7 Amendments of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2013/2045(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned at the level of youth unemployment and, in particular, the considerable asymmetries in youth unemployment from one Member State to anotherregion to another and between the Member States of the European Union, with variations from less than 15 10% to over 55 60%; is also concerned at the number of young people not in education, training or employment (14 million NEETs between the ages of 15 and 30), which undermines the existence of the European project, endangering the economic development and viability of a Europe united in its quality of life and working conditions, as well as the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion, as defined under Article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension in formulating training and support strategies for the young and the unemployed in line with the real needs of local employment markets and of closer contact with those concerned;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, although the need to revitalise economic activity is a prerequisite for any solution involving the creation of sustainable and lasting employmentover and above the economic crisis affecting Europe, this situation is caused by structural issues arising from education and employment policy which need to be corrected, and that this callsimproved; stresses the need for a new generation ofand more attractive and comprehensive teaching strategies, with better regional insertion, to promote the use of more efficient strategies for transition to active life (with strong links between school and work) to promote effective transition to active life for young school-leavers and the creation of more secure career paths;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands the need, given that 15 % of jobs cease to exist every year, and as many agaat the employment market is characterised by the disappearance and creation of jobs in various economic sectors, necessitating ongoing efforts in respect of training are created, for a global approach able to anticipate chand measures for the protection and support of the unemployed, so as to help undertakinges as part of a truly effective employment policy; 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 ofnd employees as effectively as possible in this climate of structural instability; considers that an effective employment policy must accordingly focus on qualifications and skills in line with the needs of regional business sectors in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States and regions to launch strategies to combat early school leaving and encourage the resumption of studies by those young people affected; stresses the need for major efforts in many Member States to provide student support and guidance at secondary school and university level;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the announcement by the European Council at its meeting of 8 and 9 February 2013 of the launching of the Youth Employment Initiative for regions where youth unemployment is 25% above the Union average; stresses again the need to find a means of limiting necessary administrative obstacles; hopes that this initiative will primarily boost funding for EU youth employment guarantee measures under ESF Regulation[.../...];
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement of a package to combat youth unemployment by June 2013 which will, alongside the EU’s Youth Employment Initiative and, especially, the Youth Guarantee andshould, in line with the EU 2020 Strategy, put forward solutions to encourage the creation of sustainable jobs, reduce job insecurity, strengthen mobility programmes within the EU and promote increased inter-regional cooperation, as part of a roadmap for the future of a more economically, socially and territorially cohesive economic and monetary union.