570 Amendments of Damian DRĂGHICI
Amendment 109 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on 'A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends - the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027'26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for a stronger “youth” focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ Programme, one of the Union’s most visible success stories. In its resolution of 14 March 2018 on the next multiannual financial framework, the European Parliament called for the Programme’s budget to be tripled on order to maintain its success, achieve its goals including increased inclusiveness, as well as reduce its shortcomings and barriers to participation. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, and to reach more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work.
Amendment 123 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Programme is essential to promoting lifelong learning and this dimension should be encouraged by means of cross-sectoral cooperation as well as greater interaction among different forms of education. In this context, large-scale policy projects should be promoted and provided with sufficient funding and national agencies should have greater flexibility.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme is a key component of building a European Education Area and of the development of the key EU competences for lifelong learning. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29. _________________ 28 29COM(2016) 381 final. COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference]. [Reference].
Amendment 153 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including throughoffering more flexible learning mobility formats, and by fostering the participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learners of all ages. Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, should be promoted to reach more participants, in particular those with fewer opportunities and those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle. , and strengthening cooperation and dialogue with social partners, national and local authorities and civil society. To that end, an EU-wide strategy on fostering inclusiveness should be developed, including a specific methodology and specific measures to reach people with fewer opportunities and assist their participation in the Programme. Such a strategy should be further adjusted to national and local contexts and implemented by national agencies together with relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 171 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Non-discriminatory and barrier- free access to the Programme should be ensured for people with disabilities. To that end, adequate funding and enhanced structural support is necessary to increase the Programme outreach.
Amendment 172 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 c (new)
Recital 16 c (new)
(16c) With a view to enhancing outreach, inclusion and the quality of learning mobility, experienced non-profit mobility providers should benefit from a simplified application procedure, such as accreditation by complying with quality charters, in order to support the participation in the Programme of institutions and organisations with limited resources and capacities.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 d (new)
Recital 16 d (new)
(16d) The Programme should put greater emphasis on inclusive and high- quality early school education as a means of enhancing children’s long-term educational potential from early years and preventing social and economic inequalities. The mobility of early education and pre-school staff should be promoted with the aim of strengthening the educational mission of pre-schools and improving the teaching of children.
Amendment 174 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 e (new)
Recital 16 e (new)
(16e) Online tools and platforms connected with the Programme should be optimised and synchronised in order to create a single information point for all stakeholders and Programme beneficiaries.
Amendment 176 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 g (new)
Recital 16 g (new)
(16g) The Programme should provide structural support to key Union-level networks and European non- governmental organisations whose activities relate to and contribute to the Programme objectives.
Amendment 202 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 c (new)
Recital 20 c (new)
(20c) The Programme should support and encourage the mobility of teachers and educational staff at all levels as an important factor in fostering their ongoing learning, enhanced working practice and overall professional development. To this end, teachers and educational staff should benefit from the same financial support regardless of sending countries, flexible work arrangements as well as the possibility to incorporate periods abroad into their work programmes and regular workloads.
Amendment 215 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should offer young people more opportunities to discover Europe through learning experiences abroad. Eighteen year oldsYoung people, in particular those with fewer opportunities, should be given the chance to have a first-time, short- term individual or group travel experience travelling throughoutin Europe in the frame of an informal educational activity aimed at fostering their sense of belonging to the European Union and discovering its cultural diversity. Actions proposed within this framework should have a strong learning component enabling the validation of the competences and skills acquired during the mobility periods, and an inclusive character tailored to the needs of all participants. It should also integrate the European Capitals of Culture, the European Youth Capitals, the European Volunteering Capitals and European Green Capitals as a key component of the learning and traveling experience. The Pprogramme should identify bodies in charge of reaching out and selecting the participants and support activities to foster the learning dimension of the experience.
Amendment 225 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Programme should also enhance the learning of languages, in particular throughcluding on-site language courses and widened use of online tools, as e-learning offers additional advantages for language learning in terms of access and flexibility. The Erasmus Online Linguistic Support should be tailored to the specific needs of participants of the Programme and open to everybody.
Amendment 232 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Programme should support measures that enhance the cooperation between institutions and organisations active in education, training, youth and sport, recognising their fundamental role in equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills and competences needed in a changing world as well as to adequately fulfil the potential for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, in particular within the digital economy. To this end, effective cooperation between all relevant stakeholders at all levels of the Programme’s implementation should be ensured.
Amendment 247 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and automatic recognition of skills and, competences, qualifications, and diplomas as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of non-formal and informal learning, skills management and guidance. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross-European exchanges as well as the development of flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The Programme should put special emphasis on the validation and recognition of education and training periods abroad, including for secondary school education. In this regard, the budget allocation and concrete grants should be linked to quality assessment procedures, to a description of the learning outcomes, and to the full application of the Council Recommendation on European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships.
Amendment 274 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. This should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as referred to in Article [125(1)] of the Financial Regulation. Targeted financial support for people with fewer opportunities is of paramount importance to the Programme’s inclusiveness. Therefore, pre-financing options should be put in place.
Amendment 322 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'learning mobility' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or non-formal or informal learning;, including teaching or professional development activities. It may be accompanied by measures such as language support and training and/or be complemented by online learning and virtual cooperation. In some specific cases, it may take the form of learning through the use of information technology and communications tools; tools, but not to the exclusion of physical mobility.
Amendment 335 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) 'higher education student' means any person enrolled at a higher education institution, including at short-cycle, bachelor, master or doctoral level or equivalent. It also covers recent graduates who has graduated from such an institution within the previous three years;
Amendment 337 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘staff’ means any person who, on either a professional or a voluntary basis, is involved in education at all levels, training or non- formal learning, and may include professors, teachers, trainers, school leaders, youth workers, sport coaches, non- educational staff and other practitioners involved in promoting learning;
Amendment 345 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘adult education’ means any form of non-vocational education for adults after initial education, whether of a formal, non- formal or informal nature; The main objectives of adult education are the promotion of social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development and well-being, along with the transfer of knowledge, competences and skills;
Amendment 367 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘youth worker’ means a professional or a volunteer involved in non-formal learning who supports young people in their personal socio-educational and, professional and competences development;
Amendment 375 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘people with fewer opportunities’ means people facing obstacles that prevent them from having effective who need additional support due to their disadvantage compared to their peers because of various obstaccless to opportunities under the Programme for, for example disability, health problems, educational difficulties, cultural differences, economic, social, cultural, and geographical or health reasons, a migrant background or for reasons such as disability abstacles, including people from marginalised communities or at risk of facing discrimination based on any of the grounds educational difficulties;nshrined in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 384 #
2018/0191(COD)
(26a) ‘social inclusion’ means the process of enabling people with fewer opportunities to participate in the Programme or/and addressing issues of inclusion and diversity that ultimately benefit people with fewer opportunities;
Amendment 386 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) ‘cross-sector cooperation’ means cooperation between different sectors of the Programme (higher education, vocational education and training, school education, early school education, adult education, youth and sport), as well as between formal, non-formal and informal learning environments and different legal entities (institutions and organisations) within those sectors.
Amendment 390 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
(27b) ‘key competences’ means knowledge, skills and attitudes needed by all for personal fulfilment and development, employability, social inclusion and active citizenship as defined in Key Competences for lifelong learning - a European Reference Framework.
Amendment 391 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 c (new)
(27c) ‘mobility providers’ means non- profit organisations which offer support services to schools, universities or VET providers for the organisation of mobility projects.
Amendment 393 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the, reinforcing lifelong learning and promoting an innovation-driven approach to education and training as well as a European dimension in sport.;
Amendment 405 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) promote learning mobility of individuals, as well as cooperation, inclusion, equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training;
Amendment 413 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) promote lifelong learning by enhancing cooperation between formal, non -formal and informal learning environments and supporting flexible learning pathways.
Amendment 418 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. All actions of the Programme should contain a strong learning component that contributes to the fulfilment of the programme’s objectives.
Amendment 419 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. To support and facilitate mobility, the e-card should be available to all students participating in the Programme by 2021 and its potential for all learners should be further explored with the cooperation of relevant stakeholders to maximise its benefits;
Amendment 449 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) partnerships for building and strengthening the capacity of participating organisations;
Amendment 454 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) partnerships for innovation in education through large-scale actions such as adult education alliances.
Amendment 461 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) policy dialogue and, cooperation withand support for relevant key stakeholders, including Union- wide networks, European non- governmental organisations and international organisations in the field of education and training;
Amendment 467 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Jean Monnet action in other fields of education and training, including VET;
Amendment 488 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union tools and measures that foster the quality, transparency and recognition of competences and skills, in particular through Youthpass and the e- Card;
Amendment 503 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) not for profit sport events aiming at further developing the European dimension of sport, as well as promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 a (new)
Chapter 4 a (new)
CHAPTER V SOCIAL INCLUSION 1. The increased participation of people with fewer opportunities shall be a priority in order to ensure wide outreach, to foster inclusiveness and to contribute to achieving the Programme’s goals. In this context, a Union-wide strategy on enhancing the Programme’s inclusiveness shall be developed, setting common goals, indicating possible measures and guidelines to achieve them, outlining structural and financial support available, as well as monitoring and evaluation tools. The national agencies may further adjust this strategy to national and local contexts and shall implement it. The European Commission shall monitor the implementation of such a strategy. 2. The strategy referred to in paragraph 1 shall give particular attention to the following elements: (a) enhanced cooperation and dialogue with social partners, national and local authorities and civil society; (b) the optimisation of the potential of participating organisations by facilitating their participation in the Programme; (c) adapting the level of financial support for the mobility of individuals to meet the needs of people with fewer opportunities, in line with the living and subsistence costs of the host country or region; (d) collection of qualitative and quantitative data on the Programme’s inclusiveness; (e) cooperation with other Union instruments including the European Social Fund+ and support for other Union policies; (f) dissemination and awareness- raising of the Programme in the most user-friendly way to targeted groups; (g) support to contact points for beneficiaries and organisations working with them; (h) portability of social grants, and provision of pre-financing options and structural aid for the disabled; (i) preparation initiatives for the mobility experience. 3. Grants for mobility actions for people with fewer opportunities shall cover their total cost of participation in the Programme.
Amendment 533 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
(3) at least EUR 3 790 000 00015.40 % shall be allocated to school education actions referred to in point (c) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
Amendment 539 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 4
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 4
(4) at least EUR 1 190 000 0005.5 % shall be allocated to adult education actions referred to in point (d) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
Amendment 542 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
Amendment 550 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5 a (new)
(5a) the remaining 22.26 % may be used to finance other actions in the field of education and training, in particular centralised actions, which should maintain geographical balance and an inclusive character;
Amendment 604 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing the Programme, inter alia in the selection of participants and the award of grants, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure that efforts are made to promote social inclusion and improve outreach to people with fewer opportunities. Additional support shall be provided to allow barrier-free access to all activities for people with fewer opportunities to prepare them culturally, socially, and linguistically for their mobility experiences.
Amendment 609 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. To improve access to people with fewer opportunities and ensure the smooth implementation of the Programme, the Commission may adjust or may authorise the national agencies referred to in Article 23 to adjust, on the basis of objective criteria, the grants to support mobility actions of the Programme, for example by providing pre-financing.
Amendment 615 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of the Financial Regulation. In addition, the work programme shall give an indication of the amount allocated to each action and of the distribution of funds between the Member States and third countries associated to the Programme for the actions to be managed through the national agency. The work programme shall be adopted by the Commission by means of an implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 delegated act.
Amendment 618 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the startno later than 31 December 2024 in order to assess the effectiveness of the measures taken to achieve the Programme’s objectives and to evaluate the efficiency of the Programme, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. In this regard, particular focus should be given to the performance assessment of EU-funded actions and the realisation of the pProgramme implementation. It’s inclusiveness strategy. The interim evaluation shall also be accompanied by a final evaluation of the predecessor programme.
Amendment 623 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observationsubmit evaluation reports to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 625 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. National agencies referred to in Article 24, together with the European Commission, shall develop an EU- wide consistent strategy with regard to the effective outreach as well as dissemination and exploitation of results of activities supported under the actions they manage within the Programme, shall assist the Commission in its general task of disseminating information concerning the Programme, including information in respect ofincluding information regarding actions and activities managed at the national and Union level, and its results, and. National agencies shall inform relevant target groups about the actions and activities undertaken in their country, with a view to enhancing outreach across and cooperation with the wide spectrum of stakeholders, and to support a cross- sectoral approach in the Programme’s implementation.
Amendment 634 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All Programme documents for beneficiaries shall be available in all the official languages of the European Union in order to ensure equal opportunities.
Amendment 636 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to remove any legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at avoiding the taxation of grants, ensuring portability of rights among EU social systems and resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas.
Amendment 642 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The national agencies shall ensure the uniform and coherent application of the Programme’s guidelines in order to ensure high quality in terms of information, administrative procedures and project evaluation for all beneficiaries. The Commission is in charge of monitoring this provision.
Amendment 646 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The national agency shall ensure quality mobility experiences based on the principles laid down in the European Quality Charter for Mobility (2006/961/EC).
Amendment 647 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. The national agency shall regularly consult the beneficiaries of the Programme (individuals and organisations) with a view to improving the Programme’s implementation.
Amendment 652 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Regular meetings shall be organised with the network of national agencies in order to ensure coherent implementation of the Programme across all Member States and all third countries referred to in Article 17. The representatives of beneficiaries, including civil society and external experts, shall be invited to participate in these meetings as observers.
Amendment 658 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, being in charge of the implementation of centralised actions, shall also manage all stages of grant and project applications for actions of the Programme listed in Chapter II, III and IV of this Regulation submitted by Union- wide networks, European non- governmental organisations and international organisations.
Amendment 662 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. Actions eligible under the Programme which have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and which comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals, but which are not financed due to budgetary constraints, may beshould be provided with a Seal of Excellence to acknowledge their high quality. This might facilitate their application for funding from other sources and/or enable their selectedion for funding by the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds, without a new application process. In this case the co- financing rates and the eligibility rules based on this Regulation shall apply. These actions shall be implemented by the managing authority referred to in Article [65] of Regulation (EU)XX [CPR] in accordance with the rules set out in that Regulation and fund specific regulations, including rules on financial corrections.
Amendment 670 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Amendment 671 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. composed of relevant stakeholders, including external experts and representatives of beneficiaries, including civil society and social partners. The Committee shall meet in specific configurations to deal with sectoral issues at all levels of Programme implementation, including the preparation of the Annual Work Programme, its implementation and assessment.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 11 on Freedom of expression and information,
Amendment 103 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 February 2017 on the role of whistleblowers in the protection of EU’s financial interests,
Amendment 104 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
Amendment 106 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) At Union level, reports by whistleblowers are one upstream component of enforcement of Union law and policies: they feed national and Union enforcement systems with information leading to effective detection, investigation and prosecution of breaches of Union law.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In certain policy areas, breaches of Union law may cause serious harm to the public interest, in the sense of creating significant risks for the welfare of society. Where weaknesses of enforcement have been identified in those areas, and whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose breaches, it is necessary to enhance enforcement by ensuring effective protection of whistleblowers from retaliation and introducing safe and effective reporting channels.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Accordingly, common minimum standards ensuring effective whistleblower protection should apply in those acts and policy areas where i) there is a need to strengthen enforcement; ii) under-reporting by whistleblowers is a key factor affecting enforcement, and iii) breaches of Union law cause serious harm to the public interest.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Evidence-gathering, detecting and addressing environmental crimes and unlawful conduct against the protection of the environment remain a challenge and need to be reinforced as acknowledged in the Commission Communication "EU actions to improve environmental compliance and governance" of 18 January 201840. Whilst whistleblower protection rules exist at present only in one sectorial instrument on environmental protection41, the introduction of such protection appears necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Union environmental acquis, whose breaches can cause serious harm to the public interest with possible spill-over impacts across national borders. This is also relevant in cases where unsafe products can cause environmental harm. _________________ 40 COM(2018) 10 final. 41 Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 June 2013, on safety of offshore oil and gas operations (OJ L 178, p. 66).
