20 Amendments of Milan ZVER related to 2010/2307(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 November 2010 on the Youth on the Move initiative, recognizing the importance of a more integrated, cross-sectoral approach in response to the challenges young people face,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Youth on the Move (YoM) reinforces the existing EU Youth Strategy (COM(2009)0200) by equipping young people with the knowledge and, skills needed to access the labour marketand competences needed for work and life,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the future, which means making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and higher education that lays stress on meeting the technological requirements of a modern and sustainable society;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas education is fundamental to fostering young people's creativity and innovative potential; whereas education gives people the necessary tools to develop emotionally, intellectually and socially,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that all employment contracts mustshould provide for unrestrictedall the social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas it is pivotal to involve young people and different youth organizations that represent them in the decision-making process so as to provide them with a sense of ownership and ensure they are actively contributing their views to a youth strategy,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to continue investing in the mobility and youth programmes such as Lifelong Learning (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Marie Curie, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action; to continue investing in the cooperation with candidate countries and potential candidates and to present a proposal for the next generation of mobility and youth programmes in line with the targets of 2020 strategy;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages Member States to target a total investment of at least 2% of GDP in higher education, that is recommended by the Commission in the Annual Growth and Employment Survey as the minimum required for knowledge intensive economies;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to provide, in a close cooperation with the companies, young people with information about professions in demand and to reduce the obstacles to free movement of workers;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or trainingassisted to make it as short as possible, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of all qualifications obtained;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out the importance of taking measures to ensure that studentsyoung people are mobile and have an effective social and health security system and full portability of grants when they are abroad;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that disabled studentsyoung people, as well as studentsyoung people with children, should be afforded additional support to participate in mobility;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of mobility in strengthening the feeling of European citizenship, reinforcing European culture and European values of mutual respect, reinforcing involvement of young people in the democratic processes and building a stronger European dimension in young people;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender, that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age on to interest and support girls, in particular,crease the interest of young people of both genders in mathematical and technical professions;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reminds Member States to introduce the learning of a second foreign language at an early stage in life (pre-primary school); points out that for people without a second foreign language mobility will not become a reality; points out the importance of learning the language of neighbouring countries;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Invites the European Commission to present a Green Paper on participation of young people as the concrete proposal on how to further improve the involvement of young people in decision-making processes;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that young people must be given access to vofurther educational and training during working time and that lifelong learning approach must be supported from the very first job.;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that by providing young people with knowledge and skills VET and higher education and training can improve young people's motivation and optimism as well as help them build their self-esteem;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Believes that high quality education and training systems can help to raise the chances of young people to find a fulfilling job, which will consequently raise the confidence of young people in the future, boost their creativity and therefore contribute to the prosperity of the society;