12 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2016/2307(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in this perspective, to use the flexibility clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to allow Member States to enhance investment in cultural and youth policies, in education and training and in research, in particular by excluding such investments from the calculation of national budget expenditure and innovation;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the right to high-quality education, investing in outreach to the most vulnerable learners, andinclusive education and training and to provide support to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals; calls furthermore to use the new skills agenda to strengthen human capacity, support an inclusive labour market and tackle social inequalities, therefore focusing on social, interculturalentrepreneurial, intercultural, transdisciplinary, creative and transferable skills and ICT and Media Literacy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Acknowledges the value of new technologies and the importance of digital literacy for individuals´ personal life and successful labour market integration, therefore suggests to Member States to enhance their investment in better ICT infrastructure and connectivity in the educational institutions and to develop effective strategies to harness the potential of ICTs in supporting adults' informal learning and improve their formal and non-formal education opportunities;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that urgent actions are needed in order to overcome the existing disparity between the supply and the demand of skills; encourages Member States to improve the interaction between educational institutions, including vocational education and training, research sector, businesses and relevant social partners in order to modernize education and training systems, address the existing skills mismatch, provide and promote flexible learning pathways and ensure better recognition of the acquired skills and qualifications;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages Member States to strengthen their efforts to implement the country-specific recommendations on education and youth and to foster the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the need of structural reforms creating a more flexible and secure labour market and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more employment while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital is prioritised as a common strategy;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the implementation of the Youth Guarantee should be strengthened at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; highlights that Member States should ensure that the Youth Guarantee is fully open to all groups, including vulnerable persons;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as well as health and social services and social enterprises are important for sustainable and inclusive development and job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages the Member States to implement the necessary measures for the social inclusion of refugees as well as people of ethnic minority or immigrant origin;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes that in the AGS 2017 emphasis is placed on the need to promote tax and benefit reforms aimed at improving work incentives and making work pay, as tax systems can also contribute to combating income inequalities and poverty; calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to labour mobility, ensuring that EU mobile workers are treated equally with non-mobile workers;