Activities of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2013/2073(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012
Amendments (8)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the employment aspects of the Youth Strategy have become ever more pressing given the current crisis and alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment; stresses that the next cycle (2013-2015), by focusing on youth unemployment, education and training, should contribute to the two overall objectives of the Youth Strategy of creating equal opportunities for youth in the labour market and promoting social inclusion; notes that the Youth Strategy will contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 targets, and in particular those concerning poverty, school drop-out rates and employment;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that special attention should be paid to vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion, including people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), and disadvantaged youth and disabled youth;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that young people account for a high percentage of temporary or part-time contracts for which reason it is important to provide suitable social protection;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that to help young people find work, and their first job in particular, the transition from education and training into work needs to be improved and targeted at labour market needs;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the potential for job creation in the green economy, health and social care and ICT, and the need to invest in education and training so that young people are the first to benefit;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that mobility needs to be encouraged, both within and across national borders, so as to improve education, training and two-way learning and to make it easier to match labour skill supply in Europe with demand;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the upper age limit for the Youth Guarantee to be set at 30, to increase its impact;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that the ESF is becoming increasingly important in EU policies, in particular as regards social inclusión, combating poverty and aid for the creation of sustainable jobs, and stresses that 25 % of the Cohesion Fund needs to be set aside for the ESF;