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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
Document EMPL-AM-774606 · 2025/2095(INI)
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| – having regard to the social policy objectives set out in Articles 151 and 153 TFEU in conjunction with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, |
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| – having regard to Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), |
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| – having regard to Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union, |
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| – having regard to Articles 145 to 161 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), |
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| – having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan, with its 2030 targets and the EU social scoreboard, | – having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan, with its 2030 targets and the EU social scoreboard, its headline and secondary indicators, |
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| – having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in New York in September 2015, | deleted |
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| – having regard to the Council of Europe convention (‘Istanbul Convention’) on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, |
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| – having regard to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR2025), published on 23 June 2025, |
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| – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), adopted in New York on 20 November 1989, | – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), adopted in New York on 20 November 1989, and its General Comments, |
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| – having regard to the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including Convention No. 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards), Convention No. 111 concerning Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation, and Convention No. 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, |
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| – having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, |
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| – having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, |
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| – having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union, |
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| – having regard to 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, |
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| – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, |
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| – having regard to the Council recommendation of 12 March 2021 on Roma equality, inclusion and participation, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2022 on women’s poverty in Europe, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on the situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2023 on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 21 November 2023 on Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2022 on women’s poverty in Europe, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2025 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on the situation of Roma living in settlements in the EU, |
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| – having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2021 on children’s rights in view of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, |
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| – having regard to the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1238 of 23 April 2024 on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child, |
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| – having regard to the report on reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (2023/2066(INI)), |
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| – having regard to the Commission Communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, | deleted |
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| – having regard to Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1238 of 23 April 2024 on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child, |
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| – having regard to the European Commission Communication of 18 September 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: EU anti-racism action plan 2020-2025’, |
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| – having regard to the Commission Green Paper of 27 January 2021 entitled ‘Fostering solidarity and responsibility between generations’, |
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| – having regard to the European Commission’s Action Plan for the Social Economy adopted on 9 December 2021, |
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| – having regard to the European Commission Communication of 12 November 2020 entitled ‘Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, |
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| – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed, |
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| – having regard to the Commission staff working document on access to essential services in the EU, |
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| – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 21 November 2023 on reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families, |
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| – having regard to the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, launched in 2021, |
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| – having regard to Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, empowering it to combat discrimination based on religion or belief, age, disability and sexual orientation, |
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| – having regard to the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, |
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| – having regard to the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, |
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| – having regard to the study requested by the TRAN committee on ‘Transport and tourism in outermost regions: assessing mobility poverty and the effects of new climate policies’, |
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| – having regard to the study ‘Transport Poverty: Definition, indicators, determinants and mitigation strategies’ commissioned by the European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, |
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| – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund, |
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| – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2023 on job creation, the just transition and impact investments, |
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| – having regard to Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency, |
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| – having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings, |
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| – having regard to the Eurochild report (2022) entitled ‘(In)visible children – Eurochild 2022 report on children in need across Europe’, | – having regard to the Eurochild report (2024) entitled ‘Children's Realities in Europe: Progress & Gaps - Eurochild 2024 flagship report on children in need across Europe', |
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| – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 9 May 2023 on the implementation of the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products under the Common Market Organisation Regulation, |
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| – having regard to the Commission’s report of 27 March 2024 on the long-term vision for EU’s rural areas, |
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| A. whereas poverty constitutes a violation of human rights and the rights of peoples, and the need to eradicate poverty requires a more equitable distribution of wealth and policies that ensure the indivisible and universal nature of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | A. whereas a strategy towards poverty requires policies that promote the prosperity and wealth of nations, families, undertakings and workers; |
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| A. whereas poverty constitutes a violation of human rights and the rights of peoples, and the need to eradicate poverty requires a more equitable distribution of wealth and policies that ensure the indivisible and universal nature of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | A. whereas poverty constitutes a violation of human dignity, and whereas the need to eradicate poverty requires a more equitable distribution of wealth, equal access to employment and services, and policies that ensure the indivisible and universal nature of political, economic, social and cultural rights; whereas poverty is a multifaceted phenomenon that extends beyond material deprivation and encompasses barriers to education, healthcare, social participation, and economic opportunity; |
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, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada
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| A a. whereas the Outermost regions – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal) and the Canary Islands (Spain) – are home to five million European citizens; whereas their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products severely restrain their development; whereas inequalities are one of the greatest social challenges facing the ORs of the EU; whereas the ORs collectively are disproportionately affected by high levels of poverty, unemployment, school dropout and NEET rates and a gross domestic product, which is significantly below EU and national averages (60 % in the ORs if the EU-27 average is put at 100 %); |
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| A a. whereas the eradication of poverty, the guarantee of equal opportunities, and the protection of children’s rights are enshrined in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Article 34(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, thus constituting core objectives of the EU; whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights, together with its accompanying action plan, underscores the EU’s commitment to a strong social Europe in which poverty reduction and social inclusion are prioritised; |
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| Aa. whereas poverty is defined by a lack of material resources that preclude a person from having a standard of living considered acceptable in the country in which they live; whereas tangible indicators should be used, such as a person receiving less than 60 % of the median income of the country in which they live; whereas this situation can be accentuated by exclusion, including geographical exclusion, from job catchment areas or major public service infrastructures, particularly medical deserts; |
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| A a. whereas severe material deprivation is defined as the lack of necessary and desirable items required to lead an adequate life; whereas, in 2024, 6.4 % of the EU population experienced severe material and social deprivation1a, including lack of adequate heating, overcrowded housing, and inadequate nutrition and whereas, children and women are disproportionately affected by this phenomenon compared to other population groups; | |
