2023/2066(INI) Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | EMPL |
PEREIRA Sandra ( GUE/NGL)
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GEUKING Helmut ( EPP),
BRGLEZ Milan ( S&D),
ORVILLE Max ( Renew),
D'AMATO Rosa ( Verts/ALE),
REIL Guido ( ID),
DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Margarita ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | CULT | ||
| Committee Opinion | FEMM |
KOPACZ Ewa ( EPP)
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Maria NOICHL ( S&D),
Monika VANA ( Verts/ALE),
Sandra PEREIRA ( GUE/NGL),
Barry ANDREWS ( RE),
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN ( ECR)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2023/11/21
EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
Documents
2023/11/21
EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
2023/11/14
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2023/11/14
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2023/11/07
EP - Vote in committee
2023/10/03
EP - PEREIRA Sandra (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2023/09/27
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2023/07/03
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2023/05/24
EP - KOPACZ Ewa (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2023/05/11
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2023/05/11
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0408/2023
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0408/2023
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0360/2023
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0360/2023
- Committee opinion: PE749.891
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE750.112
- Committee draft report: PE746.941
- Committee draft report: PE746.941
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE750.112
- Committee opinion: PE749.891
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0360/2023
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0408/2023
Activities
Votes
Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families – A9-0360/2023 – Sandra Pereira – After § 7 – Am 1 #
2023/11/21 Outcome: +: 330, -: 237, 0: 51
The Left
NI
PPEA9-0360/2023 – Sandra Pereira – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) #
2023/11/21 Outcome: +: 386, 0: 141, -: 87
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 547 |
2023/2066(INI)
2023/07/03
FEMM
527 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. whereas women are disproportionally affected by the consequences of crisis as they tend to be amongst the poorest population, are highly represented in low-paying and precarious jobs, have lower levels of savings and wealth and still bear the brunt of unpaid care work, leaving them with less resources to protect themselves of the negative effects of crisis; whereas women are the “shock absorbers of poverty” carrying the main responsibility for the purchase and preparation of food for their children and families and for the management of budget of poor households;
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 (new) – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 14, 24, 32 and 33,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Remarks that the costs of these crisis are mostly worn by children, the crisis have demonstrated that social isolation and the decline of the socioeconomic situation of the household disproportionally affects the mental and physical well-being of women and children, often marking them for years and in many cases this depriving them of the possibility to break out the viscous circle of poverty;[1] [1] Eurostat: In 2021, 24.4% of children (aged less than 18 years old) in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 b (new) – having regard to the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR),
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the Recommendation 'Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage', tabled by the Commission in February 2013, provides guidance to the EU Member States on how to combat child poverty and social exclusion through measures such as: family support and benefits; access to quality services; access to early childhood education; whereas that recommendation included the definition of strategies developed in accordance with three key pillars: access to adequate resources; access to affordable quality services; children’s right to participate;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Notes that children with migrant backgrounds, refugees, asylum-seekers, undocumented and unaccompanied children are among the hardest hit by poverty. Notes that children living in single-parent families, large- disadvantaged families, children with disabilities, children belonging to ethnic minorities are also at risk of poverty;16a _________________ 16a https://www.savethechildren.net/news/ove r-200000-more-children-are-risk-poverty- european-union-save-children-report
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the European Child Guarantee has identified the following groups in vulnerable situations which should be targeted as a priority: homeless children or children experiencing severe housing deprivation; children with disabilities; children with mental heath issues; children with a migrant background or minority ethnic origin, particularly Roma; children in alternative, especially institutional, care; children in precarious family situations;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that many Ukrainian women refugees fleeing the war of aggression live in different Member States and have specific needs related to childcare that need to be addressed in order not only to facilitate their access to the job market, but also to facilitate language learning and the social inclusion of children;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that many Ukrainian women refugees fleeing the war of aggression live in different Member
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the socio-economic status (SES) of children who are poor or at risk of poverty may lead to large developmental disparities, which precede the start of formal schooling and hinder the ability of education and learning systems to produce equal outcomes for all;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas, under the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which all the Member States are signatories, all children should be given the right to education, healthcare services, housing and protection, to take part in decisions that affect them, to leisure and free time, to a balanced diet and to receive care in a family environment;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on Member States to address the challenges that Ukrainian women refugees face such as language barriers, greater likelihood of social isolation and limited social networks;17a Notes that Ukrainian refugees may be at further risk of poverty and social exclusion; _________________ 17a https://www.oecd.org/ukraine- hub/policy-responses/what-are-the- integration-challenges-of-ukrainian- refugee-women-bb17dc64/
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas growing up in a safe and caring environment that provides for love, identity, belonging, protection and stability is essential for the development and well-being of children and exposure to abuse and neglect can negatively affect a child'development;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that care obligations are a barrier to employment for Ukrainian women (33%) compared to Ukrainian men (9%). Calls on Member States to address these challenges by offering help with childcare costs, providing childcare subsidies and opening new childcare centres;18a _________________ 18a https://www.oecd.org/ukraine- hub/policy-responses/what-are-the- integration-challenges-of-ukrainian- refugee-women-bb17dc64/
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Be. whereas inequalities established at a very young age negatively influence children opportunities, well-being and health; whereas these inequalities may have life-long repercussions in their adulthood and can prevent them from realising their full potential;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Be. whereas, according to UNICEF, accessible and quality early childhood care for all children, and at reasonable prices for their families, remains inaccessible to many, even in the richest countries in the world;
Amendment 108 #
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address inequalities concerning women’s access to the labour market, including all forms of difficulties and insecurity they have to face when travelling to the workplace, including on public transport and in the street;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B f (new) Bf. whereas, in the EU in 2021, only 36.2 % of children under the age of three had access to a formal early childhood education and care (ECEC) system, while this value goes up to 83.4 % for children between 3 and the minimum compulsory age to start primary school2-A; _________________ 2-A https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/ILC_CAINDFORMAL__custom_60 15294/default/table?lang=en (data corresponds to the sum of the formal options that operate between 1 and 29 hours and those that operate over 30 hours)
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address inequalities concerning women’s access to the labour market; as well as to put forward specific measures to promote quality jobs and security for refugees and migrants;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B g (new) Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that so-called austerity measures (significant curtailment of social support for children and families, a rise in unemployment and mass use of precarious employment, an increase in taxes) and budget cuts in response to the 2008-2013 financial crisis widened inequalities and played a role in declining living conditions for children, and that those factors have been exacerbated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing inflation and the escalation of war in eastern Europe.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 c (new) – having regard to the EPSR Action Plan with its 2030 headline targets and the EU social scoreboard,
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address inequalities concerning women’s access to the labour market, which also improves children’s development, strengthens social inclusion, fairness and reduces poverty;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B h (new) Bh. whereas in Europe the majority of families have to pay tuition fees to access ECEC services, for the group of children under three; whereas the lack of access to these services – often from the relationship between scarce availability and elevated costs – affects families from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and single-parent families, creating a process of early exclusion for children in this situation; whereas, even in countries where the average level of availability of ECEC services is high, access to nurseries falls sharply among children at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this is, chiefly, due to the lack of networks of free and universal public nurseries of high quality;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reforms that lead to cuts in and the weakening of public administration in the Member States, aimed at promoting the relaxation of employment relationships and the privatisation of public services, which have led to the weakening and, in some cases, the undermining of the social and labour rights of children and their families; deplores the recent statements by the President of the ECB, who criticised the investments by national governments in social responses aimed at addressing the increased cost of living; takes the view that this restriction of investment and the destruction of public services violate children's rights and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to support apprenticeships in order to increase young people’s incomes and relieve the pressure of study-related expenditure;
Amendment 113 #
C. whereas childcare and pre-school education may play a significant role in compensating for the socio-economic status of children at risk of poverty and foster the integration of parents, especially mothers, into the labour market; whereas quality and inclusive education can play a significant role in reducing inequalities between children and fighting against social exclusion by fostering strong links between vulnerable parents and school teachers; 1a _________________ 1a See e.g. the case of Hong Kong, where the Education Bureau of the Government released a Curriculum Framework on Parent Education which provided a resource for parents of children in kindergarten and for kindergarten teachers. It was designed to support children’s healthy development and effective learning through four key pillars, one of which was to foster home- school co-operation and communication. (OECD, ‘Improving Early Equity: From Evidence to Action’)
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for all measures and policies to have a special focus on people, especially children and women, in marginalised situations;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas childcare and pre-school education
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Member States to strengthen social rights and access to services and social protection that the state must guarantee, increasing the number of employees and specialists in social security services working with and for children and their families, and increasing medical, psychological and social care, in line with an early intervention approach;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas quality, inclusive and affordable childcare and pre-school education may play a significant role in compensating for the socio-economic status of children at risk of poverty, may have a positive impact on children's health and socio-emotional development, support parents and children with disabilities and foster the integration of parents, especially mothers, into the labour market;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Asks the Commission and the Member States to establish a system to monitor breastfeeding at European Union level, in order to understand the reality and help to formulate policies promoting breastfeeding, in line with WHO recommendations;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas quality and inclusive childcare and pre-school education may play a significant role in compensating for the socio-economic status of children at risk of poverty and foster the integration of parents, especially mothers, into the labour market; whereas these services not only promote gender equality in access to employment, but also help to achieve the objective of full employment;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Considers it imperative that the Member States develop policies that address the prevalence of child labour in the EU; stresses, in this sense, the recommendations of the ILO, which highlights the need to enlarge social protection for children and their families in order to mitigate the poverty and uncertainty that perpetuate child labour, including: ensuring free, good-quality education, until at least the minimum legal age to enter the employment market; ensuring the birth of every child is registered so that children have a legal identity and can enjoy their rights from birth; promoting decent work, which provides a fair wage, with a special focus on workers in the informal economy; promoting adequate rural ways of life, including by supporting economic diversification, investing in infrastructure and services, and extending the protection and planning of crops, particularly in family farming, which partly continues to depend on the whole household to take care of the agricultural processes; ensuring there is legislation that protects children, supported by the state instruments required for its application; addressing issues of gender and discrimination that increase the risk of child labour, particularly for girls, related to unpaid domestic work;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas childcare and pre-school education
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Stresses the need to enhance the responsibility of states and employers for maternity and paternity rights, which include the right of women to be both mothers and workers without forfeiting labour rights;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 119 #
7f. Calls on the Member States to establish a comprehensive set of rules rejecting the persistent practice of asking women, in job interviews, about the possibility of them falling pregnant or if they are pregnant at the time of applying for the job; underlines that it is a form of workplace harassment and rejects the pressure it puts on working mothers;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that women and children facing intersectional discrimination experience additional barriers in accessing basic social services, such as healthcare, care, housing, social security, and the employment market, education, training and work promotion; Stresses that special attention must be put to address the effects of implicit biases in accessing these services and rights generated due to persisting stereotypes;
Amendment 12 #
– having regard to the Porto declaration of 8 May 2021 and the renewed commitments at the 2023 Porto Social Forum,
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas spending on education, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries; whereas this expenditure is, among other factors, one of the main reasons for school dropouts; whereas the EU average rate of early school dropouts stood at 10 %, but1-A this value goes up for specific groups, such as children from the Roma community and children with disabilities; _________________ 1-A https://eur- lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:e 769a102-8d88-11eb-b85c- 01aa75ed71a1.0002.02/DOC_1&format= PDF
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that access to quality healthcare has been complicated by poor management of public services. Notes that the quality of care infrastructure and working conditions has deteriorated. The number of medical deserts is growing because of the lack of attractiveness of the sector, which is creating a labour shortage. Calls for the Member States to put care at the centre of their policies and guarantee
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas access to high-quality early childhood education and care services is essential to ensure equal educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as children with disabilities or with special educational needs, and to prevent the placement of children in institutions; whereas such services must have adequate financial and human resources to identify and support children experiencing particular difficulties;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas institutions with semi- inpatient and inpatient facilities, especially in times of crisis, need good, qualified staff with child-friendly staffing levels to ensure that children and their families are cared for as needed and to provide children with qualified educational opportunities in order to promote their social integration;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the Member States to put care at the centre of their policies and guarantee timely and equal access to quality public care services such as care education and housing, while making efficient use of the available EU tools and funds in this area
