European Social Fund Plus post-2027

5.3.2025 A10-0014/2

Amendment 2

Miriam Lexmann, Arba Kokalari, Giusi Princi, Christine Schneider, Jessica Polfjärd, Dirk Gotink, Jacek Protas, Massimiliano Salini, Tomas Tobé, Andrey Kovatchev, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Caspary, Siegfried Mureşan, Reinhold Lopatka, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Karlo Ressler, Niclas Herbst, Mika Aaltola, Hélder Sousa Silva, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Borja Giménez Larraz, Tomáš Zdechovský, Gabriel Mato, Letizia Moratti, Seán Kelly, Matej Tonin, Ana Miguel Pedro, Michael Gahler, Oliver Schenk, Axel Voss, Sven Simon, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulius Saudargas, Romana Tomc, Stefan Köhler, François-Xavier Bellamy, Monika Hohlmeier, Niels Flemming Hansen, Henrik Dahl, Loránt Vincze, Iuliu Winkler, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Christophe Gomart, Esther Herranz García, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Elena Nevado del Campo, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Andrea Wechsler, Alice Teodorescu Måwe, Georgios Aftias, Markus Ferber, Dennis Radtke, Andreas Schwab, Christian Ehler, Jüri Ratas, Jens Gieseke, Andrey Novakov, Dolors Montserrat, Adrián Vázquez Lázara, Michalis Hadjipantela, Esteban González Pons, Angelika Winzig, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Jörgen Warborn, Jeroen Lenaers, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Lukas Mandl, Regina Doherty, Francisco José Millán Mon, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Sander Smit, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Report A10-0014/2025

Marit Maij

European Social Fund Plus post-2027

(2024/2077(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
J. whereas the availability and affordability of decent housing is decreasing because of reasons that may differ from one Member State to another, such as over-liberalisation of the market, real-estate speculation, unregulated short-term rentals, the drop in purchasing power of people in poverty and the lack of social and public housing, and is one of the major challenges Europeans are facing today; whereas we are far from reaching the target of ending homelessness by 2030; whereas the EU will have its first ever Commissioner for tackling the housing crises, and the first ever European affordable and sustainable housing plan is expected in 2025; whereas homeless children should be specifically targeted in this plan; whereas such proposals, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, need to go hand in hand with national measures in order to improve access to sustainable and affordable housing and the quality of everyday life, such as measures concerning short-stay rentals or other market interventions in highly stressed areas;	J. whereas the availability and affordability of decent housing is decreasing; whereas housing is primarily a competence of the Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity; whereas the reasons behind the current housing situation may differ from one Member State to another, such as over-liberalisation of the market, real-estate speculation, unregulated short-term rentals, the drop in purchasing power of people in poverty and the lack of social and public housing, and is one of the major challenges Europeans are facing today; whereas we are far from reaching the target of ending homelessness by 2030; whereas the EU will have its first ever Commissioner for tackling the housing crises, and the first ever European affordable and sustainable housing plan is expected in 2025; whereas homeless children should be specifically targeted in this plan; whereas such proposals, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, need to go hand in hand with national measures in order to improve access to sustainable and affordable housing and the quality of everyday life, such as measures concerning short-stay rentals or other market interventions in highly stressed areas;

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5.3.2025 A10-0014/3

Amendment 3

Miriam Lexmann, Dennis Radtke, Andreas Schwab, Christian Ehler, Jüri Ratas, Jens Gieseke, Andrey Novakov, Dolors Montserrat, Adrián Vázquez Lázara, Susana Solís Pérez, Michalis Hadjipantela, Arba Kokalari, Tomas Tobé, Christine Schneider, Jessica Polfjärd, Esther Herranz García, Alice Teodorescu Måwe, Giusi Princi, Dirk Gotink, Massimiliano Salini, Andrey Kovatchev, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Caspary, Siegfried Mureşan, Reinhold Lopatka, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Karlo Ressler, Niclas Herbst, Mika Aaltola, Hélder Sousa Silva, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Borja Giménez Larraz, Tomáš Zdechovský, Gabriel Mato, Letizia Moratti, Seán Kelly, Matej Tonin, Ana Miguel Pedro, Michael Gahler, Oliver Schenk, Axel Voss, Sven Simon, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulius Saudargas, Stefan Köhler, Romana Tomc, François-Xavier Bellamy, Monika Hohlmeier, Niels Flemming Hansen, Henrik Dahl, Loránt Vincze, Iuliu Winkler, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Christophe Gomart, Pablo Arias Echeverría, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Elena Nevado del Campo, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Georgios Aftias, Markus Ferber, Regina Doherty, Lukas Mandl, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Jeroen Lenaers, Jacek Protas, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Esteban González Pons, Angelika Winzig, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Andrea Wechsler, Jörgen Warborn, Francisco José Millán Mon, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Sander Smit, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Jessika Van Leeuwen

Report A10-0014/2025

Marit Maij

European Social Fund Plus post-2027

(2024/2077(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital K

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
K. whereas one child in four is still at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU20 , and whereas the current trend will not meet the target of reducing the number of children in poverty by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas the European Child Guarantee aims to prevent and combat child poverty and the social exclusion of children in need, by guaranteeing effective and free access to high-quality early childhood education and care, education, school-based activities, at least one free healthy meal each school day, as well as healthcare, and effective access to healthy nutrition and adequate housing; whereas the Executive Vice-President of the Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness is responsible for strengthening the Child Guarantee; whereas ESF+ resources alone are not sufficient for addressing the challenge of child poverty in the EU and, therefore, a significant increase in funding for the European Child Guarantee as well as synergies with other European and national funds are of the utmost importance;	K. whereas one child in four is still at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU20 , and whereas the current trend will not meet the target of reducing the number of children in poverty by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas the European Child Guarantee aims to prevent and combat child poverty and the social exclusion of children in need, by guaranteeing effective and free access to high-quality early childhood education and care, education, school-based activities, at least one free healthy meal each school day, as well as healthcare, and effective access to healthy nutrition and adequate housing; whereas the Executive Vice-President of the Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness is responsible for strengthening the Child Guarantee; whereas ESF+ resources alone are not sufficient for addressing the challenge of child poverty in the EU and, therefore, in line with the subsidiarity principle, this matter should be addressed urgently by the Member States as a matter of priority and the exchange and coordination of best practices should be enhanced, while being complemented by the ESF+ at EU level;
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20 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240719-1.	20 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240719-1.

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5.3.2025 A10-0014/4

Amendment 4

Miriam Lexmann, Arba Kokalari, Tomas Tobé, Christine Schneider, Jessica Polfjärd, Esther Herranz García, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Alice Teodorescu Måwe, Esteban González Pons, Angelika Winzig, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Andrea Wechsler, Jörgen Warborn, Michalis Hadjipantela, Susana Solís Pérez, Jacek Protas, Giusi Princi, Dirk Gotink, Massimiliano Salini, Andrey Kovatchev, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Caspary, Siegfried Mureşan, Reinhold Lopatka, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Karlo Ressler, Niclas Herbst, Mika Aaltola, Hélder Sousa Silva, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Borja Giménez Larraz, Tomáš Zdechovský, Gabriel Mato, Letizia Moratti, Seán Kelly, Matej Tonin, Ana Miguel Pedro, Michael Gahler, Oliver Schenk, Axel Voss, Sven Simon, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulius Saudargas, Stefan Köhler, Romana Tomc, François-Xavier Bellamy, Monika Hohlmeier, Niels Flemming Hansen, Henrik Dahl, Loránt Vincze, Iuliu Winkler, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Christophe Gomart, Pablo Arias Echeverría, Dolors Montserrat, Adrián Vázquez Lázara, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Elena Nevado del Campo, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Georgios Aftias, Markus Ferber, Dennis Radtke, Andreas Schwab, Christian Ehler, Jüri Ratas, Jens Gieseke, Andrey Novakov, Lukas Mandl, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Jeroen Lenaers, Francisco José Millán Mon, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Jessika Van Leeuwen

Report A10-0014/2025

Marit Maij

European Social Fund Plus post-2027

(2024/2077(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
24. Stresses that addressing child poverty requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the efficient implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level, and insists that it constitutes a central pillar of the EU anti-poverty strategy; repeats its previous demands for the ESF+ post-2027 financial envelope to include a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion for the European Child Guarantee; insists that all the Member States should allocate at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to tackling child poverty and those Member States with a rate of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion above the EU average should allocate a higher amount to tackle the problem more effectively; insists on transparent and efficient use of the European Child Guarantee budget as close to the target groups as possible and in cooperation with whole spectrum of stakeholders and local organisations;	24. Stresses that addressing child poverty requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the efficient implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level, and insists on the need, in line with the subsidiarity principle, for the Member States to address this matter urgently with robust budgetary resources and stands ready to enhance the coordination and exchange of best practices at EU level while continuing to provide complementary support through the ESF+; insists, furthermore, that all the Member States should allocate at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to tackling child poverty and those Member States with a rate of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion above the EU average should allocate a higher amount to tackle the problem more effectively; insists on transparent and efficient use of the European Child Guarantee budget as close to the target groups as possible and in cooperation with whole spectrum of stakeholders and local organisations;

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