| 1a Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd11__custom_17298005/default/table?lang=en. |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| A a. whereas transparent and in-depth data collection and reporting mechanisms at Union and Member State level are necessary to monitor progress in relation to the European Pillar of Social Rights headline targets for 2030, including the objective to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million compared to 2019 figures; |
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| A a. whereas poverty constitutes a violation of the rule of law and democratic principles, hindering people experiencing poverty from participating fully in society and enjoying their fundamental rights on an equal footing with others, directly contradicting the founding values of the EU as stated in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union; |
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| A a. whereas the factors contributing to the cycle of poverty in rural areas are specific and the challenges of vulnerable people living in rural areas differ from those of the vulnerable people living in urban areas; |
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| A a. whereas cancer patients and survivors are often at increased risk of poverty and social exclusion due to difficulties in re-entering the labour market and due to financial discrimination; |
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| A a. whereas investing early in childhood education and family support acts as a preventive measure against poverty and generates significant long-term social benefits; |
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| A a. whereas Union social policy is a support competence of the activities of the Member States ex Article 153(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; |
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| A a. whereas poverty, especially child and family poverty, is escalating and threatens the safety and stability of our democracies; |
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| Aa. whereas poverty and social exclusion reflect the unequal distribution of wealth; |
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| A b. whereas the European Union has adopted the 2030 target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 15 million compared to 2019, including at least 5 million children; whereas the Member States have committed themselves to national targets in order to achieve this headline goal and whereas the trend is pointing in the opposite direction for nearly half of the Member States; whereas in 2024, 93.3 million people in the EU (21 % of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, which is only slightly lower than the 2019 level1a; whereas without a change of approach to tackling poverty at European level, it will not be possible to reverse the trend and ensure that every citizen has equal opportunities to participate in society; | |
| 1a Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_peps01n/default/table?lang=en. |
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| A b. whereas in 2023, 94.6 million people in the EU-27 were still at risk of poverty or social exclusion, corresponding to more than one in five inhabitants of the European Union; whereas combatting poverty requires a coordinated and holistic approach, with it being essential to develop expertise and share knowledge on issues such as child poverty, energy poverty, poverty among specific communities, minority groups, the elderly, and women; whereas such a comprehensive strategy requires the involvement of EU Member States, regions, and civil society; |
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| A b. whereas, in 2024, at least 93.3 million people in the EU were living at risk of poverty or social exclusion; whereas, according to the 2025 Joint Employment Report, only 1.6 million people have been lifted out of poverty since 2019; whereas the EU remains far from achieving the target agreed in the Porto Declaration of 8 May 2021, which committed to reducing the number of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion by 15 million, including 5 million children, by 2030; |
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| A b. whereas rural areas experience higher levels of energy poverty, while in countries where energy poverty levels are well above the EU average, rural areas are usually the most impacted1a; | |
| 1a https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/european-rural-areas-face-higher-levels-energy-poverty-2025-06-26_en |
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, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada
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| A b. whereas the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy must take these territorial specificities into account and ensure tailored policy responses and funding mechanisms that effectively promote social inclusion and territorial cohesion; |
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| A b. whereas early access to quality childcare and education is crucial for the healthy development of the youngest children, laying the foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty and promoting social inclusion; |
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| A b. whereas we must finally recognize all over Europe, that the EU’s policy priority of targeted poverty reduction is essential for the preservation of our European societies, our social model and values; |
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| Ab. whereas the eradication of poverty requires integrated policies that work in concert to achieve social cohesion and prevent inequalities from worsening; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Romana Jerković, Alicia Homs Ginel, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| A b. whereas significant barriers exist in the current labour market and social protection systems for vulnerable and marginalised groups; |
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| A c. whereas nearly 20 million children, one in four, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union, and whereas the current trend will not meet the target of reducing the number of children in poverty by at least 5 million by 2030; whereas significant disparities are observed among children from ethnic or migrant backgrounds and children with disabilities; whereas, according to the latest available data from 2021 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), 83 % of Roma children in the European Union lived in households at risk of poverty, compared to the EU average of 20 % for all children; whereas EU and national resources currently deployed are in no way sufficient for addressing the challenge of child poverty in the EU and, therefore, a dedicated funding instrument for the European Child Guarantee as well as synergies with other European and national funds are of utmost importance both in the current and next Multiannual Financial Framework; |
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| A c. whereas people living in poverty are disproportionately affected by unhealthy lifestyles and limited access to healthy food and quality healthcare; whereas poverty is consequently associated with an increased risk of physical and mental health problems, including reduced work capacity and lower productivity; whereas poverty, social isolation, and chronic stress are closely linked, undermining mental well-being and increasing the risk of addictive behaviours such as tobacco and alcohol use; |
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| A c. whereas women, racialised people, LGBTQIA+ people, older and younger people, undocumented people, migrants, Roma people, Travellers, people with disabilities, people discriminated against because of their religion or beliefs, and single parents are disproportionately affected by poverty, in addition to the intersection with other forms of human rights violation and discrimination; |
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, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada
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| A c. whereas high levels of household indebtedness – EU 27 average of 82 % of debt-to-income ratio in 20241a - hinder household decisions and condition labour participation, often leading to acceptance of lower wages and poor working conditions, effectively contributing to the perpetuation of poverty; | |
| 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tec00104/default/table |
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| A c. whereas addressing poverty and social exclusion requires a people-centred, inter-sectional, and holistic approach that acknowledges the diverse and intersecting dimensions of poverty; |
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| Ac. whereas it is necessary to counter the stigmatisation and discrimination of people living in poverty and ensure that the fight against poverty is focused on their social integration; |
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| A c. whereas preventive social policy through early investment in childhood education and family support yields high future social returns; |
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| A d. whereas the first years of children's lives are crucial to their physical, mental, cognitive, social and emotional development and to their lifelong fulfilment; whereas children's experiences influence their ability to adapt, to integrate into society and to cope with adverse conditions in adulthood; whereas public spending on children and youth should not be seen only as social expenditure but as an investment in the future; whereas for children, social investments lead to better education and job prospects, which in turn boost economic indicators; |
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| A d. whereas poverty is also both a cause and consequence of intersectional discrimination, disproportionately affecting individuals and communities on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, migration status, sexual orientation and other intersecting identities, and addressing poverty therefore requires policies that recognise and combat these overlapping forms of marginalisation, ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights for all persons; |
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, Murielle Laurent, Eric Sargiacomo, Cecilia Strada
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| A d. whereas in 2021, 25 % of Roma report experiencing discrimination in the preceding 12 months in everyday situations, including job seeking, in the workplace, housing, healthcare, and education, segregation, and socio-economic exclusion1a, resulting in disproportionately high levels of poverty, with 80 % of Roma living below their national at-risk-of-poverty threshold1b; | |
| 1a https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2022-roma-survey-2021-main-results2_en.pdf | |
| 1b https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2016-eu-minorities-survey-roma-selected-findings_en.pdf |
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| Ad. whereas it is necessary to ensure participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, with a view to increasing the democratic participation, empowerment and social emancipation of people living in poverty, as well as more effective and equitable results from those policies; |
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| A d. whereas the link between poverty and health is significantly influenced by barriers to healthcare access, lower use of primary care, and reduced hospital admissions; whereas people living in poverty face higher mortality rates and an increased risk of premature death; |
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| A d. whereas a digital divide persists in the European Union, potentially leading to digital exclusion, particularly among those experiencing poverty; |
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| A d. whereas the European Child Guarantee, vital for many children at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) is being used insufficiently; |
