Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2015/2351(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Youth Strategy 2013-2015 (A8-0250/2016 - Andrea Bocskor)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard; reminds of the eight fields of action promoted by the Youth Strategy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’s alarmingly's high youth unemployment and NEET rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on tackling youth unemployment, fostering entrepreneurship among young people, investing in education, and training andfor the skills employers look for, and facilitating the transition to the labour market;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that there has been a decrease in youth unemployment in most Member States since 2013, despite this fact, notes with real concern that youth unemployment continues to be almost double the overall unemployment rate with around 8 million young Europeans still being unemployed;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeshipcareer paths, including apprenticeships, technical and artisanal job profiles;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that Member States youth policies should be closely coordinated with other policies and that more synergies should be found; further recommends to enhance the cooperation between schools, businesses, public authorities and other labour market stakeholders to estimate the future skills needs to pre-empt skills ' mismatch and to facilitate the process whereby young people choose jobs profiles that actually match the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired in non- formal environments; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages and skills´ mismatch observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning play a vital role in developing young people’s's creative and innovative potential, including entrepreneurial skills;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; expresses concern that the mobility of apprentices has not yet achieved the desired levels and calls on the Commission, the Member States, companies and schools to find solutions to overcome the remaining obstacles to the mobility of apprentices;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, by integrating young people into the labour market with a job, apprenticeship or traineeship within 4 months of leaving school or losing a job and for example by putting in place career guidance systems and compulsory registration forimproving the data available about the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment. as well as improving the services of job centres for young jobseekers;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, including for young persons with disabilities, for example by putting in place career guidance systems and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that more than EUR 12.4 billion from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) have been earmarked for the fight against youth unemployment during the new programming period; calls for the assessment of the results and objectives achieved via such funding;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that the Court of Auditors' report on 'EU Youth Guarantee - Implementation in Member States', due to be completed at the beginning of 2017, will provide a clearer assessment of the programme's results; considers that, inter alia, analysis of the efficiency and the long-term results should be outlined in the report;