2014/2235(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the existence of possible occupations where job vacancies cannot be filled owing to a lack of qualified workers varies greatly from one Member State to another;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. The EU labour market shall adapt to the culture, production model and business structure of the various regions of Europe; these differences shall be taken into account when adopting measures to make the labour market more flexible;

Amendment 101 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Fostering a ~~competit~~n inclusive EU labour market

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Fostering ~~a competitive EU~~ labour ~~market~~skills

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in ~~order to achieve a competitive EU~~the light of constantly changing labour market,s a~~mbitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns;~~ nd production patterns, States are encouraged to build a safety net to tackle the effects of technological unemployment on workers, ensuring that they receive an appropriate income and training during periods of transition;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexi~~bility and mobility~~curity, voluntary mobility and labour market participation in quality jobs, which boost activity and productivity, which develop human capital across all age brackets and which support social welfare models, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns; stresses that economic growth and competitiveness in the EU are dependent on closing the gap between women's educational attainment and their participation and position in the labour market, in particular the reduction of horizontal and vertical segregation.

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility and mobility and strengthen the role of social dialogue, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns; points out that upgrading of skills throughout the working life and in the event of unemployment is needed to equip workers to take advantage of new job opportunities;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns, including the support of disabled people by improving working conditions and circumstances, and introducing and providing adequate and efficient incentives.

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a ~~competit~~n inclusive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, security, flexibility and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility, innovation and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, despite some minor improvements, levels of unemployment are still very high, with almost 24 million people unemployed in the EU; 7.8 million jobs have been wiped out since the start of the crisis1 a; __________________ 1aAccording to the Commission’s Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review of 13 April 2015

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility, security and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stress that Public employment services have an important role in ensuring that the return to job growth does not come at the expense of lower- quality skill matches

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. recalls the importance of making employment law more comprehensible for workers and employers, of eliminating barriers to employment and of promoting legal security for companies and employees;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. States that the strategy for restoring competitiveness should not focus exclusively on labour costs, but also on increasing productivity through investments in human capital and socially responsible structural reforms; recalls that decent wages are important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive workforce;

Amendment 114 #

Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses th~~e importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that~~ at investment is needed to actively support ~~employability~~vocational training and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; ~~emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work;~~

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to workpersonal and professional development as well as opportunities to further training and postgraduate professional education; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to enable people, at any stage of their life, to take part in stimulating learning experiences and encourage life- long learning to enhance social inclusion, active citizenship, and self-sustainability; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that support people inside and outside work and encourage further training whilst at the same time continuing to support the most vulnerable;

Amendment 116 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development, and career flexibility ~~and self- responsibility~~; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage and enable more people to work;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development~~, career flexibility and self- responsibility~~; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support ~~employability~~vocational training and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasiszes th~~at such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work~~e importance of an adequate supervision of training schemes by public authorities and trade unions;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development, and career flexibility ~~and self- responsibility~~; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; ~~emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work;~~

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas, according to the Commission1 a, the high levels of long- term unemployment are extremely concerning, with around 12.4 million people unemployed for more than one year and, of those, 6 million for more than two years; whereas long-term unemployment threatens the sustainability of social welfare systems and is in danger of becoming a structural problem; __________________ 1aAccording to the Commission’s Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review of 13 April 2015 (null)

Amendment 120 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that professional mobility is an essential factor and that investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that substantial investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Underlines the importance of social investments which aim is to create an activating state that provides workers with instruments enabling them an easy adaptation to changing social and economic conditions as well as to demands of labour markets;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Believes that an internationally competitive skills base will enable member states to capture high value segments of the global market;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses that the circular economy has the potential to create millions of jobs across the EU and lead to sustainable and inclusive growth

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas, according to the Commission1 a , such severe labour market deterioration has had inevitable social consequences with the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion rising by more than 6 million since 2008, reaching some 123 million in 2013, and taking us further from the Europe 2020 target of having at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas poverty and social exclusion among those of working age (18-64 years) has increased significantly in two thirds of the Member States as a combined result of rising levels of jobless and low work intensity households, and in-work poverty; __________________ 1a Employment and Social Situation in the EU 2014 page 17

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls th~~e importance of the~~at mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portalshould be ensured as an opportunity for those wishing to seek employment in other Member States, not as an obligation caused by a lack of job opportunities in their home country, with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers based on the principle of equal treatment for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to develop adequate measures that ensure that the social and labour rights of all workers are safeguarded against erosion and to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal; states that none of these measures should restrict the Member States’ job- creation efforts;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of ensuring that the mobility of workers ~~for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and~~is voluntary and fair; encourages further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the linguistic, administrative and ~~linguistic~~cultural barriers that are liable to restrain it by providing sector-specific language courses and trainings on intercultural communication for the unemployed in both the sending and destination countries; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU- wide EURES job portal;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the fair rights-based mobility of workers ~~for a competit~~as a choice for an inclusive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal; stresses the need for a greater recognition across countries of formal, non-formal or informal qualifications obtained in the country of origin or in another EU Member State;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it and to further develop tools to facilitate mobility such as swift recognition of qualifications between Member States; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal, by ensuring, in particular, that a sufficient number of EURES advisors are trained and distributed equally throughout EU territory in order to make EURES an essential tool in the EU job market;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market based on the principle of equal pay for equal work, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal, as well as strengthening the cooperation among the public employment services;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the fundamental importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal;

Amendment 14 #

Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. whereas labour market rigidities are having a negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market can contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets;~~deleted

Amendment 140 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers, geographically and across sectors, for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal as well as the importance of enhanced cooperation among national PES and the future inclusion of private employment services to EURES network;

Amendment 141 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Reiterates that a big economic potential of women has to be unlocked in Europe and it is necessary to create appropriate conditions for women to progress in their career and pursue higher positions in companies or start their own businesses;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. recalls the importance of gender equality, including eradicating gender pay gap and raising the employment rate for women, as a part of achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Welcomes the positive results achieved by the Your First Eures Job (YfEj) pilot job mobility scheme, capable to effectively reach young people and develop tailored services for both jobseekers and employers; highlights the positive spillovers between YfEj scheme and EURES;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Against this background, stresses the importance of active labour policies, life-long learning and improving people’s ability to adapt to technological change; calls on the Member States to increase the scope and efficiency of active labour market policies;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Considers that a coherent and comprehensive strategy towards more effective and mutually beneficial forms of work organisation, by making full use of workers’ knowledge potential and increasing the quality of their jobs, will help labour market resilience. More participative and empowering forms of work organisation could be developed to strengthen employees’ involvement in innovation, support workers’ involvement and skill use development, and therefore, companies’ performance;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses, that given predicted rapid labour market changes, it is in youth of today that investments in education and training are necessary; stresses that skills policies should not be aimed at fulfilling labour market needs only, but at equipping the individual with the necessary transversal competences to develop as active and responsible citizens; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to respect that education and training are neither merely a labour market instrument nor meant to educate future workers, but constitute first and foremost a fundamental right and have a value in itself;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations , ~~have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and~~may be involved, where relevant, in the implement~~ing~~ation of vocational qualification programmes;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, have to be strongly involved ~~at all levels, in particular in designing and implemen~~in evaluating vocational qualification programmes;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations , have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational ~~qualification programme~~training programmes and courses at university and basic education levels;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas a European labour market ~~rigidities are having a negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market can contribute to~~which provides workers and employers with underlying security motivates for achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including ~~employ~~social partners' and ~~employees' organisations~~ companies, have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, and market leaders of IT and robotics development, have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;