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| A e. whereas access to high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) services is essential to ensure equal educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as children with disabilities or with specific educational needs; whereas such services must have adequate financial and human resources to identify and support children experiencing particular difficulties; |
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| A e. whereas menstrual poverty in the EU is a particular concern, as many girls and women lack the necessary financial means to purchase menstrual products, which can lead to stress, school absenteeism, social isolation, and health problems; |
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| Ae. whereas access to employment, fair wages and social transfers have a significant impact on reducing the risk of poverty; |
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| A e. whereas to break intergenerational disadvantage the focus must be on the entire family experiencing poverty, parents and children; |
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| A f. whereas children who can benefit most from attending early childhood education and care, such as those from disadvantaged backgrounds, tend to participate least and continue to face barriers to access; whereas the Member States are recommended to ensure that by 2030 at least 45 % of children below the age of three participate in ECEC (Barcelona targets) and that the EU should invest an additional EUR 11 billion per year to reach this target1a; | |
| 1a Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) 2024, European Commission, September 2024. |
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| A f. whereas in the EU-27 in 2023 approximately 20.2 % of persons aged 16 and over with a disability lived in a household at risk of poverty; whereas in the same age group approximately 10.5 % of persons with a disability lived in a household at risk of severe material and social deprivation; notes that these percentages are significantly higher than those of persons without disabilities in the same age group; |
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| Af. whereas there are workers living in poverty as a result of low wages, job insecurity, and discontinuous or part-time work; |
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| A f. whereas we must not abandon our objectives or resign ourselves to growing poverty, particularly among children and families; where there is political will, there is a way; |
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| A g. whereas Roma communities continue to experience some of the highest levels of poverty and social exclusion in the European Union, with up to 80 % at risk of poverty and 48 % facing severe material deprivation and whereas Roma children are particularly vulnerable to these conditions; whereas data indicates that Roma women face greater disadvantages than both Roma men and other women in core areas of social life, such as education, employment and health1a; whereas structural and intersectional discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, disability, or age remains a primary driver of poverty and exclusion; | |
| 1a Roma Survey - Data in focus: Discrimination against and living conditions of Roma women in 11 Member States, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. |
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| A g. whereas single-parent families face an increased risk of poverty, causing family members to more frequently become trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty passed down from generation to generation; whereas targeted preventive family support and assistance are essential to empower these families and break the cycles of poverty; |
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| Ag. whereas collective bargaining and contracting and trade unions play a key role in improving living and working conditions, and they have been the target of a serious attack by EU institutions and legislation; |
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| A g. whereas families are a fundamental group of our European society |
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| Ah. whereas women are affected by higher levels of poverty as a result of discrimination and inequalities compared to men, such as greater difficulties in accessing employment, wage disparities, lower work intensity, shorter professional careers, disparities in the value of pensions and social benefits1a, difficulties in accessing specific healthcare, unequal distribution of care and domestic tasks1b; | |
| 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/631033/IPOL_BRI(2019)631033_EN.pdf | |
| 1b https://eige.europa.eu/publications-resources/toolkits-guides/gender-equality-index-2021-report/gender-differences-household-chores |
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| A h. whereas an estimated 895,000 people in the European Union experienced homelessness on any given night in 20231a; whereas Roma and other marginalised groups are disproportionately affected by forced evictions from municipal accommodations, including Roma who are regular rent payers; whereas in many cases, authorities fail to provide alternative housing or adequate compensation for expropriation1b; | |
| 1a Eighth overview of housing exclusion in Europe, FEANTSA, 2023. | |
| 1b Housing conditions of Roma and Travellers in the European Union - Comparative report, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2009. |
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| A h. whereas demographic developments contribute to an increase in poverty in rural areas, particularly in the form of monetary poverty, transport poverty, and opportunity poverty; whereas women living in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to poverty due to limited access to employment, services, and social support; |
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| A h. whereas economic integration inherently requires coordination in social protection, including adequate social protection in all Member States, comprising child and family benefits; |
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| A i. whereas the European Parliament’s positive vote on its November 2023 resolution on reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion for children and families laid the foundation for a ‘Stronger Families’ initiative, advocating a combined economic and social policy with compensatory measures for societal shortfalls and greater flexibility to directly address labour shortages, strengthen our markets, and combat poverty; |
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| A i. whereas the renovation of housing stock involves improving, upgrading, or restoring existing buildings and infrastructure, including measures to enhance energy efficiency; whereas ensuring the adequacy of such renovations should include the acquisition of essential appliances, such as washing machines and kitchen stoves, that ensure a dwelling meets standards of habitability and provides a functional living environment; |
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| A i. whereas investments in healthy and active aging yield significant social and economic benefits, particularly given the increased risk of poverty among older and retired persons; whereas policy should focus not only on life expectancy but also on the number of healthy life years; |
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| Ai. whereas child poverty stems from family poverty, and the absence of a comprehensive response means that poverty is perpetuated throughout the life cycle (in childhood, at work and in retirement), increasing the likelihood of intergenerational poverty; |
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| A j. whereas access to water is an essential need and a fundamental human right; whereas approximately 9.8 million people in the EU lack safely managed drinking-water services1a; whereas a further 9.4 million rely on basic water services off-premises1b, and around 450,000 individuals have no access to even basic drinking-water services1c; whereas water poverty disproportionately affects marginalised groups such as Roma, migrants, and homeless individuals; | |
| 1a https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS?locations=EU (reference year: 2020). | |
| 1b https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.H2O.BASW.ZS?locations=EU (reference year: 2020). | |
| 1c Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sdg_06_10/default/table?lang=en. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_pjan/default/table?lang=en. |
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| A j. whereas quality education is an essential lever in the fight against poverty, as it leads to better employment opportunities, improved living conditions, and a positive impact on both mental and physical health; whereas investing in quality education, particularly for people from minority and vulnerable groups, is one of the most effective ways to sustainably and structurally reduce poverty; |
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| A j. whereas bolstering Member States’ family benefit systems will foster stronger social cohesion, build human capital for Europe’s labour market, increase tax revenues, enhance long-term economic competitiveness, and eradicate child poverty, in full alignment with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); |
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| Aj. whereas elderly people, people with disabilities, single-parent families, ethnic minorities and migrants are groups that are more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion, and migrant children are overrepresented in the group at risk of poverty; |
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| Ak. whereas in 2024: 93.3 million people in the EU (21.0 % of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; the risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU was higher for women than for men (21.9 % compared to 20.0 %); within the EU, employment situation strongly influenced the risk rate of poverty or social exclusion, which varies between 10.9 % for workers and 66.6 % for the unemployed; and whereas in 2024, 21.9 % of the EU population living in family households with dependent children were at risk of poverty or social exclusion1a; | |
| 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/dashboard/social-scoreboard/ |
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| A k. whereas promoting family-friendly workplaces and a healthy work-life balance contributes to stronger and more stable family structures; whereas research shows that people with lower education levels and weaker socioeconomic positions statistically face a higher risk of relationship problems and divorce; whereas children of divorced parents more often experience financial decline and themselves have an increased risk of divorce later in life; whereas this dynamic can contribute to an intergenerational poverty cycle; |
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| A k. whereas bundling three existing core family benefits1a in Member States simplifies access for families, strengthens policy coherence, and maximises the effectiveness of public investment in social protection, child well-being and child development; | |
| 1a adequate guaranteed child benefit, adequate guaranteed parental leave, and adequate guaranteed access to childcare up to school age |
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| A k. whereas everyone in the Union has the right to access essential services of good quality accompanied by support measures for those in need; whereas people at risk of poverty or social exclusion face structural barriers in this regard, in particular Roma and the homeless, linked to affordability, lack of infrastructure or skills; |
