16 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2015/2281(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 6 TFEU,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the new generation of ET2020 Working Groups, and calls on the Commission to improve the representation of different stakeholders in those groups, notably by including more education experts, particularly teachers and faculty members, whose experience of realities on the ground is essential to achieving the ET2020 goals; stresses the need for better dissemination of the groups’ deliverables, at both national and EU level;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the strengthening of the steering role of the informal bodies - in particular the High Level Group and the Director-General groupings - within ET2020, as well as the creation of feedback loops linking the High Level Group, the Director-General groupings and the Working Groups; stresses, however, that this enhancement of the informal bodies must not lead to a multi-layered institutional system, which would only slow down the decision-making chain;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the setting-up of an informal coordination body which would include the Director-General of the Commission’s DG for Education and Culture (DG EAC), the Directors responsible for education in other DGs, and stakeholder representatives, and would hold high-level meetings to ensure coordination of work, policy coherence and the follow-up of recommendations issued by formal and informal ET2020 bodies; calls for the conclusion of this work to be properly communicated, at both European and national level;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the fact that the quality of teacher education is lagging behind, in terms of range and complexity, with regard to competences that are necessary for teaching today, and welcomes the choice of support for educators as a priority area for ET2020, including upgrading their status, which is essential for them to be able to inspire the necessary respect; encourages Member States to adapt their initial teacher training and in- service development programmes and to make better use of peer-learning activities between Member States;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the benchmark goal of 40 % of the younger generation having a tertiary degree should not be fulfilled at the expense of quality in education; notes the finding of the Council and the Commission in their 2015 joint report on the implementation of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ('Education and Training 2020'), in which the two institutions note that 22% of 15-year-olds in the EU achieve low levels in mathematics and 18% achieve very low levels in reading;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for the ET2020 Working Groups to draw the appropriate conclusions and make the acquisition of basic knowledge one of its priorities;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned that the current trend making financial output a prerequisite for all academic activities could mean that the humanities risk being wiped off the research landscape; emphasises, in this regard, its doubts about the direction which the European Investment Bank seems to be taking as regards financial instruments relating to education, and hopes it will be made clear that education is more than a simple financial product on which an accounting profit must be made, and that it must remain an area of priority investment for future generations;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the challenges posed by migration to European educational systems should be addressed at both European and national level, since failure to provide migrants with education and training constitutes a risk towhile the migration crisis is a phenomenon affecting the whole of Europe, the Member States, in accordance with the Treaties, are solely responsible for their education systems, including the integration task which they devolve to schools; points out that many Member State citizens are already in a precarious situation in terms of their quality of life, their employability, their development of knowledge ofand the host country’s cultural canons and values, and their integration; ir inclusion in society, particularly people with disabilities, and stresses that the EU must first show itself capable of ensuring the prosperity of Member State nationals, as promised by the Treaties;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the need to designate specific contact persons for migrant and refugee education within Member States’ education ministries and the Commission’s DG EACPoints out that even according to the Commission's own figures, 60% of migrant arrivals in December 2015 were for economic, not humanitarian motives; stresses that this fact highlights the need to work on co-development initiatives with the countries concerned by emigration, particularly through educational exchanges aimed at enhancing their education systems;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Believes that improving the education systems of countries experiencing waves of emigration will lead to the economic and social development of the countries concerned, which will ultimately benefit everyone;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Proposes, to that end, that the Commission's DG EAC work closely with the departments in charge of development, particularly Parliament's DEVE Committee, to set up these trade structures between the countries most affected by emigration and the European Union, and thereby to begin developing long-term solutions to respond to the migration crisis;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for measures to integrate migrant children, both intra- and extra- European, into education systems by helping them adjust to curricula and learning standards, providing them with language assistance, and enabling them to become familiar with the host country’s culture while preserving their own cultural heritageEncourages the Member States, in accordance with their respective education systems, to review their processes for integrating migrants so that they take on board not only the learning standards but also the values and culture of the host country; stresses, in particular, the importance of courses in civic education, as well mastering the language of the host country, which is a prerequisite for successful integration;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for more language- basedeach learner to master the language of the host country before being allowed to join any learning programmes; calls for efforts to develop validpoints out that many problems already exist in Europe concerning mutual recognition of qualifications and accreditation mechanisms for the qualifications of migrants, since many of those entering the EU come with no proof of their formal qualificationsthat it is a priority to ensure that Member State citizens are given every chance to succeed in terms of integrating into the labour market and consequently into the social life of their country; calls, therefore, for the issue of certifications affecting young Europeans to be addressed as a priority;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate measures for migrant studentsMember State students, especially young people with disabilities, enrolling at university level; welcomstresses the initiatives adopted in this regard by a number of European universitiesadministrative complexity of certain procedures for gaining access to university courses, and calls for particular attention to be paid to families facing difficulties, for example those with single mothers or unemployed parents, who have more problems helping their child or children achieve an education;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the Science4Refugees programme should be further developed as regards its efficiency evaluation; advocates support at EU and national level for non- profit institutions providing assistance to migrant academicis also concerned about the possible reduction in certain funds for student programmes on account of the austerity policies, and points out, in particular, that the Erasmus+ programme funds have not been operating for nearly a year in Greece, making young Greeks the forgotten youth of European education programmes;