Amendment 152 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations , have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes, which provide an effective transition from formal education to work-based learning;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations , education and training providers have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, ~~including~~ employers' and employees' organisations , have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between universities, businesses and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;deleted

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between ~~universities, businesse~~higher education institutions, businesses, trade unions and authorities with a view to ~~estimat~~gauging labour needs for the future, reviewing and implementing new vocational training programmes, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;

Amendment 157 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships and trust between universities, businesses and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard; reminds that at the same time social responsibility of all stakeholders is needed;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between ~~universities, businesses and~~social partners and public authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between universities, ~~businesse~~social partners and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas strong labour market rigidities are having a decisively negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market can undoubtedly contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of more integrated partnerships between universities, higher education establishments, businesses and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between schools, universities, businesses and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses the importance of a regular monitoring of the imbalances on the labour market at regional and local level as well as the importance of forecasts of future skills' needs; encourages Member States to exchange good practice in this regards and all interested stakeholders to further develop monitoring and forecasting tools;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses the importance of public leadership in the transition towards a socially and environmentally sustainable economy; calls for an adequate planning of the skills required in the development of sectors such as renewable energy, improved housing and industrial efficiency or the development of public and social welfare services;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Believes that member states have an important role to play in ensuring there is an adequate supply of both science and maths teachers in order to equip young people with knowledge and enthusiasm for STEM subjects;

Amendment 167 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

The importance of continuous education and training and training for ~~the unemployed~~all labour market actors

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls the ~~need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one's personal career path~~importance of the availability of lifelong support, education and training for workers;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the rights to education is a fundamental right and stresses the need to strive for a ~~more flexible~~n individual approach to ~~individual~~ career development and lifelong education and training across one's personal career path; and believes that guidance and counselling which address individual needs and focus on the evaluation and expansion of individual skills must be a core element of education and skills policies from an early stage on in every person's education.

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas labour market rigidities are having a negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market can contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets; stresses that these rigidities are directly linked to the implementation of EU directives in national law;

Amendment 170 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls the need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one's personal career path, and recognizes the role that both public and private parties can play in providing this;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recognises the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships as an alternative route to employment;

Amendment 172 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Notes that the European policies for Lifelong Guidance have shown considerable impact on national guidance policies and that effective lifelong guidance requires programmes in a cross- cutting perspective at all levels;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Notes that a variety of pathways must be available to young people, and that the definitions of such pathways (internships, traineeships) vary across Europe; strongly believes that applying a single definition across all member states will create greater confusion;

Amendment 174 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs ~~for the unemployed should~~must be designed and implemented in close cooperation with ~~employ~~first and foremost the affected persons, but also with Social Partners' a~~ssociations~~nd organisations representing the unemployed, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the ~~needs of employers~~requirements of the labour market;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation ~~with employers' associations, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the needs of employer~~between social partners and public authorities;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with ~~employers' associat~~companies and trade unions, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the needs of ~~employers~~the labour market;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls the need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one’s personal career path, and special employment improvement programmes have to be developed and implemented to help the reintegration of people having been unemployed for years into the labour market;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed as well as skills assessment programs should be offered to people to enhance their chances on the labour markets and should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers’ associations, with a view to better aligning workers’ new skills with the needs of employers;

Amendment 179 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers' associations as well private and public employment services, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the future needs of employers;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas labour market rigidities and the lack of internal demand and investment are having a negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market that takes into account these three factors can contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment and anti-poverty and social exclusion targets;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers' associations and trade unions, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the needs of employers;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers’ associations and trade unions, with a view to better aligning workers’ new skills with the needs of employers;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Highlights the need for the Commission to strengthen the monitoring of the Youth Guarantee National Implementation Plans and their effective deployment on the ground; with a view to this, calls on the Commission to elaborate clear and unambiguous Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) to Member States with regards the implementation of the Youth Guarantee and the quality of employment;

Amendment 183 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Highlights the European court of Auditors' concerns as expressed in its report " Young and unemployed in Europe: obstacles ahead for the EU's Youth Guarantee", namely on the adequacy of total funding for the scheme, the definition of a "good quality offer", and the way the Commission monitors and reports on the results;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to ~~give~~provide job guidance and counselling to ~~jobseekers in how to look for a job~~workers and to ensure that their skills are recognised through ‘competences passports' reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give personalised tailor- made guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job ~~and to ensure that their skills are recognis~~or which further education and training to undertake, and to ensure that their skills and qualifications are recognised and validated through ‘competences passports’ reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give personalised tailor-made guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job ~~and to ensure that their skills are recognis~~or which further education and training to undertake, and to ensure that their skills and competences are recognised and validated through ‘'competences passports' reflecting the skills and competences acquired through both formal, non-formal and informal learning settings;

Amendment 187 #

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job and to ensure that their skills are recognised through ‘competences passports’ reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning; and that the guidance given to jobseekers should have the particular and exclusive aim of optimising their employment opportunities;

Amendment 188 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job and recognises the role that businesses and private employment services can play to provide this, and to ensure that their skills ~~are~~transferable and recognised through ‘'competences passports' reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job and to ensure that their skills are recognised through ‘competences passports' e.g. Europass, reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning;

