhood, particularly taking into account education for developing key skills, including enterprise, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to inclusive, free, quality public education at all ages, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality public education at all ages, including early childhood, and establish appropriate teacher-student and student- company ratios;

Amendment 243 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that Member States guarantee all children access to free, quality public education at all ages, including early childhood~~, and establish appropriate teacher-student ratios~~ care, in particular for socially disadvantaged children;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 245 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Urges Member States to increase the quality of educational services offered by applying an individual approach and promoting cooperation among teachers, social workers and parents in order to prevent children and young persons from ceasing their education;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to developing affordable and accessible early childhood education and care (ECEC), regarding it as a social investment to address inequality and challenges particularly faced by children from disadvantaged families; also raise parents' awareness of the benefits of active participation in ECEC programmes;

Amendment 247 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 A. Calls on the Member States to promote inclusive schooling, which should involve not just increasing the number of special education teachers, but also integrating children with special educational needs into normal classes;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Urges Member States to provide universal and equal access to crèches and pre-schools to children from all social groups;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Recommends that Member States provide free school materials and school transportation during school hours;~~deleted

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. Whereas the destruction of incomes has a major impact on reducing cycles of social inequality;~~deleted

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that Member States in a timely manner explore options to provide ~~free~~ school materials and school transportation during school hours to children in poverty or at risk of poverty;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that Member States provide free school materials and school transportation during school hours and free meals as and when deemed necessary, in order to reduce the problem of malnutrition in schools;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that Member States pro~~vide~~mote full school engagement of all children through providing free school materials, meals and school transportation during school hours; , to increase the effectiveness of present public investments in the sector and better combat the intergenerational transmission of poverty

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that Member States provide ~~free~~universal access to school materials and school transportation during school hours, as well as access to meals in educational establishments;

Amendment 254 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that Member States provide affordable nutritious school meals, free school materials and school transportation during school hours;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Recommends~~Calls on thate Member States ~~provide free school materials and~~to ensure that all children, irrespectively of the financial situation of the family have access to compulsory school materials and access to the necessary school transportation ~~during school hours~~;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that Member States provide free or significantly subsidised school materials and school transportation during school hours and take resolute steps to eliminate child hunger by providing free or significantly subsidised meals for disadvantaged children studying in schools and educational establishments;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, guaranteeing women ~~the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies,~~ maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by, free checks during pregnancy, by also ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal ~~care~~ period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children and for persons with special needs, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care and home visits in the pre- and post- natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas the destruction of incomes has a major impact on reducing cycles of social inequality; whereas such income destruction is the consequence of the austerity policies imposed by the European Union on the Member States;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to ~~guarantee universal, public, free and~~promote access to public, quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth,nd access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, ~~guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring~~ health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal~~, public, free and quality~~ access to health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, ~~guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health~~ by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;;

Amendment 263 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention, comprehensive immunisation programmes and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, provide speech and psychological therapies for children, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, nurses, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, for all; guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, as well as access to family doctors, dentists, family counselling services and mental health specialists for all ~~children, and~~families; calls on the Member States and the Commission to integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 265 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, ~~guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by~~ ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post- natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children and their families, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Urges the Member States to redefine their public policies in the field of local healthcare access in view of the worrying decline in the quality of public healthcare systems and services;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, ~~and migrants;~~migrant children, children moving within the EU regardless their nationality and children left behind

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support with infrastructures and means to ensure the right to culture, access to sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on children from families in poverty, children in remote, deprived or outermost areas, and children with disabilities~~, and migrants~~;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas ~~the destruction of incomes has a major impact on reducing cycles of social inequality~~child poverty stems from poverty of families and, therefore, low- income families, unemployed parents and/or large families are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion as a possible consequence of degrading wage policies and social protection systems;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, ~~and migrants~~migrant children, children moving within the EU regardless their nationality, and children left behind;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on ensuring equal access and quality for children in poverty, children in remote and disadvantaged areas, children with disabilities, children with a minority background and migrants;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States ~~provide~~adopt the necessary ~~support to ensure the right~~policies to promote access to culture, sport and leisure for all children~~, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, and migrants~~;

Amendment 273 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, children belonging to national or ethnic, religious, linguistic and migrant minorities;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure for all children, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote and disadvantaged areas, children with disabilities, ~~and migrants~~children from a minority background and migrants, Roma children, children moving within the EU regardless their nationality, and children left behind;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recommends that Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure, access to open space and a healthy environment for all children, with a focus on children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, ~~and migrants~~ethnic minorities and migrants regardless of status; Recalls the right to play as laid down in the UNCRC;

