8 Amendments of Ana MIRANDA related to 2013/2045(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, although the need to revitalise economic activity is a prerequisite for any solution involving the creation of decent, sustainable and lasting employment, this situation is caused by structural issues arising among others from education and employment policy which need to be corrected, and that this calls for a new generation of more attractive teaching strategies, with better regional insertion, to promote the use of more efficient strategies for transition to active life (with strong links between school and work) and the creation of more secure career paths;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands the need, given that 15 % of jobs cease to exist every year, and as many again are created, for a global approach ablppropriate to anticipate changes as part of a truly effective employment policy drawing special attention to most marginalised groups of the population and at highest risk of unemployment, combined with specific territorial disadvantages; considers it essential to create qualifications policies able to effectively promote the start-to- finish tailoring of skills to business and enterprise needs in all regions of the EU;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States and regional and local authorities to increase the effectiveness of education and employment policies, which should be based on three fundamental aspects: - a forward-looking approach, in order to better anticipate changes in the labour market and link them with education and training; greater involvement of all relevant players; and a regional approachcalls in this respect the Commission to work more closely with Member States to set medium and long- term forecasts on the skills required by the local and regional labour market; - greater involvement of all relevant players including youth organisations; - and a regional approach within the framework of integrated territorial development strategies taking into account local needs and territorial specificities, enabling a better identification of future-oriented jobs, in particular in innovative sectors such as green segments and social business, allowing the creation of mechanisms to better identify problems and improve decision- making and to provide a clear view of training needs;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Members States to encourage mobility of young people on the basis of a better recognition of skills and qualifications, better coordination between social security schemes and better access to affordable housing, including social housing, and financial credits;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for joint action by the European funds, in particular the instruments of cohesion policy, the ESF and ERDF, to find an urgent answer to this worrying situation; stresses the imperative need for the 2014-2020 programming period to dedicate at least 25% of the Cohesion Policy allocation to ESF as well as to earmark at least 20% of ESF on the EU 2020 flagship initiative on "promotion of social inclusion and fight against poverty" under which youth unemployment would be a priority; invites Members States and local and regional authorities to set integrated territorial development strategies - and use new instruments supporting them - including training and employment components, in particular to build employment pathways for young people and to support the construction and refurbishment of accessible social infrastructures;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the European Investment Bank to invest in job creation for young people provided that it avoids spin-off benefits and it grants loans primarily in SMEs;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges Members States to quickly implement the Youth Guarantee and to establish more efficient and accessible public employment services in order to provide adequate jobs and trainings to young people; requests the Commission to support regions and Member States wishing to introduce Youth Guarantee schemes at national and regional level; calls the Council of the EU to significantly increase the financial dotation of the initiative, following the figure of EUR 21 billion recommended by the ILO to implement it;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that investment into youth guarantee programs should be exempt from austerity cuts;