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas hidden and out-of-pocket costs associated with childcare and pre- school education are insufficiently considered and tend to significantly impact the families from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and less developed regions and territores;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that EU financing enables investment at national level to combat child poverty and promote social inclusion; reiterates that, in addition to the ESF+, other sources can be directly or indirectly used to finance programmes that have an impact on the lives of children and their families in all sorts of ways, such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); underlines that most of these funds have seen real terms cuts during the last few multiannual financial frameworks;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas, particularly in times of crisis, the creation of high-quality jobs, through the expansion and promotion of companies, flexible, dynamic labor markets, the elimination of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, combating the shortage of skilled workers through a corresponding qualification offensive and a right to training, is an important preventive measure to reduce inequalities and promote the social inclusion of children and their families;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the need to adopt gender- responsive, child-sensitive, climate- resilient and sustainable food and energy systems that have women and girls at their centre; Calls for gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting principles reflected in all policy areas and especially when designing measures that aim to respond to specific crisis ensuring women’s and girls’ voice, agency, participation and leadership;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas, according to the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), one in five young Europeans still lack adequate reading, mathematics or science competences;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that the family is the natural caregiving environment and the crucial setting for determining children's physical, mental, cognitive, social and emotional development;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that there is a lack of high quality, accessible, available and affordable care services in all Member States, including in rural regions;19a _________________ 19a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022-0278_EN.pdf
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas in 2021, 3.6% of children in the EU below 16 had unmet medical needs and 4.4 % of children reported a disability1a; whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, inequalities persist and many children do not have timely access to adequate healthcare and
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and strengthen social responses that aim to address child poverty and social exclusion, increasing the quantity, the amounts and the scope of the social support specifically aimed at children, but also at parents who are unemployed or in work that does not provide a comfortable life, such as unemployment benefit and the guaranteed minimum income in particular; calls on the Member States to implement policies that value wages, work with rights and collective bargaining and recruitment, eradicating precarity and poverty for those who work;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children do not have access to adequate healthcare and some have extremely limited access to services other than emergency services, putting at risk the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the health of babies and children; whereas the disparity in the EU among urban and rural areas and more developed and less developed regions concerning the access to quality health services facilities is widening; whereas access to preventive care and health promotion measures, as well as access to mental health and psychosocial support, are an essential part of healthcare, but many children are not able to benefit from these services;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for the implementation of systematic gender impact assessments ahead of any policy, which should be based on the collection of disaggregated data and the development of gender expertise to ensure the gender dimension is fully integrated and to better understand and address the specific effects these polices have on women and more specifically on those experiencing intersecting forms of discrimination;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children do not have access to adequate healthcare and some have extremely limited access to services other than emergency services, p
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that climate change disproportionately affects women who face higher risks and burdens from the effects of climate change and environmental and natural factors as a result of their unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to prevailing social and cultural norms and their diverse intersectional discrimination experiences;2a _________________ 2a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/B-9-2022-0099_EN.html
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on high-quality early childhood education and care systems,
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that the EU’s cohesion policy, which aims at reducing regional disparities, benefits high-skilled, richer households more than low-income households and exacerbates socio- economic and gender inequalities within EU regions;20a _________________ 20a https://www.euractiv.com/section/econom y-jobs/news/holdcohesion-funds-increase- inequality-within-eu-regions-study-finds/
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children - in particular children living in disadvantaged regions, slums and various segregated areas - do not have access to adequate healthcare and some have extremely limited access to services other than emergency services, such as a local GP, dental, antenatal and paediatric care, furthermore in some cases this is also compounded by the lack of access essential utilities such as water and electricity in their homes, putting at risk the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the health of babies and children;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that growing up in a safe and secure family environment that promotes love, identity, belonging, protection and stability is essential for the development of children's well-being;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children and their families do not have access to adequate healthcare and some have extremely limited access to services other than emergency services, putting at risk the health of women, their relatives and their children during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the health of babies and children;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work-family life balance, that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and makes it possible to breastfeed; highlights that implementing legislation related to maternity, paternity and parental rights has the potential to give a great boost to the fight against gender- based discrimination and pay discrimination;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas even in countries where the right to health is enshrined in law, many children do not have access, or timely access, to adequate healthcare and some have extremely limited access to services other than emergency services, putting at risk the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the health of babies and children;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls for the urgent implementation of clear gender-targeted measures, through earmarking, to address the specific needs of women following the negative impacts of the multiple crisis, in particular in the fields of employment, gender-based violence and SRHR, including in programmes and instruments within Next Generation EU and the MFF for the 2021-2027 period, in line with the dual approach of the Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas families experience multiple and interdependent challenges that no single service or organisation can resolve; whereas continuity of services as well as proper inter-service coordination is essential to prepare and facilitate the transitions that children will face; whereas we must place children at the heart of our approach and consider them as part of a continuum of integrated services that goes beyond the missions of the various organisations that mark their pathway;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Points out that a stable family environment during childhood allows the development of communication and social skills, emotional and affective intelligence, the development of self- esteem and teamwork, which are an indisputable advantage when it comes to social inclusion and the reduction of inequalities;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas sexual health is fundamental to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples and families; whereas several Member States are attempting to further limit access to sexual and reproductive health and rights through highly restrictive laws that put at risk the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the health of children;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Notes that young female asylum seekers are facing gender-based violence, particularly on their journey to Europe.; Calls for Member States to have mechanisms to report such incidents, training for staff in charge of recognising gender-based violence and procedures to identify such cases;21a _________________ 21a https://fra.europa.eu/en/content/thematic- focus-gender-based-violence
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas vaccination is the main tool to prevent serious, contagious and, sometimes, deadly diseases; whereas vaccination rates against measles have fallen in 14 out of 35 OECD countries, according to data from the available time series3-A; _________________ 3-A UNICEF (2020), 'Innocenti Report Card 16. Worlds of Influence - Understanding What Shapes Child Well- being in Rich Countries', p. 4
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Stresses that EU funds are complex to manage, which makes them inaccessible to organisations with fewer technical resources; highlights that more flexible, simplified management procedures and investing in technical assistance close to where it is needed can contribute to empowering people and infrastructure at more organisations supporting children and young people; underlines that national co-financing rates, for the Member States and the beneficiaries, should be reduced based on the socio-economic situation, so that for regions with socio-economic indicators below the EU average the co-financing rates should never be less than 90%;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Calls to ensure the implementation of social benchmarks in Structural Funds and to strengthen the ESF+ to prioritise the fight against poverty and social exclusion; Stresses the need for increased funding for actions aimed at preventing and combating gender-based violence under the DAPHNE specific objective within the CERV programme;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Points out that women asylum seekers and the LGBTQIA+ community are more likely to be victims of violence due to patriarchal structures, cultural factors, and their socioeconomic status in their countries of origin as well as in the post-migration period;22a _________________ 22a https://rm.coe.int/ipol-stu-2021- 691875-en-1-/1680a23902
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas children, parents, foster families and carers should be protected from discrimination, such as discrimination on grounds of sex, language, sexual orientation, religion or belief, political or ideological beliefs, national, racial, ethnic or social origin, belonging to a national minority, economic situation, disability, age or any other status, and children from vulnerable population groups are at greater risk of marginalisation, poverty and social exclusion; whereas social inclusion establishes a basis for the overall wellbeing of children with special needs
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Recognises that the family environment should, wherever possible, be favoured as the ideal setting in which care is given and received;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas children, parents, families and foster families and carers should be protected from discrimination, such as discrimination on grounds of sex, language, sexual orientation, religion or belief, political or ideological beliefs, national, racial, ethnic or social origin, belonging to a national minority, economic situation, disability, age or any other status, and children from vulnerable population groups are at greater risk of marginalisation, poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to promote purchasing power by targeting unavoidable family expenditure, such as reducing value added tax (VAT) on all energy products (fuel, fuel oil, gas, electricity), given that these products are essential goods;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on early childhood education and care: the Barcelona targets for 2030,
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Notes that there is a high prevalence of mental health disorders among unaccompanied refugee migrant children and adolescents, ranging from 4.6 % to 43 % for (PTSD), 2.9 % to 61.6 % for depression, 32.6 % to 38.2 % for anxiety and 4 to 14.3% for behavioural problems;23a _________________ 23a https://bettercarenetwork.org/sites/default/ files/2022-10/1-s2.0-s0145213422003994- main.pdf
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas children, parents, foster families and carers should be protected from discrimination, such as discrimination on grounds of sex, language, sexual orientation, religion or belief, political or ideological beliefs, national, racial, ethnic or social origin, belonging to a national minority, socio-economic situation, disability, age or any other status, and children from vulnerable population groups are at greater risk of marginalisation, poverty and social
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Calls on the introduction of a gender pillar and an overarching gender equality objective in the European Semester and to reform EU’s economic governance so that combatting social and gender inequalities with increased investments is put at its centre;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas all children, parents,
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Calls on the Member States to devote greater attention to the availability of basic healthcare for children in deprived areas and in remote and inaccessible regions;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas children with disabilities and children born to parents with disabilities are still exposed to discrimination and violation of their rights through persistent barriers in all areas of life; whereas these barriers and lack of accessible quality care and support services for persons with disabilities and other persons in need of care and support is particularly manifest in the times of crises, leading to the additional burden on informal, family carers, majority of whom are women;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 f (new) 8f. Recognises the vital role of schools as providers of a daily nutritious meal (in many cases, the only meal) and promoters of nutritional education that goes beyond their walls; urges the Member States to ensure, at least, one good-quality, free meal at all levels of compulsory education;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas in Europe, one in five children is a victim of some form of sexual violence, and most abuse occurs within a hypothetical framework of trust, such as within families or related institutions; whereas children represent around a quarter of victims of trafficking in the EU, the majority of whom are girls abducted for purposes of sexual exploitation4-A. _________________ 4-A European Commission: EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, 24 March 2021
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 g (new) 8g. Urges the Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention, immunisation programmes and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, and to access to the most diverse range of medical and therapeutic specialist treatment, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care and home visits in the pre- and post- natal care period, access to family doctors, nurses, dentists, ophthalmologists, family counselling services and mental health specialists for all children and their families; highlights the value of vaccinating children and the need to fight the hotbeds of misinformation with regard to the benefits of vaccination;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas child support and family policies do not always reflect and are not sufficiently adapted to the family diversity and family living arrangements (e.g. families with unmarried parents, children of separated parents living in two households or children living in a blended large family, foster families, rainbow families), to the detriment of families’ living standards, access to social protection programs and benefits, and their resilience to crises;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 h (new) 8h. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty and exclusion that children are institutionalised; calls on the Member States to ensure that recourse to institutionalising children and young people happens only as a last resort and to invest in safe foster care systems for children and young people to help the transition from institutional care to family and community-based care;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 i (new) 8i. Recommends that the Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure, access to open space and a healthy environment for all children, with a focus on ensuring equal access and quality for children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, children belonging to national or ethnic, religious, linguistic and migrant minorities, children moving within the EU regardless of their nationality and children left behind; recalls the right to free time and to take part in games and recreational activities, as laid down in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas bullying by peers is a serious problem, especially in schools, and harms relationships and the mental health of children and young people; whereas, according to a 2018 PISA study, 23% of students reported suffering harassment (physical, verbal or in relationships) at school at least once a month;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Ed. whereas the internet has a huge potential for learning, fun and peer-to- peer interaction, although it poses undeniable risks for children and young people, which are lacking in safety measures and regulation; whereas a third of girls and 20% of boys have encountered disturbing content once a month in the past year; whereas 15% of LGBTQI+ respondents aged 15-17 have suffered online harassment because of their sexual orientation or gender4-B; _________________ 4-B European Commission (2021): EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, p.18.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas the environment in which a child lives, including the pre-birth period, has a decisive influence on the development of the cognitive system, on communication and language, and on social and emotional skills, which will have an impact on health, well-being, participation in communities and learning capacities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges for children, especially those in vulnerable situations, due to the disruption of their daily routines and social contacts, as well as the closure of their schools and basic social services;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 c (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on access to affordable, high-quality long- term care,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E f (new) Ef whereas families with parents with disabilities are more likely to face the risk of poverty, family breakdown and difficulty establishing themselves in the job market;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E g (new) Eg. whereas migrant children are over-represented in the group at risk of poverty and there is more discrimination against them because of language barriers, and whereas the situation is worse for irregular immigrant children;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E h (new) Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E i (new) Ei. whereas, according to a report by Save the Children4-D, more children are living in areas affected by armed conflicts than at any other time in the last two decades (especially in Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Nigeria and Somalia), with 100 000 babies dying every year as a result of conflicts; whereas 420 million children were living in areas affected by conflicts in 2017 (18% of all the children in the world) – 30 million more than in the previous year; whereas the war in Ukraine has aggravated this situation; _________________ 4-D Save the Children (2019), 'Stop the War on Children: Protecting children in 21st century conflict'
