65 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2018/0191(COD)
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In its Communication on Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture of 14 November 2017, the Commission put forward its vision to work towards a European Education Area by 2025, in which learning would not be hampered by borders; a Union, where spending time in another Member State for purposes of studying and learning in any form or setting would become the standard and where, in addition to one's mother tongue, speaking two other languages would become the norm; a Union in which people would have a strong sense of their identity as Europeans, of Europe's cultural heritage and its diversity. In this context, the Commission emphasised the need to boost the tried-and-tested Erasmus+ programme in all categories of learners that it already covers and reaching out to learners with fewer opportunitiesset out the need to strengthen the sense of belonging to a cultural community, building in particular on education and culture, in view of the consequences of globalisation, with the aim of preserving cultural diversity.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Pillar of Social Rights, solemnly proclaimed and signed on 17 November 2017 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, lays down, as its first key principle, that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and manage successfully voluntary or involuntary transitions in the labour market.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) On 16 September 2016 in Bratislava, with the economic and professional situation of young people having deteriorated in recent years, leaders of twenty-seven Member States stressed their determination to provide them with better opportunities for youth. In the Rome Declaration signed on 25 March 2017, leaders of twenty-seven Member States and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission pledged to work towards a Union where young people receive the best education and training and can study and find jobs across the Union; a Union which preserves our cultural heritage and promotes cultural diversity.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The mid-term evaluation report of the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ programme confirmed that the creation of a single programme on education, training, youth and sport resulted in significant simplification, rationalisation and synergies in the management of the Programme while further improvements area deepening is necessary to further consolidate the efficiency gains of the 2014-2020 Programme. In the consultations for the mid-term evaluation and on the future Programme, Member States and stakeholders made a strong call for continuity in the Programme's scope, architecture and delivery mechanisms, while calling for a number of improvements, such as making the Programme more inclusive. They also expressed their full support for keeping the Programme integrated and underpinned by the lifelong learning paradigm. The European Parliament, in its Resolution of 2 February 2017 on the implementation of Erasmus+, welcomed the integrated structure of the programme and called on the Commission to exploit fully the lifelong learning dimension of the programme by fostering and encouraging cross-sectoral cooperation in the future programme. Member States and stakeholders also highlighted the need to keep a strong international dimension in the Programme and to extend it to other sectors of education and training.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on 'A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends - the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027'26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for a stronger “youth” focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ Programme, one of the Union’s most visible success stories. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, and to reach more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn, train or work and to discover the cultural diversity of the Union. _________________ 26 COM(2018) 321 final.
Amendment 119 #
(9) In this context, it is necessary to establish ‘Erasmus’, the successor programme for education, training, youth and sport (the 'Programme') of the 2014- 2020 Erasmus + programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council27 . The integrated nature of the 2014-2020 programme covering learning in all contexts - formal, non- formal and informal, and at all stages of life - should be maintained to boost flexible learning paths allowing individuals to develop those competences and skills that are necessary to face the challenges of the twenty-first century. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50).
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Programme should be equipped to become an even greater contributor to the implementation of the Union's policy objectives and priorities in the field of education, training, youth and sport. A coherent lifelong learning approach is central to managing the different transitions that people will face over the course of their life cycle. In taking this approach forward, the next Programme should maintain a close relationship with the overall strategic framework for Union policy cooperation in the field of education, training and youth, including the policy agendas for schools, higher education, vocational education and training and adult learning, while reinforcing and developing new synergies with other related Union programmes and policy areas.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme is a key component of building a European Education Area. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29, drawn up in response to the terrorist attacks with the aim, in particular, of preventing radicalisation. _________________ 28 COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference].
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Programme should take into account the Union work plan for sport which is the cooperation framework at Union level in the field of sport for the years […]32. Coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the Union work plan and actions supported under the Programme in the field of sport in order to avoid duplication and the lack of clarity that would result. There is a need to focus in particular on grassroots sports, taking into account the important role that sports play in promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyle, social inclusion and equality. The Programme should contribute to promote European common values through sport, good governance and integrity in sport, as well as education, training and skills in and through sport. _________________ 32 [Reference].
