Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
2017/2259(INI) Implementation report on the EU youth strategy
Lead committee dossier: CULT/8/11558
Legal Basis RoP 052
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| Lead | CULT | GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL Eider (S&D) | MALINOV Svetoslav Hristov (EPP), DZHAMBAZKI Angel (ECR), KYUCHYUK Ilhan (ALDE), MICHELS Martina (GUE/NGL), TRÜPEL Helga (Verts/ALE), ADINOLFI Isabella (EFD), BILDE Dominique (ENF) |
| Opinion | EMPL | PIMENTA LOPES João (GUE/NGL) |
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2018/05/31
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2018/05/30
Debate in plenary scheduled
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2018/05/03
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0162/2018
summary
The Committee on Culture and Education adopted an own-initiative report by Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) on the implementation of the European Union's youth strategy. This implementation report aims to provide ideas for a more coordinated and focused EU strategy for sustainable youth. Giving a voice to young people in the EYS: Members recommended that the future EYS should be participatory and centred around young people. The EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society by developing specific measures, such as mainstreaming volunteering, supporting youth work, developing new tools – especially those involving new technologies – and promoting exchanges based on solidarity, community engagement, free space and democratic dialogue. In this regard, Members stressed the importance of non-formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sport and volunteering activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competences and skills among young Europeans. Young people, especially young people with fewer opportunities, should be able to play an active role in public life and participate in decision-making processes at EU level. In parallel, social partners, civil society organisations and the education sector should be widely consulted. Furthermore, Member States should encourage the participation of national, regional and local decision-makers in the structured dialogue with young people. The latter should systematically reach an increasing and diversified number of categories of young people, and sufficient financial support should be provided to national and European working groups for this purpose. Equal opportunities for securing sustainable inclusion in the labour market: in view of the persistent high youth unemployment rates throughout the Union, Members recalled that employment and the creation of quality jobs should be guaranteed and remain among the key commitments towards young people. In this regard, they called for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships. The Commission and the Member States should: promote structural reforms of the labour market as well as fair working conditions and pay; encourage cross-border professional and vocational opportunities, to expand and increase investment in the VET sector; support regional and local authorities and to invest in new life opportunities for young people, to support youth entrepreneurship and to foster the social inclusion of young people for the benefit of their communities; supervise establishments that repeatedly offer consecutive internships without following them up with jobs; establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent and artistic and sporting ability in the field of education and training. Members welcomed the fact that the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) measures have supported more than 1.6 million young people. More effort and financial commitments are necessary. The report stressed the need to improve the awareness of young people who are not working, studying or training, as well as the quality of youth guarantee offers, by setting clear quality criteria and standards, including access to social protection, minimum income and employment rights. Sustainable development: the future of youth: Members considered that access to quality education at all levels should be guaranteed for all Europeans. Furthermore, the inclusion of new skills and competences in education - such as citizenship, critical thinking and entrepreneurship - should be encouraged. Deeply concerned at the particularly acute problem of child poverty, which affects up to 25 million children in the EU, Members called on the Commission to develop a Child Guarantee as a long-term tool to offer equal opportunities to all children in the EU. Solutions should also be adopted to address the phenomenon of early school leaving. The Commission and the Member States are invited to: support initiatives which aim to foster active and critical citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and intercultural learning; encourage initiatives with formal education and informal learning to support young people’s innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship and to promote cohesion and understanding between young people of different groups; take measures to stop cyberbullying, which affects the mental well-being of young people, in particular by developing appropriate digital skills starting from primary school; invest in mental health programmes and encourage relevant actors to help young people who suffer the adverse effects of stress on their well-being, whether at school, in training or in the labour market; promote sports activities in extracurricular programmes and raise awareness among young people through nutrition campaigns; promote intercultural dialogue in sport, in particular through the creation of platforms involving young people, refugees and migrants. Stronger alignment and support from funding instruments: European programmes should be strengthened, improved, promoted and well financed with a long-term and coordinated vision in order to deliver strong results. Members also called for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and on the Member States to make provisions for youth employment schemes in their national budgets Lastly, they underlined the need to extend the eligible age limit from 25 to 29.
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A8-0162/2018
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2018/04/25
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2017/12/14
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0162/2018
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2018/02/27
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Eurostat
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the European institutions do not themselves create jobs in the regions, which is why the stated aim of the Youth Initiative must be to promote the regions and SMEs across the board in order to guarantee young people work in the long term;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to propose an increase in the funding, powers and scope of programmes promoting the employability and social inclusion of young people, including young people with disabilities, ensuring that these funds are not used to help create unpaid internships or precarious work or replace permanent jobs with temporary ones or internships.