Amendment 276 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria João RODRIGUES, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Reiterates the need to avoid ghettoization of children experiencing poverty and social exclusion, also through adequate social or subsidised housing policy, and to promote a social mix in housing and suggests that the introduction of minimum standards for housing children, taking into account the primacy of children's rights, should be considered;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recommends that Member States put in place mechanisms that promote and ensure children's participation in decision making that affects their lives; and enable and encourage children to express informed views, ensuring that those views are given due weight and are reflected in the main decisions affecting them;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Emphasises the need of enhanced protection of children experiencing poverty and social exclusion from domestic violence;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those ~~where~~hit by the economic crisis over recent years as a result of which social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and i~~ncreas~~mproving the medical, psychological and social care of children;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas the ~~destr~~reduction ~~of incomes has a major impact on reducing cycles of s~~in the differences between incomes and the burdens on them has a major impact on mitigating cycles of social inequality and whereas at the same time there is also a need for combining solidarity with encouraging greater productivity, for example by reducing the income tax on wage earners or by providing certain services, financed from state and/or locial ~~inequali~~authority budgets, at a reduced rate or perhaps for free that could reduce child poverty;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States~~, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing~~ to increase the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and increas~~ing~~e the medical, psychological and social care of children;

Amendment 281 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria ARENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, i~~ncreas~~mproving the ~~number of employees and technicians in~~efficiency of social security services, and ~~increas~~promoting the medical, psychological and social care of children;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing the number of employees and ~~technician~~professionals working with and for children and their families in social security services, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of children;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen the effectiveness of the social rights that the state must guarantee~~, increasing the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of~~ by directing them well at those most in need, in particular at children;

Amendment 284 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights and access to services and social protection, that the state must guarantee, increasing the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of children, particularly those with mental health problems, in line with the strategy of early intervention;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing the number of employees and ~~technician~~professionals in the social security services working with and for children and their families, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of children;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing, where necessary, the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of children;

Amendment 287 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recommends Member States to put in place mechanisms that promote and ensure children's participation in decision making that affects their lives; and enable and encourage children to express informed views, ensuring that those views are given due weight and are reflected in the main decisions affecting them;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of its Recommendation entitled 'Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage' in the Member States through the design of a Roadmap; calls on Member States to use EU funding and all other available instruments to implement the Commission Recommendation;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recognises the role of civil society, including children's rights and anti- poverty organisations, in ensuring EU policy coherence, and calls for strengthened civil dialogue on preventing and tackling child poverty in the Member States;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas the destruction of incomes has a major impact on reducing cycles of social inequality which contributes to growing child poverty, both through lower wages and reductions in minimum income support;

Amendment 290 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Urges the Commission to make early school leaving rate and tackling child poverty an explicit priority in the European Semester and the Europe 2020 governance;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to participate actively in combating the trafficking of children for any form of exploitation, including work, forced marriage, illegal adoption, illegal activities and sexual exploitation;

Amendment 292 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the functioning of European and transnational networks to combat child and youth poverty and exclusion; warns that integrating the outermost regions and the most disadvantaged regions into these networks and institutions should be particularly supported;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a child guarantee so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition and calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a specific fund to develop the European Child Guarantee;

Amendment 294 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Calls on the Member States to support, through their municipalities, local centres for supporting children and their families, particularly in the communities and/or areas most affected by the issue of child poverty, which provide not just for legal aid and/or advice, parental advice and school support, but also for education and guidance on a healthy lifestyle and on safe Internet use, amongst other things;

Amendment 295 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Brando BENIFEI, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13 c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a European integrated plan to combat child poverty including both the Child Guarantee and programmes offering support and opportunities for the parents to come out of social exclusion situations and integrate the labour market;

Amendment 296 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13 c. Recommends that the Member States guarantee refugee citizens, particularly children and young people, the same rights of access to education, health care, work and housing as other citizens of the Member State in question;

Amendment 297 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13 d. Stresses the need to systematically assess the impact of policy measures, including macroeconomic ones on children, and recommends the Commission to call on Member States to carry out ex-ante and ex-post impact assessments of such measures to ensure that they do not negatively impact on children's rights and well-being;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 299 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional and gender-disaggregated indicators in measuring poverty to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 4 June 2013 on the Commission Communication 'Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020'1 b , __________________ 1b Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0266.

