9 Amendments of Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID related to 2013/2073(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the EU first priority should be the fight against youth unemployment in Europe; is worried about the alarming level of young people without neither education nor job; believes that if the EU can not address properly this challenge, the lack of perspective for youth will blur the confidence in the European project;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets that great announcements made by the European Council relating to engagements for youth are not reflected in equivalent financial commitments; notes that a large part of the "Growth Package" announced in 2012 were mainly a partial reallocation of structural funds already promised and committed; notes that on the 6 billions agreed by the European Council for the "Youth Employment Initiative" for 2014 - 2020, 3 billions are taken from the ESF allocation and do not constitute new credits; regrets also that the European Council would like to reduce funding for "Erasmus for all" in comparison with the Commission proposal; asks the Council to respect European Parliament power of co legislator during the current negotiations;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Regrets ambivalence from the Council advocating additional resources for young people but delaying negotiations on payments on amending budget for 2013, threatening the Erasmus scholarship payments; calls on the Council to adopt a more constructive approach by ceasing to dig the gap between payment appropriations and commitment appropriations in each annual budget;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue; calls on the Commission to reach out to the greatest possible number of young people at both local and regional level; urges the Commission to build a strong partnership with local authorities;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the Member States should invest more in linking educational curricula to labour market demands, notably in technological sectors which are especially suitable for young people; stresses the importance of enhancing youth mobility;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. UStresses the importance of strengthening vocational training and urges the Member States to incorporate vocational training and orientation workshops in education;
Amendment 93 #
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 volunteering services, internships and social work; considers that it is necessary to focus on the Leonardo da Vinci programme in order to encourage apprentices to do work-related training abroad;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to take full advantage of the EU Structural Funds 2007-2013, especially the FSE; calls on the Commission to keep the European Parliament regularly informed about the progress made by the Member States;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the need for Member States to implement strategies supporting young people's access to ICT;