Amendment 116 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The protection of privacy and personal data is another area where whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose breaches of Union law which can seriously harm the public interest. Similar considerations apply for breaches of the Directive on the security of network and information systems45, which introduces notification of incidents (including those that do not compromise personal data) and security requirements for entities providing essential services across many sectors (e.g. energy, health, transport, banking, etc.) and providers of key digital services (e.g. cloud computing services). Whistleblowers' reporting in this area is particularly valuable to prevent security incidents that would affect key economic and social activities and widely used digital services. It helps ensuring the continuity of services which are essential for the functioning of the internal market and the wellbeing of society. _________________ 45 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Persons who report information about threats or harm to the public interest obtained in the context of their work- related activities make use of their right to freedom of expression. The right to freedom of expression, enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’) and in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), encompasses the right to receive and impart information as well as media freedom and pluralism.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Persons need specific legal protection where they acquire the information they report through their work- related activities and therefore run the risk of work-related retaliation (for instance, for breaching the duty of confidentiality or loyalty). The underlying reason for providing them with protection is their position of economic vulnerability vis-à- vis the person on whom they de facto depend for work. When there is no such work-related power imbalance (for instance in the case of ordinary complainants or citizen bystanders) there is no need for protection against retaliation.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Effective enforcement of Union law requires that protection isprotection needs to be granted to the broadest possible range of categories of persons, who, irrespective of whether they are EU citizens or third- country nationals, by virtue of work-related activities (irrespective of the nature of these activities, whether they are paid or not), have privileged access to information about breaches that would be in the public’'s interest to report and who may suffer retaliation if they report them. Member States should ensure that the need for protection is determined by reference to all the relevant circumstances and not merely by reference to the nature of the relationship, so as to cover the whole range of persons connected in a broad sense to the organisation where the breach has occurred.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Protection should, firstly, apply to persons having the status of 'workers', within the meaning of Article 45 TFEU, as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union52, i.e. persons who, for a certain period of time, perform services for and under the direction of another person, in return of which they receive remuneration. Protection should thus also be granted to workers in non-standard employment relationships, including part- time workers, paid trainees and fixed-term contract workers, as well as persons with a contract of employment or employment relationship with a temporary agency, which are types of relationships where standard protections against unfair treatment are often difficult to apply. _________________ 52 Judgments of 3 July 1986, Lawrie-Blum, Case 66/85; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère, Case C-428/09; 9 July 2015, Balkaya, Case C-229/14; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten, Case C- 413/13; and 17 November 2016, Ruhrlandklinik, Case C-216/15.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Protection should also extend to further categories of natural or legal persons, who, whilst not being 'workers' within the meaning of Article 45 TFEU, can play a key role in exposing breaches of the law and may find themselves in a position of economic vulnerability in the context of their work-related activities. For instance, in areas such as product safety, suppliers are much closer to the source of possible unfair and illicit manufacturing, import or distribution practices of unsafe products; in the implementation of Union funds, consultants providing their services are in a privileged position to draw attention to breaches they witness. Such categories of persons, including self- employed persons providing services, freelance, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers, are typically subject to retaliation in the form of early termination or cancellation of contract of services, licence or permit, loss of business, loss of income, coercion, intimidation or harassment, blacklisting/business boycotting or damage to their reputation. Shareholders and persons in managerial bodies, may also suffer retaliation, for instance in financial terms or in the form of intimidation or harassment, blacklisting or damage to their reputation. Protection should also be granted to candidates for employment or for providing services to an organisation who acquired the information on breaches of law during the recruitment process or other pre-contractual negotiation stage, and may suffer retaliation for instance in the form of negative employment references or blacklisting/business boycotting.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Effective detection and prevention of serious harm to the public interest requires that the information reported which qualifies for protection covers not only unlawful activities but also abuse of law, namely acts or omissions which do not appear to be unlawful in formal terms but defeat the object or the purpose of the law.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Effective prevention of breaches of Union law requires that protection is also granted to persons who provide information about potential breaches, which have not yet materialised, but are likely to be committed. For the same reasons, protection is warranted also for persons who do not provide positive evidence but raise reasonable concerns or suspicions. At the same time, protection should not apply to the reporting of information which is already in the public domain or of unsubstantiated rumours and hearsay.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Whistleblowers are, in particular, important sources for investigative journalists. Providing effective protection to whistleblowers from retaliation increases the legal certainty of (potential) whistleblowers and thereby encourages and facilitates whistleblowing also to the media. In this respect, protection of whistleblowers as journalistic sources is crucial for safeguarding the ‘watchdog’ role of investigative journalism and fostering a culture of accountability and transparency in democratic societies.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) It is for the Member States to identify the authorities competent to receive and give appropriate follow up to the reports on breaches falling within the scope of this Directive. These may be regulatory or supervisory bodies in the areas concerned, law enforcement agencies, anti-corruption bodies and ombudsmen. The authorities designated as competent shall be independent and have the necessary capacities and powers to impartially and objectively assess the accuracy of the allegations made in the report and to address the breaches reported, including by launching an investigation, prosecution or action for recovery of funds, or other appropriate remedial action, in accordance with their mandate.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The most appropriate persons or departments within a private legal entity to be designated as competent to receive and follow up on reports depend on the structure of the entity, but, in any case, they shall be designated in close collaboration with the employees or employee representatives and their function should ensure absence of conflict of interest and independence. In smaller entities, this function could be a dual function held by a company officer well placed to report directly to the organisational head, such as a chief compliance or human resources officer, a legal or privacy officer, a chief financial officer, a chief audit executive or a member of the board.
Amendment 149 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In the context of internal reporting, the quality and transparency of information provided on the follow up procedure to the report is crucial to build trust in the effectiveness of the overall system of whistleblower protection and reduces the likelihood of further unnecessaryjustified reports or public disclosures. The reporting person should be informed within a reasonable timeframe about the action envisaged or taken as follow up to the report (for instance, closure based on lack of sufficient evidence or other grounds, launch of an internal enquiry and possibly its findings and/or measures taken to address the issue raised, referral to a competent authority for further investigation) as far as such information would not prejudice the enquiry or investigation or affect the rights of the concerned person. Such reasonable timeframe should not exceed in total three months. Where the appropriate follow -up is still being determined, the reporting person should be informed about this and about any further feedback he/she should expect.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Follow up and feedback should take place within a reasonable timeframe; this is warranted by the need to promptly address the problem that may be the subject of the report, as well as to avoid unnecessaryjustified public disclosures. Such timeframe should not exceed three months, but could be extended to six months, where necessary due to the specific circumstances of the case, in particular the nature and complexity of the subject of the report, which may require a lengthy investigation.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Dedicated staff members of the competent authorities, who are professionally trained on a regular basis, including on applicable data protection rules, would be necessary in order to receive and handle reports and to ensure communication with the reporting person, as well as following up on the report in a suitable manner.
Amendment 166 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) As a rule, reporting persons should first use the internal channels at their disposal and report to their employer. However, it may be the case that internal channels do not exist (in case of entities which are not under an obligation to establish such channels by virtue of this Directive or applicable national law) or that their use is not mandatory (which may be the case for persons who are not in an employment relationship), or that they were used but did not function properly (for instance the report was not dealt with diligently or within a reasonable timeframe, or no action was taken to address the breach of law despite the positive results of the enquiry).
Amendment 170 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) Reporting persons should be protected against any form of retaliation, whether direct or indirect, taken by their employer or customer/recipient of services and by persons working for or acting on behalf of the latter, including co-workers and managers in the same organisation or in other organisations with which the reporting person is in contact in the context of his/her work-related activities, where retaliation is recommended or tolerated by the concerned person. Protection should be provided against retaliatory measures taken vis-à-vis the reporting person him/herself but also those that may be taken vis-à-vis the legal entity he/she represents, such as denial of provision of services, blacklisting or business boycotting. Indirect retaliation also includes actions taken against relatives of the reporting person who are also in a work-related connection with the latter’s employer or customer/recipient of services and workers’ representatives or other persons and organisations who have provided support to the reporting person.
Amendment 179 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) Penalties are necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the rules on whistleblower protection. Penalties against those who take retaliatory or other adverse actions against reporting persons can discourage further such actions. Penalties against persons who make a report or disclosure demonstrated to be deliberately and knowingly false are necessary to deter further malicious reporting and preserve the credibility of the system. The proportionality of such penalties should ensure that they do not have a dissuasive effect on potential whistleblowers.
Amendment 183 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 84
Recital 84
(84) The objective of this Directive, namely to strengthen enforcement in certain policy areas and acts where breaches of Union law can cause serious harm to the public interest through effective whistleblower protection, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone or in an uncoordinated manner, but can rather be better achieved by Union action providing minimum standards of harmonisation on whistleblower protection. Moreover, only Union action can provide coherence and align the existing Union rules on whistleblower protection. Therefore, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this objective.
Amendment 185 #
2018/0106(COD)
1. With a view to protecting the public interest, safeguarding freedom of expression and enhancing the enforcement of Union law and policies in specific areas, this Directive lays down common minimum standards for the protection of persons reporting on the following unlawful activities or abuse of law:
Amendment 203 #
2018/0106(COD)
(12) ‘retaliation’ means any threatened or actual act or omission prompted by the internal or external reporting or a public disclosure which occurs in a work-related context and causes or may cause unjustified detriment to the reporting person;
Amendment 207 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that legal entities in the private and in the public sector establish internal channels and procedures for reporting and following up on reports, following consultations with social partners, if appropriate.
Amendment 219 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) channels for receiving the reports which are designed, set up and operated in a manner that ensures the confidentiality of the identity of the reporting person and prevents access to non-authorised staff memberpersons;
Amendment 220 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the designation, in close collaboration with employees or employee representatives, of a person or department competent for following up on the reports;
Amendment 228 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The person or department referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 may be the same person who is competent for receiving the reports. Additional persons may be designated, in close collaboration with employees or employee representatives, as “trusted persons” from whom reporting persons and those considering reporting may seek confidential advice.
Amendment 235 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) are independent and dispose over adequately qualified and trained staff and appropriate funding;
Amendment 244 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they are designed, set up and operated in a manner that ensures the completeness, integrity and confidentiality of the information and prevents access to non-authorised staff members of the competent authoritypersons;
Amendment 249 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities have staff members dedicated to handling reports. Dedicated staff members shall receive specific and regular training for the purposes of handling reports.
Amendment 250 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) providing any interested person with information on the procedures for reporting and on the protection to which he/she is entitled;
Amendment 252 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the manner in which the competent authority may require the reporting person, or the reporting person, may request to clarify the information reported or to provide additional information that is available to the reporting person;
Amendment 289 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) failure to renew or early termination of the temporary employment or voluntary work contract;
Amendment 294 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. In judicial proceedings relating to a detriment suffered by the reporting person, and subject to him or her providing reasonable grounds to believe that the detriment was in retaliation for having made the report or public disclosure, it shall be for the person who has taken the retaliatory measure to prove that the detriment was not a consequence of the report or public disclosure but was exclusively based on duly justified grounds.
Amendment 310 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties applicable to persons making knowingly and deliberately malicious or abusive reports or disclosures, including measures for compensating persons who have suffered damage from such malicious or abusive reports or disclosures.
