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2016/2270(INI) Minimum income policies as a tool to tackle poverty
Lead committee dossier: EMPL/8/07680
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | ECON | VIEGAS Miguel (GUE/NGL) | |
| Lead | EMPL | AGEA Laura (EFD) | BACH Georges (EPP), GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO Sergio (S&D), GERICKE Arne (ECR), CALVET CHAMBON Enrique (ALDE), PIMENTA LOPES João (GUE/NGL), ŽDANOKA Tatjana (Verts/ALE), MÉLIN Joëlle (ENF) |
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Activites
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2017/10/24
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2017/10/23
Debate in plenary scheduled
- 2017/10/06 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2017/09/28
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/11/24
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0292/2017
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2016/2270(INI)
2017/03/16
EMPL
297 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Article 5(3) of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU) and Articles 4, 9, 14, 19, 151 and 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2012 on Social Investment Pact as a response to the crisis,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas it is also clear that the shortage of skilled and unskilled job opportunities as a result of deindustrialisation, globalisation, the 2008 crisis and robotisation is leading to chronic unemployment which is not being resolved;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas unemployment leads to a fast and steady deterioration of
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas a transitional job scheme
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas a transitional job scheme
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas a transitional job scheme is one
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas, together with other mechanisms, a transitional job scheme is one of the most effective forms of minimum income, as it combines income support with a proper job; whereas people who keep themselves busy working in a public transitional job scheme or in a private non-profit sector will also find it easier to find new jobs in the private sector;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas the Council Conclusions on the 2017 Annual Growth Survey and the Joint Employment Report adopted by the EPSCO Council on the 3rd March 20171a call on Member States to ensure that social protection systems provide adequate income support and that reforms should continue to focus, amongst others, on providing adequate income support and high quality activation and enabling services; __________________ 1a6885/17 "The 2017 Annual Growth Survey and Joint Employment Report: Political guidance on employment and social policies - Council Conclusions (3 March 2017)" and 6887/17 "JOINT EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL accompanying the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (3 March 2017)"
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to Eurofound report (2015) Access to social benefits: reducing non-take-up,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas vocational training, in particular through work-related training schemes, provides the necessary skills to pursue a professional activity and build a professional network, which helps to achieve sustainable labour-market integration and reduces the risk of poverty;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas difficulties in accessing minimum income schemes are experienced by those people in the most vulnerable situations such as the homeless;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) Pb. whereas Minimum income schemes represent a very small percentage of the government's social spending while providing a huge return on investment and the cost of non-investment has enormous immediate impacts for the individuals concerned and long term costs for society;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P c (new) Pc. whereas minimum income schemes are good for the whole of society as they are indispensable for more equal societies and more equal societies perform better on many social and economic indicators;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P d (new) Pd. whereas minimum income schemes are effective economic stimulus packages, as the money is used to address pressing needs and immediately re-enters the real economy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P e (new) Pe. whereas the right to an adequate standard of living is recognised in Article 25 of the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and refers to the extent to which the level of benefit provides people with sufficient resources to ensure "a standard of living adequate for their health and well-being"; whereas coverage refers to the extent to which all those in need of support are covered by the eligibility conditions pertaining to a minimum income scheme; whereas take- up refers to the extent to which those who are eligible to receive a minimum income benefit actually do receive it;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P f (new) Pf. whereas often the lack of adequate payments coupled with limited coverage and poor take-up due inter alia to poor administration, inadequate access to information, excessive bureaucracy and stigmatisation means that they fall very far short of ensuring a decent life for the most vulnerable in society;4a __________________ 4aEuropean Social Policy Network, Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: A study of national policies 2015, January 2016
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Title (new) before paragraph 1 Title before paragraph 1 Minimum income Schemes: definition, amount and admissibility criteria
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes i
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that it is necessary to introduc
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) – having regard to Eurofound (2015) Access to social benefits: reducing non-take-up,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view, however, that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people and households whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services, and accompanied by back-to-work support measures, such as training - is one of the most effective ways to combat poverty, guarantee an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 b (new) – having regard to Eurofound report on "Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the great Recession",
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services, and accompanied by back-to-work support measures, such as training - is one of the most effective ways to combat poverty, guarantee an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Takes the view that promoting inclusive and poverty-free societies must be based on the redistribution of the wealth produced, enhancing the status of work with labour rights based on collective bargaining and wage increases, and providing universal, free and high- quality public health, social security and education services that break the cycles of exclusion and promote development;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Considers that the right to an adequate income should be recognised as a fundamental right and should enable people to live a life in dignity, support their full participation in society and ensure their independence across the life cycle;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Points out that minimum income policies constitute an important tool of comprehensive social protection policies; considers that adequate minimum income schemes form the basis on which high quality social protection schemes should be built, while ensuring a positive hierarchy with other social benefits and minimum wages; considers therefore that they need to be complemented with adequate pension rights for older persons and income support for young people, children and their families;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should be set at a level equivalent to at least 60% of the median income in the Member State. Minimum income schemes should establish larger amounts depending on the poverty level of the beneficiary household and the number of dependents in the household, especially if they are children or people with high dependence. Recalls in this regard that the European Commission and Eurostat have defined poverty indicators and calls for those to be standardized at EU level;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the importance of adequate public funding to finance minimum income schemes; calls on the EU to explore and increase the availability of support measures in this regard, for instance through the ESF; stresses that social protection, including the right to a minimum income, is a fundamental right whose funding should be safeguarded in the context of the SGP;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Acknowledged that it is difficult for Member States to go from no or low quality minimum income schemes to high level schemes; requests therefore from Member States to work towards the progressive realisation of adequate minimum income schemes addressing the issues of adequacy, coverage and take-up of the schemes;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that the establishment of minimum income schemes can both mitigate inequalities and the social impact of the crisis and have a counter-cyclical impact by providing resources to improve demand in the internal market;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to produce a definition of poverty that is more in keeping with real life;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate admission criteria to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme; these criteria must include: not being a beneficiary of an unemployment benefit or the fact that this is insufficient to avoid being below the poverty and social exclusion threshold, that the annual economic capacity of the household is less than 80% of the interprofessional minimum wage. These criteria should put a special focus on children and dependents in charge;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 b (new) – having regard to forthcoming Eurofound report on "Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the great Recession",
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make the European Semester more binding;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The right to minimum income must subsist as long as the conditions giving access to it remain, taking into account the personal and family situation of the beneficiary. To this end, supervision should be carried out by social services;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Public employment services should carry out specific programmes oriented to the reintegration of the minimum income beneficiaries into the labour market that should lead to a quality job, considering them as priority objectives and taking into account their qualifications and skills. The repeated and unjustified denial of reintegration from a beneficiary of a minimum income program may lead to temporary or permanent loss of the benefit;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Calls on the European Commission, in the forthcoming review of the Common Provisions Regulation for the Structural Funds (Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013), and in particular in the framework of the European Social Fund, to assess how to support the financing of minimum income schemes;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Title (new) before paragraph 2 Title before paragraph 2 General considerations on minimum income policies
