2015/2351(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in ~~providing a flexible framework for~~stressing the importance of a cross- sectoral ~~involvement~~approach; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
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Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
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Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’'s alarmingly high youth unemployment ~~and~~, NEET rates and youth poverty; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should continue to contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy that are far from being reached by focusing on youth unemployment, education, and early-school leaving, vocational education and training and the transition to the labour market as well as social inclusion;

Amendment 13 #

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’s alarmingly high youth unemployment ~~and NEET rates~~, the high and diverse NEET rates and high foreign-born employment rate; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on youth unemployment, education, training and the transition to the labour market;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to implement expansionist economic policies which offer greater leeway in the area of public investment in education, training and high-quality apprenticeships;

Amendment 15 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that the effective implementation of the Youth Strategy should be closely linked to achieving the Europe 2020 headline targets, particularly having 75 % of population aged 20 to 64 in employment and lifting 20 million people out of poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that there has been a decrease in youth unemployment in most Member States since 2013, despite this fact, notes with real concern that youth unemployment continues to be almost double the overall unemployment rate with around 8 million young Europeans still being unemployed;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Underlines the importance of addressing geographical mismatches between job supply and demand both within and between Member States, in particular through changes to the European Job Mobility Portal (EURES), in order to improve youth employment opportunities;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by aide~~quately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships~~ntifying the shortcomings of the school system and society, supporting students in finding their own learning methods, implementing relevant and engaging curricula and realising a strong and well- developed guidance system with high- quality counselling and orientation services for all students; underlines that a holistic and inclusive educational approach is essential to make all students feel welcome and included, and feel ownership of their education;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by~~Recognizes the decrease in the number of early school- leavers, however calls on Member States to continue their efforts to combat this phenomena; underlines the need to focus on providing graduates with at least basic skills and facilitating a more swift transition from school to work by i.e. adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in ~~providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement~~stressing the importance of a cross- sectoral approach to youth policy; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and ~~qualitative~~by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships and work placements; points to students leaving school with no qualifications as being one of the greatest challenges for our societies – and combating it one of our main goals – as it leads to a precarious existence and social exclusion; points out that besides adjusting training systems, specific measures must be introduced for those in greatest difficulty;

Amendment 22 #

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving~~Recalls the Europe 2020 headline target that the share of early leavers from education and training should be less than 10%; stresses the need to combat early school-leaving through dialogue between the education sector, public employment services and social partners as well as by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and through providing STEM education, dual learning and qualitative apprenticeships;

Amendment 23 #

Jeroen LENAERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships; recalls that traineeships and apprenticeships should lead to employment and that the working conditions and assigned tasks should help trainees to acquire the practical experience and relevant skills to enter the labour market;

Amendment 24 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving, which is a contributory factor to unemployment and is hampering the Europe 2020 Strategy, by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships; points out that the poverty affecting many families is one of the main causes of early school-leaving, so that the latter can be reduced by tackling the former;

Amendment 26 #

Georgi PIRINSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. SRecalls the Europe 2020 target for reduction of school drop-out rates below 10 % and stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships;

Amendment 27 #

Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships and providing personalised support at the first signs of student drop-out;

Amendment 28 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by offering students a second chance in the form of vocational training and adequately informing ~~students~~them about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and ~~qualitative apprenticeship~~career paths, including apprenticeships, technical and artisanal job profiles;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement; ~~values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard~~emphasises the importance of developing the multilevel dialogue instrument in order to match stakeholders and their requirements; points out that any measure to boost youth employment is effective if it fosters dialogue between the education and training sector, businesses and young people;

Amendment 30 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships; points out the necessity to analyse social, economic and other causes of lower utilization of possibility to continue education from side of certain groups of schoolchildren and students, particularly in the specific localities as well as the a real situation in the labour market, with respect to the regional specific. Believes that in order to tackle youth unemployment the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and implementation of the correct policy mix is fundamental;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that Member States youth policies should be closely coordinated with other policies and that more synergies should be found; further recommends to enhance the cooperation between schools, businesses, public authorities and other labour market stakeholders to estimate the future skills needs to pre-empt skills ' mismatch and to facilitate the process whereby young people choose jobs profiles that actually match the needs of the labour market;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Member States to implement measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work, including by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and a fair remuneration in order to ensure that young people are not discriminated against when accessing the labour market and adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that unemployment rates clearly decrease as the level of education attained rises, making it necessary to promote and invest in higher education opportunities for the young people in the EU;

Amendment 34 #

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to boost ICT training in order to equip all young people with the relevant e-skills useful for the labour market, for example by reallocating funding within the Youth Guarantee Fund;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the fact, that skills mismatch is still one of the main barriers to employment and economic growth; calls on Member States to continue reforming educational systems in order to provide young people with skills sought by labour markets;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underscores the importance of ~~recognising competenci~~informal and non-formal learning for the development of values, a~~cquired in non-formal environ~~ptitudes and skills for young people, as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvements; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekersCommission and the Member States to develop systems and recognise competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning, voluntary work, internships and social work, and to provide support for such activities in the framework of the new programs for educations, youth and citizenship;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired ~~in non- formal environment~~through non-formal and informal learning and supports the implementation of lifelong learning policies; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent ~~valida~~recognition of skills and competences acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning ~~with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers~~;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired in non- formal environments; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers; draws attention to the range of training possibilities and models available in the Member States and, in particular, to the combined vocational education and training model, which is unknown in some Member States and to many potential workforce members arriving in Europe, but which can make a major contribution to the training of workers for skilled professions in which there is a shortage of new entrants by smoothing the transition from education and training to employment;

Amendment 39 #

Jeroen LENAERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard, and calls on the Commission and Member States to improve access to high quality education and training and employment of young people; highlights the importance of the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard;

Amendment 40 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 42 #

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired in non- formal environments, including as part of associative activities; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers;

Amendment 43 #

Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 44 #

Georgi PIRINSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that free mobility of workers especially young workers is fundamental for improving the matching of supply with demand on the labour market and achieving greater social cohesion;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the especially high levels of job insecurity among the young together with the increasing ageing of the European population represent a major challenge for the sustainability, sufficiency and adequacy of the pension systems and seriously harm intergenerational solidarity; therefore requires the Commission and the Member States to take all the necessary measures to prevent abuses in the grant system and to favour, at least for contracts established under the Youth Guarantee framework, contracts which allow young people to pay contributions to national social security systems;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning, particularly via young entrepreneurs’ organisations that offer young people the opportunity to develop innovative projects, gain entrepreneurial experience and acquire the wherewithal and confidence to launch their own businesses, play a vital role in developing young people’s potential, including their spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurial skills;

Amendment 47 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning play a vital role in developing young people’s potential, including entrepreneurial skills, and points to the need to create an environment propitious to entrepreneurism and innovative start-ups in the interests of youth employment in Europe;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth ~~Report~~Strategy (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning, particularly as developed in youth organisations, play a vital role in developing young people’'s potential, including entrepreneurial skills, allowing them to develop a broad set of competences which can increase their opportunities on the labour market;

Amendment 49 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); points out that, if the potential offered by youth entrepreneurship is to be exploited, all the obstacles which prevent young people from developing their ideas, their potential and their attitudes must be done away with; stresses that youth work and non-formal learning play a vital role in developing young people’s potential, including entrepreneurial skills;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 51 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that due to the current digitalisation and new trends in the labour market, more and more young people encounter the new forms of employment, balancing between flexibility and security; stresses the importance of an adequate education of youth aimed at emphasizing the importance of social protection mechanisms in career's development;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that ESF financing instruments and the Youth Opportunities Initiative are desirable but still merely supplementary means to integrating young people into active social and working life; stresses, in this regard, the need to establish appropriate and administratively light opportunities for young people and start-ups, and supports pressure as regards the quality of education linked to practices in the Member States;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme~~, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility;~~ by targeting all people regardless of their education level as this has a positive impact not only on employment but also on understanding and engaging in the European project by experiencing it, thereby providing young people with skills and competences for life, including language skills, broadening their opportunities and chances to participate in both the labour market and society, and exploring further cross-border career opportunities;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, ~~thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility~~in order to create cross-border careers, training and further training possibilities and, in particular, foster a better understanding of other Member States' labour and training practices;

Amendment 57 #

Jeroen LENAERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; calls for improved opportunities for VET students to do work placements in neighbouring countries, for example by funding the travel costs of students who remain living in their home country;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; calls, moreover, on the Member States to take full advantage of the EURES network to support youth labour mobility, including mobility in apprenticeships;

Amendment 59 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to promote and implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, and especially its apprenticeships facet, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility among young people, whatever their academic qualifications or skills may be; stresses the importance of supporting young people in their mobility projects, given their age and often unstable financial situations, including by removing certain indirect constraints on mobility, such as accommodation and transport difficulties;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU~~’s alarmingly~~'s high youth unemployment and NEET rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the ~~two~~ objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on tackling youth unemployment, fostering entrepreneurship among young people, investing in education, and training ~~and~~for the skills employers look for, and facilitating the transition to the labour market;

Amendment 60 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; expresses concern that the mobility of apprentices has not yet achieved the desired levels and calls on the Commission, the Member States, companies and schools to find solutions to overcome the remaining obstacles to the mobility of apprentices;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; emphasises that labour mobility makes sense only if it is voluntary; points out that fostering mobility must not serve to encourage the brain drain;

Amendment 62 #

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; points out that mobility in training is a vital asset when it comes to entering the job market; emphasises the importance of implementing a European framework to promote mobility as part of apprenticeship and vocational training;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career ~~and~~development and exchange of experience; calls on Member States to promote and monitor the use of EURES in order to enhance intra-EU labour mobility;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Encourages Member States and academic establishments in border areas to step up communication with young people, and particularly apprentices, on the mobility opportunities that exist and the benefits they can draw – in terms of acquiring skills, language learning and discovering other cultures – from a cross- border experience which will also be easier to organise;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that thus far the aims of the Youth Guarantee Scheme have not been achieved in many Member States; urges the Commission to carry out impact studies with a view to determining precisely what results have been achieved thus far and to take additional measures, in the form of more stringent oversight and monitoring mechanisms, the sharing of best practices and the organisation of workshops which bring together all the actors concerned, designed to make this instrument more effective;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to fully implement ~~fully~~and monitor the effective implementation of the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place ~~career guidance systems and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards you~~tailor- made lifelong guidance systems that help people at any stage of their lives make educational, training and occupational decisions and to manage their individual life paths in learning, work and other settings; recalls that the involvement of youth organisations in the evaluation, implementation and communication of the Youth Guarantee is crucial for its success and encourages registration of the unemploy~~ment~~ed.

Amendment 67 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, by integrating young people into the labour market with a job, apprenticeship or traineeship within 4 months of leaving school or losing a job and for example by putting in place career guidance systems and ~~compulsory registration for~~improving the data available about the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment. as well as improving the services of job centres for young jobseekers;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place career guidance systems and ~~compulsory registration for the unemployed~~methods of data collection in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment; calls on Member States and regions to exchange good practices and learn from each other.

Amendment 69 #

Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, including for young persons with disabilities, for example by putting in place career guidance systems ~~and compulsory registration for the unemployed~~ in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’s alarmingly high youth unemployment and NEET rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on youth unemployment, education, training and the transition to the labour market; points out that, in particular, labour market actors must be supported in their efforts to implement the Youth Guarantee Scheme, in an effort to ensure that, at the latest four months after leaving school, young people are either in employment, in education or undergoing vocational (re)training; emphasises that, in this context, support must focus on young people who leave school or training early or other socially disadvantaged young people;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement ~~fully~~ the Youth Guarantee, ~~for example by putting in place~~by making full use of the funds the EU has made available to them, in order to implement measures to promote youth employment such as creating career guidance systems and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment. ;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place career guidance systems and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment.; points to the importance of conducting an assessment of the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative by the Member States in 2014 and 2015; stresses the importance of continuing this programme if the assessment shows it to have been effective in enabling young people to acquire skills and enter employment;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place ~~career guidance systems~~a one stop-shop for your people, including career guidance systems, registration office, information point and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment; moreover, the involvement of youth organisations in the evaluation and implementation of the youth guarantee is crucial for its success.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place career guidance systems and compulsory registration for the unemployed in order to gain a picture of the real situation as regards youth unemployment; stresses the importance of an evaluation of the medium-term effectiveness of the Youth Guarantee in order to create policies and instruments for young people in a more targeted manner in the future.

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on all the Member States to introduce a minimum guaranteed income in order to offer young people who have finished school and university the resources they need to live decently until they find work;

Amendment 75 #

Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to develop and support student mobility in the field of education and vocational training (EVT) through the creation of an Erasmus for Apprentices scheme;

Amendment 76 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Believes that early intervention and proactive labour market policies represent a shift from dealing with symptoms of multi-generation deprivation toward identifying and managing risks early in life in order to prevent unemployment and facilitate reintegration; draws attention especially to those who are most marginalised and at greatest risk of unemployment;

Amendment 77 #

Georgi PIRINSKI

7a. Calls for the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative as the EU's main instrument for combating youth unemployment;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the fact that more than EUR 12.4 billion from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) have been earmarked for the fight against youth unemployment during the new programming period; calls for the assessment of the results and objectives achieved via such funding;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reminds the Commission of the importance of ensuring a high level of youth awareness about available programmes and opportunities to participate, with an emphasis on the quality of information on available programmes with quantifiable indicators (such as, for instance, the response and involvement of the target group);

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’s alarmingly high youth unemployment and NEET and precarious job rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on identifying the causes of youth unemployment, as well as on education, training and the transition to the labour market with regard to the measures ensuring better coordination of education programmes and labour market demands;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the Member States to address without a delay the shortcomings of the implementation of the European Youth Guarantee such as quality of job offers, their sustainability and precariousness, further education and training, social inclusion, synergies with other policy fields (education system, labour market, social services and youth policies) and cooperation between all relevant stakeholders, in order to integrate young people in the labour market and reduce youth unemployment rates, as well as to achieve a long-term positive impact in terms of prevention of social and labour market exclusion of young people in transition from school to the labour market;

Amendment 81 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Renate WEBER, Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the finances currently available for the European Youth Guarantee; furthermore urges for a substantial increase in funding under the revision of the MFF 2014-2020;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes that the Court of Auditors' report on 'EU Youth Guarantee - Implementation in Member States', due to be completed at the beginning of 2017, will provide a clearer assessment of the programme's results; considers that, inter alia, analysis of the efficiency and the long-term results should be outlined in the report;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Member States to strictly comply with the principles of inclusivity in youth work, with particular emphasis on young people with disabilities;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Recommends the Member States to stress support of the apprenticeship with regards to the demand of labour markets. Stresses the Member States and businesses should invest more in the right skills and diversify the types of training for jobs in demand by creating more flexible curricula, integrating entrepreneurship and transversal skills, in order to better adapt to future labour market developments;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Calls for the focus the European Youth Guarantee on education and training for young unskilled or low skilled unemployed to be enlarged to also cover young graduates and those who have already completed vocational training, as well as for the extension of the age limit of the Youth Guarantee from 25 to 29 years to reflect the reality that many graduates and labour market entrants are in their late 20's;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Calls on the Member States to issue knowledge- and evidence-based reports on the social situation and living conditions of young people, and draw up national action plans and implement them consistently;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Stresses the need to intensively develop awareness about citizenship, media and digital literacy, critical thinking and intercultural understanding using a wide range of instruments which are familiar to young people (e.g. social networks); stresses the significant role that such programmes and education play in preventing radicalisation among young people;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Stresses that promotion of more and equal opportunities for all young people, promoting social inclusion, gender equality and solidarity for all young people, as well as fighting against all forms of discrimination among young people, namely based on gender, racial or ethnic origin and disability, should be at core of achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Stresses the importance of the next cycle of the EU Youth Strategy to include young refugees and asylum seekers in its objectives, ensure their equal and non- discriminatory treatment, access to education, training and employment, their social inclusion and thus help them build their identity in the host countries, make use of their talents and potential and avoid their marginalisation and disenchantment;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’'s alarmingly high youth unemployment and NEET rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should continue to contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on youth unemployment, education, training and the transition to the labour market; stresses that there should be better coordination with other existing strategies notably on employment;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Stresses the importance of open and low-threshold programmes for working with young people from less stimulating environments;

Amendment 91 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Calls on the Member States to encourage women to take up training and careers in sectors where they have been underrepresented such as STEM and IT.

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Supports the Member States in expanding programmes and policies aimed at developing critical thinking among young people; stresses, in this context, the key role of the internet and of communications over social networks;

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2016/04/04 CONT 15 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fact that in 2013 the budget execution rate for the 2007-2013 programmes, in particular the LLP, the Culture Programme, the MEDIA programme and the YiA programme, was 100 %; considers, however, that the execution rate alone is not a significant indicator of the effectiveness of programmes with a view to assessing their success;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Reminds Member States that they should commit to extending national funding as a complement to the ESF and YEI appropriations in order to ensure the necessary boost to youth employment; considers it necessary, furthermore, that the instruments used and the grants awarded should permit a dignified life; calls therefore for an assessment of grants in the light of the real cost of living in each Member State;

Amendment 11 #

Csaba MOLNÁR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Reminds Member States that they should commit to extending national funding as a complement to the ESF and YEI appropriations in order to ensure the necessary boost to youth employment; recalls that the reluctance of young people to launch businesses also contributes to the slow rate of economic growth in Europe, and therefore considers it necessary to support young people in starting their own businesses;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Highlights the need to increase the role of the Erasmus for young entrepreneurs programme for achieving long-term quality employment. Job mobility is needed to unleash the potential of young people. Currently, there 217,7 million employed in the EU, from which 7,5 million (3,1%) working in another Member State. According to EU surveys, young people are more likely to be mobile and to bring back home the new skills and qualifications;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Recommends Youth entrepreneurship to be included in the MFF. MS to work on national strategies which are due to achieve synergy between Erasmus+, ESF, EYI and Erasmus for young entrepreneurs. Clear guidelines for impact assessment to be provided to MS by the European Commission;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Reminds that 68% of the ESF budget goes towards projects in which young people could potentially be one of the target groups;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that youth policies and national strategies must be developed with and for the young people;

Amendment 2 #

Csaba MOLNÁR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the fact that the Erasmus programme has surpassed the benchmark of 3 million students; notes the sustained success that this Union flagship programme has enjoyed since its inception; expresses its concern about the fact that only 66% of Erasmus students receive complete recognition of their participation in the programme, with validation of the examinations taken abroad; considers that students who are awarded funding should already receive it at the beginning of the period to be spent abroad, so as to give less affluent students access to the programme;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Regrets the vast gap between the number of Erasmus students sent/ received by the different MS. Recommends stronger information campaigns and simplified rules;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that in spite of a decrease in most Member States after its 2013 peak, youth unemployment remains a serious matter of concern in the EU, with around 8 million young Europeans being unable to find work and the proportion faced with long- term unemployment or involuntary part- time employment remaining high; expresses its deep concern about the disparity within the EU whereby in Romania, Spain, Bulgaria, Italy and Greece the inactivity rate in the 15-34 age group is between 20% and 30%; recalls that Eurofound has calculated the cost to the EU of the failure to integrate NEETs as having been in excess of EUR 150 billion in 2011, equivalent to 1.2% of the European Union's GDP; calls on the Commission to assess specific measures to combat the phenomenon of inactivity;

Amendment 6 #

Csaba MOLNÁR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recommends better focus on entrepreneurship in the EU Youth Strategy as a key to boost economic growth. In 2014 only one of five of the young Europeans wishes to start own business, and still finds it difficult. Entrepreneurial culture developed at early age, flexibility in work regulations allowing the combination of work and studies, dual education and access to financing should be prioritised;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes with satisfaction that 110 300 unemployed young people participated in actions financed by the YEI in 2014; welcomes the fact that the EU heads of state and government have decided to allocate EUR 6.4 billion in Union funds (EUR 3.2 billion from the ESF and EUR 3.2 billion from a new budget line) to the Youth Guarantee (YG); ~~stresses, however, that in some Member States there still are some difficulties in the implementation of the YG and YEI;~~ recalls that the mean unemployment rate at the end of 2015 was 22%, the rate in Germany being 7% and that in Greece 48.6%; stresses that in some Member States there still are some difficulties in the implementation of the YG and YEI, and considers it desirable that the Commission should assess specific measures for those countries where the youth unemployment rate remains high despite the programmes implemented;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Expresses concern at the fact that in Italy payments to trainees through the Youth Guarantee are not being made or made only subject to unacceptable delays; calls on the Commission to monitor the situation and to draw up a specific action plan for those Member States in which this problem is occurring;

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2016/04/27 CULT 224 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

— having regard to Articles 6, 165 and 166 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas young people should be helped to tackle the challenges they face through a more ~~coordinated and~~ targeted use of resources at national and EU level; whereas, however, as the Joint Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field makes clear, youth unemployment cannot be tackled without deep-rooted structural reforms, including a revision of the austerity policies which have destroyed jobs in most European countries;

Amendment 100 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

8a. Urges the Member States to ensure a better implementation of the Youth Guarantee, based on a strong cooperation between national, regional and local authorities, education systems and employment services; points out that the Youth Guarantee should be integrated fully in national employment plans, in youth and education policy planning and largely communicated to all young persons; recalls that the involvement of youth organisations in the communication, and also in the evaluation and implementation of the Youth Guarantee tool is crucial for its success;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, based on a strong cooperation between employment services and the education system; recalls that the Youth Guarantee should be integrated in national employment plans, but also in youth policy plans and education plans; underlines that the involvement of youth organisations in the evaluation, the implementation and the communication of the Youth Guarantee is crucial for its success;

Amendment 102 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights the importance of teaching and learning general basic skills such as ICT, maths, critical thinking, foreign languages, mobility etc., which will enable young people to easily adapt to the changing social and economic environment;

Amendment 103 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notes that even in the case that young people overcome the real challenge of finding a job, they do not necessarily secure the means to live above the poverty line in many Member States;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI); calls for subsequent adjustments in regulation and resources to be proposed to overcome existing implementation impediments up to the end of the current financial framework;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; stresses, however, that while better coordination is necessary, it will not address the problem of job shortages, and that the main need is to implement structural reforms, including a revision of the posted workers directive, the actual effect of which has been to create social dumping, meaning that in some sectors young people are having to face unfair competition from labour which is 30% to 50% cheaper;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; calls for campaigns to provide information, raise awareness and enhance mobility programmes to be established in all general and vocational educational establishments in the EU in order to meet the policy objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU and in view of the persistent inequalities between urban, suburban and rural areas;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; stresses however the importance of upholding the value of knowledge, seeking to provide a fully rounded education and a solid academic grounding and ensuring that education policies are not undermined by one-sided adherence to market dictates, reducing learning to a mere educational commodity;

Amendment 108 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; encourages in this regard to enhance dialogue and cooperation between the business and the universities aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the right set of skills, knowledge and competencies;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; calls, in this regard, for closer cooperation between educational institutions, businesses, in particular SMEs, and employment services;

Amendment 11 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas young people should be helped to address the extremely serious problems currently facing them and to tackle the challenges they ~~fac~~will face in future through a more coordinated and targeted use of ~~resourc~~economic, employment and social policies at national and EU level;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; suggests that Member States take over best practices from each other in this respect;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of ~~the changing~~ labour markets that are steadily moving towards a circular economy;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for better coordination at all levels between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internship and apprenticeship, giving young people clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and fair remuneration, in order to ensure that young people are not discriminated against when it comes to accessing the world of work;

Amendment 114 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out however that education should not only provide skills and competences relevant to the job market needs, but shall also contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens; stresses therefore the need of a civic education in the whole educational system both formal and non-formal;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to the labour market by providing quality internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring access to social protection and fair remuneration are guaranteed and any sort of discrimination is prevented;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Member States to provide opportunities for dual career for youths who are talented in sports so that they may develop their sport talent but still acquire education skills;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and fair remuneration in order to ensure that they are not discriminated when it comes to accessing the world of work;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education and training and the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative field in order to create jobs; stresses that the process of setting up a business differs greatly from one Member State to another, and that in some countries it is still very complicated for young entrepreneurs to start a business, particularly owing to administrative difficulties, problems obtaining credit and the burdens imposed by labour legislation;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education and training ~~and~~since instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of combating youth unemployment; in this respect, urges active dialogue and cooperation between the university community and business aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the requisite skills and competences; further emphasises the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship, and especially in the cultural and creative field in order to create quality jobs;

Amendment 12 #

A. whereas young people should be ~~help~~empowered to tackle the challenges they face through a more ~~coordinated and targeted use of~~relevant, effective and better coordinated youth policy that targets all young people and all relevant fields of action and resources at national and EU level;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education and training, which should be gender-sensitive and include a social dimension that addresses such subjects as fair trade, social enterprises, and alternative business models, such as co- operatives, in order to strive towards a more social, inclusive and sustainable economy, and the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative field in order to create jobs;

Amendment 121 #

Marc JOULAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education and training and the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship, including in the cultural and creative field, in order to create jobs; stresses, also, the potential offered by volunteer work for gaining skills, enhancing personal development and enabling young people to find their vocation;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to include ~~elements of~~ entrepreneurial learning at all levels and in all forms of education and training and the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship in the social, cultural and creative field in order to create jobs and boost the social development and cohesion of communities;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Points out that entrepreneurship requires the development of transversal skills such as creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and a sense of initiative, which contribute to young people's personal and professional development and facilitate their transition into the job market; believes there is a need, therefore, to facilitate and encourage participation by entrepreneurs in the educational process;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines that to tackle youth's unemployment, Member States need well- trained career guidance personnel, who are knowledgeable of both the academic and vocational education opportunities and are aware of the current job market, the foresight of developments in the Member States and the new sectors in their economy;

Amendment 128 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls that the creative industries are amongst the most entrepreneurial and fast growing sectors, and creative education develops transferable skills such as creative thinking, problem- solving, teamwork, and resourcefulness; acknowledges that arts and media sectors are of particular appeal to young people;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the importance of social entrepreneurship as a driver for innovation, social development and employment and calls therefore on the EU and Member States to better promote it and strengthen its role;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas young people should be helped to tackle the challenges they face through a more coordinated and targeted use of resources at local, regional, national and EU level;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Underlines the need to ensure that youth have the opportunity to attain at least basic digital skills and acquire knowledge and understanding about the media, in order to work, learn and actively participate in the modern society;

Amendment 131 #

11. Encourages the Member States to take measures to incentivise entrepreneurship by creating a more entrepreneur and start- up friendly environment for the launch of business start-ups, which could include tax relief schemes and measures enabling young people to go ahead with their own business ideas; advocates training methods that foster an entrepreneurial and creative mentality and graduate recruitment by young entrepreneurs;

Amendment 132 #

Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Encourages the Member States to take measures to incentivise entrepreneurship by creating a more entrepreneur and start- up friendly environment for the launch of business start-ups, which could include schemes and measures for easy provision of credit by banks, simplified regulation and tax relief schemes and measures enabling young people to go ahead with their own business ideas;

Amendment 133 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Highlights the need of equipping young people with solid knowledge and understanding of the EU, including through learning about EU fundamental values, EU governance and decision- making processes, thereby enabling them to engage in a critical reflection on the EU and become responsible and active European citizens; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to increase their efforts to promote an EU dimension in education with the aim of preparing learners to live and work in an increasingly complex and integrated Union that they can and are expected to shape;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Reiterates that information and communication technologies (ICT) have an important role to play in young people´s personal and professional development and acknowledges their potential to empower young people by bringing them together in response to social concerns and by allowing them to connect across geographical, social, religious, gender, and economic barriers; calls therefore on Member States to undertake measures in order to ensure that all young people are well-equipped with up-to date ICT skills and competences;

Amendment 135 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Encourages the Member States to provide support to young people to start their independent life and establish their own families with the help of housing allowances, preferences and reduction of personal income-taxes and to provide preferential student loans for students;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible and valorising the diverse and rich learning of individuals, in particular of those with fewer opportunities, and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement; urges in this regard the Member States to increase their efforts towards setting up comprehensive validation mechanisms by 2018, as stated by the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning, in close collaboration with all relevant key stakeholders, including youth organisations;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills, competences and knowledge that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to enhancing access to formal education and to new professional opportunities, while reinforcing self-esteem and motivation to learn, the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement;

Amendment 138 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the mutual recognition and validation of ~~skill~~competences that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvementbetween Member States; reminds that validation throughout the Union is crucial in ensuring a flow of exchanges, in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to enhancing access to formal education and to new professional opportunities, while reinforcing self-esteem and motivation to learn;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills and competences that have been acquired through informal, non- formal and lifelong learning as their validation and recognition is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals, it will benefit their employment prospects and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~young people should be helped to tackle the challenges they face through a more coordinated and targeted use of resources at national and EU level;~~a more coordinated and targeted use of resources at national and EU level would prove a real support for young people to tackle the challenges they face,

Amendment 140 #

Andrew LEWER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of ~~the validation of skills that have been~~developing the transparency and comparability of skills acquired through informal, non- formal and lifelong learning as th~~eir validation~~is is crucial into their endorsement and to making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement and social entrepreneurship;

Amendment 142 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement at every level;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of the validation of ~~skill~~competences that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Highlights in this regard the important role of non-formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sport and volunteering activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competencies and skills; emphasises the fact that some countries have made significant progress in developing relevant legal framework, while others have difficulties in creating comprehensive validation strategies; stresses therefore the need of developing comprehensive strategies to enable validation;

Amendment 145 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of ~~guaranteeing~~ the mutual cross-border recognition and compatibility of all qualifications and academic degrees ~~for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level and in all~~listed in the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning in improving the educational and employment opportunities of young people in all participating countries and calls for its count~~ries that have joined the European Higher Education Area~~inuous expansion, evaluation and adaptation to changing training requirements;

Amendment 146 #

Andrew LEWER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of ~~guaranteeing the mutual cross-border recognition and compatibility of qualifications and academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level~~further developing mutual understanding of qualifications and academic degrees in order to assist with quality assurance across EU Member States and in all countries that have joined the European Higher Education Area;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners through a better use of all EU tools and programmes; points out that mobility in training is a vital asset when it comes to entering the job market; stresses the need to implement measures aimed at ensuring coordination, complementarity and coherence between the structural funds for mobility, including the European Social Fund (ESF), for example, and other programmes such as Erasmus+;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches ~~by promot~~; points out that mobility for learners can be a good tool for training and fac~~ilitating mobility for learners through a better use of all EU tools and programmes;~~ quiring new skills but that consideration should be given to the problems of 'brain drain' to which mobility programmes may give rise, depriving certain Member States of the human and economic resources which are essential to their prosperity;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners through a better use of all EU tools and programmes; stresses in this regard the important role of mobility programmes such as Erasmus+ in stimulating the development of horizontal skills and competences and intercultural exchanges among young people;

Amendment 15 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas EU economic policies and the austerity measures they impose on the Member States are undermining the quality of education and conditions of employment for young people; pushing up unemployment, driving young people into a precarious existence and forcing them to accept jobs with no entitlements;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 151 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners and teaching staff through a better use of all EU tools and programmes;

Amendment 152 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners and educators through a better use of all EU tools and programmes;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Member States to take full advantage of the current reform of the EURES network to support intra-EU youth labour mobility, including mobility in apprenticeships and traineeships; calls on Member States to regularly update the vacancies and curricula vitae; calls on the Commission to improve the job matching process of EURES to ensure that young people receive adequate and qualitative job offers in line with their curriculum vitaes;

Amendment 154 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages the Member States to establish dual education and vocational training systems ~~following the exchange of best practices~~in coordination with local and regional economic actors, following the exchange of best practices, in order to overcome the existing and future skills mismatch;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages the Member States to establish dual education and vocational training systems following the exchange of best practices and in line with the specific circumstances in each country and the specific nature of each educational system;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages the Member States to ~~establish dual education and vocational training systems following the~~develop further vocational training systems, one of which being the dual education, fostering thereby a regular exchange of best practices;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages the Member States to establish quality dual education and vocational training systems as well as work based learning following the exchange of best practices;

Amendment 158 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing ~~talent in the field of education~~artistic and sporting ability in the field of education; supports those Member States that are seeking to introduce scholarship schemes for students with proven sporting and artistic ability;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent in the field of education, sports and arts;

Amendment 16 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas there is a need to reinforce the mainstreaming of youth policy and cross sectorial cooperation within the EU in order to guarantee that policy making takes into account young people’s situations and needs as well as youth organisations expertise; whereas the need to ensure synergy between the European Youth Strategy and other European strategies affect young people such as current and future EU strategies on Youth, Education and Training Strategy, Health, and Employment;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent in the field of education and training;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent in the field of culture and education;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes that early school leaving and students leaving school with no qualifications are among the greatest challenges for our societies – and addressing them must be one of our main goals – as they lead to a precarious existence and social exclusion; points out that mobility, adapting education systems and implementing individualised measures can offer solutions for the most disadvantaged people in order to reduce the dropout rate in education and training;

Amendment 163 #

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to pursue youth and education programmes that empower and facilitate young women and girls entrance into traditionally male-dominated sectors where they are under-represented, such as entrepreneurship, ICT or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM);

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights the need to create a student contract that will enable university and vocational training students to combine studying with work, preferably in undertakings in the field for which they are training, with a guarantee of completing the studies commenced;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights the need of continuing the efforts of reducing early school leaving and fostering the education of disadvantaged young people;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Reiterates the enormous potential of synergies between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and ICT sectors and the fields of arts and design, and the creative industries, making STEM into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics), and emphasises the potential of such synergies bringing more young people, particularly women and girls into STEM fields;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Recalls that young women and men of different socio-economic circumstances face different labour-market conditions at different ages; calls on the Commission and Member States to include such gender-specific and socio-economic considerations in the design and implementation of youth and labour market policies such as the Youth Guarantee;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and sustainable jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs; highlights that young women are more likely to be economically inactive than their male counterparts;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and sustainable jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs and those with disadvantaged background as well as migrants, refugees and minority groups;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas there is a need to reinforce the mainstreaming of youth policy and cross sectorial cooperation within the EU ~~in order to guarantee that policy making~~as well as the participation of young people and youth organizations in all stages of policy making in order to guarantee that their grassroots experience, concerns and priorities are takesn into account ~~young people’s situations and needs~~and their input really shapes EU youth policy;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, in particular the European Social Fund, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and sustainable jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and ~~sustainable~~ jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for the EU and the Member States to step up efforts to ensure that apprenticeships and traineeships are not used as forms of insecure labour that take the place of real jobs and that all the necessary labour protections, including in connection with pay and other financial entitlements, are guaranteed;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the importance of investing more in start-ups and in youth taking on entrepreneurship, facilitating their access to initial capital and to experienced business mentor hubs;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for targeted and simplified measures to enhance Member State capacity to make use of available funding through the European Structural Funds, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Cohesion Fund, ~~the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), the Youth Employment Initiative,~~ Horizon 2020 and programmes and actions in the area of citizenship;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for targeted and simplified measures to enhance Member State capacity to make use of available funding through the European Structural Funds, the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Cohesion Fund, the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), the Youth Employment Initiative, Youth on the Move, Your First Eures Job, Horizon 2020 and programmes and actions in the area of citizenship;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Maintains that the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not boosted the EU economy at all but has instead hampered the adoption of the economic measures that are necessary to achieve the goal of markedly improving the quality of life and living conditions of young Europeans, especially those from the most disadvantaged groups; takes the view that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is a major threat to the state education sector because of the privatisation processes it could trigger;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to simplify the administrative procedures of granting financial resources to youth organisations, as those often lack capacity to handle complicated application processes when applying for support from the various EU programmes;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls for a review of the operational mechanisms of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) established by the European Council at its meeting of 7 and 8 February 2013, with a view to making it an effective means of helping to resolve the continuing problem of high youth unemployment; criticises the fact that the Youth Employment Initiative has hitherto failed to achieve the goal of improving working and economic conditions for young people;

Amendment 179 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, ~~foster~~strengthen cross-border career and labour mobility and young people's education in democracy and values and foster inter-cultural learning and European citizenship, and therefore calls on the Commission when conducting the mid-term review to seek out and remove obstacles in the funding procedure which are making it difficult to achieve these goals so that Erasmus+ can be more effective in this matter;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas there is a need to reinforce the mainstreaming of youth policy ~~and~~, cross sectorial cooperation and social action within the EU in order to guarantee that policy making ~~takes into account young people’s situations and need~~effectively addresses the situations and needs of young people, who are having to deal with severe economic, employment and social problems;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme ~~in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, foster cross- borde~~, which enables young people to gain new experiences and new skills, but stresses that mobility alone cannot solve the problem of unemployment and that priority should be given first to matching skills with the needs of the labour cmar~~eer and labour mobility~~ket, enhancing learning and improving the acquisition of basic knowledge;

Amendment 181 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, foster cross-border career and labour mobility; calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance to Member States unable to administer the programme effectively and ensure that the smooth implementation of measures under the programme is not affected;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme ~~in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, foster cross- border career and labour mobili~~by targeting all people regardless of their education level in order to support young Europeans through cross-border experiences and intercultural learning in their personal development, also broadening their opportunities and chances to participate in both the labour market and society;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to ~~improve the employment prospects of young people, foster cross- border career and labour~~support young persons through cross-border experiences and intercultural learning in their personal development, also improving their employment prospects through their competences and skills developed through mobility;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to ~~improve the employment prospects of young people,~~support young Europeans through cross-border experiences and intercultural learning in their personal development, also improving their employment prospects and fostering cross- border career and fair labour mobility;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, ~~foster cross-border career and~~learning from different prospective in order to go back to their country and bring an added value within the national labour m~~obility~~arket;

Amendment 186 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Urges the Member States to take the necessary measures to implement the Youth Guarantee scheme; calls for continued political commitment to th~~Has some doubts still about the effectiveness of the Youth Guarantee scheme; points out that that this scheme was originally designed to ensure sustainable labour-market integration through high quality offers, but that in some Ycou~~th Guarantee as a long-term, structural reform, ensuring sustainable labour-market integration through~~ ntries, such as France, 75% of 'future-oriented jobs' are in the non-profit sector or lead to training only in a third of cases; calls for all youth initiatives not to lead in reality to insecure jobs for young people, whigch ~~quality offers~~only bring about a fictitious, short-term fall in unemployment;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges the Member States to take the necessary measures to implement the Youth Guarantee scheme; calls for continued political commitment to the Youth Guarantee a~~s a long-term, structural reform, ensuring~~nd effective and accountable long-term measures and structural reform that will allow our educational systems to facilitate sustainable labour- market integration ~~through~~and will ensure high quality offers;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies and education;~~deleted

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies and education; furthermore, calls on Member States to channel investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio- economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~there is a need to reinforce the mainstreaming of~~ youth policy ~~and~~requires cross sectorial cooperation ~~within the EU~~ in order to guarantee that policy making takes into account young people’s situations and needs;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies ~~and~~, education, health care and social services;

Amendment 191 #

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies, the arts, culture and education;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Highlights the need to promote the implementation of lower social security contributions for young people under 30, and of bonuses for converting temporary contracts into open-ended contracts;

Amendment 193 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is looking forward to the presentation of the comprehensive report on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee later this year by the Commission;

Amendment 194 #

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Highlights the need to promote housing grants to meet needs arising where it is impossible for students to follow vocational training or university courses in their own town or city of residence or in nearby cities less than 50 km away;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important, with special regard to the fact that youths are contributors to society and are also solution providers to contemporary challenges of the European society;

Amendment 196 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of theHighlights the unique role played by youth organisations in developing a sense of citizenship around the practice of democratic values and processes; considers in particular the role of youth and sports organisations in improving democratic processes and decision- making process es~~pecially important~~; calls for even stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities to increase opportunities for participation in policy making; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important;

Amendment 198 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for ~~stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities~~the all-round participation of young people and their organisations in all decisions affecting them; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision- making process especially important;

Amendment 199 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities; considers the role of arts, youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution on Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in VET - a lifelong learning approach,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas education and training, youth and employment policy are primarily areas of Member State competence, thus the Open Method of Coordination is applied in the youth field at EU level, inspired by European Member States cooperation in the field of employment;

Amendment 200 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities; considers the role of youth, arts and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important;

Amendment 201 #

22a. Stresses the value of youth organisations as providers of citizenship learning and education of democratic values, skills and competences, and recognises their contribution to improving youth participation in democratic processes;

Amendment 202 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

Amendment 203 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion as tools that can have a huge impact on local communities and can help address many of the societal challenges facing youth;

Amendment 204 #

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and indirectly affording protection against social phenomena such as violence, radicalism and drugs abuse;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of ~~sports~~informal and non-formal learning, arts, sports, volunteering and social activities for encouraging youth participation;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion;

Amendment 207 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion;

Amendment 209 #

Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of new forms of economic involvement by young people, such as the growing trend for them to use sharing economy tools;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas youth strategy should encouraged the provision of free, public, comprehensive and social education services at every level, while enhancing democratic awareness and solidarity and ensuring full employment rights, together with decent working conditions;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning; stresses however that the readiness of young people to develop voluntary activities cannot be considered ultimately as a possible cheap replacement for services that the Member State should take care of; asks that voluntary activities be recognized and fully acknowledged or validated;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities should ~~be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning;~~ receive particular attention, ensuring that they promote values such as cooperation, solidarity, equality and justice and are firmly dissociated from any attempts to replace the welfare state and state structures or encourage solutions that take improper advantage of unpaid activities;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities, for example in the personal services sectors, should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning; emphasises, however, that these activities should not become a new tool for increasing the insecurity of youth employment;

Amendment 213 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary ~~activities~~political, social, cultural and sports activities at local, regional and national level should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal ~~lear~~/informal training;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning, contributing to the development of key competences for life;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning contributing to the development of key competences for life;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on Member States to promote democratic participation of youth students and assist youth in education through their associating in student organisations to participate in their education and to contribute to it;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Emphasizes that better understanding of EU values, the functioning of the EU and European diversity are crucial in order to promote the participation in democracy and to foster active citizenship among young people;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation; would however point out that there are limits and risks related to public authorities relying on social media tools to engage with young people; underlines that to foster quality of exchanges and personal involvement in meetings and activities the key is to establish a real encounter and the development of a long-term participation in political and social life;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynam~~Welcomes the dynamism of young people's political participation through social media, but calls on the Commission to ensure that these platforms are no longer used for recruitment by terrorismt o~~f social media in education, training and youth participation~~rganisations, given that, according to Europol, 46 000 Twitter accounts are regularly used by militants and sympathisers of the 'Islamic State' terrorist group;

Amendment 22 #

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas more than 5.3 million Europeans aged under 25 years of age cannot find a job;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to tmake ~~advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation~~the most of new digital tools and fully exploit the opportunities offered by social media in education, training, to provide targeted high quality media training encouraging the development of media literacy and critical thinking, and to promote and encourage youth participation in decision making as well as in the civic, cultural and social life of society;

Amendment 221 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation but also to consider the limits and risks related to public authorities relying on social media tools to engage with young people;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation; acknowledges also its potential to be used as an effective means for fighting bullying, hate speeches and radicalization;

Amendment 223 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation in order to increase employability and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation and culture;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation, as well as encouraging digital diplomacy in practice;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas one of the objectives set for the Erasmus+ programme as a whole is to contribute to the achievement of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010- 2018); whereas in this regard access to project grants for youth organisations under the renewed Erasmus+ programme as well as removing barriers for the eligibility of small projects must be ensured;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the third and final three-year cycle of the EU Youth Strategy (2010- 2018) will prioritise the social inclusion of all young people, especially those with disadvantaged background, stronger participation in democratic and civic life and the easier transition into the labour market;

Amendment 25 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the EU Youth Strategy (2010- 2018) emphasises the need for a continuous structured dialogue between decision-makers and young people and youth organisations; points out however that 57% of youth organisations in the EU consider that youth expertise is not taken into account in the process of the formulation of youth policies;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas youth policy should be rights-based and support the development of all young people, ensuring the fulfilment of young people's rights and potential, while avoiding stigmatising specific groups;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas it is important to underline that young people are politically engaged in many ways, but their participation in elections is decreasing;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas it is important to ensure that all young people have access to quality education and receive the best possible training as today’'s European youth is facing high unemployment rates, increased risk of poverty and social exclusion, and in particular young people with poor qualifications a~~re more likely to be unemployed~~nd those with special needs, from lower socio-economic backgrounds, ethnic minorities, refugees, migrants and asylum seekers are more likely to be unemployed, marginalised and become NEET (neither in employment nor in education or training);

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~it is~~however important it is to ensure that young people receive the best possible training, it is just as important to ensure that they are able to ensure decent jobs, as today’s European youth is facing very high unemployment rates and unstable jobs with no entitlements, and in particular young people with poor qualifications are more likely to be unemployed; whereas in certain Member States many highly qualified young people are unable to find employment and are being forced to go abroad;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning,

Amendment 30 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible education, both formal and non-formal, and training as today’s European youth is facing high unemployment rates, and in particular young people with poor qualifications, NEETs and those with disadvantaged background are more likely to be unemployed;

Amendment 31 #

Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible training as today’s European youth is facing high unemployment rates and a changing labour market in a rapidly changing economy, and in particular young people with poor qualifications are more likely to be unemployed;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible ~~training as today’s European youth is facing~~education and training, in order to tackle high unemployment and NEET rates, a~~nd in particular~~s well as poverty, whereas young people with poor qualifications are more likely to be unemployed and excluded from society;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible training ~~as today’s European youth is facing high unemployment r~~in light of continued high unemployment rates in many EU Member States, and in particular young people with poor qualifications who are more likely to be unemployed;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas continued efforts are needed to increase participation levels in the labour markets among young women – particularly after maternity leave and if single mothers – and young migrants, school-drop outs, the low-skilled, young people with disabilities and all youngsters at risk of discrimination;

Amendment 35 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas social and economic disparities in the EU are encouraging increasing Euroscepticism, particularly among vulnerable social groups such as young people;

Amendment 36 #

Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas education can help in tackling the radicalisation of young people ~~and~~, in addressing youth unemployment, and in raising young people's awareness of the importance of the fundamental values underpinning the EU, and whereas an intercultural and interreligious approach is crucial to integrating young people into education and social life;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas education ~~can help in tackling the~~and training can contribute to tackling social disengagement, marginalization and radicalisation of young people and in addressing youth unemployment~~, and an~~; whereas intercultural and interreligious approach ises are crucial tofor building mutual respect and integrating young people into education and social life;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas education can help in tackling the marginalization and radicalisation of young people and in addressing youth unemployment, and an intercultural and interreligious approach is crucial to integrating young people into education and social life as well as in combating prejudices and intolerance;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas education can help in tackling the radicalisation of young people and in addressing youth unemployment, social exclusion and marginalisation, and an intercultural and interreligious approach is crucial to integrating young people into education and social life;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the specific nature of sports activity and its contribution to the social inclusion of disadvantaged young people, especially refugees and migrants, means that it helps to overcome xenophobia and racism;

Amendment 41 #

Marc JOULAUD

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the refugee crisis has brought to the European Union a large number of young people - graduates as well as those still in education - who will have to be absorbed by the European education system and labour market;

Amendment 42 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas a survey of the European Youth Forum shows that 57% of the relevant youth organisations consider that their expertise has not sufficiently been taken into account;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas young people are the future and should be seen as a resource with tremendous potential for the future of European societies;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas it is crucial to incorporate a gender perspective into youth policies which takes into account the specific circumstances and challenges faced by young women and girls, at all stages of the policy process; whereas specific gender-sensitive measures must be included in youth policy on issues such as fighting violence against women and girls, sex and relationship education, and education on gender equality;

Amendment 45 #

Julie WARD, Mary HONEYBALL, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)

Ic. whereas the needs of young people suffering from multiple discrimination, including young people with disabilities or with mental health conditions, and young people identifying themselves as LGBTI, must also be given special consideration when designing and implementing youth policies;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)

Id. whereas social inclusion and social mobility must be central priorities of European youth strategy, and it must therefore specifically target young people from vulnerable groups, such as young people facing poverty and social exclusion, young people from isolated rural areas or those from marginalised communities such as ethnic minorities or refugees and asylum seekers;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the 2015 ‘Youth Report’ based on the Commission communication on the implementation of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) of 15 September 2015 with the main results of the latest 3- year cycle of the EU Youth Strategy and proposing priorities for the next cycle (COM(2015)0492); regards as extremely harmful the failure to make a proper analysis of the adverse effects of austerity policies and labour market reforms, which in many Member States have exacerbated socio-economic inequalities, raised poverty levels, heightened job insecurity and increased the number of NEETs among young people;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the 2015 ‘Youth Report’ based on the Commission communication on the implementation of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) of 15 September 2015 with the main results of the latest 3- year cycle of the EU Youth Strategy and proposing priorities for the next cycle (COM(2015)0492); recommends the EU, national, regional and local authorities to make sure that the different programmes at EU level dealing with youth policies are well communicated, implemented, coordinated, in order to respond to new needs in view of the social and educational challenges to come;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the 2015 ‘Youth Report’ based on the Commission communication on the implementation of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) of 15 September 2015, w~~ith the main results of the latest 3- year cycle of the EU Youth Strategy and proposing priorities for the next cycle (COM(2015)0492~~hich shows that so far the EU has failed to resolve the issue of youth unemployment: in some Member States the youth unemployment rate remains very high (50.1% in Greece), while in others, such as France, it has increased since the Youth Employment Initiative was established (21.5% in 2011 compared with 22.8% in 2014);

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2016 on Learning EU at school,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is firmly convinced that the EU and the Member States should move away from an economic approach based on austerity policies; believes that austerity policies and increasing job insecurity may be regarded as the root causes of the extremely high youth unemployment rate, the huge rise in the number of poor workers and NEETs and the continuing deterioration of standards in the cultural and state education sectors; calls for the EU and the Member States to take practical and effective action to address these serious problems as a matter of urgency;

Amendment 51 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies~~Believes that the tools and methods used to frame youth policies at EU and national level have been shown to be severely inadequate and highly ineffective in addressing the serious crisis still affecting young people; reiterates its call for ~~closer~~properly targeted cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level that can deliver effective means of successfully addressing the problems of youth unemployment, job insecurity and social exclusion;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an ~~appropriate~~insufficient means for framing youth policies that needs to be complemented by other measures; reiterates its call for closer cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level; urges the Member States to agree on clear indicators and benchmarks in order to allow for monitoring of the progress made;

Amendment 53 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies; reiterates its call for closer cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level; calls especially on the Member States to agree on clear indicators and benchmarks in order to allow for monitoring of the progress made;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies; reiterates its call for closer cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level; recommends to the Member States to agree on clear indicators and benchmarks in order to allow for monitoring of the progress made;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies; reiterates its call for closer cooperation and exchange of best practice on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the introduction of a basic income that is above the poverty threshold set by each Member State, with a view to reducing socio-economic inequalities and countering growing poverty among young people;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that inclusion of youth with disability in employment is necessary so they can lead an independent life and be fully integrated in society as active participants and real contributors;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Stres~~Recognises the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening to young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, about their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people; stresses, however, that the development of these policies should also take into account tried and tested experience, national education priorities and the intergenerational dialogue, as the older generation have much to pass on, especially in the areas of learning and training;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2016 on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values,

Amendment 60 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening to young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, about their real needs ~~in order to conduct the implementation and development of~~; highlights in this regard the need to increase and improve the outreach, visibility and quality of the process, giving special attention to the involvement of vulnerable and marginalised groups, in order to develop, implement and evaluate youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening to young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, about their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people; calls for strengthening the Structured Dialogue as a quality participatory tool for young people in the next cooperation to support framework for youth;

Amendment 62 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of ~~listening to~~involving young people, both youth organisations and ~~non- organised~~ individuals, ~~about~~based on their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people; calls for further strengthening of the Structured Dialogue as a quality process of participatory decision-making;

Amendment 64 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Expresses its concern at the brain drain and the dangers thereof for certain Member States, in particular those facing difficulties and included in adjustment programmes, where an increasing number of graduates are being forced by massive unemployment to go abroad, depriving the countries concerned of their most valuable and productive human resources;

Amendment 65 #

Marc JOULAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the potential of new technologies for connecting with young people and calls on the EU and the Member States to take advantage of those technologies to strengthen the dialogue with young people and their capacity to participate in society;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of involving young people and youth organisations in shaping the priorities and drafting a new EU Youth Cooperation Framework after 2018;

Amendment 67 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Brando BENIFEI, Terry REINTKE, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recommends to Member States and the EU to implement an impact assessment of policies that are targeted to the young people;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers the sharing of best practices, evidence-based policymaking, expert groups, peer learning activities and reviews to be important tools in result-oriented cross-sectorial cooperation to support young people; stresses the importance of disseminating the results of these activities to maximise the impact;

Amendment 69 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of cross- sectoral cooperation at all levels and notably between the different EU strategies that affect young people (current and future EU strategies on Youth, Education and Training Strategy, Health, Employment, etc.);

Amendment 7 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the Shadow Report on Youth Policy published by the European Youth Forum,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines the importance and the need for strengthening and further developing strategies and initiatives aimed at preventing violence and bullying at schools;

Amendment 71 #