Amendment 167 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015 on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination through education;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Recommendation on tracking graduates (COM (2017)249)1a _________________ 1a http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-13361-2017-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 17 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 30 November 2017 on Modernising school and higher education,
Amendment 18 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 October 2017 on New EU education strategy,
Amendment 51 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights places as its main priority the provision of quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas teaching quality is an important determinant of pupil and student outcomes, therefore strong support for excellence in teaching and educators is one of the priorities of EU cooperation in education and training;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the quality of the ECEC staff is a fundamental factor of the early childhood education and care services;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas gender inequality in education affects productivity, growth, development, employment as well as many socio-cultural fields;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas, despite the fact that women account for three fifths (57.6 %) of all graduates in higher education, the gender employment gap was 11.6 p.p. in 2015;1a _________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Gender_statistics
Amendment 56 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas pupils and students from disadvantaged groups are at increased risk of underachievement and their chances of accessing and completing higher education are reduced;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas, despite continuous progress in reducing the number of early leavers from education and training, their number remains higher for non-native people, young people in rural areas and younger men1a; _________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/educati on/files/monitor2017_en.pdf
Amendment 58 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. whereas, according to the PISA results, 20,6 % of European pupils face problems in the acquisition of basic skills such as reading, mathematics and science;1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/educa tion/files/pisa-2015-eu-policy-note_en.pdf
Amendment 78 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the attainment of the European Union’s economic and societal objectives as well as its competitiveness and sustained growth depend on quality education;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the crucial role of education in shaping the future of Europe both economically and socially, while providing for the needs of its citizens;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Emphasises that quality education is vital to equipping young people with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will help them to confront challenges and shape the world’s future;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that education is the key to continued social cohesion by combatting poverty, social exclusion and gender stereotypes;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Recognises the importance of education in developing cultural competences, encouraging cultural development and promoting civic attitudes;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Notes the role that education plays in developing lifelong learning attitudes which help people to adapt to the changing demands of the modern world;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Emphasises that achieving equal opportunities, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, is an important function of education;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that effective learning and teaching through modern technologies requires a competent level of digital skills, access to high-quality learning resources and training in adapting technology for pedagogical purposes;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recognises that in the increasingly globalised and digitalised world, innovative and relevant methods of learning, teaching and assessment are necessary;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes that delivering quality teaching and learning is a continuous process and should be given priority when modernising education;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Notes that contemporary education is not just the transfer of knowledge and learning, but also the ability to select information and put it into practice;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recognises that the benefits of attending ECEC are greatest for children from disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Sees schools as centres of critical and creative thinking that focus on helping young people to understand and use available information as well as develop their learning autonomy;
Amendment 194 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note ofStresses the positive impact of schoolcultural diversity and multilingualism in schools on pupils’ linguistic and cognitive development, as well as on the promotion of intercultureal awareness, and understanding and diversity;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Notes that in a digital society the school should remain a fundamental and attractive learning environment;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Encourages educational initiatives and extra-curricular activities outside the school to support the fulfilment of students' individual needs and interests and contribute to their development;
Amendment 203 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Is of the opinion that graduates of vocational education should be able to transition easily to higher and other types of education and training; notes, in this context, the importance of providing flexible paths between different types of education, and the advantages and growing attractiveness of the hybrid VET system which combines in equal measure strong school-based and work-based paths;
Amendment 220 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises, within the context of creating a European Educational Area, the importance of supporting, and building on, the potential of all European universities in order to stimulate networking, international cooperation and competition;
Amendment 241 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Emphasises the need to increase accessibility of lifelong learning at the academic level; stresses, in this context, the role of HEIs in the realization of a lifelong learning strategy, in the education of professionally active people, in the development of competences and in the formation of a learning culture for people of all ages and different backgrounds;
Amendment 242 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Welcomes the focus on inter- disciplinary study programmes and encourages the promotion, in tandem, of STEAM disciplines and human and social sciences; highlights the need to endorse the inclusion of women and other underrepresented groups in STEAM and relevant professions;
Amendment 243 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20 d. Emphasises that information management skills, critical thinking and the ability to apply acquired knowledge are principle goals of academic education;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20 f. Highlights the role of research based education and pedagogical research as a means of stimulating active learning, enhancing skills development, and improving teaching methodology;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 g (new)
Paragraph 20 g (new)
20 g. Underlines that learners should be encouraged to use self-assessment techniques to measure their learning progress;
Amendment 270 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that the involvement of teachers and school leaders in modernising education systems is vital for effective reforming processes and motivating educational staff to further improvements in school policy;
Amendment 271 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Acknowledges the crucial function of teachers as guides and mentors who teach how to evaluate information, adopt a supporting role in the face of challenges, and prepare learners for life in a knowledge society;
Amendment 272 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Emphasises the teacher’s key role in providing an inclusive learning environment that requires embracing a range of methods and approaches to meet diverse needs, thus enabling successful learning for all pupils;
Amendment 273 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Is of the opinion that a comprehensive school policy must contain effective support for teachers and school leaders in order to ensure efficient school functioning and promote development;
Amendment 274 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. Is of the opinion that enhanced cooperation between school teachers, researchers and academics is beneficial for all related parties and results in the improvement and updating of teaching content, learning practices, and pedagogy as well as fostering innovation,creativity and new skills;
Amendment 275 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Paragraph 23 f (new)
23 f. Welcomes the Commission’s initiatives through Erasmus+ to support higher education professionals in developing pedagogical and curriculum design skills by facilitating teacher mobility and international teacher training collaboration;
Amendment 276 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 g (new)
Paragraph 23 g (new)
23 g. Acknowledges the important role of educators in all forms of education in preparing current and future generations to face challenges of the modern world; encourages, in this regard, an enhanced collaboration among educators in formal, non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 285 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Member States to support the creation of a European Education Area and to strengthen cooperation in developing and implementing its objectives; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure the sharing of ideas and good practices with a view to achieving those goals;
Amendment 286 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to increase funding for improving the quality of education, inclusivity, and equity in teaching and learning;
Amendment 307 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Encourages the Member States, in collaboration with the Commission, to support educational institutions in modernising reform processes by assigning specialized contact points at national and/or regional level to provide relevant information, guidance and assistance;
Amendment 312 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to support efforts by educational institutions to make greaterxpects the Digital Education Action Plan to support the Member States and educational institutions in the increased and more effective use of state- of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment, while bearing in mind the need to ensurech is age and development-appropriate and which meets quality assurance standards;
Amendment 327 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Encourages the Member States to monitor the relevance of educational programmes by means of a regularly drafted development plan to ensure that education systems continue to address the changing needs and evolving social- economic situation of the country;
Amendment 328 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Stresses the role of the European Semester in promoting national reforms, namely by defining the education- related country specific recommendations;
Amendment 329 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29 c. Recommends enhancing links among education and various policies to foster and assess the efficiency and performance of educational reforms;
Amendment 330 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29 d. Emphasises the key role of parents as a part of the education triangle in supporting children’s learning; highlights the benefits of parental involvement in child education for increased pupil achievement, their well-being and school development;
Amendment 331 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)
Paragraph 29 e (new)
29 e. Appreciates the Commission’s activities in the field of modernisation of education systems, and in this context, calls on the Member States to be more involved in and committed to the implementation of proposed improvements;
Amendment 332 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29 f. Calls on the Commission to support cross-border initiatives in open learning online;
Amendment 333 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 g (new)
Paragraph 29 g (new)
29 g. Encourages the Member States to further develop and implement all- encompassing policies on inclusive education aimed at targeting specific needs and promoting the rights of the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 334 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 h (new)
Paragraph 29 h (new)
29 h. Encourages the development of synergies and collaborations between formal, non-formal and informal education as a means of building on the respective expertise, enriching learning experiences, developing new approaches, different perspectives, and pedagogies;
Amendment 335 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 i (new)
Paragraph 29 i (new)
29 i. Calls on the Member States to continue beyond 2018 with their efforts to further enhance the implementation of the 2012 Council recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 336 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 j (new)
Paragraph 29 j (new)
29 j. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the use of the EU Key Competences Framework in all educational settings and to enable its application to formal, non-formal, and informal learning, thus maximising its potential as a crucial tool for lifelong learning;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 k (new)
Paragraph 29 k (new)
29 k. Encourages stronger emphasis on creativity and lifelong learning at all levels of education through creative teaching, multidisciplinary courses, the establishment of inspiring classroom environments, as well as project – and problem- based education, among others;
Amendment 338 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 l (new)
Paragraph 29 l (new)
29 l. Supports the increased EU benchmark for participation in lifelong learning; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to propose best practices recommendations with a view to achieving this ambitious goal;
Amendment 339 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 m (new)
Paragraph 29 m (new)
29 m. Emphasises that the quality of education should be measured as the degree to which a learner has acquired not only knowledge and competences, but also the ability to pursue and develop lifelong learning and creative endeavours;
Amendment 341 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 o (new)
Paragraph 29 o (new)
29 o. Supports and encourages the implementation of action concerning the development of media literacy and critical thinking through education and training, as proposed in the Council conclusions of 30 May 2016; calls, in this context, on the Commission to coordinate policy developments at the EU level in the area of media literacy with a view to disseminating updated knowledge and best practices in this field;
Amendment 342 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 p (new)
Paragraph 29 p (new)
29 p. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation between schools, higher education establishments and the world of work both in the development of curricula and the creation of apprenticeships and internships;
Amendment 343 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 q (new)
Paragraph 29 q (new)
29 q. Calls on the Member States to develop career guidance that would facilitate the identification of pupils' and students’ abilities and predispositions, and strengthen the process of personalised teaching;
Amendment 344 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 r (new)
Paragraph 29 r (new)
29 r. Encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating the active inclusion of adults returning to the labour market;
Amendment 345 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 s (new)
Paragraph 29 s (new)
29 s. Calls on the Member States to develop intergenerational projects to facilitate understanding of the challenges elderly people face as well as providing opportunities for them to share their skills, knowledge and experience;
Amendment 346 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 t (new)
Paragraph 29 t (new)
29 t. Stresses the importance of citizenship education aimed at supporting young people to become active, informed and responsible citizens who are willing and able to take responsibility for themselves and for their communities;1a _________________ 1aCitizenship Education at school in Europe 2017, Eurydice Report, European Commission
Amendment 387 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Encourages the Member States to apply more initiatives in the form of tax reductions and subsidies for parents and guardians, especially those from socio- economically disadvantaged backgrounds to enable and encourage their use of ECEC services;
Amendment 391 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends the implementation of athe ‘whole school approach’ to increase social inclusion, accessibility and quality in education, as well as to address early school leaving, while also aiming to put learning outcomes, learners’ needs, well-being and involvement in school life at the core of all activity;
Amendment 422 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to develop strategies to support initiatives by schools and teachers to create a more inclusive learning environmentCalls on the Commission to addresses school bullying, cyberbullying and violence by developing, in cooperation with the direct beneficiaries, school prevention programmes and awareness raising campaigns;
Amendment 429 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Encourages the Commission to support the development among young Europeans of language skills in formal and non-formal educational settings by developing innovative multilingual pedagogies, sharing best multilingual pedagogical practices, and enhancing teachers’ language competences;
Amendment 430 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Calls on the Commission, together with the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education to develop innovative methods and educational tools to foster inclusion and support the attainment of individual pupils’ needs;
Amendment 431 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. Calls on the Member States and educational institutions to reinforce basic skills through project- and problem based learning which also contributes to promoting creativity and critical thinking;
Amendment 452 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls on the Member States to foster more inclusive mobility of students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff, as it contributes both to their personal and professional development as well as to the increased quality of learning, teaching, research and administration;
Amendment 454 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41 c. Supports, as a basis for increased cooperation among all European universities, the creation of a European network of universities, which contributes to the European Educational Area becoming a more innovative, vital, and appealing place for learning and research;
Amendment 455 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)
Paragraph 41 d (new)
41 d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the renewed EU agenda for higher education among HEIs, regional and local authorities, employers, with a view to addressing HEIs and students‘ needs and challenges, creating links with local and regional actors, and strengthening collaboration with the world of work;
Amendment 456 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 e (new)
Paragraph 41 e (new)
41 e. Encourages the HEIs to be more involved in local and regional development by engaging in cooperative community projects to foster lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation;
Amendment 457 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 f (new)
Paragraph 41 f (new)
41 f. Encourages the Commission to increase its efforts to narrow the research and innovation gap among the Member States and regions by proposing new initiatives within Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions as well as to support the combination of research and teaching activities for those beneficiaries of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions preparing for an academic career;
Amendment 458 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 g (new)
Paragraph 41 g (new)
41 g. Suggests that the EU STE(A)M coalition should encompass a wide range of disciplines to prepare students to live and work within the dynamically changing reality;
Amendment 469 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts toand Member States to support teachers in incorporating innovation and technology into teaching through improveing teachers’ digital skills and tos well as provideing them with ongoingrelevant resources and support throughe.g. developing online communities, open educational resources and courses for school professionals;
Amendment 476 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Calls on the Member States to reform, coordinate and invest in teacher education from the initial phase and throughout their professional development in order to equip teachers with solid, updated knowledge, skills and competences essential to a high standard of teaching and diversity of teaching methods;
Amendment 479 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 d (new)
Paragraph 44 d (new)
44 d. Encourages teachers and school leaders to promote and take a leading role in implementing innovation in the school environment and fostering its development;
Amendment 480 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 e (new)
Paragraph 44 e (new)
44 e. Encourages higher education institutions to prioritise, support and reward the improvement and updating of the pedagogical knowledge of higher education teachers and researchers, including educational possibilities offered by modern technology as a means of enhancing student achievement and teaching efficacy;
Amendment 481 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 f (new)
Paragraph 44 f (new)
44 f. Supports the development of new, innovative and ambitious teaching techniques and educational standards to better respond to the needs of students and higher education institutions, as well as to the challenges of a rapidly changing world;
Amendment 483 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 h (new)
Paragraph 44 h (new)
44 h. Places emphasis on intercultural learning as part of teacher education with a view to enhancing teachers’ intercultural competences which are required to work in increasingly diverse societies and to foster the internationalisation of schools;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that access to quality, free and independent information is a fundamental human right, that media pluralism is the pillar of democracfreedom and pluralism are an essential pillar of democracy, sustainable economic growth, social cohesion and cultural diversity and that the media’s independence from political and economic powersressure and influences must be guaranteed accordingly;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls EU’s commitment to safeguard freedom of expression and information across the EU and abroad and emphasises the need to optimise its efforts fostering and protecting media freedom, pluralism and integrity in candidate, neighbouring and third countries;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the formation of public opinion is based upon a social pact between citizens and media professionals aimed at influencing those in powerfostering a culture of public accountability and transparency for the purposes of general interest; notes with the gravest concern that the financing system for the press has collapsed, resulting infaces many challenges, resulting in a high concentration of media ownership and dominant media players using information to pursue political, social and commercial propaganda objectives, thereby dramatically lowering the quality, diversity, reliability and trustworthiness of information and giving rise to phenomena such as ‘fake news’;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to address the phenomena of fake news as an EU priority by developing a coherent and comprehensive counteracting strategy which takes into account possible legal actions and measures fostering high- quality and ethical journalism and strengthening media literacy among all EU citizens;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2209(INI)
