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Draft report (2025/2095(INI)) 2025-07-24

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Amendment 257

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Pál Szekeres, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Recommends the Commission and Member States to support policies that guarantee universal, accessible and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 258

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal access to affordable, inclusive and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to affordable, sustainable and decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 259

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that offer universal, affordable and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent and affordable housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 260

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee free and high-quality public services, including free and high quality education and early childhood education and care, as an important driver to break the cycle of poverty; calls on the Commission and Member States to also invest particularly in areas such as healthcare, social protection, and access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy and transport; calls on the Commission and Member States to foster coordination across these public services, whether through integrated service hubs or improved coordination mechanisms;

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Amendment 261

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in universal, free and high-quality public services and services of general economic interest; underlines the contribution of such investment in breaking the intergenerational cycles of poverty and enabling social and employment inclusion, particularly in areas such as childcare, education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 262

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, sustainable local public services, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 263

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, including mental health care, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 264

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;	7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to significantly increase public investment in policies that guarantee social entitlements by providing universal, free and high-quality public services, considering their contribution to breaking the cycles of poverty, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, social protection, and universal access to decent housing, water and sanitation, energy, transport, and cultural and leisure activities;

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Amendment 265

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Stresses that access to healthy and affordable nutrition is an essential need, particularly for individuals and families experiencing extreme poverty; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure consistent provisions of affordable and nourishing food particularly to children, single-living elderly, and marginalised communities; underlines the importance of integrating nutrition support into social protection systems, including through food distribution or vouchers, school meal programmes for children in need and targeted measures during school holidays;

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Amendment 266

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Underlines that environmental sustainability and climate transition measures must be implemented in a socially just and inclusive way, ensuring that low-income households are not disproportionately burdened by the costs of green reforms; calls for the affordability of basic needs – such as housing, energy and transport – to remain a guiding principle in all green development policies;

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Amendment 267

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to revise relevant legislation in order to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on socio-economic status, recognising its intersection with other forms of discrimination; underlines that a clear legal basis is necessary to ensure enforceable rights and protection for people experiencing poverty and social exclusion;

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Amendment 268

Liesbet Sommen, Martine Kemp

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, and the regions to work together, along with civil society, to promote quality education as an essential pillar in the fight against poverty; urges the Commission to mainstream quality education in future strategies, action plans, and roadmaps aimed at social inclusion and strengthening a strong social Europe;

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Amendment 269

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in their efforts to support vulnerable families and especially children through early, accessible and affordable childcare, underlining the importance of providing such support from a young age to break the cycle of poverty, including through access to quality early childhood education and care;

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Amendment 270

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7b. Welcomes the fact that almost all Member States are expected to increase public investment in 20251a, which is necessary for ensuring access to quality public services and achieving the aims of the EPSR; recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) can be mobilised by Member States until 31 December 2026 and calls on them to make full and targeted use of these funds in order to strengthen their public services and set up policies for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the next generation, children and the youth1b;
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	1a Commission communication ‘2025 European Semester: bringing the new economic governance framework to life’ (COM(2024) 705 final).
	1b Regulation (EU) 2021/241 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Article 3, pillars (c) and (f).

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Amendment 271

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7b. Stresses the growing digital divide and the need for measures to address digital exclusion for low-income and marginalised groups; calls in this regard on the Commission and the Member States to foster digital inclusion of vulnerable groups through measures ensuring their access to digital technologies, infrastructure, and connectivity as well as training on basic digital skills;

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Amendment 272

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to reduce the digital divide, which can deepen poverty by limiting access to information, support programmes, and the ability to adapt to rising costs, and recommends the inclusion of clear indicators to monitor digital inclusion, especially among children;

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Amendment 273

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7b. Calls for the integration of mental health impact assessments into urban planning and housing developments funded by EU programmes; stresses that cities and housing schemes should be designed to reduce stress, promote social connection, and support emotional well-being;

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Amendment 274

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7c. Recalls that the increasing use of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) systems in essential public services such as access to social benefits, policing, justice, and recruitment poses significant risks of reinforcing existing forms of discrimination, particularly against people experiencing poverty; stresses that such algorithmic systems, by design or implementation, while aiming to make public services more accessible and efficient, can undermine fundamental rights, including the right to non-discrimination and to privacy;

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Amendment 275

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7c. Stresses that access to affordable and quality home care services is essential to preventing poverty and social exclusion among older persons, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups — particularly in rural and underserved areas — and underlines the need to promote formal, quality employment and fair working conditions in the delivery of such services;

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Amendment 276

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7d. Highlights the potential of accessible and well-funded home care services to create stable employment, particularly in rural and ageing regions; calls for targeted upskilling programmes and fair working conditions for home care workers;

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Amendment 277

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7d. Urges the European Commission to promote ethical AI by design and make the principle of non-discrimination a core concern in all EU-level regulation relating to artificial intelligence;

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Amendment 278

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7e. Considers that the target of full digitalisation of key public services in the Digital Decade programme is incompatible with the evidence1a that the move away from individualised social assistance solutions provided by the State accentuates inequalities between urban and rural areas, age and socio-economic groups; Calls on the Commission and Member States to address this issue in the context of the Strategy and national action plans, ensuring the necessary human resources in key public administration services;
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	1a An Exploratory Study on the Use of Digital Tools by People Experiencing Poverty, EAPN, 2024

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Amendment 279

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7f. Calls on the Commission and Member States to review policies and punitive measures that penalise people experiencing extreme poverty, such as bans on sleeping in public spaces, restrictions on panhandling, forced displacement, and sanctions against those providing support; emphasises that such measures often undermine dignity, worsen exclusion, and are counterproductive to long-term social inclusion objectives;

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Amendment 280

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public housing stock;	8. Calls on the Commission and the European Parliament to respect the Member States' exclusive competence on housing;

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Amendment 281

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public housing stock;	8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting housing policies that encourage public-private investments and ensure affordable housing through market-based solutions; calls on the Commission to create a specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of housing stock;

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Amendment 282

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public housing stock;	8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to decent and affordable housing and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries while respecting the principle of subsidiarity;

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Amendment 283

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public housing stock;	8. Welcomes the announced European Affordable Housing Plan to support Member States in addressing the housing crisis and the soaring prices of rents and properties; calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to housing and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and renovation of public and private housing stock, with specific measures targeting people experiencing poverty; underlines the essential role of affordable and accessible housing in supporting deinstitutionalisation and preventing institutionalisation due to poverty, inadequate housing or lack of support; urges Member States to develop and adequately fund national housing strategies which prioritise access to affordable, sustainable and decent housing for people in the most disadvantaged situations; further calls on the Commission to revise State aid rules to enable housing support measures and social housing;

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Amendment 284

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public housing stock;	8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific action to address the homelessness crisis with support for and investment in policies such as Housing First, homelessness prevention, adequate social protection, and specific measures to tackle family and child homelessness;

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Amendment 285

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific consideration of the situation of homeless people; calls on the Commission to develop a plan to meet the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public housing stock;	8. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in promoting a housing policy that ensures universal access to this right and includes specific action of the situation of homeless people, including homeless women often fleeing from male violence, as well as the accessibility of housing for persons with disabilities and older people; calls on the Commission to ensure that its Affordable Housing Plan addresses the unmet housing needs of all citizens in EU countries – including the creation of additional and specific EU funding for the expansion and refurbishment of public and social housing stock and that contributes fostering transition from institutional to community-based care for the persons with disabilities; stresses that the Strategy must include a dedicated section on combating homelessness, recognising it as one of the most severe and visible forms of poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission to further develop the European Platform on Combating Homelessness (EPOCH) by increasing its funding for both activities and governance and expanding its three work streams on monitoring, mutual learning, and access to EU funds; demands that specific attention is paid to the groups in the most vulnerable situations, especially children;

