Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CULT | PACK Doris ( PPE) | ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ Katarína ( S&D), LØKKEGAARD Morten ( ALDE), BENARAB-ATTOU Malika ( Verts/ALE), MCCLARKIN Emma ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | FEMM | ||
Committee Opinion | DEVE | ZANICCHI Iva ( PPE) | |
Committee Opinion | AFET | ||
Committee Opinion | LIBE | ||
Committee Opinion | BUDG | MAZUR Sidonia ( PPE) | Helga TRÜPEL ( Verts/ALE) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE | ȚICĂU Silvia-Adriana ( S&D) | Vicky FORD ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | JURI | ||
Committee Opinion | EMPL | BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ Vilija ( S&D) | Roger HELMER ( EFDD), Patrick LE HYARIC ( GUE/NGL), Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 165-p4, TFEU 166-p4
Legal Basis:
TFEU 165-p4, TFEU 166-p4Subjects
- 4.10.13 Sport
- 4.40.01 European area for education, training and lifelong learning
- 4.40.03 Primary and secondary school, European Schools, early childhood
- 4.40.04 Universities, higher education
- 4.40.08 Language learning, regional and local languages
- 4.40.10 Youth
- 4.40.15 Vocational education and training
- 4.40.20 Cooperation and agreements in the fields of education, training and youth
- 6.40 Relations with third countries
Events
The Commission presented a report on the mid-term evaluation of the Erasmus + programme (2014-2020), which draws on the national reports submitted by the programme countries, an evaluation report drawn up by an external independent contractor and over a million responses from all interested parties.
Erasmus+ is well on track to achieve its performance indicators , as set in the legal basis, with notably over less than three years, 1.8 million individuals taking part in mobility activities, and more than 240 000 organisations involved in cooperation projects.
Considering the baseline of the evaluation, between 2007 and 2016, the programmes under review funded learning mobility for more than 4.3 million young people and more than 880 000 practitioners . In addition, many more people benefited from cooperation projects involving 940 000 participating organisations .
Effectiveness : the evaluation found that Erasmus+ is highly valued by its stakeholders as well as the general public, which identifies the programme as the third most positive results of the EU:
for learners (students, apprentices, volunteers, young people, etc.), the evaluated programmes had, and continue to have, a positive effect on the acquisition of skills and competences, thereby increasing employability and entrepreneurship and shortening the transition from education to employment (13% higher, compared to individuals who did not take part in Erasmus+ or its predecessor programmes); for practitioners (teachers, trainers, youth workers, staff, etc.), participation translates into professional development — notably in terms of wider networking options (+22 percentage points) and greater use of digital resources (+5 points) — coupled with stronger attachment to Europe (+6 points).
The evaluation also confirmed that the programmes reviewed had an impact on the formulation and implementation of education, training, youth and sport policies , especially in the case of higher education where the relevant budget was large enough, or had an indirect effect by funding policy cooperation between authorities.
In the long run, the programmes have instilled in Europe the perception that learning mobility brings benefits to individuals and that its learning outcomes are to be commonly validated and recognised .
The Commission intends to:
step up its efforts to make Erasmus+ more accessible to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds or with special needs. It will take steps to facilitate the participation of schools and other small-scale actors in the programme; consider additional ways of fostering system-level effects and to mainstream successful project results at national level more effectively; explore options for developing and financing at larger scale (notably with the support of the European Structural and Investment Funds) those successful Erasmus+ projects; set out a vision for boosting the future Erasmus+ in all categories of learners (including pupils, students, trainees and apprentices) and teachers, with the aim of doubling the number of participants and reaching out to learners from disadvantaged backgrounds by 2025.
EU added value and relevance : in light of the outcomes delivered, the evaluation highlights the undisputable European added value of the programmes evaluated. The evaluation showed that Erasmus+ is better aligned with EU policies than its predecessors.
The future programme should continue to help implement the EU’s political priorities , while keeping the flexibility to adjust as needed and being highly relevant to participating countries. Some actions, notably those supporting partnerships, could be focused on fewer priorities.
The Commission is considering, inter alia :
redesign Jean Monnet activities to cater for a wider target group (including schools ) in order to raise awareness on its common European values; consider how to increase the focus of EU support for transnational activities in the adult learning sector; increase the focus of some sport actions, with particular emphasis on social inclusion aspects.
Efficiency and simplification : Erasmus+ mobility actions are clearly cost-effective , especially learners' mobility (with a cost for the EU of 15€ per day/learner).
A key challenge will be to improve the efficiency of decentralised actions with partner countries.
The future programme should further consolidate current efficiency gains, especially reducing the administrative burden by simplifying application and reporting procedures, making IT tools more interoperable and user-friendly, and increasing budget flexibility, while preserving accountability.
PURPOSE: to establish the programme "Erasmus +", the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020, bringing together the Lifelong Learning , Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes.
LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC.
CONTENT: this Regulation establishes a programme for Union action in the field of education, training, youth and sport called 'Erasmus+' for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
Scope of the Programme : the Programme shall cover the following fields, whilst respecting the structures and specific needs of the various sectors in the Member States:
education and training at all levels, in a lifelong learning perspective, including school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), international higher education (Erasmus Mundus), vocational education and training (Leonardo da Vinci) and adult learning (Grundtvig); youth (Youth in Action), particularly in the context of non- formal and informal learning; sport, in particular grassroots sport.
The Programme shall include an international dimension aimed at supporting the Union's external action, including its development objectives, through cooperation between the Union and partner countries.
European added value : the Programme shall support only those actions and activities which present a potential European added value through their: (a) transnational character, particularly with regard to mobility and cooperation aimed at achieving a sustainable systemic impact; (ii) complementarity and synergy with other programmes and policies at national, Union and international level; (iii) contribution to the effective use of Union transparency and recognition tools.
General objectives of the programme : the general objectives of the ERASMUS+ Programme aim to contribute to the achievement of: (i) the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, including the headline education target; (ii) the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ('ET 2020'), including the corresponding benchmarks; (iii) the sustainable development of partner countries in the field of higher education; (iv) the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018); (v) the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport, in line with the Union work plan for sport; and (vi) the promotion of European values.
Specific objectives : the specific objectives of the Programme are laid down in accordance with the main areas of action:
1) Education and training : for this part of the Programme, the aims are to:
improve the level of key competences and skills, with particular regard to their relevance for the labour market and their contribution to a cohesive society ; foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of education and training institutions; promote the emergence and raise awareness of a European lifelong learning area designed to complement policy reforms at national level; enhance the international dimension of education and training, in particular through cooperation between Union and partner-country institutions in the field of VET and in higher education; improve the teaching and learning of languages and to promote the Union's broad linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness; promote excellence in teaching and research activities in European integration.
Mobility : the following activities shall be supported:
the mobility of students in all cycles of higher education and of students, apprentices and pupils in vocational education and training. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution or traineeships or gaining experience as an apprentice, assistant or trainee abroad. Degree mobility at Master's level may be supported through the Student Loan Guarantee Facility; the mobility of staff, under the form of teaching or assistantships or participation in professional development activities abroad.
Cooperation actions as regards innovation and exchange of best practice and support for policy reforms as regards teaching, notably in the context of the Bologna Process, have been provided.
As regards the Jean Monnet activities , the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA); Maastricht the Academy of European Law, Trier; the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Odense; the International Centre for European Training (CIFE), Nice have been added to the list of European institutions receiving support.
2) Youth : the specific objectives of this chapter (ERASMUS+) are to:
improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity; foster quality improvements in youth work, in particular through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders; complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level and to support the development of knowledge and evidence-based youth policy; enhance the international dimension of youth activities and the role of youth workers and organisations as support structures for young people.
Actions of the Programme : the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the following types of actions:
learning mobility of individuals; cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; support for policy reform.
3) Sport : in line with the general objective of the Programme, , and with the Union work plan for sport, the Programme shall focus in particular on grassroots sport and shall pursue the following specific objectives: (i) to tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport, such as doping, match-fixing and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and discrimination;
(ii) to promote and support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes; (iii) to promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in, and equal access to, sport for all.
Financial provisions : the financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme as from 1 January 2014 is set at EUR 14 774 524 000 from 2014-2020.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the European Parliament and the Council within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. The amount shall be allocated to the actions of the Programme as follows, with a margin of flexibility not exceeding 5 % of each of the allocated amounts :
77.5% to education and training, from which the following minimum allocations shall be assigned: (i) 43% to higher education, representing 33.3% of the total budget; (ii) 22% to vocational education and training, representing 17% of the total budget; (iii) 15% to school education, representing 11.6% of the total budget; (iv) 5% to adult learning; 10% to youth; 3.5% to the Student Loan Guarantee Facility; 1.9% to Jean Monnet; 1.8% to sport, of which no more than 10 % to the activity mentioned under point (b) of Article 17(1); 3.4% as operating grants to national agencies; and 1.9% to cover administrative expenditure.
Of the allocations, at least 63% shall be allocated to learning mobility of individuals.
In addition to the financial envelope, and in order to promote the international dimension of higher education, additional funding, as provided for in the different EU external instruments, shall be allocated to actions in respect of learning mobility to or from partner countries, and to cooperation and policy dialogue with authorities, institutions and organisations from those countries.
European Student Loan Guarantee Facility : the programme allocation provides for the financing of a European Student Loan Facility to provide partial guarantees for loans on favourable conditions to mobile master students. The guarantee shall cover new eligible student loans up to a maximum of EUR 12 000 for a one-year programme and up to EUR 18 000 for a programme lasting up to two years, or their equivalent in local currency. This additional and innovative tool for learning mobility should neither replace any current, nor impede the development of any future, grant or loan system supporting student mobility at local, national or Union level. The management of the Student Loan Guarantee Facility at Union level shall be entrusted to the European Investment Fund (EIF).
Monitoring and evaluation of performance and results : a series of measures is provided to ensure the regular monitoring and evaluation of the Programme. To this end, the Regulation
establishes performance indicators to be taken into account in the framework of the various evaluations:
mid-term evaluation report by 31 December 2017; report on the implementation and the impact of the Programme in their respective territories by 30 June 2017; final evaluation of the Programme by 30 June 2022.
Coherence and complementarity : all the actions must seek to strengthen the synergies with the Union’s other programmes, in particular with those relating to culture and the media, employment, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, cohesion and development policy, as well as enlargement policy and initiatives, instruments and strategies in the field of regional policy and external relations.
National authorities or agencies : Member States shall establish an appropriate mechanism for the coordinated management of the implementation of the Programme at national level, particularly with a view to ensuring coherent and cost- efficient implementation of the Programme and effective contact with the Commission in this respect, and to facilitating the possible transfer of funds between agencies, thereby allowing for flexibility and better use of funds allocated to Member States. By 22 March 2014, the national authority shall designate a national agency or national agencies. In cases where there is more than one national agency, Member States shall establish an appropriate mechanism for the coordinated management of the implementation of the Programme at national level, particularly with a view to ensuring coherent and cost- efficient implementation of the Programme and effective contact with the Commission in this respect, and to facilitating the possible transfer of funds between agencies, thereby allowing for flexibility and better use of funds allocated to Member States.
The Member States shall take all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas .
Work programmes : in order to implement the Programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure.
Annexes : for the internal coherence of the text, a new annex incorporates all evaluation indicators in relation to each specific objective as set out in body of the text. Provision is also made for a new annex providing technical information concerning the European Student Loan Guarantee Facility.
Repeal : Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC shall be repealed with effect from 1 January 2014.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 21.12.2013. It shall apply from 01.01.2014.
DELEGATED ACTS: in order to place the management of tasks at the most appropriate level, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts concerning the amendment of Article 28(3), but only in respect of providing for additional actions to be managed by the national agencies. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for the entire duration of the programme.
The European Parliament or the Council may raise objections with regard to a delegated act within two months of the date of notification (which may be extended by two months). If Parliament or Council raise objections, the delegated act will not enter into force.
The European Parliament adopted by 632 votes to 29, with 30 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing "ERASMUS FOR ALL" - The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport.
Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments adopted in plenary are the result of a compromise negotiated between the European Parliament and the Council.
Name of the programme : the name of this Programme has been revised. It is proposed that Programme be known under the name of " Erasmus+ ". The other names have been maintained: Comenius, Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig . The Programme shall cover the following fields:
education and training at all levels; youth (Youth in Action), particularly in the context of non-formal and informal learning; sport, in particular grassroots sport .
General objectives of the programme : the general objectives have been clarified. The Programme shall contribute to the achievement of: (i) the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, including the headline education target; (ii) the objective of developing the European dimension in sport; (iii) the promotion of European values.
Chapter II: Education and training : this strand of the programme has also been revised. The Programme aims to:
improve the level of key competences and skills, with particular regard to their relevance for the labour market and their contribution to a cohesive society ; foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of education and training institutions; promote the emergence and raise awareness of a European lifelong learning area designed to complement policy reforms at national level ; enhance the international dimension of education and training, in particular through cooperation between Union and partner-country institutions in the field of VET and in higher education ; improve the teaching and learning of languages and to promote the Union's broad linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness; promote excellence in teaching and research activities in European integration.
Learning mobility of individuals : the following activities shall be supported:
the mobility of students in all cycles of higher education and of students, apprentices and pupils in vocational education and training. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution or traineeships or gaining experience as an apprentice, assistant or trainee abroad . Degree mobility at Master's level may be supported through the Student Loan Guarantee Facility; the mobility of staff, under the form of teaching or assistantships or participation in professional development activities abroad.
- On partnerships , emphasis has been given to partnerships between the world of work and education and training institutions.
- On support for policy reforms , focus was on the alignment of training with the European framework for quality assurance in education and training.
- As regards the Jean Monnet activities , the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA); Maastricht the Academy of European Law, Trier; the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Odense; the International Centre for European Training (CIFE), Nice have been added to the list of European institutions receiving support.
Chapter III: Youth : a new chapter has been created with a series of specific objectives and well-defined types of actions:
Specific objectives :
improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity; foster quality improvements in youth work, in particular through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders; complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level and to support the development of knowledge and evidence-based youth policy; enhance the international dimension of youth activities and the role of youth workers and organisations as support structures for young people.
Actions of the Programme : the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the following types of actions:
learning mobility of individuals; cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; support for policy reform.
Chapter IV: Sport : Parliament insisted on focussing on grassroot sports as well as the role of projects in fighting intolerance and discrimination.
Financial provisions : the financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme as from 1 January 2014 is set at EUR 14 774 524 000 from 2014-2020.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the European Parliament and the Council within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. The amount shall be allocated to the actions of the Programme as follows, with a margin of flexibility not exceeding 5 % of each of the allocated amounts:
77.5% to education and training, from which the following minimum allocations shall be assigned: (i) 43% to higher education, representing 33.3% of the total budget; (ii) 22% to vocational education and training, representing 17% of the total budget; (iii) 15% to school education, representing 11.6% of the total budget; (iv) 5% to adult learning; 10% to youth; 3.5% to the Student Loan Guarantee Facility; 1.9% to Jean Monnet; 1.8% to sport, of which no more than 10 % to the activity mentioned under point (b) of Article 17(1); 3.4% as operating grants to national agencies; and 1.9% to cover administrative expenditure.
Of the allocations, at least 63% shall be allocated to learning mobility of individuals.
European Student Loan Guarantee Facility : the programme allocation provides for the financing of a European Student Loan Facility to provide partial guarantees for loans on favourable conditions to mobile master students. The guarantee shall cover new eligible student loans up to a maximum of EUR 12 000 for a one-year programme and up to EUR 18 000 for a programme lasting up to two years , or their equivalent in local currency. This additional and innovative tool for learning mobility should neither replace any current, nor impede the development of any future, grant or loan system supporting student mobility at local, national or Union level. The management of the Student Loan Guarantee Facility at Union level shall be entrusted to the European Investment Fund (EIF).
Opening of the programme : it is also provided for the opening of the programme to countries covered by the Neighbourhood Policy that have concluded agreements with the Union.
Individuals from an overseas country or territory (OCT) and competent public and/or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the programmes.
Coherence and complementarity : all the actions must seek to strengthen the synergies with the Union’s other programmes, in particular with those relating to culture and the media, employment, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, cohesion and development policy, as well as enlargement policy and initiatives, instruments and strategies in the field of regional policy and external relations.