3. Stresses that online media pluralism is under serious threat from the excessive concentration of corporate pmedia ownership; asks the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to overcome regulatory deficiencies in order to create legal clarity and consistency to ensure genuine diversity, findability and accessibility of media content and media freedom and prevent the abuse of their dominant position by web giants;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to continue to support the Media Pluralism Monitor tool and to encourage its further development for a comprehensive and accurate assessment of the risks to media pluralism in the EU; encourages the Commission, Member States and all relevant stakeholders to promptly address the highlighted risks by taking appropriate measures;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes with concern that access to media by minorities, local and regional communities, women and people with disabilities is at risk as highlighted by the 2016 Media Pluralism Monitor; underlines that an inclusive media is essential in an open, free and pluralistic media landscape and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage and support research, projects and policies that improve access to media and enhance opportunities for participation and expression for all citizens;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that a non- discriminatory, comprehensive and balanced media coverage is essential to a free, inclusive and well-informed society in Europe; highlights that national media, in particular public service media, have an important responsibility to adequately reflect the cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity and to inform citizens extensively about all topics that affect and are relevant to their everyday life, including EU policies and news;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote and encourage cross-border cooperation projects and co- productions between media actors in the EU in order to strengthen European media, highlight its diversity and promote intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fact that freedom of expression and information in Europe is being jeopardised by increasing intimidation of and acts of aggression against journalists, as proven by the recent murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia; calls on Member States to ensure that their legal frameworks and low-enforcement practices guarantee appropriate protection, assistance and support for journalists and other media actors, while paying special attention to the specific dangers faced by women journalists;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls its resolution of 24 October 2017 on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies; urges the Commission to present as soon as possible a legislative proposal that will guarantee a high level of protection for whistle-blowers in the EU;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that the rise of hate speech, abuse and threats in online spaces highlighted by the 2016 Eurobarometer survey on media pluralism and democracy, needs to be addressed in order to safeguard freedom of expression and diversity of opinions in online media; calls on the Commission to further assess online abuse and its effects and take appropriate measures to effectively prevent and counteract it;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that media professionals often work in precarious conditions with regard to their contracts, salaries and social guarantees, which compromises their ability to work appropriately and thus hampers media freedom; stresses the need to reinforce co-operation between journalists and trade unions; calls on Member States and media organisations to ensure just and fair working conditions for media professionals;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that a critical use of media content is essential to people’s understanding of current issues and to their contribution to public life; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to promote and support media literacy projects.opportunities and challenges of an increasingly complex and interconnected media environment and to their contribution to public life; underlines that this is particularly important as online media platforms and media services providers give citizens the opportunity to act like journalists themselves by reporting events and creating opinions, and they thus have an important responsibility to avoid the wide spreading of fake news and hate speech; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to ensure the protection of professional and reliable journalism in the digital environment, and to develop a comprehensive media literacy policy and to promote and support media literacy projects targeting citizens of all age groups and all media types; calls on the Commission to ensure relevant EU funding opportunities in this regard;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that a critical use of media content is essential to people’s understanding of current issues and to their contribution to public lifeopportunities and challenges of an increasingly complex and interconnected media environment and to their contribution to public life; underlines that this is particularly important as online media platforms and media services providers give citizens the opportunity to act like journalist themselves by reporting events, creating opinions and that they have an important responsibility to avoid the spreading fake news and hate speech; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to promote and support media literacy projects.develop a comprehensive media literacy policy and to promote and support media literacy projects targeting citizens of all age groups and all media types; calls on the Commission to ensure relevant EU funding opportunities in this regard;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages Member States to increase their efforts to strengthen media literacy among all citizens through formal, non-formal and informal education from a lifelong learning perspective, also by paying special attention to initial and ongoing teacher preparation and support and by encouraging dialogue and cooperation between education and training sector and all relevant stakeholders, including media professionals, civil society and youth organisations;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the need to support teachers and educational practitioners to integrate into their teaching information about EU rights and citizenship;stresses, in this context, the need to further promote and develop online platforms such as School Education Gateway, Teacher Academy, and Open Educational Europe in order that education professionals can access innovative multi- lingual teaching materials, including those adapted for students with special needs, which help them to inspire and motivate students in EU-learning;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines the role of mobility in the personal development of young people by enhancing learning and cultural exchange, thereby improving understanding of active citizenship and its practise;encourages the Member States to support EU programmes promoting mobility;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to enhance citizens’ political engagement in the democratic life of the EU; encourages the promotion of democratic participation by intensifying citizens’ dialogue, enhancing citizens’ understanding of the role of EU legislation in their daily lives, and underlining their right to vote in local and European elections; invites the Commission to exploit, in this regard, social media and digital tools with a special emphasis on increasing participation of young people and under-represented groups;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need to ensure that citizens with disabilities and vulnerable citizens can fully enjoy the rights and opportunities granted by EU citizenship; encourages all EU countries to implement an EU Disability Card in order to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities in the EU; stresses the need to improve the accessibility of EU websites for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the fact that the high youth unemployment rate and uncertain opportunities for the future remain a source of major concern for Europe's youth;recalls, in this context, the objectives set out in the Bratislava Declaration and Roadmap to « create a promising economic future for all, safeguard our way of life and provide better opportunities for youth »;calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to support young people by providing them with new opportunities in the field of education, training and employment;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses the role of traineeships and apprenticeships in helping students and graduates to acquire practical knowledge and professional experience;supports, in this context, the creation of a unique and centralised platform for cross-border traineeships and apprenticeships as suggested in public consultation;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of volunteering as an essential component of programmes which foster active citizenship; encourages the development of curricula encompassing educational content and civic involvement as well as the recognition of volunteering as a credit - bearing activity;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Underlines the importance of exchange and dissemination of best practices to foster knowledge of EU citizens' rights and their involvement in civic and political life across the EU;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Identifies the notion that EU citizenship contributes to creating a more cohesive European society, thereby fostering mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue, and transnational cooperation;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that education fosters respect and appreciation for art works and other cultural goods as symbols of cultural heritage and identity, and that it therefore plays an important role in preventing and discouraging looting and illicit trade of cultural goods; calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage and support educational and awareness-raising activities in this regard, including in non-formal and informal settings;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Underlines that the cross-border nature of most restitution claims requires a clear and coherent cross-border approach that can overcome existing difficulties and facilitate the achievement of just and fair solutions; calls on the Commission to envisage setting up an advisory body at Union level to assist Member States and other actors in their efforts to locate and identify looted art works and other cultural goods and expedite their restitution to the legitimate owners;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Underlines that looting of works of art and other cultural goods during armed conflicts and wars, as well as in times of peace, is a major common concern that needs to be addressed both in terms of prevention and restitution of looted cultural property in order to protect and ensure the integrity of the cultural heritage and identity of societies, communities, groups and individuals;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that systematic recourse to high-quality and independent provenance research is needed to identify looted art works, to facilitate their restitution to the legitimate owners, to achieve a more transparent and responsible art market, and to discourage looting, and should therefore be actively promoted and supported;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage and support special training programs for current and future experts in provenance research at Union and national level, including through cross-border projects;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the absence or laxity of rules in certain Member States concerning provenance research and due diligence hinders the settling of many restitution claims, is fostering looting and smuggling and that as a result of the lack of common standards, the applicable law often remains unclear for museums, art dealers, collectors, tourists and travellers; asks, therefore, the Commission to envisage harmonizing the rules on provenance research, and incorporating some basic principles of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects in a legislative act;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the growing public awareness with regard to art looted during World War II and to the importance of provenance research has led to the development of useful resources for establishing the ownership history of a work of art; urges the Commission to proceed to a thorough mapping of existing databases and to envisage the creation of a central database that takes account of the available information, is updated regularly and can be accessed by all relevant actors;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that on the basis of such this central databases, a common cataloguing system could be put in place which could use standardised object IDs; asks therefore the Commission to envisage introducing the object IDs as developed and promoted by ICOM and other organisations as the market standard within the entire internal market;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that to enable proper provenance research, the creation of a documentary record or transaction register is needed, encompassing information on owners’ names, dates of ownership and means of transference, i.e. inheritance, or sale through a dealer or auction, but also on locations where the work was kept, from the time of its creation by the artist until the present day; asks the Commission to support the drafting of common guidelines on such registers and to adopt appropriate measures in order to encourage Member States to introduce a general obligation for art market professionals to keep and make available such a transaction register.;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is of the opinion that a better future for everyone will require culture as a fourth pillar of sustainability, in the EU and beyond, given that culture is a driver for innovation and behavioural change through the creation of new lifestyles and sustainable development paradigms, and enables community-based or locally rooted approaches necessary for a local understanding of sustainable development;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Acknowledges that innovation and creativity are needed to ensure a more sustainable development of cities, regions and societies as a whole, and provide answers to the societal challenges our societies face today;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Notes that active cultural participation encourages environmentally responsible behaviours, improves physical and mental health and wellbeing and facilitates intercultural dialogue, respect for and social integration of minorities, improves school attendance and performance rates of young people, therefore contributing to and facilitating the achievement of many existing SDGs;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. Given the transversal and immensely valuable contribution of culture to individual and collective wellbeing as well as to sustainable urban, rural and regional development, calls for the inclusion of a self-standing SDG on access to culture and active cultural participation;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1 d. Recalls the specific role of culture in external relations and culture in development policies, in particular for conflict resolution and prevention, peace- making and empowerment of local populations; therefore considers that an ambitious and sound cultural strategy, including cultural diplomacy, is needed to achieve a new consensus on development;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1 e. Highlights the role that culture and creativity play in terms of innovation, creation of quality jobs, social cohesion and sustainable economy, including for example in terms of urban regeneration of cities and revitalisation of rural areas; therefore calls for better synergies between ESIF, EFSI and other EU programmes in order to fund culture- based projects and initiatives;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1 g. A coherent sustainable agenda requires the re-orientation of economic strategies and policies towards the creation of quality jobs, the promotion of circular economy, the reduction of social inequalities and the adoption of a European Pillar of Social Rights; therefore calls the Commission and Member States to tackle poverty in particular child poverty, invest in quality formal, informal and non-formal education and training, adopt a Skills Guarantee and a coherent and bold cultural strategy at all levels of government;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends thatEncourages Member States, in the context of education and lifelong learning for inclusion, ato continue the genuine revision of EU and Member States’ education and employment policies is necessaryn line with the New Skills Agenda; highlights that education and training and skills policies should not only be adjusted to labour market demands but should also promote personal and societal development in a holistic manner;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to enhance coordination and to enable and optimise synergies between ESIF, EFSI and other EUnion programmes in order to improve and modernise the quality of education and training systems in Member States; stresses that populations in rural areas and remote regions shall have equal access to equitable quality education, cultural and lifelong learning opportunities;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NoteRecalls that the Youth Guarantee scheme and Youth Employment Initiative have hitherto failedare key tools to address the persistent problem of high levels of youth unemployment; calls for their revisioncontinued improvement and for proper financial support in order to promote the creation of new high- quality jobs and decent social protection for young people.;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the role of education, both formal and informal, lifelong learning, sport, art and volunteering for learning about sustainability and fostering ecological citizenship, as part as a broader effort to equip young people with the relevant skills, competences and attitudes to become open and responsible citizens;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Embraces the opportunities offered by the diversity of learning settings, such as eco-schools, centres for development education, outdoors learning;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls for mainstreaming learning for sustainability and ecological citizenship across disciplines, in particular in entrepreneurship learning, including social entrepreneurship, and digital literacy and skills;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Recalls the power of quality education to empower vulnerable people, minorities, people with special needs and women and girls, in relation to SDG 4 and also SDG 5 on gender equality, and SDG 16 on promoting inclusive societies;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. In relation to SDG 3, calls for promoting further education for social cohesion, intercultural dialogue, individual and collective wellbeing, including to foster health literacy; highlights the particular opportunities offered by informal and non-formal learning in this field;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Reflecting the need to promote further synergies between innovation and creativity in science, calls for adding Arts education in STEM subjects, promoting STEAM education, particularly in respect of girls, in order to address societal challenges in reaching sustainability goals;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. Recalls the need to also support training of educators and trainers, encouraging peer-to-peer learning and exchange of best practices at EU and global level;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5 i. Calls for financial support in the field of research, including through existing EU programmes such as Horizon 2020, in order to explore further the links between arts, innovation, and science, as well as the contribution of education and culture to sustainability;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5 k. Welcomes the proposal for the creation of a multi-stakeholders group, affirms the need to ensure the diversity of stakeholders actively involved in the group, including civil society, NGOs, grass roots organisations, youth workers, educators and cultural institutions;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Paragraph 5 l (new)
5 l. Underlines the need to provide proper support to local and people-to- people initiatives, as sustainable development must also be implemented at local level;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most problematicvulnerable groups in the context of youth unemployment, poverty and social exclusion; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that education is not only a key factor in enhancing employability, but also in combatfostering social exinclusion and therefore believes thatcohesion, active citizenship and therefore believes that equal access to quality education and adequate investingment in skills and competences isare crucial to tackling the high unemployment rate, especially among and social exclusion, especially among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups (Roma people, NEETs); recalls that a genuine estimation of future skills needs is paramount in this respect;
Amendment 205 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to strive for a more inclusive, flexible and individual approach to career development andlearner- centred approach to lifelong education and training process across one’'s personal development and career path, and recognises the role that both public andprimarily public, but also private, parties can play in providing this, while recognising that guidance and counselling which address individual needs and focus on the evaluation and expansion of individual skills must be a core element of education and skills policies from an early stage;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks for concrete measures to be put in place in order to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people the possibility of putting their knowledge and talents into practice and have a set of social and economic rights and access to social protection;
Amendment 243 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, social partners, and education and training, providers and civil society organisations must be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing, implementing and evaluating vocational qualification programmes, which provide an effective transition from formal education to work-based learning;
Amendment 306 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’'s proposal to urge Member States to draw up comprehensive national strategies for digital skills; points out however that in order for these strategies to be effective, there is a need for stronginnovative pedagogical leadershipapproaches from teachers at all levels of education based on solid knowledge about age- and development- appropriate media pedagogy; stresses the need for adequate initial and continuous teacher training in this regard;
Amendment 328 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning, including social entrepreneurship, at all levels of education, since instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of developing creativity, teamwork and leadership skills and also of combating youth unemployment;
Amendment 411 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to invest and support the initial and continuous professional development of teachers of all educational sectors and to establish lifelong career guidance services;
Amendment 420 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to make VET education and training more visible and to enhance its quality and attractiveness; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to set further targets to encourage work- based learning in VET programmes;
Amendment 433 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to focus on digital skills, in particular the digital transformation of the economy and society and re- shaping the way people live, interact, work and do business, and takes note of the Commission’'s intention to focus on the positive aspects of this transformation via the EU e-skills strategy;
Amendment 444 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for entrepreneurship education, including social entrepreneurship, to be part of the curriculum in the Member States in order to develop an individual entrepreneurial mind-set in citizens;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the EU Cohesion Policy’'s main financial instruments; underlines the importance of equal access to education and trainingat, in this framework, the European Social Fund (ESF) is the sole Structural Fund with the most direct impact on the daily life of citizens as it promotes employment, social inclusion and better education for all; welcomes in this regard its reinforced role in 2014-2020, in particular in fostering innovative solutions to social, employment and education challenges; underlines the importance of equal access to quality formal and non-formal education, training and lifelong learning opportunities in delivering genuine convergence and reducing disparities and socioeconomic inequalities among European regionsMember States, regions and territories in the EU;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that economic, social and territorial cohesion must continue to be at the core of the EU's efforts towards a more prosperous, balanced and solidary Union; welcomes in this regard the increased flexibility and results orientation of the EU's Cohesion Policy for 2014-2020, with a view to maximise and optimise its contribution to the achievement of Europe 2020 strategy headline targets for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that, according to 2015 Education and Training Monitor's findings, there is an urgent need to improve inclusiveness, quality and relevance of education in the EU in order to ensure sustainable growth, boost productivity, address structural and long- term unemployment, promote fair mobility and foster social inclusion; calls in this regard on Member States to promote and support projects targeting education systems, teachers and trainers, learners of all ages, in particular those from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, by making efficient use of the resources available under the ESIFs, especially the ESF, in conjunction with other EU tools such as Erasmus+ and European Territorial Cooperation programmes;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the overall level of the MFF 2014-2020 is lower compared with the MFF 2007-2013; stresses that in a period of austerity policies and extreme fiscal adjustments, pressure on Member States’' budgets increases; highlights the fact that such pressure has led to a decrease, extreme in some Member States, in public financing for education and has generated high and persistent unemployment, especially among young people;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Member States to use the ESIFs to their full potential by enhancing the added value and result- orientation of their projects and by providing sufficient and adequate information to potential beneficiaries, including those from education, culture and sport sectors;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Encourages the Member States to make best use of the enhanced flexibility under the current cohesion policy in order to better respond to local and regional needs and specificities, also in the fields of education, culture and sport;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Highlights the importance of a wider holistic approach to culture that takes into account its significant contribution to education and training, innovative social and economic development and social inclusion; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase awareness of culture's potential to foster smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to encourage cultural projects in this regard, including cross-border projects that can contribute to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the current migration crisis poscreates many challenges for the educational and training systems of the host Member States; calls on the EU institutions to provide, viaMember States to make fully use of the opportunities provided by the ESIFs and other Union programmes, adequate funding to host countriFunds and programmes in order to substantially support the integration of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers into education and training systems, labour market and society;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to enhance coordination and to enable and optimise synergies between ESIFs and other Union Funds and programmes in order to achieve greater impact and efficiency.;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), which specifies the purposes of the EU sport policy,
Amendment 2 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Report of the EU Expert Group on Good Governance on "the Principles for Good Governance of Sport in the EU of October 2013",
Amendment 3 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the Report of the High Level group on Grassroots Sport on "Grassroots Sport - Shaping Europe" of June 2016,
Amendment 4 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
– having regard to the Report of the High Level group on Sport Diplomacy of June 2016,
Amendment 5 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
– having regard the Erasmus+ programme, which aims to tackle cross- border threats to the integrity of sport, promote and support good governance in sport, dual careers of sportspeople and voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion and equal opportunities,
Amendment 17 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sport plays a prominent role in the life of millions of EU citizens, with significant impact on the EU's economy and society;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sport represents a significant and fast-growing sector of the EU economy and makes a valuable contribution to growth, jobs and society; whereas sport-related employment has been estimated at equivalent to 3.51% of total EU employment, and the share of sport-related gross value added at 294 billion euro (2.98% of total EU gross value added);