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Amendment 286

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Recalls that the Social Climate Fund will provide financial aid to Member States from 2026 to support vulnerable households with temporary direct income support, measures and investments intended to increase the energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings and integration in buildings of renewable energy generation and storage; calls on Member States to exchange best practices in the fight against energy poverty, such as energy vouchers and energy price regulation; calls on Member States to prioritise in their national Social Climate Plans measures to support the most vulnerable groups, in particular households with one or more children;

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Amendment 287

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its Affordable Housing Plan meets the housing needs of all citizens in EU countries, with a particular focus on vulnerable children, young people, and marginalised communities, with measures such as the reform of state aid rules to allow greater investment from Member States in public and social housing, increased public and private funding for the not-for-profit sector and social economy actors in housing and measures to strengthen tenants’ rights and ensure housing stability;

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Amendment 288

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Urges the Commission to support the Member States in implementing and extending programmes to prevent homelessness; urges the Commission to put forward a robust action plan with specific targets with a view to ending homelessness across the EU by 2030;

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Amendment 289

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Furthermore, the Strategy should promote access to affordable and adequate rental housing by supporting social and cooperative housing schemes, rent caps where appropriate, and measures to prevent evictions and speculation in the housing market;

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Amendment 290

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8b. Calls on the Commission to investigate the link between job losses and homelessness, paying particular attention to migrant workers in precarious labour market situations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to prevent homelessness in general and homelessness due to job losses and insecure employment conditions in particular; highlights the lack of statistics on informal homelessness; is particularly concerned about the situation of children living in cars or garages; stresses the need to significantly improve data on homeless children and children living in unsuitable accommodation;

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Amendment 291

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8b. Stresses that evictions proceedings must only be pursued as a measure of last resort; emphasises that, where evictions are deemed absolutely necessary, they must be accompanied by the provision of adequate social housing and comprehensive reallocation measures to ensure that no individual or family is rendered homeless as a result;

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Amendment 292

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support housing renovation and expansion projects that integrate energy efficiency and mental health-informed design, recognising their dual potential to alleviate housing deprivation and to create skilled jobs in construction, care coordination, and community services;

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Amendment 293

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8c. Stresses the need for measures to eliminate administrative obstacles that prevent individuals without a registered address, including Roma, from accessing essential services and social protections, as these barriers perpetuate and deepen poverty and exclusion; highlights in particular that access to essential services and social benefits could be linked to the individual national identification number rather than to a registered address;

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Amendment 294

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8c. Calls on Member States to protect persons facing financial hardship due to diseases treatment, including access to sick leave, disability pensions, and medical leave entitlements;

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Amendment 295

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8d. Regrets that the target of the Roma Strategic Framework 2021-2030 on reducing the poverty gap between Roma communities and the general population by at least half is still far from being reached; highlights that the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy should share the common goal of promoting fundamental rights, reducing inequality, and addressing structural discrimination with the EU Roma Strategic Framework and the European Child Guarantee; underlines the importance of ensuring that these initiatives are implemented in synergy, particularly in tackling child poverty and breaking the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage among Roma families;

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Amendment 296

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8e. Stresses that people experiencing poverty continue to face numerous barriers in accessing public services; calls on the European Commission to go beyond the voluntary approach of the European Quality Framework for Social Services by proposing a common framework for measuring and comparing the quality, affordability, inclusiveness and coverage of social services in the European Union, in particular their capacity to deliver services to people experiencing poverty; further calls on Member States to improve training for public service personnel to enhance their awareness of the situation of people experiencing poverty, and enhance their ability to assist them through support services, as well as to develop access to remedies when a person is denied access to social services; emphasises that the principle of referral should be applied by all public services in order to direct people to the appropriate services or resources when the first point of contact cannot directly meet their needs and to ensure that people receive the necessary support;

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Amendment 297

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8f. Stresses the need to strike a balance between the process of digitalisation of public services and administration and the needs of vulnerable groups who do not have the digital technologies, material infrastructure, and connectivity or skills to access these services online; calls on Member States to maintain the option of in-person support in order to ensure equal access to public services and prevent widening the digital divide; stresses that digital training in digital literacy and basic digital skills should enable everyone, including people experiencing poverty, to become confident in the digital transition;

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Amendment 298

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	deleted

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Amendment 299

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	deleted

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Amendment 300

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, disability, age, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity or migration status; calls in this regard on Members States to swiftly implement Directive (EU) 2023/9701a; stresses the importance of information campaigns and training on conscious and unconscious biases in order to prevent such inequalities and discrimination;
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	1a Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms, OJ L 132, 17.5.2023, p. 21–44.

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Amendment 301

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt policies that ensure equal pay for equal work, alongside measures that promote skills development, labour market flexibility, and combat inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;

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Amendment 302

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, disability, age, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity or migration status;

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Amendment 303

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work or work of equal value’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women and other groups in situation of vulnerability;

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Amendment 304

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women;	9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly those affecting women, people with disabilities and single-parents;

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Amendment 305

Liesbet Sommen, Martine Kemp

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Requests the Commission, in cooperation with the EU Member States, to develop specific and targeted policies to combat menstrual poverty; underlines the importance of employing innovative solutions, establishing structural cooperation with relevant stakeholders, and applying a science-based approach; urges that this issue be included as a priority topic within the EU Urban Agenda, particularly under the theme ‘poverty in urban areas’;

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Amendment 306

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Calls on the Commission to ensure investments in the child protection systems, including tackling violence against children, insists that the strategy upholds the child’s right to family life and ensures that poverty or socio-economic hardship are never the sole reasons for separating children from their families;

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Amendment 307

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Calls on the Commission to establish a fund in the framework of EU cohesion policy to support accessible social housing, including housing adaptation for individuals undergoing and recovering from intensive anti-cancer treatments;

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Amendment 308

Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Urges the Commission to present effective initiatives aimed at combating cross-border wage and social dumping, including a proposal to endow the European Labour Authority with concrete enforcement competencies;

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Amendment 309

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights, promoting work-life balance, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;	deleted

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Amendment 310

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights, promoting work-life balance, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;	10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental and carers’ rights, promoting work-life balance and flexible working arrangement, facilitating women’s access to guaranteed income during maternity leave and their return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;

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Amendment 311

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights, promoting work-life balance, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;	10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental and carers' rights, promoting work-life balance and flexible working arrangements, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace; encourages the Member States to introduce and promote accessible and adequately compensated paternity leave policies, enabling fathers to establish strong bonds with their children, share equally caregiving responsibilities, and take necessary time off to support early childhood development and family well-being;

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Amendment 312

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights, promoting work-life balance, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;	10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights, promoting work-life balance, support women’s reintegration into the workforce after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensure adequate workspace conditions for breastfeeding;

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Amendment 313

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Pál Szekeres

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights, promoting work-life balance, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;	10. Recommends Member States to develop policies to strengthen family, natality and maternity, promoting work-life balance, facilitating women’s return to work after pregnancy and maternity leave, and ensuring adequate conditions for breastfeeding in the workplace;

Or. en

Amendment 314

Séverine Werbrouck

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Stresses that these policies must pay special attention to single mothers, and respect the freedom of all mothers to decide whether to return to work, without putting any pressure on them, so that this can be a free choice that respects educational requirements;

Or. fr

Amendment 315

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Highlights the disproportionate impact of unpaid care work on women’s economic security; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the full implementation of the Work-Life Balance Directive and stronger recognition of informal carers through adequate respite care services and support to afford early childhood education and care for low-income families; encourages Member States to explore the possibility of adopting practices that provide monthly allowances to informal carers of individuals, particularly from low-income households, who, following professional assessment, are deemed unable to live independently, as a means to support dignified, community-based care; encourages Member States to integrate these measures into national social protection and long-term care frameworks as part of comprehensive anti-poverty policies;

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Amendment 316

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Calls on Member States to establish and support foster centres dedicated to homeless individuals offering basic and specialised medical care tailored to the needs of homeless persons, including physical and mental health services, complemented with educational programs aimed at preventing drug abuse, including counselling, and skills development initiatives to support reintegration into society; The European Commission shall provide guidance and facilitate exchange of best practices among Member States to ensure the effective and humane operation of these foster centres;