Amendment 30 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas ~~the destruc~~distribution of incomes has a major impact on reducing cycles of social inequality and the Member States with lowest rates of child poverty – such as Sweden and Denmark – are also those with the lowest levels of general poverty and inequality;

Amendment 300 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator; Considers it useful, given the limitations encountered thus far in meauring relative poverty and the subsequent identification of efficient policies and strategies, to develop (including through collaborations with research institutes and universities who have produced studies on the multidimensional phenomenon of child poverty) statistical indicators, appropriate analyses to determine the quality of services and care provided to children in the EU and their wellbeing and to identify the limitations of previously adopted anti- poverty plans. Considers it necessary to encourage the participation of individuals and groups which are directly concerned, i.e. stakeholders, families and children. Considers it desirable, in addition, to promote awareness-raising campaigns directed at these groups vis-à-vis the possibilities and conditions of access to the measures implemented to fight child poverty and, addressing a wider audience, provide information on the phenomenon itself, thus being able to raise awareness of the issue.

Amendment 301 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty, social exclusion, inequalities and discrimination and to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, ~~going beyond the AROPE indicator~~and the Indicators Sub-Group of the Social Protection Committee, going beyond the AROPE indicator; invites the European Commission and Member States to develop responses based on a comprehensive approach and to make full use of data collected under initiatives such as the Multi-Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) developed by UNICEF; stresses that further indicators should be developed to assess better the quality of services, outcomes and access to services, e.g. in relation to the socio-economic statues and background of parents (migrant or minority), gender, disability and geographical aspects;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Recommends that~~Calls the Commission and Member States to develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty, social exclusion, inequalities and discrimination and to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, and the Indicators Sub-Group of the Social Protection Committee, going beyond the AROPE indicator; further indicators should be developed to assess better the quality of services, outcomes and access to services, e.g. in relation to the socio- economic status and background of parents (migrant or minority), gender, disability and geographical aspects;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty and promoting child well-being to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator;

Amendment 304 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators ~~in measuring poverty~~, disaggregated for particular disadvantaged groups, in measuring poverty to inform evidence-based policy development and to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statistical methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty ~~to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE~~(parents’ income, access to high-quality public services, participation in social and cultural activities, access to adequate formal and informal education services, exposure to physical risk, safety, stable family environment, and level of life satisfaction) and to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, which take these multidimensional indicators into account in their statistics; recommends that these indicators be cross-referenced with indicators of socioeconomic classification (parents’ income and literacy level, country of origin, gender, disability, geographical location, etc.), going beyond the AROPE (at risk of poverty and/or exclusion) indicators;

Amendment 306 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop ~~statistical~~comparison methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Considers it necessary to draw up specific strategies, to be implemented in individual Member States, seeking to measure and compare the extent of gambling, in particular online gambling. This is an increasingly recurring phenomenon in families affected by poverty and has serious economic and social ramifications which have negative consequences, especially for children.

Amendment 308 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Recommends and urges that new research and studies to measure child poverty be carried out annually, taking account of the constant change in indicators due to the particular social situation caused by the crisis;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Invites the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions to draft opinions on investing in children;

Amendment 31 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. Whereas between 2008 and 2012, the number of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Europe (EU27+Norway, Iceland and Switzerland) rose by almost one million, increasing by half a million between 2011 and 2012 alone9, and, according to data from Eurostat in 2013, 26.5 million children in the EU28 are at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; in the EU27, the risk of poverty or social exclusion increased between 2008 and 2012 from 26.5% to 28%; in 2013, in the Member States of the EU28, 28% of the total population under 18 was at risk of poverty or social exclusion; whereas, at the same time, these figures and poverty rates have worsened for all categories of people, irrespective of age or sex; __________________ 9 Save the Children, 'Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe', Brussels, 2014, p.5.

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. Whereas between 2008 and 2012, the number of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Europe (EU27+Norway, Iceland and Switzerland) rose by almost one million, increasing by half a million between 2011 and 2012 alone9, and, according to data from Eurostat in 2013, 26.5 million children in the EU28 are at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; in the EU27, the risk of poverty or social exclusion increased between 2008 and 2012 from 26.5% to 28%; in 2013, in the Member States of the EU28, 28% of the total population under 18 was at risk of poverty or social exclusion and, in the vast majority of countries, the risk of poverty and social exclusion is greater for children than for adults; __________________ 9 Save the Children, ‘Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe’, Brussels, 2014, p.5

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas women are at greater risk of poverty than men and whereas tackling women's poverty is not only important in its own right but also of vital importance in efforts to reduce child poverty;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas, the EU has recognized that the multidimensional causes of child poverty need an integrated response with the adoption of the Investing in Children Recommendation, but has not taken coherent steps to implement this through the European Semester;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. Whereas it is alarming that in countries such as Estonia, Greece and Italy, the percentage of children who cannot eat meat, chicken or fish two days running has doubled since 2008;~~deleted

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. Whereas it is alarming that in countries such as Estonia, Greece and Italy, the percentage of children who cannot eat meat, chicken or fish two days running has doubled in dramatic fashion since 2008;

Amendment 37 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. Whereas it is alarming that in countries such as Estonia, Greece and Italy, the percentage of children who cannot eat meat, chicken or fish two days running has doubled since 2008 – this is also the case in all other EU countries; whereas malnutrition is a problem common to children in all social classes which most affects those from poor, culturally deprived backgrounds;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. Whereas it is alarming that in ~~countries such as Estonia, Greece and Italy,~~some Member States the percentage of children ~~who~~that cannot afford to eat meat, chicken or fish two days running has doubled since 2008;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. Whereas the growing inequality between countries within the EU is reflected in levels of material deprivation of children - it is alarming that in countries such as Estonia, Greece and Italy, the percentage of children who ~~cannot eat meat, chicken or fish two days running~~se nutrition is at risk through protein deficiency has doubled since 2008;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 4 June 2013 on the Commission Communication 'Toward Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion - including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020';

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas in its concluding observations on the latest periodic reports of Portugal (2014), Lithuania (2013) and Germany (2014) the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern about the rise in the poverty rate and/or the at-risk-of-poverty rate among children due to economic crisis, affecting the enjoyment of many of the rights contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, namely the rights to health, education and social protection and encouraged to ensure that budgetary lines for children are protected even in situation of economic crisis or other emergencies;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. Whereas the financial and economic crisis has led to a deterioration in living and working conditions and to the emergence of a new group, also referred to as 'new to need', with a particular risk of indebtedness and to be most in need of help but being unaware of available support 1a; __________________ 1a(Based on Eurofound's (2012) study on household over-indebtedness)

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 43 #

Thomas MANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. Whereas organisations point out that ~~the main cause of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measures (~~a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), can exacerbate child poverty und UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children10 ~~so that these policies violate the righ~~and whereas generally a policy that leads to the overindebtedness of nations and private households destroys the future prospects of children and may constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florenz

Amendment 44 #

Thomas MANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. ~~Whereas organisations point out that the main cause of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measure~~[This amendment corrects (a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children1 so that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rightstypographical error in the German version of the text]; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florenz

Amendment 45 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. Whereas organisations point out that the main cause of increasing child poverty is the ~~so-called~~ austerity measures imposed by the EU on the Member States (a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children10 so that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence.

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. Whereas organisations point out that the main cause of increasing child poverty is ~~the so-called~~ austerity measures (a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden),; UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and h~~elped~~ave worsened the living conditions of children10 so, and that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence

Amendment 47 #

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. Whereas organisations point out that the main cause of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measures (a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children2 so that these policiesthe dramatic and disproportionate increase in the tax burden and other burdens, for example those related to home loans), UNICEF states that budget cuts, as well as financial crises and austerity measures resulting from previous irresponsible government spending, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children2 so that these transitional measures or responsible measures aiming at a reestablished balance and a sustainable budget could only be based on a wider distribution of social costs, and that budgetary consolidation might not be possible without broader social solidarity, therefore such measures being applied without complementary ones targeting a wider circle of taxpayers in the following period would persistently violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 49 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. Whereas several organisations point out that ~~the main~~one of the causes of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measures ~~(a significant~~and their consequences (a reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children10 so that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on reducing health inequalities in the EU1 c , __________________ 1c OJ C 199E , 7.7.2012, p. 25.