Amendment 25 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas sport is not only a growing economic reality, but as well as a social phenomenon which makes an important contribution to the European Union's strategic objectives and social values such as tolerance, solidarity, prosperity, peace, respect for human rights and understanding among nations and cultures;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas sport also contributes to integration of people and transcends race, religion and ethnicity;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas amateur and professional sport, both affect citizens directly and contribute equally to the societal role of sport;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas recent corruption scandals in sport and within sports organisations have tarnished the image of sport raising voices and questions about the urgent need of an in-depth, genuine reform of the sport governing bodies and organisations;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas doping remains a threat to sport integrity andby violating sports' ethical values and principles such as fair play and by imposing serious risk to athletes’' health causing serious permanent damages;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas acts of violence and, hooliganism, discrimination may occur inand racism are not a new phenomenon and occur in both amateur and professional sport;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas promoting sport for people with intellectual or physical disabilities should be a key priority at European, national and local level;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas women's participation and visibility in sport and sport competitions needs to be improved;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas athletes, who are oftenin particular minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commodities;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas grassroots sport offers opportunities to tackle discrimination, to foster social inclusion, cohesion and integration and to make a strong contribution to the development of transversal skills;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas, overall, physical activity is stagnating despite the hard evidences that physical activity improves personal health and well-being of people, as a result of which Member States make significant savings in terms of public expenditure on health and despite a growing trend for recreational sports, such as jogging, which are practised outside any organised structure;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the further education and vocational training alongside physical training of athletes is crucial to prepare them for a career outside sport; and uncertain future at the end of their sporting career;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas volunteering is a fundamental condition for accessible, low- cost sports activities and events, especially at grassroots level and important means of non-formal education and youth employment;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas sport can contribute to fulfilling the objectives of Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is concerned with the current challenges which have emerged in the sports industry, such as exploitation of young players, doping, racism, violence, corruption and money laundering among others;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Reiterates that recent corruption scandals at European and International level have once again flagged the urgent need for in-depth genuine reform of the structures and practices of sport governing bodies, with a view to further improve their governance and fight corruption from within the organisations;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Repeats that fighting corruption in sport requires transnational efforts and cooperation among all stakeholders, including public authorities, law enforcement agencies, the sports industry, athletes and supporters;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that developing a culture of transparency must be complemented by a better separation of powers within the sport governing bodies, better division between commercial and charitable activities and better internal self-regulatory procedure to advance, detect, investigate and sanction sport crimes and illegal activities within the sport organisations;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the role of the European Commission and the Member States to step up and prioritise work and actions on good governance within the next EU Work Plan for sport; Recalls that good governance must be a condition for the autonomy of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency, accountability and democracy;
Amendment 153 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on sports organisations to ensure that bidding to host major events abides by good governance standards and fundamental human rights and labour rights, and guarantees a sustainable legacy and principles of democracy in particular in the context of the awarding procedures in order to ensure positive social, economic and environmental impact on local communities, whilst respecting the diversity, values and traditions of all participants;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that countries bidding for or hosting sport events need to implement socially, environmentally and economic responsible planning, organisation, implementation, participation and a follow up of those events; Calls on the sports organisations and countries hosting the events to avoid undesired changes in the living environment of local residents, including the displacement of local populations;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Invites the European Commission and the Member States to look into the possibility of cross-border bidding and hosting of major sport events among EU Member States, so that European countries can share costs and responsibilities for those events, whilst at the same time promote European solidarity in the field of sports;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the initiatives taken by sports organisations to improve governance standards in sport and further urges sport organisations and governing bodies to implement and enforce strict ethical standards and a code of conduct for its management and executive committees and for its members associations;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, concrete proposals to enhance their governance; Stresses that an independent oversight and monitoring of the sport governing bodies and of their members associations in respect to decision making process and the origin and diligent use of their financing is essential to improve good governance in sport;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the Member States who have not done so to sign and ratifyto find a solution to the current impasse in relation to the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with a view to its full implementation and ratification;
Amendment 195 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports and encourages education and information programmes and preventive measures on the threat of match-fixing and doping at all levels of sport, both amateur and professional; Calls on the European Commission and Member States to propose concrete measures in the next EU work Plan for the organization of youth-friendly targeted educational campaigns to inform people adequately and improve understanding of those problems at as early age as possible;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 210 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADA and the Council of EuropeNotes the importance of the World Anti-Doping Agency for monitoring and coordinating anti-doping policies and rules all over the world; Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADA and the Council of Europe, to reinforce the legal and political commitments of the World Anti- Doping Code (WADAC) and to strengthen EU's role in the future functioning and financing of the agency in order to prevent and fight doping more effectively;
Amendment 213 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Is of the Opinion that the EU should be a major actor in shaping and promoting European anti-doping policy worldwide; Calls on the Commission to establish an international anti-doping platform, together with other intentional stakeholders such as WADA, the Council of Europe and countries from all around the world, to exchange information and best practices on the health and prevention policies in the fight against doping;
Amendment 216 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Is of the opinion that doping is also a growing problem in the recreational sport sector, where education and information campaigns and experienced and professional instructors and trainers are needed to help influence a healthy behaviour relating to doping;
Amendment 225 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the threat of health epidemics, hooliganism and terrorism requires new efforts to ensure operational safety and security at sports events; Encourages the Commission to adopt recommendations for the creation of minimum safety standards for sport events to respond to the new challenges in the sport industry and to ensure that players and supporters are as safe as possible; Calls on the Member States to sign and ratify without delay the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events;
Amendment 230 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that sports needs to deal effectively with racism and discrimination in order to remain a powerful tool of social inclusion and integration; Condemns strongly all forms of discrimination, racism and sexism in sport and u; Underlines the need to prevent such behaviour and to implement various monitoring mechanisms to improve the recording of such incidents and help combat inequalities, social barriers, stereotypes and prejudice;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes investment in sportand finance in sport and sport organisations provided that it is sustainable, transparent, subject to strict controls and not detrimental to the integrity of competitions and athletes;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the annual EU Sport Forum promoting dialogue with stakeholders from international and European sport federations, the Olympic movement, European and national sport umbrella organisations and other sport- related organisations; Points out that the dialogue structure with stakeholders, functions of the forum and follow up of the discussion needs to be further improved;
Amendment 278 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Believes that an integrated approach to equality between women and men in sports can help avoid stereotypes and create a positive social environment for all; Welcomes initiatives seeking to reduce the gender-based remuneration gap and awards disparities between women and men in sport;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes initiatives which encourage gender equality in decision- making roles in sport; Calls on the sport organisations to pay particular attention to the gender dimension in sport and to commit and improve the gender balance and representation of women in the boards and executive committees of all organisations, which is still at a very low level;
Amendment 283 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that the economic significance of sport has to be seen in a wider cross-border context and for that comparable data is needed; Acknowledges the importance of sport satellite accounts (SSAs) in Member States, measuring the economic impact of sport in the national context; calls on the Commission to develop a European sport satellite account which should provide more reliable and comparable data and broader assessment of the economic importance of sport by involving more actively policy-makers, experts and sport stakeholders;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in the EU sport policies; Invites the Commission to improve the working structures and composition of the existing Expert Groups as regards as NGOs, sport representativeness and experts willing to contribute to development of EU sport policy, are concerned;
Amendment 288 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that sport buildsinvesting in sport will help us build united and inclusive societies, move barriers and enable people to respect each other by building bridges across cultures and ethnic and social divides;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises the role of sport in social inclusion and integratingon of refugees, migrants and asylum- seekers and minority groups; Welcomes the first ever Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and calls for similar initiatives to take place at national and European level so that refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers athletes will have the possibility to compete at sport competitions;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. RUnderlines the importance of education through sport and the potential of sport to help get socially vulnerable youngsters back on track; Calls on the Member States, national associations, leagues and clubs to recognises the importance of grassroots sport in preventing and fighting radicalisation and develop and support initiatives in this respect;
Amendment 306 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports effective dual career systems and access to further education and vocational training for athletes; Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate athletes' cross-border mobility, harmonise recognition of sport and education qualifications, including the recognition of non-formal and informal education acquired through sports;
Amendment 308 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Member States in collaboration with educational institutions to promote cross-border exchange of athletes and provide access to athletic scholarships supported by the necessary facilities resources and academic flexibility for athletes, so that professional sportspeople can simultaneously obtain a university education and compete in sport competitions;
Amendment 321 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses that the lack of physical activity is identified by WHO as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality having considerable direct and indirect social and economic impact and costs for Member States; Is concerned that despite the considerable costs and significant impact on general health, physical activity levels are falling across some Member States;
Amendment 323 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Encourages Member States and the Commission to make physical activity a political priority in the next EU Work Plan on Sport, especially for young people and vulnerable communities from socially deprived areas where physical participation is low;
Amendment 325 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Reiterates that physical education at school is a an essential entry point for children to learn life skills, attitudes, values, knowledge and understanding to help them develop patterns for lifelong physical activity participation and health life style behaviours;
Amendment 329 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that promotion of physical education and participation in sport in schools at a very young age and universities, as well as by older people, is vital; Calls on the Member States to ensure that sport is a subject in the curriculum of schools at all levels of education;
Amendment 338 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that participation of people in sports and physical activities is lower amongst the lower socio-economic groups and people living in socially deprived areas; Highlights that sport should be better promoted among socially excluded groups in the EU;
Amendment 341 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on Member States to ensure full and equal access to public sports facilities, equipment and apparatus, including investment in their maintenance and foster the establishment of new sports clubs particularly in rural and disadvantaged urban areas;
Amendment 342 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31c. Encourages Member States to involve sports associations and non- governmental organisations in the urban planning and construction of sport facilities, so that the special needs of the public and in particular of vulnerable groups such as disabled people are taken into account;
Amendment 351 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Member States and sport organisation to promote equal opportunities and gender equality in sport by encouraging young women to participate in sports and physical activities and enabling female athletes to reconcile their family and professional sports life;
Amendment 374 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that funding is an important EU policy toll used to improve key fields of EU activity in sport; Calls on the Commission to allocate more funds to sport and to better mainstream the funds under ERASMUS+, with a focus on grassroots sport and education, to enhance its visibility and to improve the mainstreaming of sport into other funding programmes; Urges the Commission to provide sustainable financial support through the Erasmus+ to implement dual career policies for athletes in the Member States, to promote and support dual career exchange of athletes and foster further research in this area;
Amendment 378 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports measures promoting the mobility of volunteers in sport; Recognises the important role of volunteers in sport, who contribute to both social and economic value of sport, particularly at grassroots level; Encourages Member States to recognise the work of volunteers in the next EU Work plan for sport by supporting measures to promote the mobility and skills development of volunteers in sport and exchange of best practices in volunteering; Calls on the Commission to allocate in Erasmus +, and in particular the chapter on grassroots sports, a special budget line or a pilot project to promote and help the work of volunteers at grassroots level;
Amendment 389 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Asks the Commission to issue guidelines on the application of anti-trust and state aid rules in sport taking into account the social, cultural and educational goals of sport;
Amendment 400 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Maintains that the selling of TV rights on a centralised, exclusive and territorial basis with equitable sharing of the revenue is essential for the sustainable funding of sport at all levels and to ensure a level playing field; Emphasises that sporting events which are regarded as being of major importance for society should be accessible to the widest possible range of people and should not be broadcasted on an exclusive basis;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that youth unemployment is a perpetual challenge for Europe; notes that the employment situation varies significantly across the EU; points therefore to the need for labour market reforms that would adapt education to market demands and tackle inequalities in education in line with the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy; expresses, in this context, its further support for the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that investments in education and culture reinforce employability and contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth and job creation in the EU; underlines the need for structural reforms of the education and training systems in the Member States in order to equip learners of all ages with competences, skills and knowledge they need to live and work in increasingly demanding and changing realities and the need to foster better interaction between the EU and the Member States and to facilitate the exchange of best practices among the Member States;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that Erasmus+ contributes to mobility and cultural exchange across the EU; calls for better promotion and use of the European tools for transparency, mobility and recognition of skills and qualifications with a view to facilitating mobility as regards learning and working, while paying special attention to young people coming from disadvantaged backgrounds;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the occasion of International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU recognition of the memorial day of the Roma genocide during World War II 14, 14. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0095.
Amendment 150 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas it is necessary to have adequate tools in place to protect EU citizens and residents and to respond properly to such violations within the framework of the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 373 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the fact that the principles of equal treatment, non- discrimination and equal opportunities should always be ensured when designing and implementing social inclusion and integration policy and measures;
Amendment 523 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Highlights that many minority groups continue to face discrimination in employment, housing, education, health, access to goods, services and information in Member States;
Amendment 739 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 889 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Notes that people belonging to the Roma minority are disproportionately subjected to forced evictions in many Member States, impeding their freedom of movement; calls on the Member States not to plan resettlement policies based on ethnicity;
Amendment 898 #
2016/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls on the Commission to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission at an EU level, and calls on Member States to set up National Truth and Reconciliation Commissions at a national level to acknowledge the persecution, exclusion and disownment of the Roma throughout the centuries, to document this in an official white paper and to make their history become part of the curriculum in schools; calls on Member States to mark 2 August as Roma Holocaust Memorial Day;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that ensuring access to an affordable, accessible, open and inclusive internet for all, including vulnerable people such as minors, women and girls facing multiple discrimination, people with disabilities and elderly people, is the pre-requisite for e-democracy, along with removing physical, geographical, and social barriers to online participation; stresses that ensuring the use of the internet is fair and safe, through protection of freedom of expression, protection of personal data and the right to privacy, safety of minors and protection of the principle of net neutrality, is another pre-requisite of e-democracy;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that ICT tools can increase the transparency of institutions at all levels and can in particular make EU legislative and policy-making processes more digitised, consultative, inclusive, trusted accountable, and fair, therefore strengthening trust of citizens;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that digital education and literacy should not be limited to learning about tools and technologies, but should aim at equipping individuals with the critical thinking skills and digital curiosity necessary to exercise judgement, analyse complex realities, recognise the difference between opinions and facts, and resist all forms of indoctrination and hate speech, becoming therefore not only users of technologies, but responsible and active citizens in connected societies;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training and support for teachers and educators, including supporting peer learning and exchange of best practices, in formal, non-formal and informal settings, so that educators feel digitally confident and able to prepare and provide the next generation of learners with the transferable skills and creative thinking techniques necessary to adapt in a fast changing world;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it crucial that the EU should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentralised sources of independent information and innovative models of learning, and to stimulate citizens’ active participation and political engagement through participatory and direct democracy mechanisms able to reinforce and complement, where possible, representative democracy and to improve the quality of public debates;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses concern at the use of social media and online platforms for criminal hate speech and incitement to violence, and encourages Member States to adapt and update legislation to address ongoing developments, and fully implement and enforce existing legislation on hate speech, both offline and online; argues that a greater collaboration is needed with online platforms, leading internet and media companies in this respect;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the support of civil society projects in the framework of the European programme "Europe for Citizens" in order to encourage citizens to engage in activities directly linked to EU policies, provide opportunities, education and training for direct participation in the policy making process, encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and foster European citizenship;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement specific pilot projects, as provided for in the Digital Agenda, tocontinue its support for initiatives aiming at promoteing and reinforcestrengthening responsible and active European citizenship schemes, democracy being a social experience which needs to be experienced and learned about. through relevant EU funds and programmes, notably Erasmus+, the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and Creative Europe, as well as through the development and implementation of specific pilot projects, in line with the Digital Agenda as provided for in the Digital Agenda;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to invest in research aimed at creating new technological innovations for the political participation of people with disabilities;
Amendment 8 #
2016/0186(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 81 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA),
Amendment 9 #
2016/0186(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council5 aims to safeguard and promote the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share while increasing citizens' sense of belonging to a common cultural area and encouraging mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue. That Decision also aims to foster the contribution of culture to the long-term development of cities in accordance with their respective strategies and priorities. _________________ 5 Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (OJ L 132, 3.5. 2014, p. 1)smart, sustainable and inclusive development of cities and their surrounding areas in accordance with their respective long-term strategies and priorities.
Amendment 18 #
2016/0186(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union action should also be open, subject to some conditions, to cities from European Free Trade Association countries which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘'EFTA/EEA countries’') with the view to reinforcing the cultural links between those countries and the European Union in line with Article 167(3) TFEU and Article 81 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0186(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Decision No 445/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Cities in EFTA/EEA countries and in, candidate countries and potential candidates which participate in the Creative Europe Programme or in the subsequent Union programmes supporting culture at the date of publication of the call for submission of applications referred to in Article 10(2) may apply for the title for one year in the framework of an open competition organised every third year in accordance with the calendar.
Amendment 3 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning,
Amendment 5 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2016 on Learning EU at school,
Amendment 12 #
2015/2351(INI)
A. whereas young people should be helpempowered to tackle the challenges they face through a more coordinated and targeted use ofrelevant, effective and better coordinated youth policy that targets all young people and all relevant fields of action and resources at national and EU level;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a need to reinforce the mainstreaming of youth policy and cross sectorial cooperation within the EU in order to guarantee that policy makingas well as the participation of young people and youth organizations in all stages of policy making in order to guarantee that their grassroots experience, concerns and priorities are takesn into account young people’s situations and needsand their input really shapes EU youth policy;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is important to ensure that all young people have access to quality education and receive the best possible training as today’'s European youth is facing high unemployment rates, increased risk of poverty and social exclusion, and in particular young people with poor qualifications are more likely to be unemployednd those with special needs, from lower socio-economic backgrounds, ethnic minorities, refugees, migrants and asylum seekers are more likely to be unemployed, marginalised and become NEET (neither in employment nor in education or training);
Amendment 39 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas education can help in tackling the radicalisation of young people and in addressing youth unemployment, social exclusion and marginalisation, and an intercultural and interreligious approach is crucial to integrating young people into education and social life;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening to young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, about their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of; highlights in this regard the need to increase and improve the outreach, visibility and quality of the process, giving special attention to the involvement of vulnerable and marginalised groups, in order to develop, implement and evaluate youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to provide effective training in the national language, according to the principles of multilingualism and non-discrimination and based on national legislation and European principles, and to maintainincrease support for educational institutions that teach in the mother tongue of national or language minorities;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels and in all forms of education and training and the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship in the social, cultural and creative field in order to create jobs and boost the social development and cohesion of communities;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need of equipping young people with solid knowledge and understanding of the EU, including through learning about EU fundamental values, EU governance and decision- making processes, thereby enabling them to engage in a critical reflection on the EU and become responsible and active European citizens; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to increase their efforts to promote an EU dimension in education with the aim of preparing learners to live and work in an increasingly complex and integrated Union that they can and are expected to shape;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible and valorising the diverse and rich learning of individuals, in particular of those with fewer opportunities, and contributes to the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement; urges in this regard the Member States to increase their efforts towards setting up comprehensive validation mechanisms by 2018, as stated by the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning, in close collaboration with all relevant key stakeholders, including youth organisations;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners and educators through a better use of all EU tools and programmes;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies and, education, health care and social services;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that the Europe for Citizens’ National Contact Points (NCPs) have an important role in raising awareness and providing support and guidance to potential applicants (in particular first-time applicants in target countries), as well as European and national associations of local and regional government and civil society organisations;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the fact that the impact of the programme remains proportionally high, as is shown by the fact that in 2015 an estimated 1 100 000 participants were involved in the 408 projects selected; considers also that the high number of applications – 2 087 in 2014 and 2 791 in 2015 – and the quality of projects indicate a high level of interest in the programme, and the need for the EU to dedicate more resources to the programme in order to increase the number of projects supported;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CRegarding the decisive role played by this programme as a prerequisite for citizens' participation in the democratic life of the Union, considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %), as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), a 60 % substantial increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a higher target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 3500 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF, which only represent 1 € per citizen;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to gather together all useful information regarding the Europe for Citizens programme (programme guide, priorities, calls for proposals, ongoing and past projects, outcome and lessons learned, newsletter), along with all the programmes, actions, grants and structural funds that come under the umbrella of European citizenship (such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Voluntary Service), in a unique, user-friendly communication portal (one- stop-shop online platform), also accessible to persons with disabilities; recommends that this platform should be used as a public register of the beneficiaries’ contact details and as a tool to access the projects’ descriptions and to find partners in other countries;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recommends as well the creation of an online platform for the main organisations working in the field of citizenship and benefiting from the programme in order to pool good practices, reinforce capacities and strengthen visibility once projects finish;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower, in particular young people, persons with disabilities and vulnerable people;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to increase even more its efforts on the administrative simplification, considering that formal requirements are sometimes difficult to overcome for particularly small organisations that should not be discriminated against for bureaucratic reasons;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need to encourage projects presenting new formats of discussion with citizens, in an attractive format and style, presenting multidimensional approach;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need to enrich the programme with proposals regarding citizens’ participation in the democratic process and in EU decision-making, in a way that contributes to empowering citizens to make use of their rights, for instance through the implementation of e- democracy;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the 12.7% increase in the total budget in 2017 compared to 2016 and further annual increases in the remaining programme years will result in higher success rates and greater satisfaction among applicants; welcomes the Commission’s intention to allocate an additional EUR 200 million for the remaining programme period; encourages the European Commission to analyse the programme key actions and sectors that are underfunded, such as KA1 Youth Workers Mobility, KA2, school education, adult education, youth, and those that could benefit the most from the budgetary increase;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the added value of Erasmus+ VET actions in supporting the integration or re-integration of disadvantaged groups into educational/vocational training opportunities in order to enhance their transition to the labour market;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out the continued social selectivity in enrolment to mobility in some Member States; indicates the high percentage of students in mobility programmes supported by third parties (family, parents, partners); notes that many working students resign from their participation in the mobility programme due to the potential loss in income; encourages the European Commission to further increase financial aid for those who are unable to participate due to financial constraints, and looks for further possibilities to facilitate their mobility in order to make the Erasmus+ truly accessible to all;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages further fostering of cooperation between the NAs and EACEA in order to promote centralised actions of the Erasmus+ programme, provide additional information about them to potential applicants and exchange feedback on improving their implementation process;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Encourages the facilitating of contacts among European Commission, NAs, programme beneficiaries, representatives of civil society organisations and EACEA by developing a communication platform for exchanging information and good practices where all related stakeholders can receive quality information, as well as share their experiences and suggestions for further programme improvements;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure the consistent application of programme rules and regulations across the National Agencies, observing common quality standards, project evaluation, and administrative procedures, thus guaranteeing the uniform and coherent implementation of Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines the necessity of pursuing improvements in the programme, making it more user-friendly, taking into consideration the importance of differentiating among various sectors and groups of beneficiaries; encourages the European Commission to transform the programme guide and make it more user-orientated and sector-specific;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Encourages the European Commission to work on improving programme attractiveness by simplifying administrative procedures and requirements, especially for schools and smaller-scale organisations, VET school, adult education, the youth sector and newcomers who often find the programme challenging to participate in;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Welcomes the actions of the European Commission to simplify application procedures, project management, accounting and reporting; encourages further reduction of administrative burdens by streamlining forms, making them promptly available in all official languages, and providing clear indication regarding documents needed at each stage;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the European Commission´s proposition to set up a European Solidarity Corps; encourages the Commission to involve volunteer organizations in developing this new initiative in order to ensure its added and complementary value in strengthening volunteering in the European Union;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Underlines that grants to support the mobility of individuals within the Erasmus+ programme should be exempted from taxation and social levies;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Encourages the further increase of grant rates as well as their adjustment to the cost of living in the country of mobility in order to encourage the participation of socio-economically disadvantaged students, students and staff with special needs, and students and staff from distant regions;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes more demanding implementation work for NAs under the current programme; calls on the European Commission to provide NAs with sufficient resources and necessary assistance, thus enabling more efficient programme implementation and allowing NAs to tackle new challenges resulting from the budget increase;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the European Commission to monitor the quality criteria used by the National Agencies in project evaluations and exchange best practises in this regard; encourages trainings for evaluators in order to continue their development, especially in cross-sector projects, and to allow them to provide quality feedback to all applicants in order to encourage the accomplishment of goals in future projects and to improve the performance of future applicants;
Amendment 196 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the National Agencies to provide full transparency while evaluating projects by publishing the list of selected projects together with their ongoing progress and designated financial support;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Stresses that although progress has been made in recognising study periods, credits, competences and skills through non-formal and informal learning gained abroad, these challenges remain; underlines that recognition of international qualifications is essential to mobility and forms the foundation for further cooperation in the European Higher Education Area; highlights the importance of making full use of all EU tools for the validation of knowledge, skills and competences essential to the recognition of qualifications;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Encourages in Key Action 1 to continue the best function practises from Comenius such as fostering school class exchanges, and the possibility for school staff members to apply individually for mobility grants under Key Action 1;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Notes that despite the high quality of projects in KA2, many of them have been refused due to limited funding; encourages the European Commission to mark these projects in order to help them attract investments from other sources; encourages Member States to acknowledge “the marked projects” by giving them priority in accessing public funds for their realisation, if such funds are accessible;
Amendment 204 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 k (new)
Paragraph 21 k (new)
21k. Notes the decreasing number of individual mobility participants due to preferential treatment by European HEIs of an institutionalised mobility system; encourages the European Commission and national authorities to renew opportunities for individual candidates to participate in mobility;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 l (new)
Paragraph 21 l (new)
21l. Encourages the European Commission to bolster the VET system by promoting VET mobility programmes among its new organisations and smaller institutions, in addition to providing them with assistance in applying for appropriate funding by offering further guidance, on-line trainings, and personalised support in preparing high quality applications for funding through contact with national agencies for the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 m (new)
Paragraph 21 m (new)
21m. Urges the Commission to identify current unequal participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes in countries and regions in order to diminish these differences through improved collaboration and exchange of information among national agencies for Erasmus+, supporting teamwork among VET institutions by connecting experienced VET institutions with other institutions, offering policy support measures and specific suggestions to VET institutions, and improving VET institution support systems already in place;
Amendment 215 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the European Commission to involve all relevant stakeholders in the work on next funding programming period, and in the introduction of possible improvements in order to ensure the programme's further success and added value;
Amendment 235 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Indicates that disadvantaged groups are only specifically targeted in the youth sector; suggests the extension of the Inclusion and Diversity Strategy to all programme sectors in order to promote social inclusion and the participation of people with special needs or with fewer opportunities in the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Advocates allowing mobile students to combine studies abroad with a study-related placement within the programme, thereby providing additional financial assistance abroad, decreasing social selectivity, increasing the number of mobile students, upgrading students´ skills and enhancing the connections between higher education and the work environment;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to tackle the current refugee crisis with a holistic strategy that gives priority and fosters durable solutions to the social and economic integration of refugees and asylum seekers, as well as to the challenges faced by the host society, including through education and culture;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in the current humanitarian crisis, access to quality educational services and assistance for refugee children and youth is a key 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 platforms;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to provide refugees and asylum seekers with initial language learning of adequate duration and quality, as well as with ongoing opportunities for language training, including in conjunction with other activities such as vocational training, work placements or volunteering;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the importance of flexible and targeted education programmes that respond to the distinct needs and vulnerabilities of specific groups of learners, in particular women, unaccompanied minors, adults without basic education;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of culture, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, lifelong learning, youth and sports policy in fostering the integration and social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and ins well as the understanding and solidarity of the host countries, contributing to building a more welcoming, cohesive and inclusive society based on cultural diversity and the promotion of common values;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education and training should not be aimed only at meeting labour market needs, but should constitute a value in themselves, since education has an equally important role in developing ethical and civic virtuessocial, civic and intercultural competences, promoting active citizenship and social cohesion, and honouring the democratic principles on which Europe is founded;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas not all Member States are facing the same type and level of challenges, and this means that any recommendations proposed for education and training should be flexible and should be tailored to national socio-economiesc, demographiesc and cultural realities;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the new generation of ET2020 Working Groups, and calls on the Commission to improve the representation of different stakeholders in those groups, notably by including more education expertsxperts from different fields, forms and levels of education and training; stresses the need for better dissemination of the groups’' deliverables, at both national and EU level;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the setting-up of an informal coordination body which would include the Director-General of the Commission’'s DG for Education and Culture (DG EAC), the Directors responsible for education in other DGs, and stakeholder representativerepresentatives of civil society organisations, teacher trade unions and other key stakeholders, and would hold high-level meetings to ensure coordination of work, policy coherence and the follow- up of recommendations issued by formal and informal ET2020 bodies;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that, notwithstanding the importance of acquiring employability skills, the value of knowledge and academic rigour should not be overlooked, and emphasises that blanket prescriptive approaches must be avoided; underlines that the forthcoming European Skills Agenda should not overstate employability skills at the expense of key competences and subject knowledge;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the fact that the quality of teacher educational staff (professional and non-professional) development is lagging behind, in terms of range and complexity, with regard to competences that are necessary for teaching today, and welcomes the choice of support for educators as a priority area for ET2020; encourages Member States to adapt their initial and continuous teacher training and in- service development programmes and to make better use of peer-learning activities between Member States;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the benchmark goals of reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10% and of 40 % of the younger generation having a tertiary degree should not be fulfilled at the expense of quality in education;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of ensuring equal access to quality education and training, as well as lifelong learning opportunities, for all learners, including those from disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, migrants and Roma;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the shortcomings of outdated teaching materials and methods, standardised tests and of quantitative approaches to educational accountability, such as narrowing the teaching syllabus to test material and neglecting the intrinsic values of education; highlights in this regard the need of flexibility, innovation and creativity in educational settings which can boost learning quality and participation, as well as educational attainment;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the important role of an EU dimension in education and training in developing deeper knowledge and understanding of the EU, its functioning and its concrete added value, empowering learners to be responsible and engaged active citizens with a strong sense of belonging and awareness of European fundamental values; stresses the need to review the way the EU is currently thought in educational institutions by giving it more visibility across different disciplines, levels and forms of education, and by supporting teachers and educators to efficiently incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Advocates a shift to conceiving mobility programmes in terms of accessibility and qualitative outcomes that respond to priorities and primarily serve learning objectives; calls for the proper implementation of the proposals of the European Quality Charter for Mobility and for better use of the tools of internationalisation at home;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the challenges posed by migration to European educational systems should be addressed at both European and national level, since failure to provide migrants with education and training constitutes a risk to their employability, their development of knowledge of the host country’sintegration and access to inclusive education for refugees and migrants constitutes a risk to their engagement and contribution to social, political, cultural canons and values, and their integrationd economic dimensions of our societies;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for measures to integrate migrant childrenlearners, both intra- and extra- European, into education systems from an early age by helping them adjust to curricula and learning standards, providing them with language and, if needed, social assistance, and enabling them to become familiar with the host country’'s culture while preserving their own cultural heritage;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for more language- based learning programmes; calls for efforts to develop validation and accreditation mechanisms for the qualifications of migrants, since many of those entering the EU come with no proof of their formal qualifications; calls on Member States for increased efforts in order to achieve the goal of developed mechanisms for recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning by 2018;
Amendment 241 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the ‘'brain drain’' effect linked to mobility poses risks for Member States, especially those in central/eastern and southern Europe, and expstresses its concern at the failure of the ET2020 Working Groupsthe need to adequately address the concept of unbalanced mobilityhallenges raised by an unbalanced mobility at EU and national level;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the economic and social advantages of international mobility in VET which can at a later stage facilitate workers' mobility as well as contribute to increasing European competitiveness by helping to develop a highly skilled workforce and knowledge-based society;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role of educational systems in better equipping students with both academic and transversal skills, and thereby enhancing their aptitude to match labour market needs as well as increasing their participation in transnational mobility programmes;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the numerous benefits of transnational placement opportunities for VET institutions including making them more attractive for students, giving the possibility to increase cooperation among partners from different EU countries as well as helping to improve linguistic and intercultural skills of their staff and students;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages a holistic approach to VET and apprenticeships, leading to enhanced personal development, and gaining employability skills and occupational competences, as well as encouraging the promotion of vocational education as an equivalent and valid option to academic education;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages flexible pathways between VET, general education and higher education, as well as strengthening tertiary VET as a means to address social inclusion, increase participation in higher education, and promote student success;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Encourages a more complete and effective integration of practical skills and knowledge with traditional academic programmes of higher learning;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Notes that improving the quality in VET, in cooperation with social partners and public employment services, through enhanced practical education and apprenticeships, is necessary to meet the labour market needs and societal demands and should facilitate mobility in the lifelong learning process;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Underlines the benefits of a dual system of vocational education and training as an important part of general education, and aimed at reducing youth unemployment and linking vocational training to current and future labour market needs;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to improve the access to high quality information on VET possibilities for young people and businesses via available and targeted specialised guidance and counselling services;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Acknowledges the importance of European Alliance for Apprenticeships to improve the quality and availability of apprenticeships in the EU, and ask the European Commission to give its financial support and strategic priority to encourage all related stakeholders to improve conditions for apprenticeships;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Enhances mobility in employment, education, apprenticeships and traineeships in national European Youth Guarantee Schemes in order to improve the skills of young people, as well as reduce the geographical skills mismatch in the EU;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages further measures to facilitate access by disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions and to create more flexible and individualised training and learning pathways adapted to people with disabilities;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the Commission to examine existing geographic disparities among countries and regions in the participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes, and to address these disparities by enhancing cooperation and the exchange of best practises among national agencies for Erasmus+, promoting team actions among VET institutions (linking experienced VET institutions with other institutions), providing policy support measures and tailor-made advice to VET institutions, and strengthening the existing support networks for VET institutions;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Encourages the Commission to promote VET mobility programmes to new bodies and smaller institutions within the VET system, as well as to help them apply for relevant funding by providing more guidance, on- line trainings, and individualised assistance via national agencies for the Erasmus+ programme on the preparation of high quality applications for funding;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Encourages the Commission to boost its efforts to promote the Erasmus+ programme to VET institutions and to increase its effectiveness and accessibility by making it more flexible and simplifying its application process;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poor knowledge about and understanding of the EU and its values may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and widespread Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the knowledge and skills of teachers and other educational staff need to be further developed and updated through initial and ongoing training;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in some Member States EU topics are generally taught across the different education levels and across various subjects of compulsory education, they primarily constitute a small part of the curriculum that a given teacher has to deliver;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas schools and teachers require effective assistance that is tailored and relevant to their particular needs;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas according to the "Learning Europe at school" study by ICF GHK for DG Education and Culture, it is primarily institutions and associations outside of higher education that are involved in delivering teacher education on EU issues;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Amendment 45 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas the basic facts about the EU have to be accompanied by a deeper reflection about why the EU exists, what it really does and how;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education, as well as to implement learner-centred strategies and to adapt their teaching methods to the needs of learners, and to provide them with appropriate support and resources;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to create and promote a "Euro Teacher" label award for teachers in recognition of their competence to teach EU topics, and that the label counts as a merit for teachers' mobility programme;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across the Member States, with the aim of equipping learners with relevant knowledge and understanding, values, skills and competences, and empowering them to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need to enhance teachers' and learners' motivation and opportunities to learn more about the EU through their own first-hand experience, such us visits to the European institutions, contacts with EU officials, traineeship opportunities for students within the EU institutions and through media education, such as the European Youth Portal, making full use of the new information and communication technologies and Open Educational Resources;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines that learning of foreign languages can play a crucial role in increasing intercultural awareness and providing citizens with the skills needed to live and work in an increasingly complex and globalised world;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the major role of Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe in promoting education and training, language skills, active citizenship, cultural awareness, intercultural understanding and many other valuable skills and competences; stresses the need for sufficient fina substanctial support forincrease in the funding of these programmes and wider access to mobility;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the major role of Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe in promoting education and training, language skills, active citizenship, cultural awareness, intercultural understanding and many other valuable skills andkey and transversal competences; stresses the need for sufficient financial support for these programmes and wider access to mobility;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the major role of Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe in promoting education and training, language skills, active citizenship, cultural awareness, intercultural understanding and many other valuable skills and competences; stresses the need for sufficient financial support for these programmes and wider access to mobility including young people with different socio-economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Asks for a significant increase in the amount provided by the EU budget for mobility addressed to teachers from primary and secondary educational levels;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Stresses the role of education programmes like "Europe for Citizens" could play with enough funding to fulfil its objectives of coherent and more inclusive society, with a due implication of its citizens in the decision-making processes;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’'s 2016 Work Programme for the implementation of the Erasmus+ Programme and its commitment to concrete actions following up on the Paris Declaration, in particular those aimed at increasing the impact of Erasmus+ on fostering active and democratic citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity, including stronger support for civil society organisations in their key role in education to citizenship;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to encourage, support and facilitate networks that promote, and are involved in, learning about the EU at national, regional and local level, as well as exchanges of best practice between these networks at Union level, and to identify areas of improvement;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the Commission to facilitate a critical review of existing materials currently available on the Teachers' Corner platform by educators that are currently teaching and academics specialised in EU studies to ensure quality and appropriateness;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Asks the Commission to encourage further research on how the EU is currently taught in schools across Europe and features in curricula and exams;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Highlights the role information offices of the European Institutions play and welcomes their commitment in fostering relations with the Member States, with national regional and local educational institutions, youth organisations and media in order to bring them closer to each other and to ensure that young people understand the role the institutions play in their daily lives;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages Member States to support, review and update their education systems and all forms of EU-related curricula content at all levels of education – including vocational education and training – with a view to strengthening the EU dimension in close collaboration with all relevant actors at EU, and national, level, while strongly encouraging regionals and local levelauthorities, in particular when they have direct competences on educational systems;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages Member States to support, review and update their education systems and all forms of EU-related curricula content at all levels of education – including vocational education and training – with a view to strengthening the EU dimension in close collaboration with all relevant actors at EU, national, regional and local level; calls on Member States to fully exploit and complement EU financial instruments, programmes and initiatives for the promotion and support of intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks Member States to take further action to promote multi-cultural, non- discriminatory and inclusive education and citizenship values in school and university curricula; encourages Member States to develop training, empowering educators to address all forms of discrimination and racism and to diversify teaching staff, to re-examine educational resources, foster multi-perspective and multi-language learning;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support for schools and teacherall educational and teacher training institutions to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education; calls on Member States to promote mobility especially for teachers from primary and secondary levels in order to share experiences and develop own tools to face and answer evolving societal challenges;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to encourage and facilitate high quality training on EU topics for teachers, other educational staff, youth leaders and trainers, and to ensure the recognition of such training;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges Member States to acknowledge and support social partners and civil society organisations in bridging the gap between the EU and its citizens; calls on Member States to involve migrants, refuges and faith communities in respectful and empowering citizenship building processes, ensuring their participation in civic and cultural life;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges Member States to acknowledge and support social partners and civil society organisations, in particular youth organisations, in bridging the gap between the EU and its citizens;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the fight against the sexual abuse of children needs a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach encompassing prevention; insists, for that reason, that measures such as awareness raising, training and education are just as essential in the fight against these crimes as assistance to victims and their families, investigation of crimes and prosecution of offenders;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the Commission's reports on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU and agrees that despite the recent developments there is still a room for improvement until the Directive reaches its full potential across all Member States; repeats that the child's best interest must be the primary consideration in the implementation of the Directive 2011/93 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; urges the Commission to assist the Member States in achieving correct and full transposition and implementation of the Directive across the EU so that children can benefit from its full added value;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes with concern that the main challenges for Member States in implementing Directive 2011/93 are related to the provisions concerning preventive and intervention measures and assistance, support and protection to child victims; encourages the Commission in its implementation report to provide information on the best practices of actual measures adopted in different Member States and their impact in the fight against sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child abuse images;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Reports that sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children offline and online, including child abuse material, continues to be a major concern and a serious crime and violation of fundamental rights of the victims; stresses that these crimes cause short and long term physical, psychological and social harm to children with a continuous risk of re-victimisation and stigmatisation of the victims through the online environment;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Urges that a comprehensive policy response against the new forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet, such as cyber predation, sex extortion, commercial web streaming, revenge pornography, voyeurism, and grooming is urgently needed, including the strengthening of efforts and resources dedicated to victim identification and victim-centre services; recommends the Commission, in this regard, to further assess if the objectives of the Directive 2011/93 have been achieved effectively and if the Directive provides relevant response to the new digital and technological challenges and threats;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages all Member States who still have not fully implemented Article 23 of the Directive2, 23, 24 and Article 18, 19 and 20 of the Directive to do so without delay and in particular to adopt preventive measures concerning the regular training of officials likely to come into contact with children;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on Member States in accordance with Article 23 to provide appropriate training and build competences with the new threats in the online environment and the widespread use of and access to mobile technologies and the internet, in particular among the judiciary and police units to assist them to properly investigate and prosecute perpetrators and to offer assistance to the victims;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Repeats that sufficient funds, human resources and investigative powers and tools including developing high-tech capabilities are needed to prevent illegal content online, to provide better and faster identification of victims and offenders and to respond to the new phenomena and expanding trends online, including new distribution and transaction models for child abuse material;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Agrees that awareness-raising materials, channels and campaigns for both children and adults, especially parents and those in contact with children need to be promoted at grass-root level with a view to help them understand and prevent online risks, provide safe online environment and promote positive online experience for children;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote training and educational initiatives to all relevant stakeholders, including children, parents, teachers, social workers, child protection officers, civil organisations and national authorities; supports age appropriate innovative tools to promote empowerment, media literacy and online safety as compulsory education at schools;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on Member States and the Commission to enhance its efforts in promptly identifying victims and ensuring that they receive the necessary assistance, psychological support and protection to recover from the abuse; encourages Member States to provide victims a child friendly justice system to avoid secondary victimisation of a child;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the prevention measures should cover technology related aspects in particular, with a view to ensuring a safer internet and digital literacy; welcomes various initiatives, such as age appropriate privacy settings on the internet and other online innovative safety tools, aimed at making the internet a place of opportunities for children to communicate, to access information, and to develop their skills in an enhanced online safety environment;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the prevention measures should cover technology related aspects in particular, with a view to ensuring a safer internet and digital literacy; prevention should also focus on educational programmes and actions in schools in order to learn children from an early age how to identify and protect themselves from the danger that online material may represent;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the online sexual exploitation of children is a constantly evolving phenomenon with long term recurring consequences for its victims which parallels developments in technology; underlines that peer-to-peer and Deep Web and Darknet networks provide a high degree of anonymity for offenders and are therefore used for exchanging child sexual abuse material;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RecommendStresses that blacklists of websites containing child pornography be prepared by national authorities and communicated to Internet service providers need to be based on clear and transparent criteria providing adequate level of legal certainty and predictability and complying with the existing legal and judiciary procedures, the European Convention for the Protection of Human rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; recommends also the sharing of such blacklists of websites among the Member States through enhanced cooperation with Europol and its European Cybercrime Centre, and with Interpol;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to exchangein accordance to Article 24(4) to provide assessment for convicted offenders of the danger and risk of recidivism they represent; supports the exchange of such assessment and criminal records information about child sex offenders between law enforcement authorities so as to prevent sex offendersthem from moving unnoticed from one Member State to another for work or fin particular if working or volunteering with children or children’s institutions;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities and calls on the ISPs to preserve evidence on the basis of due legal process and in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; stresses the important role of ICT and ISPs in ensuring fast and efficient removal of illegal content online at the request of the responsible law enforcement authorities;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place and support safe and child sensitive reporting and counselling mechanisms, such as telephone or internet helplines and hotlines to which Internet users can report child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing this reported content with a view to implementing notice and take-down procedures; takes the view that such hotlines should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material proactively, as is the case for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in the UK;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges Member States to ensure that citizens have access to the service operating hotline 116 000 to report missing children and to provide social support services for children and families in cases when a child goes missing, child abduction and where the life of a child is at risk;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that measures taken by Member States to prevent illegal content online have not been effective enough; highlights that about half of the Member States have chosen to apply – besides measures aimed at the prompt removal of web pages containing child sexual abuse material in accordance with Article 25 (1) – measures which are optional under Article 25 (2) of the Directive to block access to websites containing or disseminating child pornography;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that when Member States impose measures limiting the fundamental rights on the internet in relation to Article 25 the principles of transparency, necessity and proportionality need to be safeguarded in line with the law of the EU and of Member States and they need to provide the reason for the restriction and possibility of redress;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need to raise awareness about the danger and risks of child exposure on social media;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Stresses that children's personal data must be duly protected and children and parents need to be informed of the risks and consequences of using children's personal data online;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Agrees that multi-stakeholder engagement and cooperation between private and public sector including civil society, law enforcement agencies, agencies working with children, social service, private industry stakeholders such as technology industry, is crucial to effectively detect and fight illegal material and dissemination of child sexual abuse material online;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Highlights also the need for international cooperation and transitional investigation with EU's strategic partners and law enforcement authorities to fight child sexual abuse and exploitation online;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Repeats that precise statistics and data on the number of crimes committed especial in the area of child sexual abuse is still lacking due to the high percentage of unreported cases, novelty of the offences, and the differences of definitions and methodologies used in various Member States;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to accelerate, in cooperation with the internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures on the basis of due legal process and in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 108 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights that there is an increasing threat to children affected by the refugee crisis exposing them to increased risk of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, in particular for unaccompanied minor children, as many are reported missing after their arrival; urges the Commission and Member States to address this phenomenon and to adopt effective measures to improve the situation and reinforce children's protection;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 2 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Council recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01),
Amendment 3 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Council recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01),
Amendment 5 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2015 on follow-up on the implementation of the Bologna Process,
Amendment 9 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas youth entrepreneurship needs to be an integral part of the political strategy to support today’s youth generation in terms of EU goals for growth and, employment, education and social inclusion;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in February 2015, 4.85 million young people were unemployed in the EU- 28, which is unacceptably high, and althoughdecrease of youth unemployment is diminishing – it has decreased by 494 000 compared with February 2014 – this is taking place at too slow a pace;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, as a result of such high youth unemployment, young people are experiencing increased levels of poverty and social exclusion, especially those from disadvantaged and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Ba. whereas the gap between education and training and the job market is one of the causes of youth unemployment and of the large number of unfilled vacancies in the EU and should be addressed also by empowering young people with key competences, including sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, needed to participate confidently in today’s knowledge-based economy and society;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union, via the Europe 2020 strategy and its flagship initiatives on ‘New skills and jobs’, ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’, ‘Innovation Union’ and ‘Youth on the move’, promotes the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship by fostering entrepreneurial mindsets and related knowledge, skills and competences that can boost competitiveness and growth which will be smart, sustainable and inclusive;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas youth entrepreneurship can contribute to reducing youth unemployment and through education and training it can boost the employability of young people, their leadership and ‘intrapreneurial’ skills;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas entrepreneurship is an important driver of economic growth and job creation as it creates new companies and jobs, opens up new markets, improves productivity and, creates wealth and should therefore be equally accessible for all;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas entrepreneurship is an important driver of social cohesion and sustainability;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas entrepreneurshipbusinesses and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the EU economy and represent the most important source of new employment;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas cultures that value and reward entrepreneurial behaviour, such asship competences, such as creativity, innovation, initiative, calculated risk-taking, and independent thinking, promote a propensity to develop new solutions to social challengeeconomic, social and environmental challenges; it is therefore of paramount importance that these personal competencies are embedded in the educational system and are part of daily life at all levels;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to use existing EU-level funding resources (e.g.: the European Social Fund) to support initiatives pursuing links with businesses and offering entrepreneurship education to low income young people, regardless of socio- economic background or gender, with a particular focus on early school dropoutleavers, young people in danger of long-term unemployment and young people with disabilities;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas recent studies show that entrepreneurship competences can be learned and that entrepreneurship education, if correctly designed, can have a positive impact on employment ratesimplemented and accessible for all, can have a positive impact on people’s life, on their employability, start-up rates and survival rates of enterprises;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in order to lead to robuselevant conclusions, the measurementevaluation of the impact of entrepreneurship education must be carried out with a crin objective and impartical approach, as well as being based on sound evidence and relying on renowned statistical tools and techniques;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas an entrepreneurial mindset enhances a young person’s employability and helps preventing the increase of poverty and social exclusion through generations;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to be proactive in simplifyingCommission and the Member States to improve the regulatory frameworks of social businesses, to promote them and monitor the quality of the employment practices of such businesses and to safeguard workers’ rights in this context;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas entrepreneurship spirit and skills can be acquired, learned and developed by every individual, and each type and level of education corresponds to a specific window of opportunity for building certain skills and capacities for entrepreneurship as part of the general acquirement of key competences;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourage the development of youth entrepreneurial initiatives and boost job creation, as well as to improve welfare and insurance systems so as to guarantee minimum protection for young entrepreneurs;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas education, as a public good, has to be fully inclusive and integrated by placing special emphasis on providing equal access to students having diverse socio-economic backgrounds;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas underrepresented and disadvantaged groups need special attention and support throughout their education, also by engaging parents and communities in the educational process, and to be given help in order to start, run or grow a business or enterprise;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas not enough people follow through on their ideas to set up a business, there are, disproportionately, even fewer women than men entrepreneurs (even more so in case of women coming from vulnerable social groups and facing double discrimination), and ways to overcome the factors which particularly discourage women from taking up the option of entrepreneurship must be examined12 ; __________________ 12 Commission Report on Progress on equality between women and men in 2013 (SWD(2014)0142).