Reduction in the administrative burden : Parliament stressed the importance of reducing the administrative burden that comes with managing EU projects. It insisted on taking measures aimed at resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas .
National agencies : in cases where there is more than one national agency, Member States shall establish an appropriate mechanism for the coordinated management of the implementation of the Programme at national level, particularly with a view to ensuring coherent and cost-efficient implementation of the Programme and effective contact with the Commission in this respect, and to facilitating the possible transfer of funds between agencies, thereby allowing for flexibility and better use of funds allocated to Member States. Each Member State shall determine how it organises the relationship between its national authority and the national agency, including tasks such as the establishment of the national agency's annual work programme.
Annexes : for the internal coherence of the text, a new annex incorporates all evaluation indicators in relation to each specific objective as set out in body of the text. Provision is also made for a new annex providing technical information concerning the European Student Loan Guarantee Facility.
Delegated acts : in order to place the management of tasks at the most appropriate level, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts but only in respect of providing for additional actions to be managed by the national agencies. The power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission for the duration of the Programme.
The Council took note of oral information from the Presidency on the state of play concerning the proposal for a Regulation establishing "Erasmus for all".
The Commission presented its proposal on 25 November 2011. The Council agreed a partial general approach in May 2012, which excluded any provisions with budgetary implications, pending overall agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), for example, the programme’s total budget and how it would be distributed between different sectors and the loan guarantee facility for Masters-level students. The proposed budget for the Programme is € 19 billion.
Although it maintained the overall architecture of the Commission proposal, with emphasis on simplification and on different types of action rather than a purely sectoral approach, the Council did introduce a number of changes to the text, many of which have since been taken up by Parliament .
In particular,
a separate chapter devoted to youth and a specific budget for youth were created, and access was broadened to include non-organised (grassroots) activities for young people; Member States gave themselves greater flexibility in terms of implementation; a guaranteed minimum level of expenditure for each educational sector; access to the programme was extended to allow the participation of persons with special needs or who are less favoured.
On 27 November 2012, the European Parliament committee responsible (CULT) voted 273 amendments to the proposal . The main points of divergence with the Council’s position are the following:
new name for the programme: the YES Europe Programme retention of the current 'brand names' for the sub-programmes (Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, etc.); detailed objectives for the education, training and youth chapters; inclusion of the indicators in (an annex to) the basic act; greater use of delegated acts.
A first informal meeting between the Council (represented by the Irish Presidency), the Commission and the European Parliament (trilogue), aimed at preparing an agreement on the proposal, is scheduled for 19 February 2013 . The Presidency hopes to achieve an agreement before the summer, which would enable important preparatory work by the Commission to be completed in time for the programme to begin, as proposed, on 1 January 2014 .
The Committee on Culture and Education adopted the report by Doris PACK (EPP, DE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing "ERASMUS FOR ALL" - The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport.
The committee recommended that the European Parliament’s position adopted in first reading, following the ordinary legislative procedure, should amend the Commission proposal as follows:
Name of the programme : Members consider that the present title should be changed to ‘ YES Europe ’ - The Union Programme for Youth, Education and training and Sport. The widespread recognition among the general public of the brand names Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig as synonymous with Union learning mobility and cooperation is such that the use of these brand names should be continued for the new Programme also.
Structure of the programme : Members have clarified the presentation and structure of the programme to enhance the youth theme: the Programme shall cover the following fields:
education and training at all levels , in a lifelong learning perspective, including school education, higher education, vocational education and training (VET) and adult learning; youth , in particular in the context of non-formal and informal learning, active citizenship, social inclusion and volunteering; sport, in particular grassroots sport .
The report states that the Programme includes an international dimension aimed at supporting the Union's external action, including its development objectives , through cooperation between the Union and third countries. As regards actions for which the funding is derived from the DCI or the EDF, all actions must be in conformity with the objectives and principles of the DCI regulation and the ACP-EU partnership agreement respectively.
Definitions : a certain number of definitions have been clarified such as " non-formal education ", " informal learning ", " volunteering " in terms of the programme (formal, non-formal and informal activities, volunteering meaning an activity undertaken of a person's free will and is of a non-profit nature. " Grassroots sport" shall mean organised sport practised at local level by amateur sportspeople and sport for all.
General objectives of the programme : these have been revised to include the following:
the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular the headline education target of reducing early school leaving under 10% and increasing the number of 30–34 year-olds having completed tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40%; the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020), including the corresponding benchmarks; to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020); the objective of sustainable development of third countries, particularly in the fields of education, training, youth and skills development the objectives of the renewed Copenhagen Process (2010-2020); the objectives of the renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning; the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010–2018); and the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport.
Specific objectives : the specific objectives have also been revised so as to:
improve the level of key competences and skills, including soft skills and promote social cohesion and inclusion of vulnerable groups at risk of educational disadvantage and to safeguard young people coming from a socially disadvantage background so that they can benefit from the Programme; foster quality improvements, innovation excellence, social inclusiveness and access as well as internationalisation both at the level of education and training institutions; promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area and alleviate administrative burdens ; enhance the international dimension of education and training, notably through cooperation between Union and third country institutions in the fields of VET and higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education and research institutions, as a complement to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme ; support the Union external action, including its development objectives, through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between higher education institutions in the Union and in third countries , and through targeted capacity building in third countries, where relevant in accordance with the objectives specified in the external financing instruments from which the funding for the actions is derived; improve the teaching and learning of languages and to promote intercultural awareness and the vast linguistic diversity in the Union; increase access to grassroots sport by supporting non-profit organisations providing sporting activities and those organising non-commercial sporting events; promote cooperation among different sectors involved in education, training and youth.
It should be noted that the key indicators to evaluate the implementation of these objectives are included in a new annex to the programme.
The Programme shall put special emphasis on providing equal access to inclusive and quality education at all levels for learners with health problems or disabilities, and for those coming from a socially disadvantaged background, such as the Roma .
Chapter II: Education and training : this strand of the programme has also been revised. The Programme shall support both sectoral and horizontal activities in the following sectors associated with specific brand names: Comenius, Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Leonardo, and Grundtvig. For each of these sectors, Members improve, clarify or strengthen the objectives to be reached.
For the sake of transparency, Members considered it important to identify specific objectives in each sector of the programme.
Learning mobility of individuals : particular attention shall be devoted to civil society organisation and social partners . Strategic partnerships may include joint learning projects for pupils and their teachers in the form of class and individual exchanges , including long-term mobility, aimed at reinforcing linguistic skills, active citizenship and intercultural awareness or developing and disseminating educational best practices. Strategic partnerships for higher education may include intensive programmes to promote multidisciplinary cooperation and knowledge exchange among students and teachers. Cooperation for innovation and good practices : Members suggest the creation of partnerships between regional and local authorities responsible for any aspect of education with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation, including cross-border regional cooperation; Support for policy reform : Members stress that policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders and structured dialogue with young people is important. The financial allocation for the Programme shall also cover specific and sustainable administrative grants (including operating grants) to European organisations active in the field of education, training and youth. As regards the Jean Monnet activities : Members have added the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA); Maastricht the Academy of European Law, Trier; the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Odense; the International Centre for European Training (CIFE), Nice to the list of European institutions receiving support.
Chapter IIa: Youth : for the sake of transparency, visibility and continuity, Members consider it crucial to insert a separate Chapter on Youth in the text. This Chapter includes a series of specific objectives and well-defined and structured activities including:
learning mobility of individuals: Youth Moves ; cooperation for innovation and good practices: Youth Cooperates ; support for policy reform: Youth Decides .
Chapter III: Sport : this section has also been revised in order to better define its scope. Members insist on the role of projects in fighting intolerance and discrimination, on the promotion of volunteering and equality in sport and on promoting awareness of the importance of physical activity at all levels of education.
Support for the organisation of a European Sports Day or Week that promotes the social and cultural role of amateur and professional sport is also envisaged.
Opening of the programme : Members provide for the opening of the programme to countries covered by the Neighbourhood Policy that have concluded agreements with the Union. They have, however, withdrawn Russia’s access to a part of the programme (youth).
Overseas Countries or Territories (OCTs) : the actions of the Programme shall be implemented in ways that provide for adaptation of the financial rules to address the constraints created by the remoteness of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, and to fund area-specific mobility projects linking the Union’s outermost regions and overseas countries and territories with neighbouring third countries.
Coherence and complementarity : Members stipulate that all the actions must seek to strengthen the synergies with the Union’s other programmes, in particular Horizon 2020, Creative Europe and the European Social Fund, in order to attain the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy in a coherent and coordinated way.
Reduction in the administrative burden : Members stress the importance of reducing the administrative burden that comes with managing EU projects. The new Programme should focus on reducing barriers to accessing funding and on streamlining administrative schemes throughout the structure. A sustained focus on reducing administrative expenditure and simplifying the organisation and management of the Programme are vital to its success.
Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme and facilitate the obtaining of visas , for example.
National agencies : Members stress the importance of improved management by national agencies responsible for the implementation of the programme. In particular, they call for greater flexibility in the organisation and a clarification of their tasks. The Commission is called upon to publish on its website all the information concerning the national agencies designated by the Member States, the content of the contract concluded by the Commission with each of them, as well as the funding made available to them annually, in the form of grants.
Financial allocation : Members recall that the allocation for the programme is only indicative. However, they propose the distribution of the allocation on the following lines:
- 83.4% for actions in the field of education and training. From this amount, the following indicative minimum allocations shall be earmarked for the main educational sectors:
40% to higher education 22% to vocational education and training; 15% to school education; 6% to adult learning.
- 8% for actions in the field of youth;
- 5% for either funding projects spanning the fields of education, training and youth or to increase the budget of any of these sectors while respecting the overall balance between them;
- 1.8% for the Jean Monnet activities;
- 1.8% but at least EUR 238 827 000 for the sport activities.
These indicative percentages can be modified by the legislative authority for the second half of the programming period following the evaluation report by the Commission.
In addition to the financial envelope and in order to promote the international dimension of higher education , an indicative amount of 2% from the total amount allocated to the participating instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, Partnership Instrument and the European Development Fund) shall be provided for.
Members recall that the financial allocation for the Programme also covers specific and sustainable administrative grants to European organisations active in the field of education, training and youth.
European Student Loan Guarantee Facility : the programme allocation provides for the financing of a European Student Loan Facility to provide partial guarantees for loans on favourable conditions to mobile master students. This additional and innovative tool for learning mobility at the level of a Master's degree shall be complementary to the grant systems supporting student mobility at local, national and Union level and shall not replace these systems. The Facility shall be open to any student maintaining residency in a participating country and wishing to study for a full Master's degree in another participating country. The length of the study period shall be between one and two years. The management of the Facility at the European level shall be delegated to an Entrusted Entity.
The guarantee shall cover new eligible student loans of up to a maximum of EUR 12 000 for a one-year Master's programme and up to EUR 18 000 for a two year Master's programme .
Report : the Commission shall include in its annual report on the implementation of the DCI Regulation a list of all "YES Europe" actions for which the funding is derived from the DCI.
Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 30 September 2017, a report on the implementation and the impact of the Programme.
A final evaluation of the Programme shall be submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 30 June 2022.
Programme Committee : the committee established by virtue of the proposal should deal with both horizontal and sectoral issues. It is for the Member States to ensure that they send the relevant representatives in the committee in accordance with the topics on the agenda, and it is for the committee chair to ensure that meeting agendas clearly indicate the sector or sectors involved and the topics, according to each sector, to be discussed at each meeting. Where appropriate, the social partners should be invited to participate in the meetings as observers.
Annexes : for the internal coherence of the text, a new annex incorporates all evaluation indicators in relation to each specific objective as set out in body of the text. Provision is also made for a new annex providing technical information concerning the European Student Loan Guarantee Facility.
In public deliberation, the Council took note of an oral report by the Presidency on the state of play concerning the new "ERASMUS FOR ALL" programme for the period 2014-2020.
At their previous meeting in May 2012, EU Education Ministers had adopted a partial general approach on the proposal, i.e. a preliminary agreement on the whole text, with the exception of any provisions with budgetary implications (for further details on the partial general approach, please refer to Council debate of 10/05/2012).
The outstanding provisions concern:
the total budget for the Programme, the breakdown between the various sectors, the proposed new Master's student loan guarantee facility aimed at promoting mobility for students taking their Master's degree in another Member State.
On this last issue, the Presidency reported that, in addition to following the developments in the European Parliament, it had conducted a detailed technical examination of the proposal for a Master's student loan facility and its implications, partly in preparation for the future negotiations with the Parliament, and partly in readiness for an overall agreement on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Convergence of interinstitutional views : further work on the proposal would be carried out after the Council session, in the light of the amendments adopted by the Parliament's Culture and Education Committee. The Presidency indicated that despite some divergences, the respective positions of the Parliament and the Council appeared relatively close in many areas, and that it hoped to ensure that the future Irish Presidency had a good basis on which to finalise an agreement with the European Parliament in the first half of 2013 .
The Commission recalled that the main features of the new "Erasmus for All" were EU added value, flexibility and streamlined procedures. It also underlined the importance of keeping the widely known ERASMUS brand name, and disagreed with the Parliament's suggestion for a new name .
To recall, in its draft report dated 20 July 2012, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on this file, Doris PACK (EPP, DE), proposed changing the name of the programme ‘ERASMUS FOR ALL’ to the ‘Lifelong Learning Programme’.
Regarding the Master's student loan guarantee scheme in particular, the Commission indicated that it would soon be sending an explanatory letter to ministers on this issue.
Lastly, the Council called on Member States to ensure that the new programme received the level of financing it needed , given what it represented for young Europeans and its potential to boost growth and jobs.
Irish Presidency’s work programme : the Council took note of information from the Irish delegation on the incoming Presidency's priorities for the next half-year in the field of education, namely the pursuit of negotiations on ERASMUS FOR ALL, initiatives on skills development and teacher training as well as the social dimension of higher education.
The Council agreed a partial general approach on the proposal for a regulation establishing the "Erasmus for All" programme for the period 2014-2020, for which the Commission proposes a significant increase in funding compared with the current budget. The agreement however excludes any provisions with budgetary implications, pending further developments on the negotiations currently under way on the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework.
Main issues discussed : the Council preparatory bodies have worked intensively on the proposal since January and the agreement reached on the basis of a Presidency compromise text constitutes a political mandate for future Presidencies to engage in informal negotiations with the European Parliament during the second half of 2012 with a view to reaching overall agreement on the proposal early in 2013.
The main amendments made to the Commission proposal are as follows:
- Youth-related issues (Chapter IIa, pp. 19-22; Art. 13.1(a), p. 25 and Art. 17.1, p. 33): in response to calls from a large majority of Member States for greater visibility for the youth field within the Programme, as well as with the aim of reaching a compromise between those Member States on the one hand that wished to maintain an entirely separate programme for youth and those on the other hand that supported the Commission proposal for a fully integrated programme covering education, training and youth, the Presidency has incorporated a separate chapter on youth containing articles corresponding to each of the three types of action underpinning the Programme. In addition, provision has been made for a separate budget allocation in Article 13.1(a), while access to the Programme has been broadened in Article 17.1 to include non-organised youth.
- Programme management (Chapter VII, Arts. 21-24, pp. 36-44): a number of changes have been made to this chapter in order to preserve Member States' freedom to organise management of the Programme at national level as they deem fit. In particular, Member States will be entitled to designate more than one National Authority and more than one National Agency if they so wish , although the text also stresses the benefits of lighter administration and improved internal coordination in terms of increasing costefficiency, as well as facilitating internal transfers of funds and communication with the Commission. In addition, some adjustments have been made in order to clarify which Programme actions will be managed centrally and which at national level.