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E j (new) Ej. whereas environmental issues such as pollution, traffic, contaminated land and unsafe drinking water pose a threat to physical and mental health, especially for children living in poverty;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E k (new) Ek. whereas children have difficulties in gaining access to justice and in obtaining effective redress for violations of their rights; whereas the structure of judicial proceedings is not adapted to their needs, namely in relation to communication with officers of the judiciary and the fact that there are not always mechanisms to avoid multiple hearings or the gathering of evidence;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E l (new) El. whereas only one in four children consider that their rights are respected by society in general4-E; _________________ 4-E European Commission (2021): EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, p.4.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E m (new) Em. whereas UNICEF's First 1000 Days campaign maintains that a child's brain develops at an unprecedented rate in the first years of life, providing a unique opportunity for the child's full development, in terms of maximising their potential to learn, grow, establish healthy relationships and contribute to society; whereas loving, positive and calm relationships between an adult and a child in the early years of life are vital for promoting a child's brain development, mental health and well-being throughout life, and whereas early childhood presents a unique window of opportunity to make a difference in a child's life, helping to eliminate potential social inequalities and boost their development;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas play
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas playing gives children the opportunity to express themselves in a symbolic way and forms an essential basis of the way they think, enabling them to share their emotions, such as sadness, anger, fears and distress; whereas playing affords children access to tools for learning, autonomy, interaction, conflict management, freedom and satisfaction, which ensure a more empathetic and supportive life in society;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that 42% of women aged 15-24,34% of women aged 25-39 and 27-29% of those aged 40-54 or 55 and older1a were not able to undertake paid professional activity as they wished to as a result of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis; _________________ 1a Flash Eurobarometer 2022, "Women in times of Covid-19"
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas playing and recreational activities give
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas playing gives children the opportunity to express themselves in a symbolic way and forms an essential basis of the way they think, this is especially crucial during the first few years of development;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas playing gives children the opportunity to express themselves in a symbolic way
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas it is crucial to support the existence and creation of early childhood and pre-school education and training institutions where children through play can acquire competences that are important for their future, such as learning to study, social rules, ethics and other social competences, this can help ensure that children grow up healthy and curious, have a more developed and fair culture;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas mental health well-being for children is key, as it allows them to reach developmental milestones, learn ways to cope with problems, aquire social and emotional skills, establish secure and nurturing relaitonships with peers and adults;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas children have the right to be protected from marketing and advertising practices of commercial operators, including in digital spaces, especially in relation to products and content promoting unsustainable, unhealthy lifestyles and behaviours;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas the increasing digitalisation of services has created new challenges and barriers for children in low income families, who are often lacking equipment, skills and access to internet connection;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas extended exposure to online services from an early age raises serious concerns related to children's mental health, including sleep deprivation, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm, lack of attention problems, and ultimately brain development in the long run;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F e (new) Fe. whereas increased internet use can put children at greater risk of online harms such as sexual exploitation, cyber stalking and cyberbullying especially for LGBTIQ+ children; whereas internet use from an early age amplifies the dangers posed to children in relation to accessing and consuming harmful content, in particular but not limited to, explicit sexual content, hateful speech and disinformation;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F f (new) Ff. whereas the addictive design of current online services' lead children from an early age to extended exposure to online content without owning the basic necessary skills and know-how to consume information in a safe a trusted manner;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that the climate crisis and the impact thereof are already exacerbating matters in this connection and will also do so in the future;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, according to information from ILO-UNICEF the latest global estimates indicate that 160 million children worldwide – 63 million girls and 97 million boys – were in child labour at the beginning of 2020, which accounts for almost 1 in 10 children worldwide; whereas 3.6 million children on the European continent are engaged in child labour5-A _________________ 5-A https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_norm/--- ipec/documents/publication/wcms_797515 .pdf
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas most children with disabilities still face multiple forms of discrimination and lack of social inclusion due to inadequate access to childcare facilities, nutrition that fits their needs, opportunities to attend and participate in inclusive educational activities, lack of inclusion in standard schools, accessing healthcare and spaces that do not adequately respond to their mobility and emotional needs;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. Whereas the economic impact of childhood poverty and socioeconomic disadvantages, as well as their repercussions on working adults, is estimated at an 3.4% of EU countries’ GDP each year 1a and, in addition to the social repercussions thereof, represents a lost potential for tax revenues and state savings in social benefits; _________________ 1aOCDE, ‘The Economic Costs of Childhood Socio-Economic Disadvantage’, Policy Insight, OCDE Papers on Well Being and Inequalities, 2022.
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the routines that punctuate children's days provide opportunities for active learning, enabling children to develop functional autonomy and acquire healthy lifestyle habits;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the number of children in child labour has decreased radically in recent decades2a; _________________ 2a https://data.unicef.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/01/Child-Labour- Report-1_24.pdf
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas children belong in school and not in factories or fields;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the ongoing crises such as the energy, cost of living and climate crises, are exacerbating inequalities and vulnerabilities among families; whereas socio-economic status should never be a barrier to children's access to essential services; whereas increased support is needed to ensure that children and families have access to essential services;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas eradicating child poverty is an indispensable stepping stone in constructing a just, equale and social Europe for current and future generations;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Takes the view that the state of affairs caused by COVID-19 led to a surge in unemployment rates in Member States; considers that the consequences of that state of affairs are particularly serious for women, who are affected directly through loss of their jobs or job security and indirectly through budget cuts for public services and welfare assistance; takes the view, therefore, that, if it is to be tackled, it is essential to address the dimension of female poverty in the handling of this situation and the search for solutions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 29 April 2021 on the European Child Guarantee,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the main cause for children having to work is poverty;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term impact have worsened the difficulties faced by children, particularly those in vulnerable situations, due to the disruption of daily life and social contacts, the closure of schools, the reduced capacity to provide protection from domestic violence, abuse and neglect during lockdown and the disruption of basic social services;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas child labour might be growing in the wake of the economic crisis and countries that were badly affected by austerity measures are countries at risk;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G d (new) Gd. whereas adverse childhood experiences, discrimination, inadequate access to services and unstable environments are some of the main causes of mental health problems developing in early childhood; whereas families at risk may have limited access to mental health services due to financial barriers, stigma, or availability;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G d (new) Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G e (new) Ge. whereas many countries have adequate legislation but fail to monitor actual practices;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G f (new) Gf. whereas the best interests of the child should be the guiding principle, as stated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the standards of the European Social Charter;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G g (new) Gg. whereas new ways to tackle child poverty directly are to be explored. A useful instrument are economic stimulus programs that strengthen the purchasing power of the poorest, such as the European child allowance1a; _________________ 1a The European child allowance and the child raising income are essential economic stimulus programs aimed at alleviating poverty in all European Member States, strengthening families, increasing local purchasing power and tax revenue, and stimulating the circulation of money and the economy, which is imperatively necessary in order to better manage the crises. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States autonomously determine the financial depth and speed.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. (Title) Investing in reducing inequalities and in children to ensure inclusive societies
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Encourages the Member States to support victims of domestic violence by facilitating their access to social housing, social support services and appropriate infrastructure. Calls, to that end, on the Member States to use the European Social Fund Plus (ESF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the InvestEU programme;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 29 April 2021 on the European Child Guarantee,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in universal policies that have a direct and indirect impact on children’s lives, by guaranteeing universal, accessible and inclusive high- quality public services (especially care, education, health, housing,
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in universal policies and programmes that have a direct and indirect impact on children’s lives, by guaranteeing high-quality public services (especially care, education, health, housing, cultural and leisure activities), to promote the creation of work with rights based on robust collective bargaining and recruitment with decent and fair wages, to facilitate a work-life balance by, inter alia, reducing working hours and providing for maternity and paternity leave, to introduce social funds and pensions that enable EU citizens to start a family and to bolster mechanisms for ensuring the participation of children and their families in the development, implementation and monitoring of these policies;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in universal policies that have a direct and indirect impact on children’s lives, by guaranteeing high-quality public services (especially care, education, health, housing, cultural and leisure activities), to promote the creation of work with rights based on robust collective bargaining and recruitment with decent and fair wages, to facilitate a work-life balance
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in universal policies that
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030’ aiming to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements by 25 % for each of the green, digital and economic thematic areas, and the Commission’s presentation of a proposal for achieving this by autumn 2023; calls on the Commission to demonstrate this commitment swiftly, thereby improving the competitiveness of all undertakings in the EU, including small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), and enhancing the basic conditions for social justice and prosperity; recalls that SMEs are the backbone of our social cohesion;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. whereas the current cost-of-living crisis has acutely threatened women’s livelihoods, health and wellbeing putting them and their families at risk to access housing, limiting their purchasing power and ability to provide food and aggravating situations of energy poverty, social exclusion and inequalities;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 a (new) -a having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan1a, _________________ 1a COM(2021) 102 final
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that efforts to bring about a truly equal society and thus gender equality policies often fall short, especially in times of crisis; stresses the importance of a systematic gender perspective for analysing problems and their differing impacts and for holistic and fair solutions, including (and especially) in times of crisis;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 7 April 2022 on the EU’s protection of children and young people fleeing the war in Ukraine,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the creation of quality jobs with strong labour rights and decent working conditions, including stable and fair work contracts, as well as decent and fair wages, which guarantee access to social and health protection, and robust collective bargaining as a crucial mechanism for representing and defending workers’ rights, especially in the times of crises; underlines the importance of facilitating a work-life balance by, inter alia, maternity, paternity, care and parental leave, reducing working hours and, providing flexible working arrangements for parents and carers;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to promote the creation of work with rights based on robust collective bargaining, decent and fair wages, to respond to labour shortages in the social sector by improving the attractiveness of these professions with the facilitation of work- life balance and the allowance of flexible working hours as well as providing for adequate maternity and paternity leave;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to enhance structural investments in order to support access to early childhood education facilities and services, curriculum reforms, upskilling and riskilling opportunities for teachers, access to essential services with increased public current expenditure with the use of EU and national funds in areas where it is most needed;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to aid Member States’ policy implementation by promoting recommendations and guidelines for raising the quality for high quality services such as education, housing and care and support Member States to put in place public policies putting down social inequalities affecting children;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to establish policies (and practices) that empower parents to support their children outside the childcare setting throughout their childhood, and particularly during early childhood, when children are aged 0–3;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recognizes the importance of the family as an element of cohesion in society.