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Programme should contribute to strengthening the Union's innovation capacity notably by supporting mobility and cooperation activities that foster creativity and the development of competences in forward- looking study fields or disciplines such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics, climate change, the environment, clean energy, artificial intelligence, robotics, data analysis and arts/design, to help people develop knowledge, skills and competences needed for the future.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In its Communication on Strengthening European identity through education and culture, the Commission highlighted the pivotal role of education, culture and sport in promoting active citizenship and common values amongst the youngest generations. Strengthening European identity and fostering the active participation of individuals in the democratic processes is crucial for the future of Europe and our democratic societies. Going abroad to study, learn, train and work or to participate in youth and sport activities contributes to strengthening this European identity in all its diversity and the sense of being part of a cultural community as well as to fostering such active citizenship, among people of all ages. Those taking part in mobility activities should get involved in their local communities as well as engage in their host country local communities, including by learning the language, to share their experience. Activities linked to reinforcing all aspects of creativity in education, training and youth and enhancing individual key competencies and skills should be supported.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should reinforce existing learning mobility opportunities, notably in those sectors where the Programme could have the biggest efficiency gains, to broaden its reach and meet the high unmet demand. This should be done notably by increasing and facilitating mobility activities for higher education students, school pupils and learners in vocational education and training. Mobility of low-skilled adult learners should be embedded in partnerships for cooperation. Mobility opportunities for youth participating in non-formal learning activities should also be extended to reach more young people. Mobility of staff in education, training, youth and sport should also be reinforced, considering its leverage effect. In line with the vision of a true European Education Area, the Programme should also boost mobility and exchanges and promote student participation in educational and cultural activities by supporting digitalisation of processes, such as the European Student Card. This initiative can be an important step in making the opportunity of mobility for all a reality first by enabling higher education institutions to send and receive more exchange students while still enhancing quality in student mobility and also by facilitating students' access to various services (library, transport, accommodation) before arriving at the institution abroad.
Amendment 208 #
(21) The Programme should encourage youth participation in Europe's democratic life, including by supporting participation projects for young people to efocus on continuing in the host institution the education received in the sending institution, on learning the official language and learn to participate in civic society, raising awareness about European common values including fundamental rights, bringing together youngof the host country and on discovering the host country’s culture in order to perople and decision makers at local, national and Union level, as well as contributing to the European integration processerly ensure continuity of studies while developing a knowledge of the host country.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Programme should also enhance the learning of languages, in particular through widened use of onlby making it compulsory to learn the official language of the host country durineg tools, as e-learning offers additional advantages for language learning in terms of access and flexibilityhe stay and by offering more possibility to travel two weeks before the start of courses to attend intensive language courses.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications, as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of non-formal and informal learning, skills management and guidancewhile ensuring the quality of the learning received. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross-European exchanges as well as the development of flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is important to stimulate teaching, learning and research in European integration matters, as well as to promote debates on these matters through the support of Jean Monnet actions in the fields of higher education but also in other fields of education and training. Fostering a sense of European identity and commitment is particularly important at times when the common values on which the Union is founded, and which form part of our European identity, are put to the test,our European identity is put to the test, when economic developments have increased the inequalities within and between populations and when citizens show low levels of engagement. The Programme should continue to contribute to the development of excellence in European integration studies.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute, without prejudice to its objectives, to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives, in particular by promoting short mobility. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review process.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Third countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) may participate in the Programme in the framework of the cooperation established under the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement, which provides for the implementation of Union programmes by a decision under that agreement. Third countries may also participate on the basis of other legal instruments. This Regulation should grant the necessary rights for and access to the authorising officer responsible, the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF) as well as the European Court of Auditors to comprehensively exert their respective competences. The full participation of EEA-member third countries in the Programme should be subject to the conditions laid down in specific agreements covering the participation of the third country concerned to the Programme. Full participation entails, moreover, the obligation to set up a national agency and managing some of the actions of the Programme at decentralised level. Individuals and entities from third countries that are not associated to the Programme should be able to participate in some of the actions of the Programme, as defined in the work programme and the calls for proposals published by the Commission. When implementing the Programme, specific arrangements could be taken into account with regard to individuals and entities from European microstates.