14 Amendments of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2017/2259(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the negative impact of the recessionfinancial crisis, the recession, the investment backlog for public infrastructures and the restrictive austerity policies on young people’s prospects for developing their full potential continues to be felt across the European Union;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas macroeconomic conditionalities may continue to threaten the use of regional and structural funds and the sustainable use of the funds by financially depleted municipalities, particularly in respect of youth projects, youth education and employment;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU action in the field of youth through the inclusion of a youth dimension in current and future plans, in particular in all key policy areas, such as the economy, employment and social affairs, cohesion, health, women, co-determination, migration, culture, the media and education;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a gender perspective must be included in decision-making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women and girls in particular from different cultural and religious backgrounds;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned about the fact that, austerity policies as well as the persisting social and economic divergences between Member states, provoke involuntary migration that further exacerbates the effects of the brain-drain; Recommends that the future EYS should promote policies to reverse this phenomenon;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering and developing new tools for exchanges based on solidarity, community engagement, free space and a democratic dialogue, beyond the necessary training and employment prospects;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people are able to fully participate and be involved in decision-making and to promote self-organisation structures and the independent representation and expression of their interests;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and remuneration; stresses the importance of defining social rights for new forms of employment and fair professional traineeships and ensuring social dialogue;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project - citizens who are able independently to develop specialist and communication skills for various contemporary challenges at local and global level, while striving to achieve sustainable solutions which are socially, environmentally and technologically convincing;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to all levels of education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project; Notes, therefore, the importance of properly resourced public education systems;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives which aim to foster citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and intercultural learning; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote spaces for dialogue with young people on a range of themes, such as sex, gender, policy and the environment, law, history and culture;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Strongly believes that education systems should promote holistic knowledge and skillset and foster critical and analytical thinking; Deplores the fact that, more and more, education systems are depended upon and defined by labour market and private interests needs;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the harmful impact of stress on young people’s well-being, both at school, in training, on the labour market and in their personal lives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in mental health programmes and to encourage the relevant actors to help young people in this regard;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. WelcomesPoints to the original approach of the European Solidarity Corps – to become a programme to foster solidarity among young Europeans; recalls Parliament’s position to properly finance the new initiative by means of fresh resources and not gradually to use the programme as a partial option for inadequately combating youth unemployment;