Or. en

Amendment 317

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Recalls that eliminating structural and systemic discrimination and inequalities is essential if we wish to prevent and eradicate poverty and ensure equality between all people; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to adopt and implement comprehensive and adequately funded policies to combat discrimination, including racism and xenophobia, in all its forms in all areas of daily life, including education, employment, health care, housing, access to justice and democratic participation;

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Amendment 318

Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Calls on Member States to reinforce their public national and regional care systems to ensure that all individuals, both older and younger, regardless of their background, have access to professional care services that guarantee good working conditions for care professionals; highlights that home care services are essential to providing quality, person-centred care for older people, as well as high-quality childcare;

Or. en

Amendment 319

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to formally recognise and value unpaid care work, including informal family care for persons with disabilities, elderly people, and individuals with chronic conditions, as a critical contribution to social cohesion and poverty prevention;

Or. en

Amendment 320

Regina Doherty, Martine Kemp

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Calls on Members States to develop policies and access to returnship supports for women who have been out of the workforce for a number of years due to family responsibilities;

Or. en

Amendment 321

Niels Geuking, Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the full implementation of the ‘Stronger Families’ initiative launched in 2023, in unity and in full agreement with all Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 322

Niels Geuking, Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10b. Invites the Commission, while fully considering EU competence, to propose to Member States clear recommendations on mechanisms aimed at ensuring holistic, streamlined, adequately funded, and better-integrated mechanisms for stronger families; these should build upon existing achievements, include concrete policies and actions to consolidate family-benefit systems, and support Member States in guaranteeing full and equitable access to the three core family benefits1a for every family;
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	1a adequate guaranteed child benefit, adequate guaranteed parental leave, and adequate guaranteed access to childcare up to school age.

Or. en

Amendment 323

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10b. Calls on Member States to introduce and promote incentive schemes for companies that hire unemployed individuals, including but not limited to tax relief, wage subsidies, or reduced social security contributions; in order to facilitate the integration of vulnerable groups into the labour market, Member States are encouraged to implement a bonus scheme aimed at former unemployed persons who secure employment and maintain continuous work for a minimum reasonable period, as determined at national level, to encourage long-term job retention and stability;

Or. en

Amendment 324

Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10b. Calls for the effective implementation of the Child Guarantee in all Member States; underlines the importance of promoting early childhood education and care, ensuring universal access to school nutritious, high-quality and accessible meal services and strengthening after-school care to support parents’ participation in the labour market and to combat early school leaving;

Or. en

Amendment 325

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10b. Calls for the development of employment-friendly policies for informal carers, including flexible working arrangements, paid care leave, and re-entry support, to prevent long-term labour market detachment, especially among women;

Or. en

Amendment 326

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10c. Recommends Member States to establish and promote facilities and support mechanisms for companies that employ former prisoners, including incentives such as tax reductions, subsidies, or social security contribution relief; Member States shall ensure cooperation between relevant public authorities, social services, and employers to support the social and professional rehabilitation of former prisoners, including vocational training, mentoring programs, and psychological support aimed at facilitating their successful reintegration into the labour market and society;

Or. en

Amendment 327

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10c. Stresses that accessible perinatal mental health support and early assessment — including family planning — are key to preventing poverty among vulnerable families. Promoting healthy motherhood and parenthood through early detection and intervention helps reduce social and economic risks linked to poor mental health, and supports families at risk of falling into poverty during the transition to parenthood;

Or. en

Amendment 328

Niels Geuking, Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10c. Calls for monitoring the implementation of the ‘Stronger Families’ initiative through clear indicators and reporting in European Semester;

Or. en

Amendment 329

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access for nationals to affordable, high-quality maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;

Or. en

Amendment 330

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public healthcare for all, including maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;

Or. en

Amendment 331

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Recommends Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;

Or. en

Amendment 332

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare, including primary prevention, immunisation programmes and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation and access to the most diverse range of medical and therapeutic specialist treatment, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health regardless of their ethnic, social or administrative status;

Or. pt

Amendment 333

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public pre-natal, maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare and to improve targeted early childhood intervention services aimed at promoting the development, well-being and social inclusion of children;

Or. en

Amendment 334

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare, in addition to targeted measures to ensure early identification and intervention for those at risk of health and developmental issues;

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Amendment 335

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;	11. Urges Member States to ensure universal access, without discrimination, to affordable, high-quality public maternal, neonatal and paediatric healthcare;

Or. en

Amendment 336

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to develop and implement targeted measures to combat school abandonment and to increase participation in education, with particular focus on children living in rural and underserved areas and to invest in tailored educational support programmes, including transport, digital access, mentorship, and family engagement initiatives, to ensure children from rural areas can attend and remain in school; calls for the integration of anti-poverty measures with education policies, promoting lifelong learning opportunities and vocational training to foster equal opportunities for children in rural and remote communities;

Or. en

Amendment 337

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to propose comprehensive measures that guarantee the fulfilment of and universal access to quality and accessible sexual and reproductive health and rights including gynaecology, obstetrics, family planning, sexual education and provision of menstrual products, including through adequate facilities in the workplace and through educational life;

Or. en

Amendment 338

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Urges Member States to ensure the provision of universal quality childcare accessible to all, with the aim of supporting early childhood education and care as a crucial driver in breaking the cycle of poverty and increasing parents' participation in the labour market recognising that caregiving responsibilities falls disproportionately on women;

Or. en

Amendment 339

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Stresses that stable, safe, and affordable housing is a key social determinant of mental health; calls on the Commission and Member States to consider housing policy as an integral part of mental health and well-being strategies, especially for vulnerable and marginalised populations;

Or. en

Amendment 340

Romana Jerković

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Urges Member States to incorporate the right to be forgotten into their national legal frameworks in order to prevent financial discrimination against cancer survivors and to reduce their risk of poverty and social exclusion;

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Amendment 341

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address health inequalities as a structural dimension of poverty, including through access to preventive and primary healthcare, mental health support, and housing conditions; stresses that socio-economic status remains a key determinant of life expectancy, exposure to physically demanding or hazardous work, and vulnerability to environmental and toxic risks;

Or. en

Amendment 342

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11b. Member States should protect vulnerable people from healthcare costs that could push them into poverty or leave them in debt. This should be part of a well-funded and accessible social system, so no one has to choose between their health and their financial security;

Or. en

Amendment 343

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11c. Persons with disabilities face significantly higher risks of poverty and social exclusion across many Member States, due in part to increased and often unmet physical and mental healthcare needs. In line with the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Anti-Poverty Strategy must adopt a comprehensive and inclusive approach that responds to their specific needs in all areas of life. This includes ensuring accessible and person-centred physical and mental health services, inclusive workplace environments with reasonable accommodation, and targeted support to prevent early school leaving and labour market exclusion. Adequate investment in these areas is essential to break the link between disability and poverty and to uphold the right to full participation in society;

Or. en

Amendment 344

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11c. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that avoid the separation 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;

Or. en

Amendment 345

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;	12. Recommends Member States to strengthen social security systems in order to ensure effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 346

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;	12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public social security systems while ensuring their long-term sustainability through necessary reforms in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners, to prevent poverty, and to address demographic challenges;

Or. en

Amendment 347

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;	12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers, self-employed and pensioners and to prevent and address the root causes of poverty in line with the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed (2019)1a; underscores the high levels of income precarity among artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors, and other persons with irregular income patterns; encourages Member States, in particular, to improve the flexibility and address potential gaps in their social protection systems in light of a changing world of work and societies and the recommendations of the High-Level Group on the Future of Social Protection and of the Welfare State in the EU1b;
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	1a OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1–8.
	1b European Commission: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, The future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU, Publications Office of the European Union, 2023, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/35425.

