24 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2015/2351(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework forstressing the importance of a cross- sectoral involvementapproach; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’'s alarmingly high youth unemployment and, NEET rates and youth poverty; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should continue to contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy that are far from being reached by focusing on youth unemployment, education, and early-school leaving, vocational education and training and the transition to the labour market as well as social inclusion;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by aidequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeshipsntifying the shortcomings of the school system and society, supporting students in finding their own learning methods, implementing relevant and engaging curricula and realising a strong and well- developed guidance system with high- quality counselling and orientation services for all students; underlines that a holistic and inclusive educational approach is essential to make all students feel welcome and included, and feel ownership of their education;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to implement measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work, including by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and a fair remuneration in order to ensure that young people are not discriminated against when accessing the labour market and adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible training as today’s European youth is facingeducation and training, in order to tackle high unemployment and NEET rates, and in particulars well as poverty, whereas young people with poor qualifications are more likely to be unemployed and excluded from society;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired in non- formal environmentthrough non-formal and informal learning and supports the implementation of lifelong learning policies; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validarecognition of skills and competences acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth ReportStrategy (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning, particularly as developed in youth organisations, play a vital role in developing young people’'s potential, including entrepreneurial skills, allowing them to develop a broad set of competences which can increase their opportunities on the labour market;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriateinsufficient means for framing youth policies that needs to be complemented by other measures; reiterates its call for closer cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level; urges the Member States to agree on clear indicators and benchmarks in order to allow for monitoring of the progress made;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; by targeting all people regardless of their education level as this has a positive impact not only on employment but also on understanding and engaging in the European project by experiencing it, thereby providing young people with skills and competences for life, including language skills, broadening their opportunities and chances to participate in both the labour market and society, and exploring further cross-border career opportunities;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening toinvolving young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, aboutbased on their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people; calls for further strengthening of the Structured Dialogue as a quality process of participatory decision-making;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to fully implement fullyand monitor the effective implementation of the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place career guidance systems and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youtailor- made lifelong guidance systems that help people at any stage of their lives make educational, training and occupational decisions and to manage their individual life paths in learning, work and other settings; recalls that the involvement of youth organisations in the evaluation, implementation and communication of the Youth Guarantee is crucial for its success and encourages registration of the unemploymented.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of involving young people and youth organisations in shaping the priorities and drafting a new EU Youth Cooperation Framework after 2018;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers the sharing of best practices, evidence-based policymaking, expert groups, peer learning activities and reviews to be important tools in result-oriented cross-sectorial cooperation to support young people; stresses the importance of disseminating the results of these activities to maximise the impact;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the role of family and its cooperation with schools, local communities and churches to guidefostering cooperation in the field between relevant stakeholders in order to empower young people towards be fully integrationcluded in society, providing a safe space for growing and learning;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to make the best use of available EU and national policies and financial frameworks in order to promote investment in young people and jobthe creation of quality jobs;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, based on a strong cooperation between employment services and the education system; recalls that the Youth Guarantee should be integrated in national employment plans, but also in youth policy plans and education plans; underlines that the involvement of youth organisations in the evaluation, the implementation and the communication of the Youth Guarantee is crucial for its success;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI); calls for subsequent adjustments in regulation and resources to be proposed to overcome existing implementation impediments up to the end of the current financial framework;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to the labour market by providing quality internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring access to social protection and fair remuneration are guaranteed and any sort of discrimination is prevented;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skillcompetences that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, foster cross- border career and labour mobiliby targeting all people regardless of their education level in order to support young Europeans through cross-border experiences and intercultural learning in their personal development, also broadening their opportunities and chances to participate in both the labour market and society;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the value of youth organisations as providers of citizenship learning and education of democratic values, skills and competences, and recognises their contribution to improving youth participation in democratic processes;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning, contributing to the development of key competences for life;