5 Amendments of Momchil NEKOV related to 2016/2148(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the EU Cohesion Policy’s main financial instruments; underlines the importance of equal access to quality education and training, both formal and non-formal, in delivering genuine convergence and reducing disparities and socioeconomic inequalities among European regions; stresses the importance of the European Social Fund in creating high quality internships and traineeships as well as sustainable and quality jobs for young people;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the overall level of the MFF 2014-2020 is lower compared with the MFF 2007-2013; stresses that in a period of austerity policies and extreme fiscal adjustments, pressure on Member States’ budgets increases; highlights the fact that such pressure has led to a decrease in public financing for education, has affected the right to education and has generated high and persistent unemployment, especially among young people with poor qualifications, NEET's and those with disadvantaged background; recalls that the level of education funding across Member States remains low in comparison to the pre- crisis situation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is of the opinion that a broader investment strategy is needed that should cover the full cycle of education and training, encompassing all sectors of lifelong learning, work-based learning and formal and non-formal learning; as 'Better education' is one of the main priorities of the European Social Fund, encourages Member States to make full use of it by channelling investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has failed to date to address the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment, which in several Member States remains at over 40 %; calls for an evaluation of the YEI following a fully fledged assessment of its performance; asks the Commission to take all necessary actions to ensure its continuation and its revision in order to promote the creation of new high-quality jobs and decent social protection for young people; urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, based on a strong cooperation between employment services and the education system;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the current migration crisis poses many challenges for the educational and training systems of the host Member States; calls on the EU institutions to provide, via ESIF and other Union programmes, adequate funding to host countries in order to substantially support the integration of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers into education and training systems; believes that access to lifelong learning, including non-formal and informal learning and professional training, has the potential to be an effective tool for active inclusion of refugees and migrants as well as their integration into the European labour market and societies;