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Acknowledges the critical role of family and child benefits, as part of fair and inclusive social protection systems, which are adapted to the variety of family arrangements and provide timely access to social protection and adequate support for all, including for refugee and migrant children and their families; calls on the Member States to tackle the low take-up of social benefits and support by campaigns dedicated to raising awareness and combatting stigma and stereotypes;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses the importance to bolster at every level mechanisms for ensuring the meaningful, safe and inclusive participation of children, families and carers, particularly those in vulnerable situations, in the development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of public policies on children;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that the governments of the Member States are moving away from universal policies
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Points to various reports from several Member States, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown, which reveal a worrying increase in domestic and gender-based violence, including physical violence, psychological violence and cyber violence; points out that times of crisis are generally particularly dangerous for women, as they are less protected against domestic and sexualised violence and the potential for violence tends to increase; points out that children are also at risk and are affected by this;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 5 July 2022 towards a common European action on care,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of well- designed minimum income schemes for social inclusion and people’s ability to lead dignified lives, especially in the times of crises; calls on the European Commission to propose a framework Directive on Minimum Income that sets minimum common standards and methodologies to guarantee accessible, enabling and adequate minimum income schemes;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put the impact on the family at the centre of their education and childcare policies;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reforms that lead to cuts in and the weakening of public administration in the Member States, aimed at promoting the relaxation of employment relationships and the privatisation of public services, which have led to the weakening and, in some cases, the undermining of the social and labour rights of children and their families; deplores the recent statements by the President of the ECB, who criticised the investments by national governments in social responses aimed at addressing the increased cost of living; takes the view that this restriction of investment and the destruction of public services violate children's rights and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic impact on the lives of all women, especially working women; notes that a disproportionate share of the burden was borne by teleworking women, whose lives were made harder by the need to combine work, childcare and domestic chores; points out that many women were faced with higher outgoings and lower pay;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 e (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 5 October 2022 on the EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reforms
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reforms that lead to cuts in and the weakening of public
Amendment 222 #
3. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to re
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to refrain from recommending reforms that lead to cuts in and the weakening of public administration in the Member States, aimed at promoting the relaxation of employment relationships and the privatisation and liberalisation of public services, which have led to the weakening and, in some cases, the undermining of the social and labour rights of children and their families; deplores the recent statements by the President of the ECB, who criticised the investments by national governments in social responses aimed at addressing the increased cost of living;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and strengthen social responses that aim to address child poverty and social exclusion, increasing the quantity, the amounts and the scope of the social support specifically aimed at children, but also at parents who are unemployed or in work that does not provide a comfortable life, such as unemployment benefit and the guaranteed minimum income in particular; calls on the Member States to implement policies that value wages, work with rights and collective bargaining and recruitment, eradicating precarity and poverty for those who work;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of a multi- sectoral approach in which all relevant stakeholders work in partnership to develop an integrated strategy to tackle inequalities in childhood with the provision of child protection and family welfare services; highlights that some children and their families may need special support, for example from speech therapists, ophthalmologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and nutritionists; calls on the Member States to establish partnerships between education, health and social services to facilitate access to care and support for children who need it;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that access to a minimum income, wages above the poverty line and adjusted to current inflation levels, full social protection and extended safety nets are essential to enable children and their families in accessing essential services; Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop concrete policies and measures, including legislation, ensuring that everyone has access to public services which are considered essential;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses the need to improve the quality of early childhood education and care services; believes that the quality of early childhood services can be improved through adequate financial and human resources, appropriate pedagogical training of staff with expert knowledge of child psychology, improved alert systems and measures for evaluation and continuous improvement of pedagogical quality to ensure the overall development of children;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to promote access to property for young couples in order to support them in their desire to become parents, such as the introduction of a zero-interest public loan for future parents, on which the outstanding capital could be written off from the third child, up to a possible limit of EUR 100 000;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the EU Member States to invest in social services workers and their professional development through ongoing training opportunities as well as adequate salaries and good working conditions;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls on the European Commission to promote the involvement of social partners in the education sector at European, national and regional level in the European Semester yearly cycle, by thoroughly consulting them about the design and implementation of National Reform Programmes, Country Reports and Country Specific Recommentations, so to better respond to the needs and challenges faced by early childhood education systems, in particular ralated to the increasing disparities in access to education services and the growing shortages of qualified personnel;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. (Title) Promoting social inclusion of children and their families
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the widest possible use of the Child Guarantee as a social response facilitating the social integration and inclusion of children suffering from poverty and exclusion; stresses the key importance of living up to the political commitment with comprehensive ambitious, regularly and timely updated Child Guarantee national action plans with measures targeting the most vulnerable children and their families, clear indicators, a timeframe and a structured monitoring framework that guarantees meaningful participation of multi-sectoral stakeholders, paired with a national framework for adequately disaggregated data collection; calls on the Commission and Member States to scale up investment and to strengthen child protection systems and social welfare services, allowing for swift implementation of the Child Guarantee in the context of new crises and the growing number of children in need;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the widest possible use of the Child Guarantee as a social response facilitating the social integration and inclusion of children suffering from poverty and exclusion, as these children continue to have more difficulties when it comes to their psychological development, succeeding in school being healthy or achieving their full potential later in life;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the widest possible use of the European Child Guarantee as a social
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the efficient and widest possible use of the Child Guarantee as a social response facilitating the social integration and inclusion of children and families suffering from poverty and exclusion;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reiterates its request to those Member States which have not yet published their National Action Plan under the European Child Guarantee to do so without delay; calls on the EU Member States to regularly review and update their National Action Plan and to put in place monitoring and evaluation systems to assess its implementation;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the low level of ambition of the targets for cutting child poverty under the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set consistent targets for the eradication of poverty, specifically child poverty, over the next decade;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes that the deteriorating social and economic picture caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased all forms of abuse and violence towards women, together with prostitution, in violation of their human rights; stresses the need to step up public, financial and human resources in order to support groups at risk of poverty and tackle situations posing a risk to children and young people, the elderly, people with a disability and the homeless;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasizes that the lessons learned from the Corona crisis have clearly shown that tools such as home office, online teaching and social care/counseling on the computer can also have a negative impact on promoting the social inclusion of children and their families;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Member States to submit and implement ambitious and comprehensive Child Guarantee National Action plans; urges the Member States that have not yest submitted their Child Guarantee National Plans to do so;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes with regret that only 19 Member States have established national child poverty reduction targets by 2030; calls on the Member states to adopt ambitious targetsfor child poverty reduction by taking into account the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages Member States to go beyond the European Child Guarantee to provide services aimed at reducing inequalities, such as providing systematic hearing and sight tests for children directly at school;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission and the Member states to ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the Child Guarantee at both EU and national levels by setting clear, multisectoral and comparable metrics, investing in efficient and effective data collection, and defining more specific targets. The monitoring and evaluation system must reflect the multidimentional nature of the Child Guarantee and include the different areas covered by the framework. Data should be disaggregated by target and age groups, and include children aged from birth to six.
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of establishing a European Authority for Children to ensure continuous work on and attention to child policies across the EU, support and monitor Member States' implementation of the recommendation, coordinate national work, ensure the exchange of good practices and innovative solutions, and streamline reporting and recommendations;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Emphasizes that children in special life situations due to illness, care, disability and / or cognitive disorders need specific and targeted measures as well as special educational and care offers in order to preventively counteract inequalities in social security protection and a lack of social integration of their person and their families in times of crisis;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on Member States to identify children at greater risk of poverty, and social exclusion affected by the cost of living crisis, including children in most precarious situations, LGBTIQ+ children, children with disabilities, children with ethnic and migrant background, children in alternative care, homeless children and children with mental health issues to esnure their access to key services, such as early childhood education and care, education, proper nutririon, health and housing;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Recalls that Member States whose rate of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion is higher than the EU average shall allocate at least 5% of their ESF+ resources to targeted actions and structural reforms to combat child poverty; stresses that this threshold is only a minimum and that Member States are encouraged to use a higher proportion of ESF+ to combat child poverty;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the Member States to take measures to facilitate access to social and student housing, such as the launch of a large-scale plan to build and renovate housing and the introduction of national priority for households in which at least one of the parents is a national of the country in which they reside, in order to reduce excessive delays in access to housing;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Emphasizes that parents deserve the utmost respect and esteem from all of us, because a strong Europe can only come from strong families; calls on the Member States to set up counseling structures tailored to the needs of all parents, particularly with regard to disadvantaged sections of society;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Welcomes the European Commission proposal for a Regulation on Recognition of parenthood between Member States; Calls on the Council for its swift adoption; recalls that the fragmentation of parenthood rights across the EU constitutes an economic, legal and emotional burden for children and their families and contradicts the principle od the 'best interest of the child';
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote family- centered early childhood policies and intervention that pay attention to the needs and aspirations of families, especially vulnerable families as defined within their context, and that contribute to a more inclusive, future-oriented society.
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Stresses that social inclusion policies must ensure that education and social services enable children's overall development: physical health and well- being, social skills, emotional maturity, communication skills and general knowledge, cognitive and language development;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 f (new) Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 g (new) 4g. Moreover calls on Member States to pay specific attention to the problems of child labour in Europe, and to carefully evaluate the potential impact on child labour caused by budgetary cuts in the field of education and training as well in social policies and support to families;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 h (new) 4h. Calls on Member States to more intensively fight and condemn child labour, to investigate and guarantee labour inspection agencies to be in a position to do their work adequately, to collect data and monitor child labor and to use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Social Charter as guidance for preventive and remedial action;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work- life balance that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and for breastfeeding; recommends that Member States adopt policies that improve children´s health during early childhood, by strengthening accessible and quality pre-natal and post- natal care with a particular focus on vulnerable expectant mothers;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work- life balance that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and for breastfeeding;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work- life balance that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and for breastfeeding; calls on the Member states to prioritise structural investments in easily accessible medical facilities, pre- and post-natal care for all parents and training health professional in the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Points out that, in times of crisis, women are also disproportionately affected by socio-economic impacts, as was the case with the COVID-19 crisis, too, which led to a loss of employment for women;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work- life balance that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and for breastfeeding; deplores various forms of discrimination targeting women wishing to have children, pregnant women and mothers;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, allowing for a more effective work- life balance and a more equal distribution of care and housework, that makes it possible for women to return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to implement legislation, such as a child raising income1a, that protects or enhances maternity, paternity and parental rights, and allow
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to strengthen the implementation of legislations that protect
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that child poverty and social exclusion require the adoption of a life-cycle approach which contributes towards breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks, that reflects the different needs of early childhood, primary childhood and adolescence, applying a whole-child oriented approach by measuring the number of deprivations each child experiences simultaneously, thereby identifying those most deprived, and measuring not only monetary poverty but also multidimensional deprivations;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that public childcare services can be supplemented by other structures, such as private-sector facilities or home-based childcare; stresses that all childcare services must meet the same quality standards for children's overall development; believes that early childhood education and care services must adapt to the realities of the labour market, particularly as regards flexible working hours;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States to commit to ensuring family and community-based environments for children in the EU by implementing the reform of child care and protection systems, supporting the transition from institutional to family and community- based care, and strenghtening national social protection system;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that their family protection legislation is translated into practice in their Corporate Social Responsibility programmes in the workplace in different sectors, such as work-life balance, work- from-home opportunities where possible;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Welcomes the strategy for the rights of persons with disability 2021-2030 as a concrete way to enable persons with disabilities to enjoy their rights and fully participate in society; stresses the need to ensure that disability is duly taken into account when designing, implementing and monitoring EU policies and initiatives, especially the barriers and challenges for children; Calls on the Commission to speed up its proposal for a framework for social services of excellence for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Points out that parental poverty always leads to child poverty, too, and that investing in measures to support women also improves the living conditions of their children; points to studies establishing that women, and therefore also children, are affected by housing deprivation and energy poverty;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to UN WOMEN Survey Report (2021) ‘Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19’, having regard to UN WOMEN Survey Report (2021) ‘Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID- 19’,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Member States to strengthen social rights and access to services and social protection that the state must guarantee, increasing the number of employees and specialists in social security services working with and for children and their families, and increasing medical, psychological and social care, in line with an early intervention approach;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses that in poverty and social isolation a self-determined life is not possible, therefore measures should be introduced to address aspects that concern disadvantaged families and children with a multifaceted approach from employment to social resources;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU budgetary authorities to take advantage of the upcoming mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 to strengthen and make better use of ESF+, ERDF, FEAD
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU budgetary authorities to take advantage of the upcoming mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 to strengthen and make better use of ESF+, ERDF,
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU budgetary authorities to take advantage of the upcoming mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 to strengthen and make better use of ESF+, ERDF, FEAD and Child Guarantee allocations in order to strengthen structural policies and social support for children and families; this revision should include the need to make process transparent and require the involvement of civil society and relevant stakeholders in the planning, implementation and evaluation when such funding is used;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU budgetary authorities to take advantage of the
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that EU funds are complex to manage, which makes them inaccessible to organisations with fewer technical resources; highlights that more flexible, simplified management procedures and investing in technical assistance close to where it is needed can contribute to empowering people and infrastructure at more organisations supporting children and young people; underlines that national co-financing rates, for the Member States and the beneficiaries, should be reduced based on the socio-economic situation, so that for regions with socio-economic indicators below the EU average the co-financing rates should never be less than 90%;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a social convergence framework, in order to detect and correct social imbalances, thereby ensuring the effective implementation of the EPSR and its action plan; calls for the outcome of the social convergence framework exercise to be automatically reflected in country specific recommendations;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses the need to create a framework for assessing policies for children and children's rights at EU level which is easy to access and includes multidimensional indicators disaggregated by age, gender and particular disadvantaged groups that make it possible to measure changes in poverty, access to health services, vaccination rate, school attendance, housing conditions, access to urgent social services, protection from violence, access to justice, environmental conditions, level of satisfaction with life and the right to civic participation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication of 7 September 2022 entitled European Care Strategy and the Council Recommendation 1478/22 on Early Childhood Education and Care: the Barcelona Targets for 2030 of 29 November 2022;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recommends that social investments are subjcet to a favourable treatment in the context of the Economic Governance review while ensuring that social rights and access to public services are placed at the centre of EU's forthcoming priorities and funding initiatives;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls on the Commission to build on the Communication of 11 May 2022 entitled 'A digital decade for children and youth: the new European strategy for a better internet for kids' by proposing an overarching policy aimed at protecting children's mental health from overexposure to and overconsumption of online content;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal, public, free, inclusive and quality education at all ages, fostering their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development, establishing appropriate teacher-student ratios, safeguarding the safety and well- being of children, and ensure that all children can benefit from inclusive high- quality education and thus maximise the education systems’ impact when it comes to pushing for equal opportunities and breaking exclusion cycles;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal, public, free, inclusive and quality education at all ages; highlights the potential of non-formal education to help children develop socio- emotional and cognitive skills that are crucial for their well-being;7a 7a stresses the need to secure children’s equal access to quality education in Member State’s official maternal languages, in order to foster equal learning conditions, reduce inequalities and strengthen the country’s identity and cohesion; _________________ 7a European Commission, 2020, ‘Developing Social and Emotional Skills through Non-Formal Learning'; OECD, 2017, ´Social and Emotional Skills: Well- Being, Connectedness and Success’; UNESCO, 2021, ‘Social and Emotional Learning In and Through Education: Taking Stock for Improved Implementation’.
