3 Amendments of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2013/2045(INI)
Amendment 26 #
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 changes as part of a truly effective employment policy; Underlines the importance of closing the gap between higher education and the labour market, and stresses that the mismatch between education skills and today's jobs, needs to be fixed mainly from the side of Education Institutions. Calls on EU Education Ministers and Higher Education Institutions in the EU, to add apprenticeships and traineeships as integral parts of the curricula of all relevant studies and courses; considers it essential to create 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 44 #
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; emphasises that Cohesion Policies, mainly ESF, may contribute to help companies hiring young people and reduce youth unemployment. ESF shall also contribute to reduce taxation for companies that employ young people, in order to stimulate young job creation and avoid bureaucracy when companies have to apply for European funds;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Defends that it is deeply important to revitalise economic activity and support young job creation; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop and invest in a Europe-wide business incubator project, in which business incubators in all Member States allow young entrepreneurs to start up their company in a protected environment, while creating a sense of unity through the pan-European scale of the incubator project; considers in addition that, a suitable environment for venture capitals should be created, especially in terms of taxation in order to support the development of this new market;