6 Amendments of Brando BENIFEI related to 2015/2006(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas youth entrepreneurship can contribute to reducing youth unemployment and through education and training it can boost the employability of young people, their leadership and ‘intrapreneurial’ skills;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to use existing EU-level funding resources (e.g.: the European Social Fund) to support initiatives pursuing links with businesses and offering entrepreneurship education to low income young people, regardless of socio- economic background or gender, with a particular focus on early school dropoutleavers, young people in danger of long-term unemployment and young people with disabilities;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of promoting digital skills and digital leadership skills among young people in education and training as essential tools for entrepreneurs in today’s economy and business; highlights the need of decisive investments in education and infrastructures to address the digital divide in the EU, and to foster digital literacy at all levels;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to exploit the full potential of European programmes, such as Erasmus+, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, as well as the EU’s structural and investment funds, in particular the European Social Fund and COSME, for fostering entrepreneurial skills among young people;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to be proactive in simplifyingCommission and the Member States to improve the regulatory frameworks of social businesses, to promote them and monitor the quality of the employment practices of such businesses and to safeguard workers’ rights in this context;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourage the development of youth entrepreneurial initiatives and boost job creation, as well as to improve welfare and insurance systems so as to guarantee minimum protection for young entrepreneurs;