Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-11-10-Speech-3-264"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-11-10"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20101110.21.3-264"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-11-10-Speech-3-2652
lpv:speaker	lp:Vilija Blinkevičiūtė2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"In Europe, there has been a rapid increase in the number of elderly people whose only source of livelihood is their pension. People who have worked hard and honestly all their lives, who have brought up children and paid taxes to the state, expect old age to be peaceful and dignified. Unfortunately, not all of these legitimate expectations are destined to come true. The people of Europe in particular have felt this during the economic crisis. While prices have increased, pensions have not, and concern has grown over the security of savings put aside for old age, and there has also been an increase in the number of grandparents who need to support children after they have lost their jobs. In some countries, like my country of Lithuania for example, the government is also hurting pensioners, as pensions and benefits have been cut. Currently, there is much debate about the Commission’s new proposal to consider the possibility of raising the pension age. However, I am most concerned by the fact that no solutions are being offered on how to guarantee employment for elderly people. With the possibility of delaying retirement, millions of unemployed people under the pensionable age may land in the poverty trap. Not enough consideration has been given as to whether people’s health will allow them to work longer. Furthermore, we must also take into account the fact that women take lower paid work more often than men, and that as a result of childbirth, motherhood and caring for children and disabled family members, they lose insurance guarantees, and ultimately receive smaller pensions. Therefore, once they have evaluated the rapid ageing of Europe’s population, I call on the Commission and the Council to find other means of ensuring normal living conditions for current and future pensioners."@en1
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