Activities of Emilie TURUNEN related to 2010/2307(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Youth on the Move: a framework for improving Europe’s education and training systems
Amendments (23)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the future, which meansdirected to enable all young people to participate in society and prepare them for the Europe of the future, which means giving them the opportunities to engage in social activities and to help shaping the society and making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and higher education that lays stress on meeting the technological requirements of a modern and sustainable society;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that youth policies must be seen in relation with policies on education, employment, social inclusion and macroeconomics; stresses that young peoples employment situation is dependent on the overall economic policies and urges the Member States to a shift towards investments and job creation from which especially young people will benefit; regrets that Youth on the Move is mostly focused on the labour market; points out that austerity measures with e.g. cut backs in the educational system and job creation will not help young people and have the potential of damaging the society and the economy in the longer term;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that youth unemployment -– the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome andmajor challenge across the EU and has so far not been sufficiently addressed by the EU and Member States; stresses that unemployment at a young age puts the individual at a very high risk of poverty in the long term; stresses that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that getting a job does not mean escaping poverty, and that young people are especially susceptible to fall into the category of working poor; therefore underlines that the efforts to offer quality jobs, and the efforts toward youth employment should be intertwined; points to the need to underpin employment policies with sound social policies that allow for a life in dignity in case of unemployment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that Youth on the Move will not alone tackle or solve the alarming youth unemployment all over Europe; calls for all Member States to set up a national strategy to tackle youth unemployment and secure young peoples access to quality employment, education and training;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the main concern of young people is to be autonomous, to have access to health care and a decent accommodation for a reasonable price, while being able to train, work and develop themselves; therefore calls on member states to remove age-related discriminations regarding access to Minimum Income schemes and Social Assistance such as excluding young people from Minimum Income schemes due to a lack of social security contributions;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntaryHighlights that transnational mobility infor the framework of schacquisition of new skills is a strong tool ing and vocational training and for the purposes of employment should order to improve skills and competences, personal development and active citizenship of young people; takes the view that voluntary mobility should therefore be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial, social or geographical situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility; welcomes therefore the initiative of the Commission to set up a dedicated Youth on the Move website for information on EU learning and mobility opportunities; stresses the need for an active communication around this website towards young people, multipliers and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission's aims to extend learning mobility to all young people in Europe by 2020; regrets however that "Youth on the Move" is too much centred on student mobility; invites the Commission to give specific target figures for each mobility programs; and specifically to set clear and ambitious figures for vocational training mobility; underlines that mobility has been recognized as an added-value for those in vocational training, as it strengthens their employability; therefore calls for an increase of the share of the budget dedicated to Leonardo Program.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Is convinced that mobility of young people, which contributes to prosperity and to a fair development of our modern societies, should become the rule rather than the exception; stresses that attraction for mobility should be enhanced and that financial support should be wide and sufficient, with a special focus towards the most disadvantaged;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises that an ambitious funding is necessary to comply with the objective to give everyone the opportunity to undertake part of their education and training abroad; takes the view that education and training have to be a priority for the European Union and that this objective should be reflected in the next financial perspectives;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recognizes the role of the local and regional authorities in the field of training and mobility; takes the view that their competences and experience should be seen as complementary of the EU action; emphasizes that in order to achieve its goals the EU should develop a partnership approach, in particular with the local and regional authorities;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partnerstherefore underlines the major importance to effectively implement the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative and make it an instrument of active integration on the labour market; stresses that Member States have so far not made any convincing commitment to implement the European Youth Guarantee and calls on them to do so speedily; believes that social partners, local and regional authorities, and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of qualifications obtained;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly supports the proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European Youth Guarantee and urges the Council to adopt it as soon as possible;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Emphasises that early school leaving, as a known risk for future exclusion from both employment and society, has to be dramatically reduced; stresses that this phenomenon has to be addressed in a multifaceted way, linked with social measures to enhance education and training in the disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforcesupport the role of the family and social environment ofschool and the family in guiding young people and ofin their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupationprofessional choices; stresses the need to alleviate the role of their social environment of young people when deciding upon their future career;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender,are still strongly gender-based and that this is a component adding to gender inequality; stresses that this has an impact both on female unemployment and poverty; stresses that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mathematical and technical professions;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an actinclusive labour market policy, includingmeasures such as, publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditionelements for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be targeted more specifically at these obje; emphasises that a mix of EU funding is available for young people from instruments such as the European Social Fund, the Mobility Programs (Erasmus, Socrates, Leonardo) and the YOUTH program but that the diversity of funding makes it difficult for youth organisations to access funding that answers their needs; calls on the Commission to ensure better use of, the European Social Fund, in order to increase young peoples employment; stresses the need for funding for young people that is easy accessible, can be managed by volunteers and small organisations where applicable, and allows for funding overarching measures that integrate several dimensions such as employment, mobility, social integration and cultural activities;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability andwith respect for their individual needs and with a focus to increase their integration into the labour market and their access to quality jobs; considers that publicly funded training places are ancan be one effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people; stresses however that integration into the first labour market is essential and that any integration measures should aim to access the regular labour market from an early stage on and need to be accommodated by support measures focussing on the need of individuals; stresses the specific difficulties of poor young people to enjoy an experience abroad because of financial and linguistic constraints, and in some case spatial discrimination; is convinced that financial support must address especially the needs of the most disadvantaged;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that training placeinternships are an appropriate aid in making the right career choice at all stages of the process of choosing an occupation, but must not be allowed to replace regular jobs and must provide sufficient income and social protectionreminds the necessity to set out minimum standards for internships such as sufficient income and social protection as well as to ensure their educational value; reminds that internships must not replace actual jobs; stresses that a legally-binding European quality framework for traineeships must be introducis urgently needed and that the Commission should present an action plan with a timetable including an outline of how this quality framework would be implemented;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the importance of promoting entrepreneurship and helping young people in starting their own business and of promoting and extending the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme; therefore recommends an EU information campaign, in education institutes, covering entrepreneurship, start-up capital, taxation on start-up business, and continuous training support;
Amendment 181 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Emphasises the importance of non- formal and informal learning and education for the development of young people; the gained competencies do not only offer opportunities for their entry into the world of work, but they are enabled to be actively involved in the society and to take responsibility of their lives;
Amendment 183 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Emphasises the importance of youth to be included not only in the labour market and the economy, but also in the shaping and governing of the future of Europe; ask the Commission to come up with a Green Paper on Youth Participation;
Amendment 185 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)