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| A l. whereas the European Child Guarantee is crucial to prevent social exclusion among children by ensuring effective access for children in vulnerable situations to essential services such as adequate housing, healthy nutrition, quality and free education facilities, and healthcare; whereas the national action plans and financial resources from the ESF+ play a key role in the fight against child poverty; whereas systematic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation and impact of these measures are of great importance; |
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| A l. whereas high-quality and affordable public services are essential for achieving high levels of social protection, social cohesion and social inclusion; whereas public services face many challenges related to service continuity, increasing demand and an ageing population; whereas the digitalisation of public services offers significant opportunities, but it requires targeted efforts to ensure the inclusion of vulnerable groups; |
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| Al. whereas there have been fallbacks in some areas in the EU in recent years: indicators of the number of children at risk of poverty have increased – child poverty increased from 23.6 % in 2019 to 24.2 % in 2024 – and the effectiveness of social protection in reducing poverty declined in the 2021-2024 period from 37.1 % to 34.4 %1a; | |
| 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/dashboard/social-scoreboard/ |
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| A l. whereas the most immediate and substantial impact will be to strengthen children under the age of six, immediately reducing the child-at-risk-of-poverty rate, strengthen families as the bedrock of society, giving parents easier access to the labour market from day one; |
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| A m. whereas in 2023, 97.7 % of all households in the EU had access to at least one fixed broadband technology, compared to only 92.2 % in rural areas; whereas access to fast and reliable internet is essential for participation in a knowledge-driven and informed society, as well as for access to employment, education, public services, and healthcare; whereas a lack of broadband access increases the digital divide and exacerbates the risk of poverty and social exclusion; |
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| Am. whereas the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights, adopted in 2021, is limited to pinpointing the goal of reducing the number of people in poverty by 15 million, including 5 million children, by 2030, and whereas reaching this target would mean that around 78 million people, including 15 million children, in the EU would still be at risk of poverty and social exclusion by that time1a; | |
| 1a https://op.europa.eu/webpub/empl/european-pillar-of-social-rights/downloads/KE0921008ENN.pdf |
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| A m. whereas social security schemes face many challenges related to demographics, new forms of work and the green and digital transitions; whereas these developments make it necessary to rethink social security systems in order to ensure their sustainability in terms of financing and adequacy, as well as their effectiveness in reducing poverty and inequality among vulnerable groups; |
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| A m. whereas by creating appropriate living standards for families by bundling three core family benefits1a, Member States promote greater social equity and cohesion across the EU; | |
| 1a adequate guaranteed child benefit, adequate guaranteed parental leave, and adequate guaranteed access to childcare up to school age; |
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| A n. whereas minimum income schemes remain a reliable tool for securing income, reducing inequality and poverty across the European Union; whereas these minimum income schemes vary considerably between Member States in terms of the adequacy and coverage of benefits and their link to labour market activation measures; whereas minimum income levels are well below national poverty thresholds in most Member States; whereas the non-take-up rate for minimum income schemes is estimated at between 30% and 50% of the eligible population in the Union, which undermines the objectives of this support instrument; |
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| An. whereas on 14 June 2021, the Council adopted its Recommendation on a European Child Guarantee, in order to ensure that children in need have access to key services, for example, free care services and education for early childhood, free education (including additional activities in schools and at least one healthy meal per school day), free healthcare, healthy nutrition and adequate housing1a; | |
| 1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021H1004 |
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| A n. whereas, for the EU anti-poverty strategy, and specifically the ‘Stronger Families’ initiative to be effective, Member States should be strongly urged to invest in social policies, with the Commission recognising the Member States’ demographic expenses as investment within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact to enable necessary funding and investment; |
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| Ao. whereas country-specific recommendations in the framework of the European Semester tend to incentivise cuts in public services and social protection instead of promoting an increase in public revenue, and whereas, since the introduction of the European Semester in 2011, the Commission has repeatedly recommended that governments reduce funding for public services and social rights, such as cuts in healthcare or privatisation of public health services; |
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| A o. whereas in 2024, in the European Union, the risk of poverty or social exclusion for persons with disabilities was 61 % higher compared to people with no limitations; whereas persons with disabilities continue to face barriers to accessing employment, with a direct impact on their income and risk of poverty, as the employment gap between persons with disabilities and persons without disabilities stands at 24 % in the Union1a; | |
| 1a Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-catalogues/w/ks-01-25-025. |
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| A o. whereas recommendations to Member States to introduce holistic, simplified, adequately resourced, integrated, and actionable policy mechanisms for stronger families will help Member States to ensuring full and equitable access to the three core family benefits1a for all families; | |
| 1a adequate guaranteed child benefit, adequate guaranteed parental leave, and adequate guaranteed access to childcare up to school age |
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| A p. whereas single-parent households, particularly those headed by women, face a disproportionate risk of poverty (over 32 %), compared to just 11.2 % among two-parent families1a; whereas poverty remains one of the contributing factors to family separation in the EU; whereas systemic factors such as lack of access to services, housing instability, income insecurity and insufficient prevention and family support services undermine families’ ability to care for their children in community settings; | |
| 1a At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table?lang=en. |
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| A q. whereas families face multiple and interrelated challenges that no single service or organisation can resolve on its own; whereas continuity of services as well as proper coordination between services are essential to prepare for and facilitate the transitions that children will face; whereas children should be placed at the heart of policies to combat poverty and be considered as part of a continuum of integrated services that goes beyond the remit of the various organisations that accompany them throughout their development; |
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| A r. whereas adverse childhood experiences, discrimination and unstable environments are some of the main causes of mental health problems developing in early childhood; whereas families at risk may have limited access to mental health services due to financial barriers, stigma, or availability; whereas discrimination has a direct link to poverty as discriminatory experiences hinder people experiencing poverty from accessing an adequate standard of living; |
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| A s. whereas there are still at least 1.4 million people residing in institutions in the EU, although this figure could be underestimated due to a lack of data availability, consistency and coverage; whereas the placement of children in institutions has serious consequences for children and families by perpetuating stigma, social isolation and feeding an intergenerational cycle of disadvantage1a; whereas residents of institutions are isolated from the broader community and do not have sufficient control over their lives and the decisions that affect them; whereas despite the fact that the Union has long been committed to the process of deinstitutionalisation, efforts are still needed at both European and national level to enable vulnerable groups to live in a family or community environment; | |
| 1a Policy brief: Keeping families together in Europe, UNICEF, 2024. |
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| A t. whereas the 2024 EU Pension Adequacy Report highlights that in 2022, approximately 18.5 million individuals aged 65 and above in the European Union were at risk of poverty or social exclusion1a; whereas at-risk-of-poverty (AROP) rates in 2022 affect 14.2 % of men and 19.8 % of women in this age group; whereas the AROP rate among those aged 65 and over has steadily increased due to both rising poverty rates and an ageing population; | |
| 1a European Commission: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion and Social Protection Committee (SPC), The 2024 pension adequacy report – Current and future income adequacy in old age in the EU. Volume I, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/909323. |
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| A u. whereas, in 2023, women in the European Union earned on average 12 % less per hour than men, reflecting a persistent gender pay gap that contributes to lifelong economic inequality, including disparities in pensions and increased risks of poverty among elderly women; whereas, this pay gap is driven by factors such as occupational segregation, differences in working hours, and unequal representation in senior roles, which collectively hinder women’s economic independence and social security; whereas addressing the gender pay gap is essential to achieving fair labour markets and reducing gender-based poverty across all age groups; |
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| A v. whereas, in 2024, 8.2 % of all employed persons in the European Union experienced in-work poverty1a, and whereas, analysis of 2022 data reveals that part-time workers faced disproportionately higher levels of in-work poverty (13.5 %) compared to full-time workers (7.1 %)1b; whereas in-work poverty poses barriers to social inclusion and economic stability; whereas addressing in-work poverty is essential for promoting fair employment, reducing inequalities, and ensuring sustainable and inclusive economic development across the EU; | |
| 1a In work at-risk-of-poverty rate, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sdg_01_41/default/table. | |
| 1b Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) 2023, European Commission. |
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| A w. whereas the European Union has adopted the target that at least 60% of adults should participate in training every year by 2030; whereas Member States have committed themselves to national targets in order to achieve this headline goal and whereas the majority of Member States lost ground in the pursuit of these national targets; whereas in 2022, the rate of adult participation in learning was at 39.5 %, still well below the EU 2030 target1a; whereas further substantial efforts are needed to ensure provision of, and access to, quality training policies that promote lifelong learning and strengthen EU competitiveness, resilience and inclusiveness of the EU workforce; | |
