Activities of Justina VITKAUSKAITE BERNARD
Plenary speeches (41)
Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs (A7-0101/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0275/2014 - Marco Scurria)
European Union Solidarity Fund (A7-0078/2014 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Role of broadcasting media in projecting the EU and its values (A7-0248/2014 - Graham Watson)
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
EU citizenship report 2013 (A7-0107/2014 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Cohesion Policy (A7-0081/2014 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Optimising the potential of outermost regions (A7-0121/2014 - Younous Omarjee)
Single European railway area (A7-0037/2014 - Saïd El Khadraoui)
Community trade mark (A7-0031/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Combating violence against women (A7-0075/2014 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (A7-0027/2013 - Åsa Westlund)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch)
Alternative consumer dispute resolution (A7-0280/2012 - Louis Grech)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights (A7-0048/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth (A7-0017/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (A7-0014/2013 - David Casa)
Governance of the single market (A7-0019/2013 - Andreas Schwab)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
Multi-annual plan for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea (A7-0395/2012 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Youth guarantee (B7-0007/2013)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (A7-0423/2012 - Catherine Grèze)
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Shadow opinions (3)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Development (2015)
OPINION on the e-Health Action Plan 2012-2020 – Innovative healthcare for the 21st century
OPINION on promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (61)
Amendment 2 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 period is an important and effective instrument for creating smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and achieving targets Europe 2020 and supporting, through a wide range of measures and innovative financial instruments, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as one of the main job creators in the EU;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that it is of the utmost importance for the EU's social cohesion to tackle the high unemployment rates, in particular among young people, NEETs and other vulnerable groups in the EU by boosting regional competitiveness and employment and by creating an entrepreneurial spirit; calls, therefore, for the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to focus on creating jobs and business opportunities by providing a hospitable environment and the right regulatory framework for small enterprises, businesses and start-ups;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the ESI Funds provide support for authorities and stakeholders at the local, national and regional levels to foster innovation, work-based learning and improve the competitiveness of SMEs, and thereby to tackle the current economic and social challenges, in particular the high unemployment rate;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that efforts to support growth, innovation and job creation in a sustainable economy must ensure a balance between economic and social requirements and impose safety and health standards, while supporting smart specialization and respecting ecosystem in order to provide decent, well- paid jobs in all regions of the EU;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the ESI Funds have an important role to play in supporting self- employment and concrete projects aimed at enhancing the entrepreneurial and enterprise skills of young people, and underlines the need for all Member States and regions to make full use of this opportunity in order to tackle youth unemployment;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the possibilities for SMEs to gain access to finance through instruments and innovative schemes provided by the ESI Funds and points out the need to widen these instruments and share best practices between regions, given that difficulties in accessing finance are one of the main obstacles obstructing the growth of SMEs;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes a paradigm shift for the regions in the way energy is produced and consumed, moving from an inflexible traditional model, which functions on a ‘base load logic’, to variable, decentralised and local production, integrating a high share of small-scale renewable energy with flexible and responsive demand and distributed storage; stresses that a smart grid is essential for such a paradigm shift and that smart grid implementation must be embedded in a cross-sectoral and comprehensive approach to regional development in order to maximise benefits for the regionsand market opportunities for the regions as well as to achieve sustainability, growth and innovation;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights, in this context, the opportunities for geographical (or territorial) changes to the energy grid for disadvantaged regions, which can develop from energy consumers into energy producers, obtaining high economic benefits while ensuring a secure energy supply, deployment and operation of smart grids; notes that this particularly offers opportunities to outermost and peripheral regions and islands;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that citizens must be involved in all phases of energy and grid planning, implementation and transformation, production and consumption, with public participation at each stage, and the active involvement of distribution service operators (DSOs) and providers of smart grid technologies; encourages citizens to become ‘prosumers’, with individuals and communities producing their own renewable energy and able to sell the surplus back to the grid, making use of net metering and thus taking advantage of the economic opportunities and acting as strong local partners engaged in sustainable energy production and energy saving