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Amendment 348

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;	12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty; insists on the importance of addressing the challenges faced by people in precarious or non-standard employment - especially young people, who face age-based discrimination, when accessing benefits;

Or. en

Amendment 349

Martine Kemp, Regina Doherty, Liesbet Sommen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;	12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty particularly young people in insecure or non-standard jobs facing age discrimination and lacking sufficient contribution records to access social security benefits;

Or. en

Amendment 350

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty;	12. Calls on Member States to strengthen public, universal and solidarity-based social security systems in order to ensure full and effective social protection for all workers and pensioners and to prevent poverty and in-work poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 351

Alicia Homs Ginel, Idoia Mendia, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12a. Calls on Member States to address youth poverty and socio-economic inequality, recognising that young people are disproportionately affected by precarious employment, housing exclusion and social vulnerability; stresses that young people are overrepresented in sectors characterised by part-time, seasonal, precarious and undeclared work, and that youth unemployment and NEET rates remain persistently high; highlights the need to strengthen the Youth Guarantee as a key instrument to promote the inclusion of young people in the labour market, as well as to adopt targeted measures ensuring access to minimum income schemes without age discrimination, advancing affordable housing solutions for young people within the upcoming Affordable Housing Plan, and enhancing tailored mental health support and social inclusion services specifically designed for young people;

Or. en

Amendment 352

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12a. Stresses that the informal economy should be addressed in the Anti-Poverty Strategy, given that it remains widespread throughout the Union, resulting in jobs without access to rights, adequate pay, social protection or health and safety standards at work; encourages Member States to create inclusion pathways between the informal and formal economies, for example by introducing simplified registration procedures for seasonal, manual and domestic workers;

Or. en

Amendment 353

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take coordinated action to close persistent gaps in numeracy, literacy, and digital skills that pose significant barriers to overcoming poverty, through targeted interventions in formal and informal education settings and the establishment of relevant indicators to monitor progress; underlines the importance of free public childcare and education for all, up to and including tertiary education;

Or. en

Amendment 354

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12a. Asks the Member States to consider factoring child-raising responsibilities into pension schemes when women are not able to work and making suitable contributions during such periods;

Or. en

Amendment 355

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12b. Calls on Member States to address old-age poverty through specific measures, with particular attention to women, who are disproportionately affected; stresses that this requires recognising and tackling ageism, ensuring access to affordable and quality healthcare and preventive services, promoting financial security for older persons by enhancing financial literacy and bridging the digital divide, and ensuring access to adapted, age-friendly housing that supports their autonomy and their social inclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 356

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12c. Calls on the Member States to tackle the problem of abrupt loss of social security entitlements as a result of static income limits on social benefits which disincentivizes welfare recipients from returning to the labour market;

Or. en

Amendment 357

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Recommends the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities and single-parent families are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 358

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, and ethnic minorities are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 359

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 360

Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits by exploring the possibility of using tax credits to address the non-take-up, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 361

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the hidden dimensions of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, children, people with disabilities, single-parent families, institutionalised persons, ethnic minorities, such as Roma, and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 362

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social and healthcare benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, individuals suffering from a disease diagnosis, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 363

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to act against aporophobia, combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 364

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the so-called hidden phenomena of poverty, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;	13. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the hidden phenomena of poverty1a, to combat the stigmatisation of people living in poverty and the non-take-up of available social benefits, and to take into account the fact that elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;
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	1a BRAY R., DE LAAT M., GODINOT X., UGARTE A., WALKER R. (2019) The Hidden Dimensions of Poverty, Montreuil, Fourth World Publications

Or. en

Amendment 365

Liesbet Sommen, Martine Kemp

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Calls on the Commission and the EU Member States, when designing and implementing policies related to the digital and green transition, to pay particular attention to the socio-economic and territorial inequalities that may be exacerbated, especially in rural areas and former industrial regions; emphasises the importance of addressing limited access to digital connectivity and transport services/infrastructure, which can lead to transport poverty and social exclusion; points to the risk of such regions falling into a so-called ‘development trap’;

Or. en

Amendment 366

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Notes that menstrual poverty, which is the lack of adequate access to menstrual hygiene products and facilities, affects an estimated 10 % of the menstruating population in the Union, and disproportionately affects marginalised and vulnerable groups, limiting participation in social, educational and professional life; calls on the European Commission to develop a comprehensive action plan to tackle menstrual poverty, ensuring free or affordable access to menstrual products; calls on Member States to remove VAT from menstrual products;

Or. en

Amendment 367

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Calls on Member States to respond proactively to the problem of non-take-up of social benefits by reducing the administrative burden of benefit claims, providing more transparency and information to target groups of social assistance, building trust in institutions, ensuring online and offline application processes, developing low threshold support centres, combatting stigmatisation, and ensuring that staff are trained to reach out to and assist people experiencing poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 368

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Calls on the Commission to include targeted anti-poverty measures in the Strategy to address the specific challenges faced by Roma communities; emphasises that both the EU Roma Strategic Framework and EU Anti-poverty strategy must be implemented in a coherent and coordinated manner; reiterates the importance of ensuring meaningful Roma participation in the design, implementation, and monitoring of these measures;

Or. en

Amendment 369

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Emphasises the need to combat the stigmatization of children and families living in poverty, particularly in relation to access to school meals, public housing, healthcare, and psychosocial support; calls for universal service models and inclusive communication strategies to reduce shame and barriers to access;

Or. en

Amendment 370

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Urges Member States to explore and implement proactive mechanisms to ensure that all individuals eligible for social benefits are effectively informed of and granted access to them, thereby reducing non-take-up;

Or. en

Amendment 371

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13b. Recommends that all public service delivery for children and families — including food assistance, income support, and housing aid — be designed to protect the dignity, confidentiality and autonomy of beneficiaries, in order to prevent secondary harm and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 372

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to streamline administrative procedures for accessing social protection benefits, strengthen information accessibility, and ensure clear and effective communication on related initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 373

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;	14. Recommends that Member States increase support for national families, particularly large families;

Or. en

Amendment 374

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;	14. Stresses the fact that poverty and mental health are closely intertwined and that each can negatively affect the other; recalls that todays’ challenges such as the war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, the rising costs of living, negatively impact the quality of life of many people in Europe; underlines the importance of ensuring work-life balance and a safe working environment is essential to ensure the efficiency and mental health of workers and calls for the Commission to propose an EU Directive on the Right to Disconnect; notes that poor mental health is a growing problem, particularly among children and the youth; calls for urgent action to tackle the socio-economic drivers of poor mental health and insists on the Commission to put proposals in these regard and pay particular attention to the risks linked to digitalisation, particularly when it comes to youth’s access to social media and cyber-bullying; recommends that Member States increase support for families, children and people in vulnerable situations through early mental health and psychosocial support services;

Or. en

Amendment 375

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;	14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families, children and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services and ensure sufficient resources and adequately trained professionals to provide these services effectively;

Or. en

Amendment 376

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;	14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families, youth, and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;

Or. en

Amendment 377

Martine Kemp, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Recommends that Member States increase support for families and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;	14. Recommends that Member States strengthen support for families and people in vulnerable situations through mental health and psychosocial support services;

Or. en

Amendment 378

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Highlights that people living in poverty are disproportionately impacted by climate change, facing heightened risks such as poor health, energy poverty, housing instability, and forced displacement; calls on the Commission to ensure the EU Strategy directly tackles these unequal burdens and promotes the full inclusion of people experiencing poverty in the green transition; also urges the Commission to commit sufficient funding in the post-2027 MFF to address climate poverty, particularly through investments in energy efficiency and housing renovation, so that no one is left behind in the transition;

Or. en

Amendment 379

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Calls on the European Commission to require all Member States to adopt National Anti-Poverty Strategies, with specific indicators, particularly on child poverty and social exclusion. Ensure a strong role is given to social partners and CSOs in order to ensure that people in need have access to the essential protections and services they need and that the real root causes of poverty are addressed;

Or. en

Amendment 380

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Stresses the importance of ensuring the right to enjoy and create culture and of eliminating economic, social and territorial discrimination in access to culture; calls on Member States to recognise and value the social role of cultural workers and their structures and to promote the continuous improvement of their training and working conditions;

