Activities of Rui TAVARES related to 2013/2073(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012 PDF (253 KB) DOC (165 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the persistent economic crisis is leading to an unprecedented lack of opportunities for young people in the European Union; whereas this alarming situation requires urgent measures, policies and action; whereas the deteriorating economic conditions may, especially in countries heavily hit by the crisis, lead young people to involuntary migration, which can be made manifest in the form of a massive "brain drain" that reduces the growth, development and innovation potential of the country of origin over the medium to long term;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in response to the economic crisis, several Member States have implemented austerity measures, including serious cuts in spending on education, training and lifelong learning programmes; whereas those cuts are having a huge impact on Europe's young peoplcounterproductive and are jeopardisinge the achievement of the ‘Europe 2020’ targets;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas existing tools at EU level can deal with the challenges the new generation faces, without prejudice to further improvements that can be made to them; whereas the EU Strategy for Youth is a comprehensive framework and the Member States must take full advantage of it;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the number of young people who are currently not in education, employment or training (NEETs) has risen dangerously across the EU; whereas the youth unemployment rate is unacceptably high in several Member States, while the average unemployment rates across the Union are reaching record highs;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas economic and social problems are increasing Euroscepticism among citizens; whereas young people are the most vulnerable segment of society, who are faced with persistent unemployment and who may be involuntarily led to seek employment opportunities outside their home country, can be a vulnerable segment of society, in spite of the fact that the young generation seems to be the one most favourable to the project of European integration;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the Commission proposal that in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the new Multiannual Financial Framework, funding for youth and education policies must be increased to address current challenges; stresses that youth task forces must better communicate and reportcommunication between youth task forces is essential and should be promoted, as well as communication on action undertaken and results achieved so far;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that entrepreneurship is a factor of economic development whose impact and added value depends on the infrastructure and innovation capacities present in the economy, suggesting that new ventures are as much a matter of skills as they are a product of economic and institutional arrangements; believes that, in the context of the EU Youth Strategy and the Europe 2020 agenda, the Commission operating in tandem with Member States should consider proceeding with concerted actions to expand and improve the development capacities of the Union as a whole and of those regions that are less robust to a range of asymmetric economic shocks;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that fiscal consolidation should not be implemented in a way that affects jobs for young people; calls on the Member States to provide more incentives for supporting youth employability, such as reliefs on taxes and social contributionsan end in its own accord and that it should not be implemented in a way that would be deleterious for the development potential of the economy and the welfare of the people, while having negative effects on general levels of employment, including job opportunities for young people; calls on the Member States to provide more incentives for supporting youth employability and to systematically mobilize idle resources for the purpose of drawing cross-sectoral linkages that would foster innovation through expanding economies of scale;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for Member States to develop policies that would aim at establishing interconnected innovation hubs and inter-disciplinary business clusters, linked but not limited to universities and research centres, which would attract venture capital, provide fertile ground for start-ups and contribute to general economic, social and cultural development; stresses that Member States should, in addition, provide a safety net for failed start-ups; calls on them to eliminate red tapeunnecessary administrative procedures;