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the Member States to monitor the effective implementation of the Youth Guarantee, for example by putting in place 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 unemployed;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reiterates that in order to create jobs, and more specifically jobs for young people, there is a need for public investment policies that can inject life into the economy and production sectors, as well as strategic sectors; emphasises that such policies must go hand in hand with policies to boost wages, reduce working hours and lower the retirement age, along with policies that regulate the labour market and defend collective bargaining;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the planned increase in funding for the Youth Employment Initiative; stresses, at the same time, that funding is currently not sufficient to guarantee that all NEETs will find an apprenticeship, a traineeship or a place on a further education scheme; in this context, calls on the Member States to ensure that the ESF funds available do not replace public spending;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Encourages a strong involvement of NGOs, local and regional authorities to help young people and especially vulnerable groups (e.g. NEETs, migrants and refugees, young people with disabilities, school drops-outs) find gainful employment, education or training, and assist them with engaging in political decision-making and civic society;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that in view of the complexity of youth policies and their impact, research collaboration must be stimulated to develop empirically justified answers and intervention and preventative solutions that will further young people’s well-being and resilience.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the Commission to establish a limit to the length of time a young person can spend doing internships funded by European programmes, and to limit these to one unpaid internship per young person, after which that person must be offered employment;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers inclusion, contribution and participation of youth with disabilities to be necessary to the success of the youth programmes;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Underlines the need to offer proper learning and training content and decent working conditions for traineeships and apprenticeships to ensure their crucial role in the transition from education to professional life; considers that in order to ensure the delivery of quality placements, the existence of an apprenticeship or a traineeship contract is fundamental to delineate roles and responsibilities of all parties specifying the length, the learning objectives and tasks corresponding to clearly identified skills to be developed, the employment status, adequate compensation/remuneration including for overtime, social protection and security schemes under the applicable national law, applicable collective agreements, or both;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes the findings and risks suggesting that actions managed by the Commission (including student exchange programmes) are considered by the national authorities to fulfil the requirements of the YS and that some Member States withdraw their resources from policy areas which are supported from the EU budget; 1a __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2018/615645/EPRS_STU(20 18)615645_EN.pdf
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the ultimate objective of the European Youth Strategy is to increase the number and equality of opportunities for all young Europeans;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to supervise establishments that repeatedly offer consecutive internships without following them up with jobs, in order to ensure that jobs are not replaced with so-called internships;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Argues that in order to increase the effectiveness of actions in the fields of education, youth and sport, joint objectives and instruments must be developed to measure the impact of policy, based on international studies;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for measures to be taken to include young people from marginalised communities as well as young migrants and refugees, irrespective of their legal status, in society and the labour market;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Argues for the harmonisation, with European support, of the concept of an internship, highlighting its nature as training in the context of work, with specific guidance and supervision, setting it apart from an employment contract, without prejudice to the rights to social security and benefits that are granted in each Member State;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Reaffirms the importance of a continued structured dialogue between decision-makers and young people and therefore advocates for a better involvement of youth and civil society organisations as important intermediaries between young people;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Calls for a promotion and better facilitation of cross-border professional and vocational opportunities and mobility among young people, and for providing them with skills and competences for life, including language skills, while also broadening their opportunities and chances to participate in both the labour market and society;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Urges the Commission to put measures into place that allow for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the implementation of the Strategy and apply to all the Member States and regions, taking the specificities of each Member State or region into account;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Stresses that combating youth unemployment, especially among NEETs, should continue to be a top priority of the new generation of the youth strategy and calls therefore for a doubling of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope while ensuring quick and simplified deployment of funds and transforming it into a more stable EU financing instrument;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Argues for the harmonisation, without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity, of the concept of young person, setting an age limit applicable across the European Union; encourages all the Member States to contribute to this harmonisation, eliminating obstacles to the gauging of progress and establishing measures to put in place;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 f (new) 3f. Urges the Member States to uphold transparency in submitting their accounts and using funds earmarked for boosting sustainable employment opportunities for young people; reiterates the importance, as a result, of the Member States submitting detailed information on the situation of their young people when requested; urges the Commission to limit access to these programmes if Member States do not cooperate;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU economy is growing again and the disparities started to shrink;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 f (new) 3f. Suggests the establishment of an EU hotline against the violation of the rights of young people so that young people can report any negative experience of participation in YEI and YG measures to the Commission directly, enabling the collection of information and the investigation of reports and abusive practices in the deployment of EU-funded policies;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 g (new) 3g. Recalls that the first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights declares that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and life-long learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and manage successfully transitions in the labour market; consequently stresses the importance of prioritising and ensuring social investment in education and training in the new programming period of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2020-2026.
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 g (new) 3g. Highlights the lack of systematic updates and reliable data on the implementation of the Strategy; therefore urges the Member States and the Commission to promote closer cooperation between national and regional statistics services when it comes to submitting relevant and up-to-date statistics on youth, which are important for assessing the level of success of the strategy being implemented; argues that the triannual reports submitted must be accompanied by these statistics;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 h (new) 3h. Urges the Member States to indicate the hoped-for impact of the measures to be adopted in their action plans; argues, as a result, the importance of the Member States providing guarantees that the measures put in place have effectively boosted employment; reiterates the need to gauge the sustainability of the policies to be implemented;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 i (new) 3i. Urges the Commission to hold a conference at European level to share good practices in adopting European youth programmes, and to be a platform for communication between youth associations, employers, and national and local governments; urges the Commission to create a European prize rewarding good practices and positive results, to be awarded at that conference;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas there continue to be many inequalities between Member States and regions of the European Union, which exacerbates the situation of young Europeans; whereas there are worryingly high rates of youth unemployment in the outermost regions, with some of these regions registering rates of over 50%, as in the case of Mayotte;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas all SMEs in Europe deserve our thanks, as they make up just 1% of all companies, but generate 20% of total national revenue and employ more than 60% of all workers who pay social security contributions; whereas SMEs create the jobs the Youth Initiative requires;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas narrowing disparities are evident at regional level across the EU; whereas many regions still have employment rate below their pre-crisis levels;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas in 2016 the percentage of NEETs, or rather young people who are not in education, employment or training, stood at 15.6%.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas combating poverty and social exclusion is primarily a Member State competence and the EU plays important supporting and coordinating role;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas although the EU Youth Strategy is an ongoing strategy that is continually being refined, its objectives are still very broad and ambitious; whereas there is a lack of duly established parameters of reference;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas education helps in minimising the effect of socioeconomic inequalities, providing skills and competencies necessary to reduce the intergenerational transmission of disadvantages;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment in the EU28 is steadily decreasing and stood at 1