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas a favourable entrepreneurial environment stimulates the growth of employment in Member States, and broadens the employment opportunities for parents, who can then serve as welcome role models, especially in communities adversely affected by multi-generational poverty and exclusion;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas local and regional authorities are at the forefront of work to tackle child poverty and exploitation and therefore have a crucial responsibility in preventing marginalisation and social exclusion;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas decent, well-paid work for at least one parent constitutes the main factor protecting families from the threat of poverty;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is due to the feminisation of poverty, disproportionate time spent by women in unpaid work, interruptions in women's careers to care for children or other family members, and wage discrimination between men and women;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. Whereas child poverty is first and foremost family poverty; whereas single- parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is due to the ~~feminisation of poverty and wage discrimination between men and women~~instability of the labour market and Europeans’ difficulties in finding decent employment; whereas women are increasingly forced into precarious or part-time jobs, which are therefore poorly paid; whereas public policies recently adopted by the Member States and the dilution of the concept of ‘parenthood’ are increasingly eroding the longevity of the family unit and intergenerational solidarity;

Amendment 56 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Siôn SIMON, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%)~~, which is due to the feminisation of poverty and wage discrimination between men and women;~~ ; however, there are large differences between countries (for instance, 2012 data from EU-SILC 2012 indicates that the AROPE rate among single parents ranges from 35% in Denmark to 78% in Bulgaria); the research shows that the social situation of disadvantaged families is linked not only to the extent of the crisis but also to how countries responded to it;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is due to the feminisation of poverty, women's overrepresentation in precarious work and as involuntary part- time workers and wage discrimination between men and women;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is ~~due~~related to the feminisation of poverty and to wage discrimination between men and women;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is due to the feminisation of poverty and wage discrimination between men and women;, the gender pay gap as well as difficulties in accessing quality employment, and higher rates of part-time work; whereas there are large differences between countries and research shows that the social situation of disadvantaged families is linked not only to the extent of the crisis but also to how countries responded to it 1a _______________________ 1a Based on Eurofound research

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on reducing health inequalities in the EU;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. Whereas child poverty can be alleviated by improving opportunities in the labour market, especially those of women, through a better development of childcare;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. Whereas children from vulnerable population groups such as street children, migrant, linguistic or ethnic minority families for example Roma are more at risk of marginalisation, poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 62 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. Whereas children from vulnerable population groups such as street children, migrant, or ethnic minority families for example Roma are more at risk of marginalisation, poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. Whereas large families with a single income are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion, which is due to degrading wage policies and social protection systems as a consequence of the financial and economic crisis;

Amendment 64 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas large families with a single income are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion, which is due to degrading wage policies and social protection systems as a consequence of the financial and economic crisis;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. Whereas the latest reports by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless highlight an increase in women, young people and families with children (with migrant children over- represented) taken into homeless shelters;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. Whereas children, their parents, foster parents and caregivers shall be protected from discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.

Amendment 67 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. Whereas research by Eurofound on the social situation of households with children under 18 during the economic crisis shows that the risk for children to live in poverty is significantly higher when they grow up in a single parent family or in a large family. However, there are large differences between countries (for instance, 2012 data from EU-SILC 2012 indicates that the AROPE rate among single parents ranges from 35% in Denmark to 78% in Bulgaria). The research shows that the social situation of disadvantaged families is linked not only to the extent of the crisis but also to how countries responded to it1c; 1c Eurofund (forthcoming), “Families in the economic crisis: responses to disadvantage”.

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. Whereas the ~~effects of poverty and social exclusion on children can last a lifetime and continue into future generations; that the~~ educational gap between children from different socio- economic backgrounds has increased (in 11 countries, the provision of education to children between the ages of 0 and 3 reaches no more than 15% coverage); whereas extra-EU migratory flows are stopping children from assimilating into the Member States’ education systems;

Amendment 69 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. Whereas the effects of poverty and social exclusion on children can last a lifetime and ~~continue into future generations; that~~result in intergenerational worklessness and poverty; whereas the educational gap between children from different socio- economic backgrounds has increased (in 11 countries, the provision of e~~ducation~~arly childhood education and care to children between the ages of 0 and 3 reaches no more than 15% coverage);

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

— having regard to the Save the Children (2014) report ‘Child poverty and social exclusion in Europe', ~~Brussels, 2014, p. 5,~~

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. Whereas the effects of poverty and social exclusion on children can last a lifetime and continue into future generations; that the educational gap between children from different socio- economic backgrounds has increased (in 11 countries, the provision of services to children between the ages of 0 and 3 reaches no more than 15% coverage);

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas early childhood education and care have decisive impact on the cognitive development of children and lay the foundations for later success in life in terms of education, well-being, employability, and social integration, especially for children from disadvantaged backgrounds;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas pre-school education may play a significant role in compensating for the low socio-economic status of children at threat of poverty and constitute a factor facilitating parents’ return to the labour market 1a; 1 a European Commission report entitled ‘Study regarding funds for implementing policy regarding child poverty’ 2008, p. 9

