7 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2018/2034(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern the persistent socio-economic disparities in the euro area, especially in Southern Europe; believes that equal access to inclusive and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for everyone is a precondition for socio-economic convergenceprosperity; points, in this regard, to the persistent disparities across Member States and social groups with respect to the EU’s headline education indicators;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is deeply concerned that youth unemployment rates remain dramatically high, especially in Southern Europe, and that the increased number of jobs created across the EU often masks under- employment and precarious employment; stresses in this regard, that the long-term goal of European and national employment policies should be to create stable and quality jobs;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned that, in the EU28, the average rate of general government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP fell year-on-year from 2009 to 20161 ; regrets that the education sector has been severely hit by austerity and stresses that well-resourced public education systems are vital for equality and social inclusion; calls, therefore, for a shift in the euro area’s macroeconomic policy mix towards increased public spending on education and training; _________________ 1, as investments with a strong multiplier effect; _________________ 1 Eurostat data. Eurostat data.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with great concern the still high number of European citizens with poor literacy skills or literacy difficulties, including functional and media illiteracy, which poses serious concerns in terms of meaningful and effective participation in public life and in the labour market;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that a safe and adequate learning environment is vital for the well- being of students and teaching staff; calls in this regard, on Member States to make robust investments in the maintenance of public facilities, especially schools, and the elimination of architectural barriers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop specific measures within employment, educational and social policies to ensure the effective inclusion of people with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports student and worker mobility in the EU and the euro area; is concerned, however, that substantial differences in living and working standards in the euro area trigger involuntary migration, further exacerbating the effects of the so-called brain drain; calls for futureswift and forward-looking education and employment policies to reverse this phenomenon;