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people’s rights, w
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people’s rights will contribute to the aggravation of phenomena such as declining populations, early school leaving, the lack of professional qualifications
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people’s rights will contribute to the aggravation of phenomena such as declining populations, the feeling of social exclusion, the lack of professional qualifications or the dismantling of social security systems;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people and in young people’s rights will contribute to the aggravation of phenomena such as declining populations, the lack of professional qualifications or the dismantling of social security systems;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU Youth Strategy set out a framework for cooperation in the field of youth policy for the 2010-2018 period with the objectives of creating more and equal opportunities for all young people in education and in the labour market and promoting young people´s inclusion and active participation in society;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas it is difficult for young Europeans to secure stable jobs and, as a result, gain financial independence and the possibility of starting a family; whereas the late entry of these young people into the labour market puts social security systems under pressure;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the problems that young people face in employment, education and training, social and political engagement are not uniform, with some groups being affected more disproportionately than others; whereas more effort is needed to support people furthest or entirely detached from the labour market;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to E
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas safeguarding local schools and educational establishments in all Europe’s regions is vital if the aim is to improve education for young people and if the EU is to offer the regions its full support in meeting this challenge;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas in recent years the EU has launched a number of initiatives to boost the employability and strengthen the qualifications of young people, with an emphasis on the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas highly skilled labour force and an attractive business environment allow to benefit from the improved economic growth;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the ILO’s report 'Eurozone job crisis: trends and policy responses', published in 2012, concludes that policies to combat youth unemployment will require an investment of EUR 21 000 million in the period 2014- 2020 to have a real impact.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas career orientation and access to both information on employment opportunities and educational paths are essential for future educational development and transition to the labour market;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas there is an urgent need to give young Europeans a voice, both through successful structured dialogue as well as in other ways;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas in establishing the objectives of, implementing and evaluating this strategy, the European Union must work in close partnership with national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7% in 2016, even exceeding 40% in some countries, which is an unacceptable level;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, high-quality,
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, high-quality,
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent and regulated work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non-
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, high-quality, free, universal public services, and programmes facilitating political and cultural participation,
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, high-quality, free, universal public services, and programmes facilitating political and cultural participation, parenthood, well-being and creativity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and adequate social protection, including with regard to new forms of employment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, support for entrepreneurship, high-quality, free, universal public services, and programmes facilitating political and cultural participation, parenthood, well-being and creativity;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recognises that, in recent years, the number of young people leaving school early has fallen and that figure is approaching the Strategy 2020 target. However, it calls on the Member States to come up with policies geared towards young people from more disadvantaged families, such as those belonging to ethnic minorities, especially the Roma community, who have lower education levels and are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, as better education helps to break the vicious circle of poverty;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the continuity of key programmes like Erasmus +, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs and the Youth Employment Initiative, and welcomes the new European Solidarity Corps; argues, as a result, that these programmes should be adapted to the differing situations of young Europeans so that everyone has the same opportunities; draws attention to the specific situations of young people from the outermost regions, which often stop them from making use of these programmes;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that more can be invested in both domestic mobility and cross- border mobility in order to reduce the youth unemployment rate; calls for the supply of work and skills to be better aligned with demand by facilitating mobility between regions (including cross- border regions);
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7% in 2016,
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes the findings of the interim evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy carried out by the Commission2a which outlines that the strategy has been successful in triggering concrete changes at the national and organisational levels and in the adoption of common approaches and principles across the Member States; __________________ 2a https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/ rep/10102/2017/EN/SWD-2017-281-F1- EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Deplores the large numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs); notes that employment, education and training for young people should be one of the EU’s highest political priorities;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Insists on the important role of volunteering activities in developing skills; stresses the need for better validation of the skills gained through volunteering;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes the evaluation found the strategy gave a strong impulse to national youth agendas, strengthening or reorienting youth policy priorities in a number of Member States, encouraged cross-sectoral cooperation, mutual learning and structured dialogue with young people and provided EU added- value to Member States via policy inspiration, knowledge and expertise, opportunities and resources;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Urges the Commission to keep the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme; encourages the Member States and the Commission to invest in promoting this programme together, along with Chambers of Commerce, companies and young people, without overlooking their main area of activity;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for better promotion and awareness about existing volunteering opportunities;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Believes that the open method of coordination could be continued beyond the current period for cooperation in youth policy in order to set a joint agenda, exchange best practices and improve knowledge based policy making; however, believes that the current strategy’s fields of action and initiatives should be simplified and streamlined and its mechanisms for monitoring and reporting outcomes improved in order to be more targeted and ambitious;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Welcomes the positive results of the Youth Guarantee, whilst highlighting that there is still a worrying number of NEETs in the European Union; therefore urges the Commission to strengthen and continue to implement it, and replicate these results in Member States where the Guarantee has yet to be implemented;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Shares the view that youth policies cannot succeed in the stagnant economies and are correlated with strong economies with conditions conducive to work;1b __________________ 1b https://www.ceps.eu/system/files/RR2018_ 01_BlameItOnMyYouth.pdf
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Reiterates the importance of the strategy’s cross-sectoral approach as a means of mainstreaming a youth dimension and creating synergies in other relevant policy fields such as employment, education and training and believes integration of the Youth Strategy with other related initiatives at EU level could be improved;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, despite the fact that according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7 % in 2016, even exceeding 40 % in some countries, the rate of youth unemployment has been gradually decreasing in recent years;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Urges the Commission to improve the quality of and increase awareness among the Member States of vocational training, which is an essential alternative to higher education;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Points out attempts to undermine the implementation of many of the programmes included in the EU Youth Strategy, with young people often being put in precarious jobs; urges the Commission to strengthen control and monitoring measures to make sure that European youth programmes do not have opposite effects to their intended ones.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Highlights the value of structured dialogue with young people and their organisations as a means of establishing structures and processes for their participation and stresses the importance of reaching more and diverse young people, especially those at risk of exclusion;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Urges the Commission to create an online platform for young people, where they can anonymously report violations by the persons responsible for promoting the programmes, as well as suggest changes and ask questions; reiterates the need to guarantee that promoting authorities and employers are also involved, creating a space within the platform where they can ask questions and share good practices;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Highlights the need for an external evaluation of the implementation of the Youth Strategy in the Member States without prejudice to the principle of solidarity; urges the Commission to create an independent mechanism, with its own staff, to allow for increased checks and monitoring on the ground;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Highlights the importance of continuing this strategy and approves the way it has developed; highlights, as a result, the need to not only increase the number and equality of opportunities, but to clarify the objectives and transparency of the results too; urges the Commission to, in establishing these objectives and analysing the results, bear the specificities of each European Member State and region in mind;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Urges the Commission to pursue economic and employment policies, with the aim of creating more and better jobs for young people; argues, as a result, that a proper EU Youth Strategy should be based not only on getting young people into work, but must support companies and other employers in creating dignified and high-quality jobs;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 j (new) 1j. Urges the Commission to establish objectives for the EU Youth Strategy that can be measured quantitatively and concretely reached to make the Strategy more effective, both in identifying constraints to making improvements and in identifying adjustments and changes that need to be made;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting skills that promote critical thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, universality and multicultural dialogue