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all vulnerable children have access to formal and non-formal, public, free, inclusive and quality education at all ages, starting with early childhood education and care;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal, public
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal, public, free, inclusive and quality education and extra- curricular activities at all ages;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal,
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, in order to reduce these inequalities and promote social inclusion, it is crucial to
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the non-paper by Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden ahead of the Porto Social Summit1a; _________________ 1a https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/ documents/publications/2021/04/23/social -summit-non-paper
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal, public,
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights the importance of investments in public and free education that ensure specific teaching methods and an individualised approach for children belonging to more vulnerable social groups, such as families and communities subject to the most diverse forms of exclusion, immigrants and persons with disabilities; stresses that that approach should include collaboration between teachers, social and educational specialists, the families and the communities;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most Member States, the need
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care services, thereby creating or bolstering a public, universal and free response from the very beginning of the education process and guaranteeing equal access to education for every person; stresses the need to ensure that their workers are given the recognition they deserve by providing them with proper salaries and decent career paths;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood education and care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care services, especially in less developed regions and in remote and rural areas, thereby creating or bolstering a public, universal and free response from the very beginning of the education process;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care services, including care and support for families with children under the age of 3, thereby creating or bolstering a public, universal and free response from the very beginning of the education process;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care services, thereby creating or bolstering a public
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 b (new) -b having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in New York in September 2015,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, in order to reduce these inequalities and promote social inclusion, it is crucial to support women’s access to childcare facilities, the equal sharing of childcare between parents
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses, in view of the difficulties in accessing early childhood care in most Member States, the need for investment in early childhood education and care services, thereby creating or bolstering a
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States to properly design, fund and implement national strategies to ensure that children and their families have access to healthy and affordable food, especially in the most deprived areas; recalls that limited access to fresh, affordable and healthy food fuels health problems in particular for lower income households and vulnerable people living in poorly connected and serviced areas;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Notes that a stable family environment during childhood allows the development of communication and social skills, emotional and affective intelligence, the development of self- esteem and teamwork, which are an indisputable advantage when it comes to social inclusion and the reduction of inequalities;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. (Title) Sound public policies to reduce inequalities
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the European Commission to prevent economic interests from prevailing over children's nutrition and health inside and outside the European Union; financial incentives should be used to reward actors and initiatives that increase the availability of healthy and affordable foods while discouraging the concumption of high- sugar and fattening foods and beverages for children and adolescents;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that an evaluation of the European Child Guarantee will take place in 2024 and, in this context, calls on the Commission to evaluate the coherence of national policies between the implementation of the reinforced European Youth Guarantee and that of the Child Guarantee in order to identify any possible shortcomings and to ensure the continuity of coherent actions across age groups;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses the need for public policies to strengthen the initial and continuing training of early childhood education and care staff, in order to ensure the development and adoption of the best innovative educational and pedagogical practices, such as knowledge of children's chronobiology, and access to high-quality educational and pedagogical resources;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to early childhood education and care services, for example by informing parents of available places or assisting vulnerable families with administrative procedures;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the experience of some Member States, which ensure that textbooks and teaching materials, as well as school transport and meals, are provided free of charge; recommends extending this system to all Member States as a means of ensuring equal access to education and as an important means of financial support for the most vulnerable of families; recommends that Member states provide free school meals for the children most in need, without stigmatisation and direct or indirect discrimination; children most in need should also receive the equivalent of a free meal on the days that they are not in school;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, in order to reduce these inequalities and promote social inclusion, it is crucial to
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication of 7 June 2023 entitled 'a comprehensive approach to mental health',
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the experience of some Member States, which ensure that textbooks and teaching materials, as well as school transport and meals, are provided free of charge; recommends extending this system to all Member States as a means of ensuring equal access to education and as an important means of financial support for the most vulnerable of families; stresses the importance to supporting access to extracurricular activities, encouraging children to get involved in sports, music and other leisure activities especially for children coming from disadvantaged families;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the experience of some Member States, which ensure that textbooks and teaching materials, as well as school transport and healthy meals, are inclusive and provided free of charge; recommends extending this system to all Member States as a means of ensuring equal access to education and as an important means of financial support for the most vulnerable of families; encourages the Member States to use the available European funds to promote equal participation of children from disadvantaged households in extracurricular and leisure activities;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the experience of some Member States, which ensure that textbooks and teaching materials, as well as school transport and meals, are provided free of charge; recommends extending this system to all Member States as a means of ensuring equal access to education and as an important means of financial support for the most vulnerable of families; invites Member States to exchange knowledge and best practices and draws attention to the possibility to refocus government attention on a set of agreed priorities and outcome based objectives;
Amendment 314 #
9. Highlights the experience of some Member States, which ensure that textbooks and teaching materials, as well as school transport and meals,
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to ensure and strengthen smooth cooperation and adequate financial support to dedicated food-aid NGOS, as well as to reinforce the cooperation with relevant structures in the public or private sectors in order to target the economic impacts of the crisis more efficiently and to better support affected families; stresses the need to bring urgent attention to the current food-aid crisis faced by both relevant structures and economically vulnerable families and their children; invites the Member Sates to exchange knowledge and experience on supporting parent´s employment through the EU Mutual Learning Programme;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to promote appropriate extracurricular activities that enable children to spend their time after school and during holidays doing something physically and mentally stimulating;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Points out that in societies where the family plays a more important role, crisis situations have less serious implications because of the support family members provide one another with;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the Member States to devote greater attention to the availability of basic healthcare for children in deprived areas and in remote and inaccessible regions;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Recognises the vital role of schools as providers of a daily nutritious meal (in many cases, the only meal) and promoters of nutritional education that goes beyond their walls; urges the Member States to ensure, at least, one good-quality, free meal at all levels of compulsory education;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, in order to reduce these inequalities and promote social inclusion, it is crucial to support women’s access to childcare facilities, the equal sharing of childcare between parents and family- friendly working time arrangements, adequate maternity and paternity leave and social funds, pensions to support families in having children and enable parents to have option of a successful career without having to sacrifice their family lives;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) – having regard to the Council recommendation of 22 May 2019 on High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems,
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Urges the Member States to include food in their public health strategies by encouraging diet diversification and food fortification and through supplementation in order to protect children from the negative effects of malnutrition or undernutrition;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality healthcare for all children and their
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality healthcare that covers all essential health and care services, including primary prevention, community, mental, hospital and special care, dental and the cost of medicines for all children and their families; highlights the value of vaccinating children and the need to fight the hotbeds of misinformation with regard to the benefits of vaccination;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public,
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality healthcare for all children and their families, and accommodation in cases where children and their families go abroad for treatment; highlights the value of vaccinating children and the need to fight the hotbeds of misinformation with regard to the benefits of vaccination;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality healthcare and free access to psychological support services for all children and their families; highlights the value of vaccinating children and the need to fight the hotbeds of misinformation with regard to the benefits of vaccination;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee universal
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States to develop specific measures to support parents with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, and to ensure accessible information about the support available to them; acknowledges the benefits of family-centred early childhood intervention and calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream it in all the relevant policy areas, such as policies for the protection of children’s rights and persons with disabilities, and to foster an exchange of information and best practices on it; calls on the Commission and the Member States to incorporate the disability perspective and meaningfully consult persons with disabilities and their representative organisations when planning actions to ensure adequate standard of living and social protection of persons with disabilities, particularly in times of crises and transitions;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, in order to reduce these inequalities and promote social inclusion, it is crucial to support
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) – having regard to the Commission’s Communication A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (COM(2020) 152 final), of 5 March 2020,
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Highlights the importance of a reinforced EU Startegy for Sport that encourages participation of children and young people in sport and physical education, enjoyment of the outdoors regardless of their age, social background and fitness level; stresses the central role of sport in improving children's health resilience and chronic diseases prevention; reiterates that team sport is a driver of social inclusion, as referred to in the Erasmus+ regulation;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Invites the Member States to consider the creation of a confidential "development file" in order to collect information across relevant services on children's development, improve the detection of difficulties and encourage the transmission of information, with the parents' agreement, to the various social, education and health services;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to establish a system to monitor breastfeeding at European Union level, in order to understand the reality and help to formulate policies promoting breastfeeding, in line with WHO recommendations;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to accelerate the transition from institutional care to family- and community-based affordable professional quality care services, in full respect of the obligations enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and other key human rights instruments;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Recommends Member States to strenghten national strategies to enable children in poverty and at risk of social exclusion to take part in sporting activities;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the right to
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the right to comfortable, affordable, inclusive, energy-efficient and quality housing that meets the needs of children
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the right to comfortable housing that meets the needs of children and their families and ensures their well- being, privacy and quality of life; deplores the housing policies that are driving families out of cities in a number of Member States, and that distort sociability mechanisms and make it difficult to build support networks, increasing the likelihood that children end up abandoned and excluded; calls on the Member States to promote a public housing policy that tackles property speculation and guarantees this right;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the right to
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the right to affordable comfortable housing that meets the needs of children and their families and ensures their well-
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Recalls the importance of an equal sharing of care responsibilities at home, in support of better representation in the labour market of women with caring duties in order to improve their living conditions and social inclusion;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 d (new) – having regard to the Commission’s Communication EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation for 2020-2030 (COM(2020) 620 final), of 7 October 2020,
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Deplores the fact that the cycle of poverty in Roma families often leads to Roma children being overrepresented in social protection institutions in comparison to non-Roma children; highlights the fact that Roma children and their families are often the first to suffer in times of crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to pay specific attention in the implementation of the Child Guarantee to the unique challenges faced by Roma children, who often experience extreme poverty, marginalisation, and discrimination in all spheres of life; calls on the Member States to prioritise effective measures and specific actions for improving the status of the family and living conditions, health and well-being of children, early learning and fostering responsive parenting in the implementation of the EU Roma Strategic Framework;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Highlights that environmental pollution and climate change have a disproportionate impact on lower income groups in terms of exposure to harmful substances with subsequent higher incidence of health related problems, lower life expectancy and fewer life opportunities for children; Calls on the Member states to esnure that the right to a safe, secure and clean environment for children is respected, especially in disadvantaged and highly industrialised aread; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the respect of EU Environmental acquis with the help of competent national and regional authories and civil society organisations;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses the need to draw up strategies that promote decent housing, including energy efficiency and affordable energy; recalls that deteriorating housing stock, which affects energy efficiency, and rising energy prices, in particular, leave children and their families vulnerable to discomfort and risks to their physical safety;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Highlights that adequate minimum income schemes are essential to combat poverty and protect children and families, and should be at the heart of strong social safety nets; calls on the Commission, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a framework directive to help further strengthen the accessibility, adequacy and effectiveness of minimum income schemes;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to foster programmes to monitor the prices of food, energy, transport and other essential goods in order to
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to foster programmes to monitor the prices of energy, transport and other essential goods in order to
