9 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2010/2307(INI)
Amendment 1 #
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 teand high-level qualifications, facilitating thus the transition from schnoological requirements of a modern and sustainable society to work, increasing young people's employability and reducing labour market segmentation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasizes the need to reduce early school leaving which hampers economic and social development and consequently, EU's goal of smart and inclusive growth; stresses that this complex problem can only be addressed by efficient strategies at local, regional, national and Community levels, paying attention to the features and special characteristics of each Member state;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the setting up of the high- level expert group, chaired by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, to identify ways of addressing the causes of low literacy levels and raising these levels in the EU, contributing to effective solutions in other areas as well, such as poverty and employability;
Amendment 27 #
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; the situation has worsened as a result of the economic and financial crisis, which made it harder for young Europeans to enter the labour market; all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the importance of specific, verifiable objectives for the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy integrated guidelines to reduce youth unemployment; recognises that the implementation of the new integrated guidelines is the responsibility of Member states, while the Commission should support and control action at national level through the open method of coordination (OMC); takes the view that the target groups and indicators proposed by the Commission in the initiative should be monitored and that the progress made during implementation should be measured by means of clear indicators;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member states to promote learning and employment mobility by: a) increasing awareness and making information easily accessible to all young people interested b) highlighting, at early stages of education, the added value of mobility c) ensuring the validation of learning outcomes of mobility experiences between Member states d) reducing administrative burdens and stimulate cooperation between relevant authorities across Member States;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to facilitate learning and employment mobility by: a) strengthening the EU's education and youth programmes, such as Erasmus, Leonardo, Youth in Action b) enhancing the implementation of the existing European instruments and tools, such as the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and Europass c) developing the new tools that it has already examined, such as the Youth on the Move website, the Youth on the Move card, the European skills passport and the pilot project "Your first EURES job";
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be maximised, effectively utilized and targeted more specifically at these objectives;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability and that publicly funded training places are an effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people and especially those with disabilities, so as to reduce the risk of future inactivity and social exclusion;