- Funding (Art. 13.3a, p. 26 and Art. 13.6, p. 27): firstly, in parallel with Article 13.3 which establishes the principle of minimum percentage allocations inter alia for each of the three types of action, a new paragraph 13.3a has been included to ensure that the various education and training sectors will also receive minimum percentage allocations. As already indicated, further discussion on the actual figures will await further progress in the negotiations on the overall budget for the Programme in the context of the MFF. Secondly, in order to meet the concerns expressed by several Member States about the method used to calculate funding allocations for the National Agencies, the Presidency has introduced a number of changes to the text of Article 13.6 with a view to avoiding significant reductions in the annual budgets allocated to Member States and minimising excessive imbalances between Member States which might occur due to geographical situation or differences in the cost of living;
- Programme implementation (Arts. 27-30, pp. 47-49): following requests from a large number of Member States, the delegated acts referred to in Articles 27 and 28 may only be used in respect of amendments to Article 22.2, which relates to Programme actions to be managed at national level and, even so, may only be adopted with a view to ensuring that additional actions are decentralised. In addition, further detail has been added in Article 29 in order to clarify how the Programme is to be implemented, while Article 30 has been amended (and a new accompanying recital inserted) with a view to reconciling the views of those Member States calling for separate Programme committees to cover the different fields, and those supporting the Commission proposal for a single committee covering both sectoral and horizontal issues to which the Member States would be expected to send the relevant representatives. The compromise text provides for a single Programme Committee which may meet in specific configurations to deal with sectoral issues, if deemed necessary ;
- Support for institutions under the Jean Monnet activities (Art. 10(c), p. 18): in its proposal, the Commission had retained only two of the six institutions active in the field of European integration studies which currently receive direct funding under the Lifelong Learning Programme and had recommended that funding for other institutions be provided on the basis of a competitive tendering. There are diverging views among the Member States on the issue of Programme support for such institutions, but a large majority of countries ultimately favoured maintaining funding for all six institutions mentioned in the current programme and the Presidency has amended the text accordingly;
Access (Art. 17.2, p. 33): in addition to the change referred to in paragraph (i) relating to youth, the text has also been modified in order to highlight the need to promote social inclusion, notably by ensuring the participation of people with special needs or with fewer opportunities;
- Programme simplification : two amendments have been made with a view to streamlining and simplifying the text in line with the Commission's stated aims. Firstly, the number of definitions in Article 2 has been considerably reduced, so that these are confined to terms which are either specific to this text or which require some explanation. Secondly, the indicators linked to each of the specific objectives in the Commission proposal have been removed and replaced by more general wording in each of the relevant articles which confirms the need for measurable and relevant indicators, but provides for these to be agreed within the Programme Committee whilst taking due account of existing ones.
Commission reaction : the Commission emphasised that the innovative integrated approach of Erasmus for all must be preserved and that the distinction between the youth field and the other parts of the programme was in fact artificial . It welcomed the fact that the fundamental principles underpinning its proposal had been maintained in the Presidency compromise package. However, it regretted some of the changes made, in particular the creation of a separate youth chapter and budget, the removal of specific indicators and the rejection of the Commission's proposal for a single coordinating body as National Agency in each Member State. The Commission also considered that the important budget allocation proposed for the programme will send a clear signal to young people and also to the adult learners that Europe is strongly committed and will have the means to tackle their problems.
It should be noted that the Commission has entered a general reservation on the whole text pending the opinion of the European Parliament and further developments on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), while DK, MT and UK have entered Parliamentary scrutiny reservations.
The Council took note of information presented by Commissioner Vassiliou on the proposal for a regulation establishing "Erasmus for All": the new EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport. The proposal sets out an integrated approach encompassing in a single programme the education, youth and sport sectors, as well as the various international cooperation programmes in the education field.
The "Erasmus for all" programme focuses on three types of key actions, namely the learning mobility of individuals; cooperation for innovation and good practices, and support for policy reform. At the same time, within the context of the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), one of the priorities of "Erasmus for all" is to emphasise streamlining, simplification and a performance-based allocation of funds.
Examination of the new proposal will begin in December 2011 and continue throughout 2012 under the Danish and Cypriot Presidencies, with a view to reaching agreement with the European Parliament towards the end of the year.
PURPOSE: to establish the programme "Erasmus for All " for the period 2014-20, bringing together the Lifelong Learning , Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
BACKGROUND: the Commission adopted a proposal for a multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2014-2020 establishing the budget for the Europe 2020 strategy. In its proposal, the Commission points out that there is scope to increase Union support to education and training in order to raise citizens' skills and help tackle the high levels of youth unemployment in many Member States.
The Commission also stresses that in its external actions, it will:
· concentrate on promoting and defending Union values abroad ;
· promote assistance to transitional and democratic processes and
· project the external dimension of internal policies.
Accordingly, it proposes this programme.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT: four impact assessments examined the operation of three existing programmes in education, training and youth field (namely Lifelong Learning Programme, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus) and, in the case of sport, preparatory actions voted by the Budgetary Authority.
Given the similarity of objectives, legal base and Union competencies in these fields, each impact assessment considers similar options:
· Option 1: discontinuing the existing actions or programmes;
· Option 2: continuing them in their current form;
· Option 3: substantially strengthening their policy focus; and
· Option 4: bringing together the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes into a single, streamlined Programme.
The preferred option identified in each of the four impact assessments is the merger into a single programme (Option 4|). This option is the most coherent and cost-effective.
LEGAL BASIS: Articles 165(4) and 166(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
CONTENT: the Commission proposes to establish a programme for Union action in the field of education, training, youth and sport called "Erasmus for All" for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
The programme covers education at all levels , in a lifelong learning perspective, in particular higher education, vocational education and training and adult learning, school education and youth.
It includes an international dimension and will also support activities in the field of sport.
European added value : the Programme shall only support those actions and activities presenting a potential European added value which shall be ensured in particular through:
· their transnational character, in particular transnational mobility and cooperation aiming at long-term systemic impact;
· their complementarity and synergy with other national, international and other Union programmes and policies, allowing for economies of scale and critical mass;
· their contribution to the effective use of Union tools for recognition of qualifications and transparency.
General objective of the Programme : the Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the education and training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education and to developing the European dimension in sport.
It particularly aims to contribute to reach the following Europe 2020 headline targets:
(i) education of early school leaving rates; (ii) increase of 30-34 years old students having completed third level of education.
Structure of the programme : the "Erasmus for all" programme focuses on three types of key actions:
1. the transnational and international learning mobility of students, young people, teachers and staff;
2. the cooperation for innovation and good practices between education institutions, as well as through cooperation with bodies active in the youth field and
3. support to the policy agendas, as well as the support to capacity building in third countries, including enlargement countries, with a particular focus on neighbouring countries and the international policy dialogue.
Excellence in teaching and research in European studies is covered through a specific article on "Jean Monnet".
A chapter is dedicated to sport focusing on the fight against doping, violence and racism and fostering transnational activities to promote good governance of sport organisations.
Details of the priorities and the specific actions in these fields are set out in the proposal.
Funding: Erasmus for all will integrate existing international programmes (Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Edulink and Alfa) and cooperation programmes with industrialised countries. To this end, the budget of the Programme will be complemented by financial allocations coming from the different external cooperation instruments. Funds will be made available on the basis of two multi-annual allocations covering 4 and 3 years respectively to ensure stability and predictability. These allocations should reflect the EU external action priorities, including development objectives as appropriate. They can be adjusted in case of major unforeseen circumstances or important political changes to reflect major shifts in policy priorities.
A new financial instrument – a loan guarantee facility - is introduced to enable students to take their Masters degree in another European country . Finance for such studies is currently difficult to obtain because national grants and loans are frequently not portable across national boundaries, or are not available for studies at Masters level, and loans from private banks are prohibitively expensive. To overcome these problems, the EU will provide a partial guarantee to financial institutions (banks or student loan agencies), which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
Management: the programme will be managed in accordance with the principle of the indirect management . Responsibilities will be shared between Members States and the Commission. National Agencies will be in charge of the main part of the funds, most of those allocated to mobility actions and cooperation. The Commission will delegate to an Executive Agency the management of larger cooperation projects, policy support, the Eurydice network, as well as Jean Monnet activities and sport. The Commission may therefore use, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, the existing executive agency for the implementation of "Erasmus for All" programme for the period 2014-2020.
It will also adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in order to implement the programme.
Simplification: one of the priority of this programme is to emphasise streamlining, simplification and a performance-based allocation of funds. This approach is applied by basing it on the rules of the Financial Regulation.
In this regard, the programme will:
· reduce the number of activities supported;
· use more flat rate grants to increase efficiency (particularly for mobility actions).
National Agencies will no longer manage individual mobility and thereby reducing the administrative workload. National Agencies will become the main entry point for learning mobility activities, open to young people whether they participate as student, trainee or volunteer. The user-friendliness will also be enhanced for participating higher education institutions at international level, by the integration of disparate international cooperation programmes.
Effectiveness: the programme contains a clause on monitoring and evaluation so that it may be regularly monitored against its objectives using performance related indicators. In addition to the continuing monitoring, the Commission shall establish an evaluation report no later than end 2017 in order to assess the effectiveness in achieving the objectives, the efficiency of the programme and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the programme.
The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall ensure overall consistency and complementarity with the relevant Union policies, in particular those in the fields of culture and the media, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, justice, consumer, development and cohesion policy and with other relevant Union funding sources in these fields.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS : the Commission's proposal for a Multi-Annual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020 provides for EUR 17 299 million (current prices) for a Single programme on Education, Training, Youth and Sport and an additional amount coming from heading 4 instruments, corresponding to EUR 1 812 100 000 (current prices) from the different external instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, Partnership Instrument and the European development Fund),,
Division of financial envelope by policy action:
(a) EUR 16 741 738 000 for actions in the field of education, training and youth;
(b) EUR 318 435 000 for the Jean Monnet activities;
(c) EUR 238 827 000 for actions relating to sport.
Minimum allocation of funds per sector : in order to ensure that the funding levels allocated to the main categories of stakeholders and beneficiaries will not be reduced below the levels guaranteed by the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes for the 2007-2013 period, the implementation of the programme shall not result in an allocation to main education sectors less than:
· higher education: 25% ;
· vocational education and training and adult learning: 17%, of which adult learning: 2%;
· school education: 7%;
· youth: 7%.
DELEGATED ACTS: the proposal also introduces delegating powers based on Article 290 TFEU. The use of this new legal instrument is limited to the amendment of the provisions relating to the performance criteria and on the actions managed by the National Agencies.
When adopting implementing measures, in particular that referring to the allocation of funds, the Regulation provides for the application of the examination procedure according to provisions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 .
Selection decisions will still be sent to European Parliament and Committee for information.
PURPOSE: to present the main objectives of the programme ERASMUS FOR ALL: The EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for 2014-2020.
CONTENT: this Communication complements the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing ‘Erasmus for All’: a single Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the 2014-2020 period. The Programme reflects the priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy and its flagship initiatives. Education and training are now more important than ever for innovation, productivity and growth, especially in the context of the current economic and financial crisis. The role of education and training for employment, also through traineeships, is particularly important for young people who are the hardest hit by the crisis. In addition, there are still many gender inequalities in education: while women have surpassed men in both participation and attainment in higher education, the fields of study remain segregated, with women notably underrepresented in science and engineering; boys perform less well on reading literacy and tend to leave school early more often than girls.
A concerted effort to reach the EU benchmark of less than 15% of low achievers in basic skills by 2020 would lead to long-term aggregated economic gains for the EU. Raising the ratio of people with higher education to 40 % would contribute to increasing GDP per capita in the EU by 4% . Ensuring education and training systems can deliver the skills needed on the labour market will contribute to reaching the Europe 2020 target for employment (75%).
The Programme’s European added value will be: to help citizens acquire more and better skills, enhance the quality of teaching in educational institutions both in the EU and beyond, support Member States and non-EU partner countries in modernising their education and training systems and making them more innovative, and promote youth participation in society as well as the construction of a European dimension to grassroots sports.
Past achievements and lessons learnt : the evaluations show that the 2007-2013 EU programmes have already achieved significant systemic impact, far beyond the benefits to individual participants. However, there is a complexity of multiple programmes and actions which must give way to a simpler, streamlined architecture, one which strikes a better balance between harmonisation and flexibility.
For example, the Lifelong Learning Programme has six sub-programmes, more than 50 objectives and over 60 actions. The Youth in Action Programme focuses on the mobility and (non-formal) learning of young people, while approximately 80% of the Lifelong Learning Programme funding also benefits youth.
International cooperation in higher education is also characterised by the fragmentation between different EU instruments implementing similar objectives and actions. The Commission is currently funding five higher education cooperation programmes with different parts of the world.
Erasmus for All will :
increase coherence and strengthen the lifelong learning approach, by linking support to formal and non-formal learning throughout the education and training spectrum; broaden the scope for structured partnerships, both between different sectors of education and with business and other relevant actors; provide flexibility and incentives, so that budget allocation between activities, beneficiaries and countries better reflects performance and impact.
Rather than preserve an increasingly complex multiplicity of brand names, the programme will be named ‘ Erasmus for All ’ . Public and private bodies within the main education sectors covered by the Programme may use this brand name.
A streamlined architecture : in order to ensure greater coherence, synergy and simplification, and allow for innovative funding mechanisms, the architecture of the proposed Programme will support three types of key action, which are complementary and mutually reinforcing:
Learning mobility of individuals : Mobility will represent a significant share of the increased overall budget. This increase, together with a focus on the quality of mobility as well as a concentration of priorities and efforts, should increase the critical mass and impact beyond the individuals and institutions involved. Cooperation for innovation and good practices : There will be a stronger focus on strengthening innovative partnerships between educational institutions and business. For higher education, the emphasis will be on capacity building, concentrating on neighbourhood countries as well as strategic partnerships with developed and emerging economies. Support for policy reform : Policy reform will be targeted at: strengthening the tools and impact of the open methods of coordination in education, training and youth; implementing the Europe 2020 strategy and promoting the policy dialogue with third countries and international organisations.
Budget : the Communication presents the proposed share of funding among the main actions. On the basis of experience and in view of the enhanced emphasis on mobility, around two thirds of the budget will be allocated to learning mobility.
The corresponding indicative allocations for Erasmus for all expressed in percentage of the total budget would be:
25% for higher education; 17 % for vocational education and training and adult learning (of which 2% for adult learning); 7 % for schools; 7 % for youth .
The new "Erasmus for All" will promote international mobility by bringing Erasmus to schools, vocational education and training, master level degrees and specific youth areas such as volunteering. The pivotal role of the EU as a catalyst to generate economic dynamism and political stability can only be ensured if private, public, national and international actors clearly state their unequivocal commitment to build the future on the basis of education and training.
PURPOSE: to establish the programme "Erasmus for All " for the period 2014-20, bringing together the Lifelong Learning , Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
BACKGROUND: the Commission adopted a proposal for a multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2014-2020 establishing the budget for the Europe 2020 strategy. In its proposal, the Commission points out that there is scope to increase Union support to education and training in order to raise citizens' skills and help tackle the high levels of youth unemployment in many Member States.
The Commission also stresses that in its external actions, it will:
· concentrate on promoting and defending Union values abroad ;
· promote assistance to transitional and democratic processes and
· project the external dimension of internal policies.
Accordingly, it proposes this programme.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT: four impact assessments examined the operation of three existing programmes in education, training and youth field (namely Lifelong Learning Programme, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus) and, in the case of sport, preparatory actions voted by the Budgetary Authority.
Given the similarity of objectives, legal base and Union competencies in these fields, each impact assessment considers similar options:
· Option 1: discontinuing the existing actions or programmes;
· Option 2: continuing them in their current form;
· Option 3: substantially strengthening their policy focus; and
· Option 4: bringing together the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes into a single, streamlined Programme.
The preferred option identified in each of the four impact assessments is the merger into a single programme (Option 4|). This option is the most coherent and cost-effective.
LEGAL BASIS: Articles 165(4) and 166(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
CONTENT: the Commission proposes to establish a programme for Union action in the field of education, training, youth and sport called "Erasmus for All" for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
The programme covers education at all levels , in a lifelong learning perspective, in particular higher education, vocational education and training and adult learning, school education and youth.
It includes an international dimension and will also support activities in the field of sport.
European added value : the Programme shall only support those actions and activities presenting a potential European added value which shall be ensured in particular through:
· their transnational character, in particular transnational mobility and cooperation aiming at long-term systemic impact;
· their complementarity and synergy with other national, international and other Union programmes and policies, allowing for economies of scale and critical mass;
· their contribution to the effective use of Union tools for recognition of qualifications and transparency.
General objective of the Programme : the Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the education and training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education and to developing the European dimension in sport.
