Activities of Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ related to 2017/2039(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (debate) SK
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States PDF (579 KB) DOC (118 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to improve communication significantly and in a way that is adapted to the target group on the options available for young people to get involved in YG and YEI programmes.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of non- governmental organisations and other relevant actors in including young people, who are considered to be furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the fact that programmes such as YG and YEI arose as a reaction to particularly adverse circumstances; notes, however, that such programmes cannot be considered as substitutes for systemic solutions to address high youth unemployment in the Member States.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to continue implementing the YEI, while remedying its weaknesses, and to ensureconsider the continuation of financing YEI during the period of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), provided that the serious shortcomings identified in the European Court of Auditors’ report are eliminated.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to define quantifiable goals for programmes such as YG and YEI in order to prevent unrealistic expectations.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to thoroughly evaluate and consider the future funding of YG and YEI in the light of their added value for the long-term sustainable increase in youth employment.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas more effort on the side of the Member States is needed to support and target young people furthest or entirely detached from the labour market, such as young people with disabilities
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that programmes such as the YG and YEI were created in special circumstances and must not serve as a substitute for Member States’ own efforts and initiatives to fight youth unemployment through various means (e.g. innovation, entrepreneurship)
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States and relevant stakeholders (such as NGOs working with people with disabilities) to actively contribute and support the outreach to the people furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages a strong involvement of experienced NGOs to identify and support individuals detached from the labour market (e.g. school drop-outs, youth from excluded communities).
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that a more individualised assistance is needed for persons furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States to rapidly improve the communication of existing support programmes available to young people, especially to the groups furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Acknowledges that in order to direct opportunities to those that need them most, a targeted and personalised effort to encourage participation is needed (such as help with the administrative part of the registration);stresses the importance of skilled PES services in this regard.
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that Member States’ efforts to improve monitoring, reporting and the quality of the data provided are prerequisites for improving policies for activating young people and YG and YEI in general.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to manage objectives (quantifiable, if possible) from the beginning of the policy cycle and not to create unrealistic expectations.
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that any future financial increases must take into account the observations and conclusions of the Court of Auditors stressing the lack of focus and quantifiable objectives on the side of the Member States.
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that any future increases in funding of the YG and YEI are to be thoroughly assessed in terms of their added value in providing a sustainable integration of the young people in the labour market.