4 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2020/2011(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 43 % of Roma are in some form of paid employment1 ; whereas 63 % of young Roma (aged 16-24) are not in education, employment or training (NEET)2 ; whereas the increasing share of Roma NEETs was an area where the situation had deteriorated in 2016 compared to 20113 ; ; whereas school dropout of Roma is particularly important; whereas a significant proportion of Roma women live in a very precarious situation; whereas difficulties for Roma have been increased by the covid-19 crisis; _________________ 1European Commission, 2019 Report on National Roma Integration Strategies: Key Conclusions, p. 3. 2Report on the implementation of national Roma integration strategies – 2019, COM(2019)0406, p. 4. 3 Roma inclusion measures reported under the EU framework for NRIS, SWD(2019) 320 final, PART 1/2, p. 18.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that Roma are one of the minority groups in Europe that face the highest rates of poverty and social exclusion, especially Roma women; notes with regret that despite measures introduced in the last decade, progress in the areas of housing, employment, education and healthcare has been limited harming the economic and social cohesion of the Union and the reduction of regional inequalities; calls on local authorities and governments to single out as a priority the implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS);
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the importance of promoting access to education, higher education, apprenticeship and vocational training for Roma in order to promote their economic integration and social inclusion. Early school leaving and dropping out of school hamper the training of young Roma as well as their access to the labor market. Stresses the importance for Roma to benefit fully from quality education so that they acquire basic skills, including digital skills;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to ensure thatStresses the importance of having a holistic and inclusive approach in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies, integrating local, regional authorities, civil society and economic partners; calls on the Member States to implement, in partnership with the competent regional and local authorities implement, Roma-focused employment and social policies and monitor their results; calls on them, furthermore, to make the empowerment of Roma job seekers a priority for public employment services and employers, and to provide parallel job placement support trough professional learning or internships with IT and language training, including promotion of entrepreneurship skills; stresses the key role of public employment services in promoting Roma employment in the civil service and reaching out to disadvantaged Roma job seekers, especially Roma women; stresses that the full integration of Roma into the labor market would lead to significant economic benefits. All of these economic and financial consequences, linked to the integration of the Roma, could foster a climate of greater openness towards the Roma population within the society and thus strengthen social cohesion;