It particularly aims to contribute to reach the following Europe 2020 headline targets:
(i) education of early school leaving rates; (ii) increase of 30-34 years old students having completed third level of education.
Structure of the programme : the "Erasmus for all" programme focuses on three types of key actions:
1. the transnational and international learning mobility of students, young people, teachers and staff;
2. the cooperation for innovation and good practices between education institutions, as well as through cooperation with bodies active in the youth field and
3. support to the policy agendas, as well as the support to capacity building in third countries, including enlargement countries, with a particular focus on neighbouring countries and the international policy dialogue.
Excellence in teaching and research in European studies is covered through a specific article on "Jean Monnet".
A chapter is dedicated to sport focusing on the fight against doping, violence and racism and fostering transnational activities to promote good governance of sport organisations.
Details of the priorities and the specific actions in these fields are set out in the proposal.
Funding: Erasmus for all will integrate existing international programmes (Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Edulink and Alfa) and cooperation programmes with industrialised countries. To this end, the budget of the Programme will be complemented by financial allocations coming from the different external cooperation instruments. Funds will be made available on the basis of two multi-annual allocations covering 4 and 3 years respectively to ensure stability and predictability. These allocations should reflect the EU external action priorities, including development objectives as appropriate. They can be adjusted in case of major unforeseen circumstances or important political changes to reflect major shifts in policy priorities.
A new financial instrument – a loan guarantee facility - is introduced to enable students to take their Masters degree in another European country . Finance for such studies is currently difficult to obtain because national grants and loans are frequently not portable across national boundaries, or are not available for studies at Masters level, and loans from private banks are prohibitively expensive. To overcome these problems, the EU will provide a partial guarantee to financial institutions (banks or student loan agencies), which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
Management: the programme will be managed in accordance with the principle of the indirect management . Responsibilities will be shared between Members States and the Commission. National Agencies will be in charge of the main part of the funds, most of those allocated to mobility actions and cooperation. The Commission will delegate to an Executive Agency the management of larger cooperation projects, policy support, the Eurydice network, as well as Jean Monnet activities and sport. The Commission may therefore use, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, the existing executive agency for the implementation of "Erasmus for All" programme for the period 2014-2020.
It will also adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in order to implement the programme.
Simplification: one of the priority of this programme is to emphasise streamlining, simplification and a performance-based allocation of funds. This approach is applied by basing it on the rules of the Financial Regulation.
In this regard, the programme will:
· reduce the number of activities supported;
· use more flat rate grants to increase efficiency (particularly for mobility actions).
National Agencies will no longer manage individual mobility and thereby reducing the administrative workload. National Agencies will become the main entry point for learning mobility activities, open to young people whether they participate as student, trainee or volunteer. The user-friendliness will also be enhanced for participating higher education institutions at international level, by the integration of disparate international cooperation programmes.
Effectiveness: the programme contains a clause on monitoring and evaluation so that it may be regularly monitored against its objectives using performance related indicators. In addition to the continuing monitoring, the Commission shall establish an evaluation report no later than end 2017 in order to assess the effectiveness in achieving the objectives, the efficiency of the programme and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the programme.
The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall ensure overall consistency and complementarity with the relevant Union policies, in particular those in the fields of culture and the media, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, justice, consumer, development and cohesion policy and with other relevant Union funding sources in these fields.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS : the Commission's proposal for a Multi-Annual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020 provides for EUR 17 299 million (current prices) for a Single programme on Education, Training, Youth and Sport and an additional amount coming from heading 4 instruments, corresponding to EUR 1 812 100 000 (current prices) from the different external instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, Partnership Instrument and the European development Fund),,
Division of financial envelope by policy action:
(a) EUR 16 741 738 000 for actions in the field of education, training and youth;
(b) EUR 318 435 000 for the Jean Monnet activities;
(c) EUR 238 827 000 for actions relating to sport.
Minimum allocation of funds per sector : in order to ensure that the funding levels allocated to the main categories of stakeholders and beneficiaries will not be reduced below the levels guaranteed by the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes for the 2007-2013 period, the implementation of the programme shall not result in an allocation to main education sectors less than:
· higher education: 25% ;
· vocational education and training and adult learning: 17%, of which adult learning: 2%;
· school education: 7%;
· youth: 7%.
DELEGATED ACTS: the proposal also introduces delegating powers based on Article 290 TFEU. The use of this new legal instrument is limited to the amendment of the provisions relating to the performance criteria and on the actions managed by the National Agencies.
When adopting implementing measures, in particular that referring to the allocation of funds, the Regulation provides for the application of the examination procedure according to provisions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 .
Selection decisions will still be sent to European Parliament and Committee for information.
Documents
- Contribution: COM(2018)0050
- Contribution: COM(2018)0050
- Contribution: COM(2018)0050
- Follow-up document: COM(2018)0050
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Follow-up document: SWD(2018)0040
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2014)87
- Final act published in Official Journal: Regulation 2013/1288
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 347 20.12.2013, p. 0050
- Draft final act: 00063/2013/LEX
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T7-0460/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Council: 3221
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A7-0405/2012
- Debate in Council: 3201
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE496.579
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE497.797
- Committee opinion: PE492.937
- Committee opinion: PE489.541
- Committee opinion: PE491.064
- Committee draft report: PE494.473
- Committee opinion: PE487.940
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Debate in Council: 3164
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR0400/2011
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0825/2012
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Debate in Council: 3128
- Legislative proposal: COM(2011)0788
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: COM(2011)0787
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1402
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1403
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2011)0788
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: COM(2011)0788 EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: COM(2011)0787 EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SEC(2011)1402
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1403 EUR-Lex
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0825/2012
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR0400/2011
- Committee opinion: PE487.940
- Committee draft report: PE494.473
- Committee opinion: PE491.064
- Committee opinion: PE489.541
- Committee opinion: PE492.937
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE496.579
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE497.797
- Draft final act: 00063/2013/LEX
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2014)87
- Follow-up document: COM(2018)0050 EUR-Lex
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex SWD(2018)0040
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2011)0788
- Contribution: COM(2018)0050
- Contribution: COM(2018)0050
- Contribution: COM(2018)0050
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Amendments | Dossier |
897 |
2011/0371(COD)
2012/06/07
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64 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The widespread recognition among the general public in Member States and participating third countries of the "Erasmus" brand name as a synonym of Union learner mobility
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The need to give continuity to the European education policy and the success of the former programmes: "Life Long Learning", "Youth in Action", "Leonardo da Vinci", "Comenius" , "Erasmus" , "Grundtvig" demand to maintain the reference names of the programmes.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as the articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Programme shall promote equality between women and men and to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. This aspiration should be reflected in concrete follow-up and evaluation measures so as to ensure that the programme is implemented in accordance with these objectives.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The renewed Copenhagen Process (2011-2020) defined an ambitious and global vision for Vocational Education and Training policy in Europe, and requested support from Union Educational Programmes to the agreed priorities, including international mobility and reforms implemented by the Member States. That policy should be supported and prioritised within the Programme. Moreover, since vocational education and training plays an essential role when fostering good conditions for research and innovation, it is of special interest to highlight this part.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) It is necessary to strengthen the intensity and volume of European cooperation between schools, and of the mobility of school staff and learners in order to address the priorities set out in the Agenda for European cooperation on schools for the 21st century , namely to improve the quality of school education in the Union in the fields of competence development and in order to improve equity and inclusion within school systems and institutions, as well as to reinforce the teaching profession and school leadership . In this context, particular importance should be given to the strategic targets on reducing early school leaving, improving performance in basic skills, improving participation and quality in early childhood education and care , as well as to targets on reinforcing the professional competences of school teachers and school leaders , and improving the educational chances of children with a migrant background and those at socio economic disadvantage . Furthermore, emphasis should be put on enhancing language skills in order to respond to the globalisation of many workplaces.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) It is of crucial importance that the Programme reinforces a lifelong dimension and the recognition of key and interdisciplinary competences and skills gained through non-formal education, in order to strengthen complementary aims of learning such as active citizenship, social inclusion and employability. Therefore it is important to view learning in a broad perspective, also including education carried out by labour unions, non-governmental organisations, institutes, the civil sector and employers. The programme should ensure support and participation of a broad field of organisations carrying out education and training.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The programme should contribute to develop excellence in European integration studies world-wide, it should in particular support institutions that have a European governance structure, cover the whole spectrum of policy fields that are of interest for the Union, are non profit organisations and provide recognised academic degrees. This should also include youth organisations and experts on youth policy.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) Cooperation between the Programme and civil society organisations in the field of education, training, youth and sport, at national and European level needs to be strengthened. It is of great importance to create a broad ownership about lifelong learning strategies and policies. Civil society is essential to take into consideration stakeholders ideas and concerns at all levels and constitutes a base of a solid dialogue between the Union and its citizens to make European lifelong learning area a reality.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Improved transparency of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union tools should facilitate mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes, therefore contributing to the development of quality education and training, and will facilitate mobility for occupational purposes, between countries as well as across sectors. Opening up access for young students (including vocational and education training students) to methods, practices and technologies used in other countries will help to improve their employability in
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) For this purpose, it is recommended to extend the use of the single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) under Decision No2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 , the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) under Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 , the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) under Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). Furthermore, it is important to advocate and strengthen the implementation of vocational education strategies and policies within the Programme.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme covers education at all levels, in a lifelong learning perspective, in particular Higher education, Vocational Education and Training and Adult learning, School Education, Non-formal training and Youth.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 2 2. ‘non
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 5 5. ‘Support for policy reform’ means any type of activity aimed at supporting and facilitating the modernization of education and training systems through the process of policy cooperation between Member States, in particular the Open methods of Coordination
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 7 7. ‘staff’ means persons who, either on a professional or voluntary basis, are involved in education, training or
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 17 17. ‘youth activity’ means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering, youth training) carried out by a young person, either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 28 a (new) 28a. ‘structured dialogue’ means platforms and forums for ensuring non- governmental organisations and other stakeholders contribution when formulating strategies and policies.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) Their emphasis on long term effects and if they are based on, if possible, evidence-based analysis.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Programme aims at creating well- functioning and effective structures for lifelong learning with best practice and evidence-based studies at its core and incorporating lifelong learning with a variety of different providers, formal and non-formal, in existing systems and enhancing a positive attitude towards learning throughout life.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) Increase in the number of people over the age of 35 involved in lifelong learning.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) Making "lifelong learning" a reality for all.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – sub indent 1 – % of participants who have increased their key competences and/or their skills relevant for their employability, measured against objective criteria such as employment rate one year after the end of study, or share of participants having taken part in professional activities as part of their course of study;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – sub indent 2 – % of young participants declaring being better prepared to participate in entrepreneurship, social
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including informal and non- formal learning and skills training, and support European cooperation in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of recognition and transparency tools and the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area with special focus on vocational education and training, trigger
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d a (new) (da) To enhance the training for the recovery of the old and new skills required for the competitiveness of the European industry.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point e – indent 1 – Related indicator: % of participants who have increased their language skills, measured in particular against objective criteria such as success in language tests
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point f Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) Learning mobility of individuals, including through apprenticeships;
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities,
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships or employment/training contracts abroad, or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This action will support mobility for life long learning education and training in order to spread all the skills and crafts.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational strategic partnerships between organisations involved in education, training, skills development and/or youth activities or other relevant sectors developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting exchanges of experience and know-how;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) transnational cooperation focusing on recognition and support aiming at long term systematic impact by modernising or diversifying education and training systems, including formal and non-formal organisations, businesses and civil society;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 Knowledge Alliances between higher education institutions and enterprises promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant learning opportunities, including developing new curricula and training methods;
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) nets and alliances for the training in arts and crafts, and the skills for cultural heritage preservation activities.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This action shall also include administrative support to civil society organisations active in the field of lifelong learning, formal and non-formal training, with special focus on youth.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the area of education, training and youth and culture;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – title European education and Jean Monnet activities
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) the European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht;
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii b (new) (iib) the Academy of European Law, Trier;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii c (new) (iic) the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Middelfart;
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii d (new) (iid) the International Centre for European Training (CIFE), Nice;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport and by supporting voluntary work in the field of sport.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – point c a (new) (ca) Support sport activity and training relating to healthy and active ageing society.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support to non-
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) dialogue with relevant European stakeholders including businesses.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The sport activities supported
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) At least 7 % of the total share shall be assigned to non-formal training.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In order to ensure that the funding levels allocated to the main categories of stakeholders and beneficiaries will not be reduced below the levels guaranteed by the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes for the 2007-2013 period, allocation among the main educational sectors shall be in line with the following percentages: higher education 25%, vocational training and adult learning 22% (with adult learning making up 7%), school education 7% and youth 7%.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) Evidence based results derived from the projects.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 4 a (new) – "Erasmus Life Long Learning" associated with the European industries and SMEs.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure equality amongst participants in the Programme.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States shall take all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper and effective functioning of the Programme, including the administration of visas.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The National Agency shall enable local and regional authorities and stakeholders to take part in shaping the implementation and monitoring of projects.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new) In addition to the Committee referred to in Article 30 (1), the Programme shall appoint an advisory board, in order to have a minimum common implementation framework applicable for the different objectives and areas. The board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State and 10 to 15 representatives of organisations of stakeholders at Union level, such as civil society, youth organisations or non- formal training providers. The board shall be chaired by the Commission and participants shall be appointed by the Member States.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 b (new) In the implementation of the Programme, it shall aim at creating a user-friendly framework with clear, fast and easy procedures with simple rules, guidance and information. Transparent assessment must be available to the public at national level through out the Programme’s implementation.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The composition of the Committee shall seek gender balance.
