9 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2013/2045(INI)
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need both for the proper targeting of dynamic population groups and economic sectors and for effective programme implementation so as, on the one hand, to avoid the wastage of available resources and, on the other, to lower youth unemployment, rather than merely ‘recycling’ it;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports and encourages the participation of the social partners and the synergies between them in drawing up and implementing the National Action Plans to address unemployment through active labour market policies;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages Member States to use the method of training vouchers, but notes the need for constant and thorough supervision in implementing the respective programmes, and for the constant evaluation of these programmes;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 α. Urges Member States, given the exceptional social conditions created by the crisis, to draw up a strategy to provide incentives – including financial incentives – for vulnerable groups of young students to complete their secondary education;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Encourages Member States to promote the institution of grants and to draw up student loan programmes offering favourable terms which are easily accessible to young people who are unable to pursue their studies in higher education because of financial difficulties, while at the same time emphasises the importance of having a quality public network of student residences;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the crucial role of internships and apprenticeships in gaining initial work experience, which constitutes one of the principal ways by which an individual gains access to the labour market and makes progress in it;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Supports the strengthening and expansion of internships and apprenticeships in the educational system (secondary technical education, initial vocational training and higher education), subject, however, to rules and conditions to ensure that they do not act as ‘substitutes’ for existing jobs or forthcoming employment requirements;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes the particularly adverse effects of the ‘brain drain’ in the medium to long term, in particular the dearth of the expertise and innovation needed in productive and entrepreneurial activities;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Maintains that Member States need to upgrade and modernise national structures for identifying labour market requirements, effectively linking them up with the educational process so that the specialisations offered are matched as well as possible to labour market requirements, notably through the constant updating of educational syllabuses;