7 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2007/0163(COD)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation hereby establishes the European Training Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "Foundation"), whose objective shall be to contribute in the context of EU external relations policies, to improving human resources development, in particular by means of education and training in a lifelong learning perspective, and relatedwith a view to increasing the number, and improving the skills, of people entering the labour- market issues in the following countries:
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – letter a a (new)
Article 2 – letter a a (new)
a(a) promote knowledge and analysis of national and local labour markets;
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – letter f
Article 2 – letter f
f) at the Commission's request, contribute to the analysis of the overall effectiveness of training assistance to the partner countries;
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - letter fa (new)
Article 2 - letter fa (new)
f(a) support the Commission's efforts to standardise competence and knowledge levels in the context of life-long learning;
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 - paragraph 3
Article 4 - paragraph 3
1. The Foundation shall have a Governing Board consisting of sixfour representatives of the Member States, four representatives of the European Parliament and sixfour representatives of the Commission, as well as three representatives of the partner countries.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 - paragraph 2
Article 7 - paragraph 2
2. The representatives of the Member States shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of their experience and expertise in the Foundation's areas of work. The Commission shall appoint its own representatives. T and the representatives of the partner countries shall be appointed by the Commission. The Commission and the Council shall endeavour to ensure a balanced representation of men and women on the Governing Boardon the basis of their experience and expertise in the Foundation's areas of work.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10, paragraph 1
Article 10, paragraph 1
1. The Director of the Foundation shall be appointed by the Governing Board, on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission and in the light of his or her experience and expertise in the Foundation's areas of work, for a period of five years. Before being appointed, the candidate selected by the Governing Board may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee(s) of the European Parliament and answer questions put by its/their members.