source: PE-491.165
2012/08/28
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be made available t
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning included in the Council Resolution of
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning included in Council Resolution of [….] aims at enabling all adults to develop and enhance their skills and competences throughout their lives, giving particular attention to improving provision for the high number of low-
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) The Programme aims in particular to achieve the objective set as part of the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity Between the Generations of creating a European culture of active ageing and mobility and social participation for the elderly as multipliers and active members of a subjectively experienced ‘Generation Europe’. With that aim in view, the Programme gives the topic a new, higher profile by establishing a corresponding programme in the area of general and vocational education.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The action of the European Youth Forum, the European Civil Society Platform on Life-Long Learning, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as of the eTwinning National Support Services, the Europass National Centres, and the National
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Cooperation between the Programme and international organisations in the field of education
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The programme should contribute to developing excellence in European integration studies world-wide; it should in particular support institutions
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The programme should contribute to develop excellence in European integration studies and training world-wide, it should in particular support institutions that have a European governance structure, cover the whole spectrum of policy fields that are of interest for the Union, are non profit organisations and provide recognised academic degrees.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Improved transparency of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union tools should facilitate mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes, therefore contributing to the development of quality education and training, and will facilitate mobility for occupational purposes, between countries as well as across sectors. Opening up access for
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Improved transparency of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union tools should facilitate mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes, therefore contributing to the development of quality education and training, and will facilitate mobility for occupational purposes, between countries as well as across sectors. Opening up access for
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Improved transparency of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union tools should facilitate mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes, therefore contributing to the development of quality education and training, and will facilitate mobility for occupational purposes, between countries as well as across sectors. Opening up access for young students (including vocational
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Effective performance management, including evaluation and monitoring, requires development of
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy, in their joint Communication on a new response to a changing Neighbourhood outlined, inter alia, the aim to further facilitate Neighbourhood countries’ participation in Union mobility and capacity building actions in education and higher education and the opening of the future education programme to Neighbouring countries.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation establishes a Programme for Union action in the field of Education, Training, Youth, the Elderly and Sport called "
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme covers
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme covers
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme covers
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1. "lifelong learning" means all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life,
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2. "non formal
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2. ‘non formal setting’ means a learning context that is often planned and organised and also voluntary, but not part of the formal education and training system.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3. "learning mobility" means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning, including traineeships, a
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3. ‘learning mobility’ means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning, including traineeships and non-formal learning, or teaching or participating in a transnational professional development activity. It may include preparatory training in the host language. Learning mobility also covers youth exchanges volunteering, non-formal and informal learning (including adult learning) and transnational professional development activities involving youth workers and guidance practitioners;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3. "learning mobility" means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning, including apprenticeships, traineeships and non- formal learning, or
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 4.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 4. "
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 5.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 5. "Support for policy reform" means any type of activity aimed at supporting and facilitating the modernization of education and training systems, and promoting the development of a European youth policy, through the process of policy cooperation between Member States, in particular the Open
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 5. "
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 6. "virtual mobility" stands for a set of information and communications technology supported activities, organized at institutional level, that realize or facilitate international, collaborative experiences in a context of teaching and/or learning irrespective of age;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 7.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 8. "youth work
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 8.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) 9a. "elderly persons" means persons aged 55 and above;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 12. ‘academic institution’ means any educational institution dedicated to education and/or research;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 13.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 14.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 14. "adult learning" means all forms of non-vocational
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new) Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new) 14a. "adult learners" means individuals aged between 25 and 64 who are engaged in learning activities;
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new) 14b. "volunteering" means an activity undertaken of a person's free will and involving a commitment of time and energy to actions of benefit to other individuals or to society as a whole. Such an activity shall be of a non-profit nature and may not be motivated by any desire for material or financial gain;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 17. ‘youth activity’ means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering) carried out by a young person, on a voluntary basis either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal learning approach;
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 18. "partnership" means an agreement between a group of institutions
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 18. ‘partnership’ means an agreement between a group of institutions or organisations in different Member States to carry out joint European activities in the field of education, training and youth or establishing a formal or informal network in a relevant field. As regards sport, it means an agreement with one or more third parties such as professional sport organisations or sponsors in different
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 26. "
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new) 28a. ‘grassroots sport’ means organised sport practised at local level by amateur sportspeople and sport for all.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new) 28a. ‘grassroots sport’ means organised sport practised at local level by amateur sportspeople and sport for all.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new) 28a. "Grassroots sport" means organised sport practised at local level, often characterised by voluntary work.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) Their transnational character, in particular transnational mobility and cooperation aiming at
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) Their transnational character, in particular transnational mobility and cooperation aiming at long-term individual, organisational and systemic impact;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) their positive impact on the European identity and further development of EU citizenship;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new) (ab) their contribution to the promotion of common European values and the development of European citizenship, particularly among young people in Europe.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) Their complementarity and synergy with other national, international and other Union programmes and policies
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) Their complementarity and synergy with other regional, national, international and other Union programmes and policies, allowing for economies of scale and critical mass;
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) Their contribution to the effective use of Union tools for recognition of qualifications and transparency and core European Union values in particular based on Article 9 TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) The formation and strengthening of a European identity by means of education, encounters, involvement and sport as the basis for an active, vertical ‘Europe generation’ and the strengthening of EU citizenship.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The programme promotes European values, the development of a European conscience and participation in democratic life in Europe; social commitment and solidarity, including solidarity between generations, should also be promoted.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) Contributing to a successful transition from education to career, thereby helping reduce youth unemployment;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new) (bb) The renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Field of Youth (2010-2018) and in particular the promotion of an active civil society and European citizenship in order further to develop solidarity, tolerance and intercultural cooperation among young people in Europe in order to strengthen the social cohesion of the European Union.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 a (new) Article 4a Actions of the Programme 1. In the field of education and training, youth and sport, the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the three following types of actions: – learning mobility of individuals, – cooperation for innovation and good practices, – support for policy reform. 2. The specific Jean Monnet activities are described in Article 10.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 b (new) Article 4b Sub-programmes The sectoral sub-programmes shall be the following: (a) ‘Schools’, associated with school education; (b) ‘Higher Education’, associated with all types of higher education; (c) ‘Vocational Education and Training’, associated with vocational education and training; (d) ‘Adult Education’ associated with adult learning.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – title Specific objectives of the sub-programmes
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a)
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular their relevance for
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and soci
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) to improve the access of disadvantaged and/or underrepresented groups to all the EU's mobility programs, to education and training as well as Youth activities;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) To promote entrepreneurial skills, coaching for new entrepreneurs and supporting effective skill development for SME staff;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c)
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal learning,
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including informal and non- formal learning, and support European cooperation in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of recognition and transparency tools and the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 1 Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f – indent 1 Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) to support the transparency of competences, qualifications and skills in partner countries, through the reform of qualifications and education systems;
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) To promote equity and active citizenship
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) To promote European citizenship and the European idea through learning and to provide learning spaces to discuss challenges and issues for European cohesion.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In addition, the ‘Vocational Education and Training’ sub-programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the area of vocational education and training: (a) to strengthen learning mobility for students, including apprentices, teachers and trainers; (b) to increase the attractiveness and excellence of Vocational Education and Training, by promoting quality and effectiveness; (c) to promote validation of non-formal and informal learning, particularly in the context of continuous VET; (d) to promote flexible access to training and qualifications; (e) to promote inclusive access by supporting second-chance opportunities to acquire key competences and skills, particularly for early school leavers, young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs), people with disabilities, older adults or people with migrant backgrounds; (f) to promote the work-life-learn balance, particularly as regards continuing Vocational Education and Training.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. For the purpose of evaluating the Programme and its sub-programmes, measurable and relevant indicators in relation to the specific objectives shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 30(2). The Commission shall take into account the indicators already established in the field of education and training.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students, and young employees as well as of all young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) the students' mobility in order to introduce the "social criteria" in the attribution of ERASMUS grants, allowing students with low income to benefit from student mobility periods without being afraid of not having enough financial resources;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new) (ab) the working students from going abroad in order to allow them the combination at the same time of an ERASMUS mobility for placement (part- time work placement) and for studies with an increased grant. This would allow a combined social, academic and professional integration in the host country and additionally reach out students who do not see benefits of only going abroad for study mobility.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) T
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students,
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students,
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational strategic partnerships between institutions, social partners and/or organisations involved in education
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational strategic partnerships between organisations involved in education, training and/or youth activities or representing their actors or other relevant sectors developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting exchanges of experience and know-how;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) IT support platforms, including eTwinning, covering educational sectors allowing peer learning, virtual mobility and exchanges of best practices and opening access for participants from neighbourhood countries.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) transnational partnerships between
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 – Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The cooperation for innovation and good practices action shall support transnational partnerships between enterprises and education institutions in the form of: – Knowledge Alliances between higher education institutions and enterprises promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant learning opportunities, including developing new curricula; – Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprises promoting employability, creating new sector-specific curricula, developing innovative ways of vocational teaching and training and putting the Union wide recognition tools in practice.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes through partnerships between educational establishments and organisations in the EU and third countries, notably for peer learning, joint educational projects and promoting regional cooperation, in particular with neighbourhood countries.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – title Support for policy reform and capacity building
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support for policy reform action and capacity building shall include the activities initiated at Union level related to:
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the activities related to the implementation of the Union policy agenda on education, training and youth (Open Method of Coordination), as well as
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the activities related to the implementation of the Union policy agenda on education, training and youth (Open Methods of Coordination), as well as the Bologna and Copenhagen processes and the structured dialogue with young people, as well as the promotion of the structured dialogue in the field of education and training;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the implementation in participating countries of Union recognition and transparency tools, in particular Europass, the European
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the implementation in participating countries of Union recognition and transparency tools, in particular Europass, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET), the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR), the European Association for Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), Youthpass and
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the area of education
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the policy dialogue with and between relevant European stakeholders in the area of education, training and youth;
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) the specific and sustainable support through operating grants to European civil society associations active in the education & training, lifelong learning and youth fields;
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the European Youth Forum, the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as the eTwinning National Support Centres, the Europass National Centres, and the National Information Offices in the neighbourhood countries and acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates not fully participating in the programme.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – introductory part (c) support the following European
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht;
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii b (new) (iib) the Academy of European Law in Trier;
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii b (new) (iib) the Academy of European Law in Trier;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii c (new) (iic) the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education in Odense;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii c (new) (iic) the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education in Odense;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii d (new) (iid) the International Centre for European Training (CIFE) in Nice;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii d (new) (iid) the International Centre for European Training in Nice;
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) Article 10a Specific objectives 1. In accordance with the general aim, the youth programme shall pursue the following specific objectives, catering particularly for the needs of young people with limited opportunities for development, especially those dubbed NEET (‘not in education, employment or training’): (a) to promote intercultural learning, passing-on of values and tolerance in order to improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including promoting the European awareness and European identity of young people who have fewer opportunities, and the spirit of enterprise among young people, as well as to promote their active membership of civil society in Europe and active participation in the labour market, their involvement in society, social inclusion and solidarity, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, and through strengthened links between the youth field and the labour market; (b) to foster development, innovation, internationalisation and quality improvements in youth work, notably through enhanced further training and cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders; (c) to support European cooperation and complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level in the youth field, the development of knowledge- and evidence-based youth policy and the recognition of non-formal and informal learning, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of Union transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices; (d) to enhance the international dimension of activities in the youth field in complementarity with the Union's external action, notably through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between Union stakeholders and third- country stakeholders and international organisations in the youth field, and through targeted capacity-building in third countries. 2. For the purpose of evaluating the Programme, measurable and relevant indicators in relation to the specific objectives shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 30(2). The Commission shall take into account the indicators already established in the youth field.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) Article 10b Actions of the programme In the field of youth, the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the following types of action: (a) learning mobility of individuals; (b) cooperation for innovation and good practices; (c) support for policy reform and capacity-building.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) Article 10b Informal and non-formal learning mobility and active involvement of individuals 1. ‘Informal and non-formal learning mobility and active involvement of individuals’ shall support: (a) the learning-oriented mobility of young people in non-formal and informal learning activities to one of the participating countries as referred to in Article 18. Such mobility may entail youth exchanges and voluntary work under the auspices of the European Voluntary Service (including preparatory visits and debriefing meetings); (b) the learning-oriented mobility of those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders. Such mobility may involve seminars, training measures, other forms of support, capacity building and networking. 2. This action shall also support the international mobility of young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, to and from third countries.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) Article 10c Learning mobility of individuals 1. Learning mobility of individuals shall support: (a) the mobility of young people in non- formal and informal learning activities between the participating countries as referred to in Article 18. Such mobility may take the form of youth exchanges and volunteering through the European Voluntary Service; (b) the mobility of those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders. Such mobility may take the form of training and networking activities; (b) a (new) the access of disadvantaged and/or underrepresented groups to all the EU's mobility programs, to education and training as well as Youth activities 2. This action shall also support the international mobility of young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, to and from third countries.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) Article 10d Cooperation for innovation and good practices 1. ‘Cooperation for innovation and good practices’ shall support: (a) strategic partnerships between organisations involved in the youth field, aimed at developing and implementing joint initiatives, including youth initiatives and citizenship projects, and aimed at developing active citizenship, participation in democratic life and entrepreneurship, through peer learning and exchanges of experience; (b) projects to develop and implement innovative approaches in the field of youth work; (c) interactive and mutual learning opportunities in the form of exchange programmes, seminars, and conferences for youth work and voluntary work to exchange experience and best practices; (d) transnational partnerships between businesses and institutions in the youth sector; (e) IT support platforms in the youth field and allowing peer-learning, knowledge- based youth work and exchanges of best practices. 2. This action shall also support development, capacity-building and knowledge exchanges in the youth field through partnerships between the Union and third countries, in particular with neighbourhood countries and notably through peer-learning.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) Article 10d Cooperation for innovation and good practices 1. Cooperation for innovation and good practices shall support: (a) strategic partnerships between organisations involved in the youth field, aimed at implementing joint initiatives, including youth initiatives and citizenship projects, and at developing active citizenship, participation in democratic life and entrepreneurship, through peer learning and exchanges of experience; (b) IT support platforms in the youth field and allowing peer-learning, knowledge- based youth work and exchanges of best practices. 2. This action shall also support development, capacity-building and knowledge exchanges in the youth field through partnerships between the Union and third countries, in particular with neighbourhood countries and notably through peer-learning.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) Article 10e Support for policy reform 1. Support for policy reform shall include activities relating to: (a) implementation of the Union policy agenda in the youth field, using the Open Method of Coordination; (b) implementation in the participating countries of Union transparency and recognition tools, notably the Youthpass, and support for Union-wide networks and European youth non-governmental organisations; (c) policy dialogue with and between relevant European stakeholders in the youth field, including structured dialogue with young people; (d) the European Youth Forum, resource centres for the development of youth work and the Eurodesk network.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter 2 a (new) CHAPTER IIA Older people, active ageing and lifelong learning In accordance with the general aims, the education and training programme shall seek to develop a special ‘older people in action’ programme to support older people’s organisations and associations, organisations and institutions for older people which have made it their task to promote cross-border exchanges of older people, support their contribution to active civil society and, together with local, regional and national authorities, realise the concept of a Europe geared to the needs of all generations in cities and municipalities which are likewise so attuned. In addition, it shall be a support programme to mobilise older people throughout Europe to promote European citizenship and register the special needs of an ageing society in Europe, to find innovative solutions which promote throughout Europe a culture for active ageing and solidarity and dialogue between generations across borders - all this as a concrete, lasting result of the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. The programme ‘Older people in action’ is intended - as part of the overall programme GENERATION EUROPE - to pave the way for involving older people’s organisations from local and regional level more effectively in tangible, grassroots implementation of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing in order, jointly and practically, to develop the concept of a Europe geared to the needs of all generations as part of the Europe 2020 Strategy. It should support the establishment of a European alliance for active ageing and democratic change, to provide local and regional authorities with a forum in which they may develop by 2020, in conjunction with older people’s organisations and the EU, innovative approaches to a Europe geared to the needs of all generations.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – point c – introductory part (c)
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through voluntary activities and increased participation in sport.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) EUR 16 741 738 000 for actions in the field of education
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In order to ensure that the funding levels allocated to the main categories of stakeholders and beneficiaries will not be reduced below the levels guaranteed by the Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus programmes for the 2007-2013 period, allocation among the main educational sectors shall be in line with the following percentages: higher education 25%, vocational training and adult learning 22% (with adult learning making up 7%), school education 7% and youth 7%.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. In addition to the financial envelope as indicated in paragraph 1, and in order to promote the international dimension of
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. In accordance with the expected value added of the three types of actions as referred to in Article 6(1) and Article 10b, and with the principles of critical mass, concentration, efficiency and performance, the amount indicated in Article 13(1.a) will be indicatively allocated as follows:
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 – [4%] of this amount is allocated to support for policy reform and capacity- building.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Subject to point (a) of paragraph 1, the implementation of the Programme shall not result in an allocation to the main education and training sectors of less than: Higher education: [30 %]; Vocational education and training: [20 %]; School education: [12 %]; Adult education: [7 %]; Youth: [12 %].
