8 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a heavy impact on learners, teachers, young people, cultural professionals and athletes in 2021; acknowledges the Commission’s adoption in June 2021 of a Communication on EU guidelines on the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors, which aimed to support the coordinated reopening of the cultural sector in Europe;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the first year of the new MFF saw the launch or further development of several major policy initiatives, such as the European Education Area and the new Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027;
Amendment 14 #
5 a. Regrets that, following Commission President Von der Leyen’s announcement in September 2021, only three months were available to prepare for the 2022 European Year of Youth and that this fast-tracked legislative procedure not only undermined Parliament’s democratic prerogative but also jeopardised the Year’s level of ambition, the depth of the youth sector’s involvement and project quality;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the launch in 2021 of CultureEU, an innovative web-based guide to EU funding for culture across programmes, and the revamped EU Youth Portal; hopes that these portals will contribute to better information and easier access to information on EU programmes and funding opportunities;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes the positive developments in the HR strategy of DG EAC in 2021; is deeply concerned about the staffing situation at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with a high turnover due to work pressure; highlights that the EIT requested additional staff, in particular to handle new initiatives like the pilot action to increase the innovative capacities of Higher Education Institutions; calls on DG EAC to ensure that the EIT is sufficiently staffed to deliver on all its responsibilities, particularly the higher education priorities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the progress made regarding personal data protection for beneficiaries of and participants in Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, in particular as regards third country personal data transfers, specifically through the roll-out of a ‘transfer tool’ in the form of a legally binding agreement with entrusted bodies in third countries;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture’s introduction in 2021 of a new internal reporting tool that allows National Agencies to detect more easily double submission, double funding and accreditation plagiarism.; encourages DG EAC and DG CNECT to continue offering anti-fraud and data protection training for staff, targeting especially newcomers, and entrusted bodies, and to make attendance in such trainings mandatory;