| 1a European Commission: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Education and training monitor 2024 – Comparative report, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/815875. |
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| A x. whereas digital exclusion persists in the European Union, where individuals or groups are deprived of full access to and the ability to use information and communication technologies, thereby hindering their participation in the economic, social and political life of society; whereas the digital divide is particularly pronounced in the Union among vulnerable groups, including people with low incomes or low levels of education, elderly, people with disabilities and people living in rural or isolated areas; whereas almost half of the adult population does not have basic digital skills despite more than 90 % of jobs requiring them; whereas 5.4 % of school-aged children across Europe experience digital deprivation, with substantial disparities in access to digital resources observed between different countries1a; whereas in 2023, 32 % of Europeans aged 16 to 29 were found to have below-basic digital skills, with this figure rising to 43 % among those with low educational attainment, highlighting a significant digital skills gap within youth demographics1b; | |
| 1a Ayllón, S., Holmarsdottir, H. & Lado, S. Digitally Deprived Children in Europe. Child Ind Res 16, 1315–1339 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-10006-w. | |
| 1b BERTONI, E., COSGROVE, J. and CACHIA, R., Digital skills gaps - a closer look at the Digital Skills Index (DSI 2.0), European Commission, Ispra, 2024, JRC140617. |
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| A y. whereas, in 2022, the average Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) score for the measures of basic skills (reading, mathematics and science) of 15-year-olds decreased by 10 points compared to the last wave in 2018; whereas underachievement is prevalent among disadvantaged learners, demonstrating a widening of educational inequalities; whereas this worrying deterioration calls for reforms and investment in education and training in order to prevent these development gaps, which increase the risk of poverty or social exclusion for vulnerable groups; |
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| A z. whereas public investment is expected to increase in 2025 in almost all Member States, with a significant contribution from NextGenerationEU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF) and EU funds in several Member States; whereas around 162.3 billion allocated to Member States under the RFF contributes to social spending, amounting to around 25 % of the total estimated expenditure1a; whereas social investments and reforms in key areas can boost employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth; | |
| 1a Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, COM(2024) 474 final. |
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| A aa. whereas the Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee represents a major opportunity to reduce inequalities and promote the social inclusion of children and that, by adopting the Recommendation, the EU Member States have demonstrated their commitment to an integrated policy aimed at breaking the vicious circle of poverty; whereas despite earmarking of 5 % of ESF+ specifically for the reduction of child poverty, the AROPE children rate has increased in some Member States, indicating the need for more ambitious and effective use of funding; |
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| A ab. whereas multilevel coordination and integration between the various instruments and policies of the European Union is essential to the implementation of the Anti-Poverty Strategy; whereas its governance should also be anchored in a robust mechanism for monitoring the objectives of the Strategy, as well as the complete use of the European Semester process; |
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| A ac. whereas the Anti-Poverty Strategy will only deliver results if it is accompanied by adequate financial resources and if its objectives are supported by the various relevant EU sectoral funds; whereas the provisions on poverty and social inclusion in the Multiannual Financial Framework should be renewed and strengthened in the upcoming framework; |
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| A strategy aimed at eradicating poverty | A strategy aimed at ending poverty |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Romana Jerković, Alicia Homs Ginel, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| Highlights that poverty is a complex phenomenon affecting all areas of life, involving material, social, psychological and political deprivation, rooted in systemic and structural injustice, and intersecting with historical inequalities based on gender and gender expression, race and ethnicity, religion, migrant status, age, sexual orientation and disability; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Romana Jerković, Alicia Homs Ginel, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| Recalls that poverty disproportionally affects marginalised and vulnerable groups of society, such as women, people from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, people experiencing homelessness, LGBTQIA+ individuals, older and younger people, undocumented persons, migrants, Roma and Traveller communities, people with disabilities, people facing discrimination on the ground of religion or belief, people facing chronic diseases and addiction, informal carers and single parents; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| Emphasises that combating poverty can only be achieved by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights, while recognising that intersecting forms of discrimination can create greater barriers to access to some groups, requiring targeted measures; |
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| -1. Is concerned that, in 2024, 93.3 million people in the EU were still at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses that without a paradigm shift in the approach to combating poverty and adequate funding, the European Union and its Member States will not achieve their poverty reduction objectives; believes that the announcement of the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy is a step in the right direction towards reversing the trend, but must provide a comprehensive approach to tackling the root causes and the multidimensional aspects of poverty and social exclusion, as well as their interlinks, with regard to access to quality jobs, social protection and minimum income, public services, education, early childhood intervention, healthcare, food, housing, energy and taxation; |
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| -1 a. Is deeply concerned that, in 2024, more than 27 million people in the EU were affected by severe material and social deprivation; stresses that the Anti-Poverty Strategy should focus on measures for those most vulnerable to extreme poverty, such as children in institutional care, Roma communities, persons with disabilities, and homeless persons, recognising that these groups face unique and compounded barriers to social inclusion; |
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| -1 b. Stresses that the most sustainable poverty reduction policy is one that prevents poverty from arising in the first place; urges that the Anti-Poverty Strategy adopts an inclusive approach based on prevention; highlights the long-term benefits of social investment in accessible and high-quality healthcare, childcare, inclusive education, affordable housing and adequate social protection systems; |
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| 1. Calls on the European Commission to present an Anti-Poverty Strategy (‘the Strategy’) that includes the following general objectives and guidelines: | 1. Calls on the European Commission to present an Anti-Poverty Strategy (‘the Strategy’) that supports the activities of the Member States in social policy and includes the following general objectives and guidelines: |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 1. Calls on the European Commission to present an Anti-Poverty Strategy (‘the Strategy’) that includes the following general objectives and guidelines: | 1. Calls on the European Commission to present a comprehensive, ambitious and adequately funded Anti-Poverty Strategy (‘the Strategy’) that includes at least the following general objectives and guidelines: |
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| 1. Calls on the European Commission to present an Anti-Poverty Strategy (‘the Strategy’) that includes the following general objectives and guidelines: | 1. Calls on the European Commission to present an ambitious Anti-Poverty Strategy (‘the Strategy’) that includes the following general objectives and guidelines: |
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| a) Recognition of poverty as a violation of human rights and the rights of peoples; | a) Recognition that the best strategy towards poverty requires promoting the prosperity and wealth of nations, families, undertakings and workers; |
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| a) Recognition of poverty as a violation of human rights and the rights of peoples; | a) Recognition of poverty as a significant barrier to economic opportunity and the enjoyment of rights, with emphasis on empowering individuals and communities to overcome it; |
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| a) Recognition of poverty as a violation of human rights and the rights of peoples; | a) Recognition of poverty as a violation of human dignity and promotion of a rights-based approach in line with international legal frameworks; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| a) Recognition of poverty as a violation of human rights and the rights of peoples; | a) Recognition of poverty as a violation of human rights and human dignity; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| a a) A comprehensive EU-wide definition of poverty that goes beyond material deprivation and also takes into account other social determinants such as access to education, housing, adequate healthcare and social participation; |
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| b) Setting of the goal of urgently eradicating poverty by 2035 at the latest; | b) Setting of the goal of reducing poverty in the nations that form the European Union; |
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| b) Setting of the goal of urgently eradicating poverty by 2035 at the latest; | b) Setting of the goals of eradicating poverty and reducing at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions by 2030, by combining short and long-term measures; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| b) Setting of the goal of urgently eradicating poverty by 2035 at the latest; | b) Realistic goals to reduce poverty with the aim of eliminating it by 2035 at the latest; |
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| b) Setting of the goal of urgently eradicating poverty by 2035 at the latest; | b) Setting of the goal of urgently ending poverty by 2035 at the latest; |
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| b a) Develop progress indicators, clear milestones, and a monitoring framework enabling policies and funding to be adapted to changing circumstances; |
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| c) Proper coordination between the EU and Member States, as well as with regions, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to achieve this goal; | c) Ensure proper coordination between the EU, Member States, and regional authorities, respecting the principle of subsidiarity, with the EU providing support where necessary; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| c) Proper coordination between the EU and Member States, as well as with regions, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to achieve this goal; | c) Proper coordination between the Commission and Member States, and where applicable with regions, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to achieve this goal; |
