2 Amendments of Rovana PLUMB related to 2011/0217(COD)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In particular, Union citizens considering whether to make use of their right to free movement should be informed about their rights to acquire or preserve social security rights by virtue of the Union rules on coordination of social security systems; these rules ensure that they will not lose out on their social security rights when choosing to move within Europe. They should further be informed about their right to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications and about the social and civic competences which form part of the European framework of "Key Competences for lifelong learning" and which can equip them to fully participate in civic life and empower them to exercise their rights under Union law. At the same time, an insufficient knowledge of foreign languages (especially among adults) remains a major obstacle to workforce mobility, with it following that the learning of foreign languages should be actively promoted at European level;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The right to freedom of movement implies that life-long learning and vocational training strategies should be tailored, at European level, to developments in the labour markets, and the provision of transferable skills that have a wider coverage in terms of geographical area and knowledge, with a view to properly matching them with the supply of jobs. In this connection, investment should be encouraged in formal and informal education, vocational training, exchanges of work experience and coordinated measures, with a view to accelerating the process of workforce mobility;