Or. pt

Amendment 381

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Reiterates that the Green and Digital transitions must be socially fair and inclusive; calls on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy to incorporate adequate and targeted measures that reinforce and complement Just Transition efforts, ensuring a comprehensive approach to tackling social and economic inequalities;

Or. en

Amendment 382

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. This should include strengthening the role, training, and working conditions of social workers and community-based outreach professionals who provide frontline support to individuals and families in vulnerable situations;

Or. en

Amendment 383

Liesbet Sommen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement joint and coordinated measures that ensure the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and access to healthy nutrition for persons living in poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 384

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Combating poverty in rural areas

Or. en

Amendment 385

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14b. Takes the view that no one may be denied access to justice, being as it is as a fundamental right, on account of a lack of financial resources; urges Member States to ensure that legal fees and eligibility criteria for legal aid do not constitute a factor in denying access to justice on economic grounds, in particular for people living in poverty;

Or. pt

Amendment 386

Liesbet Sommen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote healthy and active aging by developing a holistic action plan focusing on preventive healthcare, monitoring healthy aging among vulnerable groups, and creating opportunities for older people to actively participate in community projects and the labour market;

Or. en

Amendment 387

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make the just transition a central element of the Anti-Poverty Strategy by ensuring accessibility and affordability of renewable energy sources and transport systems, and by involving people most at risk of poverty, particularly of energy and transport poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 388

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the situation of publicly owned vacant and empty properties in rural areas, to set up action plans to repurpose them and to incentivize people at risk of poverty from urban areas to revitalize rural areas through such alternative housing concepts;

Or. en

Amendment 389

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14b. Mental health services must address the multidimensional nature of poverty-related mental health issues, including the cumulative effects of trauma, housing insecurity, job precarity, and social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 390

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the level of transport poverty, given that an estimated 20-28 % of the EU’s population1a experience some degree of transport deprivation; is concerned about the fact that transport poverty disproportionately affects rural areas, where public transport options are already limited, adding to social isolation and lowering opportunities for economic mobility; highlights the key role that infrastructure development has to play in the economic and social growth of rural areas, given the need for transport systems, particularly public ones, with the capacity to improve connectivity and access to essential services;
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	1a https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629625001227#s0050

Or. en

Amendment 391

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14c. Recommends the development of trauma-informed housing solutions that take into account the mental health needs of individuals experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, or displacement, ensuring that housing services provide not only shelter but also emotional safety and stability;

Or. en

Amendment 392

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create adequate strategies to combat energy poverty in rural areas, since rural households spend more on electricity, gas and other fuels than towns and suburbs or cities1a;
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	1a https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC142243

Or. en

Amendment 393

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14d. Highlights that preventing housing loss and homelessness is also a form of mental illness prevention; calls for greater investment in early intervention services, eviction prevention programmes, and housing-first approaches as part of an integrated mental health framework;

Or. en

Amendment 394

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14d. Encourages the Member States to grant fiscal facilities for those agri-food, textile and personal care goods’ producers and/or retailers which choose to make donations to day/night shelters; invites the European Commission to set up a network of dialogue between national competent authorities where to exchange best practices and develop policy frameworks and funding initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 395

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14e. Stresses that secure housing and mental well-being are key to sustainable reintegration into the labour market; calls for active inclusion programmes to systematically address housing instability and mental health needs as barriers to employment;

Or. en

Amendment 396

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14f. Mental health and psychological support for vulnerable groups must be delivered through a modern, community-based approach that includes access to local mental health services, cultural and physical activities, the creation of safe social environments, and protected, inclusive workplaces. Member States shall develop and implement comprehensive mental health strategies that are inclusive, life-course oriented, and fully integrated into social services and primary healthcare systems. These strategies must recognise education and workplaces as key settings for early detection and timely intervention, ensuring coordinated support that addresses both prevention and care;

Or. en

Amendment 397

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14e. Encourages Member States to incentivise fallow land conversion for owners lacking adequate financial capacity, through, inter alia, grants for seeds and inputs, in order to reduce food deprivation;

Or. en

Amendment 398

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14f. Invites the Member States to better promote the urban agriculture model and its role in addressing food insecurity and in promoting healthier lifestyles in low-income communities by making use of the unutilised urban land, or of the institutional lands such as schools and hospitals, or of the underutilised open spaces such as roadsides, along railway lines, under power lines, rooftops and marshland in order to produce affordable food;

Or. en

Amendment 399

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14g. Calls on Member States to integrate age-appropriate, stigma-free mental health education and early intervention services in schools and community settings, with a focus on reaching children and adolescents in vulnerable or deprived situations;

Or. en

Amendment 400

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14h. Underlines that specialised nurses and adequately trained social workers should be fully integrated into community-based psychological services as part of the response to healthcare workforce shortages;

Or. en

Amendment 401

Martine Kemp, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Combating poverty by increasing democratic political participation	Combating poverty by increasing active democratic participation

Or. en

Amendment 402

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 403

Martine Kemp, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of the Strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 404

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty, including children, in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making; recognises the role that civil society organisations and not-for-profit social services play in the fight against poverty and underlines the need to meaningfully involve them to ensure inclusive, effective, and representative policymaking;

Or. en

Amendment 405

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms and methodology for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making; stresses that, in order to enable this participation, it must be adapted to the realities of people experiencing poverty and accompanied by capacity-building programmes targeting people experiencing poverty; further calls for strengthening their capacity to actively engage in civic life on broader societal issues;

Or. en

Amendment 406

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for the meaningful and continuous participation of people experiencing poverty in all stages of policymaking including the design, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them , through co-creation and not merely consultation, in line with the principle 'nothing about them without them';

Or. en

Amendment 407

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for meaningful political participation by people experiencing poverty, including in the design, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making, and calls on the Commission to involve people experiencing poverty in the development of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 408

Sérgio Humberto, Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making;	15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate, effective and transparent mechanisms for political participation by people experiencing poverty in the decision-making, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting them at all levels of decision-making. Combating poverty and social exclusion by valuing and expanding the skills and resilience of communities. Investing in the empowerment of local communities and more participatory management, meeting the aspirations of the different social groups involved and promoting the acceleration and internalisation of processes of transformation and change;

Or. pt

Amendment 409

Branislav Ondruš, Jan-Peter Warnke

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	15a. Emphasizes that social economy represents functional and verified for sustainable achievement of the most of the above-mentioned principles and aims; Social economy entities provide full range of services for sustainable social and work integration of vulnerable groups based on fair working conditions, including equal remuneration and work-life balance principle; Beside this, their operations ensure accessibility to social services, healthcare, education for vulnerable people, as well as affordable housing;

Or. en

Amendment 410

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, including people living in poverty;	16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 411

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, including people living in poverty;	16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, including people living in poverty, local communities and educational stakeholders;

Or. en

Amendment 412

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, including people living in poverty;	16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, particularly women, including people living in poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 413

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, including people living in poverty;	16. Recommends that an annual conference be held to assess the implementation of the Strategy, with a broad and diverse composition, including people experiencing poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 414

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	16a. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop comprehensive communication strategies to combat stigma and stereotypes about people experiencing poverty and persons receiving social assistance; calls for education campaigns that promote human dignity and the structural understanding of poverty; further calls on the Commission and Member States to prohibit discrimination based on socio-economic status in legislation as well as protection against it in employment and access to services; further calls on the Council to adopt its position on the horizontal anti-discrimination directive in order to launch interinstitutional negotiations and remedy the gaps in EU anti-discrimination legislation;

Or. en

Amendment 415

João Oliveira, Marie Toussaint, Marit Maij, Pasquale Tridico, Hristo Petrov, Estrella Galán, Pernando Barrena Arza, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Leila Chaibi, Damien Carême, Anthony Smith, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Marina Mesure, Dario Tamburrano, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	16a. Highlights that the conference should contribute to the EU’s formal monitoring of the Strategy by providing space for reviewing progress against clear benchmarks and indicators; calls in this regard for the direct participation of people with lived experience of poverty to be actively supported and recognised as essential to evaluating the Strategy’s actual impact;

Or. en

Amendment 416

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	16b. Underscores that poverty increases the risk of individuals facing bias and being profiled based on socio-economic circumstances, which may lead to disproportionate law enforcement interventions; highlights that people experiencing poverty often face barriers to accessing quality and sufficient legal representation; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen institutional capacity to combat prejudice related to socio-economic background; stresses that efforts and funding must be allocated both to awareness-raising and capacity-building initiatives within law enforcement institutions, as well as to empowering people experiencing poverty by enhancing their knowledge of their rights, complaint mechanisms, and available support channels;

Or. en

Amendment 417

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
17. Considers that the Commission should strengthen the resources allocated to supporting the various social organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 418

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
17. Considers that the Commission should strengthen the resources allocated to supporting the various social organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty;	17. Considers that the Commission should strengthen the resources allocated to supporting the various social organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty; calls on the Anti-Poverty Strategy to ensure that final recipients are not deprived of the benefits of EU social funds in the event of sanctions being applied to their government in line with the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation1a and smart conditionality approach;
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	1a OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 1–10.