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| d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; | d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to Union funds that assures these reach end beneficiaries; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; | d) A comprehensive, people-centred and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies that reinforces the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and reflects the multidimensional nature of poverty and ensures that reducing poverty and social exclusion is a cross-cutting objective for all Union policies; |
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| d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; | d) A comprehensive, integrated aligned and intersectional approach to anti-poverty policies and measures, including the right to accessible, affordable, available and high-quality services and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; |
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| d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; | d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and concrete measures as well as mainstreaming anti-poverty efforts in other sectoral policies; |
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| d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; | d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; including the financial implications of chronic and long-term diseases; |
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| d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of eradicating poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; | d) A comprehensive and integrated approach to anti-poverty policies and measures and the goal of ending poverty as a cross-cutting criterion in sectoral policies; |
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| d a) Provide a balance between universal measures accessible for all people experiencing poverty and social exclusion and targeted measures for the most vulnerable such as children, single-parent families, persons with disabilities, Roma, and the homeless; |
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| d b) Promote a life-cycle approach to tackling poverty, starting in childhood and throughout all stages of life; |
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| e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; | e) Full sovereignty of Member States in defining, implementing and evaluating anti-poverty policies; |
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| e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; | e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; calls for a holistic approach to address the risks of poverty for both people already living in poverty and those in the middle class who are at risk of falling into poverty due to climate change; emphasises the need for targeted policies that make climate measures socially affordable and for supportive measures for people affected by climate-related disasters; |
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| e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; | e) Participation of people experiencing poverty in designing, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner underpinned by a methodology and capacity-building that enable their active and informed engagement in civic life; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; | e) Meaningful participation of people living in poverty and with a lived experience of poverty, including marginalised and vulnerable groups, in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; |
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| e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; | e) Participation by people, particularly by women and also including children, living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; |
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
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| e) Participation by people living in poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an appropriate, effective and transparent manner; | e) Participation by people experiencing poverty in defining, implementing and evaluating policies that affect them, in an inclusive, effective and transparent manner; |
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| i) Particular attention to extreme forms of poverty & social exclusion like homelessness, which Member States, the EU institutions and key stakeholders have committed to work towards ending in the Lisbon Declaration; |
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| ii) Progress indicators and a monitoring framework ensuring the measurement of the success and impact of the Anti-Poverty Strategy, rooted in the European Semester, calling on Member States to include relevant actions in their medium-term fiscal structural plans and giving access to the new Economic Governance Framework’s flexibility to mobilise public funds for overarching EU priorities; |
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| iii) A multi-level governance mechanism supported by adequate human and financial resources at the level of the European Commission, and ensuring effective coordination with national and local anti-poverty strategies; |
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| e a) Actively combat child poverty in order to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty; calls on the Commission, together with the EU Member States, regions, and civil society, to develop a coordinated action plan focused on equal educational opportunities and the healthy development of every child; proposes including in this plan a roadmap with the objective of ending child poverty, as set out under Principle 11 of the European Pillar of Social Rights; |
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| point e(a) Genuine systemic action aimed at combating poverty and promoting social inclusion requires long-term interventions, developed as part of a transformative process that is extended and consolidates over time; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| e a) A fundamental and horizontal principle of non-discrimination throughout the Strategy to tackle structural inequalities and societal stigmas rooted in discrimination that exacerbate poverty and social exclusion; |
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| e a) Allocate adequate budgetary resources for the implementation of the Strategy within the Multiannual Financial Framework as well as specific measures in the relevant EU funding instruments and programmes; |
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| e b) Particular attention should be given to extreme forms of poverty and social exclusion, such as homelessness, which Member States, EU institutions, and stakeholders have committed to ending, as stipulated in the Lisbon Declaration; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| e b) Provision of adequate and sustained funding for anti-poverty measures through Union and national budgetary mechanisms to support the full implementation of the Strategy and ensure long-term impact; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| e c) Systematic collection and use of disaggregated data on poverty in order to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the Strategy; |
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| 1 a. Calls on the European Commission to protect work of Member States nationals rather than their replacement by third countries migrants; |
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| 1 b. Calls on the European Commission to derogate its current green energy strategy that brings families, companies and workers to poverty; |
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| 1 c. Calls on the European Commission to urgently and drastically reduce its so-called development aid for third countries, in order to dedicate its resources to combat poverty of national families and workers belonging to Member States; |
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| 1 d. Calls on the European Commission to avoid an artificial intelligence policy that forgets that families, companies and workers should be at its centre rather than pure machines; |
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| A more equitable distribution of wealth | A Strategy enabling social justice |
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| A more equitable distribution of wealth | Inclusive and quality employment opportunities |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| A more equitable distribution of wealth | Fair working conditions and a more equitable distribution of income and wealth |
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| 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; | 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies that foster job creation, innovation, and entrepreneurship, focusing on a competitive economy that can achieve full employment naturally; |
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| 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; | 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make achieving high employment levels and decent jobs a core focus of economic and social policies; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; | 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of quality employment, adequate social protection and services for all, as well as a fair distribution of wealth and economic prosperity as the foundation for economic and social policies; |
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| 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; | 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; calls in this context on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their active labour market policies, in particular for those furthest from employment; emphasises that effective active labour market policies should go beyond access to employment and also include enabling services for people to remain in employment, for example, access to affordable, sustainable and decent housing, transport within a reasonable distance from the workplace and transportation vouchers and subsidies; |
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| 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; | 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment, adequate wages, strong social safety nets and decent working conditions as a guideline for economic and social policies; |
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| 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; | 2. Recommends the Commission and Member States to implement the goal of full employment as a guideline for economic and social policies; |
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, lifelong learning, upskilling and reskilling, adequate wages, decent working conditions, health and safety, access to social protection, and work-life balance; welcomes in this regard the announcement of a Quality Jobs Roadmap to ensure a just transition for all workers and self-employed, notably by increasing collective bargaining coverage; stresses that this Roadmap represents an opportunity to establish an individual right to training and lifelong learning; calls on the Commission to develop this Roadmap in cooperation with the social partners and to ensure the interlinking thereof with the Anti-Poverty Strategy; |
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, equal pay between women and men, decent and safe working conditions, lifelong learning opportunities and access to social protection regardless of employment status or age; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights, improve the quality of employment and tackle in-work poverty through enhanced collective bargaining, stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions, non-discrimination and access to adequate social protection; |
