5 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fullynot only to be in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targetbut also, at the implementation stage, to take into consideration the specific character of each national labour market; beside setting measurable goals for education of, that is reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree or diploma to at least 40 %, and with the benchmark for an average of at least 15 % of adults to participate in lifelong learning, EU cohesion policy could provide support to nation states wishing to change the secondary education structure depending on demographic forecasts and national labour markets' evolution by, for instance, restoring a pillar of vocational education and training systems;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisationreform of educational systems and the strengthening of links between education, research and employment at regional and local level;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as an efficientone of the means of reducing youth unemployment; calls on Member States to establish strong partnerships with stakeholders, employers and SMEs, and to make full use of the European Social Fund and other structural funds when implementing the scheme and creating an infrastructure therefor;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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4. Urges the Commission to recognise the full potential of culture in contributing to economic development and in improving social cohesion; stresses, in particular, the role of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and the digitisation of cultural heritage as drivers for regional development, and highlights the importance ofseeks to direct cohesion policy instruments intowards improving and increasing the number of jobs in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recalls that culture and cultural heritage are key elements for the attractiveness and development of cities and regions and for economic developmentgrowth through cultural tourism; calls on the EU’s cities and regions to use the cohesion policy instruments efficiently in order to help boost cultural and socioeconomic development that draws on the cultural distinctiveness of European countries, regions and cities.