within an overall regional energy concept;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, and its Smart Grid Task Force, to update and expand its existing definition of smart grids to include the smart energy system; calls on local and regional authorities to manage energy consumption and load-shedding and adopt regional strategies based around a smart energy system;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that in order to ensure the economic efficiency of smart grids for regions it is necessary to combine direct and indirect advantages, linking the energy sector with several other sectors, particularly housing and transport, but also the environment, urban planning, social inclusion, waste management, and the construction sector, in order to achieve energy saving targets while at the same time maximising economic benefits and balancing a region's energy supply and demand;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly encourages all regions to invest in smart energy systems as a potential source of local green and sustainable jobs; highlights that the construction industry is one of the main areas where jobs will be created, not only through direct investments in smart energy grids, but also through boosting EU technology development, innovation and the competitiveness of SMEs and through investments in energy efficiency measures and renovations, for instance in the housing sector;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on all regions to invest in skills and training for these new jobs, taking into account that a significant number of new local jobs can also be created in the ICT services, the transport sector and sectors that supply smart equipment, smart infrastructure and services, for instance for new installations;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that public investment in smart energy systems, including through European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), can foster local sustainable employment opportunities and long-term local benefits for the region, create synergy effects and spill-over effects on employment and long-term local benefits for the regions in economic, social and environmental spheres, and can equally be used as an instrument for overcoming economic challenges, especially in regions in crisis-hit countries;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the success of a smart energy system, as shown by studies on best practices and leading examples, is often due to local ownership by individual citizens, a cooperative, a local community or a combination of these actors; recognises that such ownerships increase the acceptance of investments in all elements of smart energy systems; advocates that citizens must be involved at all stages of smart energy infrastructure, production and energy and grid planning distribution and at all stages of development of a smart energy system;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to remove the barriers, regulatory and legal challenges to local ownership in existing EU legislation, particular in the state aid rules; invites the Member States to support local energy feed-in possibilities and the sharing of local energy, not only bi-directionally between the grid and the end-user but also cross-border and between end-user units, encouraging local energy production ownerships and sharing of locally produced energy;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to ensure available consumer information and clear guidelines for data transmission and data security and to ensure that the Data Protection Regulation is strengthened and swiftly adopted; calls on the Commission to develop strong guidelines for data collection, data minimisation, data transmission and data security within a smart energy system; underlines that personal data must only be processed for the specific purpose of providing energy supply and only to the extent that is strictly necessary and that personal data must not be used for discriminatory pricing;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need for improved data protection and privacy regulation and practice when smart metering systems are installed; emphasises that guaranteeing data protection and data privacy for all individuals and households connected to the grid is imperative to the functioning and deployment of smart grids; stresses that data gathered must only be used to ensure the security of electricity supply; calls on Member States to enforce data protection rules while maintaining and developing synergies throughout the telecommunication and energy networks and to uphold individuals’ rights in this area;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that regional quality branding is important for local territories and rural economies, as it highlights the connection to a specific and exceptional territory in terms of the origin of products and services and fosters productive regional economic development; is of the opinion that at a time of globalised economies, regional quality brands can serve as significant promoters and powerful tools of regional, territorial and local identity, as well as contribute to regional development, development of small businesses in rural communities and territorial marketing, and help improve the competitiveness of rural territories by increasing awareness of its economic benefits;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the cross-cutting nature of regional quality brands which support specific agricultural products as well as handicrafts and craftsmanship, and specific production processes and small businesses in rural communities; believes that regionally branded products may serve as good companion products to other services provided rurally, such as tourism, accommodation, catering services etc.; stresses, in this connection, that an integrated and holistic approach to the promotion of regionally branded products and their implementation at local, regional, national and European level is essential;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that regional quality branding, based on a territorial bottom-up approach, promotes synergies and networks between various local economic actors and socio- professional organisations, thanks to