Or. en

Amendment 419

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
17. Considers that the Commission should strengthen the resources allocated to supporting the various social organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty;	17. Considers that the Commission should strengthen the resources allocated to supporting the various social organisations, including not-for-profit, involved in combating and preventing poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 420

Sérgio Humberto, Martine Kemp, Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17a. Reaffirms the importance of horizontal coordination and multi-level governance in combating poverty and social exclusion;

Or. pt

Amendment 421

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A Strategy with child poverty at its core

Or. en

Amendment 422

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17a. Expresses concerns over the fact that while the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion has decreased slightly since 2019, the number of children at risk of poverty and social exclusion has increased; highlights that there are still approximately 20 million children in the European Union at risk of poverty or social exclusion; calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy takes a lifecycle approach and places child poverty at the heart of its objectives and strengthen the European Child Guarantee in order to break the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage;

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Amendment 423

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that poverty, housing instability or lack of access to adequate public services are never the sole grounds for unnecessary placement of children in institutional care; urges Member states to develop national prevention strategies that support family preservation through targeted support such as income support, affordable housing, community-based services, early intervention social services, and social work support; emphasises that these measures to support families should also be put in place when a child is placed in alternative care, with a view to enabling reunification; recommends Member States to design and implement monitoring mechanisms to identify poverty-related family separation;

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Amendment 424

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17c. Calls on the Commission to build the Anti-poverty Strategy on Commission recommendation on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the interest of the child, and in particular calls for sustained investment in proactive, family-centred child protection systems, including adequate staffing, ongoing professional development, and staff retention; highlights that promoting work-life balance for all professionals working with children, including social workers, educators, healthcare providers, and family support staff is essential for effective prevention strategies aimed at reducing family separation;

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Amendment 425

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17d. Condemns all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect with regard to children; calls on Member States to develop and implement integrated systems for the prevention and protection of children, in line with the Commission Recommendation of 23 April 2024 on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child1a; calls on the Anti-Poverty Strategies to pay particular attention to violence among children, including cyber violence and bullying, especially when based on socio-economic grounds and affecting vulnerable children, in order to encourage the exchange of best practices in this area with a view to eradicating violence and harassment;
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	1a OJ L, 2024/1238, 14.5.2024.

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Amendment 426

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17e. Stresses that children affected by poverty and social exclusion face difficulties in various areas of their development; emphasises, in this regard, the importance of a multisectoral approach in which all relevant stakeholders work in partnership to develop an integrated strategy to identify difficulties and combat inequalities in childhood, providing child protection and family support services; highlights that some children and their families affected by poverty may need specific support, for example from speech therapists, ophthalmologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and nutritionists; calls on the Anti-Poverty Strategy to actively promote partnerships between educational, health and social services in order to facilitate access to care and the transfer of information between services with a view to improving integrated support and coordination mechanisms for children in need;

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Amendment 427

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17f. Calls on Member States to ensure a child-focused orientation of their social protection systems and to strengthen them by providing specific benefits for children in need to support their development and well-being, such as child allowances, school meals, and cost reduction programmes for cultural, sport, leisure and extracurricular activities;

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Amendment 428

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17g. Recalls the Union objective of transition from institutional to community or family-based care; recognises the opportunity provided by the Anti-Poverty Strategy to build bridges with the European Child Guarantee, in particular with measures to support the target group of children in institutional care; calls on the Member States to make full use of the ESF+ funds as well as other relevant European and national funds in order to finalise the deinstitutionalisation process so as to ensure that children can live in a family or community environment;

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Amendment 429

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	17h. Stresses the need to improve the quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in order to guarantee equal opportunities for all children from the earliest age; considers that the Anti-Poverty Strategy is an opportunity to promote the improvement of the quality of ECEC services through adequate financial and human resources, appropriate pedagogical training for staff with specialist knowledge of child psychology, improved early warning systems and measures for the evaluation and continuous improvement of pedagogical quality in order to ensure the overall development of children; reminds, given that participation gaps remain significant, Member States are recommended to introduce targeted measures to increase the participation of children with disabilities1b and Roma children1c in ECEC; calls on Member States to facilitate access to ECEC services, for example by proactively informing parents about available places, by assisting vulnerable families with administrative procedures or providing them with financial support;
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	1b OJ C 484, 20.12.2022, p. 1–12.
	1c Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, A Union of Equality: EU Roma Strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation, COM(2020) 620 final.

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Amendment 430

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Proper institutional coordination and adequate budgetary resources	Proper institutional coordination, governance, and adequate budgetary resources

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Amendment 431

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;	18. Underlines that the success of the Strategy will depend on an intersectional approach, adequate funding, as well as effective coordination between all levels of governance and decision-making bodies involved in its delivery; reiterates the necessity of comprehensively integrating the Strategy into all relevant Union policies;

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Amendment 432

Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;	18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention, including the local administration; calls on Member States to adequately fund these essential public services to ensure their accessibility and quality;

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Amendment 433

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;	18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention; as well as on its effective mainstreaming into the EU’s overarching policy frameworks - such as the European Semester, the Competitiveness agenda, the Just Transition, and the Social Convergence Framework - and on establishing strong and coherent links with the Union of Equality and its associated strategies, to ensure consistency, impact and long-term sustainability;

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Amendment 434

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;	18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention and on the complementarity between the Anti-poverty Strategy and other EU initiatives such as the upcoming renewed action plan on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;

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Amendment 435

Sérgio Humberto, Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;	18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention, as well as in the public and private sectors and various sector-specific areas;

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Amendment 436

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
18. Considers that the success of the Strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;	18. Considers that the success of an anti-poverty strategy will also depend on proper coordination among the various levels of decision-making and intervention;

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Amendment 437

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	19a. Recommends the European Commission and the Member States to promote and fund vocational training as an effective means to combat poverty;

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Amendment 438

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Nikola Bartůšek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	19b. Recommends the Commission and the Member States to protect and promote traditional jobs to combat poverty of those that perform such jobs;

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Amendment 439

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Nikola Bartůšek, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	19c. Calls on the European Commission to monitor the respective level of poverty in the different Member States, making sure that statistics are realistic;

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Amendment 440

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy focused on considering the impacts of sectoral policies on poverty, including the obligation to carry out an ex ante impact assessment;	deleted

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Amendment 441

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy focused on considering the impacts of sectoral policies on poverty, including the obligation to carry out an ex ante impact assessment;	20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy requiring all relevant EU sectoral policies to carry out an ex ante impact assessment on poverty and inequality, including through the systematic use of equality and human rights impact assessments (EQHRIAs) and distributional impact assessments (DIAs)1a with particular attention to the effects on those most at risk of experiencing social exclusion and extreme poverty;
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	1a COM/2022/494 final