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to meet their
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have access to sufficient minimum income schemes to be able to meet their basic requirements and that these schemes should guarantee the non-perpetuation of social dependency and should be combined with incentives to education and entering the labour market;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to meet their basic requirements including for the most excluded such as homeless people;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 c (new) – having regard to the draft final report by Policy Department A on "minimum income policies in EU Member States" March 2017,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to meet their basic requirements; recalls that the recommendation on Active inclusion recognises the need for an integrated strategy in the implementation of the three social inclusion strands (adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services) and the need to ensure the effectiveness of inclusion policies through a comprehensive policy design and coordination;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to meet their basic requirements; stresses that the right to and definition of a minimum income should be considered in conjunction with the right to universal public and social services as well as the right to employment and hence, should be implemented to support existing systems of social protection and welfare and should not undermine existing wage- setting mechanisms;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum subsistence income to be able to meet their basic living requirements;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the importance of the automatic stabilisation dimension of welfare systems to absorb social shock waves caused by external effects such as recessions; calls therefore on the Member States, in view of ILO Recommendation No 202, which defines social protection floors, to ensure and increase investment in social protection systems in order to guarantee their performance in tackling and preventing poverty and inequalities while ensuring their sustainability;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points up - in connection with the minimum income debate - the particular position of families and single parents and the particular extent to which they are affected;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights that people should be put in the condition to participate fully in society and in the economy and that this right should be fully recognised and made visible in the Union policy making by ensuring high quality universal social protection systems which include within them effective and adequate minimum income Schemes;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Considers that, social protection, including pensions and services such as healthcare, child care and long-term care, remain essential for balanced and inclusive growth, to contribute to a longer working-life, to create employment and to reduce inequalities; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to boost policies which guarantee sufficiency, adequacy, efficiency as well as quality of social protection systems throughout all the life cycle of a person, guaranteeing a decent life, fighting inequalities and boosting inclusion with the aim to eradicate poverty, especially for those excluded from the labour market and the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that an adequate income is
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that an adequate income is
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that an adequate income is fundamental for a dignified life and that without a minimum income and a
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2015 on reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0401.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that an adequate income across the life cycle is fundamental for a dignified life and that without a minimum income and a stake in society individuals cannot develop their potential to the full and participate in the democratic shaping of society;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that an adequate income is fundamental for a dignified life and that without a minimum subsistence income and a stake in society individuals cannot develop their potential to the full and participate in the democratic shaping of society;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that adequate minimum income schemes as an active inclusion tool promote social participation and inclusion;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Recalls that one of the main goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million people and that still more efforts are needed to reach that goal; believes that minimum income schemes can be a helpful way to reach this objective;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Stresses that the best way to fight poverty and social exclusion are decent jobs; recalls in this context the importance to boost growth, investment and job creation;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that, while most Member States have national minimum income schemes, several do not; calls on those states to provide for the introduction of
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that, while most Member States have national minimum income schemes, several
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that, while most Member States have national minimum income schemes, several do not; calls on those
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that, while most Member States have national minimum
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that income support schemes should also be informed by the principles of active inclusion, thereby enabling and supporting the most disadvantaged to participate in the labour market and society; Believes that such measures should include those that combine: access to adequate income support, effective activation measures that involve a proper balance between rights and responsibilities, and access to a range of services that support economic and social inclusion;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to its question for oral answer O-000087/2016 of 16 June 2016,
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that investments in minimum income schemes constitute a key element for the prevention and reduction of poverty; stresses that even in times of crisis, minimum income schemes should not be regarded as a cost factor but as a core element in combating the crisis; stresses that early investments to combat poverty bring a major return in reducing long-term costs for society;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in encouraging Member States who do not yet have minimum income schemes to introduce systems of adequate income support;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes that in some Member States the entitlement to minimum income benefits is subject to the participation in active labour market measures; highlights in this regard the important role of the EU as a means in which Member States can exchange best practice;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to agree on a set of common principles, definitions and methods for adequate minimum income schemes to be achieved in all Member States;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) – having regard to its question for written answer P-001004/16 of 2 February 2016,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal concerning a directive on adequate minimum income
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal concerning a framework directive on adequate minimum income in the European Union, which should lay down common rules and indicators, provide methods for monitoring its implementation and improve dialogue between the individuals concerned, the Member States and the EU institutions; is of the view that a framework of this kind should be based on tangible factors and should bear in mind the social and economic context of each Member State; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to evaluate the manner and the means of providing an adequate minimum income in all Member States;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal concerning a directive on adequate minimum income in the European Union, which should lay down common rules and indicators, provide methods for monitoring its implementation and improve dialogue between the individuals concerned, the Member States and the EU institutions; is of the view that a framework of this kind should be based on tangible factors
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the Commission statement that the European Semester now has a stronger focus on employment and social performance but believes more efforts are necessary to reach this goal and to assure global coherence, especially through the promotion of social investment; calls on the Commission to regularly monitor and assess the progress made by Member States in the Country Specific Recommendations in delivering accessible, affordable and quality services, as well as implementing adequate and efficient minimum income schemes;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that, given the many questions minimum income schemes pose, such as accessibility, coverage, financing, entitlement conditions, duration, a concept elaborated at European level on common objectives for national minimum income schemes could be helpful in contributing to a level playing field among Member States;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. points out that as has been shown before that it is legally possible to have a framework directive on minimum income within the context of the current EU Treaties;5a __________________ 5aA. Van Lancker, EAPN Working Paper on a Framework Directive on adequate minimum income, September 2010
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the European Commission to specifically monitor the use of the 20% of the total allocation of the ESF on poverty and social exclusion, as well as to present good practices in the use of the ESF for innovative approaches to fight poverty and social exclusion, in particular on integrated active inclusion linking minimum income schemes with inclusive labour markets and access to quality services;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 26 May 2016 on poverty: a gender perspective,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in monitoring the adequacy of existing minimum income schemes and their impact on reducing poverty, specifically through the country specific recommendations, but also the joint employment report and the Annual Growth Survey;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment on minimum income schemes in the EU, while examining other innovative measures, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State and to assess whether these schemes allow households to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households - in particular families, single parents and elderly persons - out of those situations;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that ideally, minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households out of those situations, but that this depends entirely on the wealth of each Member State and the number of jobs available or foreseeable in the short term;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation for reasons not dependent on their will or efforts of members of the household who are able to work or, where applicable, lift households out of those situations;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the European Social Charter and, in particular, articles 1,4,6,12,14,17,19,30 and 31 thereof,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) – having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 7 July 2016 on the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that this idea is therefore likely to be unfeasible;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that minimum income schemes should be embedded in a strategic approach towards social integration, involving both general policies and targeted measures - in terms of housing, health care, education and training, social services -