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7% in 2016, even exceeding 40% in some countries; whereas, when compared with the figures from 2008 (15.6%), we can see that the rate has increased;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market, 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, is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross- cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education and training system that ensures they acquire cross- cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive, vocational education system that ensures they acquire
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive and inclusive education system that ensures they acquire cross- cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications; acknowledges the fact that due to current technological development learners with disabilities are offered new possibilities to acquire knowledge and skills through formal and non-formal way;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications; draws attention, in particular, to the combined vocational education and training model, which is not sufficiently well known, but can make a significant contribution to training professionals in deficit occupations by ensuring a smooth transition from school and training to professional life;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that meets the demand in the labour market and ensures they acquire cross-cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7 % in 2016, even exceeding 40 % in some countries, and whereas around one in three European young people aged between 18 and 24 live in difficult conditions and are at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications and language skills;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth 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 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that, despite high unemployment rates, labour mobility within the EU remains limited; draws attention, therefore, to the importance of worker mobility for a competitive labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage cross-border professional and vocational opportunities to this end;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reiterates the importance of adults over the age of 55 in training young people in the workplace; argues, together with the Commission, in favour of the creation of programmes that allow the gradual departure of these people from the labour market up to retirement age, more specifically transitioning first to part-time work, during which they also train young people and help them to gradually integrate into the workplace;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that, owing to a mismatch between supply and demand for professional skills, many jobs remain vacant in the EU; in that connection, calls for greater coordination between public employment services and for more recognition and validation of degrees and skills, including informal learning;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Deplores the fact that funding for programmes and actions aimed at boosting the employability of young people have failed to meet the needs identified; also deplores the fact that there is still no assessment of the impact and sustainability of these programmes and actions in youth employment;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recognises the importance of Erasmus+ Programme for improving the education and youth employability in Europe and calls for increase of the funding for this programme;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for active involvement of young people and youth organisations in the planning, implementation and assessment of the youth policies and programmes;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Points out the important role of enterprises in matters related to skill acquisition and the creation of jobs for young people; notes that education and training in areas related to the promotion of entrepreneurship may contribute to the achievement of long-term development, the promotion of European competitiveness and the fight against unemployment;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that the Youth Employment Initiative is the most visible EU programme supporting labour market inclusion of young people in Europe and insists on its continuation and widening of its scope in the next programming period;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, as a consequence of disinvestment in social services and benefits, the economic and financial crisis, job precarity and the deregulation of the labour market, the percentage of young people living in situations of poverty and social exclusion has increased; whereas, in 2016 more than 6 million young people aged 15-24 were not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in the EU;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Believes that civil society organisations, national youth councils and the social partners should be involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of youth employment policies;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by identifying 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 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Urges the Member States to implement fully the Erasmus+ programme 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 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to propose a
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to propose
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to propose, as part of the revision of the Youth Strategy and the Multiannual Financial Framework, an increase in the funding, powers and scope of programmes promoting the
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to propose an increase in the funding, powers and scope of programmes promoting the employability and social inclusion of young people, ensuring that these funds are not used to help create
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to propose, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, an increase in the funding, powers and scope of programmes promoting the
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas many Member States, particularly those in Southern Europe, remain some way from achieving their pre- crisis levels on a number of youth indicators, such as unemployment and employment quality, salary levels, access to housing and credit, physical and mental health, welfare and social protection;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people and youth organizations are able to fully and effectively participate and be involved in decision-making, implementing and follow up process;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people are able to fully participate and be involved in decision-making, since engagement starts usually at the level that is closest to them and is therefore also a crucial step towards increased European citizenship;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to en
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on Member States to incorporate the youth national councils in the Monitoring and Implementation Committees of the EU Youth Strategy;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the potential of technologies for connecting with young people and calls on the EU to strengthen their capacity to participate in the society through e-platforms;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new) Notes with regret that despite the continuous efforts of the Commission to communicate the opportunities for young people supported by the different Union programmes, there are still young people who believe that they have limited access to them and urges the Commission to improve its communication tools.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and remuneration; stresses the importance of defining social rights for new forms of employment and ensuring social dialogue; urges that the austerity policies imposed on certain Member States by the EU cease;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment and access to housing and access to housing and the main social benefits should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and remuneration; stresses the importance of defining social rights for new forms of employment and ensuring social dialogue;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas many Member States, particularly those in Southern Europe, remain
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU, especially in Southern Europe; recalls that quality job creation and stable employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and remuneration; stresses the importance of defining social rights for new forms of employment and ensuring social dialogue;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Underlines the importance of national, regional and local authorities to adopt tailored measures and to provide personalised support in order to reach all NEETs; recalls the need to involve local stakeholders such as social partners, trade unions, civil society, youth organisations;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Argues that special measures should be taken in order to tackle the precarious situation of young women workers in the labour market, with special attention to the gender pay gap and their over-representation in atypical forms of employment which lack social protection;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Underlines the need to promote fair working conditions fair working conditions and adequate social protection to workers in the so-called new forms of employment where young people are overrepresented;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Also, measures should be taken to integrate young migrants (irrespective of their legal status as refugees or economic migrants) in the labour market in full respect of the principle of equal treatment;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage cross-border professional and vocational opportunities; to expand and invest more into the VET sector and to present it as an appealing educational choice;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support regional and local authorities and to invest in new life opportunities for young people, in order to develop their creativity, support youth entrepreneurship and to foster social inclusion of young people for the benefit of their communities;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support regional and local authorities and to invest in new life opportunities for young people, in order to develop their creativity and full potential for the benefit of their communities;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas macroeconomic conditionalities may continue to threaten the use of regional and structural funds and the sustainable use of the funds by financially depleted municipalities, particularly in respect of youth projects, youth education and employment;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to adopt a rights-based approach to youth and employment; calls on the Member States to ensure that young people have access to quality jobs that uphold their rights, including the right to a stable job that offers a living wage, social protection and access to housing irrespective of the type of employment contract and secures a life of dignity and autonomy;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to adopt a rights-based approach to youth and employment; calls on the Member States to ensure that young people have access to quality internships and jobs that uphold their rights, including the right to a stable job that offers a living wage, social protection and secures a life of dignity and autonomy;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the fact that YEI measures have provided support for more than 1.6 million young people26 ; emphasises the need to improve the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee; emphasises the need to improve the outreach to young people in NEET situations facing multiple barriers, and therefore furthest removed from the labour market, and the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee, by defining clear quality criteria and standards including access to social protection, minimum income and employment rights; _________________ 26
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the fact that YEI measures have provided support for more than 1.6 million young people26 ; emphasises the need to improve the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee by performing gap assessments and market analyses prior to setting up schemes; improve the monitoring and performing system and to ensure that YEI funds are being used as supplement to national fund and not as a replacement; _________________ 26
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the fact that YEI measures have provided support for more than 1.6 million young people26 ;reiterates its support for the YEI to tackle youth unemployment and stresses that more efforts and financial commitments are necessary; emphasises the need to improve the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee; _________________ 26
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Further stresses the need to address quality in terms of mentoring and coaching, the quality and adequacy of the actual individual training, traineeship or job, as well as the quality of the outcome according to the fixed objectives; underlines in this respect the necessity to ensure the application of the already existing quality frameworks, such as the European Quality Framework, under the YEI; it is of the opinion that young people should be also involved in the monitoring of the quality of the offers;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that measures that foster the integration of NEETs into the labour market, including paid internships, traineeships or apprenticeships, must lead to solid jobs and long-term careers and be financially supported by the YEI, but should not be used as a way to substitute employment;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that European measures that foster the integration of NEETs into the labour market, including paid internships, traineeships or apprenticeships, must be financially supported by the YEI
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that measures that foster the integration of
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that measures that foster the integration of NEETs into the labour market, including quality paid internships, traineeships or apprenticeships, must be financially supported by the YEI, but should not be used as a way to substitute employment or to exploit youth in anyway;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new) Notes that fostering an entrepreneurial mind-set among youth is a priority and that the formal and non-formal education systems are most effective interventions promoting youth entrepreneurship. Underlines that entrepreneurship is a tool to combat youth unemployment and social exclusion and stimulating innovation; Therefore, the EYS should support the creation of a suitable environment for youth entrepreneurship.
Amendment 132 #
15a. Reminds that the main objective of YEI is to reach out to all those who are not in employment education and training(NEET’s) and therefore urges the member states to invest more efforts in identifying and targeting all the NEET population, especially the most vulnerable young people, such as those with disabilities taking into account their specific needs;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent, artistic and sporting ability in the field of education and training; supports those Member States that are seeking to introduce scholarship schemes for students with proven educational, sporting and artistic ability.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Underlines that 38% of young people have difficult access of information; highlights the fact the importance to ensure a collective approach to guiding, supporting and informing young people about their rights and opportunities;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Encourages the Member States to provide support for young people in starting their independent life and establishing their own families with the help of housing allowances, preferential arrangements and reductions in personal income tax, and to provide preferential loans for students
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Further stresses the necessity for YEI to focus not only on highly educated young NEET, but also on those who are low-skilled, inactive and non-registered in the public employment services;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project - citizens who are able independently to develop specialist and communication skills for various contemporary challenges at local and global level, while striving to achieve sustainable solutions which are socially, environmentally and technologically convincing;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project; calls, therefore, on Member States to put in place specific policies and measures to implement such fundamental right;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality formal, non-formal and informal education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to formal, non-formal and informal education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by formal, non-formal and informal education in providing young people with the knowledge
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to all levels of education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project; Notes, therefore, the importance of properly resourced public education systems;
Amendment 142 #
16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to primary and secondary education and, subject to academic criteria, to higher education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality formal and non-formal education and quality training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to quality formal and non-formal education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all citizens of Members States of the European
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Strongly believes that quality education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines the importance of modernising education; calls on the Commission and the Member States to stimulate the inclusion of new skills and competences in education, such as critical thinking and entrepreneurial spirit; and to promote the development of new educational tools that increase the participation in and the accessibility to education;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is deeply concerned at the particularly acute problem of child poverty, with which up to 25 million children in the EU (more than 26.4 % of all Europeans aged 0-17) from families that are suffering every day from a lack of sufficient income and basic services, are afflicted;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is deeply concerned at the particularly acute problem of child poverty, with which up to 25 million children in the EU (more than 26.4 % of all Europeans aged 0-17) from families that are suffering every day from a lack of sufficient income and basic services, are afflicted; calls on the Commission to develop a Child Guarantee as a long-term tool to offer equal opportunities for all children in the EU under its specific fund scheme to ensure that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas disadvantaged groups
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is deeply concerned at the particularly acute problem of child poverty, with which up to 25 million children in the EU (more than 26.4 % of all Europeans aged 0-17) from families that are suffering every day from a lack of sufficient income and basic services, are afflicted; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is deeply concerned at the particularly acute problem of child poverty, with which up to 25 million children in the EU (more than 26.4 % of all Europeans aged 0-17) from families that are suffering every day from a lack of sufficient income and basic services, are afflicted; believes that youth policies could contribute to areas as child and family; calls on the Commission to develop a Child Guarantee as a long-term tool to offer equal opportunities for all children in the EU;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Is deeply concerned by the phenomenon of early school leaving and calls therefore for appropriate solutions to tackle it in view of achieving the Europe 2020 targets;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives which aim to foster citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and lin
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives which aim to foster citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and intercultural learning and highlights in this respect the crucial role of EU programmes such as Erasmus +, Creative Europe and Europe for citizens; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote spaces for dialogue with young people on a range of themes, such as sex, gender, policy and the environment;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives which aim to foster active and critical citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and intercultural learning; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote spaces for dialogue with young people on a range of themes, such as sex, gender, policy, solidarity and the environment;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives which aim to foster citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and intercultural learning; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote spaces for dialogue with young people on a range of themes, such as sex, gender, policy and the environment, law, history and culture;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Strongly believes that literacy, including digital and media literacy, numeracy, as well as basic skills as a key vehicle to secure autonomy and a
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Strongly believes that literacy, as well as e-literacy are a key vehicle to secure autonomy and a promising future for young people, and must be a priority at European, national and local levels; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to step up their efforts in providing basic learning skills and competences for all;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas disadvantaged groups, such as
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to encourage initiatives with formal education and informal learning to support young people's innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship and to promote cohesion and understanding between young people of different groups;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Notes with great concern, in this regard, the still high number of European citizens with poor literacy skills or literacy difficulties, including functional, digital and media illiteracy, which poses grave concerns in terms of adequate participation in the public life and in the labour market;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses the key role of the family and teachers in supporting young people who experience bullying at school and cyberbullying; urges the Commission and the Member States to take action to address these kinds of behaviour, which affect the mental well-being of young people, in particular by developing appropriate digital skills starting from primary school, as provided for in the Digital Education Action Plan;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses the key role of the family and teachers in supporting young people who experience bullying at school and cyberbullying; urges the Commission and the Member States to take action to address these kinds of behaviour, which affect the mental well-being of young people, and to become aware of the risks associated with excessive use of new technologies and, in particular, of social networks among young people;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Underlines the negative impact of stress on young people well-being in the labour market as well as in the personal life; calls the Commission and Member States to invest in healthy, environmental programmes as well as to encourage relevant actors to help Young people in this respect;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Strongly believes that education systems should promote holistic knowledge and skillset and foster critical and analytical thinking; Deplores the fact that, more and more, education systems are depended upon and defined by labour market and private interests needs;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines the harmful impact of stress on young people’s well-being and physical and mental health, both on the labour market and in their personal
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines the harmful impact of stress on young people’s well-being
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Underlines the importance of ensuring mental and physical wellbeing of young Europeans; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote sportive activities in and extra curricula and to sensibilize them through nutrition campaign;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Underlines the importance of promoting intercultural dialogue in sport and by creating platforms involving young people and refugees, migrants;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas disadvantaged groups, such as people who face financial and social obstacles, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities or special needs, women, LGBTIQ, migrants and refugees – who are facing barriers to enter the labour market, and access culture, social services and education – are those most affected by the socio-economic crisis;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of culture not only in combating violence, racism, radicalisation and intolerance, but also in
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of culture not only in entry into the labour market, combating violence, racism, radicalisation and intolerance, but also in developing a European identity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and invest in culture and to ensure equal access;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of culture not only in combating violence
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Emphasises that youth organisations play a crucial role for young peoples’ participation and inclusion in society; Therefore calls on the Member States to support youth organisations and recognise their role as providers of competences development and social inclusion, and support the establishment of youth councils on all levels, working together with young people;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Insists on the importance of validating non-formal and informal learning to reach out and empower learners; recognises that this is particularly evident for disadvantaged groups who are in need of priority access to validation arrangements;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. strongly believes that adequate funding for non-formal education activities, particularly by youth organisations, should be provided in the successor programme of ERASMUS+; calls for a separate chapter and earmarked budget for the youth sector and non-formal education that needs to account for at least 15% of the overall budget the of Erasmus+ successor programme;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Regrets that employers and formal education providers do not sufficiently recognise the value and relevance of skills, competences and knowledge acquired through non-formal and informal learning; points out that the lack of comparability and coherence between the validation approaches of EU countries represents an additional barrier;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23c. Stresses the importance of non- formal and informal learning, and quality youth work development as it is essential for the development of a society based on social justice and equal opportunities, and contribute to development of citizenship skills and individual fulfilment;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 d (new) 23d. Calls on the Member States to continue efforts to implement a national recognition and validation system for competences acquired through non- formal education activities, recalling the Council recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new) Recalls that in the area of youth, the EU can only carry out actions to support, coordinate and supplement the actions of the Member States in line with principle of subsidiarity, notes the importance of coherence of EU and national funding and therefore calls on the Commission to facilitate synergies with national, regional and local initiatives to avoid duplicated, overlapping and repeated activities.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Urges Member States and the Commission to increase public investment in education and youth related issues;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Strongly believes that the funds available to support various youth-related initiatives and policies such as the Erasmus+ programme, the YEI and the Europe for Citizens programme should
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Strongly believes that the funds available to support various youth-related initiatives and policies such as the Erasmus+ programme, the YEI and the Europe for Citizens programme should be significantly increased in the next MFF to give more opportunities to youths and avoid exclusion;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to better address the complexities of national and regional differences to support and supplement the actions of Member States as it is provided by Article 6 TFEU.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Welcomes the European Solidarity Corps – a programme to foster solidarity among young Europeans and that should not aim to tackle youth unemployment; recalls Parliament’s p
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Welcomes the European Solidarity Corps – a programme to foster solidarity among young Europeans and the development of inclusive citizenship; recalls Parliament’s position to properly finance the new initiative by means of fresh resources;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas education, and
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Welcomes the European Solidarity Corps – a programme to foster solidarity and volunteering among young Europeans; recalls Parliament’s position to properly finance the new initiative by means of fresh resources;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Firmly believes that the Europe for Citizens programme should continue to stimulate active citizenship, civic education and dialogue and engender a sense of European identity; notes that the low success rate of the programme is due to
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Firmly believes that the Europe for Citizens programme should continue to stimulate active citizenship, civic education and dialogue and engender a sense of
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely an increased budget, and to provide for a simplification of procedures through the establishment of electronic systems for access to cross-border services and to student data, such as the 'e-Card' project;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people who are citizens of Member States participating in this programme and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely an increased budget;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people, including those with fewer opportunities, and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely an increased budget;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely a
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls for a better alignment between the EU Youth Strategy and Erasmus+, aligning the timeframes for implementation, amending the Erasmus + Regulation to clearly support the objectives of the Strategy through common “youth goals” and defining Key Action 3 as the Strategy’s main implementation tools;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication of 17 January 2018 entitled 'Digital Education Action Plan' (COM(2018) 22),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas education,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFF and for the Member States to