which they develop, improve their products and services and introduce more environmentally- friendly processes;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Member States and sub- national entities to take due account of regional quality branding and the role the brands play in rural territories by including them in their local and regional development strategies; invites regional creative industries to be facilitated that can result in the creation of new cultural products as part of a place branding process;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that for the success of funding received from the European Structural and Investment Funds, the relevant administrative procedures should be made as simple, coherent and straightforward as possible for the beneficiaries;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in order to provide for the increased success of regional quality brands, the exchange of experience, networking and partnerships are essential; recognises the role of representative bodies, such as associations, at regional, national and European level which provide for the promotion of regional brands and enhance theirand strengthen their growing region's visibility; calls for greater attention to be paid to regional branding initiatives as a possible common theme in European territorial cooperation and European funding initiatives and as a tool that represents an investment in the long- term vitality of the region's competiveness.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States, given that the e-health Action Plan willaims at createing new job opportunities in the research, health, medicine and ICT sectors, to pay particular attention to gender balance in education, training and recruitment in all these sectors;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 and considers that it offers an important set of guidelines for national, regional and local institutions on how to prepare the healthcare systems in the EU for today's challenges, which include the ageing of the population, the spread of chronic diseases, growing demand for quality care and specialised services, the need for more efficient use of ever- scarcer resources, achieving cost reductions of health systems, reducing red tape and corruption, and creating a stable market environment to encourage innovation, sustainability and optimization of healthcare systems;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that eHealth opens up great opportunities for improving the accessibility of healthcare service, flexibility and standards of healthcare delivery, healthcare services and healthcare systems for all EU citizens, irrespective of their location, citizenship, income or social status, or of disability and age; stresses that health literacy of patients, digital skills of patients and medical personnel, broadband access and user- friendly eHealth ICT tools are essential in order to strengthen social and territorial cohesion, eliminate health inequalitieimprove ways of organizing treatment, quality and safety in treatment and care, eliminate health inequalities, satisfy the healthcare needs of patients and provide access to preventative healthcare measures and medical advice in remote, sparsely populated and otherwise disadvantaged regions; considers that in this regard local and regional authorities have an essential role to play in spreading information, digitalisation, educating and organising training according to the needs of local communities, and involving civil society organisations and volunteers;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the Member states to promote a gendered approach to healthcare and medicine and, when implementing the e-health Action Plan, to take into consideration the specific needs of women and girls as beneficiaries of healthcare. whereas, due to longer life expectancy and gender sensitivity of certain diseases, women are affected to a greater extent by chronic and disabling diseases
Amendment 17 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in many Member States health policy is to varying extents entrusted to regional and local authorities, and welcomes their active involvement in eHealth project design and implementation; calls for the role of regional and local authorities in developing mHealth services and eHealth infrastructures to be strengthened; takes the view that a well-functioning multi-level governance approach is a precondition for successfully setting and implementing eHealth and acquisition, improvement of new types of digital skills by healthcare professionals and patients;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission and the Members States to pay particular attention to digital literacy and technical training for women and especially elder population in order to ensure that e-health tools, especially telemedicine, are genuinely effective and accessible for the whole population.;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the organisation of healthcare systems is a competence of the Member States; urges the Commission, nonetheless, to play a more active role in coordinating Member States' actions and encouraging telemedicine cooperation, clarifying conditions and identifying common barriers to crossborder health provision, as well as assessing the efficiency of existing eHealth applications in terms of fostering the exchange of best practice at EUbetween healthcare providers and patients at EU, regional and national level;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States and the Commission, with the help of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), to collect gender-disaggregated data on initial findings as regards the accessibility and impact of e-health systems and tools and calls to share best practice in e-health implementation.
Amendment 26 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deeply regrets, especially given the current crisis of competitiveness in the Union, the proposed cuts to the Connecting Europe facility for broadband and digital services; hopes that financing for this area under Horizon 2020 will be maintained; encourages local and regional authorities to make use of EU funds for financing eHealth. and sharing health literacy knowledge.