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that minimum income schemes should be embedded in a strategic approach towards social integration, involving both general policies and targeted measures - in terms of housing, health care, education and training, social services - helping people to recover from poverty and to take action themselves to gain access to the labour market; believes that the real objective of minimum income schemes should be not simply to assist but mainly to accompany the beneficiaries in moving from situations of social exclusion to active life, avoiding any kind of dependency;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that minimum income schemes should be embedded in a strategic approach towards social integration, involving both general policies and targeted measures - in terms of housing, health care, education and training, social services - helping people to recover from poverty and to take action themselves to gain access to the labour market; believes that the real objective of minimum paid income schemes should be not simply to assist but mainly to accompany the beneficiaries in moving from situations of social exclusion to active life;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on Member States to improve coordination and integrated planning between administrations and services dealing with the different strands of active inclusion, developing one point of contact for clients, and enhancing the capacity of and resources available to services so as to increase the access to and quality of the services concerned;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Condemns negative or even punitive activation incentives, such as cuts to the level of benefits, sanctions, stricter eligibility criteria, or broad definitions of "suitable" job offers, which can lead to pushing people into precarious employment; considers that guiding people out of unemployment requires adapting the labour market for it to be inclusive and open for those most excluded and/or discriminated, including through personalised approaches;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Considers it crucial to guarantee adequate income also for people in vulnerable situations for whom a return to work is not possible or no longer an option such as people with a disability, long-term unemployed, older workers, as recognised by the Recommendation on Active Inclusion;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for real progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum income schemes, so as to
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) – having regard to the report "Minimum Income Schemes in Europe - A study of national policies 2015" prepared for the European Commission by The European Social Policy Network (ESPN) in 2016,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for real progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum income schemes, so as to be able to lift every child, adult and older person out of poverty and guarantee their right to a life of dignity including the most vulnerable such as homeless;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for real progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum paid income schemes, so as to be able to lift every child, adult and older person out of poverty and guarantee their right to a life of dignity;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Highlights that according to recent studies there is evidence of non-take up of minimum income schemes in more than half of the EU Member states (it differs within countries from 20% to as much as 75%) with the most vulnerable groups like the homeless, migrants or those experiencing social isolation bearing the worst consequences; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently address this issue in all the policies they implement regarding minimum income schemes improving the access to information, reducing the complexity of the access to the programmes and addressing the social and administrative barriers, putting a special focus on those groups most affected by the non-take up such as the homeless population;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States to find suitable ways at national level to safeguard families, in particular, against poverty and ensure that, once and for all, children are not put at risk of poverty; encourages the Commission to address this issue in a non-legislative European Family Strategy;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes with concern that in many Member States, for example the costs of long-term care exceed even the average pension income; stresses the importance of taking into account the specific needs and living costs of different age groups;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on Member States to implement and monitor micro-pilots on the use of a Universal Basic Income;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses th
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the importance of
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas poverty and social exclusion are infringements of human dignity and fundamental human rights; whereas the EU and Member States committed in 2010 to a reduction of the number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion with 20 million by 2020;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the importance of defining
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria in order to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme; emphasizes that these criteria should not create insurmountable administrative barriers to access minimum income schemes for people who are already in a very vulnerable situation, such as the requirement of having a physical address for homeless people;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria in order to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme; however points out that these criteria should not create unsurmountable administrative barriers for very vulnerable people to access minimum income schemes;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria at national level in order to
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Is concerned about the high rate of non-take up amongst people that are entitled to minimum income which highlights the many barriers including intrusive procedures and stigma linked to the application for minimum income schemes; considers that non-take up is a major barrier to the social inclusion of the people concerned; requests the Commission and the Social Protection Committee to further research the problem of non-take up and develop recommendations and guidelines to tackle this problem; calls on Member States to combat non-take-up, including by raising public awareness about the existence of minimum income schemes, providing appropriate guidance on accessing these and improving the administrative organisation;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Member States and regions to discuss scope for improved and coordinated support for families that guarantees income security for families and single parents above the minimum threshold, and recommends that a value be put at the time on the work done by mothers and fathers in bringing up children in order to prevent long-term disadvantages (‘family pay gap’);
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Is concerned about the high rate of non-take up amongst people that have the right to minimum income, especially the most vulnerable such as homeless people. Requests the Commission to further research the problem of non-take up in order to tackle this problem;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Is of the opinion that all homeless people that are legally residing in the EU should have access to minimum income and that having a physical address should not be a criterion to access minimum income schemes;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for Member States to take specific action to determine a minimum income threshold, based on relevant indicators
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas poverty and social exclusion, the causes and duration of which are not dependent on the will of those afflicted by them, are infringements of human dignity and fundamental human rights;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for Member States to take specific action to determine a minimum income threshold, based on relevant indicators including reference budgets, in order to safeguard social and economic cohesion and reduce the risk of poverty throughout the European Union; calls on the Council to express its views more firmly with regard to such action;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for Member States to take specific action to determine a minimum paid income threshold, based on relevant indicators, in order to safeguard social and economic cohesion and reduce the risk of poverty throughout the European Union; calls on the Council to express its views more firmly with regard
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Points out that reference budgets can help set the level of minimum income necessary to meet people's fundamental needs, including also non-monetary aspects, such as access to education and lifelong learning, decent housing, quality healthcare services, leisure and social activities or civic participation, while taking into account household composition and ages; calls therefore to use reference budgets, as a tool to assess the adequacy of minimum income schemes provided by Member States;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Invites the Member States and regions to shift the focus on to introducing and coordinating family benefits, e.g. a ‘parenting wage’ for mothers and fathers, in order to prevent long-term discrimination against families up to and including the post-retirement period (‘family pension gap’);
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Believes that minimum income should be considered temporary and always accompanied with active policies of inclusion in the labour market;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Notes that many already use the Minimum Income Protection Indicators (MIPI); calls for the use of MIPI data by all Member States, which will also allow for better comparison between national systems;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of dependants, in particular children, in order to break the vicious circle of child poverty;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises the need
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of dependants, in particular children, in order to break the vicious circle of child poverty;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas poverty and social exclusion are not matters of individual responsibility but of collective social responsibility, and the causes of these problems are inseparable from the economic and social policies implemented by the Member States and the EU; whereas poverty and social exclusion can be combated only through public employment and social support policies, among others;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of dependants, in particular children, in order to break the vicious circle of poverty, in particular child poverty; takes the view, furthermore, that the Commission should draw up an annual report on progress in the fight against child poverty;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Recalls that the Commission in its Social Investment Package Communication calls on the Member States to set reference budgets that ensure adequate livelihoods by considering consumption patterns, costs of living, different life situations and types of households;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Is of the opinion that the reference budget can be used to more meaningfully compare minimum income support across Member States and to establish its level, bearing in mind the economic and social context of each Member State;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is of the opinion t
