19 Amendments of Laura AGEA related to 2016/2242(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas youth unemployment has been and continues to be a problem in a number of Member States, with more than 4 million young people aged between 15 and 24 unemployed in the EU; whereas the situation in the Union is highly varied: it has an average youth unemployment rate of 17.3%, but some States have extremely high rates, such as Italy (35.2%) Greece (45.2 %) and Spain (41.5%);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to Special Report No 5/2017 of the European Court of Auditors entitled ‘Youth unemployment - have EU policies made a difference? An assessment of the Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative’, and noting in particular that, three years on from the adoption of the Council recommendation, the Youth Guarantee has yet to fulfil expectations;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the implementation of the Youth Guarantee has not so far yielded uniform results, and in some circumstances it has been difficult to pinpoint and assess the contribution it has made;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the implementation of the Youth Guarantee has not yielded uniform results, and in some circumstances it has been difficult to pinpoint and assess the contribution it has made;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the YG has sought to madke a positive contribution to tackling youth unemployment since 2012 but that the youth unemployment rate remains unacceptably high; welcomes, therefore,takes note of the agreement reached by the co-legislators for the extension of the YEI until 2020; considers, however, that the YG alone cannot be effective in easing the problem of youth unemployment in the absence of an economic situation that favours the creation of stable and dignified employment;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that EU Youth Guarantee programmes should aim to create dignified and lasting employment;regrets, however, the lack of an adequate stimulus to domestic demand through productive public investment in order to stimulate employment and demand in the euro area;notes that, for this purpose, the austerity measures and economic constraints that excessively restrict Member States' spending capacity need to be lifted;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the fragile economic recovery is currently fuelled by extraordinary monetary policies, which are gradually being scaled back;opposes, therefore, the incorporation of the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union and calls on the Member States to terminate that agreement;
Amendment 35 #
1a. Recommends that the Commission identify and disseminate good monitoring and reporting practices, so that the results from the Member States can be communicated consistently and reliably, and assessed seamlessly, including as regards quality; in particular, regular quality statistics should be provided enabling Member States to frame more realistic and effective youth policies, including through the monitoring of participants leaving the Youth Guarantee system, so as to keep to a minimum the number of participants dropping-out of the programme and not gaining from it;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the fact that the YEI was frontloaded in the years 2014 and 2015 and the increase of the initial pre-financing to EUR 1 billion designed to ensure a swift mobilisation of resources;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. SPoints out that all stakeholders must play a key role and be more proactive as regards those persons furthest from the labour market, and involve them more efficiently and effectively; stresses that preventive interventions and structural reform efforts by the Member States are needed in order to reap the benefits of the YG and ensure the success of school-to-work transitions of young people; stresses in this regard the importance of training PES personnel, capacity building and cooperation with NGOs, where relevant;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to assess any shortcomings and conduct market analyses before rolling out the systems provided for under the Youth Guarantee, thereby avoiding worthless training courses and the exploitation of trainees on traineeships that will lead nowhere;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recommends that Member States ensure that what they are offering is of good quality;stresses, for example, that the proposals made should match the participants’ profiles and meet employment demand so as to enable sustainable and potentially long-term integration into the job market itself;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States and Commission to assess any shortcomings and conduct market analyses before rolling out the systems provided for under the Youth Guarantee, thereby avoiding worthless training courses and the exploitation of trainees on traineeships that will lead nowhere;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends that the Commission identify and disseminate good monitoring and reporting practices, so that the results from the Member States can be communicated consistently and reliably, and assessed seamlessly, including as regards quality;in particular, regular quality statistics should be provided enabling Member States to frame more realistic and effective youth policies, including through the monitoring of participants leaving the Youth Guarantee system, so as to keep to a minimum the number of participants dropping out of the programme and not gaining from it;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that most issues causing delays to implementation of the YEI by the Member States are of a procedural nature; calls on the MS concerned to continue making efforts to improve its implementation; notes that in some States, repayment is delayed by almost a year; considers it necessary to provide for a standardised procedure to ensure that reimbursements are made during the internship;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends that Member States ensure that what they are offering is of good quality; for example, the proposals made should match the participants’ profiles and meet employment demand so as to enable sustainable and potentially long-term integration into the job market itself;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Requests that programme participants be duly informed of the procedures to be followed in case of abuse of the instrument and that measures be taken to ensure that they receive the necessary protection, as planned;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a more diversified approach in the provision of services to different groups within the youth population is needed in order to avoid ‘cherry-picking’ and discriminatory selection; calls for a stronger outreach to young people facing multiple barriers (e.g. young people with disabilities);
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to devise targeted strategies aimed at the NEET population, and to ensure the provision of follow-up data to assess the long-term sustainability of outcomes from a standpoint of quality and quantity;