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In line with the Commission's communication on 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the Union's outermost regions'36, the Programme should take into account the specific situation of these regions. Measures will be taken to increase the outermost regions' participation in all actions. Mobility exchanges and cooperation between people and organisations from these regions and third countries, in particular their neighbours, should be fostered. Such measures will be monitored and evaluated regularly. _________________ 36 COM(2017) 623 final. COM(2017) 623 final.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Appropriate outreach, publicity and dissemination among target groups of the opportunities and results of the actions supported by the Programme should be ensured at European, national and local level. The outreach, publicity and dissemination activities should rely on all the implementing bodies of the Programme, including, when relevant, with the support of other key stakeholders.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This includes resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. In line with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, Member States are encouraged to establish fast-track admission procedures. _________________ 39 Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to simplify requirements for beneficiaries, simplified grants in the form of lump-sums, unit-costs and flat-rate funding should be used to the maximum possible extent. The simplified grants to support the mobility actions of the Programme, as defined by the Commission, should take into account the living and subsistence costs of the host country and the costs of travel between the sending country and the host country. The Commission and national agencies of the sending countries should have the possibility to adjust these simplified grants on the basis of objective criteria, in particular to ensure access to people with fewer opportunities. In accordance with national law, Member States should also be encouraged to exempt those grants from any taxes and social levies. The same exemption should apply to public or private entities awarding such financial support to the individuals concerned.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'learning mobility' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or non-formal or informal learning; It may be accompanied by measures such as language support and training and/or be complemented by online learning and virtual cooperation. In some specific cases, it may take the form of learning through the use of information technology and communications tools;
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) 'virtual learning' means the acquisition of skills and knowledge through the use of information and communication tools;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
(4b) 'blended learning' means the acquisition of skills and knowledge through a combination of virtual education and training tools and traditional education and training methods;
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) 'third country' means a country that is not a Member State, but is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA);
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘'transnational' relates to any action involving at least two countries which are either Member States or third countries associated to the Programmethat are members of the EEA;
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) 'third country associated to the Programme' means a third country that is a member of the EEA which is party to an agreement with the Union allowing for its participation in the Programme and which fulfils all the obligations laid down in this Regulation in relation to Member States;
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) '‘people with fewer opportunitiefrom disadvantaged backgrounds' means people facingwho face obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the Programme for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons, a migrant background or for reasons such as disability and educational difficultieso accessing the Programme on account of their economic or social situation;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) 'people with fewer opportunities' means people facing obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the Programme for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons, a migrant background or for reasons such as disability and educational difficulties;
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) language learning opportunities, including those supporting mobility activiti, principally host- country languages.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) dissemination and awareness- raising activities about European policy outcothe Programmes and priorities as well as on the Programits outcomes.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) dissemination and awareness- raising activities about European policy outcothe Programmes and priorities as well as on the Programits outcomes.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) dissemination and awareness- raising activities about European policy outcothe Programmes and priorities and about the Programits outcomes, including sport prizes and awards.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 24 948 590 000 000 for actions in the field of education and training, from which:
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) at least EUR 8 6417 720 000 000 should be allocated to higher education actions referred to in point (a) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
Amendment 537 #
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
Article 17
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to remove any legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas.
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall be implemented so as to ensure its overall consistency and complementarity with other relevant Union policies, programmes and funds, in particular those relating to education and training, culture and the media, youth and solidarity, employment and social inclusion, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, digital policy, agriculture and rural development, environment and climate, cohesion, regional policy, migration, security and international cooperation and and development.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)