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to foster programmes to monitor the prices of energy, transport and other essential goods in order to reduce the impact of the rise in the cost of living on children and their families, and in order to counteract financially if necessary;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Member States to foster programmes to monitor the prices of energy, transport, internet connectivity and other essential goods in order to reduce the impact of the rise in the cost of living on children and their families;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses the importance of harmonizing and improving data collection on child well-being in order to inform policymaking at national and EU levels, and to ensure outcome-based objectives;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the important role of parents in the education of their children and therefore the need to devote sufficient time to them. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to support parents who spend part or all of their time on bringing up their children, such as better consideration of maternity and paternity leave in the calculation of pension rights and support for reintegration into employment;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 e (new) – having regard to the Commission’s Communication Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 (COM(2021) 101 final), of 3 March 2021,
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to draw up without delay an ambitious European strategy to combat poverty by 2030;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee the rights and protection of children in times of crisis, in particular continued access to basic services; encourages the Member States to assess the effectiveness of measures adopted during crises in order to prepare a range of measures that can be activated, tailored and targeted in the event of new crises;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Highlights the specific impact on children of problems caused by ecosystem degradation and climate change; calls on the Member States to take that into account when drawing up their climate change adaptation and mitigation plans by including specific solutions for children and young people;
Amendment 353 #
12b. Stresses the importance of reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions in accordance with Article 174 of the TFEU in order to offer equal access to quality education, infrastructure and health for all children;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Stresses that the disruption to schooling during the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated inequalities in learning; that children with greater educational needs or socio-economic difficulties have had to cope with a lack of technology and materials at home or a lack of skills ; calls on the Member States to set up additional short-term learning programmes, such as summer schools or tutoring, in order to reduce existing learning gaps, targeting in particular children from vulnerable households; stresses the important role of digital tools and new technologies in combating territorial inequalities in terms of learning; reiterates that all children should have access to digital infrastructure, and affordable and good quality network, and that connectivity should be considered as an associated right of the fundamental right to education; calls on the Member States to include digital skills in the curricula of all educational institutions and to provide the necessary training and equipment for teachers and pupils;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 d (new) 12d. Calls on the Member States to prepare the new generations for the increasingly pronounced consequences of climate change; considers that this requires the inclusion of climate change in national school curricula, the involvement of children in climate resilience and climate change mitigation activities as well as the acquisition of green skills;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect, including online, with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children with a view to eradicating violence, abuse, including online child sex abuse, exploitation and neglect; calls on the Commission and Member states to develop efficient responses to prevent negative consequences for the cognitive, social and emotional development of children in the digital sphere;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children with a view to eradicating violence, abuse, exploitation and negligence, involving public services (including schools and health systems), to create rapid response conditions for those situations, providing a protective environment and helping to empower children;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children with a view to eradicating violence; calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to violence amongst children, including cyber- violence and bullying as well as to exchange best practices in that area;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation, including child labour, and neglect with regard to children, as well as violence against women, domestic and gender based violence; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children and other victims with a view to eradicating violence and discrimination, both in physical and digital environment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reminds the importance to ensure the full implementation of COFE political recommendations, including the recommendations 13 and 14 on inclusive labour markets and of the accomplishment of the principles and targets set in the European Pillar of Social Rights for 2030, at EU, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 f (new) – having regard to the Communication of the European Commission on European Care Strategy (COM/2022/440 final) of 7 September 2022 , the Council recommendation 14785/22 of 29 November 2022 on early childhood education and care: the Barcelona targets for 2030 and the Council recommendation 13948/22 of 25 November 2022 on access to affordable high-quality long-term care,
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children, including directed at mothers and pregnant women; highlights the impact of the well-being of mothers and pregnant women on the mental health of their children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children with a view to eradicating violence;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to strengthen and, where necessary, to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention and protection systems for children with a view to
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on the Member States to develop and implement integrated prevention, support and protection systems for children with a view to eradicating verbal and physical violence;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Condemns discrimination in all its forms; stresses that discrimination can lead to difficulties in accessing the labour market and housing, with repercussions for children and their families; reiterates its call for negotiations on the anti- discrimination directive to be unblocked;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that avoid the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty and exclusion that children are institutionalised; calls on the Member States to ensure that recourse to institutionalising children and young people happens only as a last resort and to invest in safe foster care systems for children and young people to help the transition from institutional care to family and community-based care;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise public awareness in order to put an end to the stigmatisation, stereotyping and social exclusion of vulnerable families, so that people understand that families may have no control over the circumstances that make them vulnerable;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to invest in support and follow-up for children and young asylum seekers, their families and host institutions; are concerned about the large number of illegal migrants staying for long periods in the EU; not least the situation of children who are forced to grow up in families without permission to stay; calls on the Member States and the European Commission to take measures to combat illegal migration and improve the return of illegal migrants;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that early childhood education, as a component of high-quality and professional childcare, not only enables parents to work, but also, above all, benefits a child’s linguistic, social and psychological development;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 g (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 30 January 2023 on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion 2023/C 41/01,
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to invest in support
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to invest in support and follow-up for children and young refugees and asylum seekers, their families and host institutions; stresses the need to ensure that all policies and decisions on these children are aligned with the EU Strategy on the rights of the child and CRC;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to invest in support and follow-up for
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to invest in support and follow-up for
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to participate actively in combating the trafficking of children for any form of exploitation, including work, forced marriage, illegal adoption, illegal activities and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Considers that the Commission and the Member States should, through their cooperation and development policy and in partnership with the competent international institutions, provide a specific response to the problems of children who live in conflict-affected areas, including by improving access to health and education services and by combating the use of children as soldiers, human shields or bargaining chips;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls on the Member States to create or enhance regulatory instruments that adapt the justice system to children's needs and their right to full access to justice, including by developing alternatives to legal proceedings;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14d. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States develop guidelines to support the participation of children in the policy-making process, putting in place mechanisms which promote and ensure children’s participation in decision making that affects their lives, and to enable and encourage children to express informed views, ensuring that those views are given due weight and are reflected in the main decisions affecting them;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Observes that gender stereotypes related to the division of care responsibilities can be harmful for women and their career growth and that stereotypical masculinity norms can prevent men from fully participating in parenthood, and in caregiving in a wider sense;3a _________________ 3a https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/policies/justice-and- fundamental-rights/gender- equality/women-labour-market-work-life- balance/womens-situation-labour- market_en
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 e (new) 14e. Recommends that the Member States provide the necessary support to ensure the right to culture, sport and leisure, access to open space and a healthy environment for all children, with a focus on ensuring equal access and quality for children in poverty, children in remote areas, children with disabilities, children belonging to national or ethnic, religious, linguistic and migrant minorities, children moving within the EU regardless of their nationality and children left behind; recalls the right to free time and to play as laid down in the UNCRC;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 e (new) 14e. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States, in their policies for children or policies that have an impact on children, emphasise the right to play as a structural element of children's full development by putting in place infrastructure and programmes that reflect the importance of that right;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that, in 2021, 24.4% of children (under the age of 18) in the EU (19.8 million) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; notes that this figure exceeds 30% in some countries;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that crises are not gender-neutral and that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the COVID-
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted in New York on 16 December 1966,
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Takes the view that children who grow up in poverty or as victims of social exclusion find it harder to succeed at school, to remain healthy and reach their full potential later in life; notes that social investment in individual capacities during children's early years is particularly beneficial for children from disadvantaged backgrounds and may generate significant social returns, as it is crucial to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on Member states to increase public investment in policies that directly or indirectly aim to counteract the negative effects of these crises on children, women in all their diversity and their families and to guaranteeing the access to high-quality public services on care, education, health, housing and services to protect victims of gender based violence among others; Regrets that crisis are often used as an excuse to continue or increase cuts in public spending;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that, as outlined in the Work-life Balance Initiative, as part of the European Pillar of Social Rights, there should be protection against discrimination and dismissal for parents and carers. Encourages a gender- balanced use of family-related leaves and flexible working arrangements;4a _________________ 4a https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =1311⟨Id=en
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 22 May 2019 on High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems,
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Takes the view that, under the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which all the Member States are signatories, all children must be given the right to education, health care services, housing and protection, to take part in decisions that affect them, to leisure and free time, to a balanced diet and to receive care in a family environment;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to the UN Resolution on the rights of the child focusing on children without parental care (2019);
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that those with care responsibilities also have the right to request flexible working time arrangements such as a reduction of working hours, flexitime and telework;5a _________________ 5a https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/policies/justice-and- fundamental-rights/gender- equality/women-labour-market-work-life- balance/womens-situation-labour- market_en
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) – having regard to the Proposal for a Council Recommendation 2022/0263 of 14 September 2022 on the Revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care,
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication of 7 June 2023 entitled 'A Comprehensive approach to mental health';
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Points out that the rise in women’s employment will contribute to addressing the challenge of demographic ageing and ensuring Member States’ financial stability; Reminds that gender imbalances in care and employment can result in a gender gap in pensions and high differences in poverty rates in older age;7a _________________ 7a https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =1311⟨Id=en
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 – having regard to the
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care as key drivers of women’s labour-market participation1;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication of 11 May 2022 entitled "A digital decade for children and youth: the new European strategy for a better internet for kids";
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care as key drivers of women’s labour-market participation
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 b (new) – having regard to the UNICEF and Learning for Well-Being Foundation Report (2022) entitled 'What makes me? Core capacities for living and learning';
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care as key drivers of women’s labour-market participation1 ; Stresses however the insufficient infrastructure offering quality and universal long-term care and childcare, especially for early childhood; _________________ 1 Eurostat: In 2021 in the EU-27, 27.9 % of
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas 24.74% of children in the European Union were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, an increase compared to the two previous years; whereas the phenomenon of child poverty affects all Member States of the European Union;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the COVID- 19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the current rise in living costs and have negatively affected children and their families in terms of income,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 33(1) thereof,
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care (ECEC) as key drivers of women’s labour- market participation
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A a (new) -Aa. whereas each child is unique; whereas an in-depth knowledge of each child's development enables recognition of and respect for their particularities, pace of development, areas of interest and needs;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the
Amendment 51 #
-Ab. whereas the first years of children's lives are crucial to their physical, mental, cognitive, social and emotional development and to their lifelong fulfilment; whereas children's experiences influence their ability to adapt, to integrate into society and to cope with adverse conditions in adulthood;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Recalls that in 2021 in the EU 27, 27.9% of women aged 25-49 outside the labour force indicated that looking after children or adults in need of care was the main reason for not seeking employment3a; _________________ 3a Eurostat database table LFSA_IGAR, “Care of adults with disabilities or children and other family or personal reasons”, percentage of population outside the labour force and wanting to work, age group 15-64.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A c (new) -Ac. whereas preventing inequalities is the best policy for reducing inequalities in the long term; whereas inequalities have a high economic cost for societies, particularly in terms of social protection expenditure;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that the Barcelona targets identify early childhood education; recalls that the presence of parents at home during the first years of a child's life is important to consolidate the emotional bonds that favour maturity and psychological development;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty; whereas the redistribution of wealth has a decisive impact on cycles of social inequality, and the deteriorating national wage policies and social protection systems are contributing to the growing risk of poverty and social exclusion and, consequently, to the growing risk of child poverty; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security, guaranteeing and enforcing rights, as well as increasing income and ensuring universal access to quality public services, as the most effective tools for combating poverty;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls the importance of Barcelona objectives for 2030, which include as targets that at least 45% of children below the age of three and at least 96% of children between the age of three and the starting age for compulsory primary education should participate in early childhood education and care;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income and unemployed families, single- parent families –
