19 Amendments of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2017/2259(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas disadvantaged groups, such as ethnic minorities, people with special needs, women, LGBTIQ, migrants and refugeyoung people with disabilities, – who are facing barriers to enter the labour market, and access culture, social services and education – are those most affected by the socio-economic crisis;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas education, and intercultural dialogue, strategic communication and closer cooperation between Member States in particular, have a key role to play in preventing the radicalisation of young people;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas fostering young entrepreneurship is one of the eight fields of actions promoted by the 2019-18 EU Youth Strategy;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU actioncross-sector initiatives in the field of youth through the inclusion of a youth dimension in current and future plans;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas sustained efforts are needed to increase the participation of young people in society, particularly for migrants, refugeyoung people with disabilities, those not in education, employment or training (NEETs) and those at risk of social exclusion;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young people, especially the most disadvantaged, such as young women, ethnicpeople with disabilities, young women, minorities, LGBTIQ, those with special needs, migrants and refugees, are are greatly affected by rising inequality, the risk of exclusion, insecurity and discrimination;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the positive achievements of the EYS though the development of cross-sector work and the implementation of structured dialogue in order to ensure the participation of young people, believes that the general level of awareness of the objectives and the instruments of EYS on the part of relevant actors and stakeholders needs to be improved;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrEncourages the Member States to use the European Pillar of Social Rights as a basis for drafting legislation for young people;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that the future EYS should be centred around young people and participatory, improving well-being, reflecting the needs, well- being, ambitions and diversity of, widening access to creative tools involving new technologies for all young people in Europe;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people and youth organizations are able to fully and effectively participate and be involved in decision-making, implementing and follow up process;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support regional and local authorities and to invest in new life opportunities for young people, in order to develop their creativity, support youth entrepreneurship and to foster social inclusion of young people for the benefit of their communities;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to adopt a rights-based approach to youth and employment; calls on the Member States to ensure that young people have access to quality internships and jobs that uphold their rights, including the right to a stable job that offers a living wage, social protection and secures a life of dignity and autonomy;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender, gender, physical or cognitive disabilities; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is deeply concerned at the particularly acute problem of child poverty, with which up to 25 million children in the EU (more than 26.4 % of all Europeans aged 0-17) from families that are suffering every day from a lack of sufficient income and basic services, are afflicted; believes that youth policies could contribute to areas as child and family; calls on the Commission to develop a Child Guarantee as a long-term tool to offer equal opportunities for all children in the EU;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to encourage initiatives with formal education and informal learning to support young people's innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship and to promote cohesion and understanding between young people of different groups;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that in the area of youth, the EU can only carry out actions to support, coordinate and supplement the actions of the Member States in line with principle of subsidiarity, notes the importance of coherence of EU and national funding and therefore calls on the Commission to facilitate synergies with national, regional and local initiatives to avoid duplicated, overlapping and repeated activities.
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to better address the complexities of national and regional differences to support and supplement the actions of Member States as it is provided by Article 6 TFEU.
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Firmly believes that the Europe for Citizens programme should continue to stimulate active citizenship, civic education and dialogue and engender a sense of European identity; notes that the low success rate of the programme is due to a lack of funding; calls for a substantial increase in its funding allocation; mismatch between the budget and the ambitions and goals of the programme; calls to deploy funding more strategically, focusing on citizens driven activities and to maximize the cost-effectiveness of the programme;