Amendment 19 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~labour market rigiditie~~austerity and labour reforms are having a negative impact on job creation~~, while a competitive EU labour market can contribute to achieving the Europe~~ and its quality, moving the economy away from its 2020 employment and poverty targets;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Underlines the need to increase the adaptability of the workforce as a way to counter future shortages; calls on Member States to use the structural funds, especially the European Social Fund, for this purpose;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Stresses that the right to education and training is of special importance to long-term unemployed; reminds that long-term unemployed benefit most from a rights-based approach targeting their specific needs and not from standard measures; stresses that long-term unemployed need to know about their right to training, that measures targeting them need to respect take-up options and that training needs to be affordable, decent and addressing their actual needs; recalls that if these conditions are met, long-term unemployed will be able to use upskilling as opportunity to improve their working and living conditions;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Stresses the importance of the Youth Guarantee as an indispensable tool to assist young people in the school-to-work transition and to acquire the education, skills and experience required to find a good quality job through an apprenticeship, traineeship or continued education;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. recalls that in order to achieve these targets, the Member States must make more efficient use of the European Social Fund, which is the main EU financial instrument for professional integration and adaptation;

Amendment 194 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Strengthening ~~connections between~~the transition from education ~~and~~to employment

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

~~Strengthen~~Improving connections between education and employment

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Believe~~Considers that dual vocational training and dual systems ~~should be given more consideration, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment~~have proven to be a good instrument to provide for work-related training in combination with the transition into the labour market; stresses the need to promote these systems among employers as an investment in skilled future employees and to include employers in conveying key competences within their responsibilities;

Amendment 197 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that dual vocational training and ~~dual~~similar work-based learning systems should be given more consideration, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and smoother transition from education to work and they have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that post-14 dual vocational training and dual systems should be given more consideration, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that dual vocational training and dual systems should be given more consideration and prioritise quality, without academic bias, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 17 July 2014 on Youth Employment,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~labour market rigidities are having a negative impact on job creation, while~~ a competitive EU labour market can contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that dual vocational training through apprenticeships and dual systems should be given more consideration, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Believes that vocational training systems that exist today are the result of certain historical and cultural forces and have been shaped by prevailing legal norms, traditions, pedagogical principles and in institutional structures;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Highlights the highly concerning data on the rate of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), which in the majority of Member States exceeds 10%; stresses the direct link between high-levels of youth unemployment and early school leaving; highlights that without a urgent and decisive action both at the European and national level a whole generation of young Europeans risks to be deprived of sufficient levels of education and training and therefore to be excluded from the labour market, with dramatic repercussions on the social fabric, on social and territorial cohesion, on the sustainability of the European economic model as a whole;

Amendment 203 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Underlines that each national vocational training system is a tool for achieving certain objectives which can differ from one country to another and that each one can therefore be judged only by its success in achieving those objectives; stresses that exporting a vocational training system from one country to another is possible only if conditions in the respective countries are comparable or can be adapted;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Underlines the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses;~~deleted

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including ~~exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses~~the provision of high-quality and paid internships, job counselling and integration of practical skills into curricula;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the important role businesses can play by engaging with the educational systems in their member states; Underlines the importance of fostering better synergies between education systems, universities and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses in the creation of innovative 'clusters';

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. UPoints out that regardless of 2 million unfilled job vacancies in the EU there are many over-qualified youth unemployed whose skills do not match demand of the labour market, underlines therefore, the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses; in order to promote a high- level of high quality employment.

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace, quality internships and cooperation with businesses;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the demand for lower qualified workers is falling while the demand for highly qualified workers is increasing considerably; this shift in the EU labour market requires action to be taken on workers’ skills and initial and vocational training;

Amendment 210 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Welcomes the EC initiative of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) which aims to bring together public authorities, businesses, social partners, VET providers, youth representatives, and other key actors in order to promote apprenticeship schemes and initiatives across Europe;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the importance of career orientation through ~~individual~~ assessment and career advice focussing on individual skills and needs provided by highly qualified employment counsellors and peer counsellors;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the importance of career orientation through individual assessment and career advice provided by highly qualified employment counsellors in order to ensure that young people are equipped with the right information, advice and guidance to make sound career choices;

Amendment 213 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the importance of career orientation and work experience through individual assessment and career advice provided by highly qualified employment counsellors with experience of their local and national and EU labour market;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that for a successful transition to employment, it is of great importance to ~~take informed decisions, and that~~equip young people with key transversal competences that will enable them to take informed decisions, develop a sense of initiative and increase their motivation, and self-awareness ~~and initiative should be encouraged;~~ , whilst appropriate support to this regard should also be made available; stresses the importance of social security systems which provide for quality transitions, including the transition from education to work, between jobs, as well as between employment and career breaks;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that for a successful transition to employment, it is of great importance to take informed decisions~~, and that motivation, self-awareness and initiative should be encouraged~~;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that for a successful transition to employment, it is of great importance to take informed decisions, and that motivation, self-awareness and initiative should be encouraged, especially in the case of people having been unemployed for a long time;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States and individual employers, of quality traineeship and apprenticeship schemes as well as of school-based learning;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States and individual employers, of traineeship and apprenticeship schemes. Member States should put measures in place to ensure that vulnerable groups such as women, ethnic minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply and are adequately represented in these schemes;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States and individual employers, of traineeship and apprenticeship schemes; recalls that these programmes have to comply with minimum quality, social protection and remuneration standards;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, in 2012, one out of three European employees where either over- or under-qualified for their jobs1 a; and whereas young employees are typically more likely to be formally over-qualified, whilst also more likely than older workers to work in jobs less matched to their skills; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission (2013), Employment and Social Developments in Europe

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States, regional and local authorities and individual employers, of traineeship and apprenticeship schemes;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States and individual employers, of quality traineeship and apprenticeship schemes;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that ~~close partnerships are needed between governments and employers' and employees' representatives~~the social dialogue on skills needs to be strengthened in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions;

Amendment 223 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that close and systematic partnerships are needed at local, regional, national level between governments and employers' and employees' representatives, including public and private employment services, in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions, and calls on Member States to promote such cooperation;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that close partnerships are needed between governments ~~and~~, employers' and employees' representatives in order to develop long term strategies for respective national labour markets, identify the skills and qualifications which are and will be needed on the labour market and to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that close partnerships are needed between governments and employers’ and employees’ representatives, and with apprentice training centres, in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that close partnerships are needed between governments and employers' and employees' representatives as well as learners' organisations in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that close partnerships are needed between governments, public authorities and employers’ and employees’ representatives in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Believes that the Youth Guarantee is a first step towards a rights-based approach to young people's needs with regards to employment; recalls the obligation of employers to participate in the process of providing young people with accessible vocational training programmes and quality internships; stresses that the qualitative aspect of decent work for young people must not be compromised, and the core labour standards and other standards related to the quality of work, such as working time, the minimum wage, social security, and occupational health and safety, must be central considerations in the efforts that are made;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

Fostering voluntary labour mobility

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas only one EU Member State is ranked among the first 10 countries of the OECD PISA 2012 survey assessing the competencies of 15-year-olds with a focus on mathematics essential for IT1 a ; __________________ 1a http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa -2012-results-overview.pdf

