10 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2015/2321(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to tackledraw the consequences of the current refugee crisis with a holistic strategy that gives priority to the social and economic integration of refugees ahich is placing the peoples of Europe as well as the incoming migrants in a situation of great social and economic precarity; suggests that this precarity should notably be combatted through assimilation policies hinging around basylum seekers, including through educic courses on the history of the country, language and nation andal culture;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in order to address the current humanitarian crisis, access to educational services and assistance for refugee children and youth is a precondition for their social inclusion, protection, long-term integration into the labour market and prevention of exploitation; underlines the need to ensure cultural and linguistic mediation as well as the learning of the host country’s language for refugees and asylum seekers, and to develop initiatives for the recognition of competences and qualifications, including through platformsnd notably the uprooting of children and young refugees, long-term solutions need to be implemented in the country of departure that centre on effective co-development policy, particularly in the fields of education and culture, between European nations and countries experiencing wholesale emigration;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the countries experiencing major emigration are being deprived of the human and economic resources essential to the development and stability of society as a whole; feels, therefore, that the humanitarian aid intended for these countries should encourage their populations to remain in their countries by fine-tuning their school systems and infrastructure so that children and young people there can become the managers and entrepreneurs of the future;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of guaranteeing access to education for children in emergency situations, including refugee children; welcom; notes the target of 4 % funding for education of the EU’s overall humanitarian aid budget for 2016, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to advocate at international level the doubling of funding for education in emergencies in view of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of culture, appreciation of national heritage, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, lifelong learning, and particularly basic skills such as reading, writing, history and mathematics, youth and sports policy in fostering the integration and social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and in contributing to building a more cohesive and inclusive society based on cultural diversityrespect for national cultural characteristics and the promotion of common values;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to promote initiatives to foster cooperation among public authorities, and NGOs and refugee communities in order to enhance mutual knowledge and understandingso as to ensure that refugees assimilate the language, culture and values of the host country;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the new calls for proposals dedicated to cultural and educational projects aimed at intercultural dialogue, cultural and social inclusion and integration under Creative Europe and Erasmus+;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses concern, however, at the statements made by Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, who recently announced a ‘restructuring’ of key actions by the Commission in the field of education, notably as concerns the financing of free languages courses for migrants;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that humanitarian actions should not impinge on the funding of key EU education programmes such as Erasmus+, which has, moreover, already been frozen for over a year now in Greece;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the Member States to establish ‘education corridors’ by promoting agreements with European universities andEncourages the EU, through its Member States, to negotiate with countries experiencing vast waves of emigration and countries bordering conflict zones to establish ‘education corridors’ in those areas to allow students from war zones to continue to study as close to home as possible, which would also avoid their being completely uprooted; emphasises the role that could be played, to that effect, by the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) toin hosting refugee students coming from conflict areas.;