5 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education, youth and research, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes in this regard, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts, while mainstreaming this support for cultural and educational programmes in other EU funds for integration such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF);
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for continuous investment in the current and future ET2020 framework, Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to provide space for youth organisations to continue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life-skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education and informal learning opportunities, particularly volunteering and youth work;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The increased investment in Erasmus+ must allow a broader reach of the programme to include more ambitious opportunities for mobility for VET learners, vulnerable young people and young people suffering from multiple discrimination and barriers, including people with disabilities, people identifying as LGBTI and people coming from marginalised communities, as well as pupils in the context of school exchanges;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for investing ten times more in the Erasmus+ Successor Programme for the next Multiannual Financial Framework cycle in order to reach out to many more young people and learners across Europe and achieve the full potential of the programme, supporting the call made by President Juncker in the State of the Union Speech, by several European leaders and by the Erasmusx10 campaign of a coalition of civil society organisations. The current Erasmus+ programme accounts for only 1,36% of the overall EU Budget 2014-2020 and will only benefit 4 million Europeans by the end of its implementation in 2020;