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the central role of women in such essential areas of the public domain as social welfare, care, education, health and retail, which bind our economy and society together, but in a crisis are often the first to be subjected to cuts;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security, guaranteeing and enforcing rights, increasing income
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes the view that single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (42.1 % compared to 29.6 % in family units with two adults and three or more children), which is related to the feminisation of poverty, women’s over-representation in precarious work and as part-time workers, the disproportionate time spent by women in poorly paid work, interruptions in women’s careers to care for children or other family members, and the pay gap between men and women1-B; _________________ 1-B https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/prod ucts-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20211028-1
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls therefore for work in sectors typically dominated by women to be reassessed and remunerated more fairly, including action to raise the minimum wage and combat precarious employment;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, families of children with disabilities, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty as well as generational poverty; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security including decent wages, guaranteeing and enforcing rights,
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Takes the view that early childhood education and care have a decisive impact on the cognitive development of children, given that they develop essential capacities in their first five years of life and that access to high- quality education lays the foundations for later success in life in terms of education, well-being, employability, and social integration, and has a significant impact on self-esteem; takes the view that the educational differences among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds has grown; take the view that working parents who do not have access to a nursery school are often forced to leave children in the care of another child, or to resort to paid and uncertified informal care networks, which jeopardises their children’s safety and well-being; takes the view that childcare and pre-school education may play a significant role in compensating for the socio-economic status of children at risk of poverty and foster the integration of parents, especially mothers, into the labour market; takes the view, lastly, that inclusive education addresses the broad range among all pupils by bolstering participation in terms of learning, cultural and community values;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security, guaranteeing and enforcing rights, increasing income and ensuring universal access to quality public services; whereas although children's lives are centred around the household, little is known about the household's influence on social inclusion
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the COVID- 19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the current rise in living costs and have negatively affected children and their families in terms of income, access to employment, living conditions, education and skills and access to care or social services thus in terms of their general well-being;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the European Social Charter, adopted in Turin in 1961,
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Highlights the right to comfortable housing that meets the needs of children and their families and protects their well- being, privacy and quality of life; deplores the housing policies that are driving families out of cities in a number of Member States, and that distort sociability mechanisms and make it difficult to build support networks, increasing the likelihood that children end up abandoned and excluded; urges the Member States to support a public housing policy that tackles property speculation and guarantees this right;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security,
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that addressing the gender pay, pension and wage gaps has a positive impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion and that the availability of universal childcare, social care and household services is crucial; Calls for an ambitious implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive and for specific measures to fight against precarious jobs, in-work poverty, the horizontal and vertical segregation of the labour market and the undervaluation of work mostly done by women;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that addressing gender gaps has a positive impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion and
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon stemming from household poverty, meaning that low- income families, single-parent families – mostly made up of women and their children – and large families are at greater risk of poverty and bear a higher probability of transmission of poverty over several generations; whereas this phenomenon requires a multidimensional response, which necessarily includes improving employment and job security, guaranteeing and enforcing rights, increasing income and ensuring universal access to quality
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that addressing gender gaps has a positive impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion and that the wide availability of
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas effective public policies to reduce inequalities are based on interventions on lifestyle and access to social, health and education services; whereas effective social policies that increase people's ability to participate in the labour market and society are an investment in inclusive societies, not a cost;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that addressing
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas any social service and support to children or their parents, carers or legal guardians should be given without discrimination of any kind, especially based on sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that addressing gender gaps
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, in 2021, 24.4 % of children (under the age of 18) in the EU (19.8 million) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; whereas this figure exceeds 30 % in some countries;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reminds that SRHR are a precondition for gender equality; therefore condemns that due to a wide range of legal, financial, practical, social, and cultural barriers and restrictions, access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) varies widely within and between EU Member States; regrets that the access is particularly limited for women and key population groups, and for specific healthcare services, such as abortion care which is banned or de facto banned in Malta and Poland, or is impeded in various EU countries such as Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy; points out that access to SRHR care, particularly abortion, may be restricted by the requirement for parental consent for girls up to the age of 18 undermining their human rights and putting them at risk;8a _________________ 8a https://reproductiverights.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/06/15381_CRR_Eu rope_V8.pdf
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas both the European Union and the Member States must guarantee the legal, economic and social protection of the family;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out the importance of adequate childcare, social care and household services for single parents, in particular women, as Covid-19 crisis has shown that single mothers were disproportionally impacted and vulnerable to the care needs of their relatives thus being less available for professional activities4a; _________________ 4a Eurofound (2023), "Economic and social inequalities in Europe in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic"
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas, in 2021, the percentage of children (under the age of 18) in the EU who were at risk of poverty or social exclusion was greater than that of adults, at 21.1 %; whereas children were at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion than adults in 18 of the 27 EU Member States;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to propose a European framework Directive on minimum income schemes as the basis for high level social protection and full participation in society across the life span and ensuring minimum income schemes above the poverty threshold of 60 % of national median income in all Member States;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas, under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), all children should be guaranteed the right to education, health care services, housing, protection, participation in decisions that affect them, leisure and free time, a balanced diet and the receipt of care in their family environment;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by mass and uncontrolled immigration, the COVID-
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the United Nations resolution of 18 December 2019 on the rights of the child,
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Member States to introduce tax measures to support the purchasing power of families, such as the introduction of a full tax share from the second child onwards;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas life in areas with the lack of accessible quality child-centred services and support to the families increases the risk of child poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that in societies where the family plays a more important role, crisis situations have less serious implications because of the support family members provide one another with;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas the family is the fundamental nucleus of society;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for an ambitious and reinforced implementation of the Child Guarantee with increased funding to ensure that all children in the European Union has free access to healthy food, clean drinking water, adequate housing, healthcare, education, care and leisure activities; Reminds about the importance to mainstream children’s rights in all internal and external EU policies, actions and programmes, (legislative and non- legislative) that may affect children directly or indirectly, ensuring consistency and coherence;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Highlights that crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the war in Ukraine have exacerbated existing inequalities and have particularly affected women and marginalized groups, weakening even more access to healthcare, including SRHR services or leading to a critical situation in meeting the SRHR needs of those displaced, notably in the case of the war in Ukraine and the resulting populations displacements;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas over a fifth (22.5 %) of the EU population living in households with dependent children was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk ;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Member States to pay a sufficient family support allowance to single parents, in many cases single mothers, so that they can meet their children’s basic needs;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas children who grow up in poverty or as victims of social exclusion find it harder to succeed at school, to remain healthy and reach their full potential later in life; whereas social investment in individual capacities during children's early years is particularly beneficial for children from disadvantaged backgrounds and may generate significant social returns, as it is crucial to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Ae. whereas so-called austerity measures (significant curtailment of social support for children and families, a rise in unemployment and mass use of precarious employment, an increase in taxes) and budget cuts in response to the 2008-2013 financial crisis widened inequalities and played a role in declining living conditions for children, and whereas those factors have been exacerbated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing inflation and the escalation of war in eastern Europe.
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; urges the Member States to develop and apply integrated prevention and child protection systems with a view to doing away with violence, abuse, exploitation and negligence, involving public services (including schools and health systems), to create rapid response conditions for those situations, providing a protective environment and helping to empower children;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Member States to foster programmes to monitor the prices of energy, transport and other essential goods in order to reduce the impact of the rise in the cost of living on women, children and their families;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A f (new) Af. whereas women are at greater risk of poverty than men, and whereas tackling women’s poverty is not only important in its own right but also of vital importance in efforts to reduce child poverty; whereas the decision to have children has an impact on the perpetuation of inequality in access to the labour market, with consequences on income inequality between men and women; whereas the percentage difference in the employment rate of men and women without children stands at 1 %, for those who have a child younger than six, the rate stands at 21 % and climbs to 37 % for those with three children1-A; _________________ 1-A Eurofound, 'Living and Working Conditions in Europe 2021', p. 73
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Stresses that the right to work is an essential precondition if women are to enjoy economic independence, professional fulfilment and effective equal rights and therefore precarious employment should be eradicated through the mandatory application of the principle that for every actual job there should be a permanent post, and by recognising and enhancing the right to work with rights;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A f (new) Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on the Commission to assess and propose, where appropriate, new legislation to counter the financialisation of housing markets and stop speculators from making housing unaffordable and to adapt European rules for digital platforms to give cities more control over rentals via platforms;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A g (new) Ag. whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (42.1 % compared to 29.6 % in family units with two adults and three or more children)1-B, which is related to the feminisation of poverty, women’s over-representation in precarious work and as part-time workers, the disproportionate time spent by women in poorly paid work, interruptions in women’s careers to care for children or other family members, and the pay gap between men and women; _________________ 1-B https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/prod ucts-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20211028-1
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Stresses that measures to achieve proper work-life balance are important in ensuring that care-giving responsibilities are equally divided between women and men and addressing income and employment disparities; notes that the achievement of a work-life balance depends on the availability and accessibility of high-quality public care services, which should be provided free of charge; notes that maternity benefits should be fully upheld and maintained, extending leave and increasing fully paid leave entitlements; stresses that public policies for the protection and promotion of nursing and breastfeeding are needed;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A g (new) Ag. whereas not having a nationality or identity documents makes it difficult for stateless children to access some of the most fundamental rights, such as birth registration, education, healthcare, social security and housing, and exposes them to greater risks of abuse and exploitation such as trafficking, child labour, and immigration detention;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Points out that cuts in public budgets ensuing from the European Union’s macro-structural economic policies, in particular the implementation of ‘economic governance’ measures, are increasing and will continue to increase gender inequalities and female unemployment, women being in the majority in the public sector and the principal beneficiaries of social policies, and furthering yet more the feminisation of poverty, and therefore a change in policy is required;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A h (new) Ah. whereas, in 2021, 50.5 % of children whose parents’ level of education was low were at risk of poverty, compared with 7.7 % of children whose parents’ level of education was high1-C; _________________ 1-C https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/prod ucts-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20211028-1
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out the importance of education for girls and women as a factor in reducing gender inequalities; stresses, in this connection, the importance of school programmes that take a critical look at stereotypes and their negative impact on girls and women, but also on boys and men, with the aim of breaking them down;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, adopted in 2021, aims to reduce the number of children at risk of poverty and social exclusion by, at least, 5 million by 2030; whereas
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out the importance of education and empowerment for girls and women as a factor in reducing gender inequalities; Recommends that the Member States ensure that all children have access to formal and non-formal, public, free, inclusive and quality education at all ages;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, adopted in 2021, aims to reduce the number of children at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas even if this target were achieved around 15 million children in the EU would still be at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this number is projected to further increase with the emergence of new complex and intertwined social crises1a; _________________ 1a Save the Children Europe (2023) Guaranteeing Children's Future: How COVID-19, cost-of-living and climate crises affect children in poverty and what governments in Europe need to do. Available at: https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net /pdf/Guaranteeing-Childrens-Future- Report-Full-MARCH-2023.pdf/.