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Amendment 442

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy focused on considering the impacts of sectoral policies on poverty, including the obligation to carry out an ex ante impact assessment;	20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy focused on considering the impacts of relevant sectoral policies on poverty, including the reinforcement of the poverty and inequality component of its impact assessment based on a more systematic use of Distributional Impact Assessment;

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Amendment 443

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy focused on considering the impacts of sectoral policies on poverty, including the obligation to carry out an ex ante impact assessment;	20. Calls on the Commission to introduce a horizontal principle into the Strategy focused on considering the potential impact of sectoral policies on poverty, including the obligation to carry out an ex ante impact assessment;

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Amendment 444

Liesbet Sommen, Martine Kemp

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	20a. Emphasises, with particular attention to the most vulnerable groups, the need for the EU to continue actively focusing on three essential pillars in the fight against homelessness, extreme poverty, and social exclusion, namely: adequate financial support, the promotion of mutual learning, and a systematic approach to registration and monitoring; underlines that these efforts can only be effective through close cooperation with the EU Member States, EU institutions, local and regional authorities, and civil society, notably through the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness (EPOCH), and within the framework of the Lisbon Declaration;

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Amendment 445

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	20a. Calls for the strategic recognition of the care economy as a pillar of sustainable employment and social resilience; stresses that investment in childcare, disability care, long-term and home care can generate high-quality, locally anchored, and predominantly female employment while meeting pressing demographic and social needs;

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Amendment 446

Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Séverine Werbrouck, Rachel Blom

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level and that each Member State appoint a national coordinator and draw up a national action plan, involving local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;	deleted

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Amendment 447

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level and that each Member State appoint a national coordinator and draw up a national action plan, involving local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;	21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level, while empowering local actors to take the lead in developing and implementing national action plans;

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Amendment 448

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level and that each Member State appoint a national coordinator and draw up a national action plan, involving local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;	21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level supported by a dedicated team tasked with overseeing the implementation and coordination of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy as well as monitoring the integration of the Strategy's objectives into other EU policies; stresses that this person must have the means to coordinate actions in support of the Strategy at European, national, regional and local levels and between these levels, and to act as a single point of contact for civil society and people experiencing poverty; recommends that each Member State appoint a national coordinator and draw up a national action plan, involving local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;

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Amendment 449

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level and that each Member State appoint a national coordinator and draw up a national action plan, involving local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;	21. Calls for a designated European Commission taskforce to eradicate poverty to which each Member State should appoint a national coordinator; underlines the importance of Member States implementing the Strategy through national anti-poverty action plans, with the involvement of people with lived experience of poverty, local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating poverty;

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Amendment 450

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
21. Recommends that the Strategy have a designated person responsible at European Commission level and that each Member State appoint a national coordinator and draw up a national action plan, involving local and regional authorities and organisations involved in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;	21. Recommends that the Strategy has a designated task force responsible at European Commission level and that each Member State appoints a national coordinator and draws up a national action plan, involving the local and regional authorities, the social partners and the Civil Society Organisations with an expertise in combating and preventing poverty in its implementation;

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Amendment 451

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	21a. Stresses that the European Semester should integrate social objectives on an equal footing with economic ones; calls on the Commission to make full use of country-specific recommendations to contribute to poverty reduction, strengthen social investment, public services and social protection systems, assess the distributional impact of policies and promote progressive taxation;

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Amendment 452

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	21a. Calls for the Strategy to include a horizontal principle on investing in and supporting the social service workforce, recognising their critical role in preventing and addressing poverty, and ensuring continuity of care and social reintegration;

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Amendment 453

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	21b. Calls for improvements to be made to the Social Scoreboard in order to cover the 20 EPSR principles with the introduction of indicators reflecting trends and causes of poverty, such as quality employment and in-work poverty, wealth distribution, access to public services, coverage of social services, housing cost overburden, adequate pensions, mental health, discrimination and unemployment;

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Amendment 454

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	21c. Recalls that the at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion (AROPE) indicator fails to encompass the root causes of poverty, notably the inclusion of persons living outside of private households, qualitative aspects of poverty and lived experiences of marginalisation; underlines that poverty extends beyond insufficient income or material deprivation; calls on the Social Protection Committee to work with relevant stakeholders on renewing the AROPE statistical measure in order to expand it towards a stronger, disaggregated and more multidimensional vision of poverty and social exclusion;

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Amendment 455

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	21d. Welcomes the establishment of a framework to identify risks to social convergence within the European Semester and that the 2025 Joint Employment Report (JER) delivers country-specific analysis based on the principles of the Social Convergence Framework; calls on the Commission, in the scope of the Anti-Poverty Strategy, to further develop innovative quantitative and qualitative analysis tools under this new Framework in order to make optimal use of it in the future cycles of the European Semester;

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Amendment 456

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;	22. Insists on the need to safeguard and strengthen cohesion policy in order to continue supporting the economic, social and territorial cohesion in Europe under the next multiannual financial framework (MFF);

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Amendment 457

Branislav Ondruš, Jan-Peter Warnke

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;	22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty; in this regard calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt formal rules on obligatory preference to invest in non-profit projects and solutions such as and in particular social enterprises, cooperatives and public entities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to obligatory implement principles of social responsibility in public procurement and state aid;

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Amendment 458

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;	22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and a significantly increased and ring-fenced allocation of funds to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty and ensure targeted support for marginalised and vulnerable groups, with the aim of delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion across Europe; highlights the essential role of the ESF+, notably the FEAD and the European Child Guarantee, as well the ERDF and the AMIF in this context;

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Amendment 459

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;	22. Stresses that the Anti-Poverty Strategy will only deliver results if accompanied by adequate funding at European and national level; calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD, the CERV, and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty; stresses the importance of optimising the use of EU funds, including the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), to finance concrete anti-poverty measures such as affordable and energy-efficient housing, access to quality early childhood education and care, accessible public transport, and targeted energy support for low-income households; further calls on the European Commission to maintain the thematic enabling condition of EU funds to the establishment of national strategic policy framework for social inclusion and poverty reduction in the next MFF;

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Amendment 460

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;	22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, and the FEAD in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;

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Amendment 461

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to eradicating poverty;	22. Calls for the strengthening of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and better use of the ESF+, the ERDF, the FEAD and the AMIF in order to reinforce policies that contribute to end poverty;

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Amendment 462

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22a. Recalls the thematic enabling conditions applicable to the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament laying down common provisions for these funds, in particular enabling condition 4.4., entitled ‘National strategic framework for social inclusion and poverty reduction’; stresses the importance of linking the Strategy and its funding to the previously defined specific objectives, namely: 1) for the ERDF, promoting the socioeconomic inclusion of marginalised communities, low income households and disadvantaged groups, including people with special needs, through integrated action, including housing and social services; 2) for the ESF+, fostering active inclusion with a view to promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and improving employability, in particular for disadvantaged groups; calls on the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council to ensure the common provisions of the ERDF and ESF+ better reflect these specific objectives and to incorporate a clear link with the Strategy into the next Multiannual Financial Framework;

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Amendment 463

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22a. Highlights the positive role of European funding in financing innovative projects to combat poverty and social exclusion, and that the continuation of this funding is crucial to attract more national funding towards ideas that have been proven successful; calls for the EU budget to prioritise investments aimed at social progress and the reduction of poverty and inequalities, with the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) employed as a stand-alone fund dedicated to supporting social inclusion; stresses the importance of maintaining a dedicated financial allocation for the most disadvantaged groups; further calls on the Commission to consider greater simplification of access to EU funds for non-profit organisations whose aim is to combat poverty and social exclusion, as well as a higher co-financing rate for projects in this domain;

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Amendment 464

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22a. Highlights the European Child Guarantee as a key instrument in the fight against child poverty and social exclusion; stresses the importance of its full and timely implementation by Member States to ensure access to effective and free healthcare, education, early childhood education and care, and effective access to adequate housing, and healthy nutrition for all children in need;

