Activities of David CORMAND related to 2022/2188(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Amendments (9)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-EU countries can join Erasmus+ as member or associated countries; nd the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)1 a as member or associated countries; _________________ 1 a European Solidarity Corps Programme Regulation Recital 47 and Article 13.1d
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, as a consequence of Brexit, EU citizens studying in the UK can no longer benefit from ‘home fees’, but have to pay higher international student fees, making it prohibitively expensive for the vast majority of them, which has a particularly negative impact on the inclusion and mobility of socially- disadvantaged young people;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the inclusion of the UK in the Erasmus+ and ESC programmes but asks that its financial contribution be fair and that its inclusion does not come at the expense of EU students, especially in terms of restrictions on participants’ freedom of movement, inclusion and diversity;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets the absence of any provisions relating to youth, youth exchanges, youth dialogues (such as the European Youth Dialogue), volunteering and projects in the TCA;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Stresses that all interested non- member neighbouring countries, including the UK, are invited to join the European Solidarity Corps programme and to promote opportunities for volunteering and collaboration between young people aged 17 to 30 throughout Europe (and aged 17 to 35 for the humanitarian aid strand of the programme), for the benefit of both the young participants and their respective countries;
Amendment 66 #
34. Is concerned that almost none of the youth projects previously funded by Erasmus+ or ESC involving school-age children are now being funded through the UK Government’s Turing scheme;15; _________________ 15 House of Lords - European Affairs Committee, The future UK-EU relationship - Fourth Report of Session 2022–23, 29 April 2023.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Notes that school trips, and young people’s mobility in general, are hindered by the new migration rules, the need for schools to pay for a visa for every student; therefore, asks the UK Government and the Member States to create a youth group travel scheme for young people under 18, and to consider options to facilitate reciprocal mobility frameworks for young people aged between 18 and 30;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Urges the EU and British Government to make strengthening relations and ties between young people from the UK and EU a priority on the political agenda;