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should set minimum incomes a
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Europe is one of the wealthiest regions in the world, although recent data on income poverty highlights that inequalities enhanced among Member States;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum paid income schemes should set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at least 60
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is still of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at least 60 % of median income in the Member State concerned; considers reference budgets could be used to test the robustness of the level of minimum income and of the 60% threshold;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission, prior to submitting any proposal, to take into account the fact that this area falls within the competence of Member States, to comprehensively assess the impact of the proposed measures on the social and economic situations of the individual Member States, to consider the capacity of the chosen instruments to help resolve the related social and economic problems, such as falling birth rates, income inequality between men and women, and bureaucratic red tape connected to the system for redistribution, as well as to mitigate the potential negative consequences of a minimum income, such as reduced motivation to work or start a business, a higher unemployment rate, an increase in consumer prices, and welfare tourism;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on further measures to be taken to ensure the achievement of Europe 2020 strategy objectives concerning employment, poverty and social exclusion, notably through a review on how Member States calculate poverty levels and set their national targets;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Believes that the lack of up-to-date figures on income and living conditions is an obstacle to the implementation and comparison of a reference budget and a minimum income taking into account national specificities;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to exchange best practices from minimum income schemes;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas a buoyant economy with low unemployment is still the most effective tool for fighting poverty;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State and the needs of the groups most affected (e.g. the long-term unemployed, elderly persons, people with disabilities, families and single parents), as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households and families to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider if appropriate further steps, taking into account national competence and the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households and all household members to meet their basic personal needs;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to examine funding possibilities to help every Member State to establish a minimum income scheme and to set up an appropriate European Fund, if necessary, in a temporary way, to work as an instrument of cohesion policy and European solidarity;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission to request regular monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of minimum income schemes;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the fact that despit
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the fact that the
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Is concerned about the cuts in the amount and/or duration of unemployment benefits as well as in the tightening of eligibility criteria in many Member States over the last years, which leads also to more people having to rely on minimum income schemes and causes extra pressure on these schemes;6a __________________ 6aEuropean Social Policy Network, Social Investment in Europe: A study of national policies 2015, January 2016
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses that inequalities are growing within each Member State and within the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas income poverty is only a part of the overall concept of poverty, therefore poverty does not only refer to material resources, but also to social resources, notably education, health and access to services;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Is concerned that in many Member States the level of benefits and coverage of minimum income schemes seems to have been reduced in recent years; considers Member States should increase coverage by minimum income schemes of people in need of support, in line with the recommendations of the European Social Policy Network: 7a a. calls on Member States with very complex and fragmented systems to simplify these and develop more comprehensive systems; b. calls on Member States with currently low levels of coverage to review their conditions to ensure that all people in need are covered; c. calls on Member States whose minimum income schemes currently exclude significant groups experiencing poverty such as homeless people, refugees, asylum seekers, Roma, young people to amend their schemes to better cover them; d. calls on Member States with high levels of administrative discretion in their core minimum income systems to aim to reduce this and ensure that there are clear and consistent criteria for making decisions linked to an effective appeals process. __________________ 7aEuropean Social Policy Network, Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: A study of national policies 2015, January 2016
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Title (new) before paragraph 17 Title before paragraph 17 Social Employment Programmes
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes with
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes with particular interest the proposals concerning transitional job schemes, which consist of the option, for those who want to and are able to work, to have a transitional job,
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes with particular interest the
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes with particular interest the proposals concerning transitional job schemes, which consist of the option
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that a
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that a transitional job scheme
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses the importance of increasing participation in lifelong learning of workers, the unemployed and vulnerable social groups and the need to improve the level of professional qualifications and the acquisitions of new skills, which are a fundamental tool to accelerate integration in the labour market, increase productivity and help people to find a job;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses that these social employment programs can only be participated by public entities, non-profit private entities (such as NGOs or third sector organizations) social economy enterprises or small or very small enterprises and that they should provide workers with decent wages;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Points up the importance of demographic developments in connection with combating poverty in Europe;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that quality job creation should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty; notes with concern the growth of in-work poverty, particularly as a result of the dismantling of labour rights and collective bargaining institutions through austerity measures and social dumping; stresses the need to strengthen collective bargaining rights and minimum wages systems as a first step towards the creation of quality jobs;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas there are as yet no
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that job creation, by providing an environment with flexible labour markets that is economy-friendly and employment-friendly, should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that quality job creation should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that supporting job creation should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that quality job creation should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the full participation of all stakeholders, in particular the social partners and civil society organisations in the design, implementation and monitoring of minimum income policies and programmes;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Notes that this aim of job creation is one of the EU’s main failings, as is shown by the subject of this report;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Calls on the Commission to continue its support for the European Minimum Income Network, as a network that monitors and supports the progressive realisation of adequate, accessible and enabling Minimum Income Schemes in all Member States;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 — having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions Nos
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas reconciling family and working life, especially for single parents, is of the utmost importance in order to be able to escape poverty;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas there is an urgent need to devise such an indicator;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas according to the methodology developed by Eurostat, the at-risk-of-poverty threshold is set at 60 % of national median equivalised disposable income (per household, after deductions);
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas according to the methodology developed by Eurostat, the
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the policies of the EU and of international organisations such as the IMF have imposed highly restrictive austerity budgetary policies on some Member States, forcing substantial cuts to spending in fundamental areas such as education, health, justice, culture and social support and services and promoting significant reductions in spending on staff, with cuts to the jobs, wages and rights of public sector workers, fostering the degradation and limitation of the social functions of the state; whereas such policies have hampered and prevented the implementation of investment and development policies serving the needs of the peoples and the Member States; whereas such political options have led to a sharp rise in poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas relative poverty, as a concept, with the poverty threshold being defined as 60% of national median net income, does not tally with real life in that it disregards regional and individual differentials and cannot reflect upward economic trends, since prosperity gains cannot be factored in;1a __________________ 1a The fact is that the 60% threshold - the definition of relative poverty - ensures that there will always be poverty as long as there are income differentials. If, within a society, all incomes double, then, on the basis of that interpretation, the poverty line will automatically be doubled, too, and there will be just as many people classified as poor as there used to be (even if, all of a sudden, they have much more disposable income).
