Activities of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2013/2045(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out
Amendments (10)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned at the level of youth unemployment and, in particular, the considerable asymmetries in youth unemployment from one Member State to another, with variations from less than 15 % to over 55 %; is also concerned at the number of young people not in education, training or employment (14 million NEETs between the ages of 15 and 30), whichin addition to the precarious employment affecting a further large group of young people, even though they have a job; takes the view that these two situations combined undermines the existence of the European project, endangering the economic development and viability of a Europe united in its quality of life and working conditions, as well as the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion, as defined under Article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that, owing to the socio-economic structure, young people constitute one of the most vulnerable groups in the Union in relation to employment, particularly in the current situation of economic and financial crisis, given the number of young people on the labour market and given that they face the most serious employment problems; stresses the need, therefore, to seek solutions that will enable Europe's young people, who have already stopped believing in traditional solutions to employment problems (education and work), to find a way out of this impasse and find specific answers to their various circumstances, adjusting policies to meet their needs rather than the other way around;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, although the need to revitalise economic activity is a prerequisite for any solution involving the creation of sustainable and lasting employment, this situation is caused bye structural issues aderisving from education and employment policy which need to be corrected, and that this calls for a new generation ofmust be corrected; takes the view that more attractive teaching strategies are needed, with better regional insertion, toaking account of varying situations and allowing for flexible use in line with regions' specific needs and characteristics, promoteing the use of more efficient strategies for transition to active life (with strong links between school and work) and the creation of more secure career paths;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that, by bolstering and supplementing Member States' efforts to revitalise economic activity and foster employment across their territory, in particular in the worst affected regions, European regional policy represents a fundamental tool with which the Union can help overcome the present situation, guiding and shaping the implementation of the necessary structural reforms and concentrating investment on priority actions; considers coordinated action under the five Common Strategic Framework Funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF) to be crucial in order jointly to promote competitiveness and convergence, setting the most appropriate priorities for investment in each European country and region and providing support for all financial instruments capable of boosting private investment and at the same time multiplying the impact of national investment;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that securing economic, social and territorial cohesion across the EU requires making investments in the less-favoured regions; takes the view that the structural funds must help to bring these investments about, preventing a situation where some regions have zero or very scant activity and thereby promoting private investment and economic and regional development;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights the importance of promoting mobility among European young people at both national and European level, which will offer them both personal and professional development;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands the need, given that 15 % of jobs cease to exist every year, and as many again are created, for a global approach able to anticipate the changes as part of a truly effective employment policy; considers it essential toneeded to achieve genuinely sustainable growth and employment; takes the view that measures will be effective only if they are all closely linked so that productivity increases, private investment is boosted and sectors with a high growth potential are promoted, in particular those linked to the green economy and ICT; considers it crucial in this context to develop the skills of human capital, createing qualifications policies able to effectively promote the start-to-finish tailoring of skills to business and enterprise needs in all regions of the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that SMEs are the engine of Europe, the cornerstone of employment and the main way out of the crisis; considers it necessary, therefore, to improve access to financing and the business environment in which they operate;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for joint action by the European funds, in particular the instruments of cohesion policy, the ESF and ERDF, to find an urgent answer to this worrying situation, taking the measures necessary for the labour market, education and training in order to support workers' transition to the needs of the productive sector and new skills and jobs (including, inter alia, green jobs, jobs required as a result of demographic trends, new technologies, and the diversification of employment in rural areas);
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that, in order to ensure that intervention by the Common Strategic Framework funds is effective and to maximise the impact of investment and European funding on the socio-economic situation of a country and its regions, it should be concentrated on a limited number of priorities, particularly where national fiscal consolidation efforts are significant;