13 Amendments of Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE related to 2013/2045(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Investment Bank can provide funding for investments in countries where the rates of youth unemployment are above the EU average;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
Ab. whereas the European Investment Bank could have a regional focus in strategic investments for improving and expanding employment opportunities and for developing innovation capacities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A c (new)
Paragraph A c (new)
Ac. whereas a standalone agency of the Union —"Ulysses Agency"— or internal development board of the European Investment Bank —"Ulysses Unit"— could be established with the aim of carrying out the tasks related to regional development and to realize concerted actions to the attainment of those ends;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is strongly concerned at the budget cuts by Member States in the field of education, training and youth, and recalls that budget allocations to education and training should be perceived as a necessary and invaluable investment for the future and therefore proposes to the member states to deduct investments in education and training from the national deficit calculation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an increased use of dual education systems which combine theoretical and practical teaching; calls on Member States to guarantee legal quality frameworks for internships and apprenticeships, including decent remuneration and recognition of the acquired knowledge as work experience in order to facilitate youth access to labour market; highlights the importance of VET in striking the right balance between education and labour market demand; considers that the promotion of VET should not be done at the expense of higher education; emphasises the importance of improving quality standards in higher education;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an increased use of dual education systems which combine theoretical and practical teaching; highlights the importance of VET inenhancing the quality in VET with the aim of strikinge the right balance between education and labour market demand; considers that the promotion of VET should not be done at the expense of higher education; emphasises the importance of improving quality standards and accessibility in higher education;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to strengthen in the educational curricula fundamental skills for jobs, such as IT, languages and entrepreneurial skills;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the need to strengthen cooperation between the education and business sectors through the establishment of university business partnerships with the aim of facilitating the access of young people to labour market;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to further improve the transparency and recognition of qualifications within the Union, in particular through the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training, Europass and the European Qualifications Framework and to give full implementation to the Council Recommendation on the validation on non formal and informal education;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme; calls on Member States to commit themselves to implementing the scheme in an efficient and timely manner; highlights the need for sufficient funding for the initiative through the European Social Fund and other EU structural funds.; emphasises the need to extend the guarantee to all young people up to the age of 30 years;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme; calls on Member States to commit themselves to implementing the scheme in an efficient and timely manner; highlights the need for sufficient funding for the initiative through the European Social Fund and other EU structural funds and to create partnerships among public employment services and educational institutions as a way to support young people immediately after they have left education; .
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the establishment of a standalone development agency of the Union —"Ulysses Agency"— or for an internal development board of the European Investment Bank —"Ulysses Unit"— , that will have a holistic Union- wide approach to investment, with a particular regional focus on those Member States and regions that are experiencing the most severe asymmetric shocks of the economic crisis; believes that the role of this entity must be to draw up investment projects, assess the creditworthiness of joint ventures and provide technical assistance in addressing coordination and knowledge problems;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that EU education systems should promote the principle of fair and equal opportunities; calls in addition for the necessary skills to be fostered with a view to facilitating access to lifelong learning, a sine qua non in the knowledge society.