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 — having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions Nos 2
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas according to the Parliament's Resolution of 2010, adequate minimum income schemes must set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at least 60% of average income in the member state concerned;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas poverty especially hits families;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas there must be no confusion between ‘income differentials’ and ‘poverty’;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas a general statutory minimum wage is not necessarily the right way to reduce poverty, since it applies to personal income and not household income;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas 120 million people in the European Union – some 25 % of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas 120 million people in the European Union – some 25 % of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this fact is accompanied by persistently high unemployment rates and whereas this situation affects young people in particular, for whom the figures are even more alarming;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas 120 million people in the European Union – some 25 % of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, according to the methodology developed by Eurostat, 120 million people in the European Union – some 25% of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this fact is accompanied by persistently high unemployment rates;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to ILO Convention No 102 on Social Security and its Recommendation No 202 on Social Protection Floors,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas according to the European Commission high unemployment, poverty and inequality remain key concerns in some countries, and socioeconomic convergence across the EU has yet to resume fully 2a; whereas broad income inequalities are not only detrimental for social cohesion, but they also hamper sustainable economic growth, as stated by Commissioner Thyssen 1a ; whereas the impact of the crisis has been generally more acute among lower-income individuals, pushing income inequalities upwards within European societies; whereas income inequality increased in 22 EU Member States because the higher income quintiles decreased less or increased more than the lower income quintiles; __________________ 2aEuropean Commission high unemployment, poverty and inequality remain key concerns in some countries, and socioeconomic convergence across the EU has yet to resume fully 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-16-1744_en.htm
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas account should be taken of the multidimensional nature of poverty and social exclusion, the existence of particularly vulnerable population groups (children, women and elderly people) – which also include people with disabilities, immigrants, large or single- parent families, the chronically ill, the homeless and refugees – as well as the need to incorporate action to prevent and combat poverty and exclusion in other policies, with a guarantee of universal access to public services, high-quality jobs with rights and an income allowing people to live with dignity;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas homelessness represents the most extreme form of poverty and deprivation and has increased in recent years in virtually all Member States, overall in those worst hit by the economic and financial crisis; whereas, according to FEANTSA, around 4 million people across EU are experiencing homelessness every year, over 10.5 million households suffer severe housing deprivation and 22.3 million households face a housing cost overburden, indicating that they spend more than 40% of disposable income on housing;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas according to a forthcoming Eurofound report on "Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the great Recession" the impact of the crisis has been generally more acute among lower-income individuals, pushing income inequalities upwards within European societies;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas having a job would protect someone from the risk of poverty and could be considered as a major indispensable means of social integration;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas in 2010 the figure was only 85 million, proving that, over and above the crisis, the problem lies with the intrinsic functioning of the EU;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the current emergency situation calls for measures to promote national minimum income schemes
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the current emergency situation calls for measures to promote national minimum income schemes for
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the EPSCO Council Conclusions from June 2013 "Towards social investment for growth and jobs",
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the current extreme emergency situation calls for measures to promote national minimum income schemes for citizens, so that all citizens are ensured decent living conditions;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the poverty rate in all Member States, and especially in those, such as Greece, which have been affected by the banking and monetary crisis resulting from the Troika’s mismanagement, is such that only a comprehensive policy, probably involving leaving the euro, can be effective;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas according to an overview by Eurofound many people in the EU do not receive the benefits they are entitled to, including in-work benefits, for example because of complexity of benefit systems or application procedures, or unawareness of entitlement for instance assuming that by being employed one is not entitled;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the concept of a minimum income must not be confused with the concept of a minimum wage, which is fixed by collective agreement or by legislation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas for a long time naivety and ‘human rightism’, with their agreed language, have helped to delay the adoption of specific and effective measures;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening schemes for adequate minimum income s
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes is an important and effective
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 20 February 2013 "Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020",
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes is a
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes is an important and effective way to overcome poverty, that will help to ensure economic and territorial cohesion, protect the fundamental rights of individuals, ensure a balance between economic and social objectives, reallocate wealth and income fairly, support social integration and access to the labour market and meet the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening national minimum income schemes is an important and effective way to overcome poverty, support social integration and access to the labour market and help Member States meet the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas the provision and management of social security systems are a Member State competence which the Union coordinates but does not harmonise;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas there are many differences between Member States in the treatment of minimum income policies, since the right to a dignified life is not considered as a universal and subjective right in all EU Member States, whereas there exist high levels of non-take-up or the lack of coordination between income support, active labour market policies and social services; whereas in only a few cases minimum income schemes are able to lift people out of poverty;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas many thousands of citizens currently live close to or in poverty and social exclusion while working (9.8% in the EU-281a), which makes it essential to increase wages alongside the implementation of this instrument, particularly at the lower levels; __________________ 1a Eurostat data.
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas some of the most vulnerable people such as homeless people experience difficulties to access minimum income schemes;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 February 2013 entitled 'Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020',
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the guarantee of an adequate minimum income
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the guarantee of an adequate minimum income
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the guarantee of an adequate minimum income and minimum wage is included in the first draft of the European Pillar of Social Rights9 ; whereas minimum income schemes should not substitute for decent wages; whereas, at the high-level conference held in Brussels on 23 January 2017, following the public consultation on this issue, the President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, reiterated that such measures should be adopted by all Member States; __________________ 9 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions launching a consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights (COM(2016)0127) – Annex 1.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the guarantee of an adequate minimum income and
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas ensuring adequate minimum income support as a tool to fight poverty is not only good in terms of social cohesion, but also economically sound as it will help boost internal demand;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas, according to Eurostat, in 2015 the employment rate of EU citizens of age 20-64 stood at 70.1% and was far from the EU 2020 strategy goal set for 75%;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas contrary to what is often thought, well-designed, adequate and widely available income support systems do not prevent or discourage a return to the labour market;1a __________________ 1aEuropean Commission, Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2013, January 2014
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. whereas the Recommendation on Active Inclusion rightly recognised that apart from facilitating access to quality employment for those who can work, active inclusion policies should also "provide resources which are sufficient to live in dignity, together with support for social participation, for those who cannot";
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the Council on 5 October 2015 adopted conclusions on pension adequacy, considering it essential that public pension or other social protection schemes contain appropriate safeguards for people whose employment opportunities do or did not allow them to build up sufficient pension entitlements and that such safeguards notably include minimum pensions or other minimum income provisions for older people;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to the Commission recommendation of 20 February 2013 entitled 'Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage',
