7 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2013/2073(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that even if the Youth Strategy’s has had a positive impact during the first cycle (2010-2012), providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement of the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders; interested parties, nonetheless it is still young people in particular who are the victims, to an ever more alarming extent, of the current crisis; stresses therefore that efforts need to be urgently stepped up to ensure a whole generation has a decent future by improving access not just to employment, education and training, but also to good health, housing, culture and citizenship;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the employment aspects of the Youth Strategy have become ever more pressing given the current crisis and alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment; stresses that youth unemployment in the European Union reached a level of 23.6 % in January 2013 and that even more worryingly 8 million 15-24 year olds are not in education, employment or training (NEETs); stresses that the next cycle (2013-2015) , by focusing on youth unemployment, education and training, should contribute to the two overall objectives of the Youth Strategy of creating equal opportunities for youth in the labour market and promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that special attention should be paid to vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion, including people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), anddisabled people, disadvantaged youth and those from minority backgrounds such as the Roma, children without families and immigrants;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to combat early school leaving through dialogue between the education sector and youth work organisations on the one hand, and public and private employment services on the other, through better links betweenwith initial and further vocational training, and through the introduction of dualtargeted education systemsprogrammes focused on preventing and monitoring early school leaving, and through the development of innovative programmes such as dual education or reintegration programmes offering a second chance;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need, whichever formula is chosen to combat early school leaving, to ensure that each individual acquires the basic key skills essential to his or her personal development; insists on the need to help pupils decide their future plans by providing, from the start of secondary school, classes in career planning and a module on trades and professions;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals for a Quality Framework on Traineeships and an Alliance for Apprenticeships, aimed at promoting high-quality traineeships across the EU; stresses that the Member States need a common legal framework for traineeships, apprenticeship and dual education, including a mininum wage irrespective of the length of the training course, as well as appropriate social protection in order to promote mobility among young people and encourage social inclusion and a successful entry into professional life; calls on the Member States to urgently implement the Youth Guarantee in order to combat youth unemployment, drawing on the EUR 6 billion in EU funds available for the Youth Employment Initiative; calls on the Commission to give practical support to Member States implementing the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that European funding can act as an important complement to necessary investments from national budgets; calls on the Member States to exploit the potential of the European Social Fund (ESF) when implementing the Youth Strategy; stresses that resources towards youth employment should be seen as an investment and not as a cost; states that the true cost lies in youth unemployment, a cost that Eurofound put at EUR 153 billion, or 1.2 % of the European Union’s GDP;