Amendment 230 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

~~Fostering labou~~Labour migration and fair mobility

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Recalls that there are curre~~Draws attention to the 7 million EU citizens living or working, as of 2013, in a member country other than their countlry ~~2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU; emphasises the need for labour mobility in the Union in order to fill this gap,~~of citizenship, the 1.1 cross-border workers and the 1.2 posted workers across the EU; emphasises the need for their citizenship and labour rights to be fully respected and reiterates the importance of ~~ERASMUS+ and~~improving EURES in this respect;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that there are currently 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU and that there should be systems to match demand and offer in the labour market at the European level, such as a European vacancy database; emphasises the need for labour mobility in the Union in order to fill this gap, and reiterates th~~e importance of ERASMUS+ and EURES in this respect~~at mobility must remain voluntary and not a necessity in order to find a job;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that there are currently 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU; emphasises the need for voluntary labour mobility encompassed by adequate transferability of social rights in the Union in order to fill this gap, and reiterates the importance of ERASMUS+, the European Social Fund and EURES in this respect;

Amendment 234 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that there are currently 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU; emphasises the need for labour mobility in the Union in order to fill this gap, and reiterates the importance of ERASMUS+ ~~and EURES~~ in this respect;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Recalls that fair mobility is closely linked to the right of free residence for EU workers; emphasizes that it cannot act as a substitute for policies aiming at improving regional and social cohesion in those areas with high unemployment rates;

Amendment 236 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Stresses the need for a comprehensive approach regarding labour mobility, based on the free movement of citizens and workers and the principle of equal pay for equal work; stresses in this respect the necessity for Member States to adequately implement and enforce the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU, to close existing loopholes through a revision of the Posting of Workers Directive 96/71/EC, and to take measures in order to prevent related fraud; is concerned regarding the possible risks of 'brain drain' for certain Member States;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Recalls that in 2014, 9.8 million part-time workers – approximately a quarter of all part-time workers in Europe – stated their desire to work more hours than permitted by their current part-time status.

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. recalls the importance of facilitating the mobility of border workers by providing more information on the existence of EURES cross-border partnerships, which are designed to encourage and remove obstacles to mobility for cross-border workers by supplying them with information and advice on job opportunities and living and working conditions on either side of the border; in that respect, EURES-T is an important tool for better controlling potential sources of new jobs and moving towards a more integrated EU labour market;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges;~~deleted

Amendment 24 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas long-term unemployment has a negative impact on social cohesion and economic growth, and whereas having a job still offers the best opportunities for self-development and is the most effective guarantee against disadvantage, poverty and social exclusion.

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls th~~e importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges~~at migration of workers from third countries must be respectful of their resident and labour rights; is concerned by the negative effects on third countries of European migration policies, including on social cohesion and availability of relevant worker skills e.g. "brain drain";

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls th~~e importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges~~at mobility remains only one of the many potential responses to labour market mismatches and that its eventual side-effects such as brain-drain should be minimised;

Amendment 242 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Rec~~Calls ~~the imp~~fort an~~ce of the mobility of~~ effective economic migration of the highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges and labour market shortages;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges; and stresses the need to address any unnecessary administrative barriers related to their entry into the European Union; calls on the Member States to address the impact of brain drain in the concerned third countries from an early stage;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges in line with socio-labour standards;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled and less highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Recalls the need to ensure the full portability of social security rights within the EU as well as increasing awareness of labour and social rights for the workers concerned in order to encourage and enable intra-EU labour mobility;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Points out that free movement rights must be accompanied by equal treatment of all workers and measures to combat social dumping;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. calls for the encouragement of the study and use of foreign languages in order to increase mobility;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. stresses that the possibility of receiving training in all Member States through volunteering should be made available to all;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas some studies suggest that a relevant part of the existing jobs will disappear or greatly diminish in quantity due to automatization.

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Recalls that due to the crisis and the divergent economic situation across EU Member States, forced mobility of young people is an increasing reality; urges Member States to ensure that the fundamental right to freedom of movement does not do damage; calls therefore on the EU and its Member States to ensure that access to quality public services, to rights at work and to social security for young mobile students and workers is neither restricted nor denied;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 a. stresses the need for specific training for workers at the end of their careers to prevent ‘digital illiteracy’

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8

Exchange and validation of best practices in the EU

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to exchange best practices between Member States, in particular in relation to dual learning ~~and~~, vocational education and training and vocational training through apprenticeships, while acknowledging the specificities of each labour market and education system;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to exchange and validate best practices between Member States, in particular in relation to ~~dual learning and~~learning outcomes of non-formal and informal learning, lifelong learning strategies as well as vocational education and training systems and curricula, while acknowledging the specificities of each labour market and education system;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to exchange best practices between Member States and regional and local authorities, in particular in relation to dual learning and vocational education and training, while acknowledging the specificities of each labour market and education system;

Amendment 256 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to exchange best practices between Member States, as well as to compare and measure their effectiveness, in particular in relation to dual learning and vocational education and training, while acknowledging the specificities of each labour market and education system;

Amendment 257 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)

recommends, in that respect, that the use of the EuroApprenticeship platform as a key tool for developing European partnerships, exchanging best practices, and also designing and proposing new practices concerning apprenticeships and mobility be consolidated and developed;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9

~~Nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit among citizens:~~ SMEs and micro- enterprises

Amendment 259 #

Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;deleted

Amendment 26 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas current levels of unemployment and youth unemployment, as well as skills mismatch and insufficient intra-EU labour mobility, are also related to the absence of common European economic policies for job-creation, insufficient budgetary allocations for research, development, education and culture, an overall insufficient EU budget corresponding to only 1% of the 28 EU Member States' gross domestic product (GDP), as well as the excessive rigidity of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF);

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes th~~at teaching~~ere is a need to improve leadership, financial management, self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age ~~further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment level~~to realise young people's potential so that they are equipped to become employers, not only employees, and enabled to start new businesses and take advantage of new markets;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial ~~education from an early age~~skills further improves links between school and the labour market, and canould contribute to ~~lowering unemployment levels~~increasing entrepreneurial spirit;

Amendment 263 #

Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that teaching ~~self- responsibility and fostering~~ entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age, and supportive, extensive and quality preschool systems for disadvantaged families further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age can further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and problem- solving as well as fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that ~~teaching self- responsibility and~~ fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Welcomes schemes such as Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a business and believes that such programmes should be further promoted in order to help more young entrepreneurs establish and success;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Believes that special support measures should be introduced for young entrepreneurs to facilitate their access to information as well as finance and funding, including one-stop-shop services for information and support targeting young people in existing entrepreneurial support bodies;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the drive towards a higher skilled economy means that over the next five years, many more businesses expect to increase the number of jobs requiring leadership, management and higher skills;

Amendment 270 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Believes that non-formal education, particularly as developed in youth organisations, fosters creativity, sense of initiative and self-responsibility, and can increase young people's chances on the labour market;

Amendment 271 #

Agnes JONGERIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises~~, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating~~ to facilitate the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to ~~reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees~~improve their access to financing and workers training;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs ~~and~~, micro-enterprises~~, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to~~ and social economy actors in order to facilitate their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour force and training of employees;

Amendment 274 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as ~~facilitating~~the necessity to embed and act upon the principle of better regulation and to facilitate the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the ~~importance~~need of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees; in that respect, encourages the Commission to maintain its REFIT programme to create an improved, clearer, more efficient, less bureaucratic EU regulatory framework, capable of serving as a conducive environment for setting up and developing companies and ensuring their prosperity, in particular SMEs;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for start-ups, SMEs and micro- enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support and incentive measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees; in that respect, stresses that the tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation that are less detrimental to employment and growth, while protecting adequate social protection.

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the mobility of European workers enhances their employability and improves competitiveness in the EU labour market;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Recalls that almost 99 % of European companies are SMEs, which are an essential driving force behind the creation of a competitive labour market in the EU; in that respect, stresses the importance of basing EU legislation on the principle ‘Think Small First’ in order to remove the bureaucratic obstacles with which SMEs are confronted and to enable them to achieve their full job-creation potential;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that ~~incentives should be introduced for entrepreneurs who invest in training and apprenticeship~~training and apprenticeships schemes should be adequately funded and supervised by public authorities;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that ~~incentives should be introduced for~~ entrepreneurs wshould invest in training and apprenticeships; and incentives should be introduced for this purpose.

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that incentives should be introduced for entrepreneurs whto invest their gains in training and apprenticeships for themselves as well as for employees as this will enable them to expand and create new job places;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that incentives should be ~~introduced~~further developed where appropriate for entrepreneurs who invest in quality training and apprenticeships;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that incentives ~~should~~must be introduced for entrepreneurs who invest in training and apprenticeships;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that incentives should be introduced for entrepreneurs who invest in training and apprenticeships, but which may not under any circumstances be used merely for reducing labour costs;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Believes that incentives should be introduced for entrepreneurs who invest in training and quality apprenticeships;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Believes that the development of employer networks can help SMEs and micro-enterprises access the training provision and support they need;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. stresses the importance of maintaining, developing and better publicising the existence of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme as an effective tool for facilitating mobility, developing a business mindset and fostering entrepreneurship in young people;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas non-routinary jobs are less vulnerable to disappear due to automatization.

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for ~~competitiveness~~productivity and growth, and, in this respect, of the need to provide the knowledge and skills that are needed~~, as well as of motivation and determination on the part of employees and prospective employees~~ with a view to creating innovative, creative and digital products and services;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for competitiveness and growth, and~~, in this respect, of~~ the need to provide the knowledge and skills that are needed~~, as well as of motivation and determination on the part of employees and prospective employees with a view to creating innovative, creative and digital products and servi~~; stresses, in this respect, the need for strengthening basic reading and writing skills, considering 20% of Europeans are experiencing difficulties with these core competences;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for ~~competitiveness and growth, and, in this respect, of the need to provide the knowledge and skills that are needed~~a fairer, more sustainable and inclusive society, and, in this respect, of the need to impart knowledge, creativity and skills, as well as of motivation and determination on the part of employees and prospective employees and employers with a view to creating innovative, creative and digital products and services;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for competitiveness and growth, and, in this respect, of the need to provide the knowledge and skills that are needed, as well as of motivation and determination on the part of employees and prospective employees with a view to creating innovative, creative and digital products and services; stresses that older workers should have continues access to trainings on ICT in order to be in demand in the labour market;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for competitiveness and growth, and, in this respect, of the need to close the "digital divide" and to provide the knowledge and skills that are needed, as well as of motivation and determination on the part of employees and prospective employees with a view to creating innovative, creative and digital products and services;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Stresses the need to identify a broad range of emerging industries and key growth sectors on which member states should focus on developing their skills base;

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Regrets that Europe is still lagging behind with regards to technological development; therefore stresses the importance to train teachers and provide them with experience- based know- how that combines practice with theory, especially with regards to new technologies and digitalisation, so that they can convey this knowledge to students;

Amendment 297 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28 b. Believes that education and training opportunities should be directed to fill the growing skills gaps in new emerging areas such plant and agricultural sciences; Notes that shortages in plant science skills currently exist in the areas of general plant science as well as in plant pathology, plant physiology, taxonomy, crop science and horticulture science; Stresses that opportunities could be created through apprenticeships, employer-led training, industrial studentships and further education in these areas;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Highlights the job creation potential offered by ~~completing the digital single market, building the energy union, creating jobs through~~ investing in research and development and innovation, and ~~fostering transport networks~~planning for a transition towards a socially and environmentally sustainable economy;

Amendment 299 #

Marian HARKIN, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Highlights the job creation potential offered by completing the digital single market, building the energy union, creating jobs through investing in research and development and innovation, promoting social entrepreneurship and the social economy and up-skilling of workers in the health and social care sector and fostering transport networks;

Amendment 3 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2014 entitled ‘How can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs?'2 , __________________ 2deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0394.

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the European economyies and labour markets face considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the consequent economic slowdown;

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Highlights the job creation potential offered by completing the digital single market, building the energy union, creating quality rights-based jobs through investing in research and development and innovation, and fostering transport networks;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Highlights the job creation potential offered by completing the digital ~~single~~ market, building the energy union, creating jobs through investing in research and development and innovation, and fostering transport networks;

Amendment 302 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

Amendment 303 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Highlights the recent trend of companies returning production and services to the EU and the opportunities this brings for job creation, particularly for young people; believes that the economies of the EU have a unique opportunity ti accelerate this trend of re- shoring jobs by ensuring that the skills of our workforce matches the needs of businesses;

Amendment 304 #

Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Underlines the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies and highlights the role they have in enabling Europe to play an important part on the global stage with regards to advancing technology developments.