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas in the Commission recommendation of 3 October 2008 on active inclusion it is stressed that adequate income support must be accompanied by access to quality services and by inclusive labour markets; whereas, likewise, promoting social inclusion requires coordinated measures that address the individual and his or her surroundings, accompanied by action to promote stable work;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas in many countries key barriers to developing effective links between the different strands of active inclusion include lack of capacity, skills and resources in public employment services and social assistance institutions, lack of coordination and cooperation between services, and a tendency to prioritise different groups in need of support who may be easier to reintegrate into the labour market;2a __________________ 2aEuropean Social Policy Network, Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: A study of national policies 2015, January 2016
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) Lb. whereas the 2013 European Commission's Social Investment Package again reiterated the importance of an active inclusion approach and within this stressed the importance of adequate minimum income support; whereas it was stated that the adequacy of existing national minimum income schemes can be improved to ensure the level is high enough for a decent life; whereas it was mentioned that "the Commission will, as part of the European Semester, monitor the adequacy of income support and use for this purpose reference budgets once these have been developed together with the Member States";
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L c (new) Lc. whereas ILO Recommendation 202 on social protection floors states that countries should "establish as quickly as possible and maintain their social protection floors comprising basic social security guarantees. The guarantees should ensure at a minimum that, over the life cycle, all in need have access to essential health care and to basic income security which together secure effective access to goods and services...";
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L d (new) Ld. whereas the Council recognised the necessity of active inclusion with adequate income support and the importance of an integrated life cycle approach for tackling poverty;3a __________________ 3aCouncil Conclusions on “combating Poverty and Social Exclusion: An integrated approach”, 16 June 2016
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the long-term unemployed, who, at the end of 2015, accounted for 48.1 % of total unemployed people in the EU, which is an indicator the extreme seriousness of the situation, equivalent to 10.9 million people, find it much harder to return to the labour market;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas in many instances, as a result of bringing up children and the periods of time spent doing so, there are severe losses of income and continuing financial drawbacks (‘family pay gap’);
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas mothers and fathers bringing up children are doing real work that must be recognised as such;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas, at the end of 2015, 5.1 % of inactive individuals in the EU consisted of discouraged people, who would have wanted to work but had stopped looking for employment, and whereas these people are not systematically counted in the unemployment figures;
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ECON
155 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital B Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that an increase in social transfers and progressive, fair and redistributive tax systems, alongside practical measures to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion, are prerequisites for economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that an increase in social transfers and progressive, fair and redistributive tax systems, alongside measures to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion, are prerequisites for economic, social and territorial cohesion. Stresses that, in some countries, expansionary fiscal policy is a part of a problem that contributes to the reduced amount of social services related spending;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that an increase in social transfers and progressive, fair and redistributive tax systems, alongside measures to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion, are prerequisites for economic, social and territorial cohesion; emphasises that tax policy is a Member State matter;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Points out that redistribution schemes alone will not bring people into work; reinforces also that having a job is always the best way to protect someone from the risk of poverty and a powerful mean of social integration; Stresses that to avoid a class of assisted people, labour market and business environment reforms need to be conducted and monitored;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a number of Member States have b
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Argues that non-market-oriented minimum income schemes
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Argues that minimum income schemes are
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Argues that minimum income schemes
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Argues that national minimum income schemes are
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Argues that minimum income schemes combined with active employment policies are essential transitional instruments in reducing and fighting poverty, and they should be seen as a social investment;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Argues that minimum income schemes are essential transitional instruments in reducing and fighting poverty, and they should be seen as a social investment; takes the view, however, that their use should not serve to establish a model disregarding the right to a job, thus devaluing it; takes the view that schemes of this kind should not be employed as a quick fix for the failure – stemming from the wrong policies and decisions – to create the jobs necessary for growth and employment;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a number of Member States
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that no redistribution policy is possible unless the number of beneficiaries remains reasonably constant and that mass migration, combined with equal access to social entitlements, would spell the swift collapse of any welfare system, the only way out in such a situation being colossal borrowing, which would, however, eventually prove unsustainable;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that, because of the euro and the single market, national labour markets can no longer be shielded by flexible exchange rates; notes that the countries hardest hit by the crisis are in that way compelled to apply wage deflation policies;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Believes that minimum income schemes should be temporary and always accompanied with active policies of inclusion in labour market;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for assessment of the minimum income experiments being carried out in some Member States;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Considers that the way to eradicate poverty is not to open borders in order to import poverty into Europe, but, rather, to help create the conditions for development in countries of origin, not least by halting the plundering of their natural resources by greedy multinationals and corrupt governments;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Points out in any event that the prime aim of policy action should be to create properly paid jobs;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to exchange best practices from minimum income schemes;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a number of Member States have
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework directive establishing minimum income schemes set at above 60% of national median equivalised disposable income,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework directive establishing minimum income schemes set at above 60% of national median equivalised disposable income, taking due account of each country’s specific characteristics
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework directive establishing comprehensive and accessible minimum income schemes set at above 60% of national median equivalised disposable income, taking due account of each country’s specific characteristics
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. 6. Calls on the Commission, that it should, before submitting any proposal in this field, take into account the fact that this area is of Member States competence and to extensively evaluate the impact of planned measures on the economic and social situation of individual countries examine the appropriateness of the selected instruments to deal with related social and economic problems and limit the potential negative consequences of minimum income,
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for reference budgets to be used to test the robustness of the level of minimum income and of the 60% threshold; points out that reference budgets can help setting the level of minimum income necessary to meet people's fundamental needs, including also non-monetary aspects, such as access to education and lifelong learning, decent housing, quality healthcare services, leisure and social activities or civic participation;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Stresses that establishing minimum income schemes is only a step in the fight against poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission to urgently put forward concrete proposals to achieve a true and binding European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Reiterates the importance of equal access to minimum income schemes without discrimination by ethnicity, gender, education, nationality, sexual- orientation, religion, disability, age, political or socio-economic background;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to respect the Member States' different approaches to social policy; insists that a Europe united in diversity ceases to exist when social policy is harmonised;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Suggests that the future fiscal capacity of the euro area, for the purpose of supporting automatic stabilisers, could be used to finance minimum income policies.
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to examine funding possibilities based on European solidarity to help every Member States to establish a minimum income schemes in every Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas for a number of Member States
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the Commission: -to evaluate the experiences of basic income that were launched at the municipal, regional or national level and to identify and disseminate best practices in cooperation with civil society, in particular NGOs fighting against poverty and social exclusion; - to assess researches which indicate that basic income policies would necessitate moderate marginal tax increases and will be mainly founded on the elimination of various tax expenditures, such as deductions and personal exemptions, towards fairer and more transparent tax systems; - to consider the issuance of a Green Book and the organisation of a public consultation on a European framework on basic income at EU level.
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Warns that any transfers between Member States brought about by harmonising social policy will inevitably lead to even stronger rejection of the European Union and possibly to more Member States leaving it.
