9 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2015/2327(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that Erasmus+ is the EU’s flagship mobility, education and training programme, which has been allocated a and calls for the amounts allocated to be supplemented since, in spite of the 40 % budget increase as compared to the 2007-2013 period, given thethis is still too low measured against the needs, positive results recorded and high demand;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that investment from the EU budget under Erasmus+ contributes significantly to skills improvement, employability, the development of a spirit of tolerance and the promotion of European values, and a lower risk of long- term unemployment for young Europeans;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that investment from the EU budget under Erasmus+ contributes significantly to skills improvement, employability and a lower risk of long- term unemployment for young Europeans; calls, therefore, for efforts to be intensified to ensure that Erasmus+ projects that have achieved results continue to be supported, so that the activities carried out under these projects continue to produce positive effects;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes regional imbalances at EU level and among areas within Member States in participation in Erasmus+-funded actions; is concerned that the success rates of its actions are relatively low, and divergent across the EU; calls for targeted and timely action to widen participation and improve success rates; regardless of the origin of applicants;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes regional imbalances in participation in Erasmus+-funded actions; is concerned that the success rates of its actions are relatively low, and divergent across the EU; calls for targeted and timely action to widen participation and improve success rates; proposes that the co- financing rate for this programme be reduced to minimum but sustainable levels;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to increase the commitments for Erasmus+ by EUR 200 million for the rest of the current MFF, and to increase the payments by 4.5 % in the 2017 draft budget; notes that 48 % of national agencies (NAs) report that programme actions are under-budgeted; calls on the Commission to propose an adequate multiannual payment plan designed to guarantee the sustainability of projects from their initial phase until completion; proposes that the Commission increase pre-financing so that there are more categories of beneficiaries and a fixed payment schedule is established for the projects implemented;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the greater positive effect of, and higher demand for, Erasmus+ mobility grants in eastern and southern Europe contrast with a limited overall programme budget, which leads to a high proportion of rejected applications; calls for regional funding quotas to be withdrawn and the programme to be extended to include all applicants who meet the criteria regardless of their area of origin; proposes that the Commission step up efforts to promote mobility from West to East, which is much needed in order to boost mutual awareness and achieve the objectives of the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that 75 % of NAs reported a high administrative burden, which decreases EU budget investment capacity and threatens to have a direct impact on beneficiaries; calls on the Directorate- General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to improve implementation, especially in the application process;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that NA performance should be regularly assessed and improved in order to safeguard the performance of EU-funded actions; acknowledges that participation rates and participants’ and partners’ experience should be key in this respect.believes that Erasmus+ should remain a programme that is open to all categories of beneficiary regardless of experience and calls for the information campaign to be extended in order to guarantee increased, well documented participation in the programme;