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; highlights the necessity of supporting especially women, children, youth, families, and vulnerable groups, advocating for targeted measures to combat youth unemployment and child poverty; |
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions, representation by worker's representatives, freedom to establish and join trade unions and access to social protection; |
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; insists, in this context, that the existence of workers at risk of poverty in the EU is unacceptable, and urges the Commission and the Member States to implement measures that are consistent with the elimination of this situation; |
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| 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; | 3. Recommends the Commission and Member States to promote policies to protect and promote labour rights and improve the quality of employment, including stable employment relationships, fair wages, decent and safe working conditions and access to social protection; |
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| 3 a. Stresses the persistence of in-work poverty for one in twelve workers across the Union; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include comprehensive measures to reduce in-work poverty in the Strategy by addressing structural barriers beyond job quality, including access and support to childcare services, improving the recognition of qualifications, and addressing the lack of tailored career guidance and training support; stresses that the transposition of the Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages will be key for preventing and fighting poverty risks among workers, while reinforcing incentives to work and welcomes the fact that several Member States have amended or plan to amend their minimum wage frameworks; |
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| 3a. Stresses the need to strengthen democratic participation at work as a tool to combat poverty, which presupposes the defence of and respect for rights and principles such as the right to organise and to collective action and collective bargaining; trade union rights; the right to strike, the principle of prohibiting unfair dismissal; the principle of equal pay for equal work; the principle of adapting work to human needs and reconciling family and personal life with work by means of appropriate working hours; the reduction of working time in order to enable workers to participate in political, trade union and social life; |
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| 3 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to make the labour market more inclusive for all age groups, including for older workers, particularly older women, who face very low hiring rates and a strong risk of long-term unemployment and inactivity when losing their employment before pension age; urges the Commission to include targeted actions to ensure adequate pension levels; |
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
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| 3 a. Emphasises the need to strengthen public employment services, training pathways, and job search support systems for people experiencing poverty and vulnerable groups, particularly long-term unemployed and low-skilled individuals; stresses the importance of individualised guidance, recognition of informal skills, and linking training to quality job opportunities; |
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| 3 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to improve the working conditions, training, and remuneration of home care and long-term care workers, who are essential to ensuring dignified support for older persons and people with disabilities; |
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| 3 b. Calls on the Commission to integrate education, training and lifelong learning into the Anti-Poverty Strategy, with a focus on inclusive education and the reintegration of early school leavers; recommends expanding digital and media literacy programmes and investing in second-chance education; emphasises the need to link the Anti-Poverty Strategy to inclusive education, upskilling and reskilling programmes, as well as civic engagement, specifically targeting vulnerable groups, long-term unemployed, single parents and early school leavers; |
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| 3 b. Calls for the professionalisation and formal recognition of care and support work, with clear career pathways, certification systems, and labour rights protections, to attract and retain workers in a sector essential for demographic resilience and social inclusion; |
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| 3 c. Highlights that segregation in access to mainstream education for children with disabilities remains a challenge across the EU resulting in social exclusion; calls on the Anti-Poverty Strategy to ensure accessibility of education for children with disabilities, both in terms of physical infrastructure and educational resources, in order to guarantee equal opportunities for all pupils; stresses the potential of affordable assistive technologies and AI to enhance inclusive teaching for pupils with disabilities, offering personalised support, adaptive tools, and better communication; encourages Member States to invest in these technologies and ensure teachers are trained to integrate them effectively; further calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure robust safeguards against the misdiagnosis of intellectual disabilities or special education needs among Roma children and educational segregation; stresses the importance of non-discriminatory assessment practices, as well as inclusive education policies that uphold the rights and dignity of all children; |
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| 3 d. Calls on the Member States for the systematic development and expansion of national frameworks for the validation of non-formal and informal learning, enabling the recognition of practical experience in sectors such as construction, agriculture, health and social care, Horeca, manufacturing, artisanal, logistics, and ICT, building on the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning1a; further calls on the Member States to reinforce these validation schemes to match the needs of those further away from the labour market; | |
| 1a OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1–5. |
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| 3 e. Is concerned at the level of youth unemployment, which remains very high in several Member States and more than twice as high as the overall unemployment rate at EU level; recalls the commitment made to young people by the Member States in establishing the Youth Guarantee; believes that the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy has the potential to develop more synergies between the Child Guarantee and the Youth Guarantee, and strengthen both instruments, in order to ensure adequate support for young people in need throughout their personal and professional development; calls in this regard for strengthened support for young people transitioning out of care, to ensure a stable and dignified path into adulthood; recommends measures such as housing assistance, enhanced access to training and employment opportunities, paid traineeships, support with university or vocational education and training (VET) fees, and mentoring in order to avoid the ‘care clif’ phenomenon1a and reduce the risk of poverty, social exclusion, and homelessness during this critical period; | |
| 1a Field, A, Sen, R, Johnston, C & Ellis, K 2021, 'Turning 18 in Specialised Residential Therapeutic Care: Independence or a Cliff Edge?', Children & Society, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 784-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12450. |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States focus on enhancing labour market flexibility, reducing regulatory barriers, and ensuring equal access to employment opportunities as key components in combating poverty; |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States aim primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal to achieve high employment levels and decent jobs, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating or strengthening targeted instruments to combat poverty through effective access to work for disadvantaged groups such as youth, Roma, and persons with disabilities; stresses in this regard the examples of the Youth Guarantee and the ‘Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve’ (ALMA) programme in order to direct these instruments towards the objectives of combating unemployment and underemployment of vulnerable groups, providing personalised support to vulnerable jobseekers and increasing their employability, skills and self-confidence; |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; deplores the fact that in 2024 24,2 % of children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; reiterates Parliament’s repeated call to urgently increase the funding of the European Child Guarantee with a dedicated budget and to ensure adequate public investment in policies that have a direct and indirect impact on children’s lives; calls in this regard on all Member States, not only those affected by child poverty, to allocate at least 5 % of the ESF+ resources under shared management to support activities under the European Child Guarantee in 2026 as well as making full use of existing funding possibilities under the EU budget, such as ReactEU and the RRF to eradicate child poverty; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and quality jobs for all, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment, while recognising that poverty cannot be eradicated through employment alone, and a holistic approach based on strong social protection systems, poverty prevention mechanisms and progressive taxation measures is necessary; |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full and decent employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment, and with a particular focus on removing barriers to employment for people furthest from the labour market; |
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| 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; | 4. Recommends that the Commission and Member States consider creating an instrument to combat poverty through the universal realisation of the right to work and the goal of full employment, aimed primarily at combating unemployment and underemployment; considers that this instrument should take into account the use of public employment and the human resources needs in public services to ensure the social functions of the Member States, subject to the criteria and objectives of economic cohesion and social needs satisfaction, while respecting the specificities of the labour legislation of each Member State; stresses that the use of this instrument should be linked to access to social benefits, in order to prevent it from acting as a factor limiting such access, and recognising the need for personalised social protection support in the face of the multidimensionality of poverty situations; |
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| 4 a. Considers that the social economy is an essential component of the EU’s social market economy and a driver for the implementation of the EPSR and its targets, often providing employment to vulnerable and excluded groups; calls on the Anti-Poverty Strategy to strengthen the social economy in line with the EU Social Economy Action Plan and the Liège Roadmap for the Social Economy in the European Union; reiterates its call for the Commission to explore innovative funding mechanisms such as social impact bonds to finance projects to support the development of the social economy in Europe1a; | |
