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13 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2016/2307(INI)

Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the implementation of the Youth Guarantee should be strengthened at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; highlights that Member States should ensure that the Youth Guarantee is fully open to all groups, including persons with disabilities;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increase in the employment rate; encourages the Member States to make further efforts, as well as to remain open towards new solutions and approaches in order to reach the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 %;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and contributing to the sustainability of national social security systems, whereas the very long-term unemployed persons should be provided with labour opportunities and incentives towards the open labour market; highlights, in this context, the importance of skills and competences acquired in non- formal and informal learning environments;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the percentage of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion remains high and little attention at the European level have been paid to in kind and direct supports; points out that high levels of inequality reduce the output of the economy and the potential for sustainable growth;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities is a precondition for creating a competitive EU labour market; calls on Member States to better align education and training with labour market needs across the EU in light of technological advancement and trends; takes the view that mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming the gap between skills shortages on the European labour market and jobseekers, especially young people;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that insufficient and focused investment in education, and especially in digital skills and programming, in relation to girls in particular, may undermine Europe’s competitive position and the employability of its workforce; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital skills and programming and to take into account the shift towards the digital economy in the context of upskilling and retraining;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), including the health and social enterprises, are important for sustainable and inclusive development and job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of the EFSI insofar as it permits improved social and economic convergence of Member States and their regions within the Union; however, the EFSI has so far not been particularly successful in improving social and economic convergence between Member States and their regions within the Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States are fully using the possibility of accessing this fund; calls on the Commission to monitor and control investments under the EFSI and to measure their economic and social impact;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of the EFSI insofar as it permits improved social and economic convergence of Member States and their regions within the Union; calls on the Commission to ensure thathelp Member States are fully and gainfully using the possibility of accessing this fund; calls on the Commission to monitor and control investments under the EFSI and to measure their economic and social impact;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the need to ensure the sustainability, safety, adequacy and effectiveness of social security systems over the coming decades in light of the digitalization of the European economies; encourages the Member States, therefore, to develop strategies to ensure that more people can continue to be active, healthy, as well as to face less barriers as full participants in society;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes that in the AGS 2017 emphasis is placed on the need to promote tax and benefit reforms aimed at improving work incentives and making work pay, as tax systems can also contribute to combating income inequalities and poverty, as well as increasing competitiveness at a global level;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to increase the coverage and effectiveness of active and sustainable labour market policies, in close cooperation with social partners;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to set minimum social standards according to their national competence and financial and fiscal situation;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL