Activities of Liadh NÍ RIADA related to 2014/2245(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Sixth Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion: Investment for jobs and growth
Amendments (2)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fully in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targets for education oftackle education issues, in particular reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree or diploma to at least 40 %, and with the benchmark for an average of at least 15 % of adults to participate in lifelong learning; is deeply concerned by the high levels of unemployment in EU Member States, especially in the Southern Europe;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Would welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as an efficient means of reducing youth unemploymentif it would secure the future of Europe's youth by guaranteeing them real rights to qualified, adequately paid and stable employment and social security, the right to housing, and the establishment of an "autonomy allowance" mechanism in the context of a European minimum wage; calls on Member States to establish strong partnerships with stakeholders and to make full use of the European Social Fund and other structural funds when implementing the scheme and creating an infrastructure therefor;