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out the importance of education
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Pillar of
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out the importance of education for girls and women as a factor in reducing gender inequalities and social exclusion;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, adopted in 2021, aims to reduce the number of children at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas even if this target were achieved around 15 million children in the EU would still be at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas the principle of subsidiarity needs to be at the core of any social endeavor undertaken by the Union;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) Emphasises that sexuality education for all is an essential measure in ending inequalities and working towards a violence-free society as it challenges harmful gender stereotypes, promotes diversity, bodily autonomy, and physical and mental integrity; Notes that sexuality education sheds light on the social taboo of sexuality and addresses it as an integral part of our lives related to our health and well-being;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Pillar of
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recommends that the Member States guarantee all children access to free, inclusive and high-quality formal and informal public education at all ages, fostering their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development, establish appropriate teacher-student ratios, safeguarding the safety and well-being of children, and ensure that all children can benefit from inclusive high-quality education and thus maximise the education systems’ impact when it comes to pushing for equal opportunities and breaking exclusion cycles;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, adopted in 2021, aims to reduce the number of children at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas even if this target were achieved a
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights that there are disparities in access to health and education for the poorest and most vulnerable children. Roma children and an estimated 11 million children with disabilities are among the most disadvantaged when it comes to access to quality education. Notes that while Roma children in Europe are more likely to drop out of school at either primary or secondary level without having acquired foundational skills, children with disabilities remain excluded from school and high-quality learning altogether;10a _________________ 10a https://www.unicef.org/eca/media/27346/f ile/Report.pdf
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, on 14 June 2021, the Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on a Child Guarantee, in order to help combat and prevent poverty and social exclusion, ensuring children have access to essential services, for example, free care services and education for early childhood, free education (including additional activities in schools and, at least, one healthy meal per school day), free healthcare, healthy nutrition and adequate housing, as set out in the Council Recommendation; whereas all Member States are required to allocate, for the implementation of the Child Guarantee national plans, an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources; whereas, on 22 February 2023, eight Member States had still not submitted their national plans; whereas, in several Member States, the monthly amount allocated for the Child Guarantee is insufficient to compensate for the loss of family income caused by the surge in inflation; whereas in the Member States where the rate of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion was greater than the EU average for the period between 2017 and 2019, at least 5 % of ESF+ resources should be directed towards addressing the issue of child poverty;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 b (new) – having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers,
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that according to Global Women´s Health Index, in the past 12 months, in the EU, about 44% of all women had not been tested for any of four critical diseases for women; notes that gender inequality poses barriers for women and girls to access health information and critical services, and stresses the importance of reduction of healthcare disparities for women;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine, inflation and the cost of living crisis have disproportionally affected children and their families in a negative way, especially with access to education, housing and care; whereas during the pandemic many children were not able to attend school at all and with that they not only lost access to online education by not having the necessary equipment, internet coverage or even electricity, for many children not going to school meant losing their one warm meal a day provided at these institutions, losing access to heating and losing the opportunity to get out of their abusive household during the day; whereas this is demonstrated by the rise domestic abuse cases during the pandemic, nearly 7 in 10 women said domestic violence increased in their community since the pandemic began, according to a survey by the United Nations agency for gender equality;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to prioritise the rights of children in the national Roma strategies and ensure that Roma children have equal access to essential services, with particular focus on Early Childhood Education and Care and primary and secondary education, healthcare, nutrition, and decent housing;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Child Guarantee is a key EU instrument for preventing and combatting poverty and social exclusion by guaranteeing free and effective access for children in need to essential care services, such as early childhood education and care, educational and school-based activities, healthcare and at least one healthy meal per school day, and effective access for all children in need to healthy nutrition and adequate housing;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the deterioration in the quality of the education system and the need to encourage the Member States to adopt adequate measures to restore the principle of the essential transmission of values, history, our knowledge heritage and culture;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee represents a major opportunity to reduce inequalities and promote the social inclusion of children and that, by adopting the Recommendation, the EU Member States have demonstrated their commitment to an integrated policy aimed at breaking the vicious circle of poverty;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Highlights the importance of investments in public and free education that ensure specific teaching methods and an individualised approach for children belonging to more vulnerable social groups, such as families and communities subject to the most diverse forms of exclusion, immigrants and persons with disabilities; stresses that that approach should include collaboration between teachers, social and educational specialists, the families and the communities;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. Whereas, in December 2022, the EPSCO Council adopted the Recommendation on the Revision of the Barcelona targets on Early Childhood Education and Care and proposed to introduce a legal entitlement to early childhood education and care;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the right to a safe, secure and clean environment for children, the right to a future free of environmental pollution and protection from the negative impact of climate change are not fully ensured by EU policies and tools;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to mainstream children’s rights in the 2020 - 2030 European Disability Strategy and to support families, so that they are not separated due to the child’s or parent’s disability, while investing in children’s and their families’ empowerment and right to independent living;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas early disparities in skills, in children’s sense of curiosity, security and confidence become difficult to compensate for and have grave developmental implications over time and throughout the lifespan;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes that inequalities in health between women are strongly related to socio-economic status, ethnicity and geographic region; taking into account the social and economic factors which shape women’s lives and health at different stages of life is crucial;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas EU financing enables investment at national level to combat child poverty and promote social inclusion; whereas, in addition to the ESF+, other sources can be directly or indirectly used to finance programmes that have an impact on the lives of children and their families in all sorts of ways, such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); whereas most of these funds have seen real terms cuts during the last few multiannual financial frameworks;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the European Child Guarantee stresses the urgent need to guarantee access to essential social services for children in vulnerable situations (quality early childhood education and care, education and school-based activities, healthcare, healthy nutrition and adequate housing);
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Highlights the major contribution of women in the fields of employment, culture, education, science, and research; recognises the profound deterioration in the living conditions of women employed in arts and culture, and in micro and small agricultural and rural businesses resulting from the lack of investment and support in economic and cultural activities;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas families are increasingly diverse and not all families are fully identified by official statistics nor addressed by national child support and family policies, with consequences on children and families' living standards and access to social rights;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Stresses that Member States need to allocate further funding to treat mental health and psychosocial problems and improve regional infrastructures through the European Social Fund Plus and the European Regional Development Fund, including targeted programmes for the LGBTQIA+ community;14a _________________ 14a https://www.unicef.org/eu/stories/mental- health-burden-affecting-europes-children
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas children need the opportunity to learn, play, explore and communicate, and for that, ensuring adequate family income and housing conditions is vital;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Observes that
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care (ECEC) as key drivers of women’s labour- market participation
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls the importance of Barcelona objectives for 2030, which include as targets that at least 50% of children below the age of three and at least 96% of children between the age of three and the starting age for compulsory primary education should participate in early childhood education and care; stresses the central role of women in such essential areas of the public domain such as social welfare, care, education, health, which holds our economy and society together, but in a crisis are often the first to be subjected to cuts; takes the view that early childhood education and care have a decisive impact on the cognitive development of children, given that they develop essential capacities in their first five years of life and that access to high- quality education lays the foundations for later success in life in terms of education, well-being, employability, and social integration, and has a significant impact on self-esteem; takes the view that childcare and pre-school education play a significant role in compensating for the socio-economic status of children at risk of poverty and foster the integration of parents, especially mothers, into the labour market; takes the view, that an inclusive education addresses all pupils by bolstering participation in terms of learning, cultural and community values; notes that educational differences among children from various educational backgrounds has grown; recommends that the Member States guarantee all children universal access to inclusive and high-quality formal and informal, public or private education at all ages, fostering their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development, safeguarding their well-being, and ensuring that all children can benefit from inclusive high-quality education and thus maximise the education systems’ impact when it comes to pushing for equal opportunities and breaking exclusion cycles;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that addressing gender pay and pension gaps has a positive impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion and
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes the important role of families in crisis situations; points out the importance of adequate childcare, social care and household services for single parents, in particular women, as the Covid-19 crisis has shown that single mothers were disproportionally impacted and vulnerable to the care needs of their relatives thus being less available for professional activities1a; calls on the Commission and the Member States for an ambitious and reinforced implementation of the Child Guarantee, to ensure that all children in the European Union, as well as those in remote areas, have access to healthy nutrition, adequate housing, healthcare, education, care and leisure activities; reminds of the importance to mainstream children’s rights in all internal and external EU policies, actions and programmes, (legislative and non- legislative) that may affect children directly or indirectly, ensuring consistency and coherence, stresses the importance of the implementation of the Child Guarantee Recommendation; __________________ 1a Eurofound (2023), "Economic and social inequalities in Europe in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic"
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that in Europe, one in five children is a victim of some form of sexual violence, and most abuse occurs within a hypothetical framework of trust and additionally that children represent around a quarter of victims of trafficking, most of whom girls the majority of whom are girls, who are victims of sexual exploitation1a; notes the case of young female asylum seekers facing gender based violence; condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; urges the Member States to develop and apply integrated prevention and child protection systems with a view to doing away with violence, abuse, exploitation and negligence, involving as well schools or health systems, including public services, to create rapid response conditions for those situations, providing a protective environment and helping to empower children; stresses that all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect; __________________ 1a European Commission: EU strategy on the rights of the child, 24 March 2021
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out the importance of education and empowerment for girls and women as a factor in reducing gender inequalities
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that many Ukrainian women refugees fleeing the war of aggression live in different Member States and non Member States in Europe and have specific needs related to childcare that need to be addressed in order to not only facilitate their access to the job market
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that the current cost-of- living crisis has acutely threatened women’s livelihoods, health and wellbeing putting them and their families at risk of not being able to access housing, limiting their purchasing power and ability to provide food and aggravating situations of energy poverty, social exclusion and inequalities; highlights that women and children facing intersectional discrimination experience additional barriers in accessing basic social services; stresses that special attention must be placed on tackling the effects of biases in accessing these services due to persisting stereotypes and in addressing the effects of parental poverty leading to child poverty, and that investing in measures to support women also improves the living conditions of their children; notes in this connection that single parents are at greater risk of crisis-driven poverty, more likely to pass it on from generation to generation, and that 85% of single-parent families are female-headed; calls on the Member States to support measures monitoring the prices of energy, transport and other essential goods in order to reduce the impact of the rise in the cost of living especially on women, children and their families;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting principles to be reflected in all policy areas, as well when designing measures to respond to specific crises affecting women and girls; therefore, stresses the need for specific collection of disaggregated data and the development of gender expertise and gender impact assessments to ensure the gender dimension is fully integrated and to better understand and address the specific effects of these polices on women; calls for gender-targeted measures through earmarking, to address the specific needs of women following the negative impacts of the multiple crises, especially in the fields of employment, gender-based violence and SRHR, including where relevant, in programmes and instruments within Next Generation EU and the MFF for the 2021-2027 period;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Notes that efforts to bring about a truly equal society and thus gender equality policies often fall short in times of crisis; calls on Member States to prioritise policies and investments that counteract the negative effects of such crisis on children, women and their families, ensuring access to high quality services on care, education, health or housing services, including protection of victims of gender-based violence; stresses the importance of a systematic gender perspective for analysing those problems and their differing impacts and for holistic and fair solutions; notes the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in all forms of violence towards women as noticed in various reports from several Member States, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown revealing a worrying increase in domestic and gender-based violence, including physical violence, psychological violence and cyber violence; points out that children are also affected and at risk; points out the risks of being victims of violence for some vulnerable categories, such as women asylum seekers or the LGBTQIA+ community; stresses the need to step up all resources, public and private, in order to tackle situations posing a risk to children, young or older people, people with disabilities and support groups at risk of poverty; calls to strengthen the ESF+ to prioritise the fight against poverty and social exclusion; stresses the need for increased funding for actions aimed at preventing and combating gender-based violence under the DAPHNE specific objective within the CERV programme;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, in order to reduce these inequalities and promote social inclusion, it is crucial to
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2d. Takes the view that women are at greater risk of poverty than men and that tackling women’s poverty is not only important in its own right but also of vital importance in efforts to reduce child poverty; recalls that period poverty, which refers to limited access to sanitary products, affects about one in 10 women in Europe; stresses that shame, untreated menstrual pain and discriminatory traditions lead to school drop outs and lower attendance rates of girls at school and women at work; underlines that understanding the links between menstrual hygiene and maternal morbidity, mortality and infertility, STI/HIV and cervical cancer is key in ending health inequalities and can support early detection and save lives; notes that, in 2021, 24.4% of children (under the age of 18) in the EU (19.8 million) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; notes that this figure exceeds 30% in some countries; takes the view that children who grow up in poverty find it harder to succeed at school, to remain healthy and reach their full potential later in life; notes that social investment in individual capacities during children's early years is particularly beneficial for children from disadvantaged backgrounds; takes the view that, under the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which all the Member States are signatories, all children must be given the right to education, health care services, housing and protection, to take part in decisions that affect them, to leisure and free time, to a balanced diet and to receive care in a family environment;
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