Amendment 26 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission and the Members States to pay attention to the patients' health literacy to ensure effective implementation of e-health tools.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- Having regard to the European Quality Charter of Internships and Apprenticeships developed by the European Youth Forum together with social partners and other stakeholders
Amendment 6 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned at the level of youth unemployment and, in particular, the considerable asymmetries in youth unemployment from one Member State to another, with variations from less than 15 % to over 55 %; is also concerned at the number of young people not in education, training or employment (14 million NEETs between the ages of 15 and 30), which undermines the existence of the European project, resulting in a loss of future economic growth potential for the EU and endangering the economic development and viability of a Europe united in its quality of life and working conditions, as well as the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion, as defined under Article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, although the need to revitalise economic activity is a prerequisite for any solution involving the creation of sustainable and lasting employment, this situation is caused by structural issues arising from education and employment policy which need to be corrected, and that this calls for a new generation of more attractive teaching strategies, with better regional insertion and the creation of networks of platforms for the exchange of experiences and best practices between regions and its MS, to promote the use of more efficient strategies for transition to active life (with strong links between school and work) and the creation of more secure career paths;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States and regional and local authorities to implement the measures elaborated in the frames of Youth Guarantee Scheme, to promote exchanges of successful models that resulted in positive trends in terms of reduction of youth unemployment and NEETs group and to increase the effectiveness of education and employment policies, which should be based on three fundamental aspects: a forward-looking approach, in order to better anticipate changes in the labour market and link them with education and training; greater involvement of all relevant players; and a regional approach, allowing the creation of mechanisms to better identify problems and improve decision- making and to provide a clear view of training needs;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the International Labour Organization recommended a budget of €21 billion, equating to 0.5% of Eurozone spending, to fully implement a youth guarantee in the EU;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for joint action by the European funds, in particular the instruments of cohesion policy, the ESF and ERDF, to mobilize the structural funds in order to stimulate investments for growth and jobs and to find an urgent answer to this worrying situation;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission's announcement of a package to combat youth unemployment by June 2013 which will, alongside the EU's Youth Employment Initiative and, especially, the Youth Guarantee and in line with the EU 2020 Strategy, put forward solutions to encourage the creation of sustainable jobs, and equal opportunities for young people promoting social inclusion; reduce job insecurity, strengthen mobility programmes within the EU and promote increased inter-regional cooperation, as part of a roadmap for the future of a more economically, socially and territorially cohesive economic and monetary union.
Amendment 66 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas young people have the right to quality-employment according to their skills and that quality-employment is fundamental to the dignity and autonomy of Europe's youth;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas productive and sustainable investments in areas such as education and training and research and development, are key for a sustainable exit for the crisis but also to consolidate the EU economy in a path of competitiveness, productivity and sustainability; whereas deficit targets should exclude investments in these areas;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas young people in the EU are being forced to migrate to find a job opportunity: phenomenon that, if not properly guided, risks to lead to brain drain and to increased regional disparities;
Amendment 88 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. whereas youth employment measures needs to be integrated in a consistent and future and investment oriented macroeconomic strategy that create the condition for the creation of sustainable and 21st century jobs as well as an effective transition from education to employment
Amendment 101 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the policy measures implemented by Member States need to be diversified and should tackle all potential obstacles in young people's pathway to sustainable and decent employment, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups that are more likely to suffer from multiple disadvantages;
Amendment 126 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including training and education providers, individual employers, public and private employment services, social partners, third-sector organisations, including youth organizations, and health and other authorities, is essential for the successful implementation and monitoring of a variety of measures fostering youth employment and employability in an integrated fashion; emphasises that measures must be flexible so as to meet the continuously evolving needs on the labour market;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the particularly difficult situation in certain regions where the level of unemployment among young people is above 25 %; welcomes the fact that EU support for youth employment will be further boosted through the proposed EU Youth Employment Initiative, with a budget of EUR 6 billio and the potential of the proposed EU Youth Employment Initiative to boost youth employment in Europe; Consequentially considers insufficient the EUR 6 billion currently foreseen over the