Activities of Curzio MALTESE related to 2015/2327(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of Erasmus + (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC PDF (537 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Erasmus+ is one of the most successful Union programmes and the majoran essential tool to support activities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport, and strengthen the concept of citizenship, facilitate students' personal development and critical thinking, the programme still remain under-recognised in Member States, socially selective and difficult to access;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the programme’s high political and economic relevance is reflected inCommission increased the budget increase ofby 40% for the programme period, and the commitment rate of the foreseen budget which has reached nearly 100% with a high number of applicationsthe funds set aside for Erasmus+ are not proportional to the number of needs of potential applicants for the mobility programmes offered;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas not all relevant data for a full quantitative and qualitative analysis of the implementation are yet available, whereas it is therefore too earlynot possible to conduct a complete qualitative assessment of the programme’'s impact;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that, according to reports from stakeholders at all levels, the first two and half years of programme implementation were difficult and challenging but improvements have been made in the meanti, encourages the Commission to strengthen dialogue with social partners, local authorities and civil society so to ensure the widest possible access to the programme;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the goal of simpler, more user-friendly and more flexible implementation has not yet been reached; underlines in this context the continuing lack of clarity and uneven level of detail in the programme guideconsiders that having fewer bureaucratic obstacles would lead to have wider and more accessible programmes; Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to renovate efforts to simplify the programme's content, terms and conditions and make them more accessible; underlines that information on this programme has to be provided in all the official and co-official languages of the European union in order to foster greater involvement;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the continuing lack of clarity and uneven level of detail in the programme guide which should be written in a user-friendlier language; the programme guide should provide clear indications as to which documents are needed at each stage of the project cycle and provide samples of those documents in a clear and accessible way; Ensure that NAs and EACEA have enough resources to be able to improve the implementation of the programme;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that despite the programme’s significant's overall budget increase, the budgetary profile in the MFF indicates a limited increase for the first half of the programme period, which has led to the rejection of many high quality projects and hence a low success rate;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Student Loan Guarantee Facility was only launched in February 2015 after signature of the delegation agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) in December 2014, and that to date there areconsiders to be inadmissible that students have to take out bank loans in order to take part in Erasmus+ programmes; considers that indebtedness has a negative impact only three banks in France and Spain participating in this innovative toole personal development and integration in the labour market; inclusive and widely available grants must be provided so that no student is excluded on account of not having sufficient income; requests the Commission to expand the system of mobility grants to cover students, regardless of their socio- economic background, wishing to take their Master’s degree in another participating country;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that education is a fundamental human right and a public good, regrets that growing inequality within and between Member States are making access to the programme difficult as they create barriers for applicants, especially for students with a lower income, people with disabilities and learners from remote regions, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure gender equality and equal access to the programmes;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission to continuestrengthen its efforts towards an open, consultative and transparent way of working and to further improve its cooperation with partnersthe social partners and the civil society (including, where appropriate, associations of parents, students, teachers, non-teaching staff and youth organisations) at all levels of implementation;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for further improvement of the relevant IT tools and for the focus to be put on streamlining and improving connections between the different tools rather than developing new ones;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the introduction of two types of strategic partnerships as a first and important positive step towards increasing the chances for small-sized organisations to participate in the programme; calls on the Commission to make further improvements in order to include moreensure access to small-sized organisations in programme activities;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote VET programmes, points out that traineeship and internship systems are a formative opportunity that do not substitute full time professional positions, they must guarantee dignified working conditions and adequate pay for apprentices and in no instance should the competences attributed to beneficiaries be replaced by those proper to an employee;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to validate and recognise formal and non-formal learning and apprenticeships;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls not only foron the Commission to increase the current budget level to be secured for the next programme generation under the new MFF, butand considers this a further budget increase to be an important step for the continued success of the programme;