Amendment 72 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas education and training are mainly national competencies and most Member States have yet to develop a cross- cutting policy or a strategic approach to entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial curricula and teaching methods; whereas teachers and education leaders in Europe are not sufficiently trained in entrepreneurship education, either through continuous professional development or through their initial training, which has a negative impact on the potential for entrepreneurship to become embedded in education systems13 with special attention to teaching methods and curricula design which are rarely embedded throughout all age groups; __________________ 13 Budapest and Istanbul European Training Foundation symposium conclusions.
Amendment 75 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas teachers and education leaders in Europe are not sufficiently trained in entrepreneurship education, either through continuous professional development or through their initial training, which has a negative impact on the potential for entrepreneurship to become embedded in education systems13 a; __________________ 13 a Budapest and Istanbul European Training Foundation symposium conclusions
Amendment 76 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas teachers should be able to liaise with entrepreneurs and define learning objectives in partnership with them and be provided with the right support and resources in order to implement learner-centred strategies and to adapt their teaching methods to the needs of their vulnerable students;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P c (new)
Recital P c (new)
Pc. whereas non-formal and informal learning activities complement and enrich formal learning by offering various and empowering learning experiences and should therefore be recognised as privileged sources to acquire and to develop entrepreneurship competences;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P d (new)
Recital P d (new)
Pd. whereas non-formal and informal learning activities are particularly relevant to young people with fewer opportunities by providing them an additional source of learning and a possible route into formal education and training;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the Erasmus+ programme, which runs from 2014 to 2020, aims to modernise education, training and youth work across Europe and is open to education, training, youth and sport organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning and will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad should be also used to improve entrepreneurship education, as entrepreneurship is being one of the expected results of mobility actions and project;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 84 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas it is important to promote and encourage mobility of young entrepreneurs through programmes, such as the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme (2009-2015) and other similar programmes, that enable young entrepreneurs to take part in cross- border exchanges and to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas considerable contributions are made by the business community at local, national and European level could make more considerable contributions in the form of skills-based volunteering, partnerships with schooleducational institutions and collaboration with policymakers;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas considerable contributions are made by civil society organisations (non- governmental groups such as trade unions, employers’ associ, social partner organizations and other social groups), among them the Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise Europe initiative;
Amendment 93 #
Amendment 106 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that the next step needed is to specify in detail how the key competences framework can be developed and applifurther implemented appropriately at each level of education, by setting standards for the entrepreneurship skills and competences which should be thecompetence, by including entrepreneurship knowledge, skills and attitudes as a learning outcome of each specific educational and apprenticeship programme;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to foster the sharing of ideas, knowledge, experience and best practices and to develop benchmarks, models, common instruments and projects to promote youth entrepreneurship;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that at all levels of education, even elementary, the teaching of practical entrepreneurship skillcompetences and the fostering of motivation and, readiness should be providedand sense of initiative should be provided and should be accompanied by mentoring, tutoring and guidance for disadvantaged learners;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for a closer collaboration with the private sector and social partners to encourage a risk-taking, entrepreneurial and innovative culture (e.g. through structural commitments like facilities for innovation and exchange of ideas);
Amendment 116 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States to provide appropriate training and ensure an ongoing professional development of teachers and stakeholders involved in entrepreneurship education;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to examine factors which discourage women from taking up an entrepreneurial career path and to ensure that educational systems as well as related measures and activities actively strive for gender equality.
Amendment 120 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need to develop innovative pedagogies that are more participative and learner-centred in order to encourage the acquisition of a set of transversal competences needed for the development of entrepreneurial mind-sets;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that entrepreneurship competence should be developed and improved through lifetime, including via work experience and non-formal and informal learning and its validation should be enhanced and supported as it contributes to career development;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council and the Commission, within their respective competences, to develop methodological support and tools for national education systems in the area of entrepreneurship education and training including social entrepreneurship;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to increase the focus on improving the development and assessment of transversal competences, in particular ‘a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship skills’, within the Erasmus+ programme and to promote education policy reforms in Member States in this regard;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to use the European Fund for Strategic Investment to supportsupport partnerships between educational institutions and companies via the use of the European Fund for Strategic Investment to encourage work-based learning in companies and foster entrepreneurship education atcompetences on national and local level;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to create a European Entrepreneurship Education Network to gather together and make available good practice to be shared by schools,educational institutions, educational organisations, businesses, authorities, social partners and other stakeholders at European, national and local levels;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to provide more effective coordination and leadershipensure a coherent ecosystem approach in the area of entrepreneurship education in the context of its broader EU lifelong learning strategy, the EU’s global strategies and the Juncker Commission’s plan;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Proposes that the Commission includes entrepreneurship education and training, comprising social entrepreneurship, as an explicit objective of a future Erasmus+ programme in the next financial period (post-2020) containing the following elements:
Amendment 182 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point i
Paragraph 11 – point i
(i) promotion of curriculum objectivbetter defined learning contents and outcomes for formal and non-formal education targeting all students – both theoretical modules and practical modules, such as student entrepreneurial projects,
Amendment 185 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point ii
Paragraph 11 – point ii
(ii) support for the initial qualifications of teachers, educators and youth workers and their continuing professional development and empowerment in the entrepreneurship education area,;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iii
Paragraph 11 – point iii
(iii) promotion of links between schools and enterprisespartnerships between educational institutions, enterprises, non- profit organizations, regional and local authorities and non-formal education providers, in order to provide students with practical experience and models,
Amendment 193 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iv
Paragraph 11 – point iv
(iv) development of skills in the areas of entrepreneurial processes, financial literacy, ICT literacy and skills, problem solving and an innovative mindset, creativity, team-building, project- management and risk-taking;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 11 – point iv a (new)
(iva) highlights non-formal and informal learning as a privileged environment to acquire entrepreneurship competences;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States to promote entrepreneurship education as a way to foster transversal competences for a better management of learners’ personal and professional life; those competences shall be mainstreamed in curricula from a very early age, and should not be business-oriented;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to promote the development of entrepreneurship- friendly environments which will facilitate young people’s start-ups and enable quick recovery from initial failures and which will pay special attention to reach out to disadvantaged young people as well;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States to further develop their systems for recognition and validation of competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning so that their commitment for 2018 is respected, in order to give individuals an opportunity for reorientation and second chance, as well as boost self-recognition and further learning;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to follow up on the collaborative action with the OECD on Entrepreneurship360 and Guiding Frameworks for Entrepreneurial Education at the level of schools,educational institutions, in particular vocational and educational training (VET) programmeinstitutions and universities;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to submit an evaluation report to Parliament by the end of its term on the progress achieved in promoting youth entrepreneurship through education and training and how much it managed to reach out to members of vulnerable social groups;
Amendment 36 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In addition, the Court held in Joined cases C-403/08 and C-429/08, Football Association Premier League and Others, EU:C:2011:631, that certain restrictions to the provision of servicesa restriction to the provision of services, consisting in the prohibition on the use of foreign decoding devices in the context of an encrypted satellite broadcasting service of live sporting events, cannot be justified in light of the objective of protecting intellectual property rights.
Amendment 37 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the objective of this Regulation is to adapt the legal framework in order to ensure that the licensing of rights no longer presents barriers to cross-border pprovide a common approach to the provision of online content services to subscribers temporarily present in Member States other than their Member State of residence, without undermining ort abiolity of online content services in the Union and that the cross- border portability can be ensuredshing the territorial and multi- territorial licensing of rights as they play a key role in the financing, production and distribution of European audiovisual content.
Amendment 71 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) For the licensing of copyright and related rights, this means that relevant acts of reproduction, communication to the public and making available of works and other protected subject-matter, as well as the acts of extraction or re-utilization in relation to databases protected by sui generis rights, which occur when the service is provided to subscribers when they are temporarily present in a Member State other than their Member State of residence, should be deemed to occur in the subscribers' Member State of residence. The service providers, therefore, should be deemed to carry out such acts on the basis of the respective authorisations from the right holders concerned for the Member State of residence of these subscribers. Whenever service providers can carry out acts of communication to the public or reproduction in the Member State of the subscriber on the basis of an authorisation from the right holders concerned, a subscriber who is temporarily present in a Member State other than his Member State of residence should be able to access and use the service and where necessary carry out any relevant acts of reproduction such as downloading which he would be entitled to do in his own Member State of residence. Tresidence. Provided that the Member State of residence of the subscriber has been effectively verified in accordance with this Regulation, the provision of an online content service by a service provider to a subscriber temporarily present in a Member State other than his or her Member State of residence and the use of the service by such a subscriber in accordance with this Regulation should not constitute a breach of copyright and related rights or any other rights relevant for the use of the content in the service.
Amendment 84 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) This Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Accordingly, this Regulation should be interpreted and applied in accordance with those rights and principles, in particular the right to respect for private and family life, the right to protection of personal data, the right to property, including intellectual property rights, the freedom of expression and the freedom to conduct a business. Any processing of personal data under this Regulation should respect fundamental rights, including the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data under Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and must be in compliance with Directives 95/46/EC27 and 2002/58/EC28 . In particular, service providers must ensure that any processing of personal data under this Regulation must be necessary and proportionate in order to achieve the relevant purpose. __________________ 27 Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31–50). 28 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.07.2002, p 37), called, as amended by Directives 2006/24/EC and 2009/136/EC, the "e- Privacy Directive".
Amendment 101 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(c) "Member State of residence" means the Member State where the subscriber is habitually residing, established on the basis of Article 3a, where the subscriber has his or her actual residence, defined as the place where one has established a permanent centre of interests, with the intention of giving it a lasting character and a place to which an individual regularly returns and with which he or she has a continuous connection;
Amendment 109 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
(d) "Temporarily present" means athe presence of a subscriber in a Member State other than the Member State of residence for a determined period of time, provided that the subscriber does not move his or her centre of interests there;
Amendment 154 #
2015/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Evaluation Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation the Commission shall assess the application of this Regulation and shall submit a report thereon to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall include an assessment of the use of cross-border portability and the verification of the Member State of residence and, if necessary, on the need for a review. The Commission's report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 283 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Commends the role of the Court of Auditors in monitoring the spending of structural funds for Roma-related projects; equally commends the commitment of the European Ombudsman in inquiring how the European Commission ensures that fundamental rights are complied with at all stages of the implementation of the EU cohesion policy in the Member States;
Amendment 354 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the EU and the Member States to mainstream social inclusion and non- discrimination measures in future internal security strategies;
Amendment 362 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges Member States to safeguard free movement of Roma, and calls on the EU to monitor forced evictions and repatriations;
Amendment 418 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the EU and Member States to include multiple discrimination within equality policies;
Amendment 474 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges, due to the fact that 33 % of women in the EU since the age of 15 have experienced physical and/or sexual violence and 35 % of women before the age of 15 have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence, the members states to combat and prosecute all forms of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 481 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Denounces the persistent and widespread discrimination against Roma in all EU Member States as the root cause of the deprived living conditions and socio-economic exclusion in which many of them still live today; urges the European Commission to take action against those Member States that promote or allow institutionalised discrimination and segregation, especially in education and housing; calls the Commission to mainstream the monitoring of discrimination practices in all areas, especially education, employment, housing and healthcare;
Amendment 487 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Deplores that ethnic minorities continue to face widespread discrimination in law enforcement and judicial system as well as over-policing practices such as ethnic profiling and unequal treatment;
Amendment 548 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to collect equality data according to current data protection standards, in consultation with minority representatives, in order to measure inequalities, monitor the impact of EU and Member States policies on them and devise better policies to overcome those inequalities; calls the Commission to address a recommendation to the Member States in order to support equality data collection in the EU;
Amendment 595 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence on EU territory against members of specific ethnic and religious communities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt specific policy commitments to combat all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia and anti- Gypsyism;
Amendment 782 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU institutions and on the Member States to recognise that long- term investment in social inclusion is beneficial as it tackles the high cost of discrimination and inequality; calls on EU institutions and the Member States to ensure that access to justice and redressing discrimination are not put in danger by drastic funding cuts in equality bodies budgets; calls on EU and national institutions not to threaten social inclusion by budgetary measures threatening the survival of community- based organisations working for equality;
Amendment 790 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU institutions, when adopting and implementing austerity measures, to further strengthen the role of the European Union in the protection and promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and to guarantee that sufficient resources are still made available to ensure the satisfaction of minimum essential levels of economicthis aim, especially when adopting and implementing austerity measures; this should also possibly include the extension of the social rights in the EU Charter to other social rights mentioned in the revised Social Charter of the Council of Europe such as the right to work, the right to fair remuneration, the right to be protected from poverty and social rightsexclusion;
Amendment 893 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on Member States to step up their efforts on tackling child poverty and social exclusion through effective implementation of the European Commission Recommendation ‘Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ through integrated strategies supporting access to adequate resources, enabling access to affordable quality services and promoting children’s participation in decision making that affects them; calls on the Commission to take further measures for monitoring the implementation of the Recommendation;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas policies for the maintenance, restoration-conservation, accessibility and exploitation of cultural heritage are primarily national or local responsibilities, but cultural heritage is nonetheless directly addressed in several EU policies, including those concerning agriculture and research and innovation;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) communicate toinform in due time and in an accessible way the potential beneficiaries, in an accessible way, about the existing European funding lines for cultural heritage;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c
Paragraph 2 – point c
(c) establishcreate and organize a European Year of Cultural Heritage in the near futurebefore 2018, with an adequate budget;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
(a) set up a single EU portal dedicated to cultural heritage, bringing together information from all the EU programmes funding cultural heritage and. The portal should be structured into three main sections - information on funding opportunities for cultural heritage;, an organized, easy accessible and comprehensive database with examples of best practices and excellence from the field of cultural heritage and relevant references; and news and links concerning cultural heritage- related policy developments, actions and events;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
(c) adapt the project management timing requirements for the Structural Funds in order to better accommodate the specific requirements of conservation, restoration and preservation projects;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to look into possible fiscal incentives in relation to restoration, preservation and conservation work, such as VAT reduction;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Member States to ensure the development of legal tools that allow alternative funding and administration models, such as community involvement, the participation of civil society and public-private partnerships, with a view to implementing actions related to cultural heritage conservation, restoration, preservation and promotion;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the Member States to strategically plan cultural heritage-related projects that can lead to overall regional and local development, the creation of new jobs and the preservation and promotion of traditional skills related to cultural heritage restoration;
Amendment 121 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the need tof creating, developing and promoteing mobility opportunities for those working in the cultural heritage sector;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights the potential of the digitisation of cultural heritage, both as a tool for preserving our past and as generatinga source for education, research opportunities, job creation and economic development;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the threats raised by climate change, affecting an important number of heritage sites within the European Union;
Amendment 318 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131 a (new)
Paragraph 131 a (new)
131a. Calls the Commission to support effective implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies at local and regional levels and ensure that budget spending targets the objectives of the mainstream policies;
Amendment 21 #
2014/0185(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The interim evaluation and final evaluation of the ISA2 Programme shall include a separate analysis of compliance with data protection rules in all actions and interoperability solutions that require the processing of personal data.