| 1a European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2022 on the EU action plan for the social economy (2021/2179(INI)). |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt effective measures aimed at implementing the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work and work of equal value’, combating inequalities and discrimination in the workplace, particularly devoting attention to addressing the systematic undervaluing of women’s work and their compounding impact throughout their working lives resulting in lower wages, reduced pension entitlements, and diminished social protection coverage; |
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| 4 a. Expresses concerns that, as highlighted in the 2025 Joint Employment Report, no Member State has yet established an adequate minimum income scheme reaching at least the national at-risk-of-poverty threshold; recalls that the Council Recommendation of 30 January 2023 on adequate minimum income calls on Member States to ensure the adequacy of minimum income schemes as a key instrument in combating poverty and social exclusion; |
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| 4a. Calls on the Member States to improve the suitability, accessibility and coverage of their social protection systems; |
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| 4 a. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States implement policies promoting the primary sector; |
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| 4 b. Underlines that, in 2024, 42.87 % of the EU population was at risk of poverty before social transfers1a, a rate which was reduced to 16.2 % after said transfers1b, which corresponds to a reduction by 34.41 %1c; highlights that effective social transfers, including child benefits, minimum income schemes, pensions, and energy and housing subsidies, are a powerful instrument to reduce poverty and social exclusion; calls on Member States to strengthen and adequately fund such redistributive mechanisms; | |
| 1a At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li09__custom_17282914/default/table?lang=en. | |
| 1b At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02__custom_17184183/bookmark/table?lang=en&bookmarkId=0638cf41-b3aa-4346-b927-26c90ba362b9. | |
| 1c Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex, Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tespm050/default/table?lang=en&category=es.tespm. |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 4 b. Calls on Member States to develop policies to strengthen maternity, paternity and parental rights and leave, 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; |
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| 4 b. Recommends the European Commission to promote industry represented by Member States companies and workers rather than globalist players; |
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | deleted |
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | 5. Urges the Commission to present an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income and active social inclusion, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; stresses that this proposal would contribute to the goals of eradicating poverty and fostering the integration of people absent from the labour market by setting common standards on adequacy, accessibility and coverage of minimum income schemes; calls on Member States to ensure that minimum income schemes and other social schemes are adjusted to preserve their adequacy and accessibility as to protect vulnerable households; |
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
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | 5. Urges the Commission to present an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income and active social inclusion, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; stresses that this proposal would contribute to the goals of eradication of poverty and fostering the integration of people absent from the labour market by setting common standards on adequacy, accessibility and coverage of minimum income schemes; |
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | 5. Urges the Commission to present a European Directive on adequate minimum income and ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | 5. Urges the Commission to present a proposal for a Directive establishing a framework for adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; |
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; calls on Member States to make use of labour market activation measures to promote the participation of underrepresented groups — including young and older persons, women, persons with disabilities, and persons with a migrant background — by providing personalised pathways to quality employment and social inclusion; |
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| 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to eradicating poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; | 5. Urges the Commission to present an initiative on adequate minimum income to ensure active social inclusion and participation in employment and contribute to end poverty, while respecting the competences of Member States, the national specificities of social protection systems and the principle of subsidiarity; |
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| 5a. Calls on the Member States to develop fair, redistributive and progressive systems for taxing income and wealth, ensuring that public budgets are sufficiently equipped to finance the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and counteract the unequal distribution of wealth; underlines that tax justice is essential to uphold social cohesion; |
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| 5 a. Recommends that the Commission and Member States address the issue of in-work poverty as a structural challenge that must be tackled to alleviate social and economic pressures on affected households and to ensure the retention of trained and skilled workers within the European labour market; |
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| 5 a. Urges Member States to develop reintegration policies and income support for individuals facing poverty due to long-term health conditions such as cancer and other disabilities, including targeted support for returning to work and access to social protection; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 5 a. Urges the Member States to implement and enforce Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union to protect low-income workers and to strengthen collective bargaining and wage-setting; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 5 b. Calls on Member States to adopt equitable and progressive taxation policies that promote redistribution, ensuring adequate public funding to combat poverty and narrow social and economic disparities; stresses the importance of tackling wealth and resource imbalances, and affirms that achieving tax justice is vital for preserving social unity and fulfilling the commitments outlined in the European Pillar of Social Rights; |
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| 5b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish price regulation mechanisms for essential goods and services that ensure their accessibility, including in relation to food, energy, water, housing and communications; |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| Ensuring the indivisible and universal nature of political, economic, social and cultural rights | Access to quality public services, social protection and support measures |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Marit Maij, Isilda Gomes, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Idoia Mendia, Marc Angel, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Evelyn Regner
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| 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | deleted |
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| 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | 6. Recommends the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the universality of fundamental rights; |
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| 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that support the universality of rights, while respecting the diversity of social models across Member States and their capacity to design appropriate solutions; |
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| 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; calls on Member States to develop methodologies for assessing structural or systemic barriers to breaking out of poverty and social exclusion and to participating fully in society, whether these barriers are found in their legal systems, public policies or their implementation at territorial level; |
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| 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; insists on the importance of an intersectional and multi disciplinary approach in this regards; |
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| 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights; | 6. Urges the Commission and Member States to combat poverty by promoting public policies that ensure the indivisibility and universality of political, economic, social and cultural rights. Combat poverty and exclusion by promoting access to housing, space and public services, healthcare and well-being and quality of life; |
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| 6 a. 6a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to foster a flourishing economy by investing in growth initiatives, including: | |
| a) Promoting digital literacy for all citizens as a critical skill for participation in the modern economy; | |
| b) Monitoring and reducing school dropout rates through, inter alia: | |
| - targeted interventions and setting clear goals with Member States to improve educational attainment; | |
| - synergies with other schemes, such as the School scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products under the Common Market Organisation Regulation, in order to ensure that children at risk of poverty or social exclusion have priority access to healthy and nutritional food and educational measures; | |
| - synergies between the School scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products under the Common Market Organisation Regulation and other existing healthy breakfast initiatives and programmes for the distribution of regular school meals, including warm meals, as well as other sources of funding, in order to reach a higher number of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion, in line with the European Child Guarantee objectives; | |
| c) Encouraging policies that stimulate job creation and economic opportunities in emerging sectors, thereby expanding the tax base and resources available for social investment; |
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| 6 a. Stresses that anti-poverty policies must move beyond protection and provide real, sustained opportunities for marginalised individuals and communities to participate fully in economic, social, and cultural life; calls for a systemic shift from charity-based models to empowerment-oriented approaches; |
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
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| 6 a. Calls for the inclusion of qualitative indicators in the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy to monitor access to adequate housing, water and sanitation, healthcare, education, social participation, quality job and socio-economic discrimination in order to better reflect multidimensional aspects of poverty; |
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@misc{epw-text-empl-am-774606,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 1 - 256 - Draft report Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-04},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-AM-774606}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-AM-774606},
urldate = {2026-10-05},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId EMPL-AM-774606. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}