Amendment 73 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas local and regional authorities are at the forefront of work to tackle child poverty and exploitation and therefore have a crucial responsibility in preventing marginalisation and social exclusion and they shall be provided with sufficient means by national authorities to meet these objectives, whenever appropriate;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas the first few years, even before compulsory education, are crucial to children’s development, given that it is during this period that they develop essential capacities and that access to a high-quality education has a significant impact on self-esteem, ability to participate in social life, better health, social inclusion and, in the future, access to better job opportunities; whereas the educational gap between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds has increased;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. Whereas inclusive education addresses and responds to the diversity of needs of all learners through an increasing participation in learning, cultures and community values, and thus represents a powerful tool for combating child poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. Whereas there remain financial, administrative and other practical barriers to education for marginalised groups of children; and spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries;

Amendment 77 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. Whereas spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries and this expenditure is a significant contributing factor in school dropouts;

Amendment 78 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. Whereas there remain financial, administrative and other practical barriers to education for marginalised groups of children and spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. Whereas there remain financial, administrative and other practical barriers to education for marginalised groups of children; and whereas spending on education ~~expenses~~, especially ~~as regards~~ school materials and transportation expenses, is essentially borne by households in most countries;

Amendment 8 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

- having regard to the EUROCHILD assessment report (2014) 'The 2014 National Reform Programmes (NRP) and National Social Reports (NSR) from a child poverty and well-being assessment',

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. Whereas spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries; whereas in rich Member States such as France, a large proportion of the aid awarded unchecked to families for raising their children is often used by the recipients for other purposes;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. Whereas spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries, but bearing in mind that the Member States provide frequent support for the families in greatest need;

Amendment 83 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. Whereas the socioeconomic environment in which children live affects the quality of time spent at school and the quality of time during school holidays, and whereas a poor level of stimulation during free time has the unwelcome effect of increasing the differences between children, especially in their education

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. Whereas, in 2012, the average school-dropout rate was 13 % for the EU and over 20 % in some countries (Portugal, Spain and Malta)9 a __________________ 9aEU-SILC (2013) EU statistics on Income and Living Conditions

Amendment 85 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. Whereas working parents who do not have access to a nursery school are often forced to leave children in the care of another child, or to recourse to paid and uncertified informal care networks, which jeopardises their children’s safety and well-being;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, there are many children who do not have access to a family doctor or dentist, and some children that have limited access to services beyond emergency care;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, there are many families, and by extension children, who do not have access to a family doctor or dentist;

Amendment 88 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Jutta STEINRUCK, Maria João RODRIGUES, Marju LAURISTIN, Elena GENTILE, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, there are many children who do not have access to a ~~family doctor or dentist;~~ffordable health services.

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health and healthcare is enshrined in law, there are many children who do not have access to a ~~family doctor or dentist~~dequate healthcare, and some children that have extremely limited access to services beyond emergency care;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

- having regard to the report from the 11th Eurochild conference, which took place from 26 to 28 November 2014 in Bucharest,

Amendment 90 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, there are many children who do not have access to a family doctor or dentist, and some children that have extremely limited access to services beyond emergency care;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. Whereas children born into poverty are at greater risk of suffering chronic illnesses and having more health problems, which leads to the perpetuation of inequality;

Amendment 92 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

I b. Whereas, even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children do not have access to appointments with a general practitioner or dentist, particularly because of a lack of available public services; whereas some children have very limited access to health-care services, which does not go beyond accident and emergency;

Amendment 93 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)

I c. Whereas the financial problems of families have been contributing to increased mental health problems in parents and to instances of family breakdown, which has undeniable repercussions on the psychological and social well-being of children;

Amendment 94 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Patrick LE HYARIC, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Lynn BOYLAN, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Gabriele ZIMMER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)

I d. Whereas the environment in which a child lives, including the pre-birth period, has a decisive influence on the development of the cognitive system, on communication and language, and on social and emotional skills, which will have a consequence for health, well- being, participation in communities and learning capacities9 b; __________________ 9b Drivers, 2014, ‘Universal, quality early childhood programmes that are responsive to need promote better and more equal outcomes in childhood and later life’.

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families ~~and cuts in public services put children at greater risk and that so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children~~put children at greater risk;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk ~~and that so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children~~;

Amendment 97 #

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk and that so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against childrenmistreatment and that those from deprived backgrounds should not be exposed to greater risk;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services – direct consequences of the budgetary restrictions and austerity measures imposed by the EU – put children at greater risk and that ~~so-called~~these austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children;

Amendment 99 #