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Subject to Article 13.1(a) of this Regulation, the implementation of the Programme shall not result in an allocation to the main education and training sectors and youth sector of less than: – Higher education: [37% ] – Vocational education and training: [22%] – School education: [10%] – Adult education: [3%] – Youth [10%]
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. A sufficient amount of financial resources shall be allocated to the effective application of the partnership principle, as well as to the capacity- and competence-building activities of the social partners and of civil society organisations which are directly or indirectly involved in implementing the activities of the Programme.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. The financial allocation for the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the programme and the achievement of its objectives as well as respect for the partnership principle; in particular, studies, meetings of experts and stakeholders, information and communication actions,
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 6 6. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 6(1.a) and point (a) of Article 10b that are to be managed by a National Agency shall be allocated on the basis of population and cost of living in the Member State, distance between capitals of Member States and performance. The parameter of performance accounts for 25% of the total funds according to the criteria as referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 6 6. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 6
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) The distribution of funds associated with the main education
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) The distribution of funds associated with the main educational sectors, aiming
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. A final evaluation of the Programme shall be submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions no later than 30 June 2022.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission in cooperation with Member States shall ensure the dissemination of information, publicity and follow-up with regard to all actions and activities supported
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 1 Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 1 Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new) ‘Adult Education’ associated with adult learning.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 4 Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 4 Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – indent 4 a (new) ‘Sport’, associated with activities in the field of sport.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. ‘Europe over-55 Generation - older people in action’, associated with the education of older people and their mobility beyond the labour market;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Any public
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Any public and private body, organisation, church, social partner, undertaking, particularly SMEs, or informal group active in the areas of education, training, youth and grassroots sport may apply within this Programme.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2. When implementing the Programme, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure particular efforts to
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2. When implementing the Programme, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure particular efforts to
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2. When implementing the Programme, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure particular efforts to facilitate the participation of
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The accessibility and transparency of administrative procedures shall be regarded as crucial indicators for the quality and performance of the Programme.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme shall support the cooperation with partners from third countries, notably partners from neighbourhood countries, in actions and activities as referred to in Articles 6, 10 and 10b.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purpose of this Regulation, the term "National Authority" may refer to one or more national authorities in accordance with national legislation and practice.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 2 2. The Member States shall take all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 3 3. Within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the National Authority shall designate a single coordinating body or more than one thereof called hereafter "National Agency". The National Authority shall provide the Commission with an appropriate ex ante Compliance Assessment that the National Agency complies with the provisions of Article 55(1)(b)(vi) and Article 57(1), (2) and (3) of the Regulation No XX/2012, and Article X of its Delegated Regulation NoXX/2012, as well as with the Union requirements for internal control standards for National Agencies and rules for their management of Programme funds for grant support.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purpose of this Regulation the term "National Agency" may refer to one or more national agencies in accordance with national legislation and practice.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the selection and award decisions for the strategic Partnerships referred to in paragraph 2(b) may be centralized, if so decided in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in article 30(2) and only in specific cases when there are clear grounds for such centralisation.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The National Agency shall enable local and regional authorities and stakeholders to take part in shaping the implementation and monitoring of projects.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Title Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing ‘
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Communication from the Commission of 29 June 2011 "A Budget for Europe" calls for a single programme in the field of Education, Training, Youth, the Elderly and Sport, including the international aspects of higher education, bringing together the Lifelong Learning action programme established by Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006, and Youth in Action programme established by Decision No 1719/2006/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The name ‘Generation Europe’ refers to the unifying element in all the existing sectoral programmes which seek to foster a sense of European identity and awareness of what European citizenship means through cross-border measures in the areas of general and vocational education, youth, lifelong learning, the elderly and active ageing and sport and thereby build on the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy by strengthening a ‘Generation Europe’ which unites all age groups in a readily understandable way.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) (1b) Across all the educational sectors it covers, the Programme should contribute to the promotion of a sense of European identity and of European values, in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The interim evaluation reports of the existing Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus Programmes and the public consultation on the future of Union action in education, training and youth as well as in higher education revealed a strong and in some respects growing need for continuing cooperation and mobility in these fields at European level. The evaluation reports emphasised the importance of creating closer links between Union Programmes and policy developments in education, training
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The development of a programme entitled 'The Elderly in Action’ to support existing EU programmes, partnerships and initiatives in the area of active ageing should be fostered with a view to mobilising the target group of elderly people throughout Europe, ensuring that society makes better use of the many skills they have to offer, taking account of their needs and making progress in developing innovative ways of promoting a Europe- wide culture of active ageing and cross- border intergenerational solidarity.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The lessons learnt from the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity Between the Generations, the Commission’s demographic reports and the commitment to volunteering shown by older people demonstrate the importance of lifelong learning, mobility and participation in the life of society well beyond the end of a person’s professional life. Older people play a fundamental role in volunteering and social education in Europe. The Programme should take account of this fact by placing appropriate emphasis on relevant measures in the area of general and vocational education.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) is defining the Union's growth strategy for the coming decade to support smart, sustainable and inclusive growth setting five ambitious objectives to be reached by 2020
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) is defining the Union's growth strategy for the coming decade to support smart, sustainable and inclusive growth setting five ambitious objectives to be reached by 2020, particularly in the field of education to reduce early school leaving rates below 10%
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards vocational education and training and higher education, not only to enhance the quality of European
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should e
source: PE-494.656
2012/09/05
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4 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) The Council of the European Union called on 12 May 2009 for a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020) setting up four strategic objectives with a view to responding to the challenges that remain in creating a knowledge-based Europe and making lifelong learning a reality for all. These objectives will only be attained if the adequate level of funding is made available.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a robust European
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall also be supported
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 source: PE-494.826
2012/09/24
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17 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher education, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education in the third countries and in the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Union.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The action of the European Youth Forum, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as of the eTwinning
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Cooperation between the Programme and international organisations in the field of education, training, youth and sport
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It is necessary to ensure the
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) The need of establishing measurable criteria of performance on which the allocation of budget between Member States for the actions managed by the National Agencies should be based.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) The candidate countries for accession
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 a (new) (29a) Individuals from an OCT and competent public and/or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the Union programmes in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme covers education at all levels, in a lifelong learning perspective, in particular Higher education, Vocational Education and Training, Informal education and Adult learning, School Education and Youth, and shall also support activities in the field of sport.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the eradication of poverty and the sustainable development of third countries, particularly in the field of higher education, training and skills development, and to developing the European dimension in sport.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. As regards actions under paragraph 1 for which the funding is derived from the DCI or the EDF, all actions must be in conformity with the objectives and principles of the DCI regulation and the ACP-EU partnership agreement respectively. In particular, where funding is derived from the DCI, the criteria for ODA established by the DAC shall be respected, as laid down in Article 2(2) of that regulation.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In case of actions for which the funding is derived from the DCI or the EDF, mechanisms shall be put in place which ensure that the selection criteria are based on merit and prioritise the assignation of scholarships to socio- economically disadvantaged groups and populations in vulnerable situations, and to ensure that nationals of developing countries make an active and effective contribution to the economic development and welfare of their country when they return to their countries of origin on the expiry of their periods of study or research.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the European Youth Forum, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as the eTwinning National Support Centres, the Europass National Centres, and the National Information Offices, in particular in the neighbourhood countries and acceding
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 6 6. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 6(1.a) that are to be managed by a National Agency shall be allocated on the basis of population and cost of living in the Member State, distance between capitals of Member States and performance. All due account shall be taken of the particularly extreme remoteness affecting students from the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories when funds are allocated. The parameter of performance accounts for 25% of the total funds according to the criteria as referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall submit an annual report to Parliament and the Committee set up under Article 19 of the DCI Regulation, listing and detailing the Erasmus for All actions for which the funding is derived from the DCI and their compliance with the objectives and principles as set out in Articles 2 and 3 of that Regulation. For actions under Article 7 for which the funding is derived from the DCI or the EDF, the evaluation shall also include a follow-up with the nationals of developing countries following expiry of their periods of study or research in the Union to assess their subsequent contribution to the economic development and welfare of their country of origin.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the Member States and their overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
source: PE-496.480
2012/10/11
CULT
606 amendments...
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing ‘
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing "
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The name ‘Generation Europe’ refers to the unifying element in all the existing sectoral programmes which seek to foster a sense of European identity and awareness of what European citizenship means through cross-border measures in the areas of general and vocational education, youth, lifelong learning, the elderly and active ageing and sport and thereby build on the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy by strengthening a ‘Generation Europe’ which unites all age groups in a readily understandable way.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) (1b) Across all the educational sectors it covers, the Programme should contribute to the promotion of a sense of European identity and of European values, in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Article 165(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union gives a clear mandate for the Union’s actions towards the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The new education, training, youth and sport programme should focus on reducing barriers to accessing funding and on streamlining administrative schemes throughout the structure. A sustained focus on reducing administrative expenditure and simplifying the organisation and management of the programme are vital to the success of the programme.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The public consultation on the Union's strategic choices for the implementation of the new EU competence in the field of sport and the evaluation report of Preparatory Actions in the field of sport provided useful indications regarding priority areas for Union action and illustrated the added value that the Union can bring in supporting activities aimed at generating, sharing and spreading experiences and knowledge about different issues affecting sport at the European level, provided that they are focused primarily at grassroots level.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The lessons learnt from the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity Between the Generations, the Commission’s demographic reports and the commitment to volunteering shown by older people demonstrate the importance of lifelong learning, mobility and participation in the life of society well beyond the end of a person’s professional life. Older people play a fundamental role in volunteering and social education in Europe. The Programme should take account of this fact by placing appropriate emphasis on relevant measures in the area of general and vocational education.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 b (new) (4b) The development of a subprogramme for older people, for example entitled ‘The Elderly in Action’, to support existing EU programmes, partnerships and initiatives in the area of active ageing should be fostered with a view to mobilising the target group of elderly people throughout Europe, ensuring that society makes better use of the many skills they have to offer, taking account of their needs and making progress in developing innovative ways of promoting a Europe-wide culture of active ageing and cross-border intergenerational solidarity.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) is defining the Union's growth strategy for the coming decade to support smart, sustainable and inclusive growth setting five ambitious objectives to be reached by 2020, particularly in the field of education to reduce early school leaving rates below 10% and to enable at least 40% of 30-34 years old to have completed
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher education, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study and research destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education in the third countries. In this connection, attention is drawn to the Europe 2020 target of investing at least 3% of GDP in research and innovation.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher education, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and contribution to the sustainable development of higher education in the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Union and the third countries.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The renewed framework of cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) should consider all young people as a resource in
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The renewed framework of cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018)
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should e
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students. Due to the complex nature of loan guarantee facilities, the system shall be voluntary and therefore Member States must decide at the national level whether to participate in the facility.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students. The aim of the facility should be to provide students with an additional tool to increase their mobility for studies undertaken at master's level, and therefore improving the education opportunities of disadvantaged students. This experimental tool should be complementary and should not be meant to replace the grant systems supporting student mobility already in place at local, national and European level.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility is meant to be complementary to the grant systems already in place and should not substitute them. It should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students. Furthermore, the terms of reference for the development of such instrument should be set in cooperation with student representatives and universities organisations active at European level.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish, as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on particularly favourable terms for the students.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish, as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) To promote mobility and equal access to studies and exchanges, the Union should, in line with Article 349 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provide all appropriate measures to take into account the specificity of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly in view of their remoteness from the European continent and their insularity.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) To promote mobility and encourage fairness in study courses and exchanges, the EU should take all necessary measures to take account of the specific nature of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly their distance from continental Europe and their insularity.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 b (new) (10b) To strengthen the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and the neighbouring third countries, the administrative and financial arrangements for the implementation of measures provided for in this Regulation shall enable rules to be adapted to suit regional geographical conditions in the regional geographic context and enable resources to be increased as needed.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Member States should endeavour to adopt all
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This also implies that visas for participants should be handed out without
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This also implies that visas for participants should be handed out without delays and with reduced costs, in order to ensure that no participant misses out on either a part of or the entire study, training programme or exchange, and to avoid cancellations of mobility actions and projects. In line with Article 19 of the Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupils exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service, Member States are encouraged to establish fast-track admission procedures.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) To enhance the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and neighbouring countries, the administrative and financial arrangements relating to the implementation of measures of this Regulation provide for adapting the rules to regional geographical context and capacity building needed.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) To promote mobility and encourage fairness in study courses and exchanges, the EU should take all necessary measures to take account of the specific nature of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly their distance from continental Europe and their insularity.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 b (new) (11b) To strengthen the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and ACP countries as well as the overseas countries and territories in the Caribbean, the Pacific and Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, the administrative and financial arrangements for the implementation of measures provided for in this Regulation shall enable rules to be adapted to suit regional geographical conditions in the regional geographic context and enable resources to be increased as needed.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12a) In order to better address youth unemployment in the Union particular attention should be given to the transnational cooperation between higher and vocational education institutions and businesses, with an aim to harmonise curricula and labour market needs, to improve students' employability and develop entrepreneurial skills.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The Bologna Declaration, signed by the Ministers for Education of 29 European countries on 19 June 1999, established an intergovernmental process aimed at creating a ‘European Area of Higher Education’. In the 8th Bologna Ministerial Conference held in Bucharest, Romania, on 26 and 27 April 2012, the 47 Ministers responsible for higher education signed the Bucharest Ministerial Communiqué that calls for consolidating the European Area of Higher Education, which requires continuous support at Union level.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The exchange of knowledge in the area of vocational education and training at international level should be fostered, for example, by means of mobility to and from third countries for persons in vocational education and training and teaching staff.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) Students in vocational and technical education, including those in work placements, and apprentices need to be afforded greater opportunities for mobility. The necessary measures should be taken to make mobility both attractive and accessible, particularly for trained staff from SMEs and the arts and crafts sector.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) It is necessary to strengthen the intensity and volume of European cooperation between schools, and of the mobility of school staff and learners in order to address the priorities set out in the Agenda for European cooperation on schools for the 21st century, namely to improve the quality of school education in the Union in the fields of competence development and in order to improve equity and inclusion within school systems and institutions, as well as to reinforce and provide support for the teaching profession and school leadership. In this context,
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The programme should pay particular attention to the territorial dimension of education and training policies and, especially, to rising inequalities in educational attainment at national and local level.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The European integration process needs to be brought closer to young people, so it is considered appropriate to include in studies at baccalaureate or equivalent level in the Member States a specific subject on the background, objectives and functioning of the European Union and its institutions.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The action of the European Youth Forum, the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as of the eTwinning National Support Services, the Europass National Centres, and the National Information Offices in the neighbourhood countries is essential in order to achieve the objectives of the programme, notably by providing the Commission with regular and updated information regarding the various fields of their activity and through the dissemination of the Programme results in the Union and in the third participating countries.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The action of the European Youth Forum, the National Academic Recognition Centres (NARIC), the Eurydice, Euroguidance and Eurodesk networks, as well as of the eTwinning National Support Services, the Europass National Centres, and the National Information Offices in the neighbourhood countries is essential in order to achieve the objectives of the programme, notably by providing the Commission with regular and updated information regarding the various fields of their activity and through the dissemination of the Programme results in the Union, in the overseas countries and territories associated with it and in the
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) Cooperation between the Programme and international organisations in the field of education, training, youth and sport, in particular with the Council of Europe, needs to be strengthened, as does cooperation within international programmes with European Neighbourhood Policy countries.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19)
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The programme should contribute to develop excellence in European integration studies world-wide, it should in particular support institutions that have a European governance structure, cover the whole spectrum of policy fields that are of interest for the Union, are non profit organisations and provide recognised academic degrees, as well as international organisations and bodies whose activities are related to areas of EU interest, promoting and supporting mobility and cooperation at European level, such as the European University Institute and the European Public Law Organisation.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The programme should contribute to develop excellence in European integration studies world-wide, it should in particular support, including via operational funds, institutions that have a European
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new) (19a) The programme should aim to diminish existing disparities in payments for participants from different Member States, as they implement projects under the programme.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) The Communication from the Commission on "Developing the European Dimension in Sport" of 18 January 2011 sets out the Commission’s ideas for Union- level action in the field of sport after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and proposes a list of concrete actions for the Commission and Member States to increase sport’s European identity in three broad chapters: the societal role of sport, the economic dimension of sport and the organisation of sport.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) There is a need to focus in particular on grassroots sport and volunteering in sport on account of the crucial role that they play in promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) Measures applied to sport must take into account the criteria laid down in the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention and European Convention on Spectator Violence, as well as in Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on promotion of the integrity of sport against manipulation of results, notably match-fixing.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Improved transparency of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union recognition tools should
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Improved transparency, comparability and recognition of qualifications and competences and extended acceptance of Union tools should facilitate mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes, therefore contributing to the development of quality education and training, and will facilitate
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The concrete focus should be on grassroots sport, particularly through community led, grassroots sporting organisations which are best placed to understand the needs of local communities, on account of the crucial role that sport plays in promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health enhancing physical activity. In addition, limited resources can be made available for appropriate dialogue with sporting stakeholders provided that this spending does not impact on the ability of grassroots programmes to be effectively funded and implemented.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) For this purpose, it is recommended to extend the use of the single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) under Decision No2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) under Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008, the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) under Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). With a view to enhancing student mobility, Member States should create better conditions and a single framework for the recognition of courses and periods of study completed as part of student exchanges.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the framework of the Programme, and complementarity to activities of
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Effective performance management, including evaluation and monitoring, requires development of specific, measurable and realistic performance indicators which
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) All references to National Authorities and National Agencies should be also applicable to Regional Authorities and Regional Agencies. However, this should be valid only on those cases where a region has full powers on university and education policies.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28a) Individuals from an OCT and competent public and/or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the Union programmes in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy, in their joint Communication on a new response to a changing Neighbourhood outlined, inter alia, the aim