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Amendment 465

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22a. Stresses that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the main EU financial instrument for promoting social inclusion and combating poverty; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure in the ESF+ post-2027 that a significant share of ESF+ resources is dedicated first to these objectives; underlines the importance of targeting funding towards the most disadvantaged groups;

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Amendment 466

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that investments under the just transition mechanism and other climate-related funds are aligned with anti-poverty goals, prioritising projects that create green jobs, support local social services, and address the needs of vulnerable groups and regions;

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Amendment 467

Niels Geuking, Romana Tomc, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22a. Calls on the Commission to simplify implementation of European funding mechanisms as well as access to and information on European funds at local level in order to improve take-up in Member States;

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Amendment 468

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22b. Stresses that no EU funds should be used for perpetuation of spatial segregation or exclusion of marginalised groups, such as the Roma, with the exception of investments in urgent medical care centres, which are vital for the health and well-being of children and their families;

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Amendment 469

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22c. Stresses that no EU funding should be used for institutional settings or segregated places of residence, neither directly or indirectly, especially for their construction and other actions that would perpetuate the institutionalisation of persons with disabilities beyond what is strictly necessary; calls on the Commission, in the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework and relevant sectorial programmes and funding instruments, to maintain thematic enabling condition on measures for the shift from institutional to family and community-based care; further calls on the Commission to strengthen monitoring and complaint mechanisms to ensure EU funding does not contribute to the perpetuation of institutionalisation or segregation of persons with disabilities beyond what is strictly necessary and to require full compliance with the CRPD and EU legislation from the managing authorities; further calls on Member States to redirect investments and resources from institutional settings to community-based services and support for persons with disabilities;

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Amendment 470

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	22d. Welcomes the fact that the national medium-term fiscal structural plans, under the new economic governance framework, have to explain how the delivery of reforms and investments will address social and economic resilience, including the European Pillar of Social Rights, as part of the common priorities of the Union; highlights the possibility to extend the fiscal adjustment period from 4 to 7 years in order to allow further flexibility for the delivery of reforms and investments reinforcing social resilience and the fight against poverty as long as each of the reforms and investments is sufficiently detailed, front-loaded, time-bound and verifiable;

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Amendment 471

Martine Kemp, Liesbet Sommen, Regina Doherty, Sérgio Humberto

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.	23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.

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Amendment 472

Séverine Werbrouck, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.	23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated, adequate budget; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.

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Amendment 473

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.	23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget must be anchored in the next MFF and implemented through the ESF+, with a binding obligation on every Member State to earmark at least 5 % of its national ESF+ allocation to the fight against child poverty.

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Amendment 474

Georgiana Teodorescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.	23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; requests increased funding in other relevant funds specifically earmarked for educational inclusion and combating dropout rates among children; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.

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Amendment 475

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.	23. Welcomes the announcement of the strengthening of the European Child Guarantee, which remains the EU's primary instrument for combating child poverty; reiterates its call to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion in order to respond to the growing challenge of child poverty and social exclusion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+; emphasises that this investment in the next generation, in addition to ensuring the well-being of children, is a sound investment that would prevent future societal costs1a;
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	1a Clarke, C. et al. (2022), ‘The economic costs of childhood socio-economic disadvantage in European OECD countries’, OECD Papers on Well-being and Inequalities, No. 9, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/8c0c66b9-en.

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Amendment 476

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
23. Reiterates the need to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.	23. Reiterates the need to urgently strengthen and increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion; insists that this dedicated budget should be part of the next MFF, covered by the ESF+.

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Amendment 477

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to carefully monitor implementation of the Child Guarantee in all Member States as part of the European Semester and country-specific recommendations; considers that the country-specific recommendations should reflect Member States' budgetary compliance with the minimum requirement of allocation for tackling child poverty set out in the ESF+ regulation; emphasises that this minimum allocation for combating child poverty has been essential in supporting children in need, but is not sufficient in view of the increase in child poverty in the EU; calls in this regard on the European Commission to provide for a minimum of at least 5 % earmarking for child poverty in the next multiannual financial framework for all Member States, coupled with a more ambitious goal of at least 10 % for Member States with children AROPE rates above the EU average;

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Amendment 478

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23a. Calls on the Commission to make available – and on the Member States to make full use of – all available resources, including the ESF+, REACT-EU and the RRF, to effectively implement the Child Guarantee; stresses that the use of these funds should be transparent and require the involvement of social organisations and other relevant stakeholders in planning, implementation and evaluation; reiterates its call for Member States to allocate at least 5 % of ESF+ funds to specific projects and structural investments combating child poverty, with 10 % earmarked for Member States with child poverty and social exclusion levels exceeding the EU average; stresses that this threshold is only a minimum and that the Member States are encouraged to use a higher proportion of ESF+ to combat child poverty;

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Amendment 479

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23a. Calls for gender mainstreaming to be applied in the next MFF as a means of ensuring that the EU budget mirrors its Treaty obligations;

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Amendment 480

Villy Søvndal

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23b. Insists on the fact that energy and transport among other elements are essential services everyone should have access to and that the EU as well as Members States must do their utmost to combat energy and transport poverty. Recalls that the Social Climate Fund is the first ever EU-level budget for energy and transport poverty. Insists therefore on paying extra attention to the Social Climate Plans the different Member States are required to plan and implement under the social climate fund, particularly whether they have actively involved people in vulnerable situations, so that the support can effectively reach those who need it the most;

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Amendment 481

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23b. Stresses that EU funds are complex to manage, which makes them hard to access for organisations with fewer technical resources; underscores the need to simplify arrangements for providing final beneficiaries with access to these funds and to train staff at the relevant public authorities; underlines that according to the ESF+ Regulation, the co-financing rate to support most deprived persons must be 90 %, which should facilitate access to this financing for programmes and activities designed to help these populations escape poverty;

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Amendment 482

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23b. Calls on the Commission, in view of the high levels of child poverty in the candidate countries for accession to the European Union, to provide dedicated funding for the development of the European Child Guarantee in the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance post-2027;

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Amendment 483

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23c. Welcomes the recent update of the EU monitoring framework for the Child Guarantee1a and the inclusion of new indicators to improve the effectiveness of monitoring progress in the implementation of this instrument in Member States; underlines the important role of data collection and monitoring systems in understanding the obstacles faced by vulnerable children and enabling tailored interventions and resource allocation; calls on the Social Protection Committee to continue its work to improve the monitoring framework in order to maintain its relevance and addressing remaining data gaps, and on Member States to use this common monitoring framework while adapting it to their specific circumstances with regard to child poverty;
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	1a European Commission, https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-framework-monitoring-implementation-european-child-guarantee-has-been-updated-2025-06-02_en.

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Amendment 484

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23c. Urges the European Commission to refrain from encouraging cuts in social services and social protection arrangements in the country-specific recommendations devised as part of the European Semester; calls on the Commission to exclude social investments under the Poverty Reduction Strategy from deficit and debt calculations, recognising their multiplier effect and contribution to the goal of eradicating poverty;

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Amendment 485

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23d. Recommends proper coordination and connection between the Strategy and the Child Guarantee, whose contribution to addressing child poverty in the EU should be enhanced by the Strategy; further suggests in this regard setting up a platform for the exchange of know-how and good practices between those responsible for these two instruments at various levels of action;

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Amendment 486

Hristo Petrov

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23d. 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;

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Amendment 487

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23e. Believes that the weight of cohesion policy in the total EU budget should be considerably bolstered in the post-2027 period, as the Cohesion Fund and structural funds should play an effective role in combating asymmetries between and within Member States; believes that, in view of rising living costs and their substantial impact on the lives of workers and families, rising inequality and social injustices as well as the persistently high level of poverty and social exclusion, the next MFF needs to allocate significantly more resources to the European Social Fund Plus, so as to help Member States address these challenges;

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Amendment 488

João Oliveira

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	23f. Deplores the intention to channel, as part of the mid-term review proposed by the Commission, ESF+ funding towards military expenditure, in particular military mobility; consider this review to run counter to the objectives of social and economic cohesion, including the goal of eradicating poverty;

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