3 Amendments of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2016/2101(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that youth unemployment, which is exceptionally high, is a perpetual challenge for Europe; notes that the employment situation varies significantly across the EU; points therefore to the need for labour market and that initiatives such as the European Semester have made matters worse rather than better; concludes thereformse that would adapt education to market demands anis is necessary to introduce reforms that would tackle inequalities in education; expresses, in this context, its further support for the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly rejects the European Semester process, since it is undemocratic and undermines the right of each Member State and its people to adopt policies in line with their economic and social situation and with their entitlements and aspirations; is deeply concerned that this process is seeking to introduce even harsher pay and pension cuts, encourage further exploitation of workers, increase the retirement age, and bring about additional privatisation and deregulation and the dismantling of public services and welfare entitlements;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that investments in education and culture must reinforce employabilityfull- time high-quality employment and contribute to sustainable growth and job creation in the EU; underlines the need for structural reforms ofimprovements to the education and training systems in the Member States, so as to make them universally accessible and provide a more genuinely public service, and the need to foster better interaction between the EU and the Member States and to facilitate the exchange of best practices among the Member States;