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Notes that minimum income schemes ought to be implemented and evaluated in context of the overall national systems of social services, i.e. education, health care, childcare, housing and mobility;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Stresses the advantages of a European unemployment insurance or re- insurance scheme that would stand to enhance the resilience of national welfare states faced with asymmetric shocks and resilience of monetary union overall;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Underlines the need for adapting existing minimum income schemes to better address the challenge of youth unemployment;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5 e. Draws attention to the problem of child poverty and calls for minimum income schemes to take the needs of children into special consideration;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a number of Member States have been coerced into reducing budget deficits and cutting their social spending, which has undermined public health, education, social
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a number of Member States have been coerced into reducing budget deficits and cutting their social spending, which has undermined public health, education, social security and housing systems; whereas consolidated budgets and structural reforms in the Member States are important components of sustainable economic and social policies;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas structural labour market reforms and fiscal consolidation have backfired to the extent that they have widened the gaps among Member States as regards living standards and disposable household income, leading to disparity within the EU; whereas, for example, the median living standard of the poorest 10% of households in France is higher than that of the Portuguese population as a whole, and the median living standard of the richest 1% of Luxembourg households is 75 times higher than that of the poorest 10% in Romania;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, in keeping with the subsidiarity principle, social policy is a Member State matter;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas inflation in 2015, though low, was still higher than the increase in purchasing power, which stands at the dangerously low level of 0.3%;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the IMF in 2013, followed later by the OECD, admitted that fiscal multipliers were being underestimated and were very probably greater than 1; whereas, that being the case, minimum income policies are a tool for sustainable growth;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas minimum income policies act as an automatic stabiliser and whereas the recession has been less severe in countries which have solid systems to support disposable household income;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Recital C Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital C Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes have
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, in 2015,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Recital Γ C. whereas the absence of any strategy forthe eradication of tax avoidance and tax evasion
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes have deprived countries of revenue that is essential for a robust social state and public welfare policies
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes have deprived countries of revenue that is essential for a robust social state and public welfare policies, leading to worsening poverty; these schemes are operating right around the globe, including within the EU itself, and those negative impacts are likewise felt right around the globe, and likewise also within the EU itself;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas wealth inequalities, in Europe and all over the world, have risen to a level that is both unprecedented and unacceptable, as can be seen from the fact that a handful of multibillionaires own more than the majority of the population;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas this situation is a direct result of globalisation and of the liberal market deregulation policies advocated by the EU, which are enabling multinationals to take advantage of the lowest production costs, a worldwide market, and the possibility of escaping tax with the aid of tax planning;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Recital D Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Recital D Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas, according to
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the cumulated number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion has increased by 1,6 million in the EU (+5,5 million in the Euro area) between 2008 and 2015, contrasting with the EU2020 target of reducing it by 20 million by 2020;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas, according to the ILO2 , education, transfers and social benefits are
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas minimum income schemes are generally defined as guaranteed income levels for those who cannot work or whose employment income is below the poverty line of 60% of the national median equivalised disposable income; whereas a more comprehensive framework for minimum income schemes should also include non- monetary benefits such as education, healthcare, childcare, housing and mobility3a; _________________ 3aEuropean Commission (2015) Towards adequate and accessible Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: Analysis of Minimum Income Schemes and roadmaps in 30 countries participating in the EMIN project (p. 15). European Commission (2016) Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: A study of national policies (p. 9).
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas reducing inequality by redistributive policies may entail serious disincentives for the productive use of labor and capital, thereby increasing unemployment and reducing the fiscal scope for social policies;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas poverty may also be a cause for economic instability by containing internal demand and/or leading to a bust of household debt and by contributing to the production of an excess of liquidity;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the share-out of wealth created within the economy needs to be substantially adjusted in favour of labour;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the concept of minimum income must not be confused with the concept of a minimum wage, which is fixed by collective agreement or by legislation;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. whereas a European citizens' initiative calling for basic subsistence security was launched in January 2013;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. E. Whereas an open economy with low unemployment is still the most effective tool for combating poverty;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas monetary inflation increases inequality drastically;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas Europe is one of the wealthiest regions in the world, although recent data on income poverty highlights the rising of poverty and severe poverty in Europe;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) D b. considering the different propensity to consume of the various quintiles of income1b where it appears that policies supporting the most deprived social sectors in the EU will benefit the whole economy and will tend to be budgetary neutral; whereas the IMF concluded that "if the income share of the top 20 percent increases by 1 percentage point, GDP growth is actually 0.08 percentage point lower in the following five years. Instead, a similar increase in the income share of the bottom 20 percent (the poor) is associated with 0.38 percentage point higher growth1c ; _________________ 1b ECB, The distribution of wealth and the marginal propensity to consume, 2014 1cIMF, Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective, 2015
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) D b. whereas some member states are launching pilot projects for testing universal basic income policies, such as in Finland, where a random sample of 2,000 unemployed persons will receive an unconditional sum of EUR 560 per month, which should produce an adequate incentive to accept temporary and part-time work;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) D b. F. whereas the introduction and strengthening of the minimum income policies, if properly combined with other measures and policies on social and labour markets, can present a way of tackling poverty, supporting social inclusion and access to the labour market;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) D b. whereas a number of studies show poverty negatively affecting economic growth4a; _________________ 4aWorld Bank (2006) Poverty Reduction and Growth: The Virtuous and Vicious Circle. OECD (2014) Trends in Income Inequality and its Impact on Economic Growth.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Recital D c (new) D c. whereas establishing and strengthening income support schemes is an effective way to overcome poverty as well as in line with the European Commission's Social Investment Package;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Recital D c (new) D c. G. whereas ensuring a minimum income for those who do not have enough resources for a decent life, or do not receive adequate pay for their work, is covered by the first pillar of social rights;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Recital D c (new) D c. whereas universal basic income could be one of the solutions for reforming social security, cutting red tape, poverty and unemployment;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Recital D c (new) D c. whereas minimum income schemes can act as macroeconomic automatic stabilizers in response to economic shocks;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Recital D d (new) D d. whereas the effectiveness of minimum income schemes to alleviate poverty, foster labour market integration especially for the young, and act as automatic stabilisers varies significantly between member states;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Recital D d (new) D d. whereas well-designed income support systems do not act as disincentives to work1d ; _________________ 1dEuropean Commission, Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2013, January 2014
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. Having regard to the Declaration of 9 May 1950, which called for 'the equalisation and improvement of the living conditions of workers',
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Recital D e (new) D e. whereas according to the Parliament's Resolution of 2010, adequate minimum income schemes must set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at least 60% of average income in the member state concerned;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Recital D e (new) D e. whereas every fourth child under 16 years is affected by poverty in Europe5a; whereas the socio-economic background is determining too often the opportunities of children; _________________ 5a Eurostat.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty and social exclusion
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promote
