Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2242(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Control of spending and monitoring of EU Youth Guarantee schemes cost-effectiveness (short presentation) EL
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas youth unemployment has been and continues to be a problem in a number of Member States, with more than 4 million such as Greece where 45.7% of young people aged between 15 and 24 are unemployed in the EU;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the youth unemployment rate in the EU has decreased in the past few years; regrets, however, that in mid-2016 18.8 % of young people in the EU were still unemployedRegrets that in mid-2016 18.8 % of young people in the EU were still unemployed; points out that the youth unemployment rate in Greece, Spain and Italy is 45.7%, 42.2% and 37.9%, respectively; urges the Member States to utilise available EU support in order to tackle this longstanding issue;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is strongly concerned that NEETs are disconnected from the education system and the labour market; understands that this demographic is the hardest to reach through existing operational programmes that implement youth unemployment funding schemes; considers that, for the 2017-2020 period,the special focus should be on this demographic so as to ensure that the main YG objectives are achieved;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the integration of NEETs requires significantly more EU financing and that the Member States should mobilise additional resources from their national budgets;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EmphasisesPoints out that the YG has failed to madke a positivesubstantial contribution to tackling youth unemployment since 2012 but thatand, as a result, the youth unemployment rate remains unacceptably high in Member States such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal; welcomes, therefore, the agreement reached by the co-legislators for the extension of the YEI until 2020;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the YEI was frontloaded in the years 2014 and 2015 and the increase of the initial pre-financing to EUR 1 billion designed to ensureaimed at a swift mobilisation of resources;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls forUrges that specific expertiseto be developed in the Member States within public employment services (PES) in order to support people that cannot find a job within four months after becoming unemployed or leaving formal education;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RegretsDeplores the fact that the majority of NEETs in the EU do not yet have access to any YG scheme; asks the Council to consider continuing a learning exchange within the existing PES network with a view to developing strategies based on best practices to reach and support NEET youth;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Commission and the Council to consider proactive transitional initiatives, such asenhance vocational orientation, careers guidance and information about the labour market, as well as support services in schools and careers services at universities, in order to facilitate young people’s transition into work by equipping them with transition and career management skills;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the significant efforts made by the Member States to implement the YG; observes, however, that most reforms have not yet been fully implemented, in particular in the forging of partnerships with social partners and young people and in supporting those facing multiple barriers; concludes that considerable effortinitiatives and financial resources are needed in the long term to achieve the YG objectives;