12 Amendments of Jan KOZŁOWSKI related to 2013/2176(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes the EU is faced with serious skills shortages and mismatches which are hindering economic growth; notes that in the EU there are over 1.85 million unfilled vacancies; is concerned that the latest results of The Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) conducted by OECD and supported by the Commission’s DG Education and Culture show that 20% of the EU working age population has low literacy and low numeracy skills and 25% of adults lack the skills to effectively make use of ICTs;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission ‘Opening up Education’ communication that aims to ensure that young people are equipped with the digital skills;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the opportunities afforded by the single market must be used to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders and, creating new business opportunities and jobs;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly believes that businesses can only create jobs if the right conditions exist, including access to a qualified workforce, availability of flexible contractual arrangements, and keeping administrative and regulatory burdens to a minimum; stresses the positive employment effects of shifting tax burden from labour to environmentally harmful activities;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the ‘think small first’ principle; recognises the benefits of e- commerce in providing new opportunities for SMEs to access the single market, reduce costs and compete globally;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recognises the benefits of e- commerce in providing new opportunities for SMEs to access the single market, reduce costs and compete globally;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the main barriers facing start-ups and affecting the development of high-growth SMEs are access to and cost of finance, burdensome regulation, indirect labour costs, access to export markets, average payment times and, skills shortages and high taxation;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the REFIT programme, to ensure that all legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are excessive burdens, inconsistencies or ineffective measures, particularly in the area of employment and social affairs;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment, especially among young people, by creating an environment that will encourage entrepreneurs to growset up and develop their businesses and create new jobs;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the EU to work with Member States and universities to coordinate and make full use of EU funding sources such as ESF, ERDF and Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ , in order to promote an entrepreneurial culture, particularly among young people, to develop and upgrade the qualifications and skills needed by the labour market and to support the creation of new businesses;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the EU and Member States to cooperate on introducing the entrepreneurship skills into the curricula on all stages of education;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Calls on the EU to work with Member States, schools and universities on the implementation of the open technology-based education;