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy, in their joint Communication on a new response to a changing Neighbourhood26 outlined, inter alia, the aim to further facilitate Neighbourhood countries’ participation in Union mobility and capacity building actions in higher education
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy, in their joint Communication on a new response to a changing Neighbourhood outlined, inter alia, the aim
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) The financial interests of the European Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. While Union external assistance has increasing financing need, the economic and budgetary situation of the Union limits the resources available for such assistance. The Commission should therefore seek for the most efficient and sustainable use of available resources in particular through the use of financial instruments with leverage effect.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 a (new) (31a) The reduction of administrative burdens and management costs is inevitable in order to remove obstacles to the participation of all potential beneficiaries to the programme. The establishment of mechanisms for the continuous involvement of beneficiaries and their representative associations in the implementation and monitoring of the actions foreseen in the framework of the programme is fundamental.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) In its Communication "A Budget for Europe 2020" of 29 June 2011 the Commission has underlined its commitment to simplifying Union funding. The creation of a single programme on Education, Training, Youth and Sport should provide for significant simplification, rationalisation and synergies in the management of the programme. The implementation should be further simplified by the use of lump sum, unit cost or flat rate funding, as well as
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) In order to ensure quick response to changed needs during the whole duration of the Programme, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of provisions relating to the performance criteria and on the actions managed by the National Agencies. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert and stakeholders level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 a (new) (35a) The programme covers three different fields, and the committee established under Article 30 of this Regulation will deal with both horizontal and sectoral issues. It is for the Member States to ensure that they send the relevant representatives in accordance with the topics on the agenda, and it is for the committee chair to ensure that meeting agendas clearly indicate the sector or sectors involved and the topics, according to each sector, to be discussed at each meeting. In order to increase participation and transparency, social partners and European stakeholders active in the field of education, youth and sport should be consulted. These organizations shall also be invited to participate in the meetings as observers in accordance with the topics of the discussion.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 a (new) (35a) The Programme covers three different fields, and the committee established under Article 30 of this Regulation will deal with both horizontal and sectoral issues. It is for the Member States to ensure that they send the relevant representatives in accordance with the topics on the agenda, and it is for the committee chair to ensure that meeting agendas clearly indicate the sector or sectors involved and the topics, according to each sector, to be discussed at each meeting. Where appropriate, the social partners (including associations of parents, students, teachers and non- teaching staff) and civil society representatives shall be invited to participate in its meetings as consultant members.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The Programme covers youth, in particular in the context of non-formal education and informal learning, active citizenship, social inclusion and volunteering.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 4. It includes an international dimension in accordance with Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union and will also support grassroots activities in the field of sport.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1. "lifelong learning" means all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences or participation in society within a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment- related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1. "lifelong learning" means all general education, vocational education and training, higher education, continued professional development, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 1 1. "lifelong learning" means all general education, vocational education and training, higher education, continued professional development, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 2 2.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 2 2.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 2 a (new) 2a. "informal learning" means learning that takes place outside of planed pedagogy or alongside organised and structured education. It doesn't have a curriculum, but can be fostered through learning spaces and experience to also support self-confidence, discipline and responsibility;
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 2 b (new) 2b. "the structured dialogue" means to ensure a timely and effective contribution of young people and other relevant actors in the youth field towards the formulation of policies relevant to the lives of young people;
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 3 3. "learning mobility" means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning activities, including quality apprenticeships, traineeships and non-formal learning, assistantships or teaching, or to participat
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 3 3.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 4 4.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 4 4. Cooperation for innovation and good practices means transnational cooperation
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 4 4.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 5 5. "Support for policy reform" means any type of activity aimed at supporting and facilitating the modernization of education and training systems through the process of
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 5 5. "
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 5 5. "
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 5 5.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 6 6. "virtual mobility" stands for a set of information and communications technology supported activities, including e-learning, organized at institutional level, that realize or facilitate international, collaborative experiences in a context of teaching and/or learning;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 7 7.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 7 7. "staff" means persons who, either on a professional or voluntary basis, are involved in education, training or youth non-formal learning. It may include professors, teachers, trainers, school leaders, youth workers and non-educational staff;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 7 a (new) 7a. "youth work" means actions, activities, processes and projects, undertaken by, with or for youth with the aim of providing a space for their personal development and for their needs. It further aims to improve the social, political, economic status of young people, to enhance their skills and social networks as well as to increase the level of their representation and active participation or build their capacity to undertake such actions;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 8 8. "youth worker" means a p
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 8 8.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 17 17. "youth activity" means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering, sport) carried out by a young person, either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal learning approach;
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 17 17.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 17 17. "youth activity" means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering or youth training) carried out by a young person, either individually or in group, notably through youth organisations, characterized by a non- formal learning approach;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 17 a (new) 17a. "volunteering" means activities including formal, non-formal, informal and vocational training and learning, which are undertaken voluntarily on the basis of a person's own free choice and motivation, and without concern for financial gain and for a non-profit cause, which benefit volunteers, those receiving services from a volunteer association, communities and society as a whole; the activity is unpaid but can include reimbursement of expenses directly related to the voluntary activity; it is for a non-profit cause and is primarily undertaken within a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and therefore cannot be motivated by material or financial gain; volunteering should not be used to substitute or replace paid employment;
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 18 18. "partnership" means an agreement between a group of institutions or organisations in different Member States to carry out joint European activities in the field of education, training and youth or establishing a formal or informal network in a relevant field. As regards sport, it means an agreement with one or more third parties such as professional sport organisations or sponsors that may or may not be in different Member States in order to attract additional sources of support for achieving the desired outcomes of the Programme.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 18 a (new) 18a. "European organisation" means democratic and membership-based non- governmental organisation working with formal and non-formal education, youth work and/or youth participation at European level and sport. European organisations coordinate and disseminate capacity building and development of good practices in the field of education and training and/or in the field of youth directly providing European added value to national and local activities;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 18 b (new) 18b. "youth organisation" means youth organisation that is a youth-led, democratic, volunteer- and membership- based non-governmental organisation working with non-formal education, youth work and youth participation;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 26 26. "EU transparency tools" means
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 27 27. "neighbourhood countries" means the countries and territories listed in the Annex to the Regulation XX/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of X YY 2012
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 28 a (new) 28a. ‘grassroots sport’ means all sports developed, promoted and/or organised for the largest possible number of beneficiaries;
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 28 a (new) 28a. ‘grassroots sport’ means all sports developed, promoted and/or organised for the largest possible number of beneficiaries;
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 28 a (new) 28a. ‘grassroots sport’ means all sports developed, promoted and/or organised for the largest possible number of beneficiaries;
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 b (new) 28b. ‘grassroots sport’ means all sporting activities, including voluntary activities, developed, promoted and/or organised for the largest possible number of beneficiaries;
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 b (new) 28b. ‘European association working to foster European integration, education and vocational training’ means a non- governmental association relying on a volunteer workforce active in the field of education or vocational training at European level.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme shall only support those actions
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme shall only support those actions and activities presenting a potential European added value and contributing to the achievement of the general objective as referred to in Article 4, as well as to raising awareness and fostering the development of the shared European education area.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The European added value of the actions and activities of the Programme shall be ensured in particular through their:
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Activities focused on grassroots sport do not necessarily need a transnational character.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a)
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) Their transnational character,
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a)
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) Their transnational character, in particular transnational mobility and cooperation aiming at
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) T
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) Their complementarity and synergy with other national, international and other Union programmes and policies,
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) Their complementarity and synergy with other local national, international and other Union programmes and policies
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) Their contribution to the effective use of Union tools for comparability and recognition of
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) Their contribution to the effective and coordinated use of Union tools for recognition of qualifications and transparency.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point c a (new) (ca) their direct and indirect contribution to the process of fostering common European values and the further development of European citizenship.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Special attention should be given to grassroots and local projects close to the citizens with European added value.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to the Modernisation Agenda 'Supporting growth and jobs' (COM(2011) 567 final), to the renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education and to the develop
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular the headline education target of reducing early school-leaving under 10% and increasing the number of 30–34 year-old students having completed tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40%;
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 - point a (new) (a) achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular the headline education target of reducing early school-leaving and increasing the number of 30–34 year-old students having completed tertiary or equivalent education;
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 - point a (new) (a) achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and, as provided for in the Youth on the Move strategy, the headline education target of reducing early school-leaving and increasing the number of students in the 30-34 age bracket;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) achievement of the objectives of the renewed Copenhagen Process (2010- 2020);
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) achievement of the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ("ET 2020");
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new) (ab) achievement of the objective of sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) (ac) achievement of the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010- 2018);
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) (ac) achievement of the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010– 2018), including in particular:
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new) - point i (new) (i) offering more, equal education and training opportunities to all young people, so as to give them better job prospects;
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new) (ad) achievement of the objective of developing the European dimension in sport;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new) (ae) promotion of European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The programme promotes European values, the development of an awareness of European identity and participation in democratic life in Europe; social commitment and solidarity, including solidarity between generations, should also be promoted.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) Increase of 30-34 years old students having
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) The programme shall put special emphasis on providing equal access to inclusive and quality education at all level for children and students having serious health problems or disabilities, and those coming from a socially disadvantaged background, such as the Roma1. __________________ 1 As designated by the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on 'An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020' (COM(2011)0173) and by the EP resolution of 9 March 2011 on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion (Text adopted, P7_TA(2011)0092).
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) To make initial vocational education and training more attractive.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society,
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and hard and soft skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour market;
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – introductory part (a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour market; in this respect, the Commission and Member States should safeguard that also young people coming from a socially disadvantage background can benefit from the programme;
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – subindent 1 – % of participants who
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – subindent 1 a (new) - % of young people who lived abroad;
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b – introductory part (b) To foster quality improvements, innovation excellence
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b – introductory part (b) To foster quality improvements,
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b – introductory part (b) To foster quality improvements, innovation excellence, social inclusiveness, access and internationalisation at the level of educational institutions, as well as in youth work, notably through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers/youth organisations and other stakeholders;
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b – introductory part (b) To foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of educational or training institutions, as well as in youth work, notably through enhanced
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point b – introductory part (b) To foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of educational and training institutions, as well as in youth work, notably through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers/youth organisations, NGOs, citizen platforms and other stakeholders;
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal learning, and support European cooperation in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal learning, and support European cooperation in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of recognition and transparency tools and the dissemination of good practices, including measures aimed at alleviating administrative burdens;
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national and local level, support the
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education and vocational education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education and vocational education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in third countries.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher and vocational education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher and vocational education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d – introductory part (d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point d a (new) (da) In accordance with the general aims, in the area of general and vocational education the Programme shall seek to support organisations which have made it their task to promote cross-border exchanges of older people, support their contribution to active civil society and, together with local, regional and national authorities, realise the concept of a Europe geared to the needs of all generations in cities and municipalities which share this aim. It shall clear the way for the local and regional levels to be involved more effectively in the tangible, person-centred implementation of the European Innovation Partnership for Active, Healthy Ageing and for the practical development of the concept of a Europe geared to the needs of all generations as part of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point e – introductory part (e) To improve the teaching and learning of languages
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point e – introductory part (e) To improve the teaching and learning of languages and to promote linguistic diversity, including regional, minority and migrant languages;
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point e – introductory part (e) To improve the teaching and learning of languages, including traditional minority and sign languages, and promote linguistic diversity;
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point f – introductory part (f) To promote excellence in teaching and research activities in
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point f – indent 1 Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point f a (new) (fa) To promote cooperation among different sectors involved in education, training, youth and sport;
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point f a (new) (fa) To increase access to grassroots sport by supporting non-profit organisations providing sporting activities and those organising non-commercial sporting events.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title and introductory wording (new) Article 5a Sectors and brand names In the field of education and training, the programme shall support both sectoral and horizontal activities in the following sectors associated with specific brand names:
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – title (new) Article 5a Sectors and brand names
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – introductory wording (new) In the field of education and training, the programme shall be divided into the following sectors associated with specific brand names:
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – – point a (new) (a) "Erasmus Mundus" for international cooperation in higher education;
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. In the field of education and training, the programme shall include the following sectors associated with specific brand names:
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) "Comenius" for school education;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) "Erasmus" for higher education;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 - point a b (new) (ab) "Leonardo da Vinci" for vocational education and training (hereinafter "VET");
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new) (ac) "Grundtvig" for adult learning;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of education and training, the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5 shall read as follows:
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - point a (new) (a) in the field of Comenius (school education), the programme shall aim to improve the quality of school education, in particular motivate pupils to learn and to acquire learning-to-learn skills and improve pedagogical approaches and school management through increased learning mobility of educational staff, enhanced partnerships between schools and support to networking and exchange of best practices;
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - point a a (new) (aa) in the field of Erasmus (higher education), the programme shall aim to strengthen the European Higher Education Area, in particular reinforce the contribution of higher education to the process of innovation and develop cooperation with third countries institutions through increased student and staff learning mobility between participating countries and to or from third countries and improved cooperation between higher education institutions and enterprises;
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new) (ab) in the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), the programme shall aim to support young people's employability and reinforce the contribution of VET to the process of innovation through increased learning mobility of VET students and staff, increased cooperation with third countries institutions, improved cooperation between organisations providing learning opportunities, enterprises, social partners and other relevant entities as well as the transparency, comparability and recognition of vocational education qualifications and competences;
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) - point a c (new) (ac) in the field of Grundtvig (adult learning), the programme shall aim to improve pedagogical approaches and the management of adult education organisations, in particular promote flexible learning pathways and active ageing through increased learning mobility of adult learning staff and enhanced cooperation between organisations involved in adult learning, with a particular focus on learning needs of disadvantaged groups, including people with disabilities, early school leavers, low- qualified adults and older adults.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. In the field of Comenius (school education), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) promote equity, social cohesion and active citizenship among pupils;
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) enhance and increase partnerships between schools, pupils organisations and teachers associations;
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 a (new) - point a (new) (a) improve and periodically monitor access to learning mobility abroad for students from disadvantaged backgrounds;
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 a (new) - point a a (new) (aa) improve and increase cooperation between higher education institutions and enterprises and local communities.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 b (new) - introductory wording (new) 1b. In the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 b (new) - point a (new) (a) promote quality traineeships and apprenticeships.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. in the field of Erasmus (higher education), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) improve and increase cooperation between higher education and research institutions;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 1a. in the field of Grundtvig (adult learning), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 a (new) - point a (new) (a) encourage higher education institutions to include in their programmes curricula addressed to older adults;
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) - title (new) Article 5b Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) 1. in the field of Erasmus Mundus (international cooperation in higher education), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a (new) (a) strengthen excellence and quality both within the European Higher Education Area and in its attractiveness in a global context;
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a a (new) (aa) promote the quality of joint degree programmes among higher education institutions of participating countries, as well as among higher education institutions of participating countries and those of third countries;
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a b (new) (ab) improve and increase student and staff mobility to and from third countries;
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 b (new) – point 1 (new) – point a c (new) (ac) increase transparency and recognition of joint higher education qualifications awarded in the European Higher Education Area.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. in the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) – point a (new) (a) improve and increase the mobility of VET students, including young unemployed jobseekers at the beginning of their career and staff;
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. The "Adult Education" sub- programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the area of adult learning:
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) to strengthen European participation among adult learners, including seniors, particularly through mobility projects between Member States;
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) to promote the continuous acquisition of knowledge and participation in learning among adults, particularly the low-skilled and the low- qualified, by developing a culture of lifelong learning;
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a b (new) (ab) to promote the work-life-learn balance;
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a c (new) (ac) to promote the development of effective lifelong guidance systems;
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a d (new) (ad) to promote validation of non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a e (new) (ae) to promote active, autonomous and healthy ageing;
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) - point a f (new) (af) to look for innovative solutions and subprogrammes which promote throughout Europe a culture for active ageing and solidarity and dialogue between generations and across borders.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. in the field of Grundtvig (adult learning), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) improve adult literacy, including digital literacy, and adult numeracy;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) promote active ageing and enhance learning opportunities for older adults;
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a b (new) (ab) guide older adults from active work life into retirement and ensure all benefits from active ageing through informal learning beyond the retirement age;
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a c (new) (ac) address the learning needs of disadvantaged groups, including people with disabilities, early school leavers, low- qualified adults and older adults;
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a d (new) (ad) improve and increase the mobility of adult learning staff;
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a e (new) (ae) improve the quality and increase the volume of cooperation between organisations involved in adult learning throughout Europe;
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a f (new) (af) promote flexible learning pathways, including broader access to higher education for those lacking mainstream qualifications;
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - point 1 (new) - point a g (new) (ag) improve pedagogical approaches and the management of adult education organisations.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. In the field of Grundtvig (adult learning), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) address the learning needs of disadvantaged groups, including traditional national and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, early school leavers, low qualified adults and older adults.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of education and training:
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) 1. In the field of Comenius (school education), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) – point 1 (new) – point a (new) (a) To enhance and increase partnerships between schools, including cooperation through partnerships between educational establishments in the European Union and in third countries.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) Learning mobility of all individuals, on equal terms and regardless of their place of origin.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 a (new) Article 6a The actions defined in Article 6 (1) shall cover either cross sectoral projects bringing the various education and training sectors together or sector oriented projects addressing one of the sectors associated with the specific brand names.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), learning mobility of individuals between the participating countries shall support:
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) – point a (new) (a) mobility of higher education students in the form of studying at a partner institution, assistantships or traineeships abroad. This may include also other mobility related activities such as Intensive Programmes ("Summer Schools") or voluntary dissemination of information in schools by individual learners ("Europe Meets School"). Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility referred to in Article 14(3);
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a b (new) (ab) mobility of students and staff to and from third countries, including mobility organised on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls (Erasmus Mundus).
