6 Amendments of Marco ZANNI related to 2015/2351(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the fact that in 2013 the budget execution rate for the 2007-2013 programmes, in particular the LLP, the Culture Programme, the MEDIA programme and the YiA programme, was 100 %; considers, however, that the execution rate alone is not a significant indicator of the effectiveness of programmes with a view to assessing their success;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Erasmus programme has surpassed the benchmark of 3 million students; notes the sustained success that this Union flagship programme has enjoyed since its inception; expresses its concern about the fact that only 66% of Erasmus students receive complete recognition of their participation in the programme, with validation of the examinations taken abroad; considers that students who are awarded funding should already receive it at the beginning of the period to be spent abroad, so as to give less affluent students access to the programme;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that in spite of a decrease in most Member States after its 2013 peak, youth unemployment remains a serious matter of concern in the EU, with around 8 million young Europeans being unable to find work and the proportion faced with long- term unemployment or involuntary part- time employment remaining high; expresses its deep concern about the disparity within the EU whereby in Romania, Spain, Bulgaria, Italy and Greece the inactivity rate in the 15-34 age group is between 20% and 30%; recalls that Eurofound has calculated the cost to the EU of the failure to integrate NEETs as having been in excess of EUR 150 billion in 2011, equivalent to 1.2% of the European Union's GDP; calls on the Commission to assess specific measures to combat the phenomenon of inactivity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with satisfaction that 110 300 unemployed young people participated in actions financed by the YEI in 2014; welcomes the fact that the EU heads of state and government have decided to allocate EUR 6.4 billion in Union funds (EUR 3.2 billion from the ESF and EUR 3.2 billion from a new budget line) to the Youth Guarantee (YG); stresses, however, that in some Member States there still are some difficulties in the implementation of the YG and YEI; recalls that the mean unemployment rate at the end of 2015 was 22%, the rate in Germany being 7% and that in Greece 48.6%; stresses that in some Member States there still are some difficulties in the implementation of the YG and YEI, and considers it desirable that the Commission should assess specific measures for those countries where the youth unemployment rate remains high despite the programmes implemented;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Expresses concern at the fact that in Italy payments to trainees through the Youth Guarantee are not being made or made only subject to unacceptable delays; calls on the Commission to monitor the situation and to draw up a specific action plan for those Member States in which this problem is occurring;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reminds Member States that they should commit to extending national funding as a complement to the ESF and YEI appropriations in order to ensure the necessary boost to youth employment; considers it necessary, furthermore, that the instruments used and the grants awarded should permit a dignified life; calls therefore for an assessment of grants in the light of the real cost of living in each Member State;