12 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2016/2242(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the European Court of Auditors Special report No 5/2017: 'Youth unemployment – have EU policies made a difference?'1a, while the seven Member States examined had made some progress in implementing the Youth Guarantee none had ensured that all NEETs had the opportunity to take up an offer within four months; notes the Court's comment that it is not possible to reach all NEETs with resources only from the EU budget; _________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR17_5/SR_YOUTH_GUARANTE E_EN.pdf
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. notes that there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes a 'good quality offer' under the Youth Guarantee; believes that a good basis for such a definition is the Court's suggestion that Member States should ensure that offers are only considered to be of good quality if they match the participant's profile and labour market demand and lead to sustainable integration in the labour market;
Amendment 33 #
1. Stresses that effective mechanisms to discuss and resolve difficulties experienced when implementing YG schemes are needed, together with a strong commitment by the Member States to implement the scope of the YG in full, including partnership-building, ensuring an effective outreach, enabling skills enhancement and putting in place proper evaluation structures as well as strengthening the administrative capacity;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that effective mechanisms to discuss and resolve difficulties experienced when implementing YG schemes are needed, together with a strong commitment by the Member States to implement the scope of the YG in full, including partnership-building, ensuring an effective outreach, enabling skills enhancement and putting in place proper monitoring, reporting and evaluation structures;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that preventive interventionoactive, holistic strategies and structural reform efforts by the Member States are needed in order to reap the benefits of the YG and ensure the success of school-to-work transitions of young people; stresses in this regard the importance of strong partnerships between key stakeholders, training for PES personnel, capacity building for public authorities, education & training institutions, career guidance providers and youth support services and cooperation with NGOs, where relevant;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that preventive interventions and structural reform efforts by the Member States are needed in order to reap the benefits of the YG and ensure the success of school-to-work transitions of young people; stresses in this regard the importance of training PES personnel, capacity building and cooperation with employers and NGOs, where relevant;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the importance of cooperation between all levels of governance (EU, Member States and local entities) and the European Commission´s technical assistance in implementing effectively the YG;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the full potential of exchanging best practices among Member States has not yet been realised; notes in this respect the importance of mencourages the Commission and Member States to fully utilise the sharing of best practices through EMCO and the European Employment Strategy Mutual lLearning aimed at the activation of the most vulnerable groupProgramme and believes that a dedicated annual exchange of national YG contact persons should be established to facilitate this;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a more diversified approach in the provision of services to different groups within the youth population is needed in order to avoid ‘cherry-picking’; calls for a stronger and dedicated outreach to young people facing multiple barriers and those furthest from the labour market (e.g. young people with disabilities);
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to provide consistent, quality data to facilitate the development of more evidence-based youth policies and to ensure the provision of follow-up data to assess the long-term sustainability of outcomes;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to establish concrete and measurable objectives in implementing YG schemes and to identify its main challenges and appropriate action plans to overcome them; furthermore insists on the Member States to establish an overview of the cost of implementing the Youth Guarantee and to prioritize related measures according to available financing;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions against the repeated take- up of the YG which goes against the spirit of labour market activation and the aim of transition into permanent employment; to that end believes Member States should perform gap assessments and market analyses prior to setting up schemes and must ensure that offers of employment, education or training match participants' profiles and labour market demand to create sustainable employment.