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students, including those at PhD level, as well as of young people and jobseekers involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Master’s level shall be supported, particularly as an experimental measure, through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3). This project is in no way intended to replace grant schemes.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities, young amateur athletes and coaches between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students (including those at PhD level) as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) Mobility of vocational education and training students and apprentice in the form of either studying at a partner institution or traineeships or apprenticeships abroad between the participating countries as referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students,
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young people and staff to and from third countries as regards higher education and vocational training and education, including mobility organi
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young people and staff to and from third countries as regards higher and vocational education including mobility organized on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls, as well as non-formal learning.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young people and staff to and from third countries as regards higher and vocational education including mobility organized on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls, as well as non-formal learning.
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young people and staff to and from third countries (particularly, under the European Neighbourhood Policy, Southern Mediterranean countries) as regards higher education including mobility organi
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This action will also support the mobility of vocational and technical education students and staff to and from third countries.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 2a. In the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), learning mobility of individuals between participating countries shall support:
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) - point a (new) (a) mobility of students, including young unemployed jobseekers in the beginning of their career and apprentices in the form of either studying or following training at a partner institution or traineeship or apprenticeships abroad.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 2a. In the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), learning mobility of individuals between participating countries shall support:
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) - point a (new) (a) The mobility of students in vocational training, apprentices and jobseekers in the form of studying at a partner institution or carrying out traineeships or apprenticeships abroad;
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Cooperation for innovation and good practices
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational strategic partnerships between organisations and/or institutions involved in education, training and/or youth activities or other relevant sectors with a view to developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting peer learning and exchanges of experience
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transnational strategic partnerships between
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) transnational partnerships between
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b)
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) transnational partnerships between enterprises
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 – Knowledge Alliances between in particular higher education institutions and
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 – Knowledge Alliances between in particular higher education institutions and enterprises promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant learning opportunities, including developing new curricula;
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 – Knowledge Alliances between in particular higher education institutions and enterprises promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 – Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 – Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprises promoting employability, creating new sector-specific curricula, developing innovative ways of
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 – Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprises promoting employability, creating new sector-specific curricula, developing innovative ways of
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) partnerships set up under the aegis of European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), to which particular attention shall be paid.
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) partnerships between regional and local authorities responsible for any aspect of education with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation, including cross-border regional cooperation (‘Regio partnerships’);
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) IT support platforms, including
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) IT support platforms, including e- Twinning, covering all educational and training sectors and
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) IT support platforms, including e- Twinning, covering the education
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of Comenius (school education), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia:
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a (new) (a) partnerships between schools, with a view to developing joint learning projects for pupils and their teachers ("Comenius school partnerships");
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a a (new) (aa) multilateral projects developing and disseminating educational best practices, including new teaching methods or materials; and multilateral projects developing, promoting and disseminating new teacher training courses or course content.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) - introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of Comenius (school education), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia:
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) - point a (new) (a) multilateral projects developing, promoting and disseminating best practices to enhance equity, social cohesion and active citizenship.
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) – introductory wording (new) 1a. In the field of Comenius (school education), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia:
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) – point a (new) (a) mobility of pupils in the context of the partnerships described in points (a) and (ba) of paragraph 1 and point (a) of this paragraph, including long-term mobility for a period of up to one year ;
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes through partnerships between Union and third countries
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes through partnerships between Union and third countries' higher education institutions as well as in the youth sector, notably for peer learning and joint educational projects, promoting regional cooperation, in particular with neighbourhood countries, and shall help improve in qualitative and quantitative terms the vocational training placement opportunities available to young people.
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes through partnerships between Union and third countries' higher and vocational education institutions as well as in the youth sector, notably for peer learning and joint educational projects, promoting regional cooperation, in particular with neighbourhood countries.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – introductory wording (new) 2a. In the field of Erasmus (higher education), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia:
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) – point a (new) (a) Erasmus intensive programmes ("Erasmus summer schools") in the context of the partnerships described in points (a), (b) and (ba) of paragraph 1, not least as a means of helping students to find jobs and businesses to find suitable employees.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new) - introductory wording (new) 1b. In the field of Leonardo da Vinci (VET), the actions described in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia:
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new) - point a (new) (a) partnerships between schools, with a view to developing joint learning projects for pupils and their teachers ("Leonardo school partnerships").
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) administrative and financial support, including via operational funds, for European networks and associations working in the fields of education and vocational training;
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the policy dialogue and the promotion of a long term structured dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the area of education
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders, and the promotion of structured dialogue, in the area of education
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the European
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries and international organizations, involving European and third country stakeholders.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries – paying particular attention to the southern Mediterranean countries – and international organi
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries (particularly the southern Mediterranean countries) and international organi
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries (particularly the southern Mediterranean countries) and international organi
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point a (a) promote teaching and research on European
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point b (b) support the activities of academic institutions or associations active in the field of European
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point b (b) support the activities of academic institutions or associations active in the field of European integration
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – introductory part (c) support
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI University).
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) the European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht;
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) Barcelona Institute of International Studies.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new) iia) the Academy of European Law, Trier.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii b (new) (iib) the Academy of European Law, Trier;
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii c (new) (iic) the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Odense;
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – point c – point ii d (new) (iid) the International Centre for European Training (CIFE), Nice;
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) promote poli
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - title (new) Article 10a Specific objectives
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. In line with the general objective, in particular the objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018), the Programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of youth:
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) to improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote their participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, their active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, and through strengthened links between the youth field and the labour market;
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) to foster quality improvements in youth work, notably through enhanced cooperation between youth organisations and/or other stakeholders;
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new) (ab) to support European cooperation and complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level in the youth field, the development of knowledge and evidence-based youth policy and the recognition of non-formal and informal learning, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of Union transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new) (ac) to enhance the international dimension of activities in the youth field in complementarity with the Union's external action, notably through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between Union and third country stakeholders and international organisations in the youth field, and through targeted capacity-building in third countries.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purpose of evaluating the Programme, measurable and relevant indicators in relation to the specific objectives shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 30(2). The Commission shall take into account the indicators already established in the youth field.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - introductory wording (new) Article 10a In the field of youth, the objectives of the programme set out in Articles 4 and 5 shall read as follows:
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - point a (new) (a) foster mobility, intercultural learning, mutual understanding and solidarity among young people in different countries, in particular those with fewer opportunities through the training of youth workers and the development of exchanges between young Europeans and young people in third countries;
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - point a a (new) (aa) promote cooperation and networking of youth organisations and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - point a b (new) (ab) facilitate the recognition of non- formal and informal learning among young people;
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - point a c (new) (ac) develop support structures for young people and to enhance the role of youth workers and organisations in third countries.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – title (new) Article 10a Specific objectives
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of youth:
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) to facilitate the recognition of the learning outcomes from non-formal education and informal learning among young people.
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - title (new) Article 10a Specific objectives
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) In addition to the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5, the programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of youth:
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) to foster mobility, intercultural learning and mutual understanding among young people in different countries;
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) to support the development of youth work and its quality and innovation, notably through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and / or other stakeholders, the learning mobility and the training of youth workers;
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new) (ab) to involve young people with fewer opportunities and to foster their social inclusion;
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new) (ac) to involve young people in actions promoting solidarity, active citizenship, tolerance and European awareness;
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a d (new) (ad) to contribute to the networking of youth organisations and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a e (new) Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a f (new) (af) to develop exchanges and intercultural dialogue between young Europeans and young people in third countries;
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a g (new) (ag) to develop support structures for young people and organisations in third countries.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - title (new) Article 10a Actions of the Programme
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) In the field of youth, the programme shall pursue its objectives through the following types of action:
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) Learning mobility of individuals: youth moves, on equal terms and regardless of the place of origin.
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - title (new) Article 10b Actions of the Programme
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) In the field of youth, the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the three following types of action:
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) the learning mobility of individuals;
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) cooperation for innovation and good practices;
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new) (ab) support for policy reform.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - title (new) Article 10b Learning mobility of individuals: Youth moves
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. Learning mobility of individuals in the field of youth shall include:
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - introductory wording (new) (a) the mobility of young people involved in non-formal education and informal learning activities between the participating countries, including in particular:
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i (new) (i) youth exchanges including sending and hosting activities, preparatory and follow up activities;
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i a (new) (ia) volunteering, notably through the European Voluntary Service; including sending and hosting activities, preparatory and follow up activities; this may include voluntary engagement in peer to peer information activities on mobility opportunities (EuroPeers);
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point a a (new) (aa) the mobility of youth workers within the participating countries; such mobility may include different forms of support measures for youth workers, such as trainings, seminars and networking activities of applicants or structures of the programme.
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. This action shall also support the mobility of young people and youth workers to and from third countries.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - title (new) Article 10b Learning mobility of individuals: Youth moves
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) Learning mobility of individuals in the field of youth shall include:
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - introductory wording (new) (a) the mobility of young people involved in non-formal and informal education activities between the participating countries, in particular:
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i a (new) (ia) volunteering, notably through the European Voluntary Service, and activities of former volunteers engaged in peer-to-peer information;
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) Article 10c Learning mobility of individuals
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording Learning mobility of individuals shall support:
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) the mobility of young people in non- formal and informal learning activities between the participating countries as referred to in Article 18. Such mobility may entail youth exchanges and voluntary work under the auspices of the European Voluntary Service, including innovative activities building on existing provision for mobility;
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) the mobility of those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders. This mobility may take the form of training and networking activities;
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. This action will also support the international mobility of young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, to and from third countries.
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - title (new) Article 10c Cooperation for innovation and good practices: Youth cooperates
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. Cooperation for innovation and good practices in the field of youth shall include:
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) strategic partnerships between organisations involved in youth activities aimed at developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting peer learning activities and exchanges of experience and know-how, including in particular:
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i (new) (i) partnerships to support mobility under Article 10b;
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i a (new) Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i b (new) (ib) projects aimed to support youth work, through different forms of peer learning and introducing, implementing and promoting quality development and innovative approaches, including border region co-operation ("Regio- Partnerships");
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i c (new) (ic) social innovation projects;
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) IT support platforms, including eNetworking, allowing peer learning, virtual mobility and exchanges of best practices.
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. This action shall also support development, capacity-building, regional cooperation and knowledge exchanges through partnerships between the Union and third countries, in particular with neighbourhood countries, notably through different forms of peer learning.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - title (new) Article 10 c Cooperation for innovation and good practices: Youth cooperates
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) – paragraph 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) Cooperation for innovation and good practices in the field of youth shall include:
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) IT support platforms, including e- networking, allowing peer learning, virtual mobility and exchanges of best practices.
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - title (new) Article 10d Cooperation for innovation and good practices
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. Cooperation for innovation and good practices shall support:
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) strategic partnerships between organisations involved in the youth field, aimed at implementing joint initiatives, including youth initiatives and citizenship projects, and aimed at developing active citizenship, participation in democratic life and entrepreneurship, through youth projects, peer learning and exchanges of experience;
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) IT support platforms in the youth field, allowing peer-learning, knowledge- based youth work and exchanges of best practice.
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. This action shall also support development, capacity-building and knowledge exchanges in the youth field through partnerships between the Union and third countries, in particular with neighbourhood countries and notably through peer-learning.
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - title (new) Article 10e Support for policy reform
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. Support for policy reform action shall include activities relating to:
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) the implementation of the Union policy agenda in the youth field, using the Open Method of Coordination;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) implementation in the participating countries of Union transparency and recognition tools, notably the Youthpass, and support for EU-wide networks and European youth NGOs;
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new) (ab) support for EU-wide networks and European youth NGOs;
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new) (ac) policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the youth field, including structured dialogue with young people;
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a d (new) (ad) the European Youth Forum, resource centres for the development of youth work and the Eurodesk network.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - title (new) Article 10 d Support for policy reform: Youth Decides
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) – paragraph 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) Support for policy reform in the field of youth shall include activities initiated at Union level in relation to:
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new) (aa) the European Youth Forum and European youth organizations, Union- wide networks, including in particular resource centres for the development of youth work, and the Eurodesk network.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – title (new) Article 10 a Support for policy reform
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new) – introductory wording (new) 1. Support for policy reform in the field of youth shall include activities initiated at Union level in relation to:
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new) – point a (new) (a) the European Youth Forum and European youth NGOs, the European Youth Capital, Union-wide networks, including in particular resource centres for the development of youth work, and the Eurodesk network.
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – title (new) Article 10a Support for policy reform
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new) 1. Support for policy reform in the field of youth shall include activities initiated at Union level in relation to:
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new) – point a (new) (a) The development of a European Training and Cooperation Strategy to foster the capacity building of youth workers.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part In
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part In line with the general objective, the Programme shall focus mainly on grassroots sport and pursue the following specific objectives in the
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) to tackle transnational threats to the integrity of sport such as doping, match fixing, violence, homophobia, xenophobia racism and related intolerance;
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) To tackle transnational threats to sport such as violence, doping, match fixing
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) To tackle all types of discrimination in sport based on race, sex, sexual orientation, physical or intellectual disability and religion inter alia;
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) To support good governance
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) To support
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote social inclusion
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) To promote
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote volunteering in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote voluntary activities in sport, as well as social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities, voluntary activities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport and support to non- commercial pan European sports events.
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) to promote community led grassroots sport initiatives at a local level.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) to enhance the access to sport activities for people with disabilities;
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) sport is essential to healthy growth and primary and secondary schools play a key role in physical education.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) To support and promote the fundamental integrity of grassroots sport;
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) To ensure that sport and physical activity become subjects taught in all types of schools in order to promote the practice of sport and physical activity at all levels of education;
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new) (cc) To support local, traditional and indigenous sports that are part of the rich cultural and historical diversity of the EU;
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) To support the European model of sport, within which federations play a central role and which has various actors, including supporters, players, clubs, leagues, associations and volunteers at its base, which have a fundamental role for the entire sport structure.
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objectives of cooperation in Sport shall be pursued through the following
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objectives of cooperation in
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objectives of cooperation in
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) support
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support to non-commercial European sport events involving several European countries and aimed at promoting European integration, social inclusion and equal opportunities, such as special events involving disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support to non-commercial European sport events involving several European countries and aimed at promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities, such as special events involving disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities;
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support to
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support to
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) support to the organisation of a European Sports Day or Week that promotes the social and cultural role of amateur and professional sport and the benefits of sport in terms of public health;
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) support
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d d) support to capacity building of sport organisations by increasing the number of qualified trainers and establishing sports infrastructure;
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) structural support and support to capacity building of sport organisations;
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) joint transnational sport competitions in neighbouring regions and the Member States;
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) dialogue with relevant
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) support to grassroots, community-led sporting initiatives at a local level.
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) ea) sustainably increasing the number of people regularly taking physical exercise through support for recreational sport.
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The sport activities supported
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The sport activities supported
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 |