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFF and for the Member States to make provisions for youth employment schemes in their national budgets; further underlines the need to extend the eligible age limit from 25 to 29 in order to better reflect the reality that many young graduates and labour market entrants are in their late ’twenties;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFF and for the Member States to make, where necessary, provisions for youth employment schemes in their national budgets together with audit and controls procedures in order to ensure the effectiveness of such schemes;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Encourages the promotion of using of the future EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the development of integrated, evidence-based responses, intervention and prevention solutions that promote the well-being and resilience of youth;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas education,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas education, and intercultural dialogue in particular, have a key role to play in preventing the radicalisation of young people and increasing their resilience;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas education, and intercultural dialogue in particular, have a key role to play in preventing the marginalisation and radicalisation of young people;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas young people should be actively involved in the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of all youth policies; reminds the fact that 57% of youth organisations in the EU consider that their expertise is not taken into account in the process of formulation of youth policies1a; _________________ 1aShadow Report on Youth Policy published by the European Youth Forum
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas young people should be actively involved in the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of all
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas it is important that youth organisations could guarantee an adequate level of representativeness and inclusiveness of young people in order to be fully legitimate;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the 2010-18 EU Youth Strategy (EYS) emphasises the need for a structured dialogue between young people and decision makers;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the 2010-18 EU Youth Strategy (EYS) emphasises the need for a structured dialogue between
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas fostering young entrepreneurship is one of the eight fields of actions promoted by the 2019-18 EU Youth Strategy;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 10 March 2014 on a Quality Framework for Traineeships;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas young people should be helped and empowered to address the serious problems they are currently facing and to tackle the challenges they will face in the future through more relevant, effective and better coordinated youth
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas young people should be helped and empowered to address the serious problems they are currently facing and to tackle the challenges they will face in the future through more relevant, effective and better coordinated youth policies and the targeted use of economic, employment and social policies, as well as policies on access to housing, at local, regional, national and EU levels;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas young people are often subject to age based discrimination in accessing the labour market, as many employers are not willing to invest in inexperienced workers, and minimum wages are still a reality for many young Europeans in several Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU action in the field of youth through the inclusion of a youth dimension in current and future plans, in particular in all key policy areas, such as the economy, employment and social affairs, cohesion, health, women, co-determination, migration, culture, the media and education;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU action in the field of youth through the inclusion of a youth dimension in current and future p
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas there is a need for a coordination of the implementation of the future EYS across different policy sectors and institutions;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a gender perspective must be included in decision-making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women and girls in particular; 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 school-drop outs, the low-skilled, young people with disabilities and all youngsters at risk of discrimination;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a gender perspective must be included in decision-making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women and girls in particular;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to the Resolution CM/Res(2008)23 on the youth policy of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a gender perspective must be included in decision-making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women and girls in particular from different cultural and religious backgrounds;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a gender perspective must be included in decision-making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a gender perspective must be included where needed in decision- making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women and girls in particular;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas sustained efforts are needed to increase the participation of young people in society,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas sustained efforts are needed to increase the participation of young people in society, particularly
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas sustained efforts are needed to increase the participation of young people in society, particularly for
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas sustained efforts are needed to increase the participation of young people in society, particularly for
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas sustained efforts are needed to increase the participation of young people in society, particularly for people with disabilities, migrants, refugees, those not in education, employment or training (NEETs) and those at risk of social exclusion;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most vulnerable groups in the context of youth unemployment; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas education is a key factor in combating social exclusion and therefore believes that investing in skills and competences is crucial to tackling the high unemployment rate, especially among NEETs;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) – having regard to the Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on youth work;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the achievement of the objectives of the last three-year cycle of the EYS (2010-2018)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Youth challenges and lessons from the current EU youth-related policymaking process
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young people, especially the most disadvantaged
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young people, especially the most disadvantaged,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young people, especially the most disadvantaged
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young people, especially the most disadvantaged,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had a negative impact on young people and their living conditions; warns that young people, especially the most disadvantaged, such as young
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with regret that long-term austerity measures, notably cuts in funding for education, culture, and youth policies, have had, and still have, a negative impact on young people
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the negative impact of the recession on young people’s prospects for developing their full potential continue to be felt across the European Union, and on the employment front this takes the form, in some Member States, of a widespread use of atypical – in particular fixed-term – employment contracts, making it difficult or impossible for young people to find stable employment with career prospects, and resulting in ever higher rates of under-employment, i.e. people doing jobs for which they are over-qualified in terms of their formal level of education;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Views the open method of coordination as an appropriate, but still insufficient as a means for framing youth policies that needs to be complemented by other measures; reiterates its call for closer cooperation and exchange of best practices 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 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is concerned about the fact that, austerity policies as well as the persisting social and economic divergences between Member states, provoke involuntary migration that further exacerbates the effects of the brain-drain; Recommends that the future EYS should promote policies to reverse this phenomenon;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the positive achievements of the EYS though the development of cross-sector work and the implementation of structured dialogue in order to ensure the participation of young people; notes, in particular, that the bottom-up approach used for structured dialogue represents added value to be preserved, so that young people's contributions can influence the various sectoral policies across the board;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the positive achievements of the EYS though the development of cross-sector work and the implementation of structured dialogue in order to ensure the participation of young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the results of the VI Cycle of the Structured Dialogue that focuses on the future EU Youth Strategy when developing the new strategy;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the positive achievements of the EYS though the development of cross-sector work and the implementation of structured dialogue in order to ensure the participation of young people, believes that the general level of awareness of the objectives and the instruments of EYS on the part of relevant actors and stakeholders needs to be improved;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Suggests involving local and regional authorities in the area of youth policy, especially in those Member States where they have competence in this area;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the negative impact of the
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the policy initiatives aimed at supporting the EU’s youth, in particular Investing in Europe’s Youth, the European Solidarity Corps and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI); believes, however, that these instruments should be better connected to the EYS and follow a bottom-up approach; calls on the Commission, therefore, to systematically link all policy proposals pertaining to young people to the overarching strategy and to involve all the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners and civil society, by taking a holistic, long-term approach with well-defined horizontal objectives;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to establish a cross-sectoral working group for coordination of future EYS implementation with participation of EU institutions, including the European Parliament, Member States and civil society, in particular trade unions and youth organisations;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to set-up effective inter-service coordination tools and to assign the responsibility for youth mainstreaming as a cluster to a vice- president in the European Commission;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Member States to use the European Pillar of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 as a basis
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles to prevent disease, and considers it necessary to provide young people with correct information on and assistance with serious mental health problems such as tobacco, alcohol and drug use and addiction;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recommends that the future EYS should be centred around young people and participatory, improving well-being, reflecting the needs,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the negative impact of the recession
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages Member States to include or further develop citizenship education in the curricula at all levels of education.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering, supporting youth work and developing new tools; The increased social participation of young people can, apart from being an important achievement in its own right, act as a stepping stone towards increased political participation;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering and developing new tools for exchanges based on solidarity, community engagement, free space and a democratic dialogue, beyond the necessary training and employment prospects;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering and developing new tools; recognises, therefore, the importance of youth associations as a space enabling young people to grow and to develop a sense of active citizenship;
Amendment 86 #
7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering and developing new tools; Calls on member states to facilitate the active involvement of youths in voluntary organisations;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by increasing the focus on apprenticeships, craftsmanship and industry while mainstreaming volunteering and developing new tools;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. 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 among young Europeans;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas many Member States, particularly those in Southern Europe, remain some way from achieving their pre- crisis levels on a number of youth indicators, such as employment, welfare and social protection; notes that the austerity policies imposed by the Commission and Council, in particular, are failing, and are further exacerbating the situation in some of those Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Member States to provide for national legal frameworks and adequate financial resources for voluntary work;
Amendment 91 #
8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to e
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life, by using online and offline democracy tools while taking into account the limits and risks related to public authorities relying on social media tools to engage with young people, and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation and assessment of youth policies;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life, by using online and offline democracy tools and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation and assessment of youth policies;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life, by using online and offline democracy tools and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of youth policies;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new) Recalls that there is a tendency of declining youth participation at national and local elections and that young people need political commitment and to be able to see the result of their contribution. Therefore, reminds that opportunities to experience political participation in their own environment and local communities from an early age is crucial for young people to become active citizens and the EYS should take this into consideration.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on member states to encourage youth to fully participate in electoral processes;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Expresses the need to continue the structured dialogue between young people and decision-makers under the next European cooperation framework in the field of youth; believes that the structured dialogue process should be systematically reaching out to more and diverse groups of young people, and sufficient financial support for national and European working groups should be provided to ensure it; calls on the Member States to encourage participation of national, regional and local decision-makers in the structured dialogue with young people;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people are able to fully participate and be involved in decision-making and to promote self-organisation structures and the independent representation and expression of their interests;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas youth unemployment has been gradually decreasing in recent years, although, according to Eurostat,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. Highlights the value of structured dialogue with young people and youth organisations (including national youth councils) as a means of establishing structures and processes for their active participation in the planning, implementation and assessment of the youth policies and programmes, the creation of a joint agenda, exchange best practices and improve knowledge based policy making; encourages the inclusion of vulnerable groups (e.g. NEETs, people from marginalised communities, migrants and refugees, young people with disabilities, early school leavers); stresses that consideration should be given to the creation of an EU hotline against the violation of the rights of young people, so that young people can report any negative experience of participation in YEI and YG measures to the Commission directly; underlines the importance of the Conference on the future EU Youth Strategy, held in 2017; calls on the Commission to replicate it with frequency in order to share good practices in the implementation of youth programmes and to promote the communication between youth associations, employers, and national and local governments;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1 f. Urges the Commission to strengthen control and monitoring measures to make sure that European youth programmes do not have opposite effects to their intended ones and that they do not create precarious jobs; urges the Commission to pursue economic and employment policies with the aim of creating more and better jobs for young people; argues, as a result, that a proper EU Youth Strategy should be based not only on getting young people into work, but must support the creation of dignified and quality jobs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1 g. Stresses that the Youth Employment Initiative is the most visible EU programme supporting labour market inclusion of young people in Europe and insists on its continuation and widening of its scope, also by clarifying the objectives and transparency of the results, in the next programming period; welcomes the increase in funding for the Initiative, although recognises its resources are still insufficient to guarantee that all NEETs will find an apprenticeship, a traineeship or a place on a further education scheme; in this context, calls on the Member States to ensure that the available ESF funds do not replace public spending; calls therefore for an increase of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope for the next MFF, while ensuring quick and simplified deployment of funds and stable financing;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas, as a consequence of disinvestment in social services and benefits, the economic and financial crisis, job precarity and the deregulation of the labour market, the percentage of young people living in situations of poverty and social exclusion has increased; whereas, 18,3 % of young people in EU28 aged 20 to 34 are neither in employment, nor in education or training (NEETs);
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas in recent years the EU has launched a number of initiatives such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and the Youth Guarantee, in the framework of its Youth Strategy, with the objectives of creating more and equal opportunities for all young people in education and in the labour market and promoting young people´s inclusion, empowerment and active participation in society;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Urges the continuity of key programmes like Erasmus +, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs and the Youth Employment Initiative; argues that these programmes should be adapted to the differing situations of young people from the EU so that everyone has the same opportunities; draws attention to the specific situations of young people from the outermost regions, which often stop them from making use of these programmes; recognises the importance of Erasmus+ Programme for improving the education, youth employability and providing young people with skills and competences for life, exploring further cross-border career opportunities; calls for increased funding for this programme in the scope of the next MFF;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Highlights the importance of the Commission evaluation of the implementation of the Youth Strategy in Member States to allow for increased checks and monitoring on the ground; urges the Commission to establish objectives for the EU Youth Strategy that can be qualitatively and quantitatively assessed, taking into account the specificities of each Member State or region; Calls on the Commission to improve funding for programmes and actions preparing young people for the world of work;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Notes the findings of the interim evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy, highlighting that it has been successful in triggering concrete changes at the national and organisational levels, encouraged cross-sectoral cooperation, mutual learning and structured dialogue with young people, and gave an impulse to national youth agendas, strengthening or reorienting youth policy priorities in a number of Member States;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Calls on the Member States to actively promote the principles of inclusivity in youth work, with particular emphasis towards the work integration of young people with disabilities, making their participation a goal for the success of youth programmes; acknowledges the fact that current technological developments offer learners with disabilities new possibilities to acquire knowledge and skills in both a formal and non-formal way;
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