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) A b. whereas income poverty is only a part of the overall concept of poverty, therefore poverty does not only refer to material resources, but also to social resources, notably education, health and access to services;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken by the Union and the Member States to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promote the fair distribution of income and wealth;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken here and now to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promote the fair distribution of income and wealth;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicate poverty and social exclusion and promote the fair distribution of income and wealth; Insists that more attention be given by the Commission to this issue when it proposes the country-specific recommendations and that, on the occasion of the review of the EU economic governance, the pertaining EU2020 target be made more binding;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) Considers that minimum income schemes are the responsibility of the national authorities and that their introduction or development should accordingly take into account the economic and social situation, as well as the production system, in each case; recommends that, with their possible introduction, guarantees be given to safeguard incentives for (re) integration into the labour market;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Reinforces that the best way to reduce poverty and avoid social exclusion is to boost sustainable growth and to create favourable framework conditions for European companies - notably avoiding excessive administrative burdens as well as ensuring access to finance - in order to allow them to create jobs;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Supports the European Commission's social investment approach which views well-designed social policies as contributing to economic growth, whilst protecting people from poverty and acting as economic stabilisers 2a ; _________________ 2aEuropean Commission Communication on “Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020”, European Commission “Social Investment in Europe: A study of national policies 2015”
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes reflections and studies concerning how to improve the fair distribution of income and wealth within our societies;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Stresses that a key factor impeding the development of a social investment approach by Member states is the impact of the economic crisis and a policy environment dominated by austerity;2b _________________ 2bEuropean Commission “Social Investment in Europe: A study of national policies 2015”
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) A b. whereas 10 % of Europeans are unable to make ends meet and up to 20 % in 6 Member States 1a; _________________ 1a Eurostat
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for priority to be given, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for priority to be given now, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for priority to be given consistently, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access to public social services;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for priority to be given, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access of all social groups to public social services. Successfully implemented structural reforms have, in many countries, reduced the number of unemployed and therefore contributed in eradication of poverty;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for priority to be given, when shaping macroeconomic policies, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access to public social services
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital B Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Points out that social policies may use as instruments either minimum income or minimum wages but not both, points out that social policies are an obligation of the state and not an obligation of private employers; points out that mimimum wage laws are at risk of contributing to the loss of jobs for low-skilled workers;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Points out that social support must always be distinctively lower than wage income for those who work;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the following indicators into the European Semester: fiscal multiplier levels by country, the European Semester purchasing power trend, and interdecile and interpercentile household income ranges, and to translate them into targets in the country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points to the importance of factoring income inequality indicators into policy-making, not least where the European Semester is concerned;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Respects the sovereign right of any Member State to democratically choose their own economic policy;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Points out that recent experience of reforms based on tax exemptions shows that it is preferable to finance minimum income policies using budget support rather than through tax incentives;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that the implementation of universal basic income is being discussed in several Member States and that the French Senate has recommended that schemes of this kind be tested at local level; calls on the Commission to make an assessment once the current trials have been completed in Finland;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls on the Commission to hold a public consultation on universal minimum income with a view to following up the trials now taking place and the European citizens' initiative launched in 2013;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
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2017/09/28
EMPL
35 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 — having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions N
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas the concept of a minimum income must not be confused with the concept of a minimum wage, which is fixed by collective agreement or by legislation at national level;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas introducing and strengthening adequate minimum income schemes i
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas unemployment leads to a fast and steady deterioration of
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Highlights the importance of adequate public funding to finance minimum income schemes; calls on the Commission to specifically monitor the use of the 20% of the total allocation of the ESF on poverty and social exclusion, as well as to examine, in the forthcoming review of the Common Provisions Regulation for the Structural Funds (Regulation (EU)No 1303/2013), and in particular in the framework of the European Social Fund and the European programme for employment and social innovation (EASI) funding possibilities to help every Member State to establish a minimum income scheme where it does not exist and improve the functioning and effectiveness of existing systems, and if necessary, take into consideration to setup an appropriate European Fund, in a temporary way, to work as an instrument of cohesion policy and European solidarity;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that it is vital for
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas poverty and social exclusion
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that an adequate income
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5 a. stresses that the introduction of a national minimum income scheme should not lower the protection afforded by regional minimum income schemes;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that minimum income schemes should be embedded in a strategic approach towards social inclusion and integration, involving both general policies and targeted measures - in terms of housing, health care, education and training, social services and other services of general interest - helping people to
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Is concerned about the high rate of non-take up amongst people that are entitled to minimum income; considers that non-take up is one of the major barrier to the social inclusion of the people concerned; requests the Commission and the Social Protection Committee to further research the problem of non-take up and develop recommendations and guidelines to tackle this problem; calls on Member States to combat non-take-up, including by raising public awareness about the existence of minimum income schemes, providing appropriate guidance on accessing these and improving the administrative organisation;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for Member States to take specific action to determine a minimum income threshold, based on relevant indicators including reference budgets, in order to safeguard social and economic cohesion and reduce the risk of poverty
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of the number of dependants, in particular children or people with high dependence, in order to break the vicious circle of
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas according to the methodology developed by Eurostat, the at-risk-of-poverty threshold is set at 60 % of national median equivalised disposable income (per household, after social transfer); whereas due to the existing divergences between Member States and the different national social policies, this percentage should be considered together with other indicators such as reference budgets; whereas income is an indirect indicator of living standards and a reference budget reflects the diversity of consumption patterns and the cost of living across Member States;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Points out that reference budgets can help set the level of minimum income necessary to meet people's fundamental needs, including also non-monetary aspects, such as access to education and lifelong learning, decent housing, quality healthcare services, social activities and civic participation, while taking into account household composition and ages, as well as the economic and social context of each Member State; recalls that the Commission in its Social Investment Package Communication urges Member States to set reference budgets to help designing efficient and adequate income support that takes into account social needs identified at local, regional and national level to improve territorial cohesion; calls in addition to use reference budgets, as a tool to assess the adequacy of minimum income schemes provided by Member States;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas available data suggest that certain groups of people, such as children, women, unemployed, single- parent households, or persons with disabilities, are especially vulnerable to poverty, deprivation and social exclusion;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) D b. whereas account should be taken of the need to incorporate action to prevent and combat poverty and social exclusion in all relevant policy areas, ensuring universal access to public services, decent jobs and an income allowing people to live with dignity;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) D c. whereas according to the European Commission high unemployment, poverty and inequality remain key concerns in some Member States; whereas broad income inequalities are not only detrimental for social cohesion, but they also hamper sustainable economic growth, as stated by Commissioner Thyssen; whereas according to Eurofound the impact of the crisis has been generally more acute among lower-income individuals, pushing income inequalities upwards within European societies1a; __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicat ions/report/2017/income-inequalities-and- employment-patterns-in-europe-before- and-after-the-great-recession
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the current
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas according to an overview by Eurofound many people in the EU do not receive the benefits they are entitled to, including in-work benefits, for example because of complexity of benefit systems or application procedures, or unawareness of entitlement;
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