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9 Amendments of Eva MAYDELL related to 2017/2259(INI)

Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages Member States to include or further develop citizenship education in the curricula at all levels of education.
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering and developing new tools and especially those involving new technologies;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life, by using online and offline democracy tools and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation and assessment of youth policies; notes that e- democracy tools could prove to be particularly useful when reaching out to the less disadvantaged and non-organized youth.
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that there is a tendency of declining youth participation at national and local elections and that young people need political commitment and to be able to see the result of their contribution. Therefore, reminds that opportunities to experience political participation in their own environment and local communities from an early age is crucial for young people to become active citizens and the EYS should take this into consideration.
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes with regret that despite the continuous efforts of the Commission to communicate the opportunities for young people supported by the different Union programmes, there are still young people who believe that they have limited access to them and urges the Commission to improve its communication tools.
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage cross-border professional and vocational opportunities; to expand and invest more into the VET sector and to present it as an appealing educational choice;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that fostering an entrepreneurial mind-set among youth is a priority and that the formal and non-formal education systems are most effective interventions promoting youth entrepreneurship. Underlines that entrepreneurship is a tool to combat youth unemployment and social exclusion and stimulating innovation; Therefore, the EYS should support the creation of a suitable environment for youth entrepreneurship.
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly believes that literacy, as well as e-literacy are a key vehicle to secure autonomy and a promising future for young people, and must be a priority at European, national and local levels; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to step up their efforts in providing basic learning skills and competences for all;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the European Solidarity Corps – a programme to foster solidarity and volunteering among young Europeans; recalls Parliament’s position to properly finance the new initiative by means of fresh resources;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT