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2014/2235(INI) Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century: matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities, as a way to recover from the crisis
Lead committee dossier: EMPL/8/01430
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | CULT | KYUCHYUK Ilhan (ALDE) | |
| Lead | EMPL | DLABAJOVÁ Martina (ALDE) | JAZŁOWIECKA Danuta (EPP), JONGERIUS Agnes (S&D), MCINTYRE Anthea (ECR), LÓPEZ BERMEJO Paloma (GUE/NGL), REINTKE Terry (Verts/ALE), BEGHIN Tiziana (EFD) |
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2015/09/10
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T8-0321/2015
summary
The European Parliament adopted by 310 votes to 232 with 13 abstentions, a resolution on creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century: matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities, as a way to recover from the crisis. A motion for a replacement resolution tabled the Greens/EFA and S&D groups was rejected in plenary by 216 votes to 360 with 19 abstentions. Situation and challenges: in the wake of the European economic and financial crisis and the consequent economic slowdown, a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU 28: 9.8 %, 26% in Greece, 23% in Spain)) as well as public debt, low growth and insufficient investment. In many Member States youth unemployment rates (EU 28: 20.9 %) are much higher and cases of improvement and lower rates are rare. According to the Commission, up to 12.4 million people have been out of work for more than a year and, of those, 6 million for more than two years. Several important challenges are affecting Europe’s labour market, including globalisation, ageing society, rapid technological changes such as digitisation and robotisation, mismatches between skills and jobs and increasing demand for highly skilled workers, with a surplus supply of low-skilled workers, causing wage polarisation. To respond to this situation, Parliament considered 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 leading towards quality and sustainable employment. It insisted on the need for sustainable social welfare systems which include upgrading the skills of the unemployed, fostering the employability of people lacking or having really low qualifications. Fostering a competitive EU labour market: Parliament called for ambitious reforms to increase inclusiveness, smart flexibility, innovation and mobility, strengthen the role of social dialogue, and stimulate the creation of more jobs leading towards quality and sustainable employment. The resolution stressed the need for continued efforts to bring education, training and labour markets together, and underlined 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. It also stressed the importance of the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) initiative. Recalling that professional mobility is a fundamental factor, Parliament highlighted the importance of EU initiatives aimed at stimulating mobility and creating opportunities, such as ERASMUS+, the European Qualifications Framework, the Europass CV, the European Skills Passport, and the European Job Mobility Portal (EURES), which should be made an essential tool in the EU job market. Members stressed: the need to unlock the great economic potential of women in Europe and to create the appropriate conditions for women to progress in their career and pursue higher positions in companies or start their own businesses; the importance of active labour policies, lifelong learning and improving people’s ability to adapt to technological change. Education and training investment is necessary to assist the youth of today. Anticipation of future skills needs: Members considered that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, and education and training providers must be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing, implementing and evaluating vocational qualification programmes. They called for: a better understanding of present and future skills needs, and for the enhancement of the existing EU Skills Panorama, in order to better identify skills gaps and deficits in specific sectors, occupations and regions; more integrated partnerships and trust between schools, higher education establishments, businesses and other relevant authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future. Continuous education and training for all labour market actors: Parliament stressed the need to strive for a more flexible and individual approach to career development and lifelong education and training across one’s personal career path. It recognised the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships as an alternative route to employment. It suggested that training and requalification programmes for the unemployed, especially for the long-term unemployed, as well as skills assessment programmes, should be offered to people to enhance their chances on the labour market. Members underlined the need to: give tailor-made guidance and counselling to jobseekers on how to look for a job or on which further education and training to undertake in order to ensure that their skills and competences are transferable, increase the adaptability of the workforce as a way to counter future shortages; calls on the Member States to use the structural funds, especially the European Social Fund, for this purpose; ensure measures targeting the long-term unemployed respect take-up options and that training is affordable and decent and address their actual needs use the Youth Guarantee as a tool to assist young people in the school-to-work transition; ensure equal opportunities, and access to education and training, particularly for disadvantaged groups. The resolution also advocated: strengthening connections between education and employment by better targeting measures aimed at reducing the rate of early school leaving (ESL) to below 10% by 2020, as agreed in the Europe 2020 strategy. Dual vocational training through apprenticeships and similar work-based learning systems should be given more consideration as this tends to favour integration into the labour market and a smoother transition from education to work; better synergies between education systems and the labour market exchanging best practices between Member States, and regional and local authorities, as well as to compare and measure their effectiveness, in particular in relation to dual and vocational education and apprenticeship and traineeship systems; nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit from an early age. There is a call for support and incentive measures for start-ups, SMEs, microenterprises and social economy actors. Member States should reduce the tax burden on labour developing new skills and new jobs, particularly in the context of the digital expansion, building the energy union, creating jobs through investing in research and development and innovation. Parliament called on the Member States to introduce a minimum wage 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. It also petitioned the Commission to develop a European platform for recognition and validation of skills common to specific activities and professions, which incorporates the recognition of skills acquired through volunteer work.
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T8-0321/2015
summary
- 2015/09/09 Debate in Parliament
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2015/07/01
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0222/2015
summary
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted an own initiative report by Martina DLABAJOVÁ (ADLE, CZ) on creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century: matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities, as a way to recover from the crisis. Situation and challenges: in the wake of the European economic and financial crisis and the consequent economic slowdown, a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels as well as public debt, low growth and insufficient investment. Youth unemployment varies significantly across the EU, with unemployment rates among young people aged 16 to 25 being higher than 50% in some Member States. Europe has 24 million unemployed people, including 7.5 million young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), on the one hand, and on the other two million vacancies, and that European companies are affected by a huge lack of skilled people and labour force with transferable skills. Several important challenges are affecting Europe’s labour market, including globalisation, ageing society, rapid technological changes such as digitisation and robotisation, mismatches between skills and jobs and increasing demand for highly skilled workers, with a surplus supply of low-skilled workers, causing wage polarisation. To respond to this situation, Members considered 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 leading towards quality and sustainable employment. They insisted on the need for sustainable social welfare systems which include upgrading the skills of the unemployed, fostering the employability of people lacking or having really low qualifications. Fostering a competitive EU labour market: Members called for ambitious reforms to increase inclusiveness, smart flexibility, innovation and mobility, strengthen the role of social dialogue, and stimulate the creation of more jobs leading towards quality and sustainable employment. The report stressed the need for continued efforts to bring education, training and labour markets together, and underlined 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. Recalling that professional mobility is a fundamental factor, EURES should be made an essential tool in the EU job market. Members stressed the importance of EU initiatives aimed at stimulating mobility and creating opportunities, such as ERASMUS+, the European Qualifications Framework, the Europass CV, the European Skills Passport. Members stressed: the need to unlock the great economic potential of women in Europe and to create the appropriate conditions for women to progress in their career and pursue higher positions in companies or start their own businesses; the importance of active labour policies, lifelong learning and improving people’s ability to adapt to technological change. Education and training investment is necessary to assist the youth of today. Anticipation of future skills needs: Members considered that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, and education and training providers must be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing, implementing and evaluating vocational qualification programmes. They called for: a better understanding of present and future skills needs, and for the enhancement of the existing EU Skills Panorama, in order to better identify skills gaps and deficits in specific sectors, occupations and regions; more integrated partnerships and trust between schools, higher education establishments, businesses and other relevant authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future. Continuous education and training for all labour market actors: the report recognised the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships as an alternative route to employment. It suggested that training and requalification programmes for the unemployed, especially for the long-term unemployed, as well as skills assessment programmes, should be offered to people to enhance their chances on the labour market. Members underlined the need to: strive for a more flexible and individual approach to career development and lifelong education and training across one’s personal career path; increase the adaptability of the workforce as a way to counter future shortages; calls on the Member States to use the structural funds, especially the European Social Fund, for this purpose; use the Youth Guarantee as a tool to assist young people in the school-to-work transition; ensure equal opportunities, and access to education and training, particularly for disadvantaged groups. The report also advocated: strengthening connections between education and employment by better targeting measures aimed at reducing the rate of early school leaving (ESL) to below 10% by 2020, as agreed in the Europe 2020 strategy. Dual vocational training through apprenticeships and similar work-based learning systems should be given more consideration as this tends to favour integration into the labour market and a smoother transition from education to work; exchanging best practices between Member States, and regional and local authorities, as well as to compare and measure their effectiveness, in particular in relation to dual and vocational education and apprenticeship and traineeship systems; nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit from an early age. There is a call for support and incentive measures for start-ups, SMEs, microenterprises and social economy actors. Member States should reduce the tax burden on labour and to compensate with increases in indirect, property and wealth taxes in order to have a more growth-friendly and neutral fiscal stance; promoting innovation and digitalisation: new skills and jobs by closing the “digital divide” and digital skills as part of lifelong learning and to integrate new media and new technologies into curricula. The report highlighted 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, upskilling workers in the health and social care sector, and fostering improved transport networks. Lastly, the Commission and Member States are called upon to provide forecasts regarding changing labour markets, particularly in relation to challenges arising from globalisation, as well as forecasts on jobs and skills per Member State and broadly across the sector.
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A8-0222/2015
summary
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2015/06/23
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/01/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0222/2015
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0321/2015
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2014/2235(INI)
2015/05/08
EMPL
361 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 Amendment 10 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Fostering a
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that in
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
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
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses th
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of human development
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of human development
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of human development
Amendment 119 #
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
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 #
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 adaptability 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, so as to extend protection and provide comparable access to workers regardless of their type of contract, for example by increasing portability of rights from one contract to the next;
Amendment 121 #
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
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 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
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of human development
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) Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recalls th
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
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
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recalls the importance of the fair rights-based mobility of workers
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 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 140 #
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 #
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
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
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
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas a European labour market
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market
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,
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between
Amendment 157 #
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
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between universities,
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 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 and exchanging good practices between Member States in this regard;
Amendment 162 #
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 and regional and local authorities in this regard;
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 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 The importance of continuous education and training and training for
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls the
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
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 #
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 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs
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
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
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-
Amendment 179 #
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
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 #
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
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
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
Amendment 187 #
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 #
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
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 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
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 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Strengthening
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that dual vocational training and
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that post-14 dual vocational training
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
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 #
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 Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including
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.
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
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 #
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
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 #
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
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
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
Amendment 223 #
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
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 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 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 7 Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
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
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 #
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+
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 #
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 Amendment 24 #
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
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recalls th
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
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
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
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
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 #
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 #
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 Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 26 #
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
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that teaching
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that teaching self-
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age can further improve
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
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 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs
Amendment 274 #
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
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Underlines the
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
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Believes that
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Believes that incentives should be introduced for entrepreneurs
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Believes that incentives should be
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Believes that incentives
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
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for competitiveness and growth, and
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses the importance of innovation and digitalisation for
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
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 #
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
Amendment 299 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the European econom
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
Amendment 302 #
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 improved transport networks;
Amendment 303 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the European
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses the importance of special
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 #
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
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
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses the
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 #
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 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
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
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
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 #
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
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 #
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 #
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
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls on the Member States to learn and draw from best practices
Amendment 335 #
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 #
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 #
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
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
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 prioritis
Amendment 346 #
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
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
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 #
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
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and economic
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
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 #
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 #
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
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.
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
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 #
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 %)
Amendment 43 #
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, especially in some countries where it reaches half of the young labour force;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms a
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that
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 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
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and smart and sustainable labour market reforms are
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
Amendment 52 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Situation on the EU labour market
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Situation on the EU labour market
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
Amendment 57 #
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
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
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including
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
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %)
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
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 #
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 Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 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 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Draws attention to social dumping as one of the factors deteriorating job quality in the Union; calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the reinforcement of social dialogue and collective bargaining institutions and the improvement of minimum employment conditions and wage standards, both at the national and European level, to avoid a race-to-the-bottom in working conditions between Member States;
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