Amendment 305 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Supports the European Commission´s initiative in cooperation with the Trio Presidency to promote an entrepreneurial mindset in Europe and develop transferable skills for life;

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Notes with concern the failure and delays of Youth Guarantee schemes in most Member States and calls on the Commission to provide a detailed impact assessment of this initiative and its various implementations and assess the possibilities for increased funding within the current MFF;

Amendment 307 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Brando BENIFEI, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11

Measures regarding younger and older workers, and workers with disabilities

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the ~~importance of~~need for special measures and support for employers, in particular SME's, to en~~courage them to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers~~hance the employment of groups that are being disadvantaged on the labour market, such as youth, elderly workers, women, migrants, disabled and long term unemployed; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the importance of special measures and support for employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers; rRecalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the European ~~economy and~~ labour ~~market~~force faces considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the consequent economic slowdown;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the importance of special measures and support for encouraging employers, in particular SMEs~~, to encourage them~~ and micro- enterprises, to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers, in line with minimum socio-labour, quality and fair, decent remuneration standards; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the importance of special measures and support for employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers; underlines the need for incentives for employers to hire people with disabilities and the specific support required in order for them to remain in employment; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 312 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the importance of special measures and support for employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them to hire young people for their first job and ensure their ~~in-hou~~work-based training, as also for older workers; recognises and supports the role of public as well as private employment services in promoting inclusive and competitive labour markets; recalls the importance of social and economic responsibility on the part of employers and educational institutions towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the importance of special measures and support for employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them to hire young people for their first job ~~and~~, ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers, and offer career-development opportunities; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the ~~importance~~need of special measures and support for employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Points at the potential lying behind the youth entrepreneurship; calls in this respect on the EU institutions and Member States to become more business- friendly and support young people in getting the right skills as well as in transforming their innovative and creative ideas into successful business plans;

Amendment 316 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Recognises the challenges young people face when entering the labour market, recalls the importance to obtain first work experiences during studies to gain employability skills and to make the transition from school to work more efficient and effective; calls on the responsibility of employers in this regard as to provide young people with the possibility to obtain such experiences, further emphasises the importance of cooperation between schools and employers in this respect;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Urges the Commission to go above and beyond the March 2014 Council recommendation on a quality framework for traineeships, and to propose a new Quality Framework with a view to preventing discrimination and exploitation of young workers;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12

Policy proposals and Recommendations

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~consider~~invest in innovative ~~ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs~~and promising new economic sectors as a matter of priority, with the aim of realising economic growth and generating new sustainable employment;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the European economy and labour market face considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, austerity measures and the consequent economic slowdown; notes that as a result cuts in public expenditure on education have been widespread;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage targeted quality investment in the EU in order to ~~boost growth and jobs~~work towards a fairer, more sustainable and inclusive society and create quality rights-based jobs and social inclusion;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~consider~~assess and propose innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~consider innovative ways to encourage~~revise rules constraining public spending and investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs; appeals to them to increase investment in basic and applied research and in innovation, as a driver of development;

Amendment 324 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs; further emphasises the importance for the Member States to implement economic and financial measures and to carry out labour market reforms which are based on clear, data-based and measurable indicators which effectiveness can be proved;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission ~~and~~, the Member States and regional and local authorities to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and quality jobs;

Amendment 327 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31 a. Calls Member States to reduce the tax burden on labour and compensate with increases in indirect, property and wealth taxes in order to have a more growth friendly and neutral fiscal stance.

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide forecasts regarding possible job losses based on the challenges regarding globalisation, digitalisation and robotisation; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen efforts in order to reindustrialise the Union and promote the quality of European craftsmanship; calls on the Commission and Member States to provide additional measured to educate and reskill workers, and on businesses to craft new jobs in order to be able to meet the requirements for the future labour markets;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that, in addition to promoting the creation of quality jobs, the labour market reforms are designed to reduce segmentation, bring vulnerable groups into the labour market, promote gender equality, reduce in-work poverty and provide adequate social protection for all workers, including the self-employed;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the European economy and labour market face considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the austerity policies and the consequent economic slowdown;

Amendment 330 #

31a. Calls on the Member States to invest in early childhood education, and in early teaching of foreign languages and of information and communication technologies in primary education;

Amendment 331 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Emilian PAVEL, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31 b. Calls on Member States to take fully into account the importance of automatization as a trend that may erode the quantitative importance of many jobs, and direct their training programmes for unemployed into learning of skills useful in non-routinary jobs.

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to provide forecasts of jobs and skills per Member State and sector that will be anticipated on the labour market; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to provide guidelines on investing in human capital in order to prepare the labour markets for the future;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to ~~learn from best practices that deliver lower unemployment rates and undertake reforms which draw on those practic~~finally take the step from best practices observation to policy actions that increase the employment rates, reduce poverty and inequality and undertake reforms which draw on those practices, taking into consideration the specificities of labour markets and education systems in the Member States;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to learn and draw from best practices ~~that deliver lower unemployment rates and undertake reforms which draw on those practices~~on employment policies that contribute to the creation of decent employment;

Amendment 335 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to learn from best practices that deliver lower unemployment rates and undertake more ambitious reforms which draw on those practices, including comparing and measuring the effectiveness of such practices, and ensuring the right balance between adaptability and security for workers and companies, as well as promoting diversity in the forms of employment that are available on the labour market;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to learn from best practices that deliver lower unemployment rates and undertake reforms which draw on those practices; particularly to reform those labour market laws that entrench duality and keep much of the young people out of stable jobs.

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to learn from best practices that deliver lower unemployment rates and undertake reforms which draw on those practices;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to learn from best practices that have failed to deliver lower unemployment rates and undertake reforms which draw on those practices;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Calls upon cities and regions to focus on quality education and training, fighting early-school leaving and combatting youth unemployment, because young people urgently need new prospects and the utmost should be done in order to support them;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) Indicates that a significant breakthrough has not previously been achieved in employment, and long-term unemployment has increased even in the wealthiest Member States, while economic growth has become steadier and stronger;

Amendment 340 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Calls on member states to develop collective approaches such as employers networks in order to help to break through the barriers that prevent employers from pursuing more ambitious plans for workforce development;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to foster and support social enterprises which take into account their responsibility regarding the environment, consumers and employees;

Amendment 342 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a European minimum wage framework with a view to addressing pay inequalities using a base level for each Member State to ensure a decent income via legal means or by way of an agreement, in line with national practice;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Member States to ~~include leadership, management and financial education and business start-up advice in their education programmes, and to~~ prioritise the further development of vocational training and education (VET) programmes, under adequate supervision of trade unions;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Member States to include entrepreneurial skills in their education programmes, including leadership, management and financial education and business start-up advice ~~in their education programmes~~, and to prioritise the further development of quality vocational training and education (VET) programmes, taking into consideration the differences between Member States in labour market and education systems, avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach;

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Member States to include leadership, management and financial education and business start-up advice in their education programmes, and to enhance European craftsmanship through prioritiseing the further development of vocational training and education (VET) programmes;