seven- year period 2014- 2020; and calls the Council of the EU to significantly increase the financial dotation of the initiative, also following the figures recommended by the ILO;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decision of the EPSCO Council on 28 February 2013 to agree on a Council recommendation on implementing a Youth Guarantee; recommends extending eligibility to graduates aged underp to 30; stresses that the success of this measure will be highly dependent on other factors, e.g. the infrastructure and capacity of public and strengthened private employment services, the availability of student places, the provision of training and, apprentic, including quality apprenticeships and traineeships, and the transferability and implementation of successful experiences from other Member States; stresses that the Youth Guarantee must be integrated within the broader framework of active labour market policies while ensuring high quality standards;
Amendment 175 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to develop clear quality standards and indicators regarding the development of youth guarantee schemes as well as to boost their support for enterprises, cooperatives and third-sector organisations wishing to participate in Youth Guarantee schemes in close cooperation with public and private employment services, including through tax incentives, subsidies for fixed employment costs, and the possibility of accessing funding for on-site training, which will support enterprises in providing high-quality sustainable employment and training offers, and will represent an investment in young people's potential in an effective and targeted way;
Amendment 228 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment among young people by creating facilities and preferential conditions for starting up their own businesses, through, e.g., cutting red tape and introducing favourable tax policies as well as easing access to financial credit and efficient counselling and mentoring facilities;
Amendment 260 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure high-quality frameworks for traineeships with clear mentions of rights and responsibilities for the interns, backed up by financial support and mandatory monitoring, as well as a common quality standard for traineeships and work placements; stresses that active promotion and awareness-raising in respect of such programmes is needed among entrepreneurs; ; It also calls on Member States to ensure that traineeships are properly remunerated according to collective agreements and minimum wage legislations;
Amendment 268 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the European Commission to develop by the end of 2013 a clear proposal for a quality framework for traineeships with precise quality criteria as indicated in the EC proposal setting a Second-stage consultation of the social partners at European level concerning a Quality Framework on Traineeships (COM(2012)0728)
Amendment 287 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to fosterensure the mobility of young workers by means of further progress towards the mutual recognition of qualifications and skills and enhanced coordination of national social security systems, especially as regards pension systemportability of pension rights and unemployment benefits, as well as by continuing to invest substantially in language learning;
Amendment 292 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to introduce reforms to EURES with the aim of proactively matching jobseekers and job-changers to existing vacancies, and where necessary, to reform public employment services so as to better target their activities and approaches on young people; stresses thatCalls on Member States to continue in the process of reform and development of effective public employment services so as to better target their activities and approaches on young people as a fundamental component of any youth guarantee strategy; stresses also the need to introduce reforms to EURES with the aim of proactively matching jobseekers and job-changers to existing vacancies as well as raising of awareness of EURES is needed so as to increase its visibility and availability, as a career advice system that supports students in becoming more aware of their aspirations and capabilities, as well as of existing job opportunities;
Amendment 298 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. In the absence of specific figures on youth migration flows, calls on Member States to create mechanisms of research, monitoring and evaluation of such mobility that can be transferred to EURES to better address such phenomena;
Amendment 299 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses also the importance of sensibilizing more young people on the use of the counselling offered in the framework of the Public employment services, strengthen partnerships with schools and universities as well as to work towards a better integration with the EURES network;
Amendment 325 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to invest in the creation of stable and quality greens jobs as the way to allow young people to have a decent life; furthermore it asks the Commission and the Member States to mobilise all available funds to stimulate investments particularly in green jobs with a view to combating the unacceptably high rate of youth unemployment
Amendment 329 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to consider social parameters in equal footing to economic ones in the context of the European Semester. This is particularly important in the case of youth unemployment which require close monitoring and coordinated actions in all the Member States and at EU level
Amendment 330 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to exclude investments in areas such as education, training and research and development from deficit targets, since they are key for a sustainable exit for the crisis but also to consolidate the EU economy in a path of competitiveness and sustainable productivity;
Amendment 331 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Requests the European Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to investigate the costs of the introduction of youth guarantee schemes at national and regional level. Furthermore requests the European commission to support regions and member states wishing to introduce such framework