16 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2013/2073(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the number of young people who are currently not in education, employment or training (NEETs) has risen dangerously across the EU; whereas the youth unemployment rate is unacceptably high in several Member States and the true figure can be masked by a marked increase in emigration among young people;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas many young people are in informal, temporary and insecure jobs, unrelated to their qualifications or career aims and with no clear long-term prospects; whereas many young people are missing out on the opportunity to acquire the skills and self-confidence necessary for career progression;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the personal and social development of young people is just as important as academic and professional development; whereas young people play an active role in the social infrastructure of Member States and are central to sustainable and vibrant communities;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is disappointed that although the Member States were asked for specific measures in the first cycle of the EU Youth Strategy, very limited progress has been achieved and, in several cases the situation has worsened and in many Member States no specific youth strategy is in place;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue; calls on the Commission to reach out as directly as possible to the greatest possible number of young people at both local and regional level and to ensure that the youth voice is not being lost among the wider priorities or agendas of organisations and that any policy implemented leads to the positive development and empowerment of young people;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the need for a cross-sectoral and balanced approach to the eight fields of action in the EU Youth Strategy; calls for policy prioritisation in times of crisis which is informed and shaped by the voice and aims of young people themselves;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport; underlines the need for robust funding for this programme and both a separate chapter and a separate budget allocation for the youth part;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of language learning to promote youth employability and labour mobility with a view to ensuring that young people fully benefit from their rights and freedoms in the EU employment market;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to launch further initiatives to develop a pan- European non-formal education and mobility system that recognises the skills and professional experience gathered through volunteering services, internships and social work;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the problem of truancy and of early school-leavers; calls for flexible learning pathways at EU and national level;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new EU initiative for a Youth Guarantee scheme; calls on the Member States to fully exploit it and ensure young people are offered high quality, meaningful and relevant opportunities;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for Member States to improve support for self-employed young people, provide a safety net for failed start- ups; calls on them to eliminate red tape;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to improve communication and the uptake of the Commission's youth initiatives (e.g. the European Youth Portal) through social networks and increased engagement with youth organisations and youth representatives;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that 2013 has been declared the European Year of Citizens; stresses the need to better involve young people by encouraging themand supporting them through targeted programmes in conjunction with youth organisations and community-based groups to share their vision for the EU's future;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to develop more outreach programmes for marginalised groups and to provide supports for the youth sector to develop its structures and channels of communication so as to reach out to more young people, particularly those at risk of social exclusion;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the importance of recognising and engaging directly with young people as a priority group in the EU's social vision, thereby enhancing their influence, development, well-being and social inclusion;