Amendment 346 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Member States to include leadership, management, entrepreneurial and financial education and business start- up advice inas part of their education programmes, including lifelong learning strategies, and to prioritise the further development of vocational training and education (VET) programmes, including financial and non-financial incentives for companies, in cooperation with employers;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33 A. Petitions the Commission to develop a European platform for recognition and validation of skills common to specific activities and professions that incorporates recognition of skills acquired through volunteer work;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33 a. Calls on the Member States to implement the 2012 Council Recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning as a means to recognise competences acquired through non-formal education, particularly in the volunteer and youth sector, and support the implementation of lifelong learning policies;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, at local, regional and national level, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace ~~and to anticipate future skills needs~~, to better match supply and demand in the labour market and to accurately foresee every development regarding future skills needs and qualifications in the labour market;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the crisis measures directed towards reduced public spending in the crisis countries have already shown a direct negative impact, in particular, on young people due to cuts in education, employment creation and support services, and regrets that policies affecting young people have been developed without involving the concerned and their representatives;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, at local, regional and national level, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace and to anticipate future skills needs; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in attracting companies involved in dual learning; the Commission should also help with conducting campaigns to raise public awareness of the suitability and excellence of dual learning, and of gender parity in scientific and technical professions;

Amendment 351 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to support the close and systematic involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations~~, at local, regional and national level~~ as well as public and private employment services, at local, regional and national level, including facilitating communication and sharing of information between them, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace and to anticipate and plan for future skills needs;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, and also apprenticeship training centres, at local, regional and national level, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace and to anticipate future skills needs;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations as well as learners' organisations, at local, regional and national level, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace and to anticipate future skills needs;

Amendment 354 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and economic ~~structur~~incentives that support participation in continuous education and training in order to secure a high skilled future workforce; recommends to base such incentives on measurable and data- based indicators which effectiveness can be proved;

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and economic structures that support participation in continuous education and training in order to secure a (high) skilled future workforce;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and economic structures that support participation in continuous education and training, including the growing number of disabled people due to ageing who need barrier-free access with reasonable accommodation, in order to secure a high skilled future workforce;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Commission ~~and~~, the Member States and regional and local authorities to provide financial and economic structures that support participation in continuous education and training in order to secure a high skilled future workforce;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on the Member States to offer tax relief to companies that hire researchers and persons with doctorates, without prejudice to their fair remuneration;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Calls on the Commission to update its policies on mutual recognition of professional qualifications and academic titles in the EU, as a means to foster intra- EU labour mobility and to address the problem of unfilled vacancies;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes, however, that the crisis cannot be blamed even in part for the youth employment crisis and that the full extent of the blame lies with the significant, often incoherent constraints imposed by Brussels;

Amendment 360 #

Emilian PAVEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Calls on Member States to provide appropriate training and ensure an ongoing professional development of teachers and education leaders in order to help them use the most appropriate teaching methods and enable the development of 21st century skills and competencies of Europe's youth.

Amendment 361 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Calls on the Member States and the EU to take concrete steps towards full recognition of qualifications across the EU;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis citizens are heavily affected by increased poverty and unemployment as well as rising inequality; notes that a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are generally much higher than those of the rest of the population;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.98 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 2~~1.4~~0.9 %) a~~re generally much higher;~~nd the number of low-skilled without a job are generally much higher; (adapt figures to recent data from Eurostat)

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with very high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are ~~generally~~in the majority of cases much higher;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) as well as public debt, low growth and insufficient investment; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are generally much higher;

Amendment 41 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are generally much higher, and improvement and lower rates are rare;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) ~~as well as public debt~~; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are generally much higher;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms a~~re needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs~~s well as an increased access to long-term and sustainable financing are needed in order to work towards a fairer, more sustainable and inclusive society and create quality rights-based jobs to provide workers with a living income as well as to improve social inclusion; further stresses the need for ~~economically~~ sustainable and decent social welfare systems ~~which are based on incen~~providing for support in tivmes ~~to work~~of needs as well as to protect the most vulnerable;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ~~ambitious economic pol~~public servicies and ~~labour marke~~investment areforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems which are based on incentives to work pivotal in order to create decent jobs and an environmentally and socially sustainable economy; in this respect, further stresses the need for robust social welfare systems;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems which are based on incentives to work, and the employment of people lacking or having really low qualifications has to be fostered;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems which are based on upgrading the skills of the unemployed and provides adequate income support during employment transitions as well as incentives to work;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ambitious economic and social policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems which are based on incentives to work;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2014 on respect for the fundamental right of freedom of movement in the EU,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and smart and sustainable labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more quality jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems ~~which are based on incentives to work~~;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more quality jobs; further stresses the need for sustainable, economically ~~sustainable~~efficient social welfare systems which ~~are based on incentives to work~~provide attainable, high-quality public services;

Amendment 52 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. notes that, at present, proposals are often made far too late and the effects thereof cannot be put off any longer;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Considers that a reduction in working hours for full-time workers without a decrease in wages is key to distributing employment and increasing the welfare of workers;

Amendment 54 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Situation on the EU labour market~~, including labour market shortages~~

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Situation on the EU labour market~~, including labour market shortages~~

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %), and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rates being in Germany ~~(4.8~~and Austria (around 5 %) and the highest in ~~Spain (23.7 %);~~Greece and Spain (at 26 % and 23 % respectively1 a); these huge disparities increase the risk of fragmentation both within and between the Member States and threaten the EU’s economic stability and social cohesion; __________________ 1aAccording to the Commission’s Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review of 13 April 2015

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %) and have significantly improved only in a few countries, and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rate being in Germany (4.8 %) and the highest in Spain (23.7 %);

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain ~~relatively~~ high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %), and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rate being in Germany (4.8 %) and the highest in Spain (23.7 %);

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of learning outcomes of non-formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01),

Amendment 60 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Emilian PAVEL, Brando BENIFEI, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (~~December~~March 20145, EU 28: 9.98 %), and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rate being in Germany (4.87 %) and the highest in ~~Spain~~Greece (235.7 %);

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %), and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rate being in Germany (4.8 %) and the highest in Spain (23.7 %); stresses that growing divergence in and between the labour markets of Members States could potentially lead to the undermining of the solidarity within the Union;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Draws attention to the fact that the average employment rate for women in the EU is more than 10 percentage point lower than that of men and stresses that the achievement of the 75% employment rate target as outlined in the Europe 2020 strategy is conditional upon increasing the employment rate for women through policies aimed at reconciliation of work and home duties in particular.

