Activities of Bernd KÖLMEL related to 2017/2039(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 16 million NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) have entered Youth Guarantee schemes, and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people in the EU; notes that an unacceptably high 16.7% in the EU28 and 18.9% in the euro area of young people are still unemployed
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RecognisNotes that EU budget investments through the YEI have achieved an impact and have accelerated the expansion of the labour market for young people;d a slow impact on the labour market for young people; Still high youth unemployment is recorded in Greece (43.3% in August 2017), Spain (38.7%) and Italy (35.1%).
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. ConsidHighlights howevers, that the overall YEI budget falls short of the actual demand and the resources needed to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFFlonger- term solutions will not be achieved by increased budgetary means alone, but may also require a significant reorientation of existing EU budget allocations. Considers the European Youth Initiative (YEI) to be a complementary measure to national schemes tackling youth unemployment; nevertheless believes that creating a competitive and vibrant economic environment offers the best means of reducing levels of youth unemployment;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, moreover, on the Commission to redesign the current evaluation mechanism by focusing on outcome criteria and performance audits with a clear implementation strategy.