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that youth unemployment is also unevenly distributed across the EU, with unemployment rates among young people aged 16 to 25 being higher than 50 % in some Member States;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 A. Stresses the unsustainable level of youth unemployment, which, in addition to affecting an entire generation, jeopardises the balance between generations, contributing to reducing the birth rate and damaging the sustainability of social security systems;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that there is still a 26% difference in the rate of employment for persons with disabilities compared to the average EU employment rate, with an employment rate of persons with disabilities lower than 50%;

Amendment 66 #

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Is concerned that underemployment, involuntary part-time and temporary work, false self-employment and precarious work have reached their highest point; points out that 50 % of the jobs created in 2014 were temporary positions; notes that, according to the Commission, the problem of in-work poverty still exists, and that for 50 % of all jobseekers guaranteed employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty or increase productivity;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Is deeply concerned about the levels of youth unemployment in Europe; underlines in this regard the importance on dual education such as vocational training and apprenticeships in matching the skills of young people with the demands on the labour marked, calls therefore for a European benchmark on dual education which will highlight the correlation between dual education tracks and youth employment. (Data for a benchmark could be collected yearly through the Labour Force Survey and should – as a minimum - measure: - Amount of/percentage of time spent in a company (apprenticeship) during the education - Number of months after graduation before employment)

Amendment 68 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Emilian PAVEL, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that elements such as a skilled work force, the capacity to innovate, increasing purchasing power and a stable socio-economic and political environment are indispensable in order to harvest a good investment climate;

Amendment 69 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Emphasises that labour market shortages are to be considered as a sustained market disequilibrium between supply and demand in which the quantity of workers demanded exceeds the supply available and willing to work at a particular wage and working conditions at a particular place and point in time; (This should go before para 4, right after the subtitle)

Amendment 7 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having in mind one of the priorities of the European Council conclusions of 26- 27 June 2014 to help develop skills, and unlock talent and life changes for all by promoting the right skills for the modern economy and lifelong learning;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes the high level of long-term unemployment, warning of the need to combat it immediately, in view of the resilience with which it is associated;

Amendment 71 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Notes that even if the labour supply is sufficient to match the labour demand, there might still be qualitative shortages as those looking for work may not be suitable for the open position, as a result of a mismatch between sectors, occupations or skills´ requirements; (This should follow 4a)

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including increasing demand for highly skilled ~~labour~~workers, rapid technological change and development, as well as an ageing society which requires ~~that early retirement be made less attractive;~~ adaption of both labour market policies and the underlying social security systems; calls on the Member States and the EU to address the impact of caring responsibilities on the workforce, on one hand as regards the working conditions of care workers, their skills development and their lifelong learning opportunities, and on the other hand the need for adaption of the workplace and the working conditions for workers with care responsibilities;

Amendment 73 #

Agnes JONGERIUS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including ~~increasing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological change and development, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractive~~changes in the patterns of demand for a broad range of labour skills, rapid technological change and development; notes that early retirement may contribute to improving working opportunities for younger workers;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including ~~increasing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological~~ globalisation and rapid technological change such as digitalisation and robotisation, an increasing demand for highly skilled labour with a surplus in supply of low skilled labour with job and wage polarisation as a result, far reachaing~~e and development~~ labour market flexibilisation, as well as an ageing society which requires ~~that early retirement be made less attractive~~policies based on active ageing;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including increasing demand for highly skilled labour, precarious employment, rapid technological change and development, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractive; points out that improving occupational health and safety throughout the working life is essential to enable people to stay longer in the labour market;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe’s labour market, including increasing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological change and development, the need to promote an indiscriminate and accessible labour market, minimum protection guarantees for workers, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractive;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including increasing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological change and development, mismatches between skills and demands of the labour markets, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractive;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe’s labour market, including increasing globalisation, the growing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological change and development, the wave of digitalisation, the exponential growth in e-commerce, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractive;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including increasing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological change and development, as well as an ageing society which requires that ~~early retirement be made less attractive~~opportunities, incentives and capabilities for working longer are made better;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to its recommendation and the Council Recommendation of 18 December 2006 in key competences for lifelong learning,

Amendment 80 #

Ulla TØRNÆS, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)

(1) Notes that research confirms that automatisation and robotics are going to influence the labour market significantly and more and more human jobs are going to be lost or undergo radical changes;

Amendment 81 #

Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes however the risks highlighted by CEDEFOP regarding the perpetuation of skill mismatch and skill obsolescence due to the low demand driving high unemployment;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights the considerable differences in job openings between Member States, underlines in this regard that job openings are a crucial element of a dynamic labour market which matches skills and jobs and which creates opportunities and possibilities for businesses and employees, is deeply concerned about the static situation in the labour markets in some Member States; calls therefore for a European benchmark on job openings in the Member States; (Data for a benchmark could be collected yearly through the Labour Force Survey and should – as a minimum - measure: - number of job openings in a Member State - the average duration of unemployment)

Amendment 83 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Points that Europe has 24 million unemployed people, including 7,5 million NEETs, and on the other side 2 million vacancies and that the European companies are affected by a huge lack of the skilled people and labour force with transferable skills;

Amendment 84 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. it should not be forgotten, however, that unemployment affects unqualified people more than anyone;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that ~~the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %), with high unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in others~~high unemployment rates in some Member States and regions has a devastating effect on social and regional cohesion;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %)~~, with~~ by international comparison, and it is almost 10 times lower than that of the United States and 5 times lower than in Australia, regardless of high unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in others;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %) due to still existing barriers, with high unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in others;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %), especially compared to the USA or Japan, with high unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in others;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. however, the prime concern is to create local and regional jobs for SOHOs and SMEs that are unable to relocate;

Amendment 9 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo VAJGL, Jana TOOM, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 April 2015 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Social Fund, as regards an increase of the initial pre-financing amount paid to operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries;~~deleted

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries;~~deleted

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries;~~deleted

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries;~~deleted

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries; brings attention to the fact that the primary reasons for labour market inactivity among women in the EU are family responsibilities and domestic duties, and therefore calls the Member States to further reinforce work-life balance policies, including childcare facilities.

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries, and laments the fact that the operational funding allocated by the Union for promoting youth employment all too often sadly cannot be accessed by those Member States struggling to source their co- funding contribution as a result of the financial crisis;

Amendment 96 #

Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries, and a single European strategy has not been proposed to help the reintegration and employment of unemployed people lacking competitive skills or having really low qualifications and who have been jobseekers for more than a year into the labour market in the long run and as soon as possible;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Notes with concern the persistence of involuntary temporary and involuntary part-time work; condemns the wide- spread use of opt-out clauses by Member States in the setting of maximum working hours and the rising worker intensities suffered by many workers;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. the EU labour market shall assist in the management of serious social